NATURAL HISTORY from Franklin Gilliam :: Rare Books

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1901. . 8vo, terracotta cloth, front stamped in black, back cover blind. Immaculate copy in superb condition

London: James Nisbet and Co., 1861. . 8vo, green, stamped cloth, resembling straight-grain morocco, gilt; inner hinges cracked; some abrasion to head and tail of spine, corners bumped FIRST EDITION, another issue. Freeeman & Wertheimer 137 with the snake charmer vignette on the front cover that appears opposite p. 278 

New York: E. P. Dutton & Company, Inc., 1946. . 8vo, blue/green cloth showing evidence of old mildew, now stabilized; dust jacket. Irish-born naturalist and wood-engraver. First American edition with Review slip from the publisher laid in

London: Rockliff, 1955. . 8vo, green paper-covered boards, dust jacket, slightly rubbed

New York: E. P. Dutton & Company, Inc., 1946. . 8vo, light blue cloth; dust jacket lacking 1/4 at head of spine and top inner front corner and two other small chips; price-clipped. Irish-born naturalist and wood-engraver. Second edition, revised and enlarged

Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1913. . 8vo, brown buckram