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Sylva sylvarum: or, A natural history, in ten centuries : whereunto is newly added the history naturall and experimentall of life and death, or of the prolongation of life. Both written by the right honourable Francis Lord Verulam Viscount St. Alban
by Bacon Sir Francis
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- Eighth Edition
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- 1664
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London: Printed by J.F. and S.G. for William Lee, and are to be sold by Thomas Williams at the Bible in Little-Brittain , 1664. Book measures 29x20.cm. Collation, [16], 218, [24], 221-228,[2],36, [8], 64pp, engraved portrait and title page. Rebacked, retaining the period boards, raised bands. Boards rubbed, minor wear loss. Binding in good clean firm condition. Internally, pages edges… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Treatise on the Esculent Funguses of England
by Badham Charles David
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- 1863
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London: Lovell Reeve & Co , 1863. Book measures 22x15.cm. xvi, 152pp, 12 coloured plates, including frontis, 24pp catalogue. Bound in original publishers green cloth, with gilt image on top board, gilt lettering on spine. Cloth lightly rubbed, some minor abrasion wear, slight lean on spine. Binding in very good clean firm condition. Internally, pages and plates clean. . Cloth.… Read more about this item Item Price
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An Introduction to Entomology: Or Elements of the Natural History of Insects: With Plates [ Complete in 4 Volumes ]
by Kirby William & Spence William
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- Second Edition
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- 1816
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- Hardcover
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€323.51
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London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1816. Complete in 4 volumes. Books measure 22x14.5.cm. Collation, xxiii,[1],517,[1]pp, 530pp, v[3],731pp, iv,634,[1],pp, 2 portrait frontis, 30 plates, of which 5 are coloured. Bound in half calf. Each volume has been rebacked, retaining the period boards, raised bands, gilt lines, leather labels, gilt lettering, marble boards and edges, coloured endpapers. Marble boards are… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Snipe Studies in Words and Pictures
by McKelvie Colin Laurie
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- Limited Signed Edition
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- 1989
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- Hardcover
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€676.43
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Holt, Norfolk: Fine Sporting Interests Limited., 1989. Limited to 300 copies. with original signed sepia sketch by Robjent also Signed by Mckelvie & Robjent. Book measures 32.5. x 25.5. cm. Collation, xiii,119pp, 24 coloured plates, 80 sepia sketches. Bound in original publishers half crushed morocco/leather, raised bands, gilt tooling, gilt image of Snipe on both boards, top gilt edge, marble… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Selection of Bird Paintings and Sketches
by Rickman Philip
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- Limited Edition
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- 1979
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Great Britain: Published By Curpotten Limited for Fine Sporting Interests Limited, 1979. Limited to 500 copies. Signed by Rickman. Book measures 16 1/2 x 12 1/4 inches. 31 coloured plates, pencil and ink sketches. Bound in original publishers half morocco, cloth boards, raised bands, gilt stamp tooling within compartments, gilt image on both boards, full gilt edges, marble endpapers.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Magazine of Botany [ 81 Plates ]
by Paxton Joseph
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- 1834
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London: Orr and Smith , 1834. Volumes 1 & 2. 81 hand coloured plates. Bound in period half calf, calf corners, marble boards, raised bands, gilt tooling, leather labels. Bindings rubbed, worn, hinge joints split. Internally, occasional fold on edge of plates. Pages and plates in very good clean condition. F. Half Calf. Near Very Good. Large 8vo. Item Price
€558.79
The Land and Freshwater Mollusks Indigenous to, or Naturalized in, the British Isles
by Reeve Lovell
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- First Edition
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- 1863
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€111.76
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London: Reeve and Co , 1863. Book measures 21x14.cm. xx,275pp, 16pp catalogue, engraved frontis, folding map. Bound in original publishers embossed cloth, with gilt image on top board, gilt title lettering. At some time the spine has been rebacked, retaining most of the origial spine. Binding in very good clean firm condition. Internally, light offsetting on title. Pages in very… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Sketch of the Natural History of Brighton and Its Vicinity
by Merrifield Mrs
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- First Edition
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- 1864
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€176.46
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Brighton: H. & C. Treacher , 1864. Book measures 20.5x13.5.cm. xi, 227pp, folding map. Bound in original publishers green embossed cloth, with gilt crest and title lettering. Cloth lightly rubbed, minor abrasion wear, bumped on edges. Binding in good clean firm condition. Internally, pages and map clean. A very nice copy. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8vo. Item Price
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A Synopsis of the Mollusca of Great Britain, Arranged According to Their Natural Affinities and Anatomical Structure
by Leach William Elford
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- 1852
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€76.47
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London: John Van Voorst, 1852. Book measures 21x13.5.cm. xvi, 376pp, 13 plates. Bound in original publishers embossed cloth, with gilt lettering. Cloth rubbed, wear loss on head and tail of spine, short split on joints, museum library paper label on spine. Generally binding in good condition. Internally, occasional museum library stamp, spotting to plates. Pages and plates in good condition.… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Lichen Flora of Great Britain, Ireland and the Channel Islands
by Leighton Rev W. A.
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- First Edition
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- 1871
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Shrewsbury: Printed for the Author, 1871. Book measures 18.5x12.cm. xlvii, 502pp. Bound in original publishers green embossed cloth, with gilt lettering. Cloth lightly rubbed, slight lean on spine, museum library label. Binding in good clean firm condition. Internally, occasional museum library stamp. Pages clean. A nice copy. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8vo. Item Price
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History of Botany [1530-1860]
by Sachs Julius Von [ Henry E. F. Garnsey. Translator ]
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- 1890
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Oxford: Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1890. Book measures 20x14.cm. xv,[1],568, 8pp catalogue. Bound in original publishers green cloth, ruled gilt lines, gilt lettering. Cloth lightly rubbed, museum library label on spine. Binding in good clean firm condition. Internally, occasional museum library stamp. Pages in good clean condition. A nice clean copy. . Cloth. Very Good. 8vo. Item Price
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Transactions of the Ethnological Society of London [ New Series. Volume VII ]
by Anon
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- 1869
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London: Published for the Ethnological Society By John Murray , 1869. Book measures 23x15.5.cm. Collation, 12,viii, 333p. Bound in original publishers embossed cloth, with gilt lettering. Cloth lightly rubbed, lean on spine, paper museum label on spine. Binding in good clean condition. Internally, occasional museum library stamp, mark. Pages in good clean condition. A nice copy. . Cloth. Near Very… Read more about this item Item Price
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Fresh Water Shell Mounds of the St. John's River, Florida [ Bound with 2 Other Works ]
by Wyman Jeffries
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- 1875
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Salem, Mass : Peabody Academy of Science , 1875. Book measures 29.5x20.5.cm. Collation for first work, viii, 94pp, 9 plates, incliding frontis, 1 folding map.Second work. Material for a Bibliography of North American Mammals, prepared by Theodore Gill and Elliott Coues. Published Washington. 1877. Collation, 952-1081pp. Third work. Report of the Character of Six Hundred Tornadoes. W. B. Hazen. Sergeant… Read more about this item Item Price
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Bibliographia Zoologiae et Geologiae. A General Catalogue of all Books, Tracts, and Memoirs on Zoology and Geology. The Ray Society [ Complete in 4 Volumes ]
by Agassiz Louis
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- 1848
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€441.15
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London: Printed for the Ray Society , 1848. Complete in 4 volumes. Books measure 23x15.5.cm. xxiii,506pp, 492pp, 657pp, 604,17,pp. Bound in original publishers embossed cloth, with gilt crest and title lettering, top gilt edges. Cloth lightly rubbed, wear loss on tail of one spine, loss on corner of one board, light discolouring. Generally bindings in very good clean condition. Internally,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Outlines Of British Fungology : Containing Characters Of Above A Thousand Species Of Fungi, And A Complete List Of All That Have Been Described As Natives Of The British Isles
by Berkeley M. J. Rev
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- 1860
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London: Lovell, Reeve , 1860. Book measures 21x15.cm. xvii, 442pp, 24 plates, of which 23 are coloured. Bound in half calf, calf corners, cloth boards, flat gilt bands, leather title label, top gilt edge, marble endpapers. Calf rubbed, scuffed with abrasion wear, museum paper library label on spine. Internally, library stamps, plates stamped on verso. Pages and plates in good… Read more about this item Item Price
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Elements of Conchology: An Introduction to the Natural History of Shells and of the Animals Which Form Them [ 62 Coloured Plates ]
by Reeve Lovell
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- 1860
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London: Published By The Author, 1860. Two volumes bound in one. Book measures 24.5x15.5.cm. viii, 260pp,vi,203pp, 62 coloured plates. Bound in modern cloth, with gilt lettering. Cloth lightly rubbed, marked, faded, museum library label on spine. Binding in good clean firm condition. Internally, occasional museum mark or stamp, [ about 10 in all ], plates free of stamps. The text… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Zoologist: a Monthly Journal of Natural History [ 29 Volumes. 3rd and 4th Series ]
by Harting J. E. [ Edited By ]
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- 1877
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London: John Van Voorst, 1877. Series 3 from 1877-1885. Series 4 from 1897 to 1916. 29 volumes in all. Bound in modern black cloth, with gilt lettering. All bindings in very good clean firm condition. Internally, museum library bookplate on fixed endpaper of each volume, I can't see any stamps, but possibly the odd one or two. Original paper wrappers… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Original Water-Colour Paintings By John James Audubon for Birds of America [ Complete in 2 Volumes ]
by Audubon John James
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- 1966
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Michael Joseph Ltd. And the Connoisseur , 1966. Complete in 2 volumes. Books measure 34.5x28.cm. xxxi-lv,[1]pp, 431 coloured plates. Bound in original publishers brown cloth, with gilt title lettering. Library stamps to outer page edges. Both bindings in very good clean firm condition. Internally, occasional library mark or stamp, [ about 10 to each volume ], plates look free of… Read more about this item Item Price
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L'organisation Du Regne Animal
by Blanchard Emile
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- 1854
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Paris: Chez L'auteur, 1854. Book measures 38x28.cm. Collation, Mammiferes, 8,16,pp, 6 plates, with accompanying text,. Oiseaux, 32pp, 8 plates, with accompanying text. Acephales, 24pp, 6 plates, with accompanying text.Bound in later cloth backed, marble boards, leather title label, gilt lettering, library label on spine, marble endpapers. Binding rubbed, scuffed, dust marked. Binding in good firm condition. Internally, library stamps, plates… Read more about this item Item Price
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L'organissation Du Regne Animal Arachnides
by Blanchard Emile
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- 1854
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Paris: Chez L'auteur , 1854. Book measures 38x28.5.cm. Collation, 232,[4]pp, 31 plates, some partially coloured, plates numbered 1 to 17, 20, 25, 26,27,28,30,33,36. Six plates are numbered twice, making a total of 31, which appears to be complete as published. Pages 121-136 omitted by publisher.Bound in later cloth backed, marble boards, leather title label, gilt lettering, library label on spine,… Read more about this item Item Price
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