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Maria Sibylla Merian: Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium
by Merian, Maria Sibylla
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- Used - Overall fine condition
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- First edition thus
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- 2016
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- Hardcover
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- 9789401433785
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Netherlands: Lannoo Publishers, 2016. First edition thus. Hardcover. Overall fine condition. Maria Sibylla Merian [1647 - 1717] was a German entomologist and scientific illustrator. 'She was one of the earliest European naturalists to document observations about insects directly.' (wikipedia dot com) Her lifelong study of insects and incorporation of the various stages of insect development into her illustrations… Read more about this item Item Price
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Fine Bird Books 1700-1900
by Sitwell, Sacheverell; Handasyde Buchanan, James Fisher
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- Used - Good + overall
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- Limited edition
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- 1953
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- Hardcover
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Garrison, New York, USA
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€70.69
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London: Collins & Van Nostrand, 1953. Limited edition. Hardcover. Good + overall. For the bird lover, with beautiful reproductions of plates by Audubon, Gould, Manetti and other famed ornithologists and artists.
One of 2000 copies printed on Gelderland mill paper. Folio, viii, 120pp, color and b&w plates. Orange cloth and marble boards, title in gold on spine.… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Parrots/ Die Papageien / Les Perroquets, The Complete Plates/ Samtliche Tafeln/ Toutes les planches
by Lear, Edward ( Francesco Salinas, Sophia Willmann, and Rainer Willmann)
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- Used - Fine
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- 2009
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- 9783822852743
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€235.62
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Cologne: Taschen, 2009. Fine. 42 plates of parrots by Edward Lear, loose in a clamshell. Includes a soft cover, 32pp volume on Lear's life and parrot behavior written by Francesco Salinas, Sophia Willmann, and Rainer Willmann. Enclosed in a salmon clamshell, with pink crested cockatoo on front, and thumbnail images of the complete set of parrots on verso,… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands containing two hundred and twenty figures of Birds, Beasts, Fishes, Serpents, Insects and Plants
by Catesby, Mark; George Frick (introduction), Joseph Ewan (notes)
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- Used - Fine
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- First edition thus
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- 1974
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- Hardcover
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€164.94
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Savannah: The Beehive Press, 1974. First edition thus. Hardcover. Fine. A facsimile of Catesby's book. Catesby [1683 - 1749] was an English naturalist who studied the flora and fauna of the New World between 1729 and 1747. "The Natural History..." was the first published account of the flora and fauna of North America. (Wikipedia dot com)
Folio,… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Story of Audubon's Birds of America. The Double Elephant Folio
by Fries, Waldemar H.
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- Used - Very good overall
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- 2006
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- Hardcover
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- 9780977082902
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Amherst, Massachusetts: Zenaida Publishing, 2006. Hardcover. Very good overall. ''[T]his book details the creation of Audubon's 'Birds of America'... and provides information including names of subscribers, original cost of the book and details regarding sets that were broken up or destroyed...'
4to, 523pp, green cloth, gilt title on spine, original dj cream, brown text and image of… Read more about this item Item Price
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Yellow Tufted Bee Eater, from Sandwich Islands, engraving
by Lewin, W.; Capt. Dixon
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- Used - Otherwise very good condition
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- 1789
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€80.11
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London, 1789. Otherwise very good condition. A b&w copper engraving from Latham's Synopsis. Plate mark 7 1/8 x 9 1/4" with margins, browned at edges. Item Price
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Wild Turkey, Male and Female, Melaegris Gallopavo
by Peale, Titian R.; Alexander Lawson
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- Used - Good + overall
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- 1825
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€259.19
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1825. Good + overall. Titian Ramsay Peale [1799 - 1885] was an American artist, naturalist, and explorer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was a scientific illustrator who acted as the naturalist on several exploratory expeditions. His paintings and drawings of wildlife are known for their beauty and accuracy.
Image of male and female wild turkeys, the male with… Read more about this item Item Price
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Crocodile, wood block print
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- Used - Good condition
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- 1660
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1660. Good condition. A wood block engraving of a crocodile with printed text below. Text also on verso. 14 3/8 x 8 1/2", toned at edges, otherwise. Item Price
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American Wild Flowers in their Native Haunts. With Twenty Plates of Plants, Carefuly Colored After Nature; and Landscape Views of Their Localities, from Drawings on the Spot, by E. Whitfield
by Embury, Emma C. [Edwin Whitefield, artist]
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- Used - Very good condition
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- First edition
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- 1845
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- Full Morocco
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€1,885.00
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New York: Appleton, 1845. First edition. Full Morocco. Very good condition. Roy. 8vo, letterpress & 20 hand-colored lithographs by Edwin Whitfield, lith. of Lewis and Brown of New York. Not only is this a most charming book, illustrating native American flowers pictured with Hudson River, Pennsylvania & New Jersey landscapes behind, but an interesting work in the transition… Read more about this item Item Price
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Portraits of Joseph Banks, Botanist, Explorer - collection of 9 engravings
by Banks, Joseph
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- 1840
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1840. Print. Very good condition. Joseph Banks [1743 - 1820] was an English naturalist, botanist and explorer who sailed with Captain Cook on the Endeavor as a natural historian and was later president of the Royal Society for over 41 years.
Collection of 9 copper engravings, sizes range 3.5 x 5.25" to 7.25 x 10.75", printed from… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Birds of Norfolk and Lord Howe Islands [with] A Supplement to the Birds of Norfolk and Lord Howe Islands, to which is added those Birds of New Zealand not figured by Buller
by Mathews, Gregory M.
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- Used - Otherwise very good condition
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- First editions
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- 1936
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- Hardcover
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Garrison, New York, USA
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€4,241.25
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London: H.F. & G. Witherby, 1936. First editions. Hardcover. Otherwise very good condition. The Birds of Norfolk and Lord Howe Islands" is a subscriber's copy with the limitation of #34 out of the total run of 225. The "Supplement to the Birds of Norfolk and Lord Howe Islands" is unbound and in its original fascicles 23 in total… Read more about this item Item Price
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Annual Reports of the Forest, Fish and Game Commissioner of the State of New York for 1904-1905-1906
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- Used - Good + overall
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- First printing
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- 1907
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- Hardcover
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€183.79
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Albany: State of New York, 1907. First printing. Hardcover. Good + overall. A bright, clean copy of the annual reports for 1904-1905-1906.
4to, 41pp, 24 color plates of fish by S. F. Denton, color plates of the beaver & ruffed grouse partridge by Ernest Thompson Seton. Numerous black and white drawings of outdoor scenes by H.… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Land of Israel; A Journal of Travels in Palestine Undertaken with Special Reference to its Physical Character
by Tristram, H.B., M.A., F.L.S.
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- Used - Good + overall
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- 1865
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- Hardcover
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€94.25
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London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowlege, 1865. Hardcover. Good + overall. The author spent "... nearly ten months in the examination chiefly of the geology and natural history of the country. Our attention was particularly directed to the basin of the Dead Sea, and to the districts east of the Jordan..."
8vo, 651pp, maroon and gilt decorated… Read more about this item Item Price
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North American Oology in Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge, Vol. XI
by Brewer, T.M.
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- Used - Otherwise very good condition
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- 1859
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- Hardcover
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Garrison, New York, USA
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€89.54
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Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1859. Hardcover. Otherwise very good condition. Part I - Raptores and Fissirostres. Brewer was an American ornithologist. This volume on ornithology including eagles, hawks, buzzards, owls, kingfishers and more.
4to, xiv, viii, 132pp, 5 plates, 3/4 brown cloth and brown mottled boards, no title on spine or front. Clean internally. 5 plates of eggs… Read more about this item Item Price
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Predators, a Pop-up Book with Revolutionary Technology
by Santoro, Lucio & Meera
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- Used - Fine
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- 2008
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- Hardcover
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- 9781416954392
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€28.28
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New York: Little Simon, 2008. Hardcover. Fine. Spiders, eagles, crocodiles, tigers and bears - their habits, hunting styles, facts, friends, and foes in beautiful 3-D.
4to, unpaginated, illustrated covers, full color. All pop-ups complete and in working order. Item Price
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Tableau Encyclopédique et Méthodique des Trois Règnes de la Nature: Ichthyologie (Plates only)
by [Prints; Fish] Bonnaterre, Pierre Joseph
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- Used - Plates overall in very good condition
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- First printing
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- 1788
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- Hardcover
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€518.38
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Paris: Panckoucke, 1788. First printing. Hardcover. Plates overall in very good condition. 102 black & white copper plate engravings of fish, in a binding with no title page or text. It is likely that the title & text was bound in a another volume. Lg. 4to, 102pp, half white pigskin and marble boards, title label on spine, b&w… Read more about this item Item Price
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Trichoglossus Versicolor, Varied Lorikeet, from Gould's "Birds of Australia"
by Gould, J . Richter, H. C.
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- Used - Very good condition
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- First printing
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- 1844
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€1,131.00
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London: By the Author, 1844. First printing. Print. Very good condition. A lovely pair of green, blue, scarlet, yellow & scarlet capped lorikeets in a flowering gum tree. H.C. Richter produced 595 plates for the work, based on Elizabeth Gould's drawings, and they were published in his name.
Lithograph with period hand color, image & text… Read more about this item Item Price
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Encyclopedia Prehistorica - Dinosaurs
by Sabuda, Robert & Matthew Reinhart
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- Used - Fine
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- 2005
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- Hardcover
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- 9780763622282
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€28.28
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Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press, 2005. Hardcover. Fine. The first volume of the Encyclopedia Prehistorica series. Colorful, intricate 3D images of dinosaurs and their particular features. 35 pop-ups with the information about 50 different species. Dinosaur fans - this one is for you. Item Price
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Methods in the Art of Taxidermy
by Davie, Oliver; Theodore Jasper M.D. (ills)
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- Used - A beautiful copy
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- 1894
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- Hardcover
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€164.94
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Columbus: Hann & Adair, 1894. Hardcover. A beautiful copy. The subscription edition of this volume describing all aspects of taxidermy from tools to mounting to care of finished specimens.
Royal 8vo, 150pp, 8pp index, 13pp subscribers, 90 b&w plates, marbled endpapers. Brown 3/4 leather and brown cloth, 6 compartments on spine with gilt title and rules.… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Great Naturalists
by Huxley, Robert (ed)
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- Used - Fine
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- 2007
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- Hardcover
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€28.28
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London: Thames & Hudson, 2007. Hardcover. Fine. 4to, 304pp, red cloth covers, gilt title at spine, dj. Item Price
€28.28
