London: Bombay Natural History Society, 1886-1892. Octavo, volumes one to seven (bound in four), numerous coloured and uncoloured lithographic plates, very scarce. contemporary half calf, some wear but a very good set. The Bombay Natural History Society was established in 1883 and is now India's largest and longest running natural... More
Paris: Exposition Coloniale Internationale, 1931. Quarto, 67 chromolithographs by H. Grönvold. Half green morocco and marbled boards, top edge coloured, other edges uncut, publisher's printed wrappers retained, a fine set. Nissen IVB 228. More
New York: D. Appleton and Company, (1861-1863. first edition). Folio, 31 handcoloured lithographic plates heightened with gum arabic, after Elliot and P.L. Oudart. Six parts in the original printed tan card covers and half red roan, some light wear; a fine well coloured set. The first book by Elliot and... More
[London]: Jansen, 1871. Quarto, 12 handcoloured plates by William Swainson. Half red morocco, fine copy, scarce. "These twelve plates were originally intended by my brother, Dr J. E. Gray, to form part of a series of figures of Chinese birds ... it will be readily seen that these plates were... More
Tokyo: Author, 1933. Small folio, 34 coloured plates, two folding maps. Publisher's burgundy half cloth over burgundy coloured paper boards, a fine copy. Nagamichi Kuroda (1889- 1978) was a Japanese ornithologist who is best remembered for Birds of the Island of Java. He also wrote Parrots of the World in... More
London: H. F. & G. Witherby, 1927-1976. Small quarto, 125 colour plates by Gronvold. Publisher's red cloth (volume five in dustwrapper), a fine set. Volume five Conclusion and survey of every species was produced much later (1976) by Lord Medway and David R. Wells. More
London: H. F. & G. Witherby, 19271939. Small quarto, 125 colour plates by Gronvold. Publisher's red cloth, a fine set. Lacking volume five 'Conclusion and survey of every species' published much later (1976) by Lord Medway and David R. Wells. More
London: Transactions of the Zoological Society of London, 1872. Quarto, coloured map and ten handcoloured plates. Contemporary brown half morocco and marbled boards, upper corner of drop title restored without affecting text, a very good copy. Transactions of the Zoological Society, volume eight part two. More