Thomas Bewick

A General History of Quadrupeds

London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1820. Leather. A beautifully illustrated seventh edition of Thomas Bewick's influential natural history work on Quadrupeds. The seventh edition of this work. 'A General History of Quadrupeds' deals with two-hundred and sixty mammals from across the world, looking at domestic animals, such as horses and cows, as well as animals such as jackals and polecats. This work was popular upon its publication, especially for the fine illustrations. Illustrated with a vignette title page, and many in-text illustrations. Illustrated and written by Thomas Bewick. Bewick was the author of natural history works, including 'A History of British Birds', and an engraver. He was apprenticed and eventually became the partner to Ralph Beilby. In a half calf binding with marbled paper to the boards. Externally, generally smart. Light rubbing to the joints. Minor surface cracks to the spine. Minor bumping to the extremities. Some light marks to the boards. Front hinge is starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with the odd spot. Pages v-viii are working loose. Very Good . Ill.: Thomas Bewick. Very Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 685P13

Catalogue: Natural Sciences

Keywords: bewick thomas bewick a general history of quadrupeds quadrupeds thomas bewick mammals advile Thomas Bewick

Thomas Bewick

A General History of Quadrupeds

Newcastle Upon Tyne, S. Hodgson, R. Beilby and T. Bewick, 1791. Leather. A very smart, second edition copy of Thomas Bewick's famous work, 'A General History of Quadrupeds', illustrated throughout and in full calf binding. A second, much larger and improved edition, published just a year after the first.This late eighteenth-century work describes two-hundred and sixty mammals from across the world, looking at domestic animals, such as horses and cows, as well as animals such as jackals and polecats.Illustrated and written by Thomas Bewick. Bewick was the author of natural history works, including A History of British Birds, and an engraver. He was apprenticed and eventually became the partner to Ralph Beilby.Containing numerous in-text wood engravings by the author.Containing the bookplate of a previous owner to the front pastedown, and a previous owner's stamp to the front free-endpaper. Containing an ink inscription of a previous owner to one of the front free-endpapers: 'J.J. Farquharson, the gift of his Father&apos. ESTC Reference T60631.  Handsomely bound in full calf binding with gilt detailing and five raised bands to the spine. Externally, lovely, with just minor shelf wear, and light rubbing to the boards. A previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown, a previous owner's stamp to the front free-endpaper, and a previous owner's ink signature to the front free-endpaper. Internally, front hinge is strained but remaining binding is firm. Pages are generally bright and clean, especially considering the age of the work. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Thomas Bewick. Very Good Indeed .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 804J30

Catalogue: Natural Sciences

Keywords: bewick quadrupeds natural science nature quadrupeds biology Thomas Bewick

Thomas Bewick

A General History of Quadrupeds

Newcastle Upon Tyne, Edward Walker; Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1811 . Leather. The sixth edition of Thomas Bewick's popular study of the natural history of mammals, beautifully illustrated by the author throughout. The sixth edition.'A General History of Quadrupeds' examines two-hundred and sixty mammals from across the world, looking at domestic animals, such as horses and cows, as well as animals such as jackals and polecats.This work was popular upon its publication, especially due to the fine illustrations.Illustrated with a vignette title page, and many in-text illustrations.One leaf of adverts to the rear.With the bookplate of Digby H R Wingfield to front pastedown and a front blank, with the bookplate of Francis H. D. C. Whitmore - a British military officer - and Philip Edmondson to the front free endpaper.Written and illustrated by Thomas Bewick. Bewick was the author of natural history works, including 'A History of British Birds', and an engraver. He was apprenticed and eventually became the partner to Ralph Beilby. In a half calf binding with marbled paper covered boards. Externally smart, but with front joint head starting, and board firmly held. Bookplates to front pastedown, recto and verso of front free endpaper, and to a front blank. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright, but with spotting throughout to page perimeters. Spotting to title page prominent. Very Good . Ill.: Thomas Bewick. Very Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 945F2

Catalogue: Natural Sciences

Keywords: A General History of Quadrupeds thomas bewick quadrupeds mammals thomas bewick francis h d c whitmore philip edmondson Thomas Bewick

Thomas Bewick; Ralph Beilby

A General History of Quadrupeds

Newcastle Upon Tyne , S. Hodgson, R. Beilby and T. Bewick, 1791 . Leather. The second edition of Thomas Bewick's beautifully illustrated work on the mammals of the world. The second edition is much improved and enlarged from the first. Thomas Bewick, 1753-1828, was an English wood engraver and ornithologist. Bewick showed, at a very early age, a talent for drawing. He had no lessons in art. At the age of 14 he was apprenticed to Ralph Beilby, an engraver in Newcastle. In 1775 he received a premium from the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce. In 1776 he became a partner in Beilby's workshop. A General History of Quadrupeds first appeared in 1790. The Quadrupeds deals with mammals of the whole world, and is particularly thorough on some of the domestic animals. It includes bats and seals but does not include whales or dolphins. Bewick was helped by his intimate knowledge of the habits of animals acquired during his constant excursions into the country. Bewick's art is considered the pinnacle of its medium. This is likely due to his methods: Bewick, unlike his predecessors, would carve in harder woods, notably box wood, against the grain, using fine tools normally favoured by metal engravers. This proved to be far superior, and has been the dominant method used since. Ralph Beilby, 1744-1817, was an English engraver, working chiefly on silver and copper. Beilby became a silversmith, jeweller, and seal-engraver under his father and elder brothers. In addition, he became a copper engraver to meet the demand of the then North England market. In 1767 Thomas Bewick was apprenticed to him. The texts in Bewick's A General History of Quadrupeds (1790) and History of British Birds: Land Birds (1797) were drafted by Beilby and revised by Bewick. Collated complete. Expertly rebacked with a morocco spine and contemporary calf boards. Externally, wear to corners and slight rubbing to boards though spine remains smart. Internally, firmly bound. Loss to rear free endpaper. The tails of three pages have been removed and then neatly repaired, not affecting text. There are contemporary copperplate inscriptions to some pages. Generally bright with tidemarks to two front blanks. Some scattered foxing through, though many pages do remain clean. Marks to title page. Very Good . Ill.: Thomas Bewick. Very Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: EXP3-E-8

Catalogue: Natural Sciences

Keywords: Quadrupeds Mammals Animals Natural History Mammals Art Bewick Thomas Bewick

Herman Biddell; C. I. Douglas; Thomas Dykes; Dr George Fleming; Archibald Macneilage; gilbert Murray; W. R. Trotter

Heavy Horses Breeds and Management

London, Vinton & Company, Ltd, 1905. Cloth. An informative and useful guide to horses, with illustrations and a folding pedigree chart. The fourth edition. Part of the 'Live Stock Handbook' series. Illustrated with thirty-one monochrome plates and a folding pedigree chart. Collated complete. This work provides an in depth and informative guide to the care of Heavy horses such as Shire, Suffolk and Clydesdale horses. This guide discusses breeding for street work and pulling carts, injuries and illnesses and farm management. In the original publisher's cloth. In the publisher's original cloth. Externally very smart with only slight rubbing to the joints and extremities, the odd minor mark to the board and bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Offsetting to the endpapers with a name in ink to the front free endpaper and the odd spot. Internally firmly bound with generally bright and clean pages with the odd very minor spot. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None stated. Very Good Indeed .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 895Z30

Catalogue: Natural Sciences

Keywords: Fourth edition Horses Horse Pets Horses Live stock Handbook Illustrated None stated

H. J. B. Birks

Past and Present Vegetation of the Isle of Skye: A Palaeoecological Study

Cambridge, Cambridge at the University Press, 1973. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated study into the vegetation of the Isle of Skye. First edition. Illustrated with seven folding plates inserted into a pocket at the rear of the text, with numerous in-text maps and figures. Collated complete. The secrets of the history of an ecosystem are revealed through the fossils and sediments found on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. With the use of modern analytical techniques and sophisticated microscopy to build a picture of the past vegetation in this area. Written by Harry John Betteley Birks, a British botanist and emeritus professor at the University of Bergen and University College London. He is best known for his work on the development of quantitative techniques in Quaternary palaeoecology, as well as his research into the vegetational and environmental history over the past 10–20,000 years in many parts of the world. In the original green cloth binding. Externally, very smart with minor fading to the extremities. Original price-clipped dust wrapper is sound with a large closed tear across the front panel and minor wear to the extremities. Light sunning to the spine with the odd small mark to the panels. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine/Good Only.

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 927T91

Catalogue: Natural Sciences

Keywords: Past Present Isle of Skye Vegetation Present Birks Not Stated

Hubert E. J. Biss

The Anatomy and Physiology of the Female Body

London, Bailliere, Tindall and Cox, 1943. Cloth. A distinctive illustrated study of female anatomy, illustrated with detailed colour plates with fold-out pieces exploring a body. A unique anatomical work, instructing the reader on aspects of female anatomy, acting as an atlas on the subject.Illustrated with five large colour plates, one of which is interactive with fold-out pieces.Fourth edition stated to the title page. By Hubert E. J. Biss, with plates by Georges M. Dupuy. In the original publisher's quarter cloth binding with paper to the boards. Externally, generally smart, with light handling marks to the boards. Minor rubbing to the extremities. A few small tidemarks to the rear board. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with a few scattered spots. Text booklet is adhered to the paste down with tape, the booklet almost detached from the wraps. Folding pieces are complete and in full working order. One small tape repair to Plate V. Good . Ill.: Georges M. Dupuy. Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 919P11

Catalogue: Natural Sciences

Keywords: The Anatomy and Physiology of the Female Body hubert e. j. biss georges m. dupuy anatomy hubert e. j. biss Georges M. Dupuy

John Blenkarn

British Timber Trees: Their Rearing and Subsequent Management , in Woods, Groves, & Plantations. Including Remarks on Soil and Situation, the General Improvement of Landed Estates and Mountainous Districts; with Directions for the Measurement and Valuation of Standing Timber.

London, Routledge, Warne, & Routledge, 1859. First edition. Leather. A first edition of Blenkarn's study of trees and timber with illustrations and in quarter calf binding. First edition, in quarter calf binding with cloth boards, of British Timber Trees, a dendrological study by John Blenkarn.The intentions of the book are to engage those interested in the raising, management and value of British timber. Contents include a list of trees treated of in the work in alphabetical arrangement, the thinning and pruning of woods, and on the measurement and valuation of standing timber.John Blenkarn was an agricultural engineer and surveyor. Dedicated to the Duke of Newcastle with a letter of gratitude. Includes illustrations within the text throughout. In quarter leather binding with cloth boards. Externally, smart. Some bumping to the head and tail of the spine resulting in some wear. There is minor bumping to the extremities. Front hinge is starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with occasional spotting. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 826W15

Catalogue: Natural Sciences

Keywords: Trees and Timber Illustrations First Edition Leather binding Illustrations Not Stated

Rev. Ezekiel Blomfield

Lectures on the Philosophy of History

London, Black, Kingsbury, Parbury And Allen, 1819. First edition. Leather. A beautifully illustrated work regarding the natural history, complete with twelve hand coloured maps. Scarce. Collated complete with twelve full page hand coloured maps. The first edition of the work. Ezekiel Blomfield was a congregational minister, author and compiler of religious works and works on natural history. Blomfield was extremely interested in the phenomena of nature, first influenced by reading Evening At Home, a popular series of educational children's books by John Aikin. This final work by Blomfield contains a series of six lectures all relating to topics of 'the 'philosophy of history' which Blomfield describes in this work as relating to the development of humanity and their relationship with the world. In this sense, the work acts as an early work of sociological thought, but with a heavy influence from Blomfield's own religious belief. The work was published posthumously, a year after the death of Blomfield. In a half calf binding with marbled boards. Externally a trifle rubbed with loss to the leather at the extremities and the head and tail of the spine. Slight fading to the spine. Marks to the board. Slight loss to the rear board. Hinges strained and may detach with further handling. Ink inscriptions and ink stamp to front free endpapers. Internally firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean with marginal age toning and the odd spot. Offsetting from plates. Evidence of previous repair to title page. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 618K27

Catalogue: Natural Sciences

Keywords: Atlas Philosophy Hand coloured plates Ezekiel Blomfield Philosophy John Aikin Not Stated

Georges Blond

La Grande Aventure Des Baleines

Strasourg, Selection des Amis du Livre Strasbourg, 1959. Leather. A beautiful and scarce French work detailing the life and history of whales, illustrated with photographs throughout. This work contains four chapters, including on topics such as whales and man and whalers in the Antarctic.Dedicated to the memory of Herman Melville, author of 'Moby Dick&apos.In the French language.Illustrated with photographs by Fred Matter.Written by Georges Blond (1906-1989), a French writer known for a number of works similar to this, including 'L'Amiral Togo', 'La Grande Aventure des Elephants', 'Les Grandes Aventure des Oceans' and 'Les Naufrages de Paris&apos.From the library of Eric Kenneth Prentice Back. Kenn Back was a British meteorologist with the British Antarctic survey for many years. He spent eight winters in the Antarctic and is a descendent of Captain George Back. In addition, he served as base commander at Halley, Faraday and Rothera stations. His library collection was built over decades and highlights his love of polar exploration. In a quarter leather binding. Externally very smart, with just a little wear to the head of the spine resulting in loss to the leather. Ownership bookplate to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: Fred Matter. Near Fine .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 769R9

Catalogue: Natural Sciences

Keywords: Whales Georges Blond Natural Sciences French Georges Blond Fred Matter

Wilhelm Bolsche; Cyril Brown [translator]

Love-Life in Nature: The Story of the Evolution of Love

New York, Albert & Charles Boni, 1926. Cloth. A smart two volume set of this scientific work on reproduction across the natural world, translated from the original German. Complete in two volumes. A detailed scientific piece on the nature of reproduction, with chapters on: the mystery of the ovum cell and the sperm cell, the kaleidoscope of love, man, the nuptial bower of birds of paradise, the chronicles of marriage, and love's dance of death. Written by Wilhelm Bolsche, a German author, editor, and publicist who was committed to popularising science and known as an early promoter of nature conservation. Translated from the original German by Cyril Brown, an English writer and translator. In the original green cloth binding. Externally, smart with rubbing and light bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine and marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd spot or handling mark. A small tide mark to the top corner of the first one hundred and fifty pages of volume one. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 881T58

Catalogue: Natural Sciences

Keywords: Love-Life Nature Evolution Love Nature Brown None

[Thomas Boreman]

A Description of More Than Three Hundred Animals.

London, Baldwin and Cradock , 1829 . Cloth. The second edition of Thomas Boreman's charmingly illustrated study of three hundred animals, a very scarce work. The second edition. Bound in the publisher's cloth.A description of more than three hundred animals, interspersed with entertaining anecdotes and interesting quotations from a variety of different authors. From the walrus to the mole, the author presents a delightful and informative view of a whole variety of animals. Wonderfully illustrated throughout. A new edition, revised and much enlarged. Written by Thomas Boreman, one of the earliest English children's book publishers, known for his publishing works surrounding animals. Bound in the publisher's cloth. Externally, a little worn, with splits to joints, causing backstrip to lift. Marks to spine and boards, with a little discolouration. Hinges are strained, but holding. Internally, binding is tender, with splits to 48-9 and 96-7. Pages are generally bright, with the occasional mark and light spotting. Pages 59-62 are detached, with a closed tear to 59. Good Only . Ill.: Not Stated. Good Only .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 923Q14

Catalogue: Natural Sciences

Keywords: Thomas Boreman three hundred animals natural history animals three hundred animals Not Stated

Pierre-Francoise-Guillaume Boullay

Dissertation Sur L&Apos;Histoire Naturelle Et Chimique de la Coque Du Levant (Menispermum Cocculus). Examen de Son Principe Veneneux Considere Comme Alcali Vegetal, Et D&Apos;Un Nouvel Acide Particulier a Cette Semence

Paris, L. Coas, 1818. Disbound. A very scarce French thesis on the Levant hull, a plant growing only in tropical Asia, which grows a fatal fruit. Written by Pierre-Francoise-Guillaume Boullay. A very scarce work. In the original French. Collated, complete. Collated from Jisc from a copy held at the Wellcome Library. Disbound. A fascinating work on natural history, discussing the Levant hull. The Levant Hull, or la coque de Levant, is a species of climbing shrub from the Menispermaceae family, native to tropical Asia. The fruits of the plant cause dizziness, vomiting, seizures, and muscle spasms, possibly being fatal if eaten in high doses. This work examines the shrub, and the fruit it grows. Written by Pierre-Francoise-Guillaume Boullay, a French pharmacist and chemist. He was a chemistry preparer for Louis-NIcolas Vauquelin, and ran his own pharmacy. He directed the Academy of Medicine in 1834. He is known for being the first to transform alcohol into ether. Disbound. Externally, the outer leaves are lightly age-toned with the odd spot. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned with the odd light spot. Small puncture marks to the gutter. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 691P10

Catalogue: Natural Sciences

Keywords: pierre-francoise-guillaume boullay boullay natural history dissertation boullay levant french None

Robert Boyle

A Continuation of New Experiments

Oxford, Henry Hall, 1669. First edition. Unbound. A scarce, first edition copy of Robert Boyle"s first continuation of his important work on air and gasses. A scarce, first edition copy of Robert Boyle"s first continuation of his important work. Illustrated, with seven of eight plates.  Lacking plate III.  The plates depict the single barrelled air-pump Boyle and Hooke devised. Plate V demonstrates Boyle"s experiment of sucking water using his pump to the top of the Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford. Boyle worked hard to devise improvements on Otto von Guericke"s air pump or vacuum chamber.  His end result was the "machina Boyleana" or "Pneumatical Engine" which was finished in 1659. His account of the work was in the first publication "New Experiments Physico-Mechanical".  This is a continuation from that original work. This continuation was written, as Boyle states to the preface, because he had "promis"d a Second part of it, or a large Appendix to itÂÂ-" ESTC reference no. R34411. Disbound. Externally, sound, with minor ships to the extremities. Internally, held by one cord only at page 6. Otherwise, the work is firmly bound. Pages are bright. Occasional ink inscriptions to the margins. Tidemarks to the base of all pages, heaviest to the first and last few pages, in addition to plates VI and VII most heavily. Lacking plate III. Occasional light scattered spots. Good Only . Ill.: None. Good Only .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 711L1

Catalogue: Natural Sciences

Keywords: Experiments Science Air pump Vacuum Science None

Robert Boyle

New Experiments Physico-Mechanical Touching the Spring of the Air and Its Effects

Oxford, H Hall, 1662. Leather. A scarce, second edition of Robert Boyle"s important scientific work. This volume is the first appearance of Boyle"s Law. Boyle worked hard to devise improvements on Otto von Guericke"s air pump or vacuum chamber.  His end result was the "machina Boyleana" or "Pneumatical Engine" which was finished in 1659. His account of the work was in this work. ESTC reference no R26549. Prior owner"s inscription to the title page, John Blakey. Plate at page II has been repaired and laid down. This is the second edition, published two years after the first. It contains the first announcement of Boyle"s law, being the relation of pressure and volume in a gas. This was Boyle"s most important achievement in experimental physics. Retaining the two engraved plates. The first plate has been repaired and laid down on linen.   Collated: this work is lacking the half-title, quires N-2A in part I and the medial and final blanks of M4 and O4 in part III. A slightly compromised copy of this important work. With 'A Defence of the Doctrine touching the Spring and Weight of the Air' having a separate title.  In a contemporary calf binding. Rebacked, with the original boards preserved. Externally, generally smart. Light rubbing to the board edges. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright. Title page has been laid down. Occasional manuscript notes to margins. Damp staining to the bottom of leaves, and occasional tide mark not affecting the text. Chip to the plate at page 50 of the second part. Worming from 2H1-end. Occasional light spots to pages. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 711L2

Catalogue: Natural Sciences

Keywords: Otto von Guericke Blakey Science machina Boyleana Blakey None