General Natural History from Natural History Books

Edinburgh: Scottish Beekeepers' Association, 1950, 1962, first edition. No ownership marks, a bright, clean copy in near fine condition.. Pp. 193, 97, frontis portrait. Black cloth, gilt-lettered on spine, original wrappers bound in, 8vo. Beginning in 1912, John W. Moir put together an extraordinary collection of books on bees. Upon his death, these books were… Read more about this item

London: Oxford University Press, 1975, first edition. A fine set in a fine slipcase.. Pp. xxvi, (ii), 290; xvi, (ii), 748; xvii, 142, with 212 plates (4 in color). Publisher's blue cloth, gilt-lettered on the spine, in cloth-covered slipcase, sm 4to. Covers the history and bibliography of 1900 botanical and horticultural books printed in England, Scotland and… Read more about this item

Berlin: Rudolph Gaertner, 1869-1871.. Some browning to parts of the endpapers, some wear to leather on spine, a very good copy.. Pp. 106, 3 large folding plates; pp. 74, 1 folding plate; pp. 86. Early half leather over marbled boards, 8vo. Contains early papers on invertebrates and the avifauna of Pomerina.

Lexington, KY: Transylvania College Press, 1959.. Fine copy.. Pp. 117, 115 photos. Wraps, 8vo. A catalog of early scientific instruments with superb photos.