Hon. Ralph Abercromby

Weather: A Popular Exposition of the Nature of Weather Changes from Day to Day

London, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Limited, 1907. Cloth. A smart copy of this detailed study on the changes of weather from the International Science Series. Sixth impression. The International Science Series. A detailed and comprehensive study of weather and its changes, with chapters on weather prognostics, clouds, isobars, wind, heat and cold, thunderstorms, whirlwinds, tornadoes, local weather variations, annual and secular variations, forecasting, and much more. Written by Ralph Abercromby, a Scottish meteorologist. In the original red cloth binding. Externally, smart with minor bumping to the extremities. Light fading to the spine with the odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Minor age toning to the endpapers. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: 914T54

Catalogue: Natural Sciences

Keywords: Weather Nature Changes Abercromby Nature None

H. G. Adams [Henry Gardiner Adams]

Beautiful Butterflies: The British Species Described and Illustrated

London, Groombridge and Sons, 1854. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of Henry Gardiner Adams' work on British butterflies, beautifully illustrated with hand-coloured plates. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original blind-stamped cloth binding. Illustrated with eight beautiful hand-coloured plates and numerous in-text illustrations. Collated, complete.A study of the British species of butterflies, described and illustrated. This work discusses the life of a butterfly, describing its structure in the larva, pupa, and imago state, and observes poetical references to the butterfly.This work was written by Henry Gardiner Adams.Two pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, generally smart though faded. Shelf wear to the head and tail of the spine. A little bumping to the extremities. Binding is slightly strained to the first plate and to the title page, but remains generally firm. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Book number: 937M21

Catalogue: Natural Sciences

Keywords: Butterflies British butterflies H. G. Adams Natural history British butterflies Not Stated

Richard Adams

Nature and Night

London, Penguin, 1980 . Paperback. A signed example of this wonderful non-fiction study of the natural world, by Richard Adams, author of 'Watership Down&apos. Flat signed by Richard Adams to the title page.A 1980 edition of this work, which was first published in 1978.Illustrated throughout in colour by David A. Goddard, with scientific diagrams illustrated by Stephen Lee.Chapters in this delightful work include discussion of the meadow, sky, moorland, woodland, mountains and streams by day, and the still water, and the shore at dusk and nightfall. In the publisher's original paper wraps. A touch of shelf wear to back strip tail, with light rubbing to fold over front joint. Internally, firmly bound. Flat signed to title page. Pages clean and bright. Near Fine . Ill.: David A. Goddard; Stephen Lee. Near Fine .

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Book number: 892F32

Catalogue: Natural Sciences

Keywords: Nature Day and Night science watership down nature science David A. Goddard; Stephen Lee

Joy Adamson

Living Free: The Story of Elsa and Her Cubs & Forever Free: Elsa&Apos;S Pride

London, Collins & Harvill Press, 1961-1962. First edition. Cloth. Two smart first edition copies of these illustrated works exploring the author's life raising a lion named Elsa. Two volumes. Written by Friederike Victoria "Joy" Adamson, an Austria-Hungary-born naturalist, artist and author. These two volumes detail the life of a lioness named Elsa, rescued and raised by the author. After training Elsa to survive and hunt as best as she could, Adamson set her free and Elsa became the first lioness successfully released back into the wild, the first to have contact after release, and the first known released lion to have a litter of cubs. Adamson spent the rest of her life raising money for wildlife, thanks to the popularity of her first book Born Free. This book detailed her time raising Elsa and was followed by Living Free, which is about Elsa as a mother to her cubs, and Forever Free, which tells of the release of the cubs Jespah, Gopa and Little Elsa. This set includes: Living Free: The Story of Elsa and her Cubs, 1961. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, seven colour plates, and many black-and-white plates from photographs. Collated complete. With an introduction by Sir Julian Sorell Huxley, a British evolutionary biologist, eugenicist, and internationalist. Forever Free: Elsa's Pride, 1962. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, seven colour plates, and many black-and-white plates from photographs. Collated complete. In the original pictorial paper covered boards. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear to the extremities. Original unclipped dust wrappers are also smart with shelf wear and minor chipping to the extremities. Light sunning to the spines and small closed tears to the panel edges. The odd small mark. Some sympathetic repairs or reinforcements made to the internal side with tape. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine/Very Good.

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Book number: 890T53

Catalogue: Natural Sciences

Keywords: Living Free Forever Free Elsa Cubs Forever Free Adamson Not Stated

A. D. Q. Agnew

Upland Kenya Wild Flowers: A Flora of the Ferns and Herbaceous Flowering Plants of Upland Kenya

Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1974. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated work on the ferns and flowering plants of upland Kenya. First edition. Illustrated throughout with various figures and maps. A detailed and comprehensive study into the ferns and herbaceous flowering plants of upland Kenya, with information to identify the plants growing in central and Western Kenya. It also covers the major flora of neighbouring Uganda and a large part of Northern Tanzania. Written by Andrew David Quentin Agnew, a British ecologist and plant biologist. In the original full black cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original unclipped dust wrapper is very smart with light wear to the extremities and the odd small closed tear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Previous owner's ink stamp to the front endpaper. Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Fine/Near Fine.

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Book number: 897T9

Catalogue: Natural Sciences

Keywords: Upland Kenya Wild Flowers Ferns Herbaceous Wild Flowers Agnew Not Stated

E. H. Aitken

Concerning Animals and Other Matters

London, John Murray, 1914. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of this study on animals with illustrated from J. A. Shepherd. First edition. Scarce work. Illustrated with portrait frontispiece, seven plates, and sixteen in-text images. Collated complete. A collection of humorous animal writings, including: Bills of Birds, The Barn Owl, Snakes, The Panther I Did Not Shoot, The Coconut Tree, as well as a memoir of the author. Written by Edward Hamilton Aitken, a civil servant in India and founding member of the Bombay Natural History Society. Illustrated by William James Affleck Shepherd, an English illustrator best known for his anthropomorphic animal drawings and cartoons. In the original green cloth binding. Externally, smart with light bumping to the extremities. Fading tot he spine and the odd mark to the board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown. Very Good . Ill.: J. A. Shepherd. Very Good .

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Book number: 859T87

Catalogue: Natural Sciences

Keywords: Concerning Animals Matters Aitken Animals J. A. Shepherd

Albert Alberg

Woodland Notes Tea-Time Tales for Young Little Folks and Young Old Folks

London, W. Swan Sonnenschein & Allen, 1880. Cloth. A scarce copy of Woodland Notes. From the Swedish of Richard Gustafsson by Albert Alberg, Author of Fabled Stories from the Zoo, Editor of Chit Chat by Puck and Roseleaves, by R. Gustafsson. With numerous black and white illustrations. In a decorative green cloth binding. Externally, generally smart, lightly rubbed in places. There is some minor bumping to the top and tail of the spine. Spine is also cocked. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with some scattered light foxing. There is an ink inscription to the recto of front free end papers. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Book number: GEN28-C-8

Catalogue: Natural Sciences

Keywords: Woodland Notes Albert Alberg Notes None

Salim Ali

The Birds of Sikkim

Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1962. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this fascinating ornithological study from Salim Ali, with colour illustrations. First edition. Illustrated with twenty-six plates, seventeen of which are in colour. Collated complete. An indispensable work for both the expert and amateur birdwatcher of the Himalayan countries, with over four hundred species described in detail. Much of the information provided in this text has never been published before. Written by Salim Ali, an Indian ornithologist and naturalist referred to as the Birdman of India. Illustrated by four internationally reputed bird artists: David Reid-Henry, Robert Scholz, Paul Barruel, and Walter Ahrens. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear to the extremities. Original price-clipped dust wrapper is also smart with light shelf wear to the extremities. Sunning to the spine and edges of the boards. Small closed tears to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd handling mark. Bookseller's label to the front pastedown. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: David Reid-Henry; Robert Scholz; Paul Barruel; Walter Ahrens. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.

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Book number: 882T20

Catalogue: Natural Sciences

Keywords: Birds Sikkim Ali Sikkim David Reid-Henry; Robert Scholz; Paul Barruel; Walter Ahrens

John D. Altringham

The New Naturalist, No. 93: British Bats

London, HarperCollins Publishers, 2003. First edition. Cloth. An excellent first edition copy of this work on British bats from The New Naturalist series, by John D. Altringham. The first edition, first impression of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Loosely inserted are three newspaper cuttings from 2003 referring to bats. Illustrated with eight colour plates, and numerous illustrations in the text. Collated, complete. A detailed study of British bats for the New Naturalist series by John D. Altringham, including fascinating information on their origins, evolution, behaviour, feeding habits and reproduction. The New Naturalist Library is a series of books, written by experts, concerning a variety of natural history topics, aiming to interest general readers in the wildlife of the British Isles. They have had considerable influence on many, such as W.D. Hamilton and Mike Majerus, who later became professional biologists. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, cloth is in lovely bright condition. Internally, firmly bound. One small mark to pages 44 and 45, otherwise, pages are very bright and clean. Dust wrapper has one small area of sunning to the top right extremity of the front of the wrap; otherwise, it is very bright and smart. Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 877M28

Catalogue: Natural Sciences

Keywords: Bats Natural history New Naturalist Natural history Not Stated

Anon

Reports of the Delegates of the Hope Museum and Rothney Collection

Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1904-12. Leather. Various reports of the Oxford University Natural History Museum. Including the Sixteenth Annual Report of the Delegates of the University Museum (for 1903) and the Seventeenth Annual Report of the Delegates of the University Museum (for 1904) in volume I. Report of the Hope Professor of Zoology, 1910, Report of the Hope Professor of Zoology, 1911, and Report of the Hope Professor of Zoology, 1912. Two volumes containing complete reports. Details of research, laboratory work, and acquisitions. The Oxford University Museum of Natural History, sometimes known simply as the Oxford University Museum, is a museum displaying many of the University of Oxford's natural history specimens. The Hope Entomological Collections are held by the Oxford University Museum of Natural History. The Hope Department was founded by Frederick William Hope. George Alexander James Rothney (1849-1922) formed an extensive collection of Oriental Hymenoptera during his travels in India. His library and collection was donated to the Hope Entomological Collections, Oxford. In half morocco bindings. Externally very sound although rubbed. Internally firmly bound. Bright and clean throughout, just the very odd spot. Some small red crayon marks in the second volume. Slight evidence of past worming to volume I, from the rear board to a few pages at the end, but this is very slight. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: LTH18-E-13

Catalogue: Natural Sciences

Keywords: Zoology Museum Natural History University Museum Museum None

Anon.

Sights in Autumn

London, The Religious Tract Society, [1844]. Cloth. A charming and scarce volume on the season of Autumn. Illustrated with beautiful engravings. A scarce volume, held institutionally by two libraries only. Dated from Jisc [1844]A fascinating book on the Autumnal season, looking at the various seasonal plants, fruits, and animals to be found from September to November. Part of a group where each volume focuses on a different season, published by the Religious Tract Society in 1844. With an illustrated title page, five full plates, and various engravings in text throughout. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally excellent with only minor shelf wear. Contemporary inscription to the front free endpaper, dated 1856. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. With an illustrated title page and five full plates, as well as engravings in text throughout. Near Fine . Ill.: Anon. Near Fine .

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Book number: 771A40

Catalogue: Natural Sciences

Keywords: autumn natural science scarce natural science Anon.

Anon

Usage de Globes- Handwritten Workbook

Anon, Anon, c1780. Leather. A unique handwritten volume covering predominantly Astronomy and the Use of Globes. Handwritten in a neat and legible hand, across 400 pages numbered 1-90 and 1-300. Occasionally with blank page breaks but continuous numbering. An interesting specimen, this volume contains exercises, diagrams and notes on science, geography and astronomy. Primarily focusing on the Use of Globes, it contains four diagrams of celestial movements, and pages of charts and lists relating to the planets and stars. Written in French with one passage in English describing the fixed stars of the Lion's Tale and Virgin's Spike. The first 90 pages are concerned with broader geography and written in a question and answer style. The second section contains explanations on the use of Globes both terrestrial and celestial, and the information that can be gleaned from a practical application of this knowledge. Similar in style to 'Introduction to the Use of Globes' by W Field, the text follows an instructive pattern, whereby the information is transcribed and then applied to a series of problems. The author seems to have been working through Thomas Hood's 'The Use of both the Globes, Celestial and Terrestrial' and making a practical collection of notes for personal or educational use. One section is titled 'Responses aux Questions de ''appendix qui est a la suite de l'introduction a l'usage des Globes par mr Molineux', that is, 'responses to questions in the appendix to the introduction of the use of Globes by Molyneux&apos. Emery Molyneux was an English Elizabethan maker of Globes and his terrestrial and celestial globes were the first to be made in England. Though Molyneux published his own treatise on Globes, entitled 'The Globes Celestial and Terrestrial Set Forth in Plano', it has now been lost. In the same year Thomas Hood published 'The Use of Both the Globes', which referenced Molyneux's works. Because of this we believe it is Hood's work to which the author of this manuscript is referring. The work has been dated based on the predictions of celestial movements made in the text, up to the year 1800. In a full mottled calf binding wiith gilt detailing. Externally, worn with loss to leather at extremities and spine. Worn spine label reading 'usage de globes&apos. Front pastedown with ridge as quirk of binding. Marbled endpapers and pastedowns. Personal label to front pastedown. Internally, generally firmly bound. Approx 100 smaller pages bound in to front and 304 full sized pages follwoing, 300 numbered. 2 pages loosening to rear block. Pages bright, generally clean with marginal age toning and handling marks. Occasional scattered spots. Creasing to foredge. Good . Ill.: Anon. Good .

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Book number: EXP2-F-7

Catalogue: Natural Sciences

Keywords: Celestial Globe Geography Terrestrial Globe Astronomy Science Anon

Anonymous

English Forests and Forest Trees, Historical, Legendary, and Descriptive

London, Ingram, Cooke, and Co, 1853. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this charming study of the forests and forest trees of England, with an array of lovely illustrations throughout. The first edition of this work.In the publisher's original cloth binding. With an illustrative frontispiece and a plethora of charming vignettes throughout the text. Eight monochrome plates. Collated complete. This work contains a historical and descriptive account of all the forests and forest trees of England. It includes the trees of Windsor Castle, The Forest of Dean, as well as sections of forest laws and inhabitants of the forests.No credit is given for the author of this endearing work. In the original cloth binding. Externally, with fading to the spine and rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Marks to the boards, with a few small damp stains. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with a few scattered spots concentrated to the first and last few leaves. The odd spot throughout. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Book number: 911Y6

Catalogue: Natural Sciences

Keywords: Forest Natural History England Natural History Not Stated

Anonymous

The Menageries. The Natural History of Monkeys, Opossums and Lemurs

London, Charles Knight and Co, 1838. Cloth. A scarce illustrated natural history on The Menageries. The Natural History of Monkeys, Opossums and Lemurs. Illustrated with engravings by J. Jackson, after drawings by W. Harvey. Volume one of two. With twelve chapters on a variety of species of monkeys. From 'The library of Entertaining Knowledge' series. In a cloth binding. Externally, sound. Light wear to extremities, fading to spine and the odd mark to boards. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright with only the odd spot predominantly to text block edge. Very Good . Ill.: J. Jackson; W. Harvey. Very Good .

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Book number: GEN15-D-21

Catalogue: Natural Sciences

Keywords: the menageries monkeys opossums lemurs monkeys w harvey J. Jackson; W. Harvey

Anonymous

A New System of the Natural History of Birds

Edinburgh; London, Peter Hill; Thomas Cadell, 1792. Leather. A very scarce eighteenth century study on ornithology, an illustrated volume, including a chapter focusing on dodos. This is Volume II in 'A New System of the Natural History of Quadrupeds, Birds, Fishes, and Insects', published in three volumes. ESTC citation number N11120.Illustrated with a frontispiece, and forty-nine plates.Collated, lacking plates numbered II, III, VIII, IX, XIII, XVIII, XIX, XXI, and L. This volume includes three different plates numbered XXII, and has a duplicate of plate XXVIII.An impressive and very scarce work on natural history.This work was published after the incredible success of Buffon's 'Natural History', presenting an extensive study on the natural history of birds from across the globe.Perhaps of most interest in a chapter on the dodo, which became extinct around one-hundred years before this work was published - the last accepted sighting of a dodo was in 1662. In this work no mention of the dodo's extinction is mentioned, as it wasn't recognised they were extinct until the 19th century. This work includes an illustration of a dodo to plate XXXII. In a quarter calf binding with marbled paper to the boards, with new endpapers. Externally, smart. Spine is a little faded. Light bumping to the extremities. Some light marks to the leather. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned with some spots. Tidemark to the head of the frontispiece, and Plate I. Neat repairs to the margins of a few pages, not affecting text. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Book number: 879P2

Catalogue: Natural Sciences

Keywords: A New System of the Natural History of Birds natural history birds ornithology natural history Not Stated