A natural history of spiders, and other curious insects.
London: John Tilly, 1736. Quarto, 53 uncoloured copper engraved plates. Contemporary full mottled calf, expertly rebacked, all edges coloured, a very good copy. More
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London: John Tilly, 1736. Quarto, 53 uncoloured copper engraved plates. Contemporary full mottled calf, expertly rebacked, all edges coloured, a very good copy. More
Guildford: Lyons Press, 2011. Octavo, colour illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. In this beautifully illustrated book, Anita Albus recounts the sad histories of several extinct bird species, including the passenger pigeon, the Carolina parakeet, and the great auk. She offers a detailed account of six rare birds: the hermit ibis..... More
Archerfield: Steve Parish Publishing, 2009. Small octavo, paperback, colour photographs. Using superb photographs and comprehensive text, this field guide provides an introduction to the multitude of organisms that inhabit our shores and seas. More
London: Jonathan Cape, 1980. Octavo, colour plates, text illustrations, signature, dustwrapper. More
Sofia: Pensoft, 2012. Octavo, paperback, colour illustrations. Zoo Keys 209. Centuries of exploration and discovery have documented the diversity of life on Earth. Records of this biodiversity are, for the most part, distributed across varied and distinct natural history collections worldwide. This makes the task of extracting and mobilising the..... More
Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2013. Octavo, photographs, maps, softcover. Originally published in 1956, Archie Carr's landmark publication helped set in motion a movement to protect sea turtles that spread throughout the world and remains strong today. Archie Carr's unmatched style of nature writing, accessible to experienced naturalists and laypersons..... More
London: Reaktion Books, 2015. Octavo, photographs, illustrations, bookplate, softcover. Reaktion Animal Series. Despite its minuscule size, the mouse has a large presence in earth's animal kingdom and the human imagination. Often regarded in the West as one of the human race's greatest adversaries, the mouse is held in divine regard..... More
Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 1987. Octavo, photographs, maps, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
London: George Philip, 1985. Quarto, photographs and text illustrations, dustwrapper. More
London: Reaktion Books, 2017. Octavo, colour and black and white illustrations, bookplate, softcover. Reaktion Animal Series.Known for their haughty demeanour, woolly charm and propensity to spit when threatened, llamas have had a rich and varied history. Since their domestication high in the Andes, they have been sacrificed, farmed, smuggled and..... More
Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 2014. Octavo, photographs, text illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. Provides a comprehensive history of the human-orangutan encounter. Oneof the most humanlike of all the great apes, particularly in intelligence and behaviour, the orangutan has been cherished, used, and abused ever since it was first brought..... More
London: Collins, (1947. first edition). Octavo, photographs, maps, light fore-edge dust spotting, a near fine copy in dustwrapper (not price-clipped). New Naturalist six. More
London: Collins, (1947. first edition). Octavo, photographs, maps, lacks dustwrapper. New Naturalist six. More
London: George Allen and Unwin, 1956. Octavo, text illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
London: Reaktion Books, 2016. Octavo, photographs, illustrations, bookplate, softcover. Reaktion Animal Series. From swimming alongside our boats to lurking alone in the shadowy waters of remote seas, seals have long interacted with humans and played a part in our history. In this book, Dickenson explores the natural and cultural history..... More
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2009. Octavo, illustrations, dustwrapper. In the years after the Revolutionary War, the fledging republic of America was viewed by many Europeans as a degenerate backwater, populated by subspecies weak and feeble. Chief among these naysayers was the French count and world-renowned naturalist Georges-Louis Leclerc de..... More
Collingwood: CSIRO Publishing/Natural History Museum, 2014. Quarto, colour photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. A beautifully illustrated guide to every aspect of bird life and a complete survey of the world’s orders and families of birds. Highly respected ornithologist and wildlife expert, Jonathan Elphick, begins by defining the distinguishing features of..... More
Honolulu: Bishop Museum Press, 2003. Octavo, wrappers, Bishop Museum Occasional Papers, number 71. More
Newcastle: T. and J. Hodgson, 1827. Octavo, text illustrations, bookplate, binder's cloth. More
Fort William: Author, 2001. Octavo, photographs, creased softcover. More
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2002. Octavo, photographs, text illustrations, softcover. The varied works in this volume include passionate essays on the protection of animals, vivid accounts of travel and adventure from the English seashore to the Himalayas, poetry and fiction, and marvellous tales of nature for children. Special features..... More
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1969. Octavo, black and white photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Oxford: John Beaufoy Publishing, 2014. Quarto, oblong format, colour photographs, map, dustwrapper. In this new pictorial work by Axel Gomille, you can experience the magic of a world of contrasts, of ever-changing colours, exotic scents and unfamiliar sounds, that seduces all of your senses all at once. Axel Gomille is..... More
London: Reaktion Books, 2017. Octavo, paperback, photographs, illustrations. Reaktion Animal Series. Highly regarded woodpecker expert Gerard Gorman presents a unique natural, social, and cultural history of woodpeckers. Woodpeckers are among the most remarkable birds, having evolved a unique anatomy enabling them to peck and bore into solid timber both to..... More
London: Jonathan Cape, 2002. Octavo, phorographs, very good copy in dustwrapper. More