The fall of a sparrow.
Oxford: Oxford University Press, (1988. reprint). Octavo, paperback, illustrations. More about The fall of a sparrow
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A brief history of the Royal Society.
London: The Royal Society, 1960. Octavo, photographs, signature, very good copy in dustwrapper. Includes a pamphlet on the Society's Portraits and Busts by Gillian Hammill (reprinted from the Notes and Records of the Royal Society of London, Vol. 24, No. 1, June 1969). More about A brief history of the Royal Society
Bird books and bird art. An outline of the literary history and iconography of descriptive ornithology [facsimile].
Amsterdam: Junk, 1973. Quarto, uncoloured illustrations. More about Bird books and bird art. An outline of the literary history and iconography of descriptive...
Bird books and bird art: an outline of the literary history and iconography of descriptive ornithology.
New York: Maurice Martino, 1990. Quarto, illustrations. This edition is limited to 300 copies. More about Bird books and bird art: an outline of the literary history and iconography of descriptive...
Stuffed animals and pickled heads: the culture and evolution of natural history museums.
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001. Octavo, illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. A stimulating discussion of the role of natural history museums in culture and society. More about Stuffed animals and pickled heads: the culture and evolution of natural history museums
Audubon and his journals: with zoological and other notes by Elliott Coues.
London: John C. Nimmo, 1898. Octavo, photographic plates. Publisher's blindstamped cloth, inscription on front endpaper, a fine set. More about Audubon and his journals: with zoological and other notes by Elliott Coues
Thomas Bewick. My life.
London: The Folio Society, 1981. Octavo, text illustrations, papercovered boards, cloth spine, bookplate, fine. More about Thomas Bewick. My life
Whose bird?: men and women commemorated in the common names of birds.
London: Christopher Helm, 2003. Octavo, paperback, black and white photographs, text illustrations. Birders often wonder about the people commemorated in the names of many of our familiar birds. In this book biographies detail the life and work of the individual involved, often revealing fascinating insights about the nature of bird... More about Whose bird?: men and women commemorated in the common names of birds
William Beebe: an annotated bibliography.
Hamden: Archon Books, 1977. Octavo, illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. More about William Beebe: an annotated bibliography
The wisdom of birds: an illustrated history of ornithology.
London: Bloomsbury Books, 2008. Octavo, illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. Birkhead takes the reader on a journey that not only tells us about the extraordinary lives of birds - from conception and egg, through territory and song, to migration and fully fledged breeder - but also shows how, over centuries... More about The wisdom of birds: an illustrated history of ornithology
Plants of the world: the lower plants.
London: Thames and Hudson, 1965. Quarto, text illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. More about Plants of the world: the lower plants
The sphagnaceae or peat-mosses of Europe and North America.
London: David Bogue, 1880. Quarto, 29 partially coloured chromothographs. Publisher's cloth, a fine copy. More about The sphagnaceae or peat-mosses of Europe and North America
Buckland's curiosities of natural history: a selection.
London: The Batchworth Press, 1948. Octavo, line drawings, bookplate, fine copy in publisher's cloth. More about Buckland's curiosities of natural history: a selection
Charles Darwin: Voyaging: Volume one of a biography.
London: Pimlico, 1996. Octavo, illustrations, softcover. More about Charles Darwin: Voyaging: Volume one of a biography
Vascular plant families and genera: a list of genera and their families, as accepted by the Kew Herbarium, with an analysis of relationships of the flowering plant families according to eight systems of classification.
Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, 1992. Octavo, page 417 torn, otherwise a very good copy in sunned dustwrapper. An up-to-date check-list of accepted genera of Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms and flowering plants. More about Vascular plant families and genera: a list of genera and their families, as accepted by the Kew...
Bibliography and natural history: essays presented at a conference convened in June 1964 by Thomas R. Buckman.
Lawrence: University of Kansas Libraries, 1996. Octavo, illustrations, softcover. More about Bibliography and natural history: essays presented at a conference convened in June 1964 by...
The dictionary of birds in colour.
London: Michael Joseph Ltd., 1974. Quarto, colour photographs, dustwrapper. More about The dictionary of birds in colour
History of ornithology.
New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 2010. Octavo, colour illustrations, laminated boards. This stunning book examines the development of ornithology from ancient times until the present day. There are chapters on ancient times, the middle ages, the renaissance, and each century from 17th until 20th. Each details the big names of... More about History of ornithology
Working bibliography of owls of the world: with summaries of current taxonomy and distributional status.
Washington: National Wildlife Federation, 1978. Quarto, paperback, More about Working bibliography of owls of the world: with summaries of current taxonomy and distributional...
The journeys and plant introductions of George Forrest.
London: Oxford University Press, 1952. Octavo, folding map, black and white plates. Publisher's cloth, very slight rubbing, inscription, a very good copy. More about The journeys and plant introductions of George Forrest
The art of natural history: animal illustrators and their work.
London: Country Life, 1978. Quarto, colour plates, fine copy in slipcase. More about The art of natural history: animal illustrators and their work
Professor David: the life of Sir Edgeworth David.
London: Edward Arnold & Co., 1937. Octavo, photographs. Fine copy in slightly chipped dustwrapper, scarce in this condition. More about Professor David: the life of Sir Edgeworth David
Plants of the world.
London: Thames and Hudson, 1963-1968. Quarto, colour photographs, text illustrations, lacks dustwrappers. Volumes one and two Higher Plants, volume three Lower Plants. More about Plants of the world
Huxley: from devil's disciple to evolution's high priest.
Reading: Perseus Books, 1997. Octavo, photographs, paperback. More about Huxley: from devil's disciple to evolution's high priest
Great natural history books and their creators.
London: The British Library Publishing Division, 2003. Quarto, colour illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. Amongst the greatest books every created are the large-scale works of natural history researched and written by apothecaries and scientists. The stories behind such books are told by Ray Desmond, with reproduced colour plates from original... More about Great natural history books and their creators