F. Martin Duncan; L. T. Duncan

Wonders of Insect Life

London, Henry Frowde, 1915. Cloth. A scarce collection of the six parts of the Wonders of Insect Life series in one volume, with colour illustrations. Scarce collection. Illustrated with twenty-four colour plates, eighteen black-and-white plates, and many in-text images. Collated complete. A collection of the six parts from the Wonders of Insect Life Series, including: Butterflies and Moths; Bees, Wasps, and Ants; Beetles and Flies; Insect Life in Pond and Stream; Some Curious Insects; and Spiders and Scorpions. Containing a detailed guide to the lives and habitats of insects. Written by Francis Martin Duncan, a British naturalist and nature documentary pioneer, and L. T. Duncan, a British naturalist and writer. In the original red cloth binding. Externally, sound with rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine and the odd mark to the board. Hinges are tender but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with the odd handling mark. Pencil inscription to rear pastedown. Bookseller's embossed stamp to front endpaper. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Boeknummer: 871T22

Catalogus: Natural Sciences

Trefwoorden: Wonders Insect Life Duncan Insect Not Stated

Gerald Durrell

The Whispering Land

London , Rupert Hart-Davis, 1961. First edition. Cloth. 1 The Whispering Land is an autobiographical account of the eight months Durrell spent travelling in Argentina during the late 1950s, collecting animals for his recently founded Jersey Zoo. Richard Durrell was a British naturalist, writer, zookeeper, television presenter and conservationist, founding the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust and the Jersey Zoo. He wrote around forty books about his experiences as an animal collector and enthusiast with his most famous being his memoirs of living in Greece, My Family and Other Animals. With thirty-four illustrations by Ralph Thompson. In the unclipped dustwrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart with some light bumping to the tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound with bright clean pages. In the unclipped dustwrapper which is generally smart with some marks to the wraps and some bumping to the spine. Near Fine . Ill.: Ralph Thompson. Near Fine/Very Good.

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Boeknummer: 823B45

Catalogus: Natural Sciences

Trefwoorden: gerald durrell the whispering land naturalist Patagonia the whispering land Ralph Thompson

Irmengarde Eberle

The Raccoon&Apos;S Young Ones

London, Abelard-Schuman, 1963 . First edition. Cloth. A charming factual children's tale on raccoon's from the library of Desmond Morris. A first edition copy. A charming tale of a devoted mother and her cubs which details the first year of a young raccoon's life. A lovely nature book for children that is factual. With in-text illustrations by Lilian Obligado. With a bookplate for Desmond Morris to the front pastedown. From the library of Desmond Morris, a zoologist best known for his 1967 sociobiological work "The Naked Ape". Alongside achieving great acclaim as a zoologist, Morris was also known for being an ethnologist and surrealist painter, and for popular television programmes, including "Zoo Time".In the original unclipped dust wrapper.  In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, lovely. With a bookplate for Desmond Morris to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. In the original unclipped dust wrapper which is smart with some fading to the wraps and spine. Near Fine . Ill.: Lilian Obligado. Near Fine/Very Good.

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Boeknummer: 865B3

Catalogus: Natural Sciences

Trefwoorden: The Raccoon's Young Ones raccoons natural history Irmengarde Eberle raccoons Lilian Obligado

Paul E. Ouboter (ed.)

The Freshwater Ecosystems of Suriname

Dordrecht, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1993. First edition. Hardback. A fascinating monograph on the freshwater ecosystems of the Republic of Suriname, edited by Paul E. Ouboter and copiously illustrated throughout. This work is volume 70 from the 'Monographiae Biologicae' series, edited by H. J. Dumont and M. J. A. Werger. This scholarly scientific literature review series consists of fascinating monographs on ecology, zoology, and biology, specifically dealing with the biogeography of continents or major parts of continents, and the ecology of well individualized ecosystems such as islands, island groups, mountains or mountain chains. The series also include studies of fresh water environments such as major river basins, lakes, and groups of lakes. With publisher's advertisements to the rear of the text, and a loosely inserted book review of Ouboter's 'Ecological studies on Crocodilians in Suriname' by Dr W. J. Junk. Featuring a prior owner's sticker of a 'R. H. Lowe-McConnel', or Rosemary Helen Lowe-McConnell, the renowned English ichthyologist, ecologist, and limnologist known for her research on tilapia and aquaculture. Lowe-McConnell was a pioneer in the study of tropical fish ecology and an early adopter of the use of scuba diving for scientific research, and made a significant contribution to our understanding of the taxonomy, evolution and ecology of tropical fishes. In the publisher's original hardcover binding. Externally, excellent with minor shelfwear to extremities. Small section of rubbing to lower extremity of front board. The odd small mark to the spne and boards. Prior owner's sticker to front pastedown. Ink stamp to front free-endpaper. Internally firmly bound. Pages very bright and clean throughout. Near Fine . Ill.: Various. Near Fine .

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Boeknummer: 635M28

Catalogus: Natural Sciences

Trefwoorden: Monographiae Biologicae Suriname Illustrated First Edition Suriname Dumont Werger Various

H. F. Witherby [ed.]; F. C. R. Jourdain; Norman Ticehurst; Bernard W. Tucker

The Handbook of British Birds

London , H. F. & G. Witherby , 1948. Cloth. A complete five volume set of The Handbook of British Birds, with colour plates. A complete five volume set. Being copies of the fifth impression, the first volumes were published in 1938 and these were published in 1948.This handbook is a complete book of reference on British birds for the beginner. Volume one considers from Crows to Firecrests and has thirty two plates. Volume two details from Warbles to Owls and has thirty plates. Volume three is from Hawks to Ducks and has thirty nine plates.Volume four explores Cormorants to Cranes and has thirty three plates.Volume five considers Terns to Game-Birds and has twenty two plates.All the volumes have in-text maps and illustrations. Collated, complete. All are in the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light bumping to the head and tail of the spines. Previous owner inscription to the front free endpaper of all vols except vol ii. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 858B2

Catalogus: Natural Sciences

Trefwoorden: The Handbook of British Birds birds natural history handbook birds Not Stated

Aubyn Trevor-Battye [ed.]

Lord Lilford on Birds: Being a Collection of Informal and Unpublished Writings by the Late President of the British Ornithologists&Apos; Union, with Contributed Papers Upon Falconry and Other Hunting, His Favourite Sports

London, Hutchinson & Co. 1903. First edition. Cloth. The bright first edition of this posthumous ornithological study by Thomas Powys, 4th Baron Lilford, complete with numerous plates. The first edition of this work. Illustrated with a frontispiece and twelve further full page plates, of which ten are illustrative of the birds in the collection at Lilford Hall. Collated, complete. Containing a collection of writings, formal and informal, on ornithology by Thomas Littleton Powys, including papers contributed upon falconry and otter hunting.Thomas Powys, 4th Baron Lilford, was a British aristocrat and ornithologist, known for his extensive collection of birds maintained in the grounds of Lilford Hall. His aviaries featured birds from all over the world, including rheas, kiwis, pink-headed ducks and free-flying lammergeiers. He was responsible for the introduction the little owl into England in the late nineteenth century.Edited by Aubyn Trebor-Battye. Illustrated by Archibald Thornburn.Pictorial bookplate from J. M. McWilliams to front pastedown. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally smart with minor shelf wear only, bumped to head and tail of spine and extremities of boards. Internally, firmly bound. Light minor spotting to fore edge not affecting pages that remain bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Archibald Thornburn. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 852A17

Catalogus: Natural Sciences

Trefwoorden: first editions ornithology illustrated books birds ornithology Archibald Thornburn

J. E. Taylor [ed.]

Notes on Collecting and Preserving Natural-History Objects

London, Gibbings & Company, Limited, 1896. Cloth. A very smart new edition of this beginner's guide on the conservation of natural history objects. New edition. Scarce work. Illustrated throughout with in-text images and diagrams. Intended as a beginner's guide to the conservation of natural history, including geological specimens, bones, eggs, beetles, shells, plants, and seaweeds. Written and edited by J. E. Taylor, with contributions from E. F. Elwin, Professor Ralph Tate, J. Britten, Professor Buckman, Dr. Braithwaite, Worthington G. Smith, Reverend J. Crombie, T. Southwell, Dr. Knaggs, E. C. Rye, and J. B. Bridgman. In the original green cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd pencil annotation. Contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Boeknummer: 854T2

Catalogus: Natural Sciences

Trefwoorden: Collecting Preserving Natural-History Taylor Preserving None

W. P. Pycraft [ed]

The Standard Natural History from Amoeba to Man

London, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd. 1931. Cloth. A detailed overview of natural history edited by W. P. Pycraft, in the original cloth and illustrated with colour plates. An early edition. First published in 1931 by the same publisher. In the publisher's original cloth. Illustrated with twelve full colour plates including a frontispiece and over 900 monochrome vignette illustrations. Collated complete. This history of the natural world was edited by William P. Pycraft, with a large number of contributors including M. Burton, G. C. Robson and Pycraft. The work provides a detailed history of the natural world from the smallest amoeba to mammals. In the publisher's original cloth. Externally excellent with only slight bumping to the extremities. Rear hinge starting, very slight offsetting to the front free endpaper and a bookseller's label to the rear with minor marks to the endpapers and light spotting to the rear. Internally firmly bound with generally clean pages, light age toning to the extremities and the odd spot, heavier to the odd page and to the half title. Offsetting to the title page. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None stated. Very Good Indeed .

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Boeknummer: 881Z30

Catalogus: Natural Sciences

Trefwoorden: Illustrated Natural History Colour plates W. P. Pycraft Natural History None stated

T. A. Coward [ed]

The Vertebrate Fauna of Cheshire and Liverpool Bay

London , Witherby & Co, 1910. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition, two volume set that explores the mammals, birds, reptiles and fishes of Cheshire, with illustrations. A complete two volume set of The Vertebrate Fauna of Cheshire and Liverpool Bay, edited by T. A. Coward. In the first edition. Volume one explores the mammals and birds of Cheshire and volume two explores The Dee as a Wildflower Resort, The Reptiles and Amphibians of Cheshire and The Fishes of Cheshire and Liverpool Bay. With illustrations from photographs by Thomas Braddeley. With thirty three illustrations and a frontispiece to the first volume. Volume two has a folded map of Cheshire to the rear of the volume and twenty illustrations. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart with some fading to the spines. A bookplate for Arthur Sykes to the front pastedown and for C. Anthony Norris to the front free endpaper of both volumes. Internally, firmly bound with bright and generally clean pages with light scattered spots to the first few pages. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Thomas Baddeley. Very Good Indeed .

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Boeknummer: 839B47

Catalogus: Natural Sciences

Trefwoorden: The Vertebrate Fauna of Cheshire and Liverpool Bay natural science wildlife plants natural science Thomas Baddeley

W. G. Fry (Edited)

Symposia of the Zoological Society of London Number 25. The Biology of the Porifera (the Proceedings of a Symposium Held at the Zoological Society of London on 10 and 11 September, 1968, with Additional Articles Presented During Colloquia Held at the British Museum (Natural History) on 12 and 13 September, 1968)

Unamed, Published for The Zoological Society of London by Academic Press, 1970. Cloth. A uncommon work compiled and edited by W. G. Fry published by for The Zoological Society of London. Edited by W. G. Fry, of the Department of Science, Luton College of Technology, Luton, Befordshire. A uncommon biological work exploring varieties of Porifera, or sea sponges. A interesting work of marine biology discussing the properties and varieties of the Porifera plants. The essays featured in this volume are in both English and French. In the publisher's original cloth binding, this volume is very smart. In the original cloth binding. Externally very smart, with minor shelfwear to the extremities. Small mark to the head of the front board. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: Unamed. Near Fine .

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Boeknummer: 635C16

Catalogus: Natural Sciences

Trefwoorden: Biology Porifera Zoological Society Porifera Unamed

Michael Huxley [editor]

The Geographical Magazine Volume II, III, & IV

London, The Geographical Magazine, 1936-1937. Cloth. A smart set of three volumes of The Geographical Magazine, with illustrations throughout. Three volumes. Founded in 1935, Geographical (formerly The Geographical Magazine) is the magazine of the Royal Geographical Society with the Institute of British Geographers. The magazine is published monthly, and contains illustrated articles on people, places, adventure, travel, and environmental issues, as well as the latest academic research and discoveries in geography. Each volume is highly illustrated with photographs and maps, many of which are in colour. Edited by Michael Huxley, an English diplomatist and editor. This set includes: Volume II, November 1935 - April 1936. With articles on: The National Parks of Canada, A Flight into the Stone Age, The Arctic Gateway to Siberia, and more. Volume III, May 1936 - October 1936. With articles on: Tribesmen of the White Nile, People of Indochina, Peasant Life in Hunza, and more. Volume IV, November 1936 - April 1937. With articles on: Alpine Wonders, The Changing Face of Rome, Seamen of the Indian Ocean, and more. In the original full green cloth binding. Externally, very smart with minor wear to the extremities. Light fading to the spine with the odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd small handling mark. The odd small pencil annotation. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Various. Very Good Indeed .

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Boeknummer: 905T4

Catalogus: Natural Sciences

Trefwoorden: Geographical Magazine Huxley Magazine Various

A. N. L. Munby (General Editor); H. A. Feisenberger (Edited)

Volume II. Scientists

[London], Mansell with Sotheby Parke Bernet Publications , 1975. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce work compiled and edited by A. N. L. Munby charting the libraries of several eminent people. Volume II only. Part of a wider series titled Sales Catalogues of Libraries of Eminent Persons, being a 12 volume set. This volume includes a catalogue of the libraries of the following eminent persons: Elias Ashmole 22 February 1694; Robert Hooke 29 April 1703; John Ray 11 March 1707/8; Edmund Halley 20 May [1742]. The General Editor of the series was A. N. L. Munby, the noted author and librarian who spent much of his career working in the booktrade. This particular volume was edited, with an introduction by H. A. Feisenberger. Loosely inserted into the volume is a publisher's pamphlet pertaining to the work. In the publisher's original cloth binding, held in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally smart, with minor shelfwear. The dustwrapper is smart, with minor shelfwear. Light sunning to the spine. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Near Fine.

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Boeknummer: 651C25

Catalogus: Natural Sciences

Trefwoorden: H. A. Feisenberger Dustwrapper First Edition Dustwrapper None

Anon from Gottfried Ehrenberg

Mounted Plates from Fortsetzung Der Mikrogeologischen Studien

London, Privately Published , c1875. Leather. A mounted collection of plates taken from a work by Gottfried Ehrenberg. With a letter explaining the origin of this volume. Consisting of 30 photographic plates believed to be photographs of the original plates in the work by Ehrenberg. The letter explains that the negatives have been scrapped and that this mounted copy is the only one remaining to the original compiler. Fortsetzung der mikrogeologischen Studien, from which the plates originate, is a work by German naturalist and microscopist Christian Gottfriend Ehrenberg. It is considered to a continuation of Ehrenbergs great work Mikrogeologie focusing particularly on the Radiolarian collections from Barbados. For nearly 30 years Ehrenberg examined samples of water, soil, sediment and rocks and described thousands of new species. He was particularly interested in diatoms but also studied and named many species of Radiolaria, foraminifera and dinoflagellates. After his death in 1876 Ehrenberg's collections of microscopic organisms were deposited in the Museum fur Naturkunde at the University of Berlin. The Ehrenburg collection includes 40,000 microscope preparations, 5000 raw samples, 3000 pencil and ink drawings and nearly 1000 letters of correspondence. In a half morocco binding. Externally, sound with some rubbing and bumping. Spine sunned with personalised spine label. Letter affixed to front pastedown explaining origin of the work. Internally, firmly bound. Plates generally clean with shading from original photos Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Boeknummer: LTH20-C-15

Catalogus: Natural Sciences

Trefwoorden: Ehrtenberg Plates Christian Gottfriend Ehrenberg Plates Not Stated

J. R. Ellerman; T. C. S. Morrison-Scott; R. W. Hayman

Southern African Mammals 1758 to 1951: A Reclassification

London, British Museum, 1953. Cloth. An informative work on Southern African mammals, written by various authors, and illustrated with two folding maps. This work is a reclassification of the Southern African Mammals, from 1758 to 1951, reclassified due to the newer types found since the last work. With a frontispiece and two folding maps. Written by John Ellerman, T. C. S. Morrison-Scott, and R. W. Hayman. Ellerman was a shipowner and natural historian. He was often said to be the richest man in Britain after inherited his father's fortune. He also published 'The Families and Genera of Living Rodents' and 'Checklist of Palaearctic and Indian Mammals, 1758–1946&apos. Terence Morrison-Scott was a zoologist who was the Director of the British Museum of Natural History, who also worked with Ellerman on his works on Palaearctic and Indian mammals. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. A little fading to the spine and minor marking to the boards, heavier to the rear board. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto to the front endpaper, 'Given to M. W. W. by Peter Crowcroft&apos. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .

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Boeknummer: 626P9

Catalogus: Natural Sciences

Trefwoorden: mammals africa south africa j r ellerman africa hayman Not Stated

G Evans; TB Bagenal

The Observer&Apos;S Book of Birds&Apos; Eggs; the Observer&Apos;S Book of Freshwater Fishes

London, Frederick Warne & Co. 1957-70. Cloth. Two early reprints from the 'Observer's Book' illustrated series, the present concerned with birds and fish. Two pocket sized volumes from 'The Observer's Book' series by Frederick Warne. 'Birds' Eggs' the third reprint. Compiled by G Evans, describing more than one hundred and eighty eggs with numerous illustrations in full natural colour and further in outline by HD Swain, all in text. With a foreword by PE Brown.'Freshwater Fishes' revised edition. Compiled by TB Bagenal describing fifty species with thirty-two plates in colour. Collated, complete. Complete with unclipped dust wrappers. In the original publisher's full cloth bindings. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear, lightly bumped to head and tail of spine and extremities, boards 'birds' eggs' gently marked particularly to rear. Dust wrappers unclipped and smart with minor shelf wear, minor chipping and loss to head and tail of spine, 'Birds' Eggs' dust wrapper sunned to spine. Previous ownership ink inscription to front free endpaper 'Birds' Eggs' undated. Internally, firmly bound. Minor light spotting to odd leaf, pages otherwise generally bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: HD Swain; et al. Very Good/Very Good.

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Boeknummer: 850A39

Catalogus: Natural Sciences

Trefwoorden: fish birds illustrated natural history birds HD Swain; et al