WATERTON CHARLES

Essays on Natural History, Third Series

London, Longman Brown Green Longmans and Roberts. 1858, Second Edition. Original Cloth, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. (500 gram rate) lower joint split, otherwise the book is tdy and clean with minor handling wear, and light edge rubbing, front hinge cracked but tight, xvii pp prlims and intro + content + xlviii biographical note of the author, 1-290pp, various essays including on the Monkey family, Pigeons and Pigeon Stealers, the Humming-bird, the Dog family, Cannibalism, the Fox, Snakes. Good/No Jacket.

Fortuna BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 005551

Catalogue: Antiquarian & Deluxe Editions

Keywords: Charles Waterton of Walton Hall Essays Belles Lettres Monkey Pigeons Pigeon Stealers Humming-Bird Hummingbird Dog Dogs Cannibalism the Fox Snakes

Charles; Wood, Rev. J .G. Waterton

Wanderings In South America, The North-West Of The United States, And The Antiles, In The Years 1812, 1816,1820 & 1824. With Original Instructions For The Perfect Preservation Of Birds, Etc. For Cabinets Of Natural History

Macmillan. Hardcover , Condition: Acceptable.

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Book number: mon0000076320

Nim South; Sylvanus Swanquill; Nimrod; N.W.; (Surtees); a Yorkshireman; a Fetter-Lane Coachman; Charles Waterton; Martin Hawke

The New Sporting Magazine, Vol. 4 nos. 19 - 24, November 1832 - April 1833 & The Racing Calendar 1832

Baldwin & Craddock, London, 1832. First Edition, Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Half-leather with marbled boards and end-papers, gilt lettering and decoration on spine, light wear at joint ends, sound binding, clean pages, end-papers and plates. All plates are present, these are: Title vignette showing an Otter; Coursing; The Terrier; The Meet; Ptarmigan; Oxygen, a horse; The Dying Woodcock; Coursing - A Scene on Bagshot Heath; Guinea Hen and Jay; Trout Fishing, a View on the River Dart; The Hobby, a Hawk; John Winter, Huntsman to Ralph John Lambton; The Pike. Contents include (some topics noted in earlier numbers also feature in later numbers but are not listed again here): November 1832 No. 19: Fox-Hounds in Great Britain for the Year 1832, with the Countries they Hunt and the Names of the Masters; The Greyhound; Nim South's Tour; Habits of the Woodcock etc.; November; Newmarket First and Second October Meetings; Noctes Nimrodianae or Sporting Conversations with Nimrod; General Monthly Miscellany - The Chase - The Turf - Cricket - Shooting Match and Gander Pulling etc; Racing Calendar (at rear). December 1832 No. 20: Letter from a Hants. Fox-hunter; Hawking; Review of the Racing Season; Murty Macrory; Review of Wild Sports of the West; December; A Few Lines From Mr Jorrocks on the Subject of His New Magazine; Remarks on the New Game Laws, as Affecting Wastes and Commons; Word or Two on Critics; The Pleasures of the Chase; Newmarket Houghton Meeting; Roach Fishing; Character of Hunting Countries, Shropshire; Miscellany - Betting at Tattersall's etc.; Coursing Calendar (at rear); January 1833 No. 21: The Road, Review of an Article in the Quarterly Review on the past and present state of Coaching; Review of the Racing Season of 1832; Sharp-Shooter, a Tale of Schooldays; Nim South's Reply to a Hants Fox-Hunter; Shooting in January; The Habits of the Snipe; Woodcock Shooting; Miscellany - Horses Gone Abroad - The Veterinarian- The English Farmer etc. February 1833 No. 22: A Few Words from the Editor to the Author of Dashwood's Letters; Hood's Comic Annual for 1833; Col. Hawker on Shooting; February; Close of the Shooting Season; The History of Horsemanship, Illustrated by Statuary and Sculpture - The Riding House at Dessau; Wildfowl Shooting Character of Hunting Countries, Hampshire; A Hunt Breakfast with Mr Jorrocks; Much Ado About Nothing; Lamentable Loss of the North Pole Mapping Expeditin, contained in an Extract from Peter Flam's Log; Travels and Sports in South America; Miscellany - The Versailles Hounds - Doncaster St Leger entries - Death of Stallions etc. March 1834 No. 35: The Bag Fox; Conundrums by Messrs. Simpkins and Jorrocks; Notice of a Subscription to Present Mr Farquharson with a Piece of Plate; A Few Lines from Nimrod; Sporting In India; Sports in South America - Lion and Ostrich Hunting; The Starling; Remarks on the Derby Favourites; Dashwood's Reply; On Arabian Horses; On Roaring; The Road; Fine Arts - The British Institution; Miscellany - Stag Hunt in Ireland - New Regulations for King's Plates etc. April 1833 No. 24: Observations on the Game Laws - The Metropolitan Magazine - Col. Hawker etc; Variation's Performances; The Last Day of the Season - A Day with the Durber Hounds; A Boar-Hunting Song Describing a Day in Touraine; Singular Death of Two Swans; Who Was the Cockney Stockbroker at Melton?; A Few Remarks on Breeding and Purchasing Young Horses; Characters of Hunting Countries - Durham; Nicholas Piscator; The Earl of Surry, Capt. Pechell, and Dashwood; Veterinary Jurisprudence; Fine Arts - Society of British Artists; Miscellany - Shugborough-hill Day - Trespass under the New Game Bill etc. No dust jacket, as published. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: under 1 kg. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 57018101101. ISBN: 0192713191

Bailgate Books LtdProfessional seller

Book number: 57018101101

Catalogue: countryside, farming, field sports, agriculture, horticulture

Keywords: BZDB4 countryside, farming, field sports, agriculture, horticulture; Equestrian; British History; Sport. Nim South; Sylvanus Swanquill; Nimrod; N.W.; (Surtees); a Yorkshireman; a Fetter-Lane Coachman; Charles Waterton; Martin Hawke The New Sporting Magazi

Thomas Hughes; Charles Waterton; Washington Irving

Tom Brown&Apos;S School-Days; Wanderings in South America ; Old Christmas; Bracebridge Hall

London, Macmillan and Co. 1885. Cloth. A scarce edition of this volume comprising four works by Thomas Hughes, Charles Waterton, and Washington Irving. With numerous illustrations by Randolph Caldecott and others. A scarce copy of this volume comprising four works by some popular English and American authors, printed in three-columns imitating a periodical serialisation. Comprising: Tom Brown's School-days by an old boy (Thomas Hughes), with a preface to the sixth edition. Originally published in 1857, it follows a story set at Rugby School and is based on the author's real experiences. Wanderings in South America by Charles Waterton, edited with a biographical introduction and explanatory index by Rev. J. G. Wood. An intriguing book following the author's adventurous travels in Guiana, West Indies. Originally published in 1825.Old Christmas: From the Sketch-Book of Washington Irving, with some charming old English traditions. With illustrations by Randolph Caldecott.Bracebridge Hall by Washington Irving, originally published in 1821. An episodic novel comprised of a series of character sketches with numerous individual plots. Illustrated by Randolph Caldecott. The whole work is fully illustrated with numerous vignettes by Arthur Hughes, Sydney Prior Hall, Randolph Caldecott, et al. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally very smart with only minor shelf wear and some bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. With a minor soiling to the boards and spine. With an illustration by a previous owner pasted to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. With some offsetting to the endpapers and title page as well as a faint minor scattered spotting particularly to the first and last few leaves, although the pages are generally very clean throughout. Illustrated with numerous vignettes in text by various artists. Very Good . Ill.: Arthur Hughes; Sydney Prior Hall; Randolph Caldecott. Very Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 788A6

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration

Keywords: randolph caldecott washington irvin illustrations washington irvin Arthur Hughes; Sydney Prior Hall; Randolph Caldecott

Thomas Hughes; Charles Waterton; Washington Irving

Tom Brown&Apos;S School-Days; Wanderings in South America; Old Christmas; Bracebridge Hall

London, Macmillan and Co. 1882. Cloth. A scarce collection of popular works by Thomas Hughes, Charles Waterton and Washington Irving, in the original cloth binding. A scarce new collection. Complete with four works in one volume. Bound in the original pictorial cloth. Comprising of: 'Tom Brown's School Days', by Thomas Hughes, under the pseudonym of 'An Old Boy&apos. With numerous vignette illustrations throughout by Arthur Hughes and Sydney Prior Hall. This work is set in the early nineteenth century, at Rugby Public School, and is largely based on the author's own experiences as a boy. It has been adapted for film and television numerous times and was also highly influential in the formation of the genre of British school novels. 'Wanderings in South America, The North-West of the United States, and the Antilles, in the Years 1812, 1816, 1820 and 1824.' by Charles Waterton. An extensive travelogue by the English naturalist and explorer, Charles Waterton. Edited with a biographical introduction and notes by Rev. J. G. Wood with one hundred vignette illustrations, showcasing Waterton's travels. 'Old Christmas', from the sketchbook of Washington Irving. With numerous vignette illustrations throughout by Randolph Caldecott. A classic and influential work, often attributed to establishing the modern American Christmas traditions. In this work, Irving, describes an idealised portrayal of the traditional old-fashioned Christmas customs he experienced on his travels in England. It's popularity helped contribute to the revival of the Christmas holiday in the United States of America. 'Bracebridge Hall', by Washington Irving. Illustrated throughout by Randolph Caldecott. An episodic novel featuring a series of character sketches. The story focuses on the Bracebridge family, who reside in an old English manor. The work was originally published using Irving's pseudonym, 'Geoffrey Crayon&apos. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with shelf wear to the edges. Spine is darkened. Light marks to the boards. Fraying to the upper and lower spine. Hinges strained but firm. Light offsetting to the paste-downs. Spotting to the free endpapers. Creasing to the front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages age-toned but otherwise generally bright and clean with a few scattered spots towards the front and rear. Very Good . Ill.: Arthur Hughes; Sydney Prior Hall; Randolph Caldecott. Very Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 839G22

Catalogue: History & Culture

Keywords: thomas hughes christmas south america travel writing christmas Arthur Hughes; Sydney Prior Hall; Randolph Caldecott

WATERTON, CHARLES. Blackburn, Julia.

Charles Waterton 1782-1865. De eerste natuurbeschermer. 1e dr.

Amsterdam, 1990. 276 pp. Ills. Softcover.

Antiquariaat A. Kok & Zn. B.V.(NVvA/ILAB)Professional seller

Book number: 171827

Keywords: Biology Ecology Environment Ethnography Voyage-of-discovery Natural History History Waterton Biologie Ecologie Milieu Etnografie Ontdekkingsreizen Natuurwetenschappen Geschiedenis

Waterton, Charles.

Essays on Natural History. Edited, with a Life of the Author by Norman Moore.

London: Frederick Warne & Co. / New York: Scribner, Welford & Co. 1871. 1871. - Thick octavo, cloth. The covers are spotted with their corners chipped & stained. The spine is faded with a small tear to its midsection. Its head & tail are chipped & there is a small piece out of the head. vii & 631 pages. Illustrated with 4 black-and-white plates, including a portrait frontispiece with a tissue guard. The hinges are just starting & the book is cracked at page 128. There is a previous owner's signature on the front endpaper. The tissue guard is darkened with offsetting to the frontispiece & title. 1 plate is loose. The blanks are foxed & there is occasional light foxing to the text pages. Good reading copy. Good .

Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.Professional seller

Book number: 31261

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: NATURAL HISTORY; ESSAYS ON NATURAL HISTORY; NINETEENTH CENTURY NATURALIST; 19TH CENTURY NATURALIST; CHARLES WATERTON; NORMAN MOORE, EDITOR; PORTRAIT; PLATES; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY.

WATERTON, CHARLES.

Wandering in South America.

8vo; pp. xvi, 263; b/w portrait frontispiece, b/w illustrations throughout, glossary, indexblue satin ribbon bookmark bound in, orignal blue boards, title in gilt on spine, gilt decoration on front board and spine, fine copy. Geneva, J.M. Dent and Sons Ltd., n.d. (circa 1972).

Time BooksellersProfessional seller

Book number: 60343

Keywords: natural history travel South America discovery exploration biography animals birds

WATERTON,CHARLES

WANDERINGS IN SOUTH AMERICA

London 1984, 520 pp., ill., reprint c442

Moby DickProfessional seller

Book number: 134628

Catalogue: General

WATERTON, CHARLES, EDITED BY J G WOOD

Wanderings in South America, the North-West of the United States and the Antilles in the Years 1812, 1816, 1820, and 1824

London, Macmillan & Co. 1885. Hardcover. A 'new edition' with a biographical introduction and explanatory index. 100 illustrations. Green cloth a little worn and marked, gold lettering and pelican to spine, black beasts and bird decorating the black title to the front board, black end-papers, some pages roughly opened, occasional grubby marks to pages, tight and sound, good. Good.

Byre BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 10899

Catalogue: Biography

Keywords: TRAVEL, TAXIDERMY, ORNITHOLOGY, WATERTON'S WANDERINGS Travel Wildlife

WATERTON, Charles:

Wanderings in South America, the North-West of the United States, and the Antilles, in the years 1812, 1816, 1820 & 1824. With original instructions for the perfect preservation of birds, Etc. for cabinets of natural history. New edition. Edited, with biographical introduction and explanatory index by the Rev. J.G. Wood.

London, MacMillan, 1885, in-8°, XVI + 520 p. + 31 p. catalogue, ill. with 100 figures, 6 pages with marginal tears, rear endpaper inner hinge starting, dark green pictorial cloth, innerjoint starting, but firm, spine with gilt title and figure of pelican. Fine.
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Harteveld Rare Books Ltd.Professional seller

Book number: 101822

Keywords: travel, exploration voyage Antilles, West Indies Antilles animal, animals animaux United States États-Unis, United States, Vereinigte Staten adventure, adventures aventure Barbados Barbade natural science, natural sciences scnat South America Amérique-Sud

WATERTON, CHARLES.

Wanderings in South America.

First Edition; 8vo; pp. (xxxix), 367, 16; b/w illustrated frontispiece, 11 b/w plates; original red cloth, illustration in gilt on front board, title lettered in gilt on spine, wear to spine, pen to first page, corners bent inwards, boards scuffed, page edges browned, previous owner's stamp on front free endpaper, foxing to first and last few pages, a good copy. Thomas Nelson and Sons, (1891).

Time BooksellersProfessional seller

Book number: 64758

Keywords: South America discovery exploration

Waterton, Charles.

WANDERINGS IN SOUTH AMERICA, the North-West of the United States, and the Antilles, In the Years 1812, 1816, 1820, & 1824. With Original Instructions For the Perfect Preservation Preservation of Birds, &c. For Cabinets of Natural History.

B. Fellowes ..., 1839. 4th Ed. Sm. 8vo. iv + 307pp. Frontis. Author’s obituary attached to verso of t.p., some light browning, paper split to firm hinges, sm. blind bookseller stamp to front f.e.p., gilt lettered blind embossed cloth, spine sl. bumped.

Francis Edwards BooksellersProfessional seller

Book number: 277409

Catalogue: VOYAGES AND TRAVEL: SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA

Keywords: VOYAGES AND TRAVEL; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA

Waterton, Charles; Matthews, L.H. (Ed.)

Wanderings in South America: the North-West of the United States, and the Antilles in the years 1812, 1816, 1820 and 1824 with original instructions for the perfect preservation of birds and for cabinets of natural history

Oxford University Press 1973 xxvi, 230, 12 plates, text figs. . HB. Fine in price-clipped and slightly foxed d/w.. Reprint of the first edition (1825) of Waterton's account of his travels in South America.. [9780192554055]

Pemberley Natural History BooksProfessional seller

Book number: S37486

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration,Travel

Keywords: Natural History; South America; America; Travel & Exploration

WATERTON, Charles.

Wanderings in South America, the North-West of the United States, and the Antilles, in the years 1812, 1816, 1820, & 1824. With original instructions for the perfect preservation of birds, etc. for cabinets of natural history. New edition. Edited, with biographical introduction and explanatory index, by J.G. Wood.

London, Macmillan and Co., 1885. Contemporary half green morocco, spine gilt (bound by Mudie). With many woodengravings. XVI,520 pp. School prize college Seti Edmundi. - First published in London in 1825. - Vivid description of the Guianas, Pernambuco, St. Domingo, Martinique, Barbados, etc. With special attention to their flora and fauna and the aboriginal population. Waterton (1782-1865) was an eccentric enterprising traveller (barefoot across jungles, ride on a cayman, etc.) and a zealous naturalist. It is an outstanding work on the natural history of Colombia and Venezuela. - A nice copy. Sabin 102094; Hill 1833.

Gert Jan Bestebreurtje Rare Books (NVvA/ILAB)Professional seller

Book number: 23888

Keywords: America Caribbean Islands South America Suriname