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Southern Africa - Tobias Lotter, c. 1730

1730 · Inter-Antiquariaat Mefferdt & De Jonge

€525.00 ($578.65 | £437.99 | ¥92,402)

Africae Pars Meridionalis cum Promontorio Bonae Spei? [Southern part of Africa with the Cape of Good Hope.] copper engraving published around 1730 by Tobias Lotter. With original hand colouring. Size: approx. 50 x 58 cm. This fine map of Southern Africa is all about the Dutch pr…

Orange restoration in Amsterdam - Johan Christoffel Schultz, 1787

Schultz-- Joh. Christoffel · 1787 · Inter-Antiquariaat Mefferdt & De Jonge

€1,350.00 ($1,487.95 | £1,126.26 | ¥237,606)

ORANGE RESTORATION IN AMSTERDAM “Plechtige optocht door de werklieden van de stads schuitenmaakers werf binnen binnen Amsteldam by gelegenheid der gelukkige omwending van zaaken in den Jaare MDCCLXXXVII.” Copper engraving made in 1787 by Johan Christoffel Schultz. Coloured by a…

Old exchange of Rotterdam - Jacob Josephus van Rijckevorsel, c. 1840

1840 · Inter-Antiquariaat Mefferdt & De Jonge

€1,250.00 ($1,377.73 | £1,042.83 | ¥220,005)

“De Beurs en beursbrug te Rotterdam”, rare lithograph made around 1840 by Jacob Josephus van Rijckevorsel (1785-1862). Coloured by a later hand. Size: 53,5 x 65,6 cm. We see the Blaak (canal) with the Zuidblaak, the Beurs [exchange] and the Beursbrug [exchange bridge] (built in …

Innsbruck - Johann Friedrich Probst after Friedrich Bernhard Werner, c. 1740

1740 · Inter-Antiquariaat Mefferdt & De Jonge

€1,750.00 ($1,928.82 | £1,459.97 | ¥308,007)

BEAUTIFUL LARGE FORMAT VIEW OF INNSBRUCK “Inspruck”, copper engraving on two plates published around 1740 by Johann Friedrich Probst, based on the artwork of Friedrich Bernhard Werner (1690-1776). Coloured by a later hand. Size: 41,5 x 116 cm. One of the classic large-format vie…

Cram's Quick Reference Atlas Of The World, Army And Navy Edition

Various · 1907 · West Wessex Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

Book Poor No Jacket 1st Edition Geo f Cram New York 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Small volume, leather covers worn at edges, and becoming detatched from board, titles in gilt on front, PLUS, Captain Horace Hood R.N. in smaller lettering in gilt. 155pp p…

Udsigt over Danmarks Zoologiske Literatur med en Indledende Fremstilling af de Videnskabelige Grundsætninger for Naturvidenskabens især Zoologiens Studium. Afd. I-III

Gosch, C.C.A. · 1870 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

Hoffensberg, Jespersen & Fr. Traps Etabl. Copenhagen xiii, 346; 602, [2]; xiii, 600; viii, 556, [2], . . HB. 5 parts bound in 3 vols, later buckram, orig. wrappers retained (one detatched); some wear to spines. Withdrawn from an institutional library with a few ink stamps. Good…

Excursions to Arran, Ailsa Craig, and the two Cumbraes, with Reference to the Natural History of these Islands

Landsborough, D. · 1851 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£200.00 (€239.73 | $264.23 | ¥42,194)

Johnstone and Hunter Edinburgh x, [2], xi-xiv, 9-470, folding map, additional engraved title, 2 engraved plates. . HB. Small 8vo (180x110mm), orig. plum cloth, blind-stamped dec. border to both boards, gt title to spine, rubbed, light stain to front board, spine faded; rear inne…

Adventures among Birds

Three Schoolboys [Scott, Peter; Dilke, Michael; Brereton, John] · 1926 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£280.00 (€335.62 | $369.92 | ¥59,071)

Privately published, printed by Knapp, Drewett & Sons Oundle [8], 80, numerous b/w illustrations. . HB. Small 4to (275x220mm), orig. cloth-backed, paper-covered boards, printed title label to front board; light stain/surface abrasion to lower corner of both boards. Vg. Inscribed…

The Culture Demanded by Modern Life: A Series of Addresses and Arguments on the Claims of Scientific Education

Tyndall, John · 0 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

Werner Company Akron, Ohio x, 473, . . HB. 8vo, orig. publisher's half leather, gt, teg, marbled boards, some wear, spine ends chipped.. With contributions 'On the Importance of the Study of Physics' by John Tyndall, 'On the Method of Studying Zoology' by Thomas Huxley, 'On the …

The Field Geology and broader mining features of the Leonora-Duketon district, including parts of the North Coolgardie, Mt. Margaret, and East Murchison Goldfields and a Report on the Anaconda Copper Mine and neighbourhood, Mt. Margaret Goldfield [and] Th

Clarke, E. de C. · 1925 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

Perth 66; 41; 41, 4 folding col plates, 5 figs; 3 folding col plates, 8 figs; 6 folding col plates, 1 fig. . HB. 3 vols, 8vo, later buckram, rear padded with blank pages. From an Institutional library: stamps / withdrawn stamps to titles pages and verso of maps. Good.. Bulletin…

A Monograph of the British Phytophagous Hymenoptera (<i>Tenthredo</i>, <i>Sirex</i> and <i>Cynips</i>, Linné). Vols I-IV

Cameron, P. · 1882 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£160.00 (€191.79 | $211.38 | ¥33,755)

Ray Society viii, 340; vi, 233; vi, 274; vi, 248, 55 colour + 29 plain plates. . HB. 4 vols, 8vo, orig. cloth, gt., teg. One spine faded, one rubbed, very minor wear to extremities; Vol. I: occasional marginal ink corrections to text; Vol. III: ex-lib. With single 'withdrawn' st…

Rare Plants (British Wildlife Collection 14)

Marren, Peter · 2024 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£32.00 (€38.36 | $42.28 | ¥6,751)

Bloomsbury Publishing 400, 300 col photos. . HB. NEW. . A beautifully written and illustrated account of the threatened plant species that inhabit the British Isles.Britain and Ireland are home to around 300 species of rare flowering plants, and many more rare ferns, mosses, liv…

The Irish Butterfly Book: A Complete Guide to the Butterflies of Ireland: 2021

Harding, J. · 2021 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£39.00 (€46.75 | $51.52 | ¥8,228)

Jesmond Harding 328, col photos. 240x170mm. PB. NEW. . The often mysterious behaviour of Ireland’s butterflies is explored in this book.Why do some female Speckled Woods flaunt themselves at males, while other female Speckled Woods behave so evasively? Can Brimstone butterflies …

Fungipedia: A Brief Compendium of Mushroom Lore

Millman, L. · 2019 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£10.50 (€12.59 | $13.87 | ¥2,215)

Princeton University Press 200, 51 b/w illus. 171x114mm. HB. NEW. . <i>Fungipedia</i> presents a delightful A–Z treasury of mushroom lore. With more than 180 entries—on topics as varied as Alice in Wonderland, chestnut blight, medicinal mushrooms, poisonings, Santa Claus, and wa…

Diary of a Young Naturalist

McAnulty, D. · 2020 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£13.00 (€15.58 | $17.17 | ¥2,743)

Little Toller Books 224, photos. 225x150mm. HB. NEW. . Diary of a Young Naturalist chronicles the turning of 15-year-old Dara McAnulty’s world. From spring and through a year in his home patch in Northern Ireland, Dara spent the seasons writing. These vivid, evocative and moving…

Where the Wild Thyme Blew: Growing up with nature in the Fifties and Sixties

Marren, Peter · 2016 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£17.00 (€20.38 | $22.46 | ¥3,586)

Pisces Publications xiv, 399, b/w photos. . HB. NEW. . This book is the story of a boy growing up in the lost England of sixty years ago. And turning, most reluctantly, into a man. It is also about the circumstances that turn a child into a naturalist and how nature can change y…

Handbuch der botanischen Terminologie und Systemkunde. Bd 1-3 + Register

Bischoff, G.W. · Pemberley Natural History Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)

Johann Leonhard Schrag Nürnberg xvi, 581, [1]-blank, [2]; x, [1], [583]-1047; vi, ii, [1049]-1609. [1]; 39, [1], 90, 77 lithographic plates (1 folding), 2 folding tables. . HB. 4 vols, 4to (255x200mm), recent blue buckram, gilt titles to spines. Some, mostly light foxing through…

A Bibliographical Account of the Principal Works relating to English Topography Vol. I-III

Upcott, William · 1818 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£1,250.00 (€1,498.32 | $1,651.42 | ¥263,711)

Printed by Richard and Arthur Taylor London lxii, 580, 581*-642*; [iv], 581-1060; [iv], 1061-1576, 3 engravings to title pages. . HB. 3 vols, 4to (275x185mm), finely bound in late 19th century green full morocco by Roger de Coverly, raised bands to spine, elaborate gilt tooling …

Original hand coloured engraving Strawberry Hill House, Twickenham, London

Farington, Joseph · 0 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

John & Josiah Boydell London , . . . Trimmed engraving (320x212mm), (small well repaired tear to corner), mounted on cream paper, glazed wooden frame (387x286mm). Frame showing some wear.. Drawn by Joseph Farington RA, engraved by Joseph Constantine Stadler. Aquatint published b…

History of British Birds. Vol. I: Land Birds [and] Vol. II: Water Birds

Bewick, Thomas · 1797 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£1,000.00 (€1,198.66 | $1,321.14 | ¥210,969)

Printed by Edward Walker, for T. Bewick Newcastle xxx, [2], 335, [1]-ad; xx, 400, numerous wood engravings, vignettes, etc.. . HB. 2 vols, roy. 8vo (240x148mm), 19th-century full tan calf, boards framed by a neat outer gilt fillet, featuring an elegant inner panelled calf layout…