Bell, Thomas, A History of the British Stalk-Eyed Crustacea.
1st. Ed. Pub. Van Voorst. 1853 pp.lxv, 386 with 174 fine wood engravings. 8vo. Signature. Very minor amount of spotting indeed, o/w. contents fine. Original cloth boards thor. vg. with two small closed tears to top of spine.
£20.00 [ref: 65623]

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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]

Bewick, Thomas. A Memoir of Thomas Bewick. Written by himself.
New Ed. Pub. OUP. 1975 pp.xliv, 258 with b/w. plates & text illus. 8vo. Light spotting to fore-edges of text block o/w. a fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
This memoir of Bewick’s life has been through many editions since its first appearance in 1862 - 34 years after Bewick’s death. The text established by Bewick’s daughter Jane with the unwelcome help of her printer, Robert Ward was a smoothed out, repunctuated and abridged version of the original manuscript. The present edition is the first to give the complete text.
£10.00 [ref: 71708]

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]