Bird drawings by C. F. Tunnicliffe, RA.
Royal Academy of Arts, 1974. Octavo, colour plates, softcover. More
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Waterfowl of North America.
Winnipeg: Ducks Unlimited Canada, 1987. Large oblong folio, 44 colour plates by 30 artists, each individually signed. Publisher's full brown leather binding and Solander box. Limited to 1,250 regular copies and 50 numbered artist proofs, a fine copy Freight will be extra. More
Embryology and phylogeny in Annelids and Arthropods.
Oxford: Pergamon Press, 1973. Octavo, text illustrations, signature, dustwrapper. More
Bird books and bird art. An outline of the literary history and iconography of descriptive ornithology [facsimile].
Amsterdam: Junk, 1973. Quarto, uncoloured illustrations. More
Audubon and his journals: with zoological and other notes by Elliott Coues.
London: John C. Nimmo, 1898. Octavo, photographic plates. Publisher's blindstamped cloth, inscription on front endpaper, a fine set. More
Remarkable birds.
London: Thames and Hudson, 2016. Octavo, laminated boards, colour illustrations. In this beautifully presented volume, over 60 birds are introduced, organized thematically into eight sections, covering all aspects of our relationship with birds. 'Songbirds' celebrates the greatest bird virtuosi, such as the Nightingale, while 'Birds of Prey' include majestic hunters..... More
Thomas Bewick. My life.
London: The Folio Society, 1981. Octavo, text illustrations, publisher's quarter cloth. More
The watercolours and drawings of Thomas Bewick and his apprentices.
London: Gordon Fraser, 1981. Octavo, uncoloured plates. Publisher's cloth and slipcase, a fine set. More
Artist animal.
Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2013. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. Animals have always been compelling subjects for artists, but the rise of animal advocacy and posthumanist thought has prompted a reconsideration of the relationship between artist and animal. In this book, Steve Baker examines the work of contemporary artists who..... More
Bird anatomy for artists.
Redcliffe: BFineArt, 2013. Quarto, laminated boards, colour illustrations. Foreword by Penny Olsen. This informative textbook for bird artists is a comprehensive survey of the complete bird from head to tail. The book is full of masterly illustrations that are clear and easy to understand, including black and white working drawings..... More
Arthropods of tropical forests: spatio-temporal dynamics and resource use in the canopy.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003. Large octavo, paperback, line drawings. This book is a comprehensive review of the ecology of tropical rainforest insects and spiders. Arthropods are the most diverse group of organisms on our planet and the tropical rainforests represent the most biologically diverse of all ecosystems. This book..... More
The art of Robert Bateman.
Ontario: Madison Press Books, (1981. first edition). Oblong format, colour and black and white plates, good copy in dustwrapper. More
The art of Robert Bateman.
Petaluma: Pomegranate, 2006. Quarto, colour illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. Originally published in 1981, The art of Robert Bateman was the first of many best-selling books by the internationally acclaimed wildlife artist and naturalist. In this twenty-fifth-anniversary edition, Bateman's exquisitely rendered paintings, accompanied by the artist's recollections and observations, are..... More
The art of Robert Bateman.
Ontario: Madison Press Books, (1981. first edition). Oblong format, colour plates, fine copy in dustwrapper (lightly sunned). More
The art of migration: birds, insects, and the changing seasons in Chicagoland.
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2013. Oblong format, colour illustrations, dustwrapper. From tiny ruby-throated hummingbirds to the majestic red-tailed hawk, this book examines the many creatures that commute on the Mississippi Flyway as part of an annual migration. This magnificent migrational dance takes place every year in Chicagoland, yet it..... More
The Queen's hidden garden: Buckingham Palace's treasury of wild plants.
London: David and Charles, 1984. Quarto, colour plates by Marjorie Lyon, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
A collection of native New Zealand birds.
Inglewood: Bennett Brothers, 1999. Small quarto, 30 uncoloured plates by Jeremy Bennett. Limited to 160 copies, inscribed "binder's proof" and signed in pencil by the author. A handsome "private press" publication with very fine scraper-board illustrations. More
A general history of quadrupeds: the figures engraved on wood by T. Bewick.
Newcastle upon Tyne: Author, (1792. third edition), Octavo, bookplates. Contemporary full calf, worn, contents sound. First published in 1790. "Such animals as I knew, I drew from memory on the wood; others which I did not know were copied from 'Dr Smellie's Abridgement of Buffon,' and other naturalists, and also..... More
A general history of quadrupeds: the figures engraved on wood.
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2009. Octavo, publisher's cloth, line drawings. Showcases the author's engraving techniques that allowed text and images to be published on the same page. This book features engravings of over four hundred animals alongside descriptions of their characteristics as scientifically understood at the time. Also available..... More
A general history of quadrupeds: the figures engraved on wood.
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2009. Octavo, paperback, line drawings. Showcases the author's engraving techniques that allowed text and images to be published on the same page. This book features engravings of over four hundred animals alongside descriptions of their characteristics as scientifically understood at the time. Also available in..... More
A general history of quadrupeds: the figures engraved on wood.
Newcastle upon Tyne: Author, (1811. sixth edition). Octavo, woodcuts. Contemporary full calf, modern spine, a few minor spots and oxidation, a sound copy. First published in 1790. "Such animals as I knew, I drew from memory on the wood; others which I did not know were copied from 'Dr Smellie's..... More
A general history of quadrupeds: the figures engraved on wood.
London: Ward Lock Reprints, (1970. facsimile). Octavo, text illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. First published in 1790. "Such animals as I knew, I drew from memory on the wood; others which I did not know were copied from 'Dr Smellie's Abridgement of Buffon,' and other naturalists, and also from the..... More
A history of British birds.
Newcastle: R. E. Bewick, (1805. second edition). Octavo, wood engravings. Contemporary half calf and marbled boards, some wear, a stain in volume two but not affecting text, a very good copy. Volume one: History and description of land birds. Volume two: History and description of water birds. Anderson and Gibson..... More
A history of British birds.
Newcastle: R. E. Bewick, (1805. second edition). Octavo, wood engravings. Contemporary diced calf, rebacked with modern spine and two coloured labels, new endpapers, a very good clean copy. Volume one: History and description of land birds. Volume two: History and description of water birds. Anderson and Gibson 81; Freeman 306;..... More
A history of British birds.
Newcastle: R. E. Bewick, 1847. Octavo, woodcuts, the bookplate of Walter Froggatt, worn publisher's cloth. Volume one: History and description of land birds. Volume two: History and description of water birds. More