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Two volume set. Partially recassed with original red cloth. Gilt particulars to front covers and spines. Twelve plates. Previous owner's name and date to front endpapers. Wear to corners, as well as to heads and tails of spines (see image). Overall clean interiors with no other markings. Vol. I pp. 514 and Vol. II pp. 517 with 8 pages of ads to rear. 6.5 x 9.25 in
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Adventures in the Wilds of the United States and British American Provinces [Two Volumes]
by Charles Lanman
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Allgemeine Historie der Natur nach allen ihren besondern Theilen abgehandelt: nebst einer Beschreibung der Naturalienkammer Sr. Majestat des Koniges von Frankreich. Mit einer Vorrede Herrn Doctor Albrecht von Haller, Konigl. Grossbritannischen Hofraths und Leibarztes, Lehrers der Arztney auf der hohen Schule zu Gottingen, der Konigl. Englischen Schwedischen und Upsalischen Gesellschaften der Wissenschaften Mitgliedes und des grossen Raths der Republik Bern: (Allgemeine Historie der Natur nach allen ihren besondern Theilen abgehandelt : nebst einer Beschreibung der Naturalienkammer Sr. Majestät des Königes von Frankreich. Mit einer Vorrede Herrn Doctor Albrecht von Haller, Königl. Großbritannischen Hofrat
by Georges Louis Le Clerc de Buffon, Louis Jean Marie Daubenton, Albrecht von Haller,
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Three volumes in six parts of a married set in full calf. 20 x 25 cm. Some worming to heads of spines (see image), occasional foxing; otherwise a handsome & sturdy set.
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American Badger. Plate XLVII from "Quadrupeds of North America."
by John James Audubon
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Plate 47 from Audubon's "Quadrupeds of North America". Matted with image size measuring approximately 9 x 6 in (228 x 154 mm). A richly colored, attractive copy. ; All shipments through USPS insured Priority Mail.
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American Water-Rail
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Hand-colored etching from A Natural History of Uncommon Birds (1743-1751) and Gleaning of Natural History (1758-1764). Text ghosting from adjoining page, otherwise in good condition. See image for details.
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American Bison or Buffalo
by John James Audubon
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New York & Philadelphia: J. J. Audubon & J. T. Bowen. Very Good. 1849-1854. Plate 57 from Audubon's "Quadrupeds of North America" measuring 9 1/4 x 6 5/8 in (235 x 168 mm). A richly colored, attractive lithograph. ; All shipments through USPS insured Priority Mail. .
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The American Goldfinch, Cock and Hen
by George Edwards
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Hand-colored etchings from A Natural History of Uncommon Birds (1743-1751) and Gleaning of Natural History (1758-1764). Mild text ghosting from adjoining page, otherwise in good condition. See image for details.
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The Animal World Display'd. Or, the nature and qualities of living creatures described, under the denominations of I. Birds, II. Beasts, III. Fishes, IV. Serpents. In which all the necessary and useful knowledge, contained in the many learned works, written on this subject, in different languages, is familiarly conveyed to the English reader; and the gross errors of ignorant compilers are carefully avoided.
by Frederick Watson
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London: R. Baldwin. Very Good. 1755. Full modern brown morocco by F.L. Wood with gilt title to spine & date to foot. Five gilt double-ruled raised bands. Nineteen engraved plates, two of which "Herring Fishery" & "Whale Fishery" are folding. Bottom half of plate 3/page 10 removed (as usual) as was found to be offensive, but represented in facsimile by plate from different (less explicit) edition. An otherwise very nice, clean copy without previous owners' names or other markings. ; 16mo ; xii, [i], 283, [v] pages; All shipments through USPS insured Priority Mail. .
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Arkansaw Flycatcher
by John James Audubon
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New York & Philadelphia: J. J. Audubon & J. B. Chevalier. Very Good. 1839-1844. First Edition. Plate 54 from Audubon's first octavo edition of "Birds of America" measuring 6 1/2 x 10 1/4 in (164 x 260 mm). Three pin punctures along right margin (which see). Verso shows light text ghosting. A richly colored, attractive litho. ; All shipments through USPS insured Priority Mail. .
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Barn or Chimney Swallow
by John James Audubon
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New York & Philadelphia: J. J. Audubon & J. B. Chevalier. Very Good. 1839-1844. First Edition. Plate 48 from Audubon's first octavo edition of "Birds of America" measuring 6 1/2 x 10 1/4 in (164 x 260 mm). Light foxing near right margin, not affecting image (which see). Verso shows light text ghosting. A very bright, clean lithograph. ; All shipments through USPS insured Priority Mail. .
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Black-Tailed Deer. Plate LXXVIII from "Quadrupeds of North America."
by John James Audubon
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1849-1854. Plate 78 from Audubon's "Quadrupeds of North America". Matted with image size measuring approximately 9.25 x 6.25 in (235 x 158 mm). Very minor foxing, please see image. A richly colored, attractive copy. ; All shipments through USPS insured Priority Mail. .
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Canada Jay (Elephant folio Plate CVII) Gray Jay, Perisoreus canadensis on Quercus alba, White Oak.
by John James Audubon, Robert Havell
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London: Robert Havell. Very Good. 1836. First. Etching. Engraving with etching, aquatint and hand-coloring on J Whatman hand-made paper watermarked 1836. Unusually wide, untrimmed margins showing the pulls from the binder's signatures on the left margin and the original gilt to the top edge. "I have found this species of Jay breeding in the State of Maine, where many individuals belonging to it reside the whole year, and where in fact so many as fifteen or twenty may be seen in the course of a day by a diligent person anxious to procure them. In the winter, their numbers are constantly augmented by those which repair to that country from places farther north. They advance to the southward as far as the upper parts of the State of New York.... Now, to my eye, the Canada Jay is as elegant in its movements, whether perched or on wing, as any other of our Jays, although its apparel is certainly very homely. It is joyous and lively at all times, even when, pushed by extreme hunger, it…
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Canada Pouched Rat
by John James Audubon
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Handcolored lithograph Plate XLIV from John James Audubon's Quadrupeds of North America.The image measures 9 x 6 in (23 x 15 cm) with the shrinkwrapped matte measuring 18 x 15 in (46 x 38 cm).
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Cat Bird
by John James Audubon
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New York & Philadelphia: J. J. Audubon & J. B. Chevalier. Very Good. 1839-1844. First Edition. Plate 140 from Audubon's first octavo edition of "Birds of America" measuring 6 1/2 x 10 1/4 in (164 x 260 mm). An attractive lithograph. ; All shipments through USPS insured Priority Mail.
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Chinese Horned Pheasant, Satyra Temminckii. 3/4 Nat. length
by John Edward Gray
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Original 1830 hand-colored lithograph. From J.E. Gray's Illustrations of Indian Zoology. Drawn & Lithographed by Waterhouse Hawkins. Printed by Engelmann & Co. Paper size: 13 x 18 inches.
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Collared Peccary (Plate 31)
by John James Audubon
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Very nice hand colored lithograph from Audubon's "Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America" of a collared peccary. Page measures 7 x 10 1/2 inches, frame measures 19 1/4 x 16 1/4 inches.
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Common American Wild-cat [in mahogany frame]
by John James Audubon
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Plate 1 from Audubon's "Quadrupeds of North America" measuring approximately 10 1/4 x 6 3/4 in (260 x 170 mm). Mahogany frame measuring approximately 21 1/4 x 17 1/4 in (54 x 44 cm).
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Common or Virginian Deer
by John James Audubon
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1849-1854. 1st quarto. Plate 57 from Audubon's "Quadrupeds of North America" measuring 10 1/4 x 6 3/4 in (260 x 170 mm). A richly colored, attractive lithograph. ; All shipments through USPS insured Priority Mail.
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Conservacion 2
by Arturo Eichler
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Bound in cloth, blocked title to cover and spine, decorated endpapers.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; xix pp., 750 pp. pages; All shipments through USPS insured Priority Mail. .
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De Vogels van Nederland; Fauna van Nederland [4 Volume Set]
by Hermann Schlegel, J.A. Herklots (H. Bradley Martin)
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Four volumes. Red pebbled cloth with gilt particulars to spine. Volume I is description (in Dutch) of assorted species of bird, while Volumes II-IV are entirely hand-colored lithographs of birds (vol. II, 118 plates; vol III, 118 plates; vol. IV 126 plates. Bookplate of H. Bradley Martin to front pastedown of all volumes. Marbled endpapers. Volumes I and II have indentations from previous banding; Volume II has blotchy fading to spine; Volume III and IV have strips of sunning to top of front board (see image); Volume IV has staining to spine. All 362 hand-colored plates present.Overall 5.5 x 7 inches 14 x 17.5 cm; plates 5 x 6.6 inches; .
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Eliza Brightwen; The Life and Thoughts of a Naturalist
by Eliza Brightwen; Edited by W. H. Chesson; Introduction by Edmund Gosse
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Red cloth with gilt title to spine and front cover. Previous owner's name dated 1909 to front fly. 32 pages of ads to rear. A clean copy with no further defacements. Scarce.5.75 x 8.25 in
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