Search Results: Authors starting with L from Natural History Books

Berlin: Paul Huttig, 1890. First edition.. Light edge wear to cloth and the outer edges of the marbled boards, text is clean; a tight, very good copy.. Pp. xi, 229, (2, ads), 6 full page plates (woodcuts), 57 text-figures (woodcuts). Original quarter cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine, over original marbled boards, lg 8vo. This work has two titles pages; the first is illustrated and lettered in red, the second is the standard title page. The first title page may actually be a front wrapper if the volume was originally issued in wrappers. This work covers the reptiles and amphibians of Germany in both a systematic and biological way. It is illustrated with beautiful and ornate woodcut illustrations. From the library of Louisiana herpetologist Ernest A. Liner with his name-stamp on the front endpaper.

London: Methuen & Co LTD, 1968. First edition.. Sunning to spine and covers, a very good copy.. Pp. xii, 409, 24 text-figures, 21 line-drawing. Publisher’ red cloth, dark red compartment on spine with gilt lettering, 8vo. This volume discusses ecological adaptations for breeding birds including nest dispersion, pair-bonds, clutch size, size of eggs, growth rates, and brood parasites. This volume is from the research collection of herpetologist Lauren E. Brown with his name stamp on front endpapers, rear endpapers, page 86, and page edges. Neat underlining on pages 4-9, 11-17, and 20.

Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 2008. First edition.. A near fine copy.. Pp. xiv, 172, 51 text-figures. Publisher’s quarter teal cloth over tan speckled hardboards, lettered in gilt on spine, teal pictorial dustjacket lettered in white, gray, and red, lg 8vo. This history of the famous Scopes “Monkey Trial” includes previously unpublished photographs and records. This volume is from the research collection of herpetologist Lauren E. Brown with his signature on the front endpaper. Neat underling on pages 72, 106, 114, 116, and 123.

Singapore: Les Editions du Pacifique, 1988. Second edition.. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket.. Pp. 128; 200+ color photograph (many double page). Publisher's original red cloth, lettered in white on the spine and the front cover, color pictorial dust jacket, square sm 4to. This volume contains superb aerial photographs of Mauritius, an island in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar. Marcelle Lagesse provides the text for the photos while Rosine Mazin and Gérard Coulon took the superb color photographs. Small ownership signature in the top corner of the half title page.

Tananarive, Madagascar: Pitot de la Beaujardiere, 1948. First edition.. Small bump to top corner, light wear to wrappers; a tight and clean copy in very good condition.. Pp. 8-42; 4 full page photo-plates, 1 text-figure. Publisher's original pale green printed decorated wrappers, 4to. Bulletin de l'Academie Malgache (nouvelle série), volume 27. The entire 226 page bulletin is offered. The work contains 13 other papers. No ownership marks.

Tananarive, Madagascar: Pitot de la Beaujardiere, 1941. First edition.. Small bump to bottom outer corner; a bright and clean set in near fine condition.. Pp. 132; 10 full page photo-plates, each plate with leaf of descriptive text. Publisher's original orange printed wrappers, 4to. Memoires de l'Academie Malgache, fascicule XXXV. No ownership marks and no signs of use.

Tananarive, Madagascar: Pitot de la Beaujardiere, 1939. First edition.. Small bump to top inner corner of each volume; a bright and clean set in near fine condition.. Pp. 203; 21 text-figures (come full page); + pp. (4), 28 fine full page photo-plates, each plate with leaf of descriptive text. Publisher's original tan printed wrappers, 4to. Memoires de l'Academie Malgache, fascicule XXVII (text + plates, complete in two parts). No ownership marks and no signs of use.

Tananarive, Madagascar: G. Pitot and Cie, 1934. First edition.. Small bump to bottom outer corner of each volume; a bright and clean set in near fine condition.. Pp. 168; (4, index), 5 full page photo-plates, 1 full page map (partly colored in red), 5 text-figures; + pp. (8), 48 fine full page photo-plates (some plates are double-folding or triple-folding), each plate with leaf of descriptive text. Publisher's original tan printed ribbed wrappers, 4to. Memoires de l'Academie Malgache, fascicule XVII (text + plates, complete in two parts). No ownership marks and no signs of use.

Tananarive, Madagascar: Pitot de la Beaujardiere, 1938. First edition.. Small bump to bottom outer corner, light damp stain to the wrappers only, overall, a very good copy.. Pp. 127-168; 7 full page photo-plates (each plate with tissue guard leaf of descriptive text). Publisher's original tan printed decorated wrappers, 4to. Bulletin de l'Academie Malgache (nouvelle série), volume 20. The entire 222 page bulletin is offered. The work contains 14 other papers including "Les Organes Cutanés brachiaux d' Hapalemur griseus" by May Affolter (24 pages with 5 plates). No ownership marks.

Canberra: The Australian National University Press, 1971. First edition.. Light edge wear to wrappers, a tight and clean copy in very good condition.. Pp. ix, 86; 18 text-figures, 3 photo-plates. Original orange pictorial printed wrappers, 4to. In the series: Terra Australis, no. 1. From the library of archaeologist Douglas Osborne with his signature on the front wrapper.

Paris: H. Fischer, 1914. First edition. Light wear to wraps, a near fine copy.. Pp. 126, viii, text-figures, 1 full page lithographic plate. Original light blue printed wrappers, 8vo. Journal de Conchyliologie volume 61 (1913). Inscribed by the author to G. Dollfus. Library of D.S. McCulloch with his armorial bookplate.

New York: The Viking Press, 1963. First edition.. Several chips with small missing sections to dustjacket, small square of discoloration on pages 122 and 123, a near fine copy.. Pp. ix, 180, 6 black and white photographs, 6 color photographs, color photograph frontispiece. Publisher’s tan cloth, small ship on cover, lettered in green on spine, pictorial dustjacket, sm 8vo. This memoir recounts the adventures of an Englishwoman in Africa with a famous snake handler. This volume is from the research collection of herpetologist Lauren E. Brown with his signature on the front endpaper.

Copenhagen, Denmark: Danish Botanical Society, 1935-1940. First edition.. Some edge rubbing to the cloth of both volumes, some scratches to the rear cover of the second volume, all text pages and chromolithographs are very bright and clean; overall, a very good copy.. Pp. (text): xxiv, 90 + 105 + 96 + 119 + 105, index; Pp. (plates): 200 chromolithographs; bound in two volumes with all 12 original gray printed wrappers bound in place. Original moss green cloth lettered in gilt on the spine, and with gilt panel lines at the top and bottom of the spine, lg 4to (12 ½ x 9 ½ inches). Published under the Auspices of the Society for the Advancement of Mycology in Denmark and the Danish Botanical Society. 1935-1940. One of the technically finest chromolithographed books ever produced. More than a thousand species are described. The descriptions are brief because most specific details can be seen, and the author even recommends that they should be examined with a lens (see also Nissen… Read More

Beijing: Foreign Languages Press, 1984. First edition.. A tight copy in very good condition.. Pp. (xx), 105; 12 full page color plates, numerous black-and-white photos. Color pictorial stiff wrappers, 4to. A fascinating account of some of great archaeological finds in China written by the actual scientists making the discoveries. No ownership marks and few signs of use.

Berkeley: University of California Press, 2008. First edition.. A fine copy.. Pp. xvi, 270, 4 color plates, numerous text-figures. Publisher’s black cloth, lettered in green on spine, black pictorial dustjacket lettered in green and white, 8vo. This volume examines the causes and solutions to the widespread appearance of deformed frogs. This volume is from the research collection of herpetologist Lauren E. Brown with his signature on the front endpaper. Neat underlining on pages xi-xiii, 111, 112, 115, 116, 186, 187, and 199.

Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 1998. First hardcover edition.. A near fine copy.. Pp. xviii, 507, numerous text-figures. Publisher’s dark blue cloth, lettered in silver on spine, lg 8vo. This book details the amphibians of the Midwest. This volume is from the research collection of herpetologist Lauren E. Brown with his signature on the front endpaper.

Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 1996. First edition.. A near fine copy.. Pp. xiv, 156, 16 color photographs, numerous text-figure and black and white photographs. Publisher’s pictorial wrappers, lettered in blue on cover and spine, 8vo. This volume describes the changing biodiversity of wetland animals in Okoboji, Iowa, using historical records. This volume is from the research collection of herpetologist Lauren E. Brown with his signature on the inside of the front wrapper. Inscribed by the author on the half title page. Neat underling on 96 pages.

Iowa City, IA: University of Iowa Press, 1998. First edition.. Light wear to spine, a near fine copy.. Pp. xviii, 507, numerous text-figures. Publisher’s printed pictorial wrappers, lg 8vo. This book details the amphibians of the Midwest. This volume is from the research collection of herpetologist Lauren E. Brown with his signature on the front endpaper. Neat underlining on 75 pages.

Firenze: Gruppo Ricerche Scientifiche e Tecniche Subacquee, 1981. First edition.. A fine (as new) copy.. Pp. 22. Publisher's tan printed wrappers, lg 4to. Publication of the Museo Zoologico Dell'Universita di Firenze. The text is in Italian. From the library of herpetologist H.D. Walley with his name stamp on the front wrapper. Top outer corner with small bump; a bright and clean copy in near fine condition.

Winchester: Printed by Jacob and Johnson for the author, 1821-1828. First edition. Light rubbing to marbled boards, occasional foxing to some tissue guards only and to a few text pages (generally quite minor), a few plates show faint offsetting to text; overall a very attractive bright and clean copy in near fine condition.. Pp. xxxii, 375, (1); (2), 340; (4), 416; (4), 362, (1); (2), 350, (1); (4), 416; (2), 362, (1); (2), 376, (1); (2), 391, (1); (2), 433, (1); 456; index: (2), 17, (134); with 193 hand-colored copperplate engravings. Early one-half calf leather, spine lettered in gilt and with gilt panel lines and other gilt decorations, over original marbled boards with matching marbled endpapers, most volumes with tissue guards present, thick 4to (10 3/4 x 8 1/2 inches). Zimmer (pp. 376-377) states: 'A new edition of the author's "General Synopsis of Birds," 1781-85 (q.v.), rewritten and enlarged to include the species treated in the two supplements to that work as well as… Read More