Search Results: Naturalist's Travels, Exploration and Biography from Natural History Books

Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, 1897. First edition.. Light wear and a few chips to the wrappers along the spine; a clean copy in very good condition.. Pp. 42; frontispiece halftone portrait with Cope's signature below. Original pale green printed wrappers, lg 8vo. This address was presented at the American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia on November 18, 1897. This paper is from the research library of herpetologist Kevin W. Marx with his signature on the front endpaper. Rare paper on the herpetological and ichthyological contributions of Cope.

Den Haag: Uitgeverij Dr. W. Junk, 1959. First edition.. Light wear to covers, bump to top corner, overall a very good copy.. Pp. 640, numerous text-figures and black and white photographs. Publisher’s brown cloth, lettered in gilt on cover and spine, gilt publisher’s logo on cover, lg 8vo. From the series: Monographiae Biologicae, volume 8. This volume contains 38 chapters regarding the ecology, conservation, and biogeography of Australia. This volume is from the research collection of herpetologist Lauren E. Brown with his signature on the front endpaper and his name stamp on front endpapers, rear endpapers, page 86, and page edges. Small bookseller sticker on front endpaper. Neat underling on 40 pages.

Lansing, MI: Wynkoop Hallenbeck Crawford Co, 1908, First edition. Slight fading to the rear wrappers, a very good copy.. Pp. 288, 75 photos and maps, some folding. Original printed wrappers, 8vo. A Report of the Biological Survey of the State of Michigan for 1907. Contains chapters on the flora, insects, and geology.

Hull, UK: privately published by author, 1982. Limited edition.. Insignificant crack to front outer joint near the top of the spine, the leather on the spine is lightly sunned, the cloth-covered slipcase has some light edge-wear; a tight and clean copy in near fine condition.. Pp. 36 (unpaginated), with 12 full page hand-painted watercolors each with a protective onion skin clear sheet, and 23 uncolored drawings (12 are full page and 11 are text-figures). Full reddish brown leather, spine with five raised bands, lettered in gilt on two red morocco labels in two compartments and with gilt designs in four other compartments, gilt date of 1982 appears at the bottom of the spine, the volume is preserved in a red cloth-covered slipcase, oblong 4to. This edition is limited to 300 copies, each signed by the artist/author; this is copy no. 76. Each of the twelve hand-painted watercolors is also signed and titled by the artist, D. C. Bell. The foreword is by A.G. Credland, Keeper, Hull Maritime Museum.… Read More

London: Macmillan and Co., 1889. First edition.. Frontispiece tissue guard with some foxing, first few pages of frontis matter lightly foxed; a very tight and clean copy in near fine condition.. Pp. xvi, 494, 2 (ads) + 37 text illustrations, one color folding map. Dark green cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine, original dark green endpapers, sm 8vo. Wallace first provides his explanation of natural selection here based on his work and on Darwin’s research. From the research collection of herpetologist Lauren E. Brown with his signature on the half title page. No other ownership marks.

London: John Murray, 1933. First edition.. Spine lightly sunned, light foxing to page edges only, later dust jacket is near fine; a tight and clean copy in very good condition.. Pp. xviii, 324, (2, ads), 47 black-and-white plates, 53 black-and-white illustrations (including 21 charts and one large folding map in pocket at rear). Publisher's original red cloth, spine is lettered in gilt, later dark green dust jacket with paper title/author label, lg 8vo. Details the voyages and early explorers of the Fiji Islands including Abel Janszoon Tasman, James Cook, William Bligh, James Wilson, and Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen. Old inscription on front endpaper.

New York: G. P. Putnam, 1858. Reprint.. The front and rear endpapers are browned, there is scattered foxing to some of the steel engravings and their tissue guards and to a few text pages, the cloth at the head and foot of the spine is rubbed and worn, the front outer joint has been rather crudely repaired; this is a good solid reading copy offered at a reduced price.. Pp. lx, 434; 8 engraved steel plates, 15 engraved steel vignettes in the text, many wood-cuts in the text; the list of illustrations lists a map of the world and a folding map of the Paumotu Group both of which are lacking in this copy. Publisher's original blind-stamped blue cloth, the spine is lettered in gilt with gilt floral designs, on the center front cover is gilt vignette of the tropical forest scene, sm 4to. This is 1858 reprinting of volume one of the Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition that was first published in 1845. Inscribed to Mr. W. H. Smith from his sister, December 25, 1863 on the front free… Read More

Provo, UT: Selva, 1997. First edition.. A fine (new) copy.. Pp. xix, 498; 31 color photo-plates, 155 black-and-white photo-plates. Publisher’s original black cloth, letter in silver on the spine and front cover, attractive color pictorial blue dust jacket lettered in white, 4to (11 x 8.75 inches). Presents the life and travels of Roger Conant, one of America’s best known and admired herpetologists and zoo personalities whose lifetime publications include 240+ research papers and 12 books. Conant mentored many graduate students who carry on his research traditions to this day. No ownership marks and no signs of use.

Provo, UT: Selva, 1997. First edition.. A fine (new) copy.. Pp. xix, 498; 31 color photo-plates, 155 black-and-white photo-plates. Publisher’s original black cloth, letter in silver on the spine and front cover, attractive color pictorial blue dust jacket lettered in white, 4to (11 x 8.75 inches). Presents the life and travels of Roger Conant, one of America’s best known and admired herpetologists and zoo personalities whose lifetime publications include 240+ research papers and 12 books. Conant mentored many graduate students who carry on his research traditions to this day. No ownership marks and no signs of use.

Iowa City: published by the University, 1924, First edition.. Name stamp of Staten Island Institute on front wrap, no other ownership marks; a clean, very good copy.. Pp. 369, 57 photo-plates. Printed wrappers on front cover and matching gray wrappers on the rest, lg 8vo. University of Iowa Studies in Natural History, volume 10, no. 5 (first series no. 82). Documents Nutting's Expedition to Fiji and New Zealand in 1922. This was Nutting's final expedition; he died in 1927. In addition to the narrative by Nutting, this volume contains chapters on the ornithology and entomology by Dayton Stoner, on botany by R. B. Wylie and on geology by A. O. Thomas.

Iowa City: Published by the University, 1924. First edition.. A very bright and clean copy in near fine condition.. Pp. 369: 57 photo-plates. Publisher's original blue cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine, lg 8vo. University of Iowa Studies in Natural History, volume 10, no. 5 (first series no. 82). Documents Nutting's Expedition to Fiji and New Zealand in 1922. This was Nutting's final expedition; he died in 1927. In addition to the narrative by Nutting, this volume contains chapters on the ornithology and entomology by Dayton Stoner, on botany by R. B. Wylie and on geology by A. O. Thomas. This volume is from the library of contributing geologist A. O. Thomas with his signature on the front endpaper dated Feb. 24, 1924. Later from the library of paleontologist A. K. Miller with his signature underneath that of Thomas. The rear endpapers have two attached newspaper articles documenting the release of Nutting's volume.

New York: American Museum of Natural History, 1921. First edition.. Wrappers on the spine show slight wear with an old cellotape repair at the bottom of the spine, the text is bright and clean; a very good copy.. Pp. 135; numerous black-and-white photos, halftones and line-drawings. Publisher's original tan pictorial printed wrappers, lg 8vo. Provides a complete guide to the exhibits in the American Museum of Natural History in the early 1920s. No ownership marks.

Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1981. First edition.. A bright and clean copy in near fine condition in a near fine dust jacket.. Pp. xiv, 457, (1); frontispiece portrait of Muller in 1940, 31 black-and-white photographs, 23 text-figures. Publisher's original black cloth, spine is lettered in light blue, pictorial dust jacket, lg 8vo. H. J. Muller (1890-1967) is perhaps best known as a Nobel Prize-winning geneticist who first showed that exposure to radiation will produce mutations. This first biography of Muller was written by one of his students, Elof Axel Carlson. Carlson traces the evolution of Muller's ideas, clearly and simply explains his considerable contribution to the history of genetics and explores the personal, social, and political circumstances that determined the direction of his work (from the front jacket flap). No ownership marks.

London: John Murray, 1928. First edition. Faint to the first few pages, a bright and clean copy in near fine condition.. Pp. xvi, 340, 8 plates. Publisher's decorated green cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine, 8vo. A detailed biography of White.

Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1966. First paperback edition.. Light wear to spine, a near fine copy.. Pp. vii, 181, 13 black and white photographs. Publisher’s tan printed pictorial wrappers, lettered in black on cover and spine, sm 8vo. This memoir from zoologist Richard B. Goldschmidt was originally published as “Portraits from Memory: Recollections of a Zoologist.” This volume is from collection of Jill Brown with her name stamp on inside of front wrapper and page edges with an inscription on the half titlepage.

Hong Kong: Guidebook Company, Ltd, 1989. First edition.. Small bump to bottom outer corner, a bright and clean copy in near fine condition.. Pp. 79; 100+ color photos and maps. Color pictorial stiff wrappers, sm 4to. A pictorial survey of the mountain kingdoms of Kashmir and Ladakah, a region in the far north of India that borders Pakistan to the west and Tibet and the Himalayas to the east. No ownership marks and no signs of use.

Minneapolis: The University of Minnesota Press, 1947. First edition.. A near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket.. Pp. (vi), 141; frontispiece portrait of Hermon Carey Bumpus. Publisher's original red cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine, original red dust jacket, lettered in white and with white border decorations, 8vo. In this volume, Dr. Bumpus' son has outlined the personal history and professional career of his distinguished father, who will be known to countless associates through his work with American museums, and his outstanding career as educator and administrator. Bumpus was past director of the Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Hole, Massachusetts; professor of biology at Brown University; first director of the American Museum of Natural History; business manager of the University of University of Wisconsin; president of Tufts College; and chairman of the advisory board of the National Park service. Bumpus also created the trailside museum and natural history shrines… Read More

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1858. Eighth edition.. Light edge wear to the cloth at the head and foot of the spine, a few pages with light marginal foxing; a very bright copy in near fine condition.. Pp. vii, 13-240; one folding engraved map, 7 engraved plates. Publisher's original blind-stamped and highly decorated dark brown cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine, sm 8vo. Pencil signature of W. N. Goodwin dated November 1859 on the front free endpaper.

London: John Murray, 1901. First edition.. Outer top corner of the text of volume 1 with slight bump, a bright, near fine set.. Pp. xv, 330; ix, 300, with 30 full page plates, and illustrations. Contemporary three-quarter red Morocco leather, spine with 5 raised bands, lettered in gilt in two compartments and with elaborate gilt floral designs in the four other compartments, over blue marbled boards with matching marbled endpapers, top page edge in gilt, 8vo. An elegant and beautifully bound copy of the first edition. From the research collection of herpetologist Lauren E. Brown with his signature on the half-title page dated 2008.

New York: Carlton & Porter, 1863. First edition.. Cloth on spine a little sunned, some foxing to the endpapers only; a tight copy in very good condition.. Pp. 252; frontispiece plate, 7 full page illustrations (fine woodcuts). Publisher's ornately blind-stamped brown cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine, 12mo (6 x 4 inches). This is an early biography of the incidents and adventures in the life of Audubon (Zimmer, p. 486). The first edition is rather scarce. No ownership marks.