Insects of Australia, The: A Textbook for Students and Research Workers by Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization - 1970

Frederick A. Stokes. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1903. First Edition. Hardcover. Covers have some rubbing to edges w/tiny bit of fraying, top edge of rear cover has small bump, owner's name erased on FFEP, little bit of light soiling, page ends lightly toning, front interior hinge just starting to crack; 1 fold-out map in rear has small taped tear; green decorative cloth covers; The Story of Exploration; 341 pages .

Belhaven Press, 1991. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. The book contains 29 BW plates, 6 tables, bibl, index and is in as new condition. The DJ could still nice but has borderline light surface scuffing overall, small closed tear to back top foredge corner, crease marks on back, minimal edge wear: all of these imperfections are hard to see at first glance. ISBN 1852930713

Wells, H.G. The Croquet Player, A Dark Fantasy. Copyright 1937 H.G. Wells FIRST AMERICAN EDITION , THE VIKING PRESS. Used. VG/G Price-clipped DJ. Illustrated by Clifton Line. Boards are in nice shape. Printed in the US by the Haddon Craftsmen. By the author of 'War of the Worlds' and 'The Time Machine'. Illustrations by British artist Clifton Line. Plot Summary: "Something is horribly wrong in the remote English village of Cainsmarsh." A GHOST STORY.

New York: Hanover House, 1957. The author, Curator of Reptiles, Staten Island Zoo at the time of publication, was an expert herpetologist. Kauffeld takes us along on his hunts for No. America's most dangerous snakes. "Here's a snake man who charms readers". Pale green boards with red lettering to spine. 266 pp. Index of Latin and common names of amphibians and reptiles at rear. 9 x 6". Original price of $3.95 on Dust jacket flap. Chipping at tips, with some loss to top of dj, all protected in clear cover. Toning to endpapers, else a sound, very good copy of this adventure book.

London: George Graves and John Harding, 1817. Enlarged edition. Very good +. 11.75 X 18.75 We will be offering a number of original hand colored engravings from Curtis' FLORA LONDINENSIS. These are from the enlarged edition of 1817. The print measures 11.75 x 18.75 inches, with a plate mark of 10 x 15.25 inches. This is a hand colored engraving on high quality watermarked paper dated 1815 and made by W.Balston & Co. It is a beautiful decorative antique print expertly colored and beautifully composed. Curtis' work was the first study of British flora, and artists contributing to the opus included James Sowerby, Sydenham Teak Edwards, Francis Sansom and William Kilburn. This particular plate has two small spots in the margin. The background paper color is lighter than my camera is portraying it, and is slightly off-white. The plate is full margined, and has not been trimmed. The text page which accompanied the print will be included. Purchases may be combined for the best shipping price. Many of the… Read More

Albany NY: Luther Tucker & Son, 1872. 1st. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Cover with some dampstaining and edgewear, notably to spine ends. Spine cloth faded. Binding sound. Front cover with bright gold design of fruit filled basket. Interior clean and intact with some light dampstainig to top gutter area of some front pages. Otherwise a very nice copy. 326 pages.

Text is clean & tight & unmarked. Multiple creases of all four cover corners—front & back, ranging from tiny to four inches long. Bumping & creasing of page corners—lower corners more than upper corners. Creasing along free edge of pp 31, 47, 53, 63, 69, 127, 133, 147, & 237. Some sun-toning along spine.

Maurizio Martino, Mansfield, CT, (1994); First Edition, Limited to 225 copies; Quarto, 11" x 8 3/4" (28.1 cm x 22.2 cm); red buckram; gold titles on a black field. Verbatim facsimile reprint of this scholarly work on botanical illustration first published at Stuttgart in 1951. Two volumes in one, 264 pages and 324 pages respectively, Volume I an exhaustive history of botanical book illustration, and Volume II a detailed bibliographical catalogue of 2,387 illustrated botanical works spanning more than four centuries, arranged in alphabetical order by author. Text in German. A unique and valuable reference. Fine. Clean, crisp, bright, and sharp.

New York: Harmony Books, 1996. Signed by Stephen Jay Gould. First edition / First printing. Black cloth spine, black paper-covered boards. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

Houghton Mifflin, 1972. 1st Ed. hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8x6x0. An extraordinary first printing with full numberline in amazing condition for a 50 year old book! Interior is pristine, book feels unread. Only mild blemishes on the boards, somewhat more on the dust jacket but still exceptionally attractive with a new mylar cover. Expedited and international shipping are welcome.