Anon. The Garden; or, Familiar Instructions for the Laying Out and Management of a Flower Garden.
1st. Ed. Pub. John Harris. 1831 pp.x, 168 with 19 plates of b/w. engravings. Small 8vo. Hardback. Charming inscription to front paste down dated March 3rd 1836. Front internal hinge tender. Some spotting and marking to title page with some spotting and occ. marking internally o/w. contents fine. Original cloth boards with calf spine good to vg.
Set out for young people as a series of letters on such topics as garden design, borders, drainage, compost, weeding, varieties of plants, cuttings, the province of botany, vegetable physiology, the natural economy of bulbs, the flower basket etc.
£20.00 [ref: 70011]

Anonymous. Flower Emblems, Or The Season of Life. Selections in Prose and Verse from various authors.
Pub. Seeley, Jackson, and Halliday. 1871 pp.75 with hand-coloured illus. title-page plus 12 colour chromolithograph plates. 4to. Hardback. AEG. Signature. Some spotting to end-papers and half-title, o/w. contents fine. Original richly decorated green cloth binding in nr. fine condition, showing rubbing at extremities.
An anthology of poems and prose many dealing with the theme of death in infancy or childhood.
£120.00 [ref: 60777]

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Anthony, J. Joseph Paxton. An Illustrated Life of Sir Joseph Paxton 1803-1865.
1st. Ed. Pub. Shire. 1973 pp.48 with b/w. photos. 8vo. Softback. Complete but disbound. VG.
Although best known as the designer of the Crystal Palace, Paxton had an incredibly varied career, including becoming head-gardener to the sixth Duke of Devonshire at Chatsworth at the age of only twenty three.
£3.00 [ref: 58582]

Anthony, J. Vanbrugh. An Illustrated Life of Sir John Vanbrugh 1664-1726.
1st. Ed. Pub. Shire Publications. 1977 pp.48 with b/w. photos., and illus. 8vo. Fine softback.
Remembered today as one of the most original of English architects, Vanbrugh was also a soldier and the author of a series of comedies.
£5.00 [ref: 58583]

Antram, C.B. Butterflies of India.
1st. Ed. Pub. Thacker, Spink & Co. 1924 pp.xvi, 226 with b/w. illus. throughout. Small 4to. Hardback. Cords a little streched internally. Several informed notes/amendments in pencil. Contents nr. fine. Original gilt decorated cloth boards in good condition. With two additional publisher’s images neatly inserted as errata.
The long-title continues ‘With illustrations of practically every species for easy identification’.
£45.00 [ref: 61424]

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Aplin, O.V. The Birds of Oxfordshire.
1st. Ed. Pub. Clarendon Press. 1889 pp.vii, 217 with hand-col. frontis. 8vo. Hardback. Ffep., removed. Overall contents very clean and nr. fine. Original cloth boards with gilt lettering and decoration thor. vg.
The introduction states that 92 species breed annually within the limits of the county. The hand coloured frontispiece illustrates an Alpine Chough, the illustrator being S.L. Mosley.
£47.50 [ref: 40908]

Aplin, O.V. The Birds of Oxfordshire.
1st. Ed. Pub. Clarendon Press. 1889 pp.vii, 217 with hand-coloured frontis. of Alpine Chough, fold-out map and 16 page publisher’s catalogue. 8vo. Hardback. Signatures with dates of previous owners to ffep. Minor spotting to end-papers, o/w. contents fine. Original blue cloth boards in thor. vg. condition.
£100.00 [ref: 60812]

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Appleby, L.G. British Snakes.
1st. Ed. Pub. John Baker. 1971 pp. xiv, 150 with col. frontis. & 47 b/w. photos. 8vo. Light spotting to fore-edges of text block o/w. a fine hardback in vg. dw.
The first book on British snakes to be published since 1901 and is the result of twenty-five years spent observing these creatures; a useful book for both specialists and the general reader. Considers the Grass Snake, the Smooth Snake and the Adder (including chapters on Adder bites, bite effects and their treatment).
£5.00 [ref: 67783]

Appleyard, I. Ring Ouzels of the Yorkshire Dales.
1st. Ed. Pub. W.S. Maney. 1994 pp.59 with colour photos throughout. Small 4to. Signature. Very gently sunned boards, o/w. a fine hardback. Out-of-print.
The author spent 15 years studying this intriguing and elusive bird. Covers all aspects of behaviour and includes detail on nesting sites.
£18.00 [ref: 61138]

Apps, P. (Ed.). Smithers’ Mammals of Southern Africa. A Field Guide.
3rd. Ed. Pub. Southern. 1996 pp.xvi, 364 with many colour illus. 8vo. A near fine softback.
With expanded information on each species, this book will satisfy the interests of the general reader as well as the wildlife enthusiast. Also includes entries on the whales, dolphins and seals that can be seen along the southern African coastline.
£15.00 [ref: 35504]