Books

R.J. Berry: 'The Natural History of Orkney', London, Collins, 1985, 1st edition, 1st state, original publisher's dark green cloth gilt, "NN" to sp...

R.C. Homes, C.M. Acland & others: 'The Birds of the London Area Since 1900', London, Collins, 1957, 1st edition, New Naturalist Monograph No.14, o...

Rev. F. Smith: 'The Canary. Its Varieties, Management, and Breeding', London, Groombridge, 1890, 8 coloured plates as called for, original pictori...

James C. Lyell: 'Fancy Pigeons: ontaining full directions for their breeding and management, with descriptions of every known variety, and all oth...

James Edmund Harting, 2 titles: 'Sketches Of Bird Life From Twenty Years' Observation Of Their Haunts And Habits', London, W.H. Allen, 1883, 1st e...

J.C. Harrison: 'The Game Birds of the British Isles', Ashford Press Publishing, 1989, limited edition, number 28 of 475 copies, 25 full page tissu...

Rev. William Houghton: 'British Fresh-Water Fishes', London, William Mackenzie, [1879], 2 volumes in 1, title printed in red and black, 41 colour ...

Francis Francis: 'A Book on Angling', London, Longmans, 1876, 4th edition revised and improved, 16 engraved plates of which 6 hand coloured as cal...

Alfred Ronalds: 'The Fly-Fisher's Entomology, with coloured representations of the natural and artificial insect, and a few observations and instr...

(Marine Algae, Seaweed, Herbarium, Botany), a circa 1863 Herbarium containing approximately 55 British Marine Algae plant specimens, the vast majo...

Sir John Hill: 'The Family Herbal, or an account of all those English Plants which are remarkable for their virtues, and of the drugs which are pr...

William Rhind: 'A History of the Vegetable Kingdom', Blackie, 1870, revised edition, with supplement, engraved portrait frontis of Carl Linnaeus, ...

(India, Military, Hunting, Field Sports), Major A.C. Lovett (illustrated); Major G.F. MacMunn: 'The Armies of India', London, A & C Black, 1911, 1...

William Marshall: 'The Rural Economy of Norfolk: Comprising the Management of Landed Estates, and the Present Practice of Husbandry in that County...

Henry Stephens: 'The Book of the Farm, detailing the labours of the farmer, farm-steward, ploughman, shepherd, hedger, farm-labourer, field-worker...

Harrison Weir: 'Our Poultry and All About Them', London, Hutchinson, c.1903, 2 volumes, profusely illustrated throughout, including 36 chromolitho...

Arthur G. Butler: 'Foreign Finches in Captivity', Hull & London, Brumby and Clarke, 1899, 2nd edition, 60 chromolithographic plates by F.W. Frowha...

Charles Darwin: 'Geological Observations, on the Volcanic Islands and Parts of South America visited during the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle', London, ...

Charles Darwin, 4 titles: 'The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication', London, John Murray, 1885, 2nd edition revised, 5th thou., 2 ...

Alfred Russel Wallace: 'The Malay Archipelago, the land of the orang-utan and the bird of paradise : a narrative of travel, with studies of man an...

Henry Walter Bates: 'The Naturalist on the River Amazons. A record of adventures, habits of animals, sketches of Brazilian and Indian life, and as...

Shirley Hibberd: 'The Fern Garden. How to make, keep and enjoy it.; or, Fern Culture made easy', London, Groombridge, 1869, 2nd edition, 8 full pa...

(Ferns, Botany), 35 pressed fern specimens, all pressed on to paper/card leaves, approx 19 of which appear circa late 19th Century/early 20th Cent...

(Natural History), a packet containing approx. 240 earlier to mid 20th Century monochrome photographs of wildlife, including birds and nests, butt...

Anne Pratt: 'Wild Flowers'. A bound volume of 96 numbered sheets - complete - individually issued, each with two hand-coloured engravings and acco...

Archibald Thorburn: 'British Mammals', London, Longmans, Greet and Co, 1920-21, 2 volumes in 1, 50 colour plates as called for, large 4to, origina...

Joseph Whitaker: 'A Descriptive List of the Deer-Parks and Paddocks of England', London, Ballantyne, Hanson & Co., 1892, 1st edition, Frontis from...

Hunting, Field Sports, a collection of 19 titles, including 'British Hunts and Huntsmen - The South-East, East, and Eastern Midlands of England', ...

Wisden's Cricketers' Almanack, seventeen volumes, including 1933, 70th edition, original wraps (worn); 1933, 70th edition, hardback, original clot...

'Famous Cricketers and Cricket Grounds 1895', [edited C.W. Alcock, London, Hudson & Kearns: "News of the World" 1895], profusely illustrated with ...

The World on Wheels and Roller Skating Record, 'Represents the National Skating Association of Great Britain (Amateur), and the International Prof...

Eugen Sandow: 'Strength and How to Obtain It', London & Aldershot, Gale & Polden, 1897, 1st edition, 19 monochrome plates including portrait front...

A collection of 60+ Manchester United FC football programmes 1954-1970, including v Aston Villa, 27/12/1954; v Sunderland, 3/12/1955; v Bolton, Ap...

A collection of World Cup 1966 tickets, rosettes, programmes etc., nine match day tickets comprising: Final, July 30, Wembley Stadium, England v W...

(Agriculture), Edward Lisle: 'Observations in Husbandry', London, C. Hitch et al, 1757, 1st edition, engraved portrait frontispiece of the author,...

(Agriculture), [John Worlidge]: 'Systema Agriculturae; The Mystery of Husbandry Discovered', London, T. Dring et al, 1675, 2nd edition, engraved f...

(Agriculture), Gervase Markham, 2 titles: 'Markhams Farewell to Husbandry: or, the enriching of all sorts of barren and steril grounds in our king...

(Agriculture), William Blith: 'The English Improver Improved; or, The survey of husbandry surveyed, discovering the improueableness of all lands: ...

(Agriculture, Norfolk, East Anglia), William Marshall: 'The Rural Economy of Norfolk: Comprising the Management of Landed Estates, and the Present...

(Agriculture)Charles Varlo: 'A New System Of Husbandry From Many Years Experience', Philadelphia, for the author, 1785, 1st US edition, 2 volumes,...

(Agriculture, Tillage, Crops), Jethro Tull: 'Horse-Hoeing Husbandry: or, an Essay on the Principles of Tillage and Vegetation.', London, A. Millar...

(Agriculture, Farm Management, Rural Economy), Nathaniel Kent: 'Hints to Gentlemen of Landed Property', London, J. Dodsley, 1776, 2nd edition, 10 ...

(Agriculture, Farming, Veterinary), Gervase Markham: 'Cheape and good husbandry for the well-ordering of all beasts and fowles, and for the genera...

(Horses, Veterinary Medecine), William Gibson: 'The Farriers Dispensatory', London, W. Taylor, 1721, 1st edition, [12], 306, [18]pp, contemporary ...

(Farming, Livestock, Veterinary Medecine, Agriculture), John Lawrence: 'A general treatise on cattle, the ox, the sheep, and the swine : comprehen...

(Agriculture, Farming), [John French Burke]: 'British Husbandry; Exhibiting the Farming Practice Various Parts of the United Kingdom', London, Bal...

Georges Cuvier: 'Essay on the theory of the earth, transl. from the French by Robert Kerr. With notes, and an account of Cuvier's geol. discoverie...

(Mathematics), William Allen Whitworth: 'Choice and Chance', Cambridge, Deighton, Bell & Co, 1870, 2nd edition, enlarged, [2],viii,254pp + later 2...

The Royal Society (published): 'The Signatures in the First Journal-Book and the Charter-Book of the Royal Society. Being a Facsimile of the Signa...

John Stuart Mill: 'On Liberty', London, J.S. Parker, 1859, 2nd edition, 207,[1]pp, lacks blank leaf following FFEP & preceding title page, contemp...

(Theology, Bible), Robert Leighton: 'A practical commentary, upon the two first chapters of the first epistle general of St. Peter. By the most re...

'The Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments and other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church ... Together with the Psalter or Psal...

Richard Taruskin: 'The Oxford History of Western Music', Oxford University Press, 2005, 3rd impression, 6 volumes, uniform original cloth gilt, du...

(Mesmerism, Hypnotism, Animal Magnetism), a collection of sixteen titles, including John Ashburner: 'Notes and Studies in the Philosophy of Animal...

(Mesmerism, Hypnotism), John Elliotson: 'The Harveian Oration, Delivered before the Royal College of Physicians, London, June 27th, 1846', London,...

Harrods Ltd (published): 'Get it at Harrods', an original 1928/29 Harrods general illustrated catalogue, 840pp, b/w ills. throughout of Jewellery,...

An early 19th Century manuscript book 'Portraits of French Kings', containing 21 well executed m/s pen & ink portraits of French Kings from AD481-...

(Bindings), an excellent collection of Victorian and Edwardian prayer books etc. in various bindings, including morocco, purple velvet, mother of ...

A bound folio volume of assorted mid 19th Century piano forte and similar music, approx. 30 works in one volume, each with separate engraved/litho...

A book of manuscript music scores circa 1829, 82 pages of manuscript scores for various pieces, manuscript index at front listing 47 titles, inclu...