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Click here to subscribeCrawshay (Richard) The Birds of Tierra del Fuego first edition out-of-series copy from an edition limited to 300 wood-engraved dedication 23 photographic views and 21 hand-coloured lithographed plates of birds by J.G.Keulemans colour map a little spotted at beginning and end affecting margin of final plate otherwise plates very clean contemporary morocco-backed cloth spine gilt t.e.g. others uncut spine faded and a little rubbed [Nissen IVB 212] 4to 1907.
Forshaw (Joseph M.) and William T.Cooper. The Birds of Paradise and Bower Birds reprint Sydney 1979; Australian Parrots second (revised) edition Melbourne 1981; Parrots of the World third (revised) edition with 2 T.Ls.s. from the New Guinea Bird Society to Alan Greensmith loosely inserted (one to Joseph Forshaw but signed and forwarded by him to Greensmith) 1989 all with full-page colour illustrations by William T.Cooper original cloth or boards dust-jackets the first also with cloth slip-case folio 4to (3) *** The loosely inserted letters in the final volume are concerned with a paper written by Alan Greensmith and sent by Joseph Forshaw to the New Guinea Bird Society for publication in Bird Notes. The Society accepts the paper but insists that all vernacular and scientific names must follow Rand and Gilliard.(3)
Forshaw (Joseph M.) and William T.Cooper. Kingfishers and Related Birds: 6 vol. first edition number 402 of 1000 copies signed by the author and artist and with an additional print numbered and signed by the artist (framed and glazed) colour plates by William T.Cooper illustrations prospectus loosely inserted original half morocco ruled and stamped in gilt and blind housed in three cloth drop-back boxes with morocco labels to lids and spines vol.3-6 still in the publisher`s cardboard packaging folio Melbourne 1983-1994. *** Comprisisng Alcedinidae 2 vol.; Todidae Momotidae Meropidae; Leptosomatidae Coraciidae Upupidae Phoeniculidae; Bucerotidae 2 vol.(3 boxes & 1 frame)
Gosse (Philip Henry) The Birds of Jamaica first edition errata slip tipped in endpapers lightly spotted book-label of Andrew C.Campbell on front pastedown original green cloth t.e.g. slightly rubbed small stain to upper cover 1847 § Wetmore (A.) and Bradshaw H.Swales. The Birds of Haiti and the Dominican Republic original wrappers uncut a little soiled and frayed Washington D.C. 1931 § ffrench (R.) A Guide to the Birds of Trinidad and Tobago revised edition Newtown Square Pa. 1980 § Voous (K.H.) Birds of the Netherlands Antilles 1983 § Raffaele (H.) others. Birds of the West Indies 1998 § Lack (David) Island Biology illustrated by the Land Birds of Jamaica Oxford 1976 most with plates or illustrations some colour all but the first two original cloth or boards with dust-jackets; and c.15 others on the birds of the West Indies some pamphlets 8vo 4to (c.20(c.20)
Hachisuka (Hon. Masauji) The Birds of the Philippine Islands with notes on the Mammal Fauna 4 parts in 2 vol. first edition 102 plates 60 colour by Frohawk Grönvold Horsfall Keulemans and others 2 folding colour maps contemporary cloth original wrappers bound in at end spines very slightly faded [Nissen IVB 402] 4to 1931-35.
Howard (H.Eliot) The British Warblers: A History with Problems of their Lives 10 parts bound in 2 vol. first edition 51 photogravure and 35 chromolithographed plates by H.Grönvold (including 3 plates of eggs) 12 maps contemporary half green morocco spines gilt t.e.g. others uncut slightly rubbed at edges spines a little faded [Anker 213; Nissen IVB 454] large 8vo 1907-14.
(Sir Frederick John) and W.L.Sclater. The Birds of Kenya Colony and the Uganda Protectorate 3 vol. first edition portrait colour plates by George E.Lodge folding colour map and 3pp. advertisements at end of vol.3 illustrations pencil inscription of Peter Hogg Khartoum on front free endpapers original buckram t.e.g. others uncut rubbed a little rubbed and marked spines a little faded large 8vo 1938. (Sir Frederick John) and W.L.Sclater. The Birds of Kenya Colony and the Uganda Protectorate 3 vol. first edition portrait colour plates by George E.Lodge folding colour map and 3pp. advertisements at end of vol.3 illustrations pencil inscription of Peter Hogg Khartoum on front free endpapers original buckram t.e.g. others uncut rubbed a little rubbed and marked spines a little faded large 8vo 1938.
Johnson (A.W.) The Birds of Chile... 3 vol. including supplement illustrations some colour annotated check-list of the birds of Chile by Steve West loosely inserted supplement in original wrappers Buenos Aires 1965-67-72 § Gyldenstolpe (Nils) A Contribution to the Ornithology of Northern Bolivia folding map colour plate modern half rexine original wrappers bound in at end Stockholm 1945 § Hellmayr (C.E.) The Birds of Chile first few leaves nibbled at fore-edge signature and bookplate of S.Marchant contemporary cloth spine faded Chicago Field Museum of Natural History 1932 § Hudson (W.H.) Birds of La Plata 2 vol. limited edition colour plates 1920 § Murphy (R.C.) Bird Islands of Peru plates New York London 1925 all but the second and third original cloth the first and last with dust-jackets spines faded; and c.25 others on birds of southern South America 8vo 4to (c.30)(c.30)
Paludan (Knud) On the Birds of Afghanistan original wrappers signature of S.Marchant at head of upper wrapper and with his bookplate browned and a little frayed at edges Copenhagen 1959 § Roberts (T.J.) The Birds of Pakistan 2 vol. Karachi etc. 1991-92 § Smythies (Bertram E.) The Birds of Burma second (revised) edition 1953 § Henry (G.M.) A Guide to the Birds of Ceylon second edition Kandy 1978 § Vaurie (Charles) Tibet and its Birds 1972 § Inskipp (C. T.) A Guide to the Birds of Nepal 1985 plates and illustrations many colour all but the first original cloth or boards dust-jackets the third a little rubbed with faded spine; and 7 others on the birds of India and the Himalayas v.s. (14)(14)
Robinson (Herbert C.) and others. The Birds of the Malay Peninsula 5 vol. first edition plates by H.Grönvold all but one or two colour maps vol.2 lacking plate 19 very occasional spotting sticker removed from front free endpaper of vol.4 original red cloth t.e.g. vol.1-4 very slightly rubbed vol.1 2 with very lightly faded spines vol.5 with dust-jacket a good set [Nissen 791] 4to 1927-76.
Seebohm (Henry) The Geographical Distribution of the Family Charadriidae or the Plovers Sandpipers Snipes and their allies first edition second issue (with page references to list of plates) 21 hand-coloured lithographed plates by Keulemans wood-engraved illustrations by J.G.Millais and others pencil signature at head of title very slight staining to edge of frontispiece original cloth uncut slightly rubbed rebacked preserving original spine new endpapers [Anker 455; Fine Bird Books p.141; Nissen IVB 850] 4to [1888].
Serventy (Vincent N.) and others editors. National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife 10 vol. first edition colour illustrations original boards dust-jackets 4to 1982-96. *** Comprising: Wrens Warblers; Waterbirds; Seabirds; Shorebirds; Robins Flycatchers; Honeyeaters Their Allies; Parrots Pigeons; Birds of Prey Ground Birds; Cuckoos Nightbirds Kingfishers; Finches Bowerbirds Other Passerines.
Layard (Edgar Leopold) The Birds of South Africa new edition by R.Bowdler Sharpe 12 hand-coloured lithographed plates by J.G.Keulemans hinges weak first and last few leaves loose and chipped at edges bookplate of Henry Boardman Conover ex-library copy with stamps on verso of title and label on front free endpaper original half roan uncut rather worn [Anker 281; Fine Bird Books p.115; Nissen 534]8vo 1875-1884.
Chanter (Charlotte) Ferny Combes first edition 2 copies 1856; another copy third edition map and 8 hand-coloured plates original green cloth one in purple is probably a remainder binding 1857 § Edwards (Z.J.) The Ferns of the Axe first edition 4 lithographed plates 1862; another copy second edition 4 lithographed plates 1866 § Cullen (W.H.) Flora Sidostiensis original boards rebacked Sidmouth 1849 § C[resswell] (R) The Flowering Plants and Ferns of Sidmouth original printed boards cloth spine [not in Freeman Simpson p.114 suggests an alternative attribution to R. Caspary] 1846 all original cloth except as stated head and foot of spines weak; and 2 others Sidmouth 8vo oblong 8vo (16) (16)
HOBBES (Thomas) Leviathan or the Matter, Forme and Power of a Commonwealth Ecclesiasticall and Civil, 2nd edition, London: for Andrew Crooke 1651, folio, added engraved title, bear device to printed title, folding table, first free end paper with early Latin and English inscriptions about Hobbes by former owners dated 1702 and 1729 (one signed Willm. Hardlayne e Coll.Trin. Oxon), internally generally clean with very minor stains, contemporary calf (skilfully repaired) and possibly later spine lettering piece
DODOENS (Rembert) A Niewe Herball, or Historie of Plantes: wherin is contayned the whole discourse and perfect description of all sortes of Herbes and Plantes.. translated into English by Henry Lyte Esquyer, first English edition London: Henry Loe at Antwerpe for Gerard Dewes 1578, folio, title with woodcut border, portrait, woodcut printer`s motif at end, black letter with woodcut illustrations throughout, the first leaves, table and index at end skillfully repaired with part renewed margins (some loss to index text), some early ink marginal notes, all somewhat age and finger soiled, 20th century morocco backed boards
SAUNDERS (Richard) Physiognomie, and Chiromancie, Metoposcopie, the Symmetrical Proportions and Signal Moles of the Body..., second edition, London: H. Brugis for Nathaniel Brook 1671, folio, lacks portrait frontispiece, with one engraved plate, 2 paginated full page woodcuts, woodcut vignettes on first title, numerous woodcut illustrations, `Peroratio` leaf bound in at end of part III, 7pp adverts at end, signs of staining throughout, with fore-margin worst affected and somewhat frayed and weak throughout, particularly the second half, worn contemporary calf with old reback and repairs
Childrens. POTTER (B) The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin, first edition 1903, inner hinge broken, slightly loose and dusty, head of spine torn; NESBIT (E) Five Children and It, 2nd impression 1904, cloth gilt; ALDIN (C) The Mongrel Puppy Book; A Dog Day; a few others, rather dusty and worn (a small box)
MILNE (A. A) Winnie-The-Pooh, first edition, London 1926, 8vo, de luxe binding with damaged upper cover; The House at Pooh Corner, first edition, London 1928, 8vo, some spotting and foxing, t.e.g. cloth (worn); When we were very young, first edition London 1924, gift inscription to first leaf; Now We Are Six, third edition 1927 (4)
ELLIS (Sarah) Family Secrets, 3 vols in 1, 8vo, [1843?], frontispiece, added engraved titles,some foxing mainly to plates, half worn calf; BUSK (Rachel Henriette) Sagas from the Far East, first edition, Griffith & Farran 1873, 8vo, red cloth; and various others by Charles Kingsley, Coventry Patmore, etc. condition varies (17)
BYRON (Lord Noel) The Prisoner of Chillon and Other Poems London: John Murray, 1816, 8vo, first edition, first issue with E8 recto blank, 4-page publisher`s advertisements dated November 1816 at end, uncut in original paper wrappers (lightly chipped at spine ends); with - The Siege of Corinth, A Poem, Parisina, A Poem, 2nd edition 1816, uncut in paper wraps, 4pp adverts at end dated February 1816, in folding cloth case (2)
JENKINS (James) The Martial Achievements of Great Britain and her Allies, from 1799 to 1815, first edition [1815], 4to, engraved vignette title (uncoloured as issued), hand coloured engraved dedication with coat-of-arms, 52 hand coloured aquatint plates watermarked 1812, tissue guards, some finger and dust soiling, morocco gilt (rubbed, nicely rebacked), spine gilt in compartments, a.e.g.
DICKENS, Charles, A Collection of First Edition book form novels by same. `Pickwick Papers` Chapman & Hall, 1837, engrd. frontis & Tp. 40 plts. `Nicholas Nickleby` Chapman & Hall, 1839, plts. a.c.f. foxed. Bleak House`, 1839, plts. a.c.f. bd. det. `Dombey & Son`, Bradbury & Evans, 1848, plts. a.c.f. ` David Copperfield`, 1850. plts. a.c.f. errata lf. bds. det. `Martin Chuzzlewit`, 1845, lacks 1/2.tp., errata lf. plts.a.c.f. (1 rep). `Little Dorrit,` 1857, (def). and `A Tale of Two Cities, 1859. (def.) and others. Mixed condition, most with foxing to plates, bds. worn and scuffed. 14
Wisden Cricketers` Almanack, 1913, fiftieth edition, rebound in brown cloth, lacking front wrapper, pages loose; Wisden Cricketers` Almanack, 1914, fifty-first edition, rebound in brown cloth, photographic plate loose; and Wisden Cricketers` Almanack, 1915, fifty-second edition, rebound in brown cloth, lacking wrappers, (3).
Wisden Cricketers` Almanack, 1920, fifty-seventh edition, lacking wrappers, tatty; Wisden Cricketers` Almanack, 1922, fifty-ninth edition, original cloth hardback covered in transparent tape, covers loose; Wisden Cricketers` Almanack, 1923, sixtieth edition, rebound in brown cloth, original paper wrappers and advertisements; Wisden Cricketers` Almanack, 1924, sixty-first edition, rebound in brown cloth, original paper wrappers and advertisements; Wisden Cricketers` Almanack, 1925, sixty-second edition, rebound in brown cloth, original paper wrappers and advertisements; Wisden Cricketers` Almanack, 1927, sixty-fourth edition, rebound in brown cloth, original paper wrappers and advertisements, covers rubbed and torn; and Wisden Cricketers` Almanack, 1928, sixty-fifth edition, rebound in red cloth, lacking wrappers and advertisements, (7).
Tennis - WIMBLEDON, 1954-91. Twenty-one assorted programmes, comprising 1954 (10th day & Final); 1955 (4th & 6th day); 1956 (8th, 9th, 11th & 12th day); 1957 (Final); 1958 (Final); 1977 (1st & 4th day); 1978 (1st day); 1980 (3rd day); 1982 (1st day); 1986 (8th day & Final); 1987 (1st day & Final); 1991 (Middle Sunday x2); also Official Wimbledon Annuals, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992 & 1994; and three other publications, including Tingay, Lance. 100 Years of Wimbledon. Official History of the Lawn Tennis Championships, first edition, Guinness Superlatives Limited, Enfield 1977, (29).
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