Buckland, The Rev. William. Geology and Mineralogy. Considered with Reference to Natural Theology.
2nd. Ed. Pub. William Pickering. 1837 Two volume set with 87 fine plates including the large fold-out hand-coloured plate of the Earth’s Crust by Thomas Webster. 8vo. Hardbacks. Some plates with scattered spotting, o/w. contents exceptionally clean and fine. Bound in original publisher’s cloth with very light shelf-wear, all in thor. vg. to nr. fine condition. From the library of Robert Berkeley, Esq. Spetchley, Worcestershire.
Buckland’s detailed contribution to the Bridgewater Treatises.
£500.00 [ref: 61816]
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Buckler, William, Stainton, H.T. (Ed.) & Porritt, G.T. (Ed.) The Larvae of the British Butterflies and Moths. Volumes I-IX.
1st. Ed. Pub. The Ray Society. 1886-1901 Nine volume set with 105 hand-coloured and 59 colour chromolithograph plates as published. 8vo. Hardbacks. TEG. Neat, contemporary ownership inscription of Robert M. Prideaux. Some leaves uncut. Very little spotting, o/w. contents fine. Original publisher’s decorated cloth all in vg. or thor. vg. condition. Spine of Vol. III professionally relaid, two volumes with some spine lean, one with some marking to boards.
The definitive work on the larvae of British Lepidoptera. The work was published posthumously, with vols I-V edited by H.T. Stainton and following his death, vols VI-IX were edited by G.T. Porritt.
£500.00 [ref: 61218]
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Busk, G. Catalogue of Marine Polyzoa in the Collection of the British Museum.
1st. Ed. Pub. Taylor & Francis. 1852-1854 Parts 1 and 2 bound as one. 16mo. With 125 plates (two numbered LXV). Ex. Royal College of Surgeons, the only indications of this being stamps on the title pages. Contents fine. More recently rebound in blue cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine, all in fine condition. Very scarce.
Excellent lithographic plates.
£225.00 [ref: 53707]
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Busk, G. Report on the Polyzoa collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. Parts I, II and Supplementary Report.
1st. Ed. Pub. under supervision of John Murray. 1884-89 pp.xxiii, [i], 216, 36 plates, fold-out map; viii, 47, 10 plates; 41, 3 plates. Very minor amount of foxing to Supplementary Report, o/w. contents in fine condition. More recently rebound in green cloth closely resembling original binding. Fine condition.
Considered second only to Darwin’s voyage aboard the ‘Beagle’ for its contributions to 19th century science, the voyage of the ‘Challenger’ founded the scientific discipline of oceanography.
£450.00 [ref: 53747]
Butler Foreign Finches in Captivity.
1st. Ed. Pub. L. Reeve & Co. [1894] pp.[6], viii, 332 with 60 fine hand-coloured lithographs by F.W. Frohawk. Large 4to. Hardback. TEG. Very small number of spots to contents, o/w. exceptionally clean and fine. Contemporary three-quarter burgundy morocco over red cloth boards, gilt lettered to spine, in as close to fine condition as one is likely to find. A super copy.
This was Butler’s most important work and involved his favourite subject Cage Birds. Although some of the illustrations are not true finches the book does contain considerable information on their appearance, distribution, song and behaviour in captivity. The illustrations by Frohawk are some of his best and are outstanding.
£4,250.00 [ref: 62927]
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Butler, Arthur G. Birds of Great Britain and Ireland. Order Passeres.
1st. Ed. Pub. Brumby & Clarke. [1908] Two volumes with 107 chromolithograph plates of Birds and 8 of Eggs. Large 4to. Hardbacks. TEG. Occasional spotting, o/w. contents fine. Original quarter buckram over blue cloth, lettered in gilt to spine in thor. vg. condition. From the library of Eric Hosking with his bookplate to front pastedown of both volumes. Comes with an original publisher’s 4-page advertisement for the work (in half-calf) which is the same size as the final work. It provides detailed information on the contributors, the cost, background to the work, a full description of the plates, lists the birds as they appear in each volume along with a full size colour plate of the Wheatear (by Gronvold) .
These volumes were superbly illustrated by H. Gronvold and F.W. Frohawk. Eric Hosking was ‘Perhaps the most famous bird photographer ever to have lived’ (Gemma Padley). Deservedly feted for his photographic skills, as with his many other talents, carried with modesty and charm Eric Hosking was, undeniably, a great gentle man of 20th century photography (John Chillingworth). Hosking was part of the New Naturalist Editorial Board and attended their first meeting in January 1943 where he would take on the role as photographic editor.
£425.00 [ref: 62001]
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Butler, Arthur G. British Birds with their Nest and Eggs.
1st. Ed. Pub. Brumby and Clarke. [1896-1899] Six volume set. With 24 colour chromolithograph plates of eggs (containing 475 figures) and 318 fine b/w. plates of birds by F.W. Frohawk. (4to.). Hardbacks. AEG. Two bookplates. Ownership insc. dated 1908 and small blind stamp with motto ‘Audaces Fortuna Juvat’ to title page Vol. I. Gold marbled end-papers. Any spotting very largely confined to tissue guards and blank verso of plates, o/w. contents fine. Original gilt decorated and lettered green cloth, a little dulled to rear board Vol. II, o/w. nr. fine. A very pleasing set.
£250.00 [ref: 63634]
Butler, Arthur G. British Birds with their Nest and Eggs.
1st. Ed. Pub. Brumby and Clarke. [1896-1899] Six volume set. With 24 colour chromolithograph plates of eggs (containing 475 figures) and 318 fine b/w. plates of birds by F.W. Frohawk. 4to. Hardbacks. AEG. Minor amount of spotting, largely confined to tissue-gaurds of egg plates, o/w. contents fine. Original deluxe publisher’s yellow cloth binding with richly gilt decorated spines and gilt decoration to front boards in nr, fine condition, just lightly shelf-rubbed. With matching gilt decorated end-papers. A very pleasing set indeed. Comes with a loosely inserted copper plate engraving of a small bird (probably a warbler) by Lilian Marguerite Medland (1880-1955).
Medland illustrated Gregory Mathews' books on Australian birds. She also illustrated for Tom Iredale (her husband) the author of ‘Birds of Paradise and Bower Birds’ and ‘Birds of New Guinea’.
£425.00 [ref: 62938]
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Cavanilles, Antoni-Josep. Icones et Descriptiones Plantarum Quae Aut Sponte in Hispania Crescunt aut in Hortis Hospitantur.
Facs. Pub. Generalitat Valenciana. 1995 Six volume set with 600 fine b/w. botanical engravings. Folio. Softbacks with dws. Repaired tear to Vol. V. dw. and card cover o/w. all vols. in nr. fine to fine condition.
A very well produced facsimile of Cavanilles sumptuous work illustrating plants growing in Spain, either naturally or in gardens, originally published in 1793.
£300.00 [ref: 65514]
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Claridge, John. The Shepherd of Banbury’s Rules. To judge the Changes of the Weather, Grounded on Forty Years’ Experience; By which you may know the Weather for several Days to come, and in some Cases for Months.
New. Corr. Ed. Pub. Thomas Hurst, Edward Chance, & Co. 1827 pp.xi, [i], 56. 8vo. Hardback. Some spotting to ffep, o/w. contents fine. Contemporary quarter burgundy morocco over paper covered boards in nr. fine condition. A very pleasing copy.
£100.00 [ref: 61817]
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