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Arundell (Francis Vyvyan Jago). A Visit to the Seven Churches of Asia; with an Excursion into Pisidia, 1st edition, John Rodwell, 1828, engraved folding map frontispiece (spotted and offset), approximately 50 lithographic inscriptions on 23 sheets (the inscriptions individually numbered, the numbering erratic, occasionally absent or amended in manuscript), occasional light spotting to text, bound with: [ibid.,] Some Notices on the Church of Landulph, by the Rector, Devonport: Ramsey and Carrington, 1840, 46 pp., errata leaf, spotted and browned throughout, contemporary half calf, spine refurbished, headcaps restored, 8vo (20.4 x 12.8 cm)First work: Atabey 36 (with 'numerous lithographed plates of inscriptions on 14 folding or 6 double-sheets'); Blackmer 48 (with '22 numbered lithographed plates of inscriptions on 14 folding sheets'). Arundell was chaplain to the English factory at Smyrna (Izmir) (Qty: 1)
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Berry (R. J.). The Natural History of Orkney, 1st edition, 2nd state, Collins, 1985, ink-stamp to front free endpaper, original light green boards, spine creased, dust jacket with concomitant crease and toning, 8vo, together with: Simms (Eric), British Warblers, 1st edition, 2nd state, Collins, 1985, original light green boards, dust jacket price-clipped, spine slightly faded, partial toning to flaps, 8voThe two rarest books in the New Naturalist series, numbers 70 and 71 respectively.(Qty: 2)
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Bewick (Thomas). A History of British Birds, 2 volumes..., and a supplement, with additional figures, 2 volumes (Land Birds/Water Birds), Newcastle, Edward Walker, for T. Bewick and E. Charnley, 1821, numerous wood engraved illustrations by Thomas Bewick, occasional marks to margins, leaf Z2 in volume 1 with closed tear archivally repaired without loss, wide margins, partly untrimmed, contemporary diced half calf, later rebacks (endpapers replaced, with bookplates removed), large 8vo, together with A General History of Quadrupeds, 3rd edition, Newcastle upon Tyne, printed by and for S. Hodgson, R. Beilby, & T. Bewick, 1792, numerous wood engraved illustrations by Thomas Bewick, some scattered spotting, all edges gilt, contemporary polished full calf gilt, rubbed and a little wear to joints and head and foot of spine, with upper cover detached, contemporary bookplate of W. Combes to front pastedown, a wide-margined copy, 8vo, plus Boyd (Julia, editor), Bewick Gleanings: Being impressions from copperplates and wood bocks, engraved in the Bewick Workshop, remaining in the possession of the family..., to which are added, lives of Thos. Bewick and his pupils, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Andrew Reid, 1886, numerous wood engraved illustrations, top edge gilt, original publisher's crushed dark green half morocco, rubbed and some marks and light discolouration, contemporary bookplate of Rousdon, Devon to front pastedown, small 4to, limited Small Paper edition numbered 96 (possibly from an edition of 250), signed by Julia Boyd, and other Bewick related works, including Fables, by Walter Brown, with cuts by Thomas Bewick, S. Grosvenor, 1884, Iain Bain, The Watercolours and Drawings of Thomas Bewick and His Workshop Apprentices, 2 volumes, 1989, Memoir of Thomas Bewick Written By Himself 1822-1828, with an introduction by Selwyn Image, 1924, Bewick to Dovaston, Letters 1824-1828, edited by Gordon Williams, 1968, and another copy of Bewick's General History of Quadrupeds, 5th edition, 1807 (somewhat worn with upper cover missing), all 8vo/small 4to (Qty: 10)
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Chalmers (Patrick R.) Birds Ashore and A-Foreshore, 1935, colour and monochrome illustrations by Winifred Austen, some light spotting, bookplate and inscription, top edge gilt, original half morocco, spine rubbed and faded, 4to, limited edition 49/150 signed by author and artist, together with Berkshire Vale. Poems by Wilfred Howse-Nurse, Blackwell, Oxford, 1927, illustrations by Cecil Aldin, original boards, a little bowed, folio, plus The Country Scene in Poems by John Masefield, 1937, colour illustrations by Edward Seago, bookplate, original cloth, light stain to upper cover, 4to, with others illustrated by Cecil Aldin, Philip Rickman, G.D. Armour etc (Qty: 11)
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Grattius (Faliscus). GratI Falisci Cynegeticon. Or, A Poem of Hunting by Gratius the Faliscian. Englished and Illustrated by Christopher Wase Gent., 1st English translation, London: Charles Adams, 1654, [94], 86p., Poem of Hunting in Latin & English text on facing pages, title a little dust-soiled, occasional annotations to fore-edge margins, light toning throughout, near contemporary calf, neatly rebacked, red morocco title label, slim 12mo, contained in purpose-made slipcase style book box with morocco spineWing G1581 & ESTC R1966. Schwerdt, Hunting, Hawking and Shooting, Volume 1, page 217. Gratius Faliscus or Grattius was a Roman poet of the age of Augustus. He is known as the author of Cynegeticon, a poem on hunting, was born 63 BC, and died 14 AD. The work describes various kinds of game, methods of hunting, and the best breeds of horses and dogs.(Qty: 1)
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Grimble (Augustus). Shooting and Salmon Fishing, Hints and Recollections, 1st edition, 1892, & Highland Sport, illustrated by Archibald Thorburn, 1894, 18 & 10 uncoloured plates respectively, scattered light spotting, both original parchment-backed boards, rubbed and some soiling and pale discolouration, 4to, together with Wise (John R.). The New Forest, Its History and Its Scenery, Artist's Edition, with 12 Etchings by Heywood Sumner, 1st edition, Henry Sotheran, 1883, 12 etched plates by Heywood Sumner, 63 wood engraved illustrations to text by W. J. Linton after Walter Crane, 2 maps, all on india paper, a few minor marks, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, original quarter green morocco over wood-effect boards, rubbed and some wear to joints and corners, large 8vo (Large Paper copy), limited edition 313/350, plus White (Gilbert) , The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne, with the Naturalist's Calendar; and miscellaneous observations, extracted from his papers, new edition, with notes by Edward Turner Bennett and others, circa 1837, contemporary presentation ownership inscription to front blank 'Tom & Elizth Bolitho from their affecate Brother & Sister Pascoe & Elizabeth July 10th 1838', marbled edges and endpapers, contemporary gilt-decorated green full calf, rubbed and a little scuffed, spine and outer edges somewhat discoloured, 8vo, and Bewick (Thomas), A History of British Birds..., and a supplement, with additional figures, 2 volumes, Newcastle, 1821, numerous wood engraved illustrations to text, contemporary half calf, rubbed and scuffed, spine labels missing, 8vo (Qty: 6)
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Kuroda, Nagamichi, Birds of the Island of Java, 2 volumes, Tokyo, published by the author, Tokyo, 1933-36, 34 colour plates, two folding maps, some light spotting to preliminary leaves and fore-edges only, original half plum cloth, a few minor marks to extremities, folio (sheet size 38 x 25.5 cm)Nissen IVB 528. One of 200 copies printed.(Qty: 2)
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Lydekker (Richard). The Royal Natural History, 6 volumes, 1893-96, 72 chromolithographed plates, occasional light spotting and toning, hinges reinforced, original pictorial cloth gilt, volume I neatly rebacked with original spine relaid, a little rubbed, 8vo, together with three others including Oliver Goldsmith's A History of the Earth and Animated Nature, 2 volumes, 1860, and Solly Zuckerman's The Ape in Myth & Art, 1998 (limited edition 919/1500) (Qty: 10)
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Morris (F.O.) A Natural History of British Moths, 4 volumes, 1871, 132 colour lithograph plates, some light spotting, original green cloth gilt, spines a little rubbed at ends with shelf numbers at foot, 8vo, together with A History of British Butterflies, by F.O. Morris, 1864, 71 colour lithograph plates, two uncoloured plates, minor spotting,bookplate, original cloth gilt, covers a little bowed, slight lean, 8vo, plus Genera of Birds, by Thomas Pennant, 1781, engraved title and 11 hand-coloured engraved plates only (of 15), bound with Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux, par le Comte de Buffon, 1786 at end (as often), light spotting and toning, bookplates, contemporary tree calf, rebacked, 4to, with others including W.F. Kirby's European Butterfles and Moths, 1882, Vogel. Bearbeitet von J. Cabanis, circa 1870, H.G. and H.B. Adams's The Smaller British Birds, 1874 and odd volumes of Morris's British Birds, 1866 (Qty: 14)
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Morris (Francis Orpen). A History of British Birds, 6 volumes, 1st edition, later issue, Groombridge and Sons, 1866 [volume 3, 1864], 358 hand-coloured wood-engraved plates, occasional light spotting, original green pictorial cloth gilt, wear to extremities, corners bumped, 8vo, together with: Nests and Eggs of British Birds, 3 volumes, 1st edition, later issue, Groombridge and Sons, 1866, 225 chromoliothographic plates numbered 1-232 (plates 11, 55-6, 60, 69, 94 and 119 never issued: see printed slip tipped to volume 1 p. 21), occasional spotting, original green pictorial cloth gilt, wear to extremities, corners bumped, 8vo, and A History of British Butterflies, 1st edition, Groombridge and Sons, 1865, 71 hand-coloured and 2 uncoloured wood-engraved plates, dedication leaf abraded, original green pictorial cloth gilt, 8voFreeman 2670, 2673, 2672; Nissen IVB 645, IVB 646, ZBI 2892.(Qty: 10)
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The Gun at Home and Abroad. The Gun at Home and Abroad. British Game Birds and Wildfowl, by W.R. Ogilvie-Grant, Major Arthur Acland Hood, J.G. Millais and others, 1912, portrait frontispiece, colour and monochrome plates, a little light spotting, top edge gilt, original morocco gilt, spine faded, light mottled stains, 4to, limited edition 563/950, together with A Naturalist's Sketch Book, by Archibald Thorburn, 1919, 24 colour plates, 36 collotype illustrations, some light spotting, previous owner inscription, top edge gilt, original red cloth, spine a little faded, 4to, plus The Book of Red Deer and Empire Big Game, edited by John Ross and Hugh Gunn, 1925, numerous half-tone illustrations, scattered spotting, original cloth gilt, colour illustration inset to upper cover, spine a little toned, light spotting and a ferw marks, 4to, limited edition 317/500, with others including Arthur Butler's Birds of Great Britain and Ireland, 2 volumes, [1896-98], Archibald Thorburn's British Mammals, 2 volumes, 1920 (ex-libris) and David Bannerman and George Lodge's The Birds of the British Isles, 12 volumes, 1953-63 (Qty: 23)
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Thorburn (Archibald). Game Birds and Wild-Fowl of Great Britain and Ireland, 1923, 30 colour plates, some light spotting, top edge gilt, original red cloth, a little rubbed with fading to spine and extremities, 4to, together with A Naturalist's Sketch Book 1919, 24 colour plates, 36 collotype illustrations, some light spotting, top edge gilt, original red cloth, some fading to spine, small hole at head, 4to, plus British Mammals, 2 volumes, 1920, 30 colour plates, light spotting, previous owner labels to front pastedown, top edge gilt, original red cloth, spines rubbed with some fading, 4to (Qty: 4)
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Horticultural Society of London. Transactions of the Horticultural Society of London, First Series, Volumes 1-7, & Second Series, Volumes 1-2 (of 3), printed by W. Bulmer, 1812-42, 9 engraved vignette titles (some with removed ink stamps), 86 hand-coloured engraved plates (some folding), 103 engraved plates and 3 folding tables, volume 2 lacking plate 18, volume 5 lacking 10 plates (numbers 1 & 4-12), this volume also missing text pages 175-270 , ( with 24 unnumbered pages inserted at this point) , marginal staining to 4 plates in the final volume, a few plates with shaved imprints and minor water stains, some light offsetting, modern half maroon morocco gilt, 4toDunthorne 142; Nissen 2387.(Qty: 9)
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Buckland (Rev. William). Vindiciae Geologicae; or the Connexion of Geology with Religion Explained, in an Inaugural Lecture delivered before the University of Oxford, May 15, 1819, on the Endowment of a Readership in Geology by His Royal Highness the Prince Regent, 1st edition, Oxford: University Press for the Author, 1820, [8],38pp., half-title present, front blank inscribed by the author 'The Honourable & Right Reverend The Lord Bishop of Durham... with the Author's most respectful compliments', armorial bookplate and label 'from the library of Dr. Charles Singer', 20th century cloth gilt, slim 4toIn his inaugural lecture Buckland set out to illustrate the important role that geology could play in natural theology. 'The two great points then of the low antiquity of the human race, and the universality of a recent deluge, are most satisfactorily confirmed by every thing that has yet been brought to light by Geological investigations; and as far as it goes, the Mosaic account is in perfect harmony with the discoveries of modern science. If Geology goes further, and shews that the present system of this planet is built on the wreck and ruins of one more ancient, there is nothing in this inconsistent with the Mosaic declaration, that the whole material universe was created in the beginning by the Almighty...".(Qty: 1)
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Cronstedt (Axel Frederic). An Essay Towards a System of Mineralogy..., Translated from the Original Swedish, with Notes, by Gustav von Engestrom..., 2nd edition, with an Appendix... by Prof. M.T. Brunnich, 1772, two folding engraved plates, one with 5mm hole centrally at right side (associated with paper flaw), scarce spotting, intermittent light dampstain at tail, hinges strengthened, contemporary sprinkled calf, rebacked, original gilt-lettered label reused, 8vo, together with Kirwan (Richard) , Elements of Mineralogy, 1st edition, 1784, title with pale remnant of ink stamp, title verso with library ink stamp, first and last few leaves spotted, front hinge slightly cracked, contemporary tree calf, some wear to extremities, gilt-lettered spine label, front cover with ink stamp remnant, 8voWard and Carozzi 554 and 1261 respectively.(Qty: 2)
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Darwin (Charles; King, Philip Parker and Fitzroy, Robert). Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, between the Years 1826 and 1836, Describing their Examination of the Southern Shores of South America, and the Beagle's Circumnavigation of the Globe, 3 volumes in 4 (including Appendix to volume 2), 1st edition, 1839, 58 engraved plates, maps and charts (including eight loose folding maps contained in pockets, map of 'Southern Portion of South America' lacking in volume 1 and replaced with later folding map of whole country), half-titles to volumes 1, 2 & 3, without publisher's adverts at rear of Appendix, few folding maps with short closed tears to folds, some occasional spotting, endpapers renewed, original blind-stamped cloth gilt, all rebacked, preserving original spines, 8vo, together with a duplicate of volume 2, with 24 plates only, lacking frontispiece and two loose charts, some fraying to plates and dust-soiling, original cloth gilt, upper joint split, 8vo, plus a duplicate of volume 3 lacking both maps, bookplate of Merthyr Guest, in variant light purple/blue plain cloth binding with Fitzroy name on spine rather than darwin, spine faded to light green, 8voFreeman 10, variant a; Sabin 37826. The first volume of the narrative contains Captain King's account of the expedition in the Adventure between 1826 and 1830, which surveyed the coast of Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego. The second volume and Appendix describe the second voyage of the Beagle under Captain Fitzroy between 1831 and 1836, which visited Brazil, Argentina, Tierra del Fuego, Chile, Peru, the Galapagos Islands, Tahiti, New Zealand, Australia, and other islands and countries. The third volume is Darwin 's "first published book [and] is undoubtedly the most often read and stands second only to On the origin of Species as the most often printed" (Freeman p.31). This volume was published under two different titles: the first issue (as here) with the title starting Narrative of the Surveying Voyages..., and the second issue with the title Journal of Researches into the Geology and Natural History.... The second issue was also available as a separate work. The additional third volume in this lot with variant cloth was unknown to R.B. Freeman.(Qty: 6)
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Darwin (Charles). The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life, 5th edition, with additions and corrections (tenth thousand), 1869, half title, folding plate, 32 pp. advertisements at end dated September 1868, stitching breaking at front, front hinge broken, original green cloth gilt, spine a little darkened and rubbed with small splits, wear to corners, 8vo (Freeman 387, variant a?), together with A Naturalist's Voyage. Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries visited during the Voyage of H.M.S. 'Beagle' round the World, 16th thousand, 1884 , wood-engraved illustrations, catalogue at end dated December 1883, a little light toning, hinges tender, original green cloth, upper joint split, spine faded with some wear at ends, small flecked stains, 8vo (Freeman 41), plus The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, including an Autobiographical Chapter. Edited by his son Francis Darwin, 3 volumes, 1st edition, 1887 , portrait frontispieces, two plates, some light spotting, later brown half morocco gilt, spines slightly faded and rubbed at ends, 8vo (Freeman 1452) (Qty: 5)
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Darwin (Charles). The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, 2 volumes, 1st edition, 2nd issue, 1868, letterpress illustrations, 32pp. publisher's catalogue dated April 1867 at end of volume 1, 2pp. publisher's list at end of volume 2, some light spotting at front and rear, text block to volume 2 uncut, original green cloth gilt, large 8vo (Freeman 878. Second issue copy with the one line errata to volume I and no errata to volume II), together with The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals, 10th thousand, 1873, black & white plates and vignette illustrations, 4pp. publisher's catalogue dated November 1872 at rear, original cloth gilt, 8vo (Freeman 1144) (Qty: 3)
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Darwin (Charles). On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life, third edition, with additions and corrections (Seventh thousand), John Murray, 1861, half-title present, folding diagram at page 123, with publisher's advert leaf at rear, some light toning, hinges cracked, original blind embossed green cloth gilt, frayed at head and foot of spine and to board edges, 8voFreeman 381, binding variant b. (no full point after Murray at foot of spine). 2000 copies printed. The first edition to include the author's expanded historical sketch which was written to satisfy complaints that Darwin had not sufficiently considered his predecessors in the general theory of evolution.(Qty: 1)
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Darwin (Charles). On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life, fifth edition, with additions and corrections (Tenth thousand), John Murray, 1869, half-title reguarded and with early signature and short tear to upper margin, folding lithographed plate, without any adverts as frequently issued, light dust-soiling mostly to first & last leaves, endpapers renewed and with cloth hinges, original green cloth gilt, rebacked preserving original spine, board edges repaired, 8voFreeman 387, binding variant c. 'The fifth edition of 1869 was 2,000 copies and was again much revised. It is in this one that Darwin used the expression "survival of the fittest"... for the first time' (Freeman).(Qty: 1)
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Darwin (Charles). The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex, 2 volumes, 1st edition, 2nd issue, 1871, 2nd issue with 'When' for 'transmitted' first word of page 297 in volume I, wood-engravings, bound without half titles and advertisements, some light spotting, contemporary olive straight-grained morocco, three covers detached, volume I spine torn with losses, rubbed, 8voFreeman 937.(Qty: 2)
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Farey (John). General View of the Agriculture and Minerals of Derbyshire; with Observations on the Means of their Improvement. Drawn up for the Consideration of the Board of Agriculture and Internal Improvement, volume 1 only (of three), 1st edition, 1811, two hand-coloured folding maps (one frayed & dust-soiled to blank margin), 3 hand-coloured plans (including 2 folding), occasional light toning to few leaves, edges untrimmed, modern boards, 8vo, together with Philosophical Transactions , An Account of the Great Derbyshire Denudation. By Mr. J. Farey, Sen. In a Letter to the Right Hon. Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. K.B.P.R.S., Read March 21, 1811, pages 242-256, engraved map, some spotting, disbound 4toGeologist John Farey (1766-1826) prepared the present work for the Board of Agriculture and contains his pioneering analysis of the geometry of faulting and an early discussion of English stratigraphy.(Qty: 1)
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Geological Society. Transactions of the Geological Society, 12 volumes (in 13), First Series, Volumes I-V & Second Series, Volumes I-VII, London, 1811-1856, 472 engraved & lithograph maps and plates including some hand-coloured, (including 140 folding or double page), few wood engraved illustrations, occasional spotting, some light toning & occasional dust-soiling to margins, uniform 20th century cloth gilt, few boards slightly damp mottled, 4toA complete run of both series of the this important & pioneering geological publication. During the publication period of 1811 to 1856 , the Transactions featured almost 350 papers, many of which have become important classic works. Complete sets rarely appear for sale. For the First Series 'It was decided [by a Special General Committee of the Geological Society] first that there should be printed 750 copies of each volume of the journal, and second "That the ink employed shall be of the best quality". The Society was determined to produce a journal capable of standing comparison with any other of the world's leading periodicals' (Herries Davies, Whatever is under the Earth; the Geological Society of London 1807 to 2007 , page 37). Important contributors to the first series include such names as Leonard Horner, Thomas Webster, James Parkinson, William Buckland, Richard Hennah, John Macculloch and J.S. Henslow. The Second Series contains articles by Charles Darwin, Charles Lyell, Buckland, Murchison, Richard Owen, Gideon Mantell, William John Broderip and W.D. Conybeare.(Qty: 13)
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Hardy (William). The Miner's Guide: or, Compleat Miner, 1st edition, Sheffield: Francis Lister, 1748, bound with An Appendix to the Miners Guide: Chiefly Consisting of Plain and Accurate Tables..., Birmingham: Tho. Warren, [1762?], numerous figures and tables to text, some full-page, toned and spotted throughout, intermittent dampstaining, first leaf of Preface with early ink annotation, blank leaves bound at rear, seven of which have detailed early ink manuscript notes, front free endpaper with early ink calligraphic inscription 'Charles Walker. His Book. 1790', blank at rear with early ink name 'Charles Walker, Matlock', front hinge cracked, contemporary blind panelled calf, worn, front joint cracked, 8vo, together with Tapping (Thomas) , A Treatise on the Derbyshire Mining Customs and Mineral Court Act, 1852..., Shaw and Sons, 1854, title edge frayed at head, some spotting to first few leaves, front free endpaper with two ink ownership incriptions, original printed boards (soiled), front board nearly detached, the whole in an additional late 19th century binding of cloth-backed boards, partly detaching, 8vo, plus Hardy (William) , The Miner's Guide or Complete Miner..., Wirksworth: J. Cotes, 1810, two engraved plates (one offset to title), light spotting to first few leaves, front pastedown with armorial bookplate of William Allen Potter, mostly unopened, front hinge cracked, original boards, rebacked, some marks and stains, front cover with ink publisher's stamp 'Miner's Guide, (Price 4s 6d in Boards)' within typographical border, 8vo, and another copy of the same edition, one plate with early ink title, the other plate with early ink annotations to blank reverse, some dampstaining at head, mainly affecting first few leaves, bound with Manlove (Edward) , A Poem, on the Liberties and Customs of the Lead Mines, within the Wapentake of Wirksworth, in the County of Derby..., Wirksworth: J. Cotes, 1809, ten pages, title within typographical border, modern quarter calf gilt to style, 8vo (Qty: 4)
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Hennah (Rev. Richard). A Succinct Account of the Lime Rocks of Plymouth, being the substance of several communications, read before the members of the Geological Society, in London, and partly printed in their transactions..., Plymouth: W. Curtis and London: G. & W.B. Whittaker, [1823], 11 lithograph plates (only 10 called for), list of subscribers present, ink stamp removed from title with some paper thinning & small hole, light scattered spotting, contemporary half calf, boards detached and lacking spine, slim 8vo (Qty: 1)
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[Kendall, Frederick]. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Minerals, and Fossil Organic Remains of Scarborough and the Vicinity, including the line of Coast from Hornsea to Mulgrave, and Extending into the Interior as far as Malton, 1st edition, Scarborough: T. Coultas, 1816, half-title discarded, additional engraved title with hand-coloured vignette, six engraved plates (five hand-coloured and one folding), subscribers list & corrigenda leaf present, occasional light offsetting and spotting, armorial bookplate of Syston Park and monogram label to upper pastedown, contemporary straight grain calf by R. Storr of Grantham (ticket to lower pastedown), gilt decorated spine with green morocco title label, gilt border decoration to boards, 8vo (Qty: 1)
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Lhuyd (Edward). Lithophylacii Britannici Ichnographia sive Lapidum aliorumq; Fossilium Britannicorum singulari figura insignium..., London: ex officina M.C. and Leipzig: Joh. Ludw. Gleditsch & Weidmann, circa 1699, 17 folding engraved plates (toned), three with closed repaired tears, one with small hole at head (associated with paper flaw), title with two early ink ownership names (one dated 1714), title verso with list of subscribers, gathering A with minor worm damage at gutter, some light spotting, bound with Woodward (John) , Naturalis Historia Telluris Illustrata & Aucta..., 1st edition, R. Wilkin..., 1714, 3 parts in one, woodcut initials and decorations, variable spotting, 18th century half vellum, spine with manuscript title, worn with some marks, 8vo, together with Emery (Frank) , Edward Lhuyd F.R.S. 1660-1709, Cardiff: Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru, 1971, black & white illustrations, original printed wrappers, 8vo (Qty: 2)
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Mantell (Gideon Algernon). The Fossils of the South Downs; or Illustrations of the Geology of Sussex, 1st edition, 1822, 42 aquantint and engraved plates, including hand-coloured map and four plates with hand-colouring, several folding, a little light offsetting and some spotting (mainly to frontispiece), front endpapers with small ownership ink stamp and circular armorial bookplate, front hinge cracked, contemporary half calf, a little rubbed and scuffed, top panel of spine lifiting away, 4to (Qty: 1)
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Martin (William). Petrificata Derbiensia; or, Figures and Descriptions of Petrifactions Collected in Derbyshire, 1st edition, volume 1 [all published], Wigan, 1809, half title discarded, 54 hand-coloured engraved plates, Hull Subscription Library ink stamp to upper inner or upper outer corner of each, some light offsetting and occasional spotting, modern half morocco gilt, spine lightly rubbed, 4toNissen ZBI 2751; Upcott I, 143.(Qty: 1)
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Drummond (Alexander). Travels through Different Cities of Germany, Italy, Greece, and Several Parts of Asia, as far as the Banks of the Euphrates, 1st edition, printed by W. Strahan for the author, 1754, 35 engraved plates (several folding) including frontispiece, faint toning, occasional light spotting and offsetting, damp-staining in gutter of quires S-2A, map of Cyprus (p. 191) with old repairs verso, a few other folding plates with short closed tears at inner folds, later French manuscript annotations on slips mounted to pastedowns, contemporary speckled calf, rebacked and recornered, scuffed, folio (36 x 22.8 cm)Atabey 363; Blackmer 497; Cobham-Jeffery p. 12. 'First edition of this important work which displays an intimate knowledge of Cyprus' (Atabey). 'The plates include views, maps, and antiquities, the antiquities particularly from the island of Cyprus' (Blackmer). Drummond travelled through Europe, Asia Minor, Cyprus and Middle East between 1744 and 1750; from 1754 to 1756 he was British consul at Aleppo.(Qty: 1)
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Raspe (Rudolph Erich). An Account of some German Volcanos, and their Productions. With a New Hypothesis of the Prismatical Basaltes; Established upon Facts. Being an Essay of Physical Geography for Philosophers and Miners. Published as Supplementary to Sir William Hamilton's Observations on the Italian Volcanos, 1st edition, Lockyer Davis, 1776, half-title, two folding engraved plates (first plate with small paper fault & hole to lower blank margin), light offsetting, modern tan sheep gilt, 8voScarce.(Qty: 1)
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Townson (Robert). Philosophy of Mineralogy, printed for the Author, 1798, title with hand-coloured vignette, two engraved plates, one hand-coloured and folding, folding table, four page publisher's catalogue at rear, light spotting, mainly to fore edges, front pastedown with ink stamp 'Royal Geological Society of Cornwall, Penzance', untrimmed, original boards, front joint and spine strengthened, faint early ink manuscript title to spine, front cover with early ink manuscript name 'Cornwall Geological Society', extremities worn, 8voWard and Carozzi 2196. Rare, only one previous example found at auction.(Qty: 1)
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Walsh (Dr. Francis). The Antediluvian World; or, a New Theory of the Earth: Containing a Clear Account of the Form and Constitution of the Terrestrial Globe before the Universal Deluge..., 1st edition, Dublin: printed by S. Powell, 1743, woodcut illustrations to text, subscribers list present, first page of Preface with contemporary ink signature of Robert Bray, first gathering strengthened, scarce light spotting, hinges strengthened (after title and before final leaf), endpapers renewed, contemporary mottled calf, rebacked with some wear, 8vo, together with Whitehurst (John) , An Inquiry into the Original State and Formation of the Earth, 3rd edition, Revised and Corrected, Printed for W. Bent, 1792, lacking portrait fontispiece (as often), seven engraved plates at rear (some folding), final plate lightly toned/offset, contemporary mottled half calf gilt, rubbed, rear joint splitting, 4to, plus Welch (W. ) , Religiosa Philosophia; or a New Theory of the Earth..., with an Appendix on the Plurality of Inhabited Worlds, 1st edition, Plymouth-Dock: Printed for the Author, by W. Byers, 1821, engraved frontispiece, three engraved plates, half-title, generally spotted, pictorial bookplate of Charles Atwood Kofoid, hinges strengthened, contemporary boards, rebacked with cloth, some wear in places, 8vo, and three others similarFirst item: a rare title not in Ward and Carozzi. Robert Bray, who has inscribed the Preface, is listed as a subscriber 'in Dublin and other parts of Ireland'. Approximately 410 books were printed for the subscribers, which included Dr. Jonathan Swift.(Qty: 6)
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Walsh (Dr. Francis). The Antediluvian World; or, a New Theory of the Earth: containing a clear account of the form and constitution of the Terrestrial Globe before the Universal Deluge..., 1st edition, Dublin: Printed by S. Powell, 1743, red ink library stamp to title and few other leaves, 20th century library buckram with classification markings, 8vo, together with Greenough (George B.) , A Critical Examination of the First Principles of Geology; in a Series of Essays, 1819, armorial bookplate of Brown of Waterhaughs to upper pastedown, contemporary half calf, joints cracked and spine worn, 8vo, with Brande (William Thomas) , Outlines of Geology; being the substance of a course of lectures delivered in the theatre of the Royal Institution in the year 1816, London: John Murray, 1817, hand-coloured etched sectional diagram frontispiece (closed tear to central fold), perforated library stamp to title, light dust-soiling and few marks mostly to final leaf, modern library cloth with usual marking, 8vo, plus other geology reference related including 19th & 20th century publications (Qty: 10)
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Watson ( White ). A Delineation of the Strata of Derbyshire , Forming the Surface from Bolsover in the East to Buxton in the West, by a Plate, Designed from a Tablet, Composed of the Specimens of each Stratum within the Above Line, with an Explanatory Account of the same; Toge the r with a Description of the Fossils found in the se Strata ; and also of the Nature and Quality of the Respective Soils, 1st edition, Sheffield: Printed by W. Todd, 1811 , folding engraved frontispiece of a section of the strata in Derbyshire from Esat to West (offset to title), one engraved plate, page 71/72 cropped to fore-edge blank margin, list of names of different strata and two leaves of index provided in facsimile, some browning and show through, rear free endpaper replaced, original printed boards, rebacked, slim 4to, together with Aikin (Arthur) , Journal of a Tour through Wales and Part of Shropshire; with Observations in Mineralogy, and other Branches of Natural History, 1797, folding engraved frontispiece with light dampstain at head, edges untrimmed, modern half calf, 8vo, with Hurtley (Thomas) , A Concise Account of some Natural Curiosities, in the Environs of Malham, in Craven, Yorkshire, 1786, half-title present, two folding engraved plates, modern brown half morocco gilt, 8vo, plus Adam (W.) , First Lessons in Geology; with a Special Article on the Toadstones of Derbyshire..., Derby: J. & C. Mozley, 1857, folding engraved frontispiece and two folding plates, slight browning, armorial bookplate of the Bateman family of Middleton Hall, Derbyshire to upper pastedown, contemporary calf, morocco title label to spine, joints rubbed, 12mo in 6s (Qty: 4)
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Woodward (John). Fossils of all Kinds, Digested into a Method, Suitable to their Mutual Relation and Affinity..., 1st edition, 1728, folding table and seven engraved plates (one folding), some offset, one with small dampstain, woodcut initials and decorations, the two unpaginated leaves (often missing) containing the preface to 'Brief Directions...' are found between pages 92 & 93, bound with [Naturalis Historia Telluris, 1st edition, 1714], lacking all before page 1, lightly toned with some spotting, front hinge cracked, contemporary sprinkled calf, front joint spltting, some wear to extremities, 8vo, together with An Attempt Towards a Natural History of the Fossils of England; in a Catalogue of the English Fossils in the Collection of J. Woodward..., 2 volumes, 1st edition, 1729-1728, occasional ink library stamps, volume 1 with faint dampstain to lower margins of first 2 gatherings, volume 2 with minor worm trail to fore edge of title and following leaf, hinges cracked, contemporary speckled calf gilt, extremities lightly worn, volume 2 front joint splitting, 8vo, plus An Essay towards a Natural History of the Earth, and Terrestrial Bodies..., 2nd edition, 1702, imprimataur leaf at front, title with early ink ownership name at head, A3 lacking (torn away, as often), publisher's catalogue at rear, occasional ink library stamps, some light spotting, hinges cracked, contemporary mottled calf gilt, joints splitting, some wear to extremities, 8vo, with another copy of the same, 3rd edition, and two others by Woodward (one defective)Ward and Carozzi 2363, 2364 and 2360 (for the first three items).(Qty: 7)
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Woodward (John). An A ttempt Towards a N atural H istory of the F ossils of England, in a catalogue of the English fossils in the collection of J. Woodward, 2 volumes in one, 1st edition, London: F. Fayram, J. Senex, J. Osborn and T. Longman, 1729–1728, light dampstain to upper outer corners of initial leaves, few minor spots, contemporary sheep, neatly rebacked preserving original spine, recent morocco title label, 8voThe first volume is divided into two parts; the second volume is divided into five parts, each of which has separate pagination, although the signatures are continuous throughout. This is Woodward ’s last work, published posthumously, in which he catalogued his extensive collection using a “more elaborate and rational” system than ever seen before. “ Woodward was the first British author to publish a systematic classification and description of minerals based on his own observations; and he emphasised the importance to his country of its mineral wealth. His classification of fossil organic remains was one of the earliest of its kind” (DSB).(Qty: 1)NB: We trace one auction copy with a folding letterpress table, but none is called for by ESTC.
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Hinton, John Howard, editor. The History and Topography of the United States, illustrated with a series of views, drawn on the spot and engraved on steel, expressly for this work, 2 volumes, 1st edition, 1830-32, 17 engraved maps (one with partial hand-colouring), 82 engraved plates (mostly views), occasional very light spotting or pale offsetting, attractive contemporary full calf gilt, a little rubbed and scuffed, 4toHowes H512; Sabin 31964.(Qty: 2)
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Honter (Johannes, & others). Procli, De sphaera liber I. Cleomedis, De mundo ... Arati Solensis Phaeonomena ... Dionysii Afri, Descriptio orbis habitabilis. Omnia Graece et Latine ita coniuncta ... una cum Ioan. Honteri Coronensis De Cosmographiae rudimentis, Basel: Sebastian Henricpetri, 1585, 5 parts in 1 volume, Proclus's work with woodcut illustrations in text including an armillary sphere, astronomical diagrams and a vignette of Proclus teaching, Honter's work with 12 double-page woodcut maps each with additional single-page woodcut map to conjugate leaf verso (these all mounted on guards), light browning, old oil-staining to first 2 quires (alpha-beta), faint damp-staining to quire M, complete with the final leaf (blank except for publisher's woodcut device verso), later inscription to front pastedown, contemporary vellum, manuscript spine-title, 8vo (15.6 x 10 cm)Adams P2135 (under Proclus); Houzeau & Lancaster 767; Sabin 65491; Shirley, World 108 & British Isles 69; VD16 P 4973; not in Cobham-Jeffery. Second Basel edition of this important compendium of treatises on astronomy and cosmography ncluding Johannes Honter's De Cosmographiae rudimentis , which contains Honter's double-page cordiform world map and maps of Malta, Mallorca, Cyprus, southern Africa, Madeira, Egypt and the Arabian Peninsula (as well as the Persian Gulf), India, Java, Sri Lanka ('Taprobana') and elsewhere.(Qty: 1)
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James (J.T.) Journal of a Tour in Germany, Sweden, Russia, Poland, during the years 1813 and 1814, 2 volumes, 2nd edition, 1817, 12 uncoloured aquatint plates, volume I title with tear at gutter, a little light offsetting and spotting, contemporary mottled calf gilt, a little rubbed, 8vo, together with Selections from the Works of the Baron de Humboldt. Relating to the Climate, Inhabitants, Productions, and Mines of Mexico, with notes by John Taylor, 1824 , half title, emgraved frontispiece, some light spotting and toning, presentation inscription to John Taylor, untrimmed in original boards, upper cover detached, some wear to spine, 8vo (Qty: 3)
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Maaskamp, Evert, Representations of Dresses, Morals and Customs, in the Kingdom of Holland, at the beginning of the Nineteenth Century, Amsterdam, printed for E. Maaskamp, 1808, 21 hand-coloured aquatint plates (dated 1811) after J. Kuyper, 2 or 3 plates with light waterstain to top margin at end of volume, (most plates generally in clean condition), contemporary bookplate of C.F. Hart to front pastedown, contemporary red half morocco gilt, a little rubbed, recased with original spine laid down, large 4to (sheet size 32 x 23 cm)Colas 1368; Lipperheide 955 (both for the 1820 edition).(Qty: 1)
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Bible [English]. The Holy Bible Conteyning the Old Testament and the New, Newlie Translated out of ye Originall Tongues and with the former Translations diligently compared and revised by his Maiesties speciall Commandement. Appointed to be read in Churches. Printed at London by Robert Barker... and the Assignes of John Bill, 1632 (final digit overprinted with corrected date of 1633), engraved general title by William Hole (cropped to fore-edge, torn at foot & fore-edge with loss, closed tear at head, marked and soiled), full-page woodcut illustration of the Garden of Eden to verso of names of books (torn with loss), New Testament title within decorative woodcut border (imprint dated 1632, cropped at fore-edge), Apocrypha present, colophon dated 1632, occasional early annotations and markings, preliminary leaves in Bible and initial 19 leaves of Genesis torn and stained at foot with some loss, few other leaves throughout volume torn with occasional loss, close-trimmed and some light cropping to fore-edges, browned, dust-soiled and some marks etc., bound with the Genealogies by John Speed at front, title torn & frayed, includes double-page woodcut map of the Holy Land (some closed tears and torn to lower margins), browned, dust-soiled and some marks, near contemporary sheep, upper board detached, worn, folioHerbert 466; Darlow & Moule 359; STC 2305. Perhaps published early in 1633; n many copies the last figure '2' of the date on the general title has been altered by pen to 3; and possibly in others (as here) the date was actually thus printed.(Qty: 1)
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Bible [English]. The Holy Bible: containing the Old and New Testaments, according to the Authorized Translation..., Liverpool: Printed by Nuttall, Fisher, and Dixon, 1813, engraved frontispiece and numerous plates, Apocrypha present, browning, spotting and few marks, later endpapers with cloth hinges, contemporary calf, rebacked and corners repaired, folio, together with Pufendorf (Baron Samuel) , Of the Law of Nature and Nations, 4th edition, 1729, title torn at head with loss to upper right corner, few marks and occasional light damp stains, contemporary panelled calf, worn and leather torn with loss, folio, plus an incomplete 1607 edition of Camden's Britannia, lacking all maps (Qty: 3)
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Bickham (George). The Universal Penman; or, the Art of Writing, made Useful to the Gentleman and Scholar, as well as the Man of Business, printed for and sold by H. Overton, 1743, engraved frontispiece by Gravelot, 212 engraved numbered plates, initial blank, frontispiece and plates 1-4 and 208-12 all chipped in margins and laid down on japanese tissue paper, a few other marginal nicks, light spotting and soiling, frontispiece with calligraphic 19th-century gift inscription recto, contemporary calf, rebacked and relined, metal cornerpieces, sides rubbed, folio (37 x 26.5 cm)ESTC T231569; Lowndes (1864) p. 201. A complete copy of this masterpiece of 18th-century English engraving, originally published in 52 parts from 1733 to 1741. The work contains specimens from twenty-five writing masters as well as noted adaptations of scenes from Watteau (see Asfour & Williamson, Gainsborough's Vision (1999), pp. 67-9).(Qty: 1)
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Boissard (Jean-Jacques & De Bry, Johann Theodore). Bibliotheca Chalcographica. Illustrium Virtute atque eruditione in tota Europa, Clarissimorum Virorum, Theologorum, Jurisconsultorum, Medicorum, Historicorum, Geographorum, Politicorum, Philosophorum, Poetarum, Musicorum..., ante hac cum vitis editorum & in quinque partes distributorum, nunc vero conjunctim..., Frankfurt, Johann Ammonius, 1650, engraved title (laid down with slight loss to outer margins), 6 pages of index of portraits, and 235 attractive engraved portraits, mostly of 16th and 17th century scholars, philosophers, geographers, theologians, poets, etc., including Aretino, Agricola, Brandt, Columbus, Cranmer, Erasmus, Linschoten, Luther, Mercator, Scaliger, Vesalius and others, some light browning to outer blank margins only, a few plates with light marginal spotting, contemporary calf, with modern antique-style reback and edges and corners renewed, small 4toThe first five parts of this gallery of portraits of illustrious men, from the series of nine parts issued between 1650 and 1669.(Qty: 1)
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Culpeper (Nicholas). The Complete Herbal, 1850, engraved portrait, 20 hand-coloured plates, lacking a few index leaves at end, light soiling, contemporary half calf, a little rubbed, together with The Diseases of Women with Child, and in Child-Bed..., by Francis Mauriceau, translated by Hugh Chamberlen, 7th edition, 1736, 8 engraved plates only (of 10), some spotting and light stains, Bedford Medical Library ink stamps, contemporary panelled calf, rebacked, a little rubbed, 8vo, plus four others: Pharmacopoeia Radcliffeana, or Dr. Radcliffe's Prescriptions..., 3rd edition, 1718, The Dispensary. A Poem, in six canto's, 1706, Elements of Physiology, by A. Richerand, translated from the French by G.J.M. de Lys, Philadelphia, 1821 and A Tour thro' the Island of Great Britain, 4 volumes, 6th edition, 1762 (Qty: 9)
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