Dunn, Robert. The Ornithologist’s Guide to The Islands of Orkney and Shetland.
1st. Ed. Pub. by the Author. 1837 pp.x, [2], 128 with lithographic plate and 2 folding maps. 8vo. With plate bound as frontis. Some foxing to plate and borders of maps, o/w. contents very clean and fine. Bound in original burgundy cloth boards, gently faded in places, with some wear to cloth on spine., o/w. vg.
This book describes Hull taxidermist and natural history dealer Robert Dunn’s visits to Orkney and Shetland in the years 1831-35, and includes a record of the birds he encountered. We no longer look on birds in the way that Dunn did - he was a serious collector of birds and their eggs. For the facsimile of this work, published by Peregrine Books (2007), Martin Limbert wrote that it is ‘a window into those times, an essential reference for anyone, whether birder, naturalist, historian or island-goer, interested in the Northern Isles of seventeen decades ago’.
£400.00 [ref: 55028]
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Duppa, Richard. The Classes and Orders of the Linnaean System of Botany. Illustrated by Select Specimens of Foreign and Indigenous Plants.
1st. Ed. Pub. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown. 1816 Three volume set with 240 fine copper engraved plates of which 237 are hand-coloured and three are b/w. (as published), with the Dictionary of Botanical terms and Index at end of Vol. III. 8vo. Hardbacks. AEG. Contents in near fine condition. Contemporary full, straight grain, leather binding, with richly decorated spines and borders, gently rubbed, o/w. nr. fine. A very pleasing set indeed.
‘This work is intended to be a complete illustration of the Linnaean system of Botany’. It was published in both coloured and un-coloured issues.
£3,250.00 [ref: 60286]
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Edwards, James. The Hemiptera-Homoptera (Cicadina and Psyllina).
Pub. Reeve. 1896 pp.xii, 271 with 2 uncoloured and 28 hand-coloured plates. Binding stretched at plate 9 but still tight. Bound in half morocco with marbled boards with some wear to top of spine. All plates clean except plate 30 has a very few faint spots of foxing. This is the scarce large paper coloured edition.
£225.00 [ref: 40368]
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Elgood, George S. & Jekyll, Gertrude. Some English Gardens.
1st. Ed. Pub. Longmans, Green & Co. 1904 pp.xii, 130 with 50 fine colour reproductions from plates by Elgood. Small folio. Hardback. TEG. Minor spotting and marking, o/w. contents fine. Original blue cloth binding, lettered in gilt, in vg. plus condition, small marks to front cover, very gently rubbed on extremities.
£250.00 [ref: 63009]
Elwes, Henry John. The Trees of Great Britain & Ireland.
1st. Ed. Privately Pub. In Edinburgh. 1906 - 1913 Eight volume set (including the Index volume). Frontispieces, colour printed titles and 414 plates all present as published. Large 4to. Hardbacks. TEG. Some foxing, o/w. contents fine. With bookplate of Marquess of Headfort to front paste down of all vols. Three handwritten notes loosely inserted (on Marquess of Headfort headed notepaper) on which updates on trees featured in Elwes’ work are given. Contemporary binding of half morocco leather over cloth boards, with spines lettered in gilt, in thor. vg. condition, a little shelf-rubbed in places, spines showing some sunning.
A magnificent work. Just 500 sets published.
£2,250.00 [ref: 61237]
Evelyn, John, (Hunter Edition) Silva: or a Discourse of Forest Trees, and the Propagation of Timber in his Majesty’s Dominions.
Printed by A.Ward for J. Dodsley. 1776 Bound in two volumes; frontis., [56], 649, 1 large fold-out table, index. Royal 4to. Collated and complete. With 40 copper-engraved plates (one being fold-out). Neat signature dated 1873 to title-page. A little spotting or darkening to plates, o/w. contents in fine condition. Marbled fore-edges and end-papers. Very attractively bound in original full-leather boards, tree-calf design, with gilt decoration. Most of spines relaid. Some minor rubbing, o/w. in thor. vg. to nr. fine condition.
Among his many other accomplishments, John Evelyn was well known for his knowledge of trees. ‘Silva’ was written as an encouragement to landowners to plant trees to provide timber for England’s burgeoning Navy. This edition was revised and added to by Alexander Hunter, a medical practioner and fellow of the Royal Society, who included many additional engravings.
£650.00 [ref: 58914]
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Evelyn, John. Sylva, or a Discourse of Forest-Trees, ....Terra, a philosophical Essay of Earth....To which is annexed Pomona....Also Kalendarium Hortense.
3rd. Ed. Pub. for John Martyn, London. 1679 pp.lxx, 412, 38 plus Errata leaf. With four illustrations in the text, one full-page plate and eight pages of tables. Small folio. Hardback. Inscriptions dated 1768 and 1882 to ffep and ‘Qui serunt arbores alteri seculo prosunt’ and its English translation to verso. Neat signature to title page. Crested bookplate of James Barlow. Title page expertly repaired to margin fore-edge, early repair to another leaf. Contents in thor. vg. condition - please ask for further information. More recently rebound in period style full leather with gilt lettering, raised bands and blind tooled decoration, all in fine condition. A very pleasing copy indeed.
‘The first important book to be published in this country on forest trees’ (Henrey). ‘Each treatise has a separate title-page. ‘Terra’ is the ‘second edition’ (1678), ‘Pomona’ is of the ‘third edition’ (1678) and ‘Kalendarium Hortense’ is of the ‘fifth edition’ (1679). This edition also contains Abraham Cowley’s poem ‘The garden’., (Henrey 134). ‘Kalendarium Hortense’ contains references to bees and beekeeping (Harding 39).
£875.00 [ref: 62666]
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Felton, R. Forester. British Floral Decoration. Author’s Edition.
1st. Ed. Pub. Adam & Charles Black. 1910 pp.[iv], xvii, [iii], 194 with 12 colour and 14 b/w. illus., plus 10-pages of adverts. Large 8vo. Hardback. TEG. Spotting to fore-edges of text block and end-papers, o/w. contents fine. Some sections uncut. Author’s edition and signed ‘Author’s Edition, R. Forester Filton F.R.S. Etc’ to half-title. Original decorated full-vellum, gilt lettering and inner dentelles, in very bright, nr. fine condition. With period 4-page A. & C. Black flyer for Black’s Guide Books loosely inserted - fine condition.
£200.00 [ref: 61436]
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Forshaw, J.M. & Cooper, W.T. Parrots of the World.
Pub. Doubleday. 1973 pp, 584 with fine illus. by W.T. Cooper plus figs. & numerous distribution maps. Folio. Hardback. A vg. copy in vg. dw.
£175.00 [ref: 44569]
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Forsyth, William. A Treatise on the Culture and Management of Fruit Trees; In which a new method of Pruning and Training is fully described.
4th. Ed. Pub. Longman et al. 1806 pp.xxviii, 523 with 13 fine copper engraved plates, 11 of which are fold-out. 8vo. Hardback. Minor spotting, o/w. contents fine. Contemporary full speckled calf boards professionally restored on corners and re-backed to style, overall all in thor. vg. condition. A wonderful work.
Twelve plates finely illustrate trained trees and are supported by explanatory text. The last plate depicts twelve tools used in the culture and management of fruit trees.
£200.00 [ref: 60853]
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