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London: J. Nourse, 1765. 8vo. viii, [iv], 692 pp., including index. Second edition. Full calf, covers slightly worn; occasional browning, still a very nice copy from the library of Jerry Stannard. More
London: J. Nourse, 1765. 8vo. viii, [iv], 692 pp., including index. Second edition. Full calf, covers slightly worn; occasional browning, still a very nice copy from the library of Jerry Stannard. More
Uppsala: Kongl. Akad. Boktryckeribt, 1866. 4to. [ii], 59 pp. FIRST EDITION. With 3 folding tables. Cloth-backed wrappers, label on front cover; text browned. From the library of R. Mark Ryan with his stamp on front cover. First edition of this monograph on the taxonomy of certain mammals, including porcupine, bats..... More
Vienna: Joannis Thomae, 1770. 8vo. [iv], 364 pp. With 11 full page plates, but lacking the frontispiece portrait. Contemporary calf, spine cracked, interior in excellent condition. An early edition. This is an elaboration of Linnaeus's Fundamenta botanica and other works which formed the basis of his botanical lectures given between..... More
London: John Murray, 1874. 2 vols. 8vo. xvi, 360, [6]; viii, 346, 20 pp. Signature of Thos. Thornton, dated 1875, on both titles. Complete with the publisher's advertisements. With frontispiece portrait, 2 coloured folding maps (1 in a map pocket at the end of Volume I), and numerous illustrations. Original..... More
Frankfurt am main: Druck von Mahlau & Waldschmidt, 1882. 4to. [12], 13-84 pp., 24 plates, (3 folding, 8 partially folding). Red ink borders on all pages, which are untrimmed and unopened. Printer's wrappers. More
Paris: Libraire de Victor Masson, 1857-79. 14 vols. 8vo. Nearly 8200 pages, including indexes and a publisher's catalogue. ONLY EDITION. Contemporary half-calf over marbled boards, some wear. Title and half-title to Vol. 14 bound at back. Only edition of the collection of lectures given by the great naturalist Henri Milne-Edwards..... More
Leipzig: Grossi. 1674. 8vo. [12], 140, [22] pp. FIRST EDITION. With errata, plus 4 plates (3 folding). Recent full calf in a contemporary style; fore-margin of title and errata leaf repaired. An uncut copy. First edition of this important work on scurvygrass by the great German physician, Moellenbrock (fl. 1650)..... More
1901-1911. FIRST EDITIONS. Bound together in black buckram. Ex-library (Scripps Institution for Biological Research). A compendium of Montgomery’s papers on cytology and zoology. Montgomery (1873-1912) was a distinguished professor and chairman of the Department of Zoology at the University of Pennsylvania. Although he only lived to age thirty-nine, he was..... More
[Various]: [Various], [Various]. 4to. FIRST EDITIONS. An important collection of botanical and paleontology papers put together by John Clavell Mansel-Pleydell of Whatcombe, one of the founders and presidents of the Dorset Natural History and Antiquarian Field Club. He is well known for his philanthropic commitments for the furtherance of natural..... More
Cambridge: University Press, 1934. 4to. 23, [1] pp. FIRST AND ONLY EDITION. Frontispiece portrait of Pearson. Original gilt-lettered cloth. Only edition of this delightful tribute to Karl Pearson on the celebration of his fiftieth year as a professor at Cambridge. The speeches here are delivered by many of his past..... More
Wien: Herausgebein von der K. K. zoologish-botanischen gesellschaft, 1876. 4to. [3], 4-24 pp. With one hand-coloured map. First edition of this fascinating monograph on the fauna of Malaysia. Von Pelzeln, after giving due credit to a number of predecessors, lists the various species in this part of the world. He..... More
London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1908. 8vo. xxiv, 336 pp. FIRST EDITION. With coloured frontispiece, 9 lithographic plates, and numerous text illustrations. Publisher's catalogue at the beginning of the book, and a wonderful appendix at the end. Original cloth, joints a bit loose and first and last leaf lightly browned..... More
Fermo: Stamperia de Pallade, 1804. Two works in one. 8vo. 40 pp. (continuous pagination). FIRST EDITION OF THE FIRST WORK, SECOND EDITION OF ZUCCHINI’S LECTURE. Contemporary pasteboards. The title a bit stained, but generally an excellent copy from the library of Jerry Stannard. TREATING DISEASES OF THE SOIL BY PORTA..... More
London: H. Bailliere, 1845. 8vo. xvii, 596, [1] pp. SECOND EDITION. Hand-colored engraved frontispiece, 49 engraved plates (44 hand-coloured) and 97 text wood engravings. Contemporary half-calf over marbled boards; occasional light foxing, but a fine copy. More
Cleveland: The Burrows Brothers Co, 1899. 8vo. 175 pp. Blue cloth with paper spine label titled in black, top edge gilt. Small damp-stain in fore-edge margin mainly affecting last 20 pages, boards rubbed and soiled, very good. Limited edition, unnumbered and marked as 'editor's copy' and inscribed by him on..... More
Mannhemii: Kaufman, 1827. Small folio. [3], 6-57 pp., 1 large folding table. ONLY EDITION. Small folio. 57 pp. Large folding typographical table. Stabbed and glued in contemporary green paper wrappers (faded, a little frayed at the edges), old pen inscription on the front wrapper. Very light foxing, but overall a...... More
Paris: Chez Crapart, Caille et Ravier, 1807. 2 vols. 8vo. xviii, 493, [1]; [4], 523, [1] pp. Calf-backed marbled boards, gilt spine. Fourth edition.The author's popular physiological treatise, first published in 1801 and subsequently translated into many languages and editions. Based on the author's public lectures, this work established a...... More
Buenos Aires: 1914. 8vo. [v], 247, [2] pp. FIRST EDITION. With text illustrations and 31 folding plates, tissue guards present. Original printed wrappers, bound into calf-backed marbled boards; some slight foxing. First edition of this report on a paleontological exploration of regions in Argentina, such as the Valle de Santa..... More
London: Smith, Elder and Co., 1855. 8vo. xiv, 403, [1] pp., plus 2 pages publisher's advertisements and 16-page publisher's catalogue dated February, 1855. FIRST EDITION. Original publisher's cloth, covers somewhat soiled, hinges loose; very minor foxing. First edition of Royle's valuable work on the fibrous plants of India, especially his..... More
Paris: Delalain, 1797-1805. 12 volumes. 4to. Over 8000 pages printed in double column. FIRST EDITION. Engraved frontispiece in Volume 10, title vignettes, large decorative headpiece at beginning of each chapter. With 20 folding tables and charts (a few oversized) and 269 engraved plates. Contemporary half-calf over hand-blocked marbled boards; a...... More
Basel und Genf: H. Georg’s Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1864. Seven volumes (6 facsicles and text volume). 4to. viii, 63, [12] pp. FIRST AND ONLY EDITION. With 82 unbound double-plate lithographs loose in the 6 facsicles. Text and facsicles in original printed wrappers, all contained in the original publisher's printed slipcase. Apart from..... More
Munich: R. Oldenbourg, 1875. 8vo. [ii], 612, [2] pp., including half-titles for each part. FIRST EDITION. Printed in Gothic type, a few leaves unopened; an excellent copy in contemporary blue cloth with the original printed wrappers bound in. Several marginal annotations in pencil and blue ink, 7 separate handwritten pages..... More
Regensberg: J.L. Montag, 1763. 4to. 96 pp. With 3 engraved hand-coloured plates by B.G. Fridrich. An uncut and partially unopened copy, disbound. Small stamp on tile; an excellent copy. Second edition of this valuable study on insects, based on the author's microscopic observations. He here illustrates the life cycles of..... More
Lausanne et Vevey: B. Benda, 1873. 8vo. [iv], 113, [3] pp. FIRST EDITION. Cloth-backed marbled boards. Some foxing to first and last few leaves. From the library of Jerry Stannard. First edition. An introduction to the study of natural sciences written by Schnetzler (1823-96), a professor of Botany at the..... More
Neudamm: J. Neumann, 1904-1921. Three vols. 4to. [xiv], [240], [iv]; [xii], [240], [iv]; [vii], [232] pp. FIRST EDITION. With 176 chromolithograph plates (4 double). Original cloth, title in gilt on cover, some wear to spines; tissue covers with marginal tears, several signatures loose in Volume III, Volumes I and II..... More