C. J. Cornish

Wild England of to-Day and the Wild Life in It

London, Seeley and Co. Limited, 1895 . First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this exploration of the British countryside and wildlife, with illustrations. First edition, in the publisher's original green cloth binding, with bird motif in gilt to the front board. This work explores a range of places in England's countryside, from the Southern Cliffs to the Yorkshire Fen. To these chapters Cornish investigates how the wild character and the wildlife have been preserved. There are chapters on forests, harbours, swanneries, ponds, lakes, amongst others. With fifteen illustrations and drawings by Lancelot Speed. Collated, complete. With eight pages of recent publications to the rear of the work. In the publisher's original green cloth binding, with bird motif in gilt to the front board. Externally, smart, with light rubbing to the extremities, causing slight loss to cloth to the corners. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and the odd mark to boards. Front hinge starting, with cords visible. Rear hinge slightly strained, but holding firm. Internally generally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Lancelot Speed. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 877Q3

Catalogus: Natural Sciences

Trefwoorden: wildlife nature british wildlife first edition nature Lancelot Speed

Donovan Stewart Correll

Native Orchids of North American North of Mexico

Massachusettes, Chronica Botanica Company, 1950. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this illustrated guide to the orchids native to North America by Donovan Stewart Correll. The first edition of this work.A study into the native orchids that are often found in North America, an extensive work on the horticulture of the area North of America.Illustrated with a frontispiece, and in-text illustrations.Written by Donovan Stewart Correll.Illustrated by Blanche Ames Ames and Gordon Winston Dillon.Cultural notes contributed by Edgar Theodore Wherry and John Vertrees Watkins. Foreword by Charles Schweinfurth. In the original cloth binding. Externally, smart. Minor marks to the boards and spine. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Spine is lightly faded. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Various. Very Good Indeed .

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Boeknummer: 764P55

Catalogus: Natural Sciences

Trefwoorden: native orchids mexico north america donovan stewart correll mexico botany horticulture Various

Elliott Coues

Handbook of Field and General Ornithology

London, Macmillan and Co, 1890. Cloth. A lovely copy of Elliott Coues' useful handbook for the study of ornithology, from the library of the zoologist L. Harrison Matthews. A conclusive handbook of ornithology, a manual of the structure and classifications of birds imperivetly useful for the field and general study of ornithology.Illustrated with in-text engravings throughout.By Professor Elliott Coues.From the library of L. Harrison Matthews with his ink inscription to the recto to the front endpaper. Matthews was a zoologist, best known for his research and writings on marine mammals. From 1951 to 1966 he was the director of the Zoological Society of London.Newspaper clipping about Coues tipped in to the half-title for part one.From the library of Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie, from her library at Julians Park, Hertfordshire. After being widowed at 25, Audrey married the fabulously wealthy American department store heir, Marshall Field III, later divorcing him and marrying the Honorable Peter Pleydell-Bouverie. In 1940 she bought Julians Park and redesigned the interior. Her library was impressive, with many examples of her own bookbinding.Audrey was an extravagant socialite and renowned beauty, the illegitimate granddaughter of King Edward VII (though she was also rumoured to be his daughter, or the lover of King Edward VIII), featured in the 'Book of Beauty' by Cecil Beaton. She had many high profile friends, such as Winston Churchill, Coco Chanel, Fred Astaire, and Nancy Mitford, a sparkling hostess of the Edwardian period, her hedonistic antics bringing her into the Bright Young Things. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Minor bumping to the spine and extremities. A few light marks to the boards and spine. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto to the front endpaper. Spots to the endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 794P45

Catalogus: Natural Sciences

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T. A. Coward; A. W. Boyd (ed)

The Birds of the British Isles

London and New York, Frederick Warne and Co. 1850-1855. Cloth. Two smart volumes exploring the birds of the British isles, with illustrations. Two volumes of three of The Birds of the British Isles, including the second and third volumes. The second volume, reprinted in 1955, explores birds of the British Isles and their eggs, comprising the families anatidae to phasianidae. The third volume, reprinted in 1950, explores the migration and habits and observations of rarer visitants to the British Isles. Both works have been revised by A. W. Boyd and are richly illustrated by Archibald Thorburn, with colour illustrations.With two hundred and eight colour illustrations to the second series and sixty eight colour illustrations to the third series. Both are in the original unclipped dust wrappers.  Both are in the publisher's original cloth. Externally, excellent. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Both are in the original unclipped dust wrappers which are smart with some chipping to the extremities and fading to the spine. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Archibald Thorburn. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.

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Boeknummer: 842B72

Catalogus: Natural Sciences

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T. A. Coward

The Birds of the British Isles and Their Eggs

London , Frederick Warne and Co. 1936-1940. Cloth. Three volumes of The Birds of the British Isles with colour plates. Three volumes of The Birds of the British Isles and their Eggs by T. A, Coward. The first volume is a sixth edition copy published in 1939. The frontispiece is loose to the first volume but the 242 colour illustrations and 78 photographic illustrations are present.The second series is a sixth edition copy published in 1936. With 213 colour illustrations and 69 photographic illustrations. The third series is a copy of the third edition with a general index for series one, two and three and was published in 1940. With 68 colour illustrations and 68 photographic illustrations. Collated, complete. All are in the original cloth binding. Externally, very smart. With very light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Front hinge is starting to volume one and two. Bumping to the extremities also. The frontispiece is loose to the first volume, otherwise the volumes are firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good . Ill.: Archibald Thorburn. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 853B49

Catalogus: Natural Sciences

Trefwoorden: The Birds of the British Isles and their Eggs natural history T. A. coward birds natural history Archibald Thorburn

T. A. Coward

The Birds of the British Isles and Their Eggs

London, Frederick Warne and Co. 1928-9. Cloth. Third and fourth editions of this charming pocket guide to British birds and their eggs in the popular 'Wayside and Woodland' series. Third and fourth edition of this work. First and second series only of three, complete in itself. With useful information on the history, habits, plumage, and domestic economy of versatile birds of the British isles and their eggs. First series comprising families Corvidae to Sulidae and second series with families Anatidae to Tetraonidae.  Written by British ornithologist Thomas Coward. Illustrated with one-hundred and fifty nine full page plates to each volume, featuring four-hundred and fifty-five accurately coloured illustrations by Archibald Thornburn and others, as well as photographic plates in black and white by Richard Kearton and others. Third edition of the first series and fourth edition of the second. In the original publisher's uniform full cloth bindings with titles in gilt to spine and front boards. Externally excellent with minor shelf wear, minor bumping to head and tail of spine and extremities. Light spotting to edge. Front free endpaper first series pasted to front pastedown by previous owner. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Archibald Thornburn; Richard Kearton; et al. Very Good Indeed .

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Boeknummer: 839A26

Catalogus: Natural Sciences

Trefwoorden: british birds early editions wildlife early editions Archibald Thornburn; Richard Kearton; et al.

T. A. Coward; Richard South

The Birds of the British Isles: First and Second Series; the Moths of the British Isles: First Series; the Caterpillars of the British Butterflies; the Butterflies of the British Isles

London, Frederick Warne & Co. 1933-61. Cloth. A collection of five volumes exploring the natural history of the British Isles, some later editions. A collection of five volumes from Frederick Warne's series exploring the natural history of the British Isles.The present group comprised of the following:Series one and two of The Birds of the British Isles by T. A. Coward, with studies of families Corvidae to Sulidae, and Anatidae to Tetraonidae; with four-hundred and fifty five illustrations in colour by Archibald Thorburn and others as well as further photographic plates in black and white by E. L. Turner and others over three-hundred and eighteen full page plates. The fifth and sixth editions. Collated, complete. The Butterflies of the British Isles by Richard South, with one-hundred and twenty-seven plates both in colour and in black and white. Collated, complete. A later printing of a new edition.The Moths of the British Isles by Richard South, first series with families Sphingidae to Noctuidae, with one hundred and fifty-nine full page plates both in colour and in black and white as well as further in-text illustrations. Collated, complete. A later printing of a new edition. The Caterpillars of the British Butterflies by Richard South, compiled by W. J. Stokoe, with thirty-two full page plates both in colour and in black and white from drawings by J. C. Dollman as well as further illustrations in text. Collated, complete. Third printing. In the original publisher's uniform full cloth bindings in red and blue cloth. Externally smart with shelf wear, minor bumping to extremities of spine and boards, sunning to spine, particularly to volume concerning Moths. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. With plates both in colour and in black and white as well as illustrations in text. Very Good . Ill.: Archibald Thorburn; J. C. Dollman; et al. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 821A6

Catalogus: Natural Sciences

Trefwoorden: british isles natural history later editions natural history Archibald Thorburn; J. C. Dollman; et al.

T. A. Coward

The Birds of the British Isles

London , Frederick Warne and Co. 1920-1941 . Cloth. The first three series of The Birds of the British Isles by T. A. Coward, with illustrations. The first three volumes of The Birds of the British Isles by T. A. Coward. These volumes are handy pocket guides to the birds of the British isles with details on their eggs in the first two volumes and on their migration and habits in volume three. The first series is a third impression copy and with 159 plates (1921). The second series is a first edition copy with 159 plates (1920). The third series is reprint copy (1941) with 127 plates. Collated, complete.  All are in the original cloth binding. Externally, smart with some rubbing to the joints and spine of vols i and ii and bumping to the head and tails. With some light fading to the spine of volume three. Small tear to the top of the joint of volume i. Rear hinge is failing and front hinge is starting to volume i. Front hinge is starting to volume i but remains firm. With a previous owner pencil inscription to the half title of all volumes. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Good . Ill.: Archibald Thorburn. Good .

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Boeknummer: 858B34

Catalogus: Natural Sciences

Trefwoorden: The Birds of the British Isles T. A. Coward birds natural history T. A. Coward Archibald Thorburn

E. D. Cuming

British Birds Volumes I and II

London , John Lane The Bodley Head , 1913. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of the first two volume of British birds, with colour plates. A first edition copy. This contains volumes one and two of the Bodley Head Natural History series on British Birds, written by E. D. Cuming and illustrated by J. A. Shepherd. The first volume considers the Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, Blackbird and other birds and the second volume details the Blackcap, Garden Warbler and Golden Crested Wren. With two plates and a frontispiece to volume one and one plate and a frontispiece to volume two, all in colour and many in-text illustrations. Collated, complete.In the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, generally lovely with some light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. A previous owner inscription to the half title page. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. In the original unclipped dust wrapper which is a little worn with a tear across the front wrap and to the head of the front wrap, fading to the spine and chipping to the head and tail of the spine. With some tape to the reverse of the dust wrapper. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: J. A. Shepherd. Very Good Indeed/Good.

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Boeknummer: 858B33

Catalogus: Natural Sciences

Trefwoorden: British Birds natural history E D Cuming natural history J. A. Shepherd

E. D. Cumming

The Arcadian Calendar

London , George Newnes Limited, 1903 . First edition. Cloth. A bright first edition copy of The Arcadian Calendar with colour illustrations. A first edition copy. The Arcadian Calendar is written by E. D. Cuming and illustrated by J. A. Shepherd. This work contains observations across the year of the lives of the birds, beasts and fish of the British islands. With seven colour plates and a frontispiece and other in-text illustrations. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth. Externally, very smart with some fading to the spine. Previous owner inscription to the front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: J. A. Shepherd. Very Good Indeed .

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Boeknummer: 858B6

Catalogus: Natural Sciences

Trefwoorden: The Arcadian Calendar E. D. Cumming animals bird E. D. Cumming J. A. Shepherd

J.T. Cunningham; W.P. Pycraft

Reptiles, Amphibia, Fishes, and Lower Chordata

London, Methuen & Co. 1912. First edition. Fine Binding. A fascinating scientific guide to reptiles, amphibia, fish, and lower chordata, handsomely bound in quarter morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. A fascinating and comprehensive work on reptiles, amphibia, fish, and lower chordata, published in the early twentieth century as part of the 'Animal Life: An Evolutionary Natural History' series from Methuen & Co. Containing chapters on habitats, pedigrees, life cycles, reproduction, adaptation, geological history, and more. Edited by W.P. Pycraft and J.T. Cunningham, with contributions from Richard Lydekker, G.A. Boulenger, and J. Arthur Thomson. Including four plates in colour, thirty-three plates in monotone, a folding map, and many in-text illustrations.Collated and complete. Sumptuously bound in a Sangorski & Sutcliffe quarter morocco binding. In quarter morocco binding with marbled boards, bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe with their binder's stamp to the verso of the front free-endpaper. Externally, lovely, with just a very light touch of shelf wear. Internally, firmly bound. Folding map has a closed tear. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: Various. Near Fine .

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Boeknummer: 817J28

Catalogus: Natural Sciences

Trefwoorden: natural science amphibians reptiles fish amphibians sangorski pycraft Various

John Curtis

Farm Insects: Being the Natural History and Economy of the Insects Injurious to the Field Crops of Great Britain and Ireland

London, John Van Voorst, 1883. Cloth. A richly illustrated edition of John Curtis's entomological study of the insects found in British and Irish farms. Illustrated with sixteen hand coloured plates. Collated, complete.First published in 1860, in this work John Curtis - a British entomologist, illustrator, engraver and writer - examines the problems presented by farm pests, and the losses to agricultural crops that they cause.This work was the product of many years of research, and initially appeared as articles periodically in 'The Gardner's Chronicle' in the 1840s and 1850s.Curtis is thought to be the first writer to bring to public attention the economic impact of pests. Rebacked, in the publisher's original cloth binding, with original back strip laid down and boards restored. Retaining the original endpapers, with hinges reinforced. Externally, very smart. Internally, firmly bound. Spotting to title page. Pages otherwise lightly age toned due to paper type, but generally clean and bright. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 882F37

Catalogus: Natural Sciences

Trefwoorden: entomology insects crops agriculture insects Not Stated

John Curtis

Farm Insects: Being the Natural History and Economy of the Insects Injurious to the Field Crops of Great Britain and Ireland

Glasgow , Blackie and Son, 1860. Leather. A richly illustrated copy of Farm Insects, written by John Curtis, with hand coloured plates. Farm Insects: Being the Natural History and Economy of the Insects Injurious to the Field Crops of Great Britain and Ireland, which is also added Infest Barns and Granaries, with suggestions for their destruction. Written by John Curtis who was an Honorary Member of the Ashmolean Society of Oxford and of the Entomological Society of France.With sixteen hand coloured engravings on steel and this volume is also richly illustrated throughout with engravings on wood. Collated, complete. There are bookplates to the front, one stating that this is a valuable work. Please treat it carefully. In full calf binding. Externally, smart with some light marks to the boards and spine. There are bookplates to the front pastedown and free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound with bright clean pages. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 822B23

Catalogus: Natural Sciences

Trefwoorden: John Curtis Farm Insects Being the Natural History and Economy of the Insects Injurious to the Field Crops of Great Britain and Ireland natural history Farm Insects Not Stated

Charles H. Curtis

Orchids Their Description and Cultivation

London, Putnam & Company, Ltd. 1950 . First edition. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated study of the orchid, written by English botanist Charles H. Curtis. First edition in the publisher's original green cloth binding with a gilt motif of an orchid to the front board.Written by renowned English botanist, Charles Curtis, who was sent to search for new plant species in Madagascar, Borneo and Java, amongst other places. On one of his trips, he discovered the slipper orchid.Curtis's aim for this work was to provide a well-rounded guide into cultivating orchids. He presents many different types of the plant, with beautiful illustrations to accompany the text. With thirty colour plates and many other black and white illustrations throughout. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original green cloth binding with a gilt motif of an orchid to the front board. Externally, smart, with light bumping and rubbing to the extremities. A touch of fading to the spine and the odd mark to cloth. Light spotting to endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Ink mark to plate opposite pp160. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 882Q13

Catalogus: Natural Sciences

Trefwoorden: Orchid botany first edition illustrated botany charles h curtis Not Stated

James D. Dana

Corals and Coral Islands

London, Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd, 1875. Cloth. A smart second UK edition of this illustrated study in corals and coral islands, with folding plates to the rear. Second UK edition, first UK edition was published in 1872. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, one map and two folding maps to the rear, with many in-text images. Collated complete. A detailed and comprehensive study of corals and coral islands, with chapters on the structure of reefs and islands, the formulation of coral and their features, the geographical distribution of reefs and islands, changing sea levels, and more, with geological conclusions. Written by James Dwight Dana, an American geologist, mineralogist, volcanologist, and zoologist. Publisher's catalogue to the rear. Bound by Burn & Co. In the original green cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and the odd small mark to the boards. Minor fading to the spine with a library sticker to the tail of the spine. Hinges starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd spot. Light spotting to the endpapers. Brighton and Sussex Natural History Society bookplate to the front pastedown. Bound by Burn & Co. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Boeknummer: 903T29

Catalogus: Natural Sciences

Trefwoorden: Corals Coral Islands Reefs Dana Coral Islands Not Stated