Some birds and mammals of Africa: with a descriptive text by Hilary Hook.
London: Tryon Gallery, 1979. Folio, 14 colour plates. Publisher's blue quarter calf and marbled boards, slipcase. Limited to 505 copies. More
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The John James Audubon portfolio: a selection of the original drawings and watercolors used in the making of Birds of America accompanied by a choice of Audubon's writings.
Edition de la Main Fleurie, 2004. Quarto, 48 prints. WAS $1,800. Edited with a introduction by Ben Forkner. An edition of high quality reproductions of his original watercolors, along with key notes and correspondence by Audubon and a biographical introduction. Printed in a 14-point font on 200g deckled cream stock..... More
The original water-color paintings by John James Audubon for The Birds of America.
New York: American Heritage Publishing, 1966. Small folio, 431 colour plates by Audubon, fine copy in very good dustwrapper. The cheaper single volume issue, published the same year as a two volume set in a slipcase. More
A memoir of Thomas Bewick, written by himself.
London: Oxford University Press, 1975. Octavo, text illustrations, very good copy in dustwrapper. Originally published 1862. More
Notes by F. G. Stephens on a collection of drawings and woodcuts by Thomas Bewick, exhibited at the Fine Art Society's Rooms, 1880. Also a complete list of all works illustrated by Thomas and John Bewick, with their various editions.
London: The Fine Art Society, 1881. Quarto, 32 illustrations from original wood blocks. Publisher's leather-grained cloth, all edges coloured, a few spots throughout, otherwise a very good copy. More
John James Audubon: the watercolours for The birds of America.
New York: Random House, (2004. reprint). Quarto, colour plates, fine copy in dustwrapper. A showcase for Audubon's stunning colour plates, reproduced directly from the surviving original watercolours. More
John James Audubon and his circle: the collections of Dr. Evan Morton Evans (1870-1955) and his son Daniel Webster Evans (1907-1966).
New York: Christie, Manson and Woods International Inc, 1993. Quarto, colour illustrations, publisher's cloth binding, very good. Auction catalogue. More
The British bird.
London: Oxford University Press, 1943. Octavo, text illustrations, bookplate, colour plates by Ennion. More
Turner on birds: a short and succinct history of the principal birds noticed by Pliny and Aristotle, first published by Doctor William Turner, 1544
Cambridge: [Cambridge] University Press, 1903. Octavo, Publisher's cloth, library stamps and signature on title page. More
Thorburn's birds.
London: Ebury Press, 1967. Quarto, colour plates, signature, bookplate, dustwrapper. More
Thornton's Temple of Flora with plates faithfully reproduced from the original engravings.
London: Collins, 1951. Large folio, 31 coloured and uncoloured plates. Publisher's half morocco and slipcase, spine lightly sunned. Limited to 250 numbered copies and signed by the three contributors. 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
The bird illustrated 1550-1900.
New York: Abrams, 1988. Quarto, colour plates, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Potted histories: an artistic voyage through plant exploration.
London: Scriptum Editions, 2003. Quarto, colour plates, bookplate, dustwrapper. Through botanical paintings and essays this book examines the fascinating history of plants and flowers. Over 20 families are profiled, including cacti, daffodils, iris, magnolia, poppies, roses, tulips and waterlilies. 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 artist and the patron: aspects of colonial art in New South Wales.
Sydney: Art Gallery of New South Wales, 1988. Quarto, illustrations, softcover, fine copy. More
Empire's nature: Mark Catesby's new world vision.
Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina, 1998. Octavo, illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. Inspired by a major travelling exhibition of Catesby's watercolour drawings from the Royal Library, this interdisciplinary collection considers Mark Catesby's endeavours as a naturalist-artist, scientific explorer, experimental horticulturist, ornamental gardener, and early environmental thinker in terms of..... More
The magnificent botanical library of the Stiftung Fur Botanik Vaduz Liechtenstein collected by the late Arpad Plesch: Parts 1-3. Part 1, A-G. Part 2, H-P. Part 3, Q-Z and addenda.
London: Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1975 -1976. Quarto, colour and black and white plates, good set in paper covered boards with light wear, top edge very lightly foxed. Auction catalogue. More
New Zealand water birds: an artist's journal.
Auckland: Collins, 1973. Quarto, colour plates, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
John James Audubon: the making of an American.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2004. Octavo, paperback, black and white illustrations. Biography of this famous illustrator of the natural world. More
Bird sketches and some field observations.
London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1938. Quarto, coloured frontispiece, text illustrations. Publisher's linen boards with paper label, a few grubby marks, front hinge slightly tender. More
The magnificent botanical library of the Stiftung Fur Botanik Vaduz Liechtenstein collected by the late Arpad Plesch: Part 3, Q-Z and addenda.
London: Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1976. Quarto, colour and black and white plates, good copy in paper covered boards. Auction catalogue. More