Picturesque America; Or, the Land we Live in (OneVolumes, Complete): A Delineation by Pen and of the Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, Forests, Water-Falls, Shores, Canyons, Valleys, Cities, and Other Picturesque Features of our Country. by Bryant, William Cullen, Ed - 1872

Text in German/Deutsch. Dark green linen-grain cloth over boards with dark brown morocco-grain cloth at fore corners and back; gilt spine titles; black end papers with cloth hinges. Lightly scuffed covers and spine; light colored spotty stains on covers; scraped at front cover lower fore corner with tears in cloth, boards exposed; tightly bound; clean interior; few interior plates with light foxing. Table of Contents with 25 color litho plates. Cf, OCLC #634343809. Folio.

Paris, Durand, 1762. 1st Edition . Hardcover. .. Two volumes. Crown quarto. xxvii, 523; 690. Plus 22 folding engraved plates (10 to 1st volume, 12 to the 2nd, bound at end). With large folding chart to volume I. HARDCOVER, uniformly bound in contemporary full mottled calf, worn and with defects, nevertheless strong. Wormholes throughout (how appropriate!), practically all meticulously restored by fine expert hand, remaining traces at few text leaves and plates; some old institutional stamps, some annotation in pencil. This is an authentic set in the original state and in first binding, which is no longer glamorous but still full of charm. Leaves are very clean, neat, ample margined and free of foxing, plates are in the first state. Withal, a lovely, unique item. ~ FIRST EDITION. Étienne-Louis Geoffroy (1725-1810), a French entomologist and pharmacist. His "Histoire abregée des insectes" went through at least four editions. Some, in the spirit of the period, were fashionably… Read More

NY: F. R. Niglutsch. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed and lightly soiled, spines . sunned and stained, faint foxing to endpapers, but otherwise clean and . bright interiors.. 1894. Reprint. Hardcover. Reprint of 1890 edition. In four volumes, uniformly bound in brown gilt-blocked cloth. All edges gilt. Each volume contains hundreds of black and white plates and small engravings, as well as some chromolithograph plates. Tight bindings. Vol. I - Invertebrates, Crustacea, and Insects. Color plates of Mayflies, Starfish & Worms, and Hercules Beetle. Vol. II - Fishes, Reptiles, and Birds. Color plates of Grey Kingfisher, Paradise Fish, Crocodiles, Cranes, and Birds of Paradise. Vol. III - Mammals and The Natural History of Man, Part One. Color plates of Lion, Chimpanzee, Arabs. Vol. IV - The Natural History of Man, Part Two. Color plate of Eskimos. A handsome, if heavy, set. The black and white plates of the invertebrates are particularly lovely. A good example of the Victorian… Read More

Perth: R. Morison And Son, 1792. First edition. leather_bound. Modern blue morocco, red leather spine label. Very good. (IV) 210 pages. 22 x 14 cm. Twenty engraved plates. A unique collection, in text and images, of the entomology studies from the leading authorities at the time. Most notable of the entomologists, Jan Swammerdam, who pioneered the use of the microscope for use in anatomy drawing, and anatomical conclusions through the use of insects, animals and finally humans. He was the first to observe red blood cells with a microscope. Text clean, one or two leaves with minor stains, plates are bright and fresh.

ORIGINAL 1865 First Edition, 498pp. Report on the first systematic survey of the geology of the state of California. Historic document suitable for a library archive, bespoke gift, or investment.This classic work presents the results of the comprehensive investigations of California geology. Clarence King was a member of the Geologic Corps under Whitney's direction as State Geologist. The full-page woodcut plates show scenery in the Sierras and Yosemite. The plates were made from drawings by Whitney and C. F. Hoffman, and from Yosemite photographs by Carleton Watkins. The Yosemite illustrations are some of the earliest published views of the future National Park. Chap. 1: Introduction.Chap. 2: The Monte Diablo Range.Chap. 3: The Peninsula of San Francisco.Chap. 4: The Coast Ranges North.Chap. 5: The Coast Ranges South.Chap. 6: The Coast Ranges from the Vicinity of Los Angeles South.Chap. 7: The Region between Cañada de Las Uvas and Soledad Pass..PART II: Geology of the Sierra Nevada.Chap.… Read More

Jerusalem, Israel: Israel Program for Scientific Translations, 1972. "A critical discussion on systematics followed by detailed desciption of morphology, including thorough study of musculature that is not available elsewhere, theories of sound generation, patterns of distribution and migration, biology and behaviour, enemies and parasites studied in detail. Section on fishing gives historical data and current at time of publication." CONDITION Blue bds with crisp Gilt title (unworn apart from faintly buffed bottom cnrs) pp v 394 with 141 figural and photo illus, charts and large reference section. Original DJ has blind indent marks to front and very sl wear. Overweight. First English. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hutchinson & Co. London. 1904. FIRST EDITION. Large 8vo. (10.2 x 7.9 inches). Illustrated ith 12 full page colour plates. Finely bound in recent half green morocco. Spine with raised bands, the compartments decorated with fish design, wavy ruled and lettered in gilt. Marbled paper on boards. Top edge gilt. Original green cloth spine and front board bound in at the back of the book. Small amount of light spotting to a few pages otherwise a very good copy in a fine attractive leather binding.

LONDON, ROUTLEDGE, WARNE, 1861-3. THREE QUARTO VOLUMES FINELY REBOUND IN QUARTER RED LEATHER OVER RED CLOTH, NEW END PAPERS, BLACK AND RED LEATHER TITLE LABELS, RAISED BANDS. THE VOLUMES ARE: BIRDS, 786 pp; REPTILES, FISHES AND INSECTS, 804 pp; MAMMALIA, 796 pp. PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED THROUGHOUT, WITH NEW DESIGNS BY WOLF, ZWECKER, WEIR....ENGRAVED BY THE BROTHER DALZIEL. SOME FOXING TO THE EARLY PAGES OF TWO VOLUMES, BUT A VERY GOOD SET, FIRM, IN FINE BINDINGS. EXTRA POSTAGE WILL BE REQUIRED.

Easton Press, 2010. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 148x16x168. Signed. JANE GOODALL SIGNED LEATHER-BOUND EASTON PRESS EDITION! Includes ironclad Easton Certificate of Authenticity. Book is like new and unread. Expedited shipping is welcome; international please request a shipping quote before purchase. Signed by author.

1838 Jardine BIRDS Ornithology Ireland & Britain Illustrated Falcons Owls Merlin
Sir William Jardine was a 19th-century Scottish naturalist most known for his extensive series of books on natural history, 'The Naturalist's Library'.
Item number: #13233
Price: $499
JARDINE, Sir William
The naturalist's library: Ornithology… FLYCATCHERS
Edinburgh: W. H. Lizars; S. Highley, London, 1838.

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· Collation: Complete with all pages
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xiv, 256
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33 hand-colored engraved plates
· References: Lowndes 1192;
· Language: English
· Binding: Leather; tight & secure
· Size: ~7in X 5in (18cm x 13cm)
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