Epitome Entomologiae Fabricianae sive nomenclator entomologicus emendatus sistens Fabriciani systematis cum Linneano ...
Leipzig: Gottlieb Feind, 1797. Octavo, modern quarter calf and marbled boards. More
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Leipzig: Gottlieb Feind, 1797. Octavo, modern quarter calf and marbled boards. More
Kingston, Jamaica: Government Printing Establishment, 1891. Octavo, printed title wrapper, title, preface. Early quarter calf, substantial wear particularly to top and bottom spine, signatures of 'Julie Adele Livingston, July 2nd 1904 Kingston, Jamaica' on title and top margin of page 5, some browning confined to text, lacking back wrapper. EXTRA..... More
Wellington: Bock & Cousins, 1889. Large quarto, 40 chromolithographed plates. Publisher's embossed green cloth, gilt edges, a fine copy. One of the finest of all works on New Zealand botany. A further two volumes were planned but never published. It was available in the publisher's cloth for 10 shillings or..... More
Sydney: Angus and Robertson, (1941-1969. first edition). Octavo, very good set in dustwrappers. More
London: John Murray, 1825. Octavo, aquatint frontispiece, two botanical plates by J. W. Lewin and four folding maps. Later full calf, rebacked with red label, all edges speckled, the Bonython copy with bookplate, an excellent copy of a work often found in lesser condition. Octavo, with aquatint frontispiece (offset to..... More
Leiden: E J Brill, 1867-1868. Tall octavo, 14 handcoloured lithographed bird plates; uncut in later boards mounting the front printed wrapper. More
London: L Reeve and Co, 1887. Octavo, very good copy in publisher's cloth. the first volumes of a five volume set. More
London: Cassell, Petter & Galpin, [1874-1876]. Quarto, 50 chromolithographic plates by J. W. Ludlow. Publisher's handsome decorated cloth, rebacked with original endpapers retained, some chipping to early pages and a little spotting through but primarily confined to the text, the plates almost unaffected. More
London: Macmillan, (1869. first edition). Octavo, folding table. Modern binder's cloth and endpapers, early photograph of Galton pasted on free front endpaper, small library stamp on title page. More
Paris: Calixte-Volland and Rémont, 1799. Quarto, one folding table, 22 uncoloured engraved plates. Modern half calf, all edges marbled. More
Paris: P. Bertrand, 1855. Quarto, 20 lithographic (twelve coloured) plates. Contemporary half morocco, printed green wrappers retained, a very good copy. The mammal volumes with six handcoloured primate plates, eight plates of bats (two handcoloured), two handcoloured rodent plates, a handcoloured plate of the Armidillo, a coloured plate of River..... More
Melbourne: Hill House, 1989-1996. Folio, colour plates. Publisher's green cloth, a fine set. A complete set of the Hill House facsimile of John Gould's Birds of Australia (1840-1868), and way superior to the Lansdowne facsimile published 1972-1975. Some of the Hill House facsimile volumes were produced in very small numbers..... More
London: Author, 1865. Octavo, Publisher's handsome decorated cloth, front endpaper of volume one marked, otherwise a near fine copy. The Handbook is a significant elaboration of the text of Birds of Australia and Gould's final contribution to Australian ornithology. It is still a useful book in any working collection of..... More
London: Author, [1858]- 1875. Folio, 47 handcoloured lithograph plates by W. Hart, and H.C. Richter. Full contemporary green morocco, gilt inner rules, elaborate gilt spine five raised bands and gilt title, some minor rubbing. The King of Belgium's gilt stamp with crown and initials, a superb copy crisp and free..... More
London: British Museum, 1855. Quarto, 42 uncoloured lithographs. Contemporary half morocco and marbled boards, some blemishes, top edge gilt, a presentation copy dated 1885 from P. L. Sclater to the Rev. G. R. Fisk, small neat library stamps on title page and plates, a fine copy. John Edward Gray (1800-1875)..... More
London: George Bell and Sons, 1884-1887. Tall octavo, 81 colour-printed wood-engraved plates (chromoxylographs) by Benjamin Fawcett drawn by A. F. Lydon. Publisher's turquoise green blindstamped cloth, a very good crisp set. The first book devoted exclusively to parrots in captivity and with much of Australian interest. Occasional contributions were made..... More
Leipzig: [1850]. Quarto, six handcoloured engraved plates, quarter cloth and marbled boards. Text in German. More
London: Ray Society, 1864. Folio, 26 uncoloured lithographic plates. Publisher's quarter cloth and boards with label, some cracking and minor fraying of corners, a few minor spots. German born British herpetologist and ichthyologist Albert Karl Ludwig Gotthilf Günther (1830-1914) was, along with his near contemporary Alfred George Boulenger, the most..... More
London: Ray Society, 1864. Folio, 26 uncoloured lithographic plates. Contemporary half morocco and marbled boards, top edge gilt, upper corner very slightly bumped and a few spots, otherwise a handsome copy. German-born British herpetologist Albert Karl Ludwig Gotthilf Günther (1830- 1914) was, along with his near contemporary Alfred George Boulenger..... More
London: British Museum, 1859-1870. Octavo, Binder's quarter morocco and cloth boards, a few library stamps, otherwise a handsome set. With Australian descriptions. More
London: Witherby, 1953. Quarto, colour plates and text illustration, limited to 485 numbered copies, a very good copy in dustwrapper. More
Berlin: Verlag von R. Friedlander und Sohn, 1910-38. Quarto, text illustrations.The first three volumes in contemporary half morocco and marbled boards, the supplement in a binders cloth, all volumes with some wear, the bookplate of Dom Serventy. More
Berlin: 1929. Large octavo, contemporary half morocco and worn boards, boookplate. More
Amsterdam: De Erven van F. Houttuyn, 1767. Octavo, nine uncoloured folding lithographic plates. Contemporary half calf and marbled boards, some wear and crushed corners, later endpapers. The insect volume from the 37 volume 'Natuurlyke Historie of uitvoerige Beschryving der Dieren, Planten en Mineraalen, volgens het Samenstel van den Heer Linnaeus'..... More
London: William Smith, (1843. new edition). 124 hand-coloured plates. Handsome half red morocco, all edges gilt, some wear, a very good copy. More