Sale of Antiquarian & Collectors' Books

DARWIN, Charles. The Origin of the Species by Means of Natural Selection… 41st thousand. London: John Murray, 1891. Sixth edition, 8vo (187 x 117m...

DARWIN, Charles. The Origin of the Species by Means of Natural Selection… twenty-eighth thousand. London: John Murray, 1885. Sixth edition, 8vo (1...

DARWIN, Charles. Journal of Researches into Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited During the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle Round the Worl...

DARWIN, Charles. The Power of Movement in Plants… second thousand. London: John Murray, 1880. First edition, 8vo (188 x 117mm.) Numerous illustrat...

DARWIN, Charles. The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication… fifth thousand. London: John Murray, 1885. 2 vols., second edition, 8vo ...

DARWIN, Charles. Insectivorous Plants… sixth thousand. London: John Murray, 1893. Second edition, 8vo (188 x 118mm.) (Uncut pages, some loss to co...

DARWIN, Charles. The Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom. London: John Murray, 1891. Third edition, 8vo (188 x 118mm....

DARWIN, Charles. The Various Contrivances by which Orchids are Fertilised by Insects… fifth thousand. London: John Murray, 1890. Second edition, 8...

DARWIN, Charles. The Origin of the Species by Means of Natural Selection… 34th thousand. London: John Murray, 1890. 2 vols., sixth edition, 8vo (...

DARWIN, Charles. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex… tenth thousand. London: John Murray, 1874. Second edition, 8vo (183 x 114mm....

DARWIN, Francis (editor). The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, including an Autobiographical Chapter. London: John Murray, 1887. 2 vols., first...

DARWIN, Charles. The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs. London: John Murray, 1889. Third edition, 8vo (189 x 118mm.) 3 plates on 2 folding...

WALLACE, Alfred Russel. Darwinism, an Exposition of the Theory of Natural Selection. London: Macmillan and Co., 1889. Third impression, 8vo (198 x...

BATES, Henry Walter. The Naturalist on the River Amazons. London: John Murray, 1884. Fifth edition, 8vo (187 x 118mm.) Numerous illustrations. (Mo...

[WAKEFIELD, Patricia]. Letters on Entomology, intended For the Amusement and Instruction of Young Persons. London: Geo. B. Whittaker, 1825. First ...

JARDINE, William (editor). The Naturalist's Library. Edinburgh: W.H. Lizars, 1834-1845. 40 vols., 8vo (172 x 100mm.) 40 engraved portrait frontisp...

NEW NATURALIST. - Eric SIMMS. British Larks, Pipits and Wagtails. London: Harpercollins, 1992. First edition, 8vo (214 x 142mm.) Numerous illustra...

NEW NATURALIST. - Edward A. ARMSTRONG. The Folklore of Birds. London: Collins, 1958. First edition, 8vo (215 x 143mm.) Numerous illustrations. (Mo...

GRUBB, Roy. Selected Orchidaceous Plants. Caterham, Surrey: R. Grubb, 1961. Limited edition, being one of 1450 copies, 4to (249 x 184mm.) Numerous...

NATURAL HISTORY. Anales de Historia Natural. Madrid: for D. Pedro Julian Pereyra, 1800-1829. 5 vols. only (lacking volume 3), 8vo (192 x 118mm.) 3...

DARWIN, Charles, Robert FITZROY, and Philip Parker KING. Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, Between t...

BELL, Thomas. A History of British Quadrupeds, including the Cetacea. London: John van Voorst, 1874. Signed by the author's assistant E.R. Alston ...

[WITHERING, W]. Botanical Sketches of the Twenty-Four Classes in the Linnaean System. London: J. Hatchard and Son., 1825. 8vo (192 x 114mm.) 50 ha...

CRUSTACEANS. - G. Stewardson BRADY. A Monograph of the Free and Semi-Parasitic Copepoda of the British Islands. London: the Ray Society, 1878. 3 v...

[CHAMBERS, Robert]. Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation. London: John Churchill, 1860. Eleventh edition, 8vo (198 x 118mm.) Numerous wood-...

NAPIER, John. A Plaine Discovery of the Whole Revelation of St. John. London: John Norton, 1611. 4to (172 x 123mm.) Title and text with black bord...

WHISTON, William. A New Theory of the Earth… wherein the Creation of the World, the Universal Deluge, and the General Conflagration as Laid Down i...

[VIRGIL]. Publius Virgilius MARO. The Thirteene Bookes of Aeneidos, the first twelve being the worke of the divine Poet Virgil Maro, and the thirt...

ALDINE PRESS. - [VIRGIL]. Publius Virgilius MARO. Bucolica Ecloga… Georgicon… Aeneid. Venice: Sons of Aldus, 1541. 8vo (156 x 86mm.) Italic letter...

ALDINE PRESS. - Marcus Annaeus LUCANUS. Civilis Belli. Venice: Aldus, April 1502. 8vo (132 x 84mm.) Italic type, title, dated to colophon at rear,...

ALDINE PRESS. - EURIPIDES. Hecuba and Iphigenia in Aulide Euripidis tragaediae in latinum tralatae Erasmo Roterodamo. Venice: Aldus, December 1507...

ALDINE PRESS. - [LUCRETIUS]. Titus Lucretius CARUS. De Rerum Natura. Venice: Aldus, January 1515. Italic letter, the woodcut Aldus device to title...

ALDINE PRESS. - M.V. MARTIAL. Epigrammata. [Lyon: 1502], 8vo (162 v 95mm.) Italic type, capital spaces with guide letters, 192 unnumbered leaves, ...

XENOPHON. - Gentian HERVET (translator). Treatise of Householde. London, in Fletestrete: Thomas Berthelet, 1537. Small 8vo (141 x 92mm.) Black let...

OCCULT. - Hermes TRISMEGITUS. The Divine Pymander… in XVII Books, translated formerly out of the Arabick into Greek, and thence into Latine, and D...

HOBY, Edward. A Counter-Snarle for Ishmael Rabshacheh. London: for Nath. Butter, 1613. 4to (194 x 134mm.) Title with black borders, engraved initi...

POLAR EXPLORATION. - John ROSS. Narrative of a Second Voyage in Search of North-West Passage and of a Residence in the Arctic Regions during the y...

MORRIS, Francis Orpen. A History of British Birds. London: John C. Nimmo Ltd., 1903. 6 vols., fifth edition, 8vo (252 x 168mm.) 400 hand-coloured ...

MORRIS, Francis Orpen. A Natural History of the Nests and Eggs of British Birds. London: Groombridge and Sons, 1853. First edition, 8vo (250 x 147...

PRATT, Anne. Ferns of Great Britain and Their Allies, the Club-Mosses, Pepperworts, and Horsetails. London: Frederick Warne and Co., [n.d. circa 1...

CURTIS, John. British Entomology; being Illustrations and Descriptions of the Genera of Insects found in Great Britain and Ireland containing Colo...

SHAW, George. Zoological Lectures delivered at the Royal Institution. London: G. Kearsley, 1809. Vol. 2 only [of 2]. 8vo (234 x 168mm.) Additional...

ORNITHOLOGY. - Thomas Rymer JONES. Cassell's Book of Birds. London & New York: Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, [n.d. but circa 1870.] 4 vols. in 2, 4...

SOWERBY, John E., and Charles JOHNSON. The Ferns of Great Britain. London: Henry G. Bohn, 1859. [Bound with:] The Fern Allies. London: Henry G. Bo...

BECKMANN, John. A History of Inventions and Discoveries… translated from the German, by William Johnston. London: printed for J. Bell, 1797. 3 vol...

SCOTT, Walter. - SWINTON FAMILY. [An album containing 18 silhouette portraits of members of the Swinton Family. N.p.: n.d. but circa 1842-1848.] 4...

[ELLIS, William.] The London and Country Brewer, containing the Whole Art of Brewing all Sorts of Malt-Liquors. London: for T. Astley, 1750. Sixth...

LOWE, Robert. General View of the Agriculture of the County of Nottingham with Observations on the Means of its Improvements. London: W. Smith for...

KENT, Nathaniel. General View of the Agriculture of the County of Norfolk, with Observation for the Means of its Improvement. London: George Nicol...

[BLOUNT, Thomas.] Glossographia: or a Dictionary Interpreting all Such Hard Words… as are now Used in our Refined English Tongue. London: Thomas N...

O'REILLY, Bernard. Greenland, the Adjacent Seas and the North-West Passage to the Pacific Ocean. New York: James Eastburn & Co., 1818. First Ameri...

WYNDHAM, Henry Penruddocke. A Tour Through Monmouthshire and Wales. Salisbury: E. Easton, 1781. Second edition, 4to (276 x 210mm.) 16 engraved pla...

DRAYTON, Michael. Poems… Collected into one Volume with Sondry Peeces Inserted. London: by W. Stansby for John Swethwicke [sic], 1619. Folio signe...

SMITH, T.J. Eighteen Etchings of Rural Scenery. London: William Tegg, [n.d. but circa 1850.] (282 x 220mm.) Title, 18 plates drawn and etched by T...

PRISONS. Rules for the Government of the County Gaol and Castle of Lincoln: made and Established in a court of Gaol Sessions Held at Lincoln on th...

DIBDIN, Charles. The Sea Songs of Charles Dibdin: with a Memoir of his Life by William Kitchiner. London: G. and W.B. Whittaker, 1823. First editi...

STEELE, Richard, and John FALSTAFF. The Theatre… to which are added the Anti-Theatre. London: by and for the editor, 1791. 8vo (217 x 131mm.) Port...

[MACMICHAEL, William]. The Gold-Headed Cane. London: John Murray, 1828. Second edition, 8vo (182 x 108mm.) (Light browning, occasional spotting.) ...

DANIELL, William (illustrator). - Hobart CAUNTER. The Oriental Annual, 1839. Eastern Legends. London: Whittaker & Co., 1838. 8vo (238 x 143mm.) 21...

HERBAL. - Pierre POMET. A Compleat History of Druggs, Written in French by Monsieur Pomet. London: Printed for F. and F. Bonwicke, R. Wilkin, S. B...