Search Results: Natural History from Quercus Rare Books

London: J. Payne, 1764. Here is an 18th-Century travel book describing the wonders of China, Japan, Africa and Egypt. First Edition, Volume Twelve only of an original fourteen in the set. Scarce. Very Good condition. Full leather binding with five raised bands on the spine; stamped decorations and "12" in gilt. Clean text; 215 pages. There are ten engraved illustrations, including a fold-out illustration of the pyramids. Rubbed at the margins, but not badly. Some toning to the text, with some scattered spotting, but generally nice, clear, and bright. . First Edition. Full-Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

Philadelphia: David McKay, Publisher, 1875. Darwin's second great book on evolutionary theory, first published in 1871. In 1874 he revised the work, and it was reprinted many times. This is a Very Good copy of a "New Edition, Revised and Augmented." No publication date, as was McKay's practice; Quercus dates it as later Victorian, approximately 1875-1890. No copies this edition in WorldCat. Green cloth binding, blindstamped on the front cover and spine; lettering in gilt and white. Clean text; 705 pages; gilt top-edge. Private library stamps on endpapers. Gutters starting but holding. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Reprint.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

New York: Ticknor & Fields, 1992. A fascinating book of natural history (even to those who hate snakes). A Fine copy of the First Edition in a Fine, unclipped dustjacket. In a plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1966. A Nobel Prize-winning naturalist, Lorenz (1903-1989) studied instinctive animal behavior and attempted to apply it to humanity. His brilliance is assured, if not his conclusions; his membership in the Nazi Party clouds the work. Originally published in German; this translation by Marjorie Kerr Wilson. This is a Near Fine copy of the First Edition (stated). Black cloth binding with bright gilt spine lettering. Clean text; 306 pages including bibliography. Previous-owner inscription of FFEP, else Fine. The dustjacket shows a bit of wear, with minor wrinkling and chipping at the margins. In a plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First American Edition.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good.

New York: Delacorte Press, 1998. What could be more fascinating than this small volume investigating the more poisonous denizens of our world? (And Quercus is not speaking of the political process.) This is a Fine copy of the First Edition, in an unclipped Near Fine dustjacket (just a hint of wrinkle at the bottom of spine and front panel. In a plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.