Bennett, S.M. The Art of Wealth. The Huntingtons in the Gilded Age.
1st. Ed. Pub. Huntington Library. 2013 pp.xv, 362 with col. & b/w. photos. and illus. 4to. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
‘The Art of Wealth’ provides a fresh perspective on the complicated mix of public and private motives and models that characterized art collecting and philanthropy in America in the early twentieth-century.
£75.00 [ref: 71438]

Bingley, W. Animal Biography, or Popular Zoology;
5th. Ed. Pub. London in 4 volumes. 1820 4 volumes bound in half calf. VG.
£68.00 [ref: 24597]

Bisseru, B. Rabies.
1st. Ed. Pub. Heinemann Medical. 1972 pp.xiii, 480 with b/w. frontis., tables and illus. 8vo. Address label to ffep. Nr. fine hardback with good to vg. dw.
A very detailed work. This book maps the spread of rabies thoughout the world and describes the methods used in attempting to control the spread of this disease.
£17.50 [ref: 63404]

Blaxter, J.H.S. and Southward, A.J. (Eds.). Adavances in Marine Biology. Volume 26.
1st. Ed. Pub. Academic Press. 1990 pp.x, 314 with b/w. text figs. 8vo. Minor spotting to top edge of text block o/w. a fine hardback.
Volume 26 of this important series will be of particular interest to fish biologists, eg. Haug's review of Atlantic halibut presents a complete summary of this important species both as a subject of a pelagic fishery and a developing aquaculture industry.
£40.00 [ref: 70323]

Blunt, W. The Compleat Naturalist. A Life of Linnaeus.
1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1971 pp.256 with colour and b/w. illus. Small 4to. Fine hardback in vg. dw.
A lively biography of Carl Linnaeus with an account his expeditions to Lapland and his major scientific achievements.
£10.00 [ref: 66539]

Blunt, W. The Compleat Naturalist. A Life of Linnaeus.
1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1971 pp.256 with colour and b/w. illus. Small 4to. Nr. fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
A lively biography of Carl Linnaeus with an account his adventures in Lapland and his major scientific achievements.
£15.00 [ref: 64476]

Blunt, W. The Compleat Naturalist. A Life of Linnaeus.
Pub. Francis Lincoln. 2001 pp. 264 with many illus. VG. in same dw.
£20.00 [ref: 36655]

Bolam, G. Wild Life in Wales.
1st. Ed. Pub. Frank Palmer. 1913 pp.xii, 408 with b/w. plates. 8vo. Hardback. Some spotting to fore-edge of text block and occ. internally o/w. contents fine. Original decorative clothboards thor. vg.
A comprehensive book on the natural history of Wales, including information on fish and fishing and an extensive section on Llyn Tegid (Bala Lake), where the author regularly fished.
£30.00 [ref: 68199]

Bolles Lee, A. The Microtomist’s Vade Mecum. A Handbook of the Methods of Microscopic Anatomy.
2nd. Ed. Pub. J. & A. Churchill. 1890 pp.xiv, 413. 8vo. Ex-Lib. Bookplate to front paste down. Author’s compliment slip attached to ffep. Contents fine. Original cloth boards good to vg.
£9.50 [ref: 68484]

Bowker, R.M. and Bligh, Lt. W. Mutiny!! Aboard H.M. Armed Transport ‘Bounty’ in 1789.
1st. Ed. Pub. Bowker and Bertram. 1978 pp.387 with b/w. illus. 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw. with a little sunning to spine.
Lt. William Bligh’s log of the Bounty’s fateful voyage.
£10.00 [ref: 66867]