Sir William Jardine; William Swainson

The Naturalist&Apos;S Library. Vol XII. Ornithology. Birds of Western Africa. Part II.

Edinburgh, W. H. Lizars, 1837 . First edition. Leather. An excellent first edition of this illustrated study of the birds of Western Africa, edited by Sir William Jardine as part of The Naturalist's Library. First edition, bound in half calf with marbled boards. Dated using Jisc from copies of the work held at The University of Liverpool libraries. Published as part of Sir William Jardine's Naturalist's Library, which covered a variety of topics relating to the natural world. Jardine was a Scottish naturalist, best known for this particular series. Edited by Jardine, although this volume was written by fellow ornithologist and entomologist, William John Swainson. This particular volume was on the subject of ornithology, more specifically relating to the natural history of the birds of Western Africa. Part II of II. With a memoir of French explorer, author and naturalist, Le Vaillant. Illustrated with thirty-two colour plates, a coloured illustrated title page, and a portrait of Le Vaillant. Collated, complete. In a half calf binding with marbled boards. Externally, very smart, with light rubbing to the boards and joints. Previous owner's ink inscription to the verso of the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with the odd spot. The occasional light offsetting from plates. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Book number: 891Q35

Catalogue: Ornithology

Keywords: Ornithology Sir William Jardine William Swainson first edition Sir William Jardine birds illustrated Not Stated

SWAINSON, William

Exotic Conchology or Drawings and Descriptions of Rare Beautiful or Undescribed Shells

Princeton, Van Nostrand Company, 1968. Hardcover. 4to. Burgundy cloth with gilt lettering. xxiv, 39pp, 48 color full-page plates (rectos only), pp. 41-48. All edges gilt. Numerous illustrations, green marbled endpapers. Fine. Superb copy of this facsimile reprint limited to 2,000 copies -- the first volume in the Delaware Museum of Natural History's "Reproduction Series." Editor R. Tucker Abbott notes in his preface that this is "one of the most beautiful and most rare of shell books.. produced in London in three editions, from 1821 to 1841. The early issues were so rare that the book remained a bibliographical puzzle until comparatively recently." This facsimile reproduces the complete third (1841) edition plus portions of the first and second editions. Lovely copy of a lovely book. .

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Book number: 43706

Catalogue: Books

Keywords: Natural History Science

Swainson, William

Flycatchers The Naturalist's Library. Ornithology X

W.H. Lizars 1838 xiv, (15)-256, 31 hand-col plates, engraved portrait, hand-col title vignette. . HB. Sm. 8vo, cont. half calf, lightly scuffed to extremities, gt spine title in decorative gt tooled border. Two preliminary leaves untidily opened with small loss to upper blank margin. Some foxing to engraved title and portrait and occasionally elsewhere; plates largely clean. Vg.. First edition. This volume contains a memoir of Baron Haller with an accompanying engraved portrait.Nissen IVB 915.

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Book number: S47072

Catalogue: Zoology,Birds

Keywords: Birds; Ornithology; Flycatchers; Hand; coloured plates; Muscicapidae

Swainson, William

The Natural History of the Birds of Western Africa (Volume 1)

Edinburgh, Lizars, 1837. Hardcover. Red leather boards with gilt design elements and lettering on spine. All edges gilt. XV, 286 pages: numerous illustrations. Numerous wood-cuts. Very Good. Some wear to cover. Pages have age toning .

Kevin Mullen, BooksellerProfessional seller

Book number: 192092

Catalogue: Science

Keywords: Science, Birds ; Birds ; ;

Swainson, William

The Natural History of the Birds of Western Africa. Vol. I-II The Naturalist's Library. Ornithology VII-VIII

W.H. Lizars 1837 xv, 17-286, [1]-ad; xvi, 17-263, 64 hand-col plates, 2 engraved portrait frontis, 2 hand-col title vignettes. . HB. 2 vols, sm. 8vo, orig. publisher's brown cloth, partly faded, wear to spine of one volume, cloth chipped to head, gt title to spines; orig. green endpapers. Early owner's name to front pastedowns. Plates clean.. First edition. These volumes contain memoirs of Bruce (Vol. I) and of Le Vaillant (Vol. II), each with an accompanying engraved portrait frontis. Anker 224 & 495..

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Book number: A47141

Catalogue: Zoology,Birds

Keywords: Birds; Ornithology; Hand; coloured plates; West Africa; Africa

William Swainson

New Zealand and Its Colonization

London, Smith, Elder and Co, 1859 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of William Swainson's first hand account of the British colonisation of New Zealand, illustrated with a folding map frontispiece. The first edition.Illustrated with a folding colour map frontispiece.Swainson's work examines the political, legal, and economic aspects of the British colonisation of New Zealand, discussing land policies, governance, and Maori relations. Swainson worked as an official in the colonisation process, and was a supporter of systematic colonisation. However he critiques the New Zealand Company's methods, all the while while advocating for orderly British settlement.With a publisher's catalogue to the rear dated January 1859. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail. Front hinge strained, with board just a touch tender. Lacking front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages lightly age toned, but clean. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Book number: 951F28

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration

Keywords: New Zealand and its Colonization william swainson new zealand kiwi william swainson Not Stated

William Swainson; W. E Shuckard

On the History and Natural Arrangement of Insects

London, Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longmans, 1840. Leather. A smartly bound copy of this treatise on insectss from English entomologists William Swainson and William Edward Shuckard. From The Cabinet of Natural History. With in-text images throughout. A detailed and comprehensive treatise on the history and natural arrangement of insects, with chapters on: annulose animals, winged insects, the apterous insects and more. Divided into the separate species of insect. Written by William Swainson, an English ornithologist, malacologist, conchologist, entomologist, and artist who was a prolific collector of natural history specimens and produced an influential illustrated classification of birds, and William Edward Shuckard, an English bookseller and entomologist who was librarian of the Royal Society. Bound by Staunton, London. In the original full calf binding. Externally, sound with light rubbing and fading to the extremities. The odd small mark to the boards. A 2" crack to the front joint with light loss to the head and tail of the spine. Hinges starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd small spot to the endpapers. Previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown. Bound by Staunton, London. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Book number: 954T36

Catalogue: Natural Sciences

Keywords: History Arrangement Insects Swainson Arrangement None

William Swainson

A Treatise on the Geography and Classification of Animals

London, Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longman, 1835. Leather. A smartly bound copy of this treatise on animals from English collector of natural history William Swainson. From The Cabinet of Natural History. With in-text images throughout. A detailed and comprehensive treatise on the geography and classification of animals, with chapters on the ranges of animals, Europe as a zoological province, the rise and progress of systematic zoology, the first principles of natural classification, and suggestions for a plan of studying each department of zoology. Written by William Swainson, an English ornithologist, malacologist, conchologist, entomologist, and artist who was a prolific collector of natural history specimens and produced an influential illustrated classification of birds. Bound in full calf. Externally, smart with light rubbing and minor fading to the extremities. The odd small mark to the boards with light loss to the board tips. Front hinge failed. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown. Fair . Ill.: None. Fair .

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Book number: 954T35

Catalogue: Natural Sciences

Keywords: Treatise Geography Classification Animals Geography None