Christensen, Clyde M.

The Molds and Man, an Introduction to the Fungi

Minneapolis, University Of Minnesota Press, 1951. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo; pp; viii, 244, index; illustrated with a frontispiece and black and white text drawings; decorated green cloth lettered in green. Very good .

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Boeknummer: 19080

Catalogus: Science & Natural History

Clarke, John M.

Memoir of the New York State Museum. Volume 3, Number 3. October 1900; the Oriskany Fauna of Becraft Mountain, Columbia County New York

Albany, University Of The State Of New York, 1900. First Edition. Hardcover. quarto; pp; xxiii, (i), 128, index; Illustrated in black and white with a map and nine engraved plates; green printed paper covered stiff boards. Very good .

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Boeknummer: 16135

Catalogus: Science & Natural History

Trefwoorden: Geology; Paleontology; New York State;

Clayton, Henry Helm

Solar Activity and Long-Period Weather Changes

Washington DC, Smithsonian Institution, 1926. First Edition. Wraps. Octavo; pp; 62; Illustrated with maps and charts; original printed paper wrappers, mostly uncut; edgewear to wrapper else, very good. Very good .

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Boeknummer: 15773

Catalogus: Science & Natural History

Trefwoorden: Weather; Solar Activity; the Sun;

Cramer, Pierre

Papillons Exotiques Des Trois Parties Du Monde: Plate VIII, Aurota, Doris, Tipha, Laomedia

Amsterdam, S. J. Baalde, 1779. Hand colored copper plate engraving measuring 9.25" x 11.5" depicting a grouping of 6 moths or butterflies. This plate illustrates Aurota, Doris, Tipha, and Laomedia. There is descriptive text fully describing the insects in German and French, and a copy of a title page, in an envelope attached to the back of the mat. Exquisitely colored and finely detailed. This print is matted with acid free materials and shrink wrapped. The plate is not hinged, but is floated with acetate corners. Quite scarce. Very good + .

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Boeknummer: 19465

Catalogus: Science & Natural History

Trefwoorden: Natural History; Moths; Butterflies; Hand Colored Copper Plate Engraving; Insects; Pierre Cramer Antique Prints Insects

Cramer, Pierre

Papillons Exotiques Des Trois Parties Du Monde: Plate LXIV, Janus and Egeus

Amsterdam, S. J. Baalde, 1779. Hand colored copper plate engraving measuring 9.25" x 11.5" depicting a grouping of 6 moths or butterflies. This plate illustrates Male and female Janus and an Egeus. There is descriptive text fully describing the insects in German and French, and a copy of a title page, in an envelope attached to the back of the mat. Exquisitely colored and finely detailed. This print is matted with acid free materials and shrink wrapped. The plate is not hinged, but is floated with acetate corners. This print has a few spots and a faint smudge in the background. There are reflections of the room in the shrink wrap which distort the photo. The print is uniform in condition with the few flaws noted. Quite scarce. Very good + .

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Boeknummer: 19466

Catalogus: Science & Natural History

Trefwoorden: Natural History; Moths; Butterflies; Hand Colored Copper Plate Engraving; Insects; Pierre Cramer Antique Prints Insects

Cronwright-Schreiner, S. C.

The Migratory Springbucks of South Africa; (the Trekbokke) Also an Essay on the Ostrich and a Letter Descriptive of the Zambesi Falls

London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1925. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo; pp. (4), 5-140, (iv), ads; frontispiece plus six black and white plates; green cloth lettered in black; A good or better copy with edge wear. Solid. Previous owner's names on the paste down, Charles and Martha Jenner. Also a great "Foyles" Bookseller Tag on the paste down. Quite scarce. Good + .

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Boeknummer: 14353

Catalogus: Science & Natural History

Trefwoorden: Animals; Springbucks; South Africa;

Curtis, William

1817 Hand-Colored Antique Curtis Botanical Print, Cynoglossum Officinale (Houndstongue)

London, George Graves and John Harding, 1817. Enlarged edition. 11.75 X 18.75 We will be offering a number of original hand colored engravings from Curtis' FLORA LONDINENSIS. These are from the enlarged edition of 1817. The print measures 11.75 x 18.75 inches, with a plate mark of 10 x 15.75 inches. This is a hand colored engraving on high quality watermarked paper dated 1815 and made by W.Balston & Co. It is a beautiful decorative antique print expertly colored and beautifully composed. Curtis' work was the first study of British flora, and artists contributing to the opus included James Sowerby, Sydenham Teak Edwards, Francis Sansom and William Kilburn. This particular plate is quite bright and clean. The background paper color is lighter than my camera is portraying it, and is slightly off-white. The plate is full margined, and has not been trimmed. The text page which accompanied the print will be included. Purchases may be combined for the best shipping price. Many of the wildflowers of London have their counterparts in North America. Very good + .

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Boeknummer: 19454

Catalogus: Science & Natural History

Trefwoorden: Curtis Botanical; Flora Londoninensis; Wildflowers; Cynoglossum Officinale; Houndstongue Antique Prints Botanical

Curtis, William

1817 Hand-Colored Antique Curtis Botanical Print, Helleborus Viridis (Green Hellebore)

London, George Graves and John Harding, 1817. Enlarged edition. 11.75 X 18.75 We will be offering a number of original hand colored engravings from Curtis' FLORA LONDINENSIS. These are from the enlarged edition of 1817. The print measures 11.75 x 18.75 inches, with a plate mark of 10 x 16 inches. This is a hand colored engraving on high quality watermarked paper dated 1815 and made by W.Balston & Co. It is a beautiful decorative antique print expertly colored and beautifully composed. Curtis' work was the first study of British flora, and artists contributing to the opus included James Sowerby, Sydenham Teak Edwards, Francis Sansom and William Kilburn. This particular plate is quite bright and clean. The background paper color is lighter than my camera is portraying it, and is slightly off-white. The plate is full margined, and has not been trimmed. The text page which accompanied the print will be included. Purchases may be combined for the best shipping price. Many of the wildflowers of London have their counterparts in North America. Very good + .

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Boeknummer: 19455

Catalogus: Science & Natural History

Trefwoorden: Curtis Botanical; Flora Londoninensis; Wildflowers; Helleborus Viridis; Green Hellebore Botany Antique Prints

Curtis, William

1817 Hand-Colored Antique Curtis Botanical Print, Glaucium Luteum (Yellow Horned Poppy)

London, George Graves and John Harding, 1817. Enlarged edition. 11.75 X 18.75 We will be offering a number of original hand colored engravings from Curtis' FLORA LONDINENSIS. These are from the enlarged edition of 1817. The print measures 11.75 x 18.75 inches, with a plate mark of 10.75 x 15.75 inches. This is a hand colored engraving on high quality watermarked paper dated 1815 and made by W.Balston & Co. It is a beautiful decorative antique print expertly colored and beautifully composed. Curtis' work was the first study of British flora, and artists contributing to the opus included James Sowerby, Sydenham Teak Edwards, Francis Sansom and William Kilburn. This particular plate is quite bright and clean. The background paper color is lighter than my camera is portraying it, and is slightly off-white. The plate is full margined, and has not been trimmed. The text page which accompanied the print will be included. Purchases may be combined for the best shipping price. Many of the wildflowers of London have their counterparts in North America. Very good + .

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Boeknummer: 19456

Catalogus: Science & Natural History

Trefwoorden: Curtis Botanical; Flora Londoninensis; Wildflowers; Glaucium Luteum; Yellow Horned Poppy Antique Prints Botanical

Curtis, William

1817 Hand-Colored Antique Curtis Botanical Print, Digitalis Purpurea (Fox-Glove)

London, George Graves and John Harding, 1817. Enlarged edition. 11.75 X 18.75 We will be offering a number of original hand colored engravings from Curtis' FLORA LONDINENSIS. These are from the enlarged edition of 1817. The print measures 11.75 x 18.75 inches, with a plate mark of 10.25 x 18 inches. This is a hand colored engraving on high quality watermarked paper dated 1815 and made by W.Balston & Co. It is a beautiful decorative antique print expertly colored and beautifully composed. Curtis' work was the first study of British flora, and artists contributing to the opus included James Sowerby, Sydenham Teak Edwards, Francis Sansom and William Kilburn. This particular plate has five spots of foxing at or near the plate mark. The background paper color is lighter than my camera is portraying it, and is slightly off-white. The plate is full margined, and has not been trimmed. The text page which accompanied the print will be included. Purchases may be combined for the best shipping price. Many of the wildflowers of London have their counterparts in North America. Very good + .

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Boeknummer: 19457

Catalogus: Science & Natural History

Trefwoorden: Curtis Botanical; Flora Londoninensis; Wildflowers; Digitalis Purpurea; Fox-Glove Antique Prints Botanical

Curtis, William

1817 Hand-Colored Antique Curtis Botanical Print, Galeopsis Versicolor (Large-Flowered Hemp-Nettle)

London, George Graves and John Harding, 1817. Enlarged edition. 11.75 X 18.75 We will be offering a number of original hand colored engravings from Curtis' FLORA LONDINENSIS. These are from the enlarged edition of 1817. The print measures 11.75 x 18.75 inches, with a plate mark of 10 x 14 inches. This is a hand colored engraving on high quality watermarked paper dated 1815 and made by W.Balston & Co. It is a beautiful decorative antique print expertly colored and beautifully composed. Curtis' work was the first study of British flora, and artists contributing to the opus included James Sowerby, Sydenham Teak Edwards, Francis Sansom and William Kilburn. This particular plate is clean and bright. The background paper color is lighter than my camera is portraying it, and is slightly off-white. The plate is full margined, and has not been trimmed. The text page which accompanied the print will be included. Purchases may be combined for the best shipping price. Many of the wildflowers of London have their counterparts in North America. Very good + .

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Boeknummer: 19458

Catalogus: Science & Natural History

Trefwoorden: Curtis Botanical; Flora Londoninensis; Wildflowers; Galeopsis Versicolor; Large-Flowered Hemp-Nettle Antique Prints Botanical

Curtis, William

1817 Hand-Colored Antique Curtis Botanical Print, Epilobium Augustifolium (Rosebay Willow-Herb, Persian or French Willow)

London, George Graves and John Harding, 1817. Enlarged edition. 11.75 X 18.75 We will be offering a number of original hand colored engravings from Curtis' FLORA LONDINENSIS. These are from the enlarged edition of 1817. The print measures 11.75 x 18.75 inches, with a plate mark of 10 x 15.25 inches. This is a hand colored engraving on high quality watermarked paper dated 1815 and made by W.Balston & Co. It is a beautiful decorative antique print expertly colored and beautifully composed. Curtis' work was the first study of British flora, and artists contributing to the opus included James Sowerby, Sydenham Teak Edwards, Francis Sansom and William Kilburn. This particular plate has two small spots in the margin. The background paper color is lighter than my camera is portraying it, and is slightly off-white. The plate is full margined, and has not been trimmed. The text page which accompanied the print will be included. Purchases may be combined for the best shipping price. Many of the wildflowers of London have their counterparts in North America. Very good + .

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Boeknummer: 19459

Catalogus: Science & Natural History

Trefwoorden: Curtis Botanical; Flora Londoninensis; Wildflowers; Epilobium Augustifolium; Rosebay Willow-Herb; Persian or French Willow Antique Prints Botanical

Curtis, William

1817 Hand-Colored Antique Curtis Botanical Print, Epilobium Hirsutum (Great Hairy Willow-Herb)

London, George Graves and John Harding, 1817. Enlarged edition. 11.75 X 18.75 We will be offering a number of original hand colored engravings from Curtis' FLORA LONDINENSIS. These are from the enlarged edition of 1817. The print measures 11.75 x 18.75 inches, with a plate mark of 9.75 x 15 inches. This is a hand colored engraving on high quality watermarked paper dated 1815 and made by W.Balston & Co. It is a beautiful decorative antique print expertly colored and beautifully composed. Curtis' work was the first study of British flora, and artists contributing to the opus included James Sowerby, Sydenham Teak Edwards, Francis Sansom and William Kilburn. This particular plate is quite bright and clean. The background paper color is lighter than my camera is portraying it, and is slightly off-white. The plate is full margined, and has not been trimmed. The text page which accompanied the print will be included. Purchases may be combined for the best shipping price. Many of the wildflowers of London have their counterparts in North America. Very good + .

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Boeknummer: 19460

Catalogus: Science & Natural History

Trefwoorden: Curtis Botanical; Flora Londoninensis; Wildflowers; Epilobium Hirsutum; Great Hairy Willow-Herb Antique Prints Botanical

Curtis, William

Curtis Botanical Magazine Plate 750: Moraea Papilonacea, Dwarf Moraea

London, T. Curtis, 1804. This is a hand colored copper plate engraving. The print measures 5.5 x 9.25 inches, with a plate mark of 4.5 x 7.75. It is a beautiful decorative antique print expertly colored and beautifully composed. This particular plate has been trimmed at the rough edge. Curtis' work was the first study of British flora, and artists contributing to the opus included James Sowerby, Sydenham Teak Edwards, Francis Sansom and William Kilburn. "The Botanical Magazine; or Flower-Garden Displayed, is an illustrated publication which began in 1787. The longest running botanical magazine, it is widely referred to by the subsequent name Curtis's Botanical Magazine. Each of the issues contains a description, in formal yet accessible language, and is renowned for featuring the work of two centuries of botanical illustrators. Many plants received their first publication on the pages, and the description given was enhanced by the keenly detailed illustrations. The first issue, in 1787, was begun by William Curtis, as both an illustrated gardening and botanical journal. Curtis was an apothecary and botanist who held a position at Kew Gardens, who had published the highly praised (but poorly sold) Flora Londinensis a few years before. The publication familiarized its readers with ornamental and exotic plants, which it presented in octavo format. Artists who had previously given over their flower paintings to an affluent audience, now saw their work published in a format accessible by a wider one. The illustrations were initially hand-coloured prints, taken from copper engravings and intended to complement the text. Identification by a general reader was given in exploded details, some of which were given as a section. This was accompanied by a page or two of text describing the plants properties, history, growth characteristics, and some common names for the species. The first volume's illustrations were mostly by Sydenham Edwards, a dispute with the editors saw his departure to start the rival The Botanical Register. The credit for the first plate (Iris persica) goes to James Sowerby, as did a dozen of Edwards contributions. The first thirty volumes used copper engraving to provide the plates, the hand colouring of these was performed by up to thirty people. An issue might have a circulation of 3000 copies, with 3 plates in each. As costs of production rose, and demand increased, results would be variable within a run. The later use of machine colouring would provide uniformity to the artists work, although the process could not give the same detail for many years. The magazine has been considered to be the premier journal for early botanical illustration." from Wikipedia. Very good + .

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Boeknummer: 19469

Catalogus: Science & Natural History

Trefwoorden: Antique Print; Botanical; Botanical Print; William Curtis; Curtis Botanical Magazine Antique Prints Botanical

Curtis, William

Curtis Botanical Magazine Plate 767: Melanthium Uniflorum, Yellow Melanthium

London, T. Curtis, 1804. This is a hand colored copper plate engraving. The print measures 5.5 x 9.25 inches, with a plate mark of 4.5 x 7.75. It is a beautiful decorative antique print expertly colored and beautifully composed. This particular plate has been trimmed at the rough edge. Curtis' work was the first study of British flora, and artists contributing to the opus included James Sowerby, Sydenham Teak Edwards, Francis Sansom and William Kilburn. "The Botanical Magazine; or Flower-Garden Displayed, is an illustrated publication which began in 1787. The longest running botanical magazine, it is widely referred to by the subsequent name Curtis's Botanical Magazine. Each of the issues contains a description, in formal yet accessible language, and is renowned for featuring the work of two centuries of botanical illustrators. Many plants received their first publication on the pages, and the description given was enhanced by the keenly detailed illustrations. The first issue, in 1787, was begun by William Curtis, as both an illustrated gardening and botanical journal. Curtis was an apothecary and botanist who held a position at Kew Gardens, who had published the highly praised (but poorly sold) Flora Londinensis a few years before. The publication familiarized its readers with ornamental and exotic plants, which it presented in octavo format. Artists who had previously given over their flower paintings to an affluent audience, now saw their work published in a format accessible by a wider one. The illustrations were initially hand-coloured prints, taken from copper engravings and intended to complement the text. Identification by a general reader was given in exploded details, some of which were given as a section. This was accompanied by a page or two of text describing the plants properties, history, growth characteristics, and some common names for the species. The first volume's illustrations were mostly by Sydenham Edwards, a dispute with the editors saw his departure to start the rival The Botanical Register. The credit for the first plate (Iris persica) goes to James Sowerby, as did a dozen of Edwards contributions. The first thirty volumes used copper engraving to provide the plates, the hand colouring of these was performed by up to thirty people. An issue might have a circulation of 3000 copies, with 3 plates in each. As costs of production rose, and demand increased, results would be variable within a run. The later use of machine colouring would provide uniformity to the artists work, although the process could not give the same detail for many years. The magazine has been considered to be the premier journal for early botanical illustration." from Wikipedia. Very good + .

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Boeknummer: 19470

Catalogus: Science & Natural History

Trefwoorden: Antique Print; Botanical; Botanical Print; William Curtis; Curtis Botanical Magazine Antique Prints Botanical