Gould, John & McEvey, Allan. The Birds of Australia and the Adjacent Islands. Parts I-II in one Volume.
Pub. Lansdowne. 1979 Twenty colour plates with title pages and supporting text plus Appendices by Alan McEvey which include two facsimiles of pages from Gould’s manuscript. Folio. Very minor spotting to fore-edges of text block o/w. a fine hardback. Bound in Publisher’s wheat coloured cloth with portrait of John Gould to front board. Copy No. 101 from the Limited Edition of just 500 copies and signed by Alan McEvey.
This is a facsimile edition of the two-part work ‘The Birds Australia and the Adjacent Islands’ published by John Gould in 1837 and 1848, now widely known as the Cancelled Parts because they were subsequently withdrawn and their contents included in the seven volume ‘The Birds of Australia’ (1840-1848). In his introduction McEvey ‘traces the complicated bibliographical history of this work and provides invaluable information on recorded copies, loose plates and original drawings’.
£125.00 [ref: 72052]

Gould, John. Monograph of the Pittidae. Parts I & II.
Fac. Pub. Hill House, Melbourne. 1989 Title pages, accompanying text and 10 fine colour plates. Elephant folio. Fine hardback. Publisher’s blue cloth lettered in gilt on spine. Limited edition this being copy No. 543.
A superb reproduction of the original work held at the British Museum. As facsimiles, the books carry faithfully every spot, mark or stain of the originals. They also carry the original Museum Department of Zoology stamps, and librarian's annotations. From behind glass, the naked eye would be unable to distinguish the original from the facsimile, so accurate is the colour printing.
£125.00 [ref: 72053]

Green, W.T. Parrots in Captivity. Vols. I to III.
1st. Ed. Pub. George Bell. 1884 - 1887 Three volume set with 81 colour-printed, wood-engraved (chromoxylographs) plates, finished by hand, by Benjamin Fawcett after A.F. Lydon. Tall 8vo. Some spotting to ends, only a very minor amount internally in Vols. I & II, more so in Vol. III o/w. contents fine. Handsome early half red morocco over marbled boards with matching marbling to fore-edges of text block and end-papers. Professional repair to top of spine of Vol. I, spine relaid and endpapers replaced (of a similar style) for Vol. III. Some wear to bottom external hinge of Vol. I. Leather lightly marked and rubbed with bindings overall in vg. plus condition.
The first book devoted exclusively to parrots in captivity. Made more significant because of the method used in producing the superb coloured plates. Benjamin Fawcett (1808-1893) devised the technique of colour printing using wood blocks known as chromoxylography.
£1,200.00 [ref: 71912]

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Hale, W.G. The Meyers’ Illustrations of British Birds.
1st. Ed. Pub. Maggs Bros. & Peregrine Books. 2007 pp.xv, 257 plus copies of the original lists of subscribers and covers. Contains two original lithographs, one hand-coloured (of a male and female Bullfinch) taken from the folio format ‘Illustrations’ and a further 42 fine reproductions of plates. Small folio. Hardback. TEG. Bound in half burgundy morocco over marbled boards. Fine copy of the De Luxe Edition (No. 24 of 40), signed by W.G. Hale, in fine slipcase. As new. A superb copy.
Meyers’ Illustrations of British Birds’ published over a number of years from 1835 has been said to be ‘one of our most valuable illustrated works on Ornithology’ (Mullens & Swann 1917). W.G. Hale’s book is a fascinating insight into the history of this publication and the contributions made by members of the Meyer family.
£625.00 [ref: 71197]

Harding, J.D. Lessons on Trees.
4th. Ed. Pub. W. Kent & Co [n.d. c.1858] pp.[8] plus 30 lithographic plates covering 63 lessons. Folio. Hardback. Contents in vg. to thor. vg. condition with some scattered foxing and two neat repairs. Charming bookplate of Isabella Baker to front paste down. Original decorated brown cloth boards in vg. condition.
Charming. This work was dedicated to the artistic study of trees, taking the reader through the ‘how to’ illustrate the various elements and on to complete compositions. Harriet Isabel Adam nee Baker (1863-1952) was a British artist, scientific illustrator, and author. She attended the Birmingham School of Art and trained as an artist before moving to illustration and specializing in the Arts and Crafts style. She is most known for her botanical drawings, bookplates, and published two volume set, ‘Wild Flowers of the British Isles’.
£250.00 [ref: 60016]

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Harrison, Charles. A Treatise On The Culture And Management Of Fruit Trees.
2nd. Ed. Pub. for the Author. 1825 pp.xii, 356 with figs. in text. 8vo. Hardback. Marbled fore-edges. With period signature and personal roundel to title-page. Occ. minor spotting, title-page slightly trimmed, o/w. contents fine. Occ. period marginal annotation plus recipes for waterproof cement, a dressing for fruit-trees, paint for woodwork or walls, the Gilchrist Compound and zinc labels to rfep. Also loosely inserted are an advert for Gilchrist Compound ((c. 1859) featuring reviews of its effectiveness by Sir J.W. Hooker and Mr. Rivers) and a period article, with illus., for Grape Vine Mildew. More recently rebound in red-cloth, retaining original spine label, lightly spotted on rear, o/w. fine. A charming, unique copy.
A detailed, well illustrated treatise considering Apples, Pears, Plums, Cherry, Apricot, Peach and Nectarine trees. Also discusses Vines, Figs and the Gooseberry, Raspberry and Strawberry.
£175.00 [ref: 34581]

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Harvie-Brown, John (Ed.). A Vertebrate Fauna of Scotland. Complete set, [with], On the Avifauna of the Outer Hebrides 1888-1902.
1st. Ed. Pub. David Douglas, Edinburgh [- Oliver and Boyd]. 1887-1935 Twelve volumes bound in thirteen as published. Large 8vo and 8vo. Hardbacks and one softback. TEG. With bookplates of Howard Davis and T. Parkin. Neat ownership inscription of Anthony Vaughan. Minor amount of spotting, o/w. contents fine. All in original cloth. Bindings vg. plus to nr fine. With a 3-page typed list of the ‘Nesting Birds of the Clyde Area’ compiled by John Robertson (dated 9th June 1930) loosely inserted.
This set comes with a copy of Harvie-Brown’s ‘On the Avifauna of the Outer Hebrides 1888-1902’.
£1,550.00 [ref: 61230]

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Harvie-Brown, John (Ed.). A Vertebrate Fauna of Scotland. Complete set.
1st. Ed. Pub. David Douglas, Edinburgh [- Oliver and Boyd]. 1887-1935 Eleven volumes bound in twelve as published. Large 8vo. Hardbacks. TEG. Some with bookplates, most notably of John Cordeaux (1831-1899) and Michael P. Harris (Poyser author) with some period and later inserts. Very minor spotting, o/w. contents fine. All in original cloth except Argyll (contemporary half-calf). Bindings thor. vg. to nr fine. A very pleasing set.
Comprises: A Vertebrate Fauna of Sutherland, Caithness and West Cromarty; Outer Hebrides; Iona and Mull; Orkney Islands; Moray Basin; Argyll and the Inner Hebrides; Shetland Islands; North West Highlands and Skye; Forth; Tweed Area; Tay Basin and Strathmore.
£1,275.00 [ref: 59285]

Haworth, Adrian Hardy. Observations on the Genus Mesembryanthemum. In two parts containing scientific descriptions of above one hundred and thirty species, about fifty of which are new; directions for their management; new arrangements for the species; references to authors; and a great variety of critical, philosophical, and explanatory remarks.
1st. Ed. Pub. London by the Author. 1794 pp.[8], 480. 8vo. Hardback. From the library of Prof. Leonard E. Newton with his stamp to bottom margin of title. Contents fine. More recent half morocco binding in very pleasing, nr. fine condition. Charming handwritten letter bound in at front dated 20 Nov. 1876 from North Wales Central Botanic Gardens to a member of the public searching for a copy of this title.
Adrian Hardy Howarth (1768-1833) was a British botanist and entomologist being President of The Entomological Society of London from 1806 to 1822. During his lifetime he was the author of 60 publications, primarily concerned with succulent plants and lepidoptera. The facsimile of ‘Observations on the Genus Mesembryanthemum’ published in 1965 by Gregg Press was taken from this copy.
£1,750.00 [ref: 58668]

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Hay, W. Incubation and Rearing of Chickens. Artificial and Natural.
1st. Ed. Pub. J. and R. Parlane, Paisley. 1893 pp.125 with b/w. illus. Small 8vo. Hardback. Small tear to title page, contents very clean and nr. fine. Original illustrated cloth boards vg. Very scarce.
The author W. Hay was based in the village of Corrie, on the island of Arran, Scotland. In his preface, Hay wrote ‘This humble edition to Poultry Literature has been made at the request of many friends interested in Artificial Incubation, who have no practical experience in this fascinating subject.’. Hay employed the use of an Incubator manufactured by Charles Hearson of Regent Street, London and it is illustrated within his book. A most charming and very practical work.
£195.00 [ref: 70954]