Structure, Verses, Agency Books

Distribution Maps of Norwegian Vascular Plants: IV - the Eastern and Northeastern Elements

Elven, Reidar, Eli Fremstad and Oddvar Pedersen, eds. · 2013

$68.00 (€61.70 | £51.47 | ¥10,859)

Trondheim, Akademica Publishing, 2013. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear to the big, tall, Folio-format hardcovers, with a bright interior, unmarked. From a publisher blurb, "This vol...

The Wild Flowers of the United States, Complete, Six Volumes in Fourteen Parts: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6

Rickett, Harold William · 1964

$636.00 (€577.06 | £481.43 | ¥101,561)

New York, McGraw-Hill Publishing Company for the New York Botanical Garden, . First Edition. Hardcover. Size: Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. A staggeringly lovely set, complete in six volumes in 14 parts, PLUS THE SCARCE INDEX, of Harold William Rickett's magnus opus. The full se...

Wild Flowers of the United States, the Southwestern States, Volume 4, Part One, Part Two, Part Three, Complete

Rickett, Harold William · 1970

$64.00 (€58.07 | £48.45 | ¥10,220)

New York, McGraw-Hill Books, 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. Excellent condition to these three exemplars of the stated First Edition, a publication of the New York Botanical Garden, and prepared by a master botanist. Three massively heavy, oversized...

The Wild Flowers of the United States, Volume 6, the Central Mountains and Plains, Part One, Part Two, Part Three

Rickett, Harold William · 1973

$116.00 (€105.25 | £87.81 | ¥18,524)

New York, McGraw-Hill Publishing Company for the New York Botanical Garden, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. A staggeringly lovely set of Volume 6, The Central Mountains and Plains, complete in three Parts, of Harold William Rickett's magnus op...

The Wild Flowers of the United States, Volume 6, the Central Mountains and Plains, Part One, Part Two, Part Three

Rickett, Harold William · 1973

$100.00 (€90.73 | £75.70 | ¥15,969)

New York, McGraw-Hill Publishing Company for the New York Botanical Garden, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. A staggeringly lovely set of Volume 6, The Central Mountains and Plains, complete in three Parts, of Harold William Rickett's magnus op...

The Wild Flowers of the United States, Volume One, Complete in Two Volumes, Part One, Part Two, the Northeastern States

Rickett, Harold William · 1966

$76.00 (€68.96 | £57.53 | ¥12,136)

New York, McGraw-Hill Publishing Company for the New York Botanical Garden, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. A staggeringly lovely set of the two volumes comprising Volume One of the complete, seven-volume collection, sans cardboard slip-case. Practic...

This View of Life: Completing the Darwinian Revolution

Wilson, David Sloan · 2019

$11.20 (€10.16 | £8.48 | ¥1,788)

New York, Pantheon Books, 2019. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Apparently unread, spine still crackles. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear, bright interior, unmarked. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn. S...

A Magnificent Collection of Botanical Books: The Finest Colour-Plate Books from the Celebrated Library Formed by Robert de Belder

Martin, H. Bradley; Sotheby's of New York · 1987

$17.60 (€15.97 | £13.32 | ¥2,810)

New York, Sotheby's, New York, 1987. . Hardcover. Size: Large 8vo 9" - 10. A fine exemplar of a Sotheby's auction catalogue, sale dates being in April 27 and 28, 1987. Bound handsomely in a dark burgudy cloth over boards, with gilt titles and a splendid pastedown illustration...

The Writings of John Burroughs, Volumes I-XVII, with Portraits and Many Illustrations, the Riverby Edition

Burroughs, John · 1904

$220.00 (€199.61 | £166.53 | ¥35,131)

Boston, Houghton, Mifflin and Company, printed by The Riverside Press in Cambridge, 1904. The Riverby Edition. Hardcover. Size: 12mo 7" - 7. Fine-looking, handsomely produced set of The Riverby Edition of the Writings of John Burroughs, poetry, prose, reviews and essays. Rive...

Plants of Yellowstone National Park with Illustrations and Keys for Identification

McDougall, W.B. and Herma A. Baggley · 1936

$12.80 (€11.61 | £9.69 | ¥2,044)

Washington, D.C., U.S. Government Printing Office, 1936. First Edition. Softcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. A perfectly serviceable reference copy; nothing fancy, but complete and sturdy. Light soiling to light blue softpaper covers, sunning to edges, else clean and tightly bo...

Les Veritez Plaisantes Ou le Monde Au Naturel

(Dutuit et David Ferrand, attributed to, by previous owner) · 1702

$220.00 (€199.61 | £166.53 | ¥35,131)

Rouen, France, Maurry, Imprimeur du Roy & de Monseigneur lArcheveque, 1702. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 16mo 6" - 7" tall. Exceedingly scarce in the trade, there being only two additional copies available on-line currently. A perfectly serviceable reference copy of one of...

So Human an Animal

Dubos, Rene · 1985

$14.40 (€13.07 | £10.90 | ¥2,299)

Franklin Center, Pennsylvania, The Franklin Center, 1985. Special Limited Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Another fine addition to the Franklin Library stable of past Pulitzer Prize winners. Sterling condition hardcover copy, handsomely produced as per usual Frank...

The Dendrograph

McCammon, Rchard B. and Guenther Wenninger; Daniel F. Merriam, ed. · 1970

$14.40 (€13.07 | £10.90 | ¥2,299)

Lawrence, Kansas, State Geological Survey, The University of Kansas, 1970. First Edition. Softcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. Scarce in the trade, there being currently no additional copies available on-line. Sterling condition softcover copy, with unfurled tips, tight bindi...

Encyclopedia D'Histoire Naturelle: Traite Complet de Cette Science D'Apres Les Travaux Des Naturalistes Les Plus Eminents de Tous Les Pays Et de Toutes Les Epoques Buffon, Daubenton, Lacepede, G. Cuvier, F. Cuvier, Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, Latreille, de Jussieu, Brongniart, Etc. , Etc. : Quadrumanes

Chenu, Jean-Charles · 1808

$76.00 (€68.96 | £57.53 | ¥12,136)

Paris, Chez Maresq et Compagnie / Chez Gustave Havard, . . Hardcover. Size: Large 8vo 9" - 10. The author, Jean-Charles Chenu (30 August 1808 – 12 November 1879) was a remarkably productive writer, doctor and natural historian, a well-known expert on conch shells, ammonites...

Light Through Darkness

Michaux, Henri · 1963

$128.00 (€116.14 | £96.89 | ¥20,440)

New York, The Orion Press,, 1963. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Size: Large 8vo 9" - 10. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover, clean, bright interior, lightly worn and soiled grey cloth covers, still sharp white and gold lettering to front cover and spine, minimal rub...

Pithecologia, Sive de Simiarum Natura, Carminum Libri Duo [Pithecology, or on the Nature of the Apes, Two Books of Poems, in Favor of the Literary Republic]

Thomassen, Alexander · 1774

$220.00 (€199.61 | £166.53 | ¥35,131)

Amstelaedami, Ex Typographia Gerardi Tielenburg, 1774. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 12mo 7" - 7. Uncommon in the trade, there being currently only a single additional copy available on-line. Appears to be one of only two titles by the author (the other, held in the Esther ...

Shakespeare's Flowers

Kerr, Jessica · 1969

$17.60 (€15.97 | £13.32 | ¥2,810)

New York, Thomas Y. Crowell, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: Large 8vo 9" - 10. A precious little book that combines fascinating lore and glorious pictures to re-creat the gardens and meadows of Elizabethan England. Stated First Edition, First Printing, with "1" in "num...

Some Edible Mushrooms and How to Cook Them

Faubion, Nina Lane; L.K. Phillips, ed. · 1964

$12.80 (€11.61 | £9.69 | ¥2,044)

Portland, Oregon , Binfords & Mort, 1964. Second Edition. Hardcover. Size: 12mo 7" - 7. Meet the Morels, Chanterelles, Puffballs, Corals, Inky Caps and field mushrooms, the Boletes and smokey Puffballs. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover of the stated Second Edition,...

Studies on the Marine Pleistocene

Richards, Horace G. · 1962

$16.00 (€14.52 | £12.11 | ¥2,555)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, The American Philosophical Society, 1962. First Edition. Softcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. Currently few additional copies available on-line. Sterling condition softcover copy in First Edition, crimped upper tips, tight binding, and clean intern...

Late Permian Terrestrial Vertebrates, U.S. A. And U.S. S.R.

Olson, Everett CX. · 1962

$25.60 (€23.23 | £19.38 | ¥4,088)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, The American Philosophical Society, 1962. First Edition. Softcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. Uber-scarce in the trade, there being currently no additional copies available on-line. Sterling condition softcover copy in First Edition, with unfurled ...