Chatfield, J. F.W. Frohawk. His Life and Work.
1st. Ed. Pub. Crowood. 1987 pp.184 with colour and b/w. illus. 4to. From Eric Hosking’s library with reduced-size copy of his bookplate loosely inserted. Signed by both June Chatfield and F.W. Frohawk’s daughter, Valezina Bolingbroke. Fine hardback in fine dw.
Very unusual indeed to have both these signatures. Chatfield’s book is a must have for Frohawk enthusiasts. Valenzina Bolingbroke was a great admirer of her father and wrote a memoir about her father which is a delightful account with some charming pesonal ancedotes.
£75.00 [ref: 61640]

Chatfield, June. F.W.Frohawk- His Life and Work.
1st. Pub. Crowood Press. 1987 pp.184 with illus. A vg. copy in dw.
Frohawk was a member of the Victorian natural history scene, many amateur naturalists’ gravitated towards him. This book tells the story of the life of this remarkable man and studies the development of his career as a naturalist. He was a gifted artist and illustrated a number of bird books but it was as an entomologist that he is best known, in particular butterflies.
£27.50 [ref: 36611]

Chilvers, H.A. The Seven Lost Trails of Africa. Being a Record of Sundry Expeditions, New and Old, in Search of Buried Treasure.
1st. Ed. Pub. Cassell. 1930 pp.xiii, 242 with illus. and maps. 8vo. Hardback. Signature to front paste down. Some foxing to fore-edges of text block, o/w., contents fine. Some spine lean. VG. plus hardback.
£20.00 [ref: 55835]

Chivers, K. The Shire Horse. A History of the Breed, the Society and the Men.
1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. J.A. Allen 1979 pp.xxviii, 834 with colour and b/w. photos. 8vo. Hardback. Faint scattered dust marks to fore-edges of text block, o/w. a fine hardback in fine dw.
Some three years in the writing, this is a comprehensive account of the history of the Shire Horse from medieval to modern times.
£15.00 [ref: 55001]

Clapham, A.R. (Ed.). Upper Teesdale. The Area and its Natural History.
1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1978 pp.238 with colour, b/w. photographs and figs. 8vo. Minor spotting to fore-edges of text block and endpapers o/w. a fine hardback in fine dw.
A detailed survey of the area written by group of eminent biologists, a volume of considerable value to the naturalist.
£18.00 [ref: 42888]

Clark, A. Beasts and Bawdy.
1st. Ed. Pub. J.M. Dent. 1975 pp.159 with b/w. illus. 4to. Some spotting to fore-edges of text block o/w. a fine hardback in vg. dw.
The author’s research into medieval lore to explain humanity’s efforts to understand the animal world and when necessary, the reliance on hearsay and invention rather than scientific observation.
£17.50 [ref: 67682]

Clark, A.M. Starfishes and their relations.
2nd. Ed. Pub. British Museum (Nat. Hist.). 1968 pp.119 with b/w. photos., and illus. 8vo. Red label to spine, o/w. a nr. fine softback.
£5.00 [ref: 58521]

Clarke, E. The Valley.
Pub. Faber and Faber. 1969 pp.170. A vg. copy in a dustwrapper illustrated by C.F. Tunnicliffe.
£20.00 [ref: 45851]

Clay, R.S. & Court, T.H. The History of the Microscope. Compiled from Original Instruments and Documents, up to the Introduction of the Achromatic Microscope.
1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. The Holland Press. 1975 pp.xiv, 266 with b/w. photos. Small 4to. Signature. Nr. fine hardback in fine dw. Article on ‘Chemical microscopy 1800-1850’ by R.H. Nuttall loosely inserted.
Originally published in 1932, this account is based in nearly every case on actual examination of the instruments described.
£75.00 [ref: 59222]

Cloudsley-Thompson, J.L. The Zoology of Tropical Africa.
1st. Ed. Pub. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 1969 pp.xv, 355 with b/w. photos. and illus. Royal 8vo. Very minor amount of sellotape residue to ffep. o/w. a fine hdbk. in fine dw.
£15.00 [ref: 51536]