W. S. Coleman

British Butterflies

London, George Routledge and Sons, Limited, 1901. Cloth. A colourfully illustrated book about British butterflies, written by painter William Stephen Coleman with numerous colour plates. 1901 'New Edition&apos.Illustrations include a colour frontispiece, fourteen colour plates, and two black-and-white plates, all by the author.This is a lovely book which describes every native butterfly species within Great Britain, first published in 1861 and updated to reflect the new information found on butterflies at the turn of the century. Contents include subjects such as 'Butterfly Eggs' and 'Functions of Antennae', with descriptions on species such as the 'Swallowtail', 'Coloured Sulphur', and 'Marsh Ringlet&apos. William Stephen Coleman (1829-1904) was an English painter and book illustrator, whose most popular works include 'Our Woodlands, Heaths, and Hedges', as well as 'British Butterflies&apos. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Minimal edge wear to the extremities with light bumping to the head and tail of spine. Light fading to bands of joints, with a few marks to rear board. Ink inscription to front paste down, and late age-toning to endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with light age-toning to pages and the odd spot that increases to the first and last few pages. A blind stamp to the final page of text. Very Good . Ill.: W. S. Coleman. Very Good .

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Book number: 813D56

Catalogue: Natural Sciences

Keywords: British Butterflies W. S. Coleman natural sciences colour plates W. S. Coleman insects W. S. Coleman

Charles N. Colyer; Cyril O. Hammond

Flies of the British Isles

London, Frederick Warne & Co Ltd, 1951. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this illustrated entomological work on British flies, in the original dust wrapper. The first edition. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, monochrome vignettes and plates and forty-seven colour plates. Collated complete. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. This work was written by Charles N. Colyer in collaboration with Cyril O. Hammond and provides a descriptive entomological study on British flies. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally lovely with only slight shelf wear. Past owner's signature to the front free endpaper. The wrap is generally smart with sunning to the spine, the odd small chip and closed tear, rubbing to the extremities and spine. Tape repairs and spotting to the verso. Internally firmly bound with lightly age toned and generally clean pages with spotting to the blanks and the odd annotation. Near Fine . Ill.: Cyril O. Hammond. Near Fine/Very Good.

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Book number: 899Z25

Catalogue: Natural Sciences

Keywords: First edition Illustrated Colour plates Flies Illustrated Charles N. Colyer Cyril O. Hammond Cyril O. Hammond

Flora of North America Editorial Committee

Flora of North America North of Mexico

London , Oxford University Press, 1993-2002. Cloth. A smart copy of this ongoing biological study of the plant life of the North American continent. Containing volumes 2 (Pteridophytes and Gymnosperms, 1993), 3 (Magnoliophyta: Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae, 1997), 5 (Magnoliophyta: Caryophyllidae Part Two, 2005), 7 (Magnoliophyta: Salicaceaen to Brassicaceae, 2010), 23 (Magnoliophyta: Commedlinidae (in Part); Cyperaceae, 2002) and 26 (Magnoliophyta: Liliidae: Liliales and Orchidales, 2002). The Flora of North America North of Mexico (usually referred to as FNA) is a multivolume work describing the native plants of North America. It is the first work to treat all of the known flora north of Mexico. It is a collaboration of over 800 authors, who collaborate over the web. Illustrated throughout with hundred of diagrams and illustrations in the text, and coloured frontispieces to the later four volumes. Six volumes of twenty-seven only, with another three volumes expected to be published over the next few years. In green cloth bindings. Externally smart, with just the odd mark and light shelfwear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine .

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Book number: SET41-B-3

Catalogue: Natural Sciences

Keywords: Flora North America Biology Natural History North America None

Gowan Dawson; Bernard Lightman; Claire Brock; Ralph O'Connor; et al.

Victorian Science and Literature: Volumes 5-8

London, Pickering & Chatto, 2012. First edition. Cloth. Smart first edition copies of the complete Part II of an eight-volume exploration of Victorian science and literature. Four volumes of an eight-volume set, in the publisher's original cloth bindings. Part II, which includes volumes 5 to 8, of the eight-volume set 'Victorian Science and Literature' edited by Gowan Dawson and Bernard Lightman. Volume 5 explores 'New Audiences for Science: Women, Children, Labourers' and is edited by Claire Brock; Volume 6 examines 'Science, Race and Imperialism' and is edited by Marwa Elshakry and Sujit Sivasundaram; Volume 7 concerns the subject of 'Science as Romance' and is edited by Ralph O'Connor; and Volume 8 explores 'Marginal and Occult Sciences' and is edited by Roger Luckhurst and Justin Sausman. Each volume contains a selection of essays or extracts on the chosen subject, including authors such as Henry Mayhew, Arthur Ransome, Charles Kingsley, Edward Forbes and Elizabeth Garrett Anderson. In the publisher's original cloth bindings. Externally, very smart, except for a faint mark to the rear board of Vol 6 and to the front board of Vol 7. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine .

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Book number: 866M2

Catalogue: Natural Sciences

Keywords: Victorian era Victorian literature Victorian science Occult Victorian literature Not Stated

Rev. A. H. Cooke; A. E. Shipley; F. R. C. Reed

The Cambridge Natural History Vol. 3: Molluscs, Brachiopods (Recent), Brachiopods (Fossil)

London, Macmillan, 1895 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of this illustrated discussion of molluscs and brachiopods, and a full calf prize binding. The first edition of this work.Illustrated with three folding maps, and one map plate. With further vignette illustrations. Collated, complete.An informative work of zoology and natural history, with discussion of molluscs provided by the Rev. A. H. Cooke, discussion of recent brachiopods from A. E. Shipley, and discussion of brachiopod fossils from F. R. C. Reed.In a full calf prize binding.Volume III of the 'Cambridge Natural History' series. In a full calf prize binding. Back strip age toned, with boards bright. Minor bump to back strip head. Hinges strained, but firmly held. Internally, firmly bound. Light spotting to title page, with pages otherwise clean and bright. Map frontispiece lightly chipped to fore edge. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Book number: 923F42

Catalogue: Natural Sciences

Keywords: The Cambridge natural history Molluscs brachiopods fossils Molluscs Not Stated

M.C. Cooke

Hardwicke&Apos;S Science-Gossip

London, Robert Hardwicke , 1867. Cloth. A fascinating collection of scientific articles, excerpts, and descriptions, published in the mid nineteenth century and profusely illustrated. A fascinating, mid nineteenth-century collection of various scientific articles, excerpts, and descriptions. Some of the topics included are botany, geology, physics, natural science, and more. Intended for education of students and lovers of nature. Containing numerous in-text illustrations, diagrams, and tables. Written by M.C. Cooke, author of A Plan and Easy Account of the British Fungi, A Manual of Botanical Terms, Structural Botany, and more. Containing the bookplate of a previous owner to the front pastedown, Daniel Nicholson. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, bright, with some shelf wear and bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. Cloth slightly faded to the spine. Bookplate of previous owner to the front pastedown. Internally, front hinge has failed and front board is held by head and tail of the spine. Rear hinge is starting. Binding throughout is firm. Pages contain the odd instance of spots or handling marks, but many pages remain clean. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Book number: 803J27

Catalogue: Natural Sciences

Keywords: science nature education cooke nature natural Not Stated

M. C. Cooke

A Plain and Easy Account of British Fungi, with Especial Reference to the Esculent and Economic Species

London, Hardwicke and Bogue , 1876. Cloth. The third edition of this charming illustrated study of British fungi, complete with twenty hand-coloured plates. The third edition, revised. In the publisher's original cloth binding.Illustrated with twenty coloured plates, including a frontispiece, and numerous in-text woodcuts. Collated, complete. This study offers a range of studies of British fungi, including pore-bearing, teeth-bearing, subterranean, puff-ball, mucoraceous and gelatinous. Written by Mordecai Cubitt Cooke, an English botanist and mycologist who, at various points, served as curator at the India Museum and as a teacher in London.  In the original cloth binding. Externally, smart, with rubbing and light bumping to the extremities. Hinges are starting but firm. With a couple minor marks to the boards. Internally, generally firmly bound, with a block of leaves (67-74) held only by a single cord. Pages are bright and generally clean, with very light spots to the first few leaves. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Book number: 960Y46

Catalogue: Natural Sciences

Keywords: A Plain and Easy Account of British Fungi, with Especial Reference to the Esculent and Economic Species M. C. Cooke Colour Plates Natural Science M. C. Cooke Not Stated

M. C. Cooke

Romance of Low Life Amongst Plants. Facts and Phenomena of Cryptogamic Vegetation.

London, Society For Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1893 . First edition. Cloth. Scarce first edition of Cooke's study of botany and natural science regarding vegetation. First edition of Romance of Low Life Amongst Plants by M. C. Cook, in original publisher's cloth binding. This book was written due to the interest in lower forms of vegetation life which has grown as a result of technological developments of the microscope in the decades prior. Mordecai Cubitt Cook was an English botanist and mycologist. He wrote many works of his studies. He was awarded a Victoria Medal of Honour from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1902 and a Linnen Medal in 1903.Includes illustrations within the text throughout. No dust wrapper present.Four pages of adverts to the rear endpapers. In original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. There is some bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities resulting in some wear. The front hinge is starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. There is some spotting to the endpapers but the pages are bright and clean throughout with only some occasional spotting. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Book number: 826W12

Catalogue: Natural Sciences

Keywords: Botany natural sciences Illustrated First edition natural sciences Not Stated

Philip S. Corbet; Stephen Brooks

Dragonflies

London , Collins, 2008. First edition. Leather. A stunning leather bound limited edition of this work that celebrates the beautiful dragonfly, signed by the author. A limited edition, leather bound copy of Dragonflies. Originally intended to be limited to four hundred copies, the volume was actually limited to two hundred and fifty copies. This copy id number sixty five. Signed by the author to the limitation bookplate pasted to the front free endpaper. Dragonflies is part of The New Naturalist Library which is a survey of British natural history which aims to interest the general reader in the wildlife of Britain by recapturing the enquiring spirt of the old naturalists. This volume celebrates the lively and beautiful dragonfly with many colour photographs by Robert Thompson. In the original slipcase. With two tipped in edition bookplates. In the publisher's original morocco binding. Externally, lovely. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. In the original slipcase which is also very smart. Fine . Ill.: Robert Thompson. Fine .

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Book number: 834B64

Catalogue: Natural Sciences

Keywords: Dragonflies nature insects natural history nature Robert Thompson

C. J. Cornish [Charles John Cornish]

Life at the Zoo: Notes and Traditions of Regent&Apos;S Park Gardens

London, Seeley & Co. 1895. Cloth. The second edition of Cornish's most famous work, an illustrated volume on Regent's Park Gardens. The second edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with pictorial gilt to the front board. Charles John Cornish (1858-1906) was an English naturalist and also a regular contributor of natural history articles to The Spectator and to Country Life. This natural history work focuses on the inhabitants of London Zoo, based in Regent's Park; in particular, how the animals have adapted to a zoo environment, and in some cases, a different climate. Illustrated throughout with Japanese drawings, and photographs by Gambier Bolton. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally smart, with shelf wear to the joints and extremities. Gilt remains bright. Front hinge is slightly strained but is held firmly. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Gambier Bolton. Very Good .

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Book number: 878M6

Catalogue: Natural Sciences

Keywords: Animals Zoology Charles John Cornish Zoology Gambier Bolton

C. J. Cornish; F. C. Selous; Sir Harry Johnston; C. H. Lane; Louis Wain; W. P. Pycraft; H. A. Bryden; F. G. Aflala; W. Saville-Kent; F. W. Kirby; Sir Herbert Maxwell; John Bickerdyke; Theodore Wood

The Living Animals of the World: A Popular Natural History

London, Hutchinson & Co. 1901-1902. Leather. A smart two volume set of this vastly illustrated examination of natural history. Complete in two volumes. Volume one is illustrated with five hundred and sixty-seven images, including thirteen coloured plates from photographs. Volume two is illustrated with six hundred and forty-three images, including twelve coloured plates from photographs. Collated complete. An interesting description of the living animals of the world, including mammals, birds, fishes, reptiles, insects, and more. With authentic anecdotes of the individual creatures. Written by Charles John Cornish, an English naturalist and writer, Frederick Courteney Selous, a British explorer, officer, professional hunter, and conservationist, and Sir Henry Hamilton Johnston, a British explorer, botanist, artist, colonial administrator, and linguist. With contributions from C. H. Lane, Louis Wain, W. P. Pycraft, H. A. Bryden, F. G. Aflala, W. Saville-Kent, F. W. Kirby, Sir Herbert Maxwell, John Bickerdyke, and Theodore Wood. Dated from the British Library. Bound by Birdsall & Son, Northampton. In the original quarter crushed morocco with green boards. Externally, smart with light rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine with the odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small handling mark and minor spotting to the endpapers. Bound by Birdsall & Son, Northampton. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Book number: 924T1

Catalogue: Natural Sciences

Keywords: Living Animals World Natural History Animals Selous Lane Not Stated

C. J. Cornish

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

London , Seeley and Co , 1895. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this exploration of the British countryside and wildlife, with illustrations. A first edition copy. This volume is a charming exploration of the countryside and wildlife of England, ranging from the Southern Cliffs to the Yorkshire Fen.With fifteen plates and a frontispiece.Collated, complete. With eight pages of adverts to the rear. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart. with some light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. Internally, generally firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Frontispiece is slightly loosening from the binding. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Book number: 848B84

Catalogue: Natural Sciences

Keywords: Wild England of To-Day and the Wild Life in It natural history wildlife countryside natural history Not Stated

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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Book number: 877Q3

Catalogue: Natural Sciences

Keywords: 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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Book number: 764P55

Catalogue: Natural Sciences

Keywords: 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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Book number: 794P45

Catalogue: Natural Sciences

Keywords: Handbook of Field and General Ornithology ornithology birds elliott coues ornithology audrey pleydell-bouviere Not Stated