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Natural Sciences
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1969 The Hill of SummerNew York: 1969A smart first US edition of this lyrical account of summer's progress in England by English author J. A. Baker. -
1958 Libellus de Natura Animalium: A Fifteenth Century BestiaryLondon: 1958A fine copy of J. I Davis's facsimile edition of the fifteenth century bestiary 'Libellus De Natura Animalium'. -
1825 Notices on the Iguanodon, A Newly Discovered Fossil ReptileLondon: 1825Gideon Mantell's very scarce paper describing the Iguanodon, taken from vol. CXV of the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. -
1987 De Crostacei E Degli Altri Marini Corpi Che Si Truovano Su MontiSala Bolognese: 1987A facsimile of Anton-Lazzaro Moro's influential eighteenth century work on crustaceans and marine geology, with the original dust wrapper. -
1767 Le Botaniste FrançoisParis : 1767A very scarce, first edition of this innovative work presenting new methods of botany for the eighteenth century, written in French by M. Barbeu Dubourg. -
1854 Beautiful Butterflies: The British Species Described and IllustratedLondon: 1854A first edition copy of Henry Gardiner Adams' work on British butterflies, beautifully illustrated with hand-coloured plates. -
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[c1865] Common Seaweeds of the British Coast and Channel Islands With Some InsightLondon: No date [c.1865]This very scarce edition of a guide to the common seaweeds of the British coast and Channel Islands, full bound in the original publisher's gilt decorated cloth. -
1911 A Garland of Shakespeare's FlowersLondon: 1911A first edition copy of this beautifully illustrated collection of quotations from Shakespeare concerning flowers. -
1840 A Manual of Botany: Comprising Vegetable Anatomy and PhysiologyLondon: 1840A smart first edition of this illustrated manual of botany from Scottish naturalist William MacGillivray. -
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1993 A Country Naturalist's YearShrewsbury: 1993A very smart first edition of this brightly illustrated work, signed by the author and illustrator with a hand-drawn image from the illustrator to the front endpaper. -
1764 Manuel Des Champs, ou Recueil ChoisiParis : 1764A scarce first edition of M. de Chanavalon's French guide to life in the countryside, with information on a whole manner of useful tasks, including cookery recipes, home remedies and a garden calendar. -
1913 Wild Animals At HomeLondon: 1913A second edition copy of this illustrated wildlife study, particularly focused on Yellowstone National Park. -
1860 Actinologia Britannica. A History of the British Sea-Anemones and Corals.London: 1860The beautifully illustrated first edition of renowned naturalist Philip Henry Gosse's examination of British marine biology, complete with chromolithographic plates. -
1898 The SalmonLondon, New York and Bombay.: 1898The first edition, first impression of this illustrated work on salmon by Alfred Erskine Gathorne-Hardy, full bound in the original publisher's decorated cloth. -
1938 Wild Flowers of AtticaOxford: 1938The first edition of this illustrated horticultural guide to Greek flowers, written by botanist Shirley Clifford Atchley with over twenty vivid colour plates by W. O. Everett. -
1936 Birds of the SeashoreLondon: 1936A smart copy of this illustrated study of the birds of the seashore from prolific British writer Harold John Massingham. -
1950 The Propagation of AlpinesLondon: 1950A smart first edition of this illustrated study of the propagation of Alpines, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. -
1927 The Bristol AvonBristol: 1927A smart first edition of this illustrated study of the Bristol Avon, with the vanishingly scarce original unclipped dust wrapper. -
1999 The TulipLondon: 1999A lavishly illustrated history of the humble tulip and its dominating presence across our history. -
1945-1954 The New Naturalist WorksLondon: 1945-1954A delightful set of first edition illustrated works from the popular 'New Naturalist' series by Collins. -
1899 Our Rarer British Breeding BirdsLondon: 1899The first edition of this Kearton work on the ornithological wildlife in Britain. -
1872 The Common Objects of the CountryLondon: 1872A beautifully illustrated copy of John George Wood's topographical look at the common objects found in the British countryside, illustrated in colour. -
1908 Wayside and Woodland FernsLondon: 1908The first edition of this profusely illustrated pocket sized guide to the ferns of Britain. -
1916 Wild Life of the WorldLondon: 1916The vibrantly illustrated three volume first edition of Richard Lydekker's account of the animals of the world. With 120 colour plates. -
1857 The Common Objects of the Sea ShoreLondon: 1857The uncommon first edition of J. G. Wood's illustrated guides to the common shells and fossils found on the coast of Britian. -
1939 Transactions of the Linnaean Society of New York Vol VNew York: 1939A vanishingly scarce volume on the transactions of the Linnaean Society in New York, discussing the behaviour of the Snow Bunting. -
1931 Journals of Gilbert WhiteLondon: 1931The first edition of these journals of Gilbert White, an illustrated reproduction of his long-kept journal. -
1871 A History of British BirdsLondon: 1871-85The fourth enlarged edition of William Yarrell's important illustrated ornithological work on British Birds. -
1896-7 A Hand-Book to the Game-BirdsLondon: 1896-1897These smart first edition, first impression copies of both volumes of A Hand-Book to the Game-Birds by the Scottish ornithologist William Robert Ogilvie-Grant, replete with 40 magnificent colour plate illustrations. -
1907 Butterflies and Moths (British)London: 1907A smart new impression of this brightly illustrated study on British butterflies and moths. -
1837-1852 A History of British Birds, Indigenous and MigratoryLondon: 1837-1852The illustrated first edition of this five volume study of the indigenous and migratory birds of Great Britain. -
1896-1897 A Hand-Book to the Birds of Great Britain (Lloyd's Natural History)London: 1896-1897A vibrantly illustrated guide to the birds of Great Britain, written by English zoologist and ornithologist R. Bowdler Sharpe. -
1889 Flora Of HerefordshireHereford: [1889]The first edition of this comprehensive illustrated work on the flora of Herefordshire. -
1906-1909 The Moths and Butterflies of the British IslesLondon: 1906-1909The first edition of three charmingly illustrated works from Robert South, including his study of Butterflies, and the first and second series of his work on Moths. -
1867 British Butterflies and MothsLondon: 1867The first edition of this concise study on the butterflies and moths of Britain, colourfully illustrated. -
1923 Rare Vanishing & Lost British BirdsLondon: 1923A smart first edition of this ornithological study of British birds by Linda Gardiner, adorned with charming coloured plates.