C. F. Tunnicliffe: sketches of bird life.
London: Victor Gollancz, (1981. first edition). Quarto, colour illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Wildlife and Botanical Art Books
Charles F. Tunnicliffe RA: the composition drawings.
London: Bunny Bird Fine Art, 1986. Octavo, illustrations, softcover. More
Decoys of Maritime Canada.
Exton: Schiffer, 1983. Quarto, photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Selected American game birds.
Caldwell: The Caxton Printers, (1980. reprint). Oblong format, 26 full page plates. More
Twentieth century wildlife artists.
London: Croom Helm, 1986. Quarto, colour plates, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Australia: 300 years of botanical illustration.
Collingwood: CSIRO, 1999. Quarto, colour illustrations. Publisher's cloth and slipcase, limited to 375 numbered copies, a fine copy. Provides a unique insight into the relationship between art and science; an excellent overview of the way in which Australian plants have been depicted over the past three centuries. More
Bruno Liljefors: the peerless eye.
Kingston upon Hull: Allen Publishing, 1987. Quarto, oblong format, colour illustrations, upper blank endpaper creased, very good copy in dustwrapper. Liljefors is one of the greatest of all wildlife artists and this splendid book does justice to his talent. More
The work of Jacques le Moyne de Morgues: a Huguenot artist in France, Florida and England.
London: British Museum, 1977. Quarto, 144 plates. Publisher's cloth and slipcase, inscribed by the author for Margaret Stones, with her bookplate. Volume 1: Foreword, catalogue and introductory studies. Volume 2: The plates. More
Peter Scott: painter and naturalist.
London: Faber & Faber, (1993. first edition). Octavo, photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Edward Lear's birds.
New York: William Morrow and Company, 1980. Small folio, colour plates, very good copy in slightly chipped dustwrapper. More
Bird illustrators: some artists in early lithography.
London: H. F. and G. Witherby, 1975. Large octavo, colour plates, signature, very good in dustwrapper. More
Wood engravings of birds.
London: H. F. & G. Witherby, 1978. Octavo, text illustrations, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
The bird illustrated 1550-1900.
New York: Abrams, 1988. Quarto, colour plates, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Bird life and the painter.
London: Studio Editions, 1955. Octavo, illustrations, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
Birds of the west coast, volume two.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1980. Folio, colour plates, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
Tableaux et scenes de la vie des animaux.
Paris: Librarie Hachette, 1877. Quarto, 20 uncoloured plates by Joseph Wolf. Contemporary brown half morocco, marbled boards, corners worn, some spotting throughout. More
The travelling naturalists.
London: Croom Helm, 1985. Octavo, illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Memoirs of an artist naturalist.
London: Gurney and Jackson, 1946. Octavo, 24 [16 colour] plates by the author, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
The botanical atlas: a guide to the practical study of plants containing representatives of the leading forms of plant life.
Edinburgh: W and A. K. Johnston, (1883. Folio, 52 full page colour plates with an accompanying page of text. Contemporary green half morocco, gilt decorated edges, a very good copy. More
The art of Paul Margoscy.
Author, 1994. Quarto, illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Pheromone: the insect art work of Christopher Marley.
Petaluma: Pomegranate, 2008. Quarto, colour photographs, good copy in dustwrapper. This book presents the compositions of Christopher Marley: assemblages of real insect bodies that display brilliant colour and otherworldly form. The colours are entirely natural, and to render the reproductions as accurate as possible some have been reproduced with fifth-colour..... More
Mark Catesby's Natural history of America: the watercolours from the Royal Library, Windsor Castle.
London: Merrell Holberton, 1997. Quarto, 60 colour plates, bookplate of Margaret Stones, tipped in letters from the author on Royal Trust letterhead to Stones, fine copy in dustwrapper. The watercolours in this book were taken from the special edition of Natural history of America purchased by King George III. Natural..... More
John Gould's contribution to British art: a note on its authenticity.
Sydney: Sydney University Press, 1973. Octavo, illustrations, softcover. Allan Reginald McEvey (1919-1996) was Curator of Ornithology at the Museum of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia. He held a deep interest in John Gould and this little publication is an excellent essay on Gould, showing his capabilites as a draughstman. More
The art of Annemieke Mein: wildlife artist in textiles.
Melbourne: Penguin Books, 1992. Quarto, colour photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Reptile to reef: ceramic sculpture.
Peterborough: Langford Press, 2014. Quarto, color photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. Explores the work and processes of award winning wildlife sculptor Jill Moger. With a distinct focus on reptiles this title also showcases some insect and marine works. More