The New Natural History: LydekkerThe New Natural History: Lydekker Richard & Ernest Seton-Thompson First Edition 1901 New York: Merrill & Baker NY 1901. The New Natural History: Lydekker Richard & Ernest Seton-Thompson First Edition volumes 1 through 5 8vo. Hard back brown leather with gilt tooled spines with 5 tooled bands marbled boards endpapers and edges. Each volume with printed frontispiece color plates full page plates and text engravings illustrations.
THE NEW NATURALIST a collectionTHE NEW NATURALIST a collection of twenty three first editions from no.2 British Game Collins 1946 to no.63 all with d.j. Estimate ?150-250 No's. 2 3 5 6 8 11 12 15 16 17 18 19 20 24 27 28 (?) 34 39 45 48 52 57 63. All are first edition apart from Butterflies which is a Readers Union reprint. 1953 FURTHER IMAGES ALREADY AVAILABLE AT WWW.GORRINGES.CO.UK Descriptions provided in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear imperfections or the effects of aging. Interested bidders are strongly encouraged to request a condition report on any lots upon which they intend to bid prior to placing a bid. All transactions are governed by Gorringes Conditions of Sale.Sold for ?320
*HUDSON W. H. The Naturalist in*HUDSON W. H. The Naturalist in La Plata. London: Chapman and Hall 1892. 8vo publisher's illustrated cloth. First edition. Illustrated throughout with black and white plates. Wear to boards; inner hinges cracked; previous owner's manuscript inscription to f.f.e.p.; bookseller's card tipped to rear pastedown; foxing to leaves.
THE NATURALIST'S LIBRARY: ORNITHOLOGYTheTHE NATURALIST'S LIBRARY: ORNITHOLOGYThe Naturalist's Library: Ornithology , volumes 1, 2, 6, 7, and 8, 1834-1837, 6 3/4" x 4 1/2".
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THE NEW NATURE LIBRARY, PART ITHE NEW NATURE LIBRARY, PART I (Garden City, NY: Doubleday Page, 1914) 7 vols., 4to, cloth; containing numerous color plates and text by eminent authorities of the period.
Natural history interest, a collectionNatural history interest, a collection of volumes in the New Naturalist Series, 1950/60s, in green cloth
Natural History, A collection ofNatural History, A collection of volumes to include: Allen (Grant), Flashlights on Nature, London: George Newnes, circa 1900, 12mo, full calf gilt with marbled endpapers and page edges; Goldsmith (Oliver), A History of the Earth and Animated Nature, Glasgow: Blackie and Son, circa 1840, 2 volumes, 8vo, quarter leather and marbled boards, engraved title and frontis, foldout chart and numerous plates (uncollated); Hulme (F. Edward), Familiar Wild Flowers, London: Cassell and Company, 3 volumes, qu
The Naturalist's Library. JardineThe Naturalist's Library. Jardine (Sir W) Hummingbirds, 2 vols., Edinburgh 1833/see illustration
JARDINE (SIR W.) THE NATURALISTSJARDINE (SIR W.) THE NATURALISTS LIBRARY forty vols comprising Ornithology VI-XIV Mamalia XV-XXVII Entomology XXVIII-XXXIV and Ichthyology XXXV-XL uniform 3/4 morocco with marbled boards London Henry G. Bohn and Edinburgh W.H. Lizars 1853-60 (40) Estimate ?2 000-3 000 Light wear and a few small nicks to the leather bindings heaviest to Vols 1 & 2 but mostly externally bright. Internally good. FURTHER IMAGES ALREADY AVAILABLE AT WWW.GORRINGES.CO.UK Descriptions provided in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear imperfections or the effects of aging. Interested bidders are strongly encouraged to request a condition report on any lots upon which they intend to bid prior to placing a bid. All transactions are governed by Gorringes Conditions of Sale.Sold for ?2 200
22 VOLUMES OF NATURALISTS LIBRARY,22 VOLUMES OF NATURALISTS LIBRARY, BY SIR WILLIAM JARDI...22 Volumes of Naturalists Library, by Sir William Jardine Bart Edinburgh, 1835, having color plates, some disrepair of bindings.
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Books. Two shelves of natural history,Books. Two shelves of natural history, early 20th c and later, including four New Naturalist first editions, dj, hb, 8vo, botany, ornithology, etc
DONOVAN E. "THE NATURALIST'S REPOSITORYDONOVAN E. "THE NATURALIST'S REPOSITORY OF EXOTIC NATURAL HISTORY... OF QUADREPEDS BIRDS FISHES INSECTS SHELLS MARINE PRODUCTIONS..." London no date. 8VO 2 volumes. 72 handcolored plates of birds insects shells etc. Half green morocco; gilt spine with two birds a butterfly and a shell. Donovan published the Naturalist's in 5 volumes from 1823-27. These volumes are reprints of Volumes 1 & 2. Provenance: Property of a Lady.
THE NATURAL HISTORY OF BIRDS twoTHE NATURAL HISTORY OF BIRDS two vols hand coloured plates blue wrap bindings (worn) Bungay 1820 Estimate ?100-150 Descriptions provided in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear imperfections or the effects of aging. Interested bidders are strongly encouraged to request a condition report on any lots upon which they intend to bid prior to placing a bid. All transactions are governed by Gorringes Conditions of Sale.Sold for ?200
THOMAS HARDY THE RETURN OF THETHOMAS HARDY THE RETURN OF THE NATIVE 1ST EDITIONThomas Hardy (England, 1840-1928). The Return of the Native, in 3 volumes. First edition, 1878. Smith, Elder, & Co., London; printed Spottiswoode and Co., London. Gotham Book Mart Inc., New York label rear pastedown; Whitman Bennett, NY stamp front endpaper, volume 1. Closing quotation mark missing from "A Pair of Blue Eyes" on title page, volume 1. Stanley J. Keyes bookplates, ex-libris. 4 7/8" x 7 1/4". Corners bumped, wear and losses to leather on corners and spine, some shelf wear and wear to edges. Provenance: Sotheby Parke Bernet, sale 3605, lot 609, 2/28 - 2/29, 1974; private collection, New York City; thence by descent
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* (BOTANY ENGLISH) JARDINE SIR* (BOTANY ENGLISH) JARDINE SIR WILLIAM The Naturalist's Library. Edinburgh: W.H. Lizars n.d. 8 vols. only. Small 8vo 3/4 morocco over marbled boards; title in gilt to spines frontispieces. The People's edition. Rubbing to boards; offsetting from frontispieces; scattered foxing.
(6) VOLS. NATURAL HISTORY, GARDENING,(6) VOLS. NATURAL HISTORY, GARDENING, FINE BINDING The Annals of Horticulture and Year-Book of Information on Practical Gardening, Houlston and Stoneman, London, 1846, engravings, color frontispiece (spine incorrectly says 1945); with, The Gardens of England, 2 vols.: Midlands & Eastern Counties and Southern & Western Counties, "The Studio", London, 1908, b&w photos and color plates; and with, The Riverside Natural History, 3 vols.: Crustacea and Insects, parts 1 and 2, and Lower Vertebrates, color frontispieces, engravings throughout; largest: 12"h x 8.5"w
JARDINE, SIR WILLIAM
THE NATURALIST'SJARDINE, SIR WILLIAM
THE NATURALIST'S LIBRARY Edinburgh, 1833-36. 15 volumes (of 40), comprising Mammalia, 5 vol.; Ornithology, 6 vol.; Ichthyology, 4 vol.; hand-coloured engraved plates, tissue guards, contemporary half calf, spines gilt; sold not subject to return(15)
THOMAS HARDY THE RETURN OF THETHOMAS HARDY THE RETURN OF THE NATIVE 1ST EDITIONThomas Hardy (England, 1840-1928). The Return of the Native, in 3 volumes. First edition, 1878. Smith, Elder, & Co., London; printed Spottiswoode and Co., London. Gotham Book Mart Inc., New York label rear pastedown; Whitman Bennett, NY stamp front endpaper, volume 1. Closing quotation mark missing from "A Pair of Blue Eyes" on title page, volume 1. Stanley J. Keyes bookplates, ex-libris. 4 7/8" x 7 1/4".
Corners bumped, wear and losses to leather on corners and spine, some shelf wear and wear to edges.
Provenance: Sotheby Parke Bernet, sale 3605, lot 609, 2/28 - 2/29, 1974; private collection, New York City; thence by descent
3 vols. Hardy, Thomas. The Return3 vols. Hardy, Thomas. The Return of The Native. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1878. First edition in book form, first issue. 8vo, slightly later 3/4 crushed brown levant morocco, gilt, gilt-lettered, floral-paneled spine, t.e.g., other edges untrimmed; extremities occasionally scuffed, by Bayntun. With frontis. map in vol. 1, 2 pp adverts. at end of vol. 2. Complete with all 1/2 titles & blanks. Expert repair to head of vol. 1 1/2 title. Internally crisp & clean. Purdy pp 24-27; Sadlier 113. First edition in book form, first issue; see Cutler & Stiler p. 62 ,000-1,500 Descriptions provided in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Interested bidders are strongly encouraged to request a condition report on any lots upon which they intend to bid, prior to placing a bid. All transactions are governed by Freeman''s Conditions of Sale.
Morris, Rev. F.O. A Natural HistoryMorris, Rev. F.O. A Natural History of the Nests and Eggs of British Birds, Second Edition, 3 vols., 1875. 8vo., orig. cloth gilt (covers spotted) Coloured plates. With 7 others, natural history (12)/Provenance: Spetchley Park
[RELIGION] Books on Christianity[RELIGION] Books on Christianity and Natural Theology Lot of 7 vols. Paley William. Natural Theology: or Evidences of the Existence and Attributes of the Diety Collected from the Appearances of Nature. Hallowell: Glazier & Co. 1826. 12mo leather 288pp. This is one of Paley's classics in which he infers what today we might call ''intelligent design'' from examples in nature. Hinges cracked text block holding. Previous owner's name on ffep and tp - apparently belonging to a Princeton student since he has added ''Nassau Hall'' and ''Senior class of 1842 3'' to the tp. A few additional notes throughout such as one indicating that the next exam covers material up to this point! Cruden Alexander. A Complete Concordance to the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testament; or a Dictionary and Alphabetical Index to the Bible. New York: Dodd Mead & Company 1879. 8vo leather with cloth tape repair on spine 836pp. Leather worn damage to edges (insect?) later cloth tape on spine. Scattered foxing but overall leaves clean. Borrow George. The Bible in Spain; or the Journeys Adventures and Imprisonments of an Englishman in an Attempt to Circulate the Scriptures in the Peninsula. Philadelphia: James M. Campbell 1843 stated 4th ed. first American ed. 8vo blue cloth 232pp. Spine sunned as are edges of boards; cloth splitting along hinge. Moderate scattered foxing. Smiley Thomas. Scripture Geography; or a Companion to the Bible: Being a Geographical and Historical Account of the Places Mentioned in the Holy Scriptures. Philadelphia: Thomas Smiley 1831. 12mo leather 288pp 3 maps and numerous illustrations in text. Leather of spine cracking especially at top where there was apparently some water damage. Moderate scattered foxing. Sermons on Important Subjects by the Late Reverend and Pious Samuel Davies A.M. Sometime President of the College in New-Jersey. Philadelphia: Robert Campbell 1794 2 vols. 8vo leather 430 550pp plus 2pp ads. Leather dry spines flaking hinges starting. Moderate foxing and toning but text blocks still tight. Boards of first vol. slightly warped as if in contact with water. Das Neue Testament unsers Herrn und Heilandes Jesu Christi Nach der Deutschen Uebersekung D. Martin Luthers. Lancaster: Johann Bar 1821. In German. 12mo leather 5 spine bands 518 [5] pp.
(23) NATURAL HISTORY BOOKS. LEATHER(23) NATURAL HISTORY BOOKS. LEATHER BOUND, GILTpage edges. Octavo. Published by W H Lizars, Donnel Highley, 32 Fleet St, Dublin, W. Curry. To include: Natural History of Goats by Sir William Jardine Bart, Edinburgh, 1836, numerous colored engravings. Natural History of Perches. Natural History of the Elephant and Rhinoceros. Moths. Deer and Antelopes. Monkeys. British Animals. Lions and Tigers. Butterflies. Ordinary Cetacea, or Whales. Butterflies by John Duncan. Pigeons. Game Birds. Hummingbirds. The Birds of Great Britain and Ireland vol I & II. Flycatchers by William Swainson esq. Birds of Western Africa. Seals. Beetles. Parrots by Prideaux J. Selby Esq., 1836. Dogs, vol I by Lieut-Col Chas. Hamilton Smith. Peacocks and Pheasants. All bindings and boards show scuffing and age appropriate wear, but are tight. Text and plates for the most part are in good condition with very little foxing.
5 vols. Natural History Reference5 vols. Natural History Reference - Martino Reprints: Anker, Jean. Bird Books and Bird Art. Copenhagen, 1938 (but New York, 1990). 1 /300. 4to, orig. maroon cloth; minor wear. Plates. * Hunt, Rachel McMasters Miller, Collection of. Catalogue of Botanical Books. Pittsburgh, 1958 (but New York, ca. 1990). 1/400. 2 vols., 8vo, orig. maroon cloth; minor wear. Plates. * Nissen, Claus. Die Botanische Buchillustration. (Mansfield, Conn.), [ca. 1990]. 4to, orig. red cloth. Minor wear.
1 vol. Darwin, Charles. Insectivorous1 vol. Darwin, Charles. Insectivorous Plants. New York: D. Appleton, 1875. First American edition. 12mo, orig. black-stamped terra-cotta cloth, gilt-lettered spine; head of spine frayed & chipped away, head of the letter "I" in "Insectivorous" at head of spine rubbed, foot of spine slightly frayed, joints rubbed, corners bumped. Figures in text. 8 pp. adverts at back. Internally clean. Bookplate on front paste-down. Freeman
1 vol. Selby, Prideaux J. Parrots.1 vol. Selby, Prideaux J. Parrots. Edinburgh: W.H. Lizars, 1836. Jardine, Sir William, editor. The Naturalist's Library, Ornithology, vol. VI. Small 8vo, modern buckram. With frontis. portrait, hand-colored additional vignette title + 30 hand-colored plates, tissue guards. Minor scattered spotting. Fore & bottom edges untrimmed.
Fifteen books by famed naturalistFifteen books by famed naturalist John Burroughs, published as a set at Boston and New York, 1902, and bound in apparently contemporary half leather.
1 vol. (Limited Editions Club1 vol. (Limited Editions Club of New York.) Thoreau, Henry David. Walden, or, Life in The Woods. 1936. Photo illus. by Edward Steichen. #724/1500 signed by Steichen. 4to, orig. cloth & bds.; minor edge wear, glassine (occasionally chipped), slipcase (light wear). Attractive copy.
Morris (FO), A Natural HistoryMorris (FO), A Natural History of the Nests and Eggs of British Birds, London 1875, 3 Volumes, second edition, 4to, publisher's gilt tooled green cloth, a nice bright set
Ten Easton Press editions of classicTen Easton Press editions of classic books, 20th century, in original shrinkwrap. Includes Don Quixote, On the Origin of Species by Darwin, Fathers & Sons by Turgenev, The Poems of John Keats, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, The Red and the Black by Stendhal, Crime and Punishment by Dostoevsky, Politics & Poetics by Aristotle, The Rights of Man by Thomas Paine, and The Picture of Dorian Grey by Oscar Wilde.
WOOD, J.G. THE NATURAL HISTORYWOOD, J.G. THE NATURAL HISTORY OF MAN... ...Being an Account of the Manners and Customs of the Uncivilized Races of Men Volumes I (Africa) and II (Australia, New Zealand, Polynesia, America, Asia, and Ancient Europe), (London: George Rutledge and Sons, 1868-1870), 4to (10 in.), three-quarter leather over marbled boards.
FIVE MODERN FIRST EDITIONS - ALLFIVE MODERN FIRST EDITIONS - ALL IN DUST JACKETS (1) Frazier Charles. "Cold Mountain " New York 1997. First issue page 25 line 16 "man-woman" instead of "mad-woman." (2) Fowles John. "The Collector " Boston 1963. First American Edition. (3) Conroy Pat "The Prince of Tides " Boston 1986. (4) Benchley Peter. "Jaws " Garden City 1974. (5) Grass Gunter. "The Tin Drum " New York 1962. First American Edition.
Millar, Natural History…:Millar, Natural History…: George Henry Millar, A New, Complete, and Universal Body, or System of Natural History; Being a Grand, Accurate, and Extensive Display of Animated Nature, printed for Alex Hogg, London, 1785, modern rebinding in full calf, engraved frontispiece with Garden of Eden by Taylor, 85 engraved plates, 618 pp. plus list of subscribers, 15-1/4 x 10-1/8 in. Title page and frontispiece with foxing, soiling and minor stains, interior otherwise generally clean, spine somewhat sunned.
Ten-Volume First Edition Set ofTen-Volume First Edition Set of John James Audubon\'s The American Wildlife Heritage, published by Volair Limited Company, Kent, Ohio, 1978, bound in richly gilt claret faux leather with gilded fore-edges, h. 10-3/4\".
3 vols. Natural History Reference:3 vols. Natural History Reference: Blunt, Wilfried; Stern, William T. The Art of Botanical Illustration. Antique Collector's Club, 1995. Revised edition. 4to, orig. cloth, d/j. Color plates, other illus. * Sitwell, Sacheverell; Blunt, Wilfrid. Great Flower Books, 1700-1900: A Bibliographic Record... New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, (1990). 1st ptg. 4to, orig. cloth, d/j. Color plates. * Sitwell, Sacheverell, et al. Fine Bird Books. New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, (1990). 1st ptg. 4to, orig. cloth, d/j. Color plates. All Near Fine.
2 VOL, CHARLES DARWIN, "PLANTS2 VOL, CHARLES DARWIN, "PLANTS & ANIMALS" 1ST ED. Charles Darwin (British, 1809-1882). First edition of "The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication" volumes I and II, 1868. Provenance: The Estate of Forest "Tag" Hunter, Atlanta, GA.
1 vol. Carter, John; Pollard,1 vol. Carter, John; Pollard, Graham. An Enquiry into The Nature of Certain Nineteenth Century Pamphlets. London: Constable, 1934. First edition. 8vo, orig. red cloth, gilt-lettered spine, t.e.g.; light wear, some staining along bottom edge of front cover, d/j (light edge wear, price clipped?). Plates, text illus.