The Hague: P. Gosse & J. Neaulme, c. 1729. Edition: First French Edition. , Binding: Contemporary full calf. Spine in seven compartments of raised bands. Text on Morocco label on 2. Tooled ornamentation on 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7. Tooled dentelles on all edges. All edges speckled....
London: Groombridge and Sons, 1864. Binding: Contemporary ½ morocco with cloth boards, rebacked expertly, saving the original spine in 6 compartments of raised bands, gilt text on two and four, ex-libris with “Dominus Dedit” script on front paste-down endpaper. , Size: 4to, Illustration: With 225 lithographs printed in colour depicting.....
New York: D. Appleton & Co., c. 1871. Binding: Original red-brown stamped cloth with central embossing depicting primitive tools, bordered by black single and triple filleted ruling. Spine flat with gilt title. Edges uncut., Size: octavo (221x145mm), Illustration: Profusely illustrated throughout the text with depictions of fossils, skulls, the primitive.....
Ottawa: Ministry of Agriculture, c. 1906. Edition: First, Binding: Contemporary paper boards with coloured depiction of plant on both upper and lower boards, flat spine. , Size: 4to, Illustration: 56 coloured lithographed plates depicting various weeds. , Pages: P. title, blank, 3-103., Category: Book Natural History. Edition: First, Binding: Contemporary.....
Nuremburg: Berlegung Wolfgang Moritz Endters / Wolfgangue Maurice Endter. 1703. Binding: Full original vellum boards, rebacked, saving original spine. Spine with brown morocco label. , Notes: Text in Latin, German, Italian, and French, each printed in single column with two columns per page; Italian and French on recto, Latin and.....
Edinburgh: published for the proprietors by James Chambers. c. 1833. Binding: contemporary light brown half calf over marbled boards, spine with five raised bands, title in gilt on morocco label on spine, marbled upper and lower free end papers. , Notes: The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne, or just.....
London, Edinburgh, and Dublin: A. Fullerton and Co., c. 1854. Binding: Contemporary half calf with green cloth boards. Spine in five compartments of gilt decorated raised bands. Black calf labels with gilt title on two. , Notes: Dr. Samuel Johnson wrote of the book: "Goldsmith is now writing a Natural.....
London, Edinburgh, and Dublin: A. Fullerton and Co.:, c.1847. Binding: Contemporary full calf, rebacked expertly saving the original spine. Spine in six compartments with extensive blind tooling. Gilt title on 2 on contemporary green calf label. Marbled pages on all sides, marbled free and glued end papers. , Notes: Dr.....
London: W.Kent & Co., 1850. Edition: 12th edition., Binding: contemporary ¼ green gilt calf with original gilt cloth, worn, marbled endpapers., Notes: 1850s. (38 x 27 cm)., Size: Folio (11 x 15 inches), Illustration: With 30 lithographic plates of landscapes and trees,, Category: Book Natural History; Book Plate Books General.....
Edinburgh: John Murray, c. 1828. Edition: Second edition., Binding: Contemporary ½ calf with marbled boards, skilfully rebacked saving the original spine in 5 compartments of gilt tooled bands, gilt lettering on two and four, all edges speckled. , Size: 8vo, Illustration: With 6 engraved plates., Pages: P. frontis, title, blank.....
London: Printed for the Author in St. James’s Street;, c. 1773. Edition: The Second Edition, Binding: Contemporary full calf; with six raised bands; compartments with blind floral ornament; gilt lettered red morocco label on 2. All edges red. , Notes: John Hill lived from 1712 or 1714 – 1775; he.....
London: William Collins, 1946. Binding: Illustrated publisher’s paper boards. , Size: 8vo., Illustration: Illustrated with 8 colour plates and 18 illustrations. , Category: Book Natural History; Book Europe United Kingdom; Book Bibliography & Reference Books;. Binding: Illustrated publisher’s paper boards. , Size: 8vo., Illustration: Illustrated with 8 colour plates and.....
London: Lovell Reeve and Co, c.1862. Edition: First Edition. , Binding: Half contemporary morocco on pebbled publisher’s cloth, with gilt rulings, and gilt title on upper board. Spine in six compartments of raised bands and gilt rulings. Gilt red morocco label on 2. All edges gilt., Notes: A scarce work.....
London: Gordon Fraser. 1981. Binding: Full grey cloth boards. Spines with blue ground label with gilt lettering. Blue pasted and free endpapers. Housed in blue cloth slipcase., Notes: Oblong quarto (230 x 255 mm). Thomas Bewick (1753 – 1828) was an English wood-engraver and natural history author. Early in his.....
London: Samuel Bagster, c. 1815. Binding: Contemporary full calf boards, expertly rebacked in six compartments, gilt black morocco labels on two and six, endpapers marbled. , Size: 8vo, Illustration: With a total of 14 plates, 2 of which are portraits., Volume: Two parts in one volume., References: Oliver 19., Pages.....
Nice: A. Gilletta, 1888. Binding: Contemporary ¼ morocco with marbled boards, spine in six compartments of raised bands, gilt lettering on two, endpapers marbled. Ex-libris on front paste-down endpaper., Size: Folio, Illustration: Ex-libris on front paste-down endpaper. With a beautiful manuscript table of contents and 64 chromolithographed plates depicting different.....
Ghent, BE: F. Meyer-van Loo & E. Vanderhaeghen, c. 1885-8. Binding: Contemporary ¼ brown morocco with marble boards, spine in six compartments of raised bands, gilt title on two and three, endpapers marbled. , Notes: Text in French., Size: Large 4to, Illustration: Complete with 192 chromolithographs of various orchids., Volume.....
New York: Selmar Hess, 1885. Binding: contemporary ½ morocco with cloth boards. Spine with 5 compartments of raised bands, gilt lettering on two and four. All edges speckled, marbled paste down and free end papers. Ex-libris on paste down endpaper., Size: large 4to, Illustration: 30 mounted chromolithographed plates of different.....
Milano: F. Artaria, c. 1812. Edition: First Edition. , Binding: Contemporary full vellum. Gilt text on morocco label on spine. All edges dyed red., Notes: Text is in Italian, with French and German translations for the plates. This book, often considered to be one of the most important books on.....
London: c. 1841. Binding: Recent ½ calf with marbled boards, spine in five compartments of raised bands, gilt lettering on two. , Notes: James Sowerby was a British naturalist and illustrator. He was born in London, where he studied art at the Royal Academy and worked with William Curtis, whose.....
Rob. Scot, Ric. Chiswell, George Sawbridge, Benj. Tooke. 1706. Edition: 10th Edition., Binding: Full original calf boards. Gilt framing on upper and lower. Spine with 5 raised bands in 6 compartments, title in gilt in red label in 2. Spine defective, otherwise very good. Period marginalia and notes on paste-in.....
London: John Martyn, c. 1679. Edition: Third edition. , Binding: Contemporary full calf, expertly rebacked in six compartments of raised bands, gilt title on two, endpapers marbled. , Notes: A very important book on the growth and management of trees in England. As the editor indicates, “soon after the publication.....
York: J. Dodsley, T. Cadell, et al. c. 1776. Edition: First Hunter edition., Binding: Contemporary full gilt-lined calf, tastefully rebacked spine in 6 compartments of raised gilt-tooled bands and gilt floral motifs, gilt green morocco label on two, gilt text on six, board edges and inner dentelles gilt-tooled, endpapers marbled.....
Heilbronn, DE: Franciscus Josephus Eckebrecht, c. 1755. Binding: Crimson early-20th century ¼ morocco with cloth boards, spine in seven compartments of raised blind-lined bands and blind floral motifs, gilt text on two and seven, all edges tinted red. , Notes: Text in two columns, printed in Latin. , Size: Small.....
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London: Leigh & Sotheby. Edition: First Edition., Binding: Contemporary half green morocco over marbled paper boards. Blind rules on morocco edges. Spine with 5 raised bands, gilt rules, gilt lettering in compartments 2 and 4. All edges red. Green pasted and free endpapers., Notes: [General Synopsis vol I]: 1781-2, London.....