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
Wildlife and Botanical Art Books
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
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
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
Louis Agassiz Fuertes: his life briefly told and his correspondence.
New York: Oxford University Press, 1956. Octavo, lacks dustwrapper. More
New Zealand birds: an artist's field studies.
Auckland: Reed Methuen, 1986. Folio, illustrations, fine copy in a fine dustwrapper. More
Studies and sketches of a bird painter.
Melbourne: Lansdowne Editions, 1981. Small folio, colour plates, text illustrations. Publisher's full grey calf and Solander box, edition limited to 500 copies, numbered and signed by the artist, a fine copy. Raymond Harris-Ching is one of the great modern wildlife artists and Studies and Sketches is one of his best..... 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 living world of Audubon.
London: Country Life, 1975. Quarto, colour plates, photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Tunnicliffe's birdlife.
London: Clive Holloway Books, 1985. Quarto, colour plates, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Falconry and art.
London: Sotheby Publications, 1987. Quarto, illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
The world of Robert Bateman.
Toronto: Viking, 1985. Oblong format, colour plates, black and white photographs and illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Wonders of creation: natural history drawings in the British Library.
London: British Library, 1986. Quarto, colour plates, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Thorburn's Naturalist's sketchbook.
London: Michael Joseph, 1977. Octavo, illustrations, dustwrapper. More
The art of Glen Loates.
Scarborough: Cerebrus Publishing, 1977. Small folio, colour plates, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Birds: the art of ornithology.
London: Scriptum Editions, 2004. Quarto, colour illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. An outstanding selection of images from the famous archive of the British Museum (Natural History) in London, including exquisitely crafted works from some of the most famous natural history artists ever published. This landmark book will fascinate anyone interested..... 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, dustwrapper. More
George Edward Lodge: the unpublished New Zealand bird paintings.
Wellington: Nova Pacifica, 1982. Small folio, colour plates, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Album of Abyssinian birds and mammals: from paintings by Louis Agassiz Fuertes.
Chicago: Field Museum of Natural History, [1930]. Quarto, 32 colour plates on card, introductory text leaves, publisher's cloth and slip-case. More