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Miller (John Samuel) A Natural History of the Crinoidea, or Lily-shaped Animals; with Observations on the Genera, Asteria, Euryale, Comatula & Marsupites, first edition, list of subscribers, 50 hand-coloured lithographed plates by the author, without final advertisement leaf, light foxing to text but plates generally clean, a few lightly offset, pencil annotations to some plates and front free endpaper, contemporary half roan, rubbed, spine worn, corners bumped, [Nissen ZBI 2822], 4to, Bristol, for the author by C.Frost, 1821.⁂ Pioneering work by the first curator of the Bristol Institution. The subscribers include the geologists and palaeontologists William Buckland and William Conybeare.

Montagu (George) Testacea Britannica or Natural History of British Shells, Marine, Land, and Fresh-Water, 3 vol. including Supplement, first edition, engraved additional titles, vol.1 & 2 with hand-coloured vignette, 30 hand-coloured engraved plates by Elizabeth Dorville, some foxing, plates with light offsetting, one or two oxidized, contemporary half green calf, black roan labels, rubbed, spines a little faded, [Nissen ZBI 2875], 4to, vol.1 & 2 printed Romsey, J.S.Hollis, vol.3 Exeter, S.Woolmer, 1803-08.⁂ The first comprehensive monograph of the molluscs of the British Isles.

Morton (John) The Natural History of Northampton-Shire; with some Account of the Antiquities, first edition, large folding engraved map by John Harris, 14 engraved plates, mostly of shells and fossils, small stain to title, map browned, otherwise a clean and crisp copy, with photocopy of article by Michael Kerney 'John Morton's List of Northamptonshire Mollusca (1712)' from 'Journal of Conchhology' 1987 loosely inserted, contemporary panelled calf, rebacked, rubbed and scuffed, upper cover detached, folio, for R.Knaplock...and R.Wilkin, 1712.⁂ Substantially devoted to rocks, minerals and fossils and including a list of mollusca, of which several were new species. Kerney notes in his article, "Morton was probably the first person to describe scientifically a Quaternary deposit containing land and freshwater molluscs".

Müller (Otto Fridrich) Vermium terrestrium et fluviatilium..., 3 vol. in 1, first edition, light spotting at beginning and end, engraved armorial bookplate of Geo.Aug.Thursby, contemporary half calf, rubbed, rebacked preserving old spine, Copenhagen & Leipzig, Heineck & Faber, 1773-74 § Clessin (Stefan) Deutsche Excursions-Mollusken-Fauna, second edition, 1884; Die Mollusken-Fauna Mitteleuropa's II: Die Molluskenfauan Oesterreich-Ungarns unde der Schweiz, 1887, together 2 vol., illustration, first volume with portrait, prospectus tipped-in and A.Pc.s. from the author mounted on verso of title, A.S.Kennard's copy with his notes to front free endpaper and pencil page references to first edition to text, contemporary half morocco, a little rubbed, Nuremberg § Klemm (Walter) Die Verbreitung der rezenten Land-Gehäuse-Schnecken in Österreich, signed and inscribed by the author to Michael Kerney, maps, original cloth, Vienna & New York, [1974]; and 13 others on molluscs, mostly German, 4to & 8vo (17)

Geology.- Englefield (Sir Henry Charles) A Description of the Principal Picturesque Beauties, Antiquities, and Geological Phoenomena, of the Isle of Wight...with Additional Observations on the Strata of the Island...by Thomas Webster, first edition, large paper copy, half-title, engraved portrait, 3 folding engraved maps (one hand-coloured) and 47 engraved plates, 9 double-page including one hand-coloured aquatint of 3 views, light foxing to portrait and title otherwise text very clean, some foxing to plates, William Beckford's copy bound in contemporary half russia with his characteristic gilt-edged L-shaped corner-pieces, ?by Charles Lewis, t.e.g., others uncut, rebacked, a little worn, splits to joints, [Abbey Scenery 345], folio, 1816.⁂ A Charles Traylen catalogue slip mounted on front pastedown notes, "This is the copy from the Beckford sale, sold at Sotheby's June 30th, 1882, 11th day, Lot 2815. It does not contain any of Beckford's pencil notes". A loosely-inserted T.L.s. from Sotheby's to Michael Kerney dated 9th April 1958 quotes the original catalogue entry as containing "brilliant proofs" and being bound by Lewis.

America.- Oberholser (Harry C.) The Bird Life of Texas, 2 vol., colour plates after Louis Agassiz Fuertes, original cloth, very lightly rubbed, slipcase, a little rubbed and soiled, lower flap broken, Austin & London, 1974 § Roberts (Thomas S.) The Birds of Minnesota, 2 vol., first edition, colour plates, signed presentation inscription from the author to front free endpaper, dated June 1937, additionally signed by the author on title, newspaper clippings pasted to front and rear endpapers, frontispieces lightly offset, some light foxing, mainly to plates, endpapers lightly browned and with scattered spotting, original cloth, lightly rubbed, Minneapolis, 1932 § Dawson (William Leon) The Birds of Washington, 2 vol.,"original edition", one of 350 numbered copies, colour plates, captioned tissue guards, occasional very light foxing, original green morocco, gilt, lightly rubbed, vol. 1 lower cover stained, spines faded, a couple small chips to spine ends, t.e.g.; and others on the birds of North America, v.s. (c.34)

Geology.- Taylor (Silas) and Samuel Dale. The History and Antiquities of Harwich and Dovercourt, first edition, 14 engraved plates, 4 folding, title very lightly browned but a clean and crisp copy, contemporary panelled calf, rubbed, rebacked preserving old red roan label, corners repaired, new endpapers, 4to, C.Davis & T.Green, 1730.⁂ Including a bibliography, and plates of the cliff showing the geological strata, fossils, shells, and a 'Bottle-Head or Flounders-Head Whale' stranded above the bridge at Maldon in 1717.

Geology & Natural History.- Fitton (William Henry) A Geological Sketch of the Vicinity of Hastings, first edition, folding hand-coloured plate of cross-sections, A.Pc.s. from S.Peter Dance to Michael Kerney loosely inserted, 1833 bound with Historical and Descriptive Account of Brimham Rocks (An) , in the West Riding of Yorkshire, lithographed frontispiece, 2 wood-engraved plates, Ripon, 1838, together 2 works in 1 vol., bookplate of Lord Farnham, contemporary half calf § Evans (John) Beauties of Clifton...Geology round Bristol, first edition, folding engraved map, some browning, contemporary half roan, spine gilt (chipped at ends), upper cover detached, Bristol, [c.1822] § Bellamy (J.C.) The Natural History of South Devon, first edition, plates, some folding, old library label to front pastedown, Plymouth & London, 1839 § Lees (Edwin) Pictures of Nature in the Silurian Region around the Malvern Hills..., Malvern, 1856 § Rhind (W.) Excursions illustrative of the Geology and Natural History of the Environs of Edinburgh, second edition, hand-coloured map, plate, illustrations, 4pp. advertisements at end, Edinburgh, 1836, the last three original cloth, spines a little faded, all rubbed; and c.25 others on British regional geology and natural history, 8vo et infra (c.30)

Geology & Palaeontology.- Buckland (Rev. William) Reliquiae Diluvianae; or, Observations on the Organic Remains contained in Caves, Fissures, and Diluvial Gravel..., second edition, folding letterpress table, 27 engraved or lithographed plates, maps and plans, 3 hand-coloured, one folding, light foxing to plates, original boards, uncut, rubbed, rebacked preserving old paper label, 1824; Geology and Mineralogy considered with reference to Natural Theology, 2 vol., Bridgewater Treatise No.VI, first edition, 87 engraved or lithographed plates including folding hand-coloured cross-section, 8 others double-page and/or folding, some foxing and water-staining to plates, modern buckram, advertisements bound in at beginning, 1836, 4to & 8vo (3)

Geology & Palaeontology.- Hawker (Rev. Peter) A Catalogue of Extraneous Fossils...Minerals, &c....at Woodchester Rectory, Glocestershire, only edition, half-title, errata slip, with tipped-in sheet from Gentleman's Magazine March 1806 containing report of a fossil skeleton "of an animal similar to a crocodile" found at Duddridge Glos., original wrappers, Stroud, F.Vigurs, 1817 § Scafe (John) King Coal's Levee, or Geological Etiquette...and the Council of Metals, second edition, light water-staining to inner margin of first few leaves, modern wrappers, uncut, 1819 § Smith (James) Researches in Newer Pliocene and Post-Tertiary Geology, first edition, 4 tinted lithographed plates, illustrations, 4pp. advertisements at end, occasional spotting, original cloth, spine faded, lower joint split, Glasgow, 1862, a little rubbed; and 8 others on geology including Kerney's manuscript journal entitled "Record of Excursions and Fieldwork" of 1950-51, v.s. (11)⁂ The first is rare with Library Hub recording only 3 copies (BL, University of Cambridge, and Natural History Museum).

Geology & Palaeontology.- Lyell (Sir Charles) The Geological Evidences of the Antiquity of Man..., third edition, Sir John Lubbock's copy with his signature and bookplate, 32pp. publisher's catalogue at end (foxed), occasional foxing to text, 1863 § Smith (Worthington G.) Man the Primeval Savage, first edition, small ownership stamp to title, 1894 § Johnson (Walter) & William Wright. Neolithic Man in North-East Surrey...with a chapter on Flint..., first edition, 1903, maps and illustrations, original cloth, the first two pictorial gilt, a little rubbed but good copies; and another, 8vo (4)⁂ Sir John Lubbock (1834-1913), banker, politician, and scientist who assisted in establishing archaeology as a scientific discipline. He introduced the terms "Paleolithic" and "Neolithic" to denote the Old and New Stone Ages, and contributed to the debates concerning evolutionary theory.

Geology & Palaeontology.- Mantell (Gideon) The Geology of the South-East of England, first edition, half-title, lithographed frontispiece and 5 plates, one folding, folding hand-coloured map, illustrations, plates lightly foxed, original boards, uncut, rubbed, rebacked, 1833; Thoughts on a Pebble; or a First Lesson in Geology, seventh edition, presentation copy from the author to the Hon. Mrs Thomas, 2 hand-coloured lithographed plates, illustrations, 4pp. advertisements at end, with T.Pc.s. to Michael Kerney from A.E.Ellis thanking for the loan of the work loosely inserted, 1846; The Wonders of Geology..., 2 vol., sixth edition, mezzotint frontispiece of Iguanadon by John Martin (foxed), hand-coloured lithographed map, 5 lithographed plates, 2 hand-coloured, 1848; The Medals of Creation; or, First Lessons in Geology, 2 vol., second, revised edition, 6 lithographed plates, 4 hand-coloured (the other two foxed), folding plate, [1853]; Geological Excursions round the Isle of Wight, first edition, 1847; Petrifactions and their Teachings, first edition, engraved frontispiece (foxed), 1851, plates and illustrations, all but the first original cloth, a little rubbed, some spines slightly faded, the last with defective spine (detached); and 4 others by or about Mantell including an eighth edition of Thoughts on a Pebble, 8vo & small 4to (12)⁂ The first includes Mantell's account of his discovery of a fossilised dinosaur in the Weald in 1832. This was the first armoured dinosaur recorded and which he named Hylaeosaurus.

NO RESERVE America.- Warren (B. H.) Report on the Birds of Pennsylvania, first edition, 50 plates, all but the first in colour, occasional very light foxing or soiling, gutter cracked at points with a couple gatherings working loose, endpapers foxed, original cloth, lightly rubbed, some staining to lower cover, Harrisburg, 1888; and 2 others, including the augmented second edition of the same, signed by the author, 8vo & 4to (3)

Dale (James Charles).- Percheron (Achille) Bibliographique Entomologique, 2 vol., first edition, James Charles Dale's copy, half-titles, vol.1 with initials "J.C.D." to top corner in ink, and inscription in ?Dale's hand below, interleaved, the blank interleaves with notes in ink and pencil in more than one hand, the text leaves with numeration notes in ink to margins, predominantly in vol. 1, bookplate, some spotting, original boards with morocco labels to spines, joint ends with tears, spines sunned, [Hagen 2 p.35], 8vo, Paris, 1837.⁂ James Charles Dale (1791-1872) was an English naturalist and entomologist, most famous for the discovery of the "Lulworth Skipper", a butterfly of his Dorset homeland. Elected a member of the first Entomological Society of London, he was friends with other notable entomologists of the day, some like John Curtis, referring to Dale on his work on Celeoptera. Dale's collection resides in the Hope Department of Entomology (Oxford University Museum of Natural History). Bookplate reads, "J.C. Dale... Glanville's Wooton, High Sheriff of Dorset 1843" with the motto "Floreat Entomologia".

Wilson (Alexander) American Ornithology; or, The Natural History of the Birds of the United States, 9 vol., first edition, subscriber's list, 76 hand-coloured engraved plates by Alexander Lawson, George Murray, John G. Warnicke and Benjamin Tanner after Wilson, tissue guards, 2 plates laid-down to sheets, a few with small paper repairs, many with small white ?paint marks (covering repairs or spots), off-setting and browning to multiple leaves throughout, spotting and soiling to others, vol. 1 p.1 with tear and tape repair, several vol. with repairs to hinges, contemporary ?original red half morocco, spines gilt, rubbed, [Anker 533; Fine Bird Books, p.114; Nissen IVB 992; Sabin 104597; Zimmer, p.679], folio, Philadelphia, Bradford and Inskeep, 1808-1814⁂ First edition, first issue of the "first American bird book with coloured plates published in America" (Fine Bird Books). Wilson has been recognised as the father of American ornithology; in this work the plates, after Wilson's own drawings and whose technique was self-taught, he portrayed more than three-quarters of the species of birds known to have existed in America at that time.

Fuessly (Johann Caspar) Archiv Der Insectengeschichte, first edition, 43 plates only (of 51), engraved with fine hand-colouring, mounted on stubs, 3 printed modern ff. tipped in at title, bookplate, some light creasing to plates at inner margin and a few with soiling at top inner margin, a few text ff. browned, contemporary half calf, rebacked, original back-strip laid down, gilt with bees in sections, [Hagen I, 257; Nissen ZBI 1455], 4to, Zurich, 1781.

NO RESERVE Africa.- Clancey (P. A.) The Birds of Natal and Zululand, first edition, folding map, numerous plates in colour, plain plates and illustrations, original cloth, dust-jacket, two tears at upper cover lower edge, some minor soiling, 4to, 1964.

NO RESERVE Bucknill (Sir John) and F. N. Chasen, The Birds of Singapore Island, first edition, plates in colour, small amount of worming to title and few following ff., original cloth, lower joint broken from foot, lower half of backstip peeling away, Singapore, by W. T. Cherry, 1927 § du Pont (John E.) Philippine Birds, illustrations in colour, original cloth, dust-jacket, 1971; and 5 others, relating to Asia, 8vo & 4to (7)

Daivd (Armand) and E. Oustalet, Les Oiseaux de la Chine, 2 vol., first edition, half-titles, 124 engraved plates with fine hand-colouring, some heightened with gum arabic, by and after Arnoul, mounted on stubs, some foxing, original decorative cloth, plate vol. with letter and pictorial gilt to cover, some small holes or indentations to upper cover, extremities rubbed, [Anker 113; Nissen IVB 221; Wood p.311; Zimmer p.159], 8vo, Paris, G. Masson, 1877.⁂ Important survey of the birds of China, 249 of those therein understood to be peculiar to Chinese fauna.

Delacour (J.) and P. Jabouille, Les Oiseaux de l'Indochine Francaise, 4 vol., first edition, one plain and 66 coloured plates after Gronvold, some light foxing, modern half calf, top edge unopened and others uncut, [Nissen IVB 228], large 8vo, Paris, 1931.

Robinson (Herbert C.) The Birds of the Malay Peninsula, 5 vol., first edition, plates by H.Gronvold, all but one or two colour, maps, 3 vol. with foxing to text leaves, original red cloth, spine ends and corners a little bumped, t.e.g., [Nissen IVB 791], 4to, 1927-36.

Bannerman (David Armitage) The Birds of the British Isles, 12 vol., first edition, colour plates by George E. Lodge, captioned tissue-guards, vol. 1 with contemporary ink gift inscription to front endpaper, light browning to some endpapers, original cloth, spine ends and corners lightly rubbed, dust-jackets, several price-clipped or with modern price-sticker to flap, some small chips and short tears to edges, repairs to verso, vol. 1 with a few small portions of loss and tear running into title to upper panel, some light soiling or minor staining, some spines sunned, 8vo, Edinburgh, 1953-63; and others by the same, including a 4 vol. set of The Birds of the Atlantic Islands (20)

Blaauw (Frans Ernst) A Monograph of the Cranes, first edition, one of 170 copies but this copy without limitation label to front pastedown, 22 tipped-in chromolithographed plates, the odd light mark or patch of finger-soiling, mostly marginal but affecting plate 11, original pictorial cloth, lettered in gilt, wear to spine ends and corners, lightly rubbed, a little heavier to lower cover, [Fine Bird Books p.77; Nissen IVB 105; Wood p.242 "A fine systematic treatise, beautifully illustrated"], folio, Leiden & London, 1897.⁂ Fifteen of the plates are by Leutemann and the other 7 (of which 2 are of eggs) are by Keulemans.

Booth (Edward Thomas) Rough Notes on the Birds Observed during Twenty-five years' Shooting and Collecting in the British Islands, 3 vol., first edition, 114 hand-coloured lithographed plates after Edward Neale, 2 maps, bookplate of Henry Somerville Boynton, bookplate of Sir Giles Loder, Bart. to front endpapers, some plates with margins not quite extending to full size, some scattered spotting and light foxing, occasional light finger-soling, one plate in vol. 2 with light stain, contemporary green half morocco, spines richly gilt, light sunning to spines and portions of covers, rubbed with a few marks,[Anker 51; Fine Bird Books, p.61; Nissen IVB 121; Zimmer 79], folio, 1881-87.⁂ Edward Thomas Booth (1840-90), a wealthy ornithologist, collected and prepared his own specimens, taking great care to set them in their natural habitat. It was from these displays that Neale composed the plates included in this work, with a focus on specimens collected in Scotland and the Norfolk Broads.

Britain.- Butler (Arthur G.) Birds of Great Britain and Ireland, 2 vol., numerous plates in colour after H. Gronvold and F.W. Frohawk, bookplates, ink ownership inscription endpapers, repairs to hinges, contemporary half morocco, spines a little sunned, extremities scuffed, [c.1908] § Adams (H.G.) and H.B. Adams, The Smaller British Birds, plates in colour, tissue-guards, contemporary red calf, spine gilt, lightly sunned, extremities scuffed, 1894 § Sharpe (R. Bowdler) Sketch-Book of British Birds, first edition, [2 copies], colour frontispiece and illustrations by A.F. and C. Lydon, errata slip, original pictorial cloth, extremities lightly bumped, 1898; and c.35 others, relating to the birds of the British Isles, v.s. (c.40)

Gould (John) The Birds of Great Britain, vol. 3 only (of 5), first edition, 76 hand-coloured lithograph plates, occasional light off-setting, some scattered spotting, occasionally affecting plates, endpapers foxed, repairs to hinges, contemporary red morocco, a little rubbed, [Fine Bird Books, p.78; Nissen IVB 372; Wood p.365; Zimmer p.261], folio, by the Author, 1873.⁂ Among the species represented in vol. 3 of this beautiful work are: woodpeckers, tits, finches, larks, buntings, the Corvidae family and many others.

Lilford (Lord) Coloured Figures of the Birds of the British Islands, 7 vol., first edition, portrait photogravure frontispiece, vol. 1 list of subscribers, 421 chromolithograph plates, some light off-setting, contemporary green half morocco, vol. 1 & 7 rebacked preserving original backstrip, vol. 4 upper cover detached, vol. 2 nearly so, vol. 3 backstrip peeling away along upper joint, spines toned, extremities worn, [Nissen IVB 563; Wood p. 436], 8vo, R. H. Porter, 1885-97.

Millais (John Guille) The Natural History of British Game Birds, first edition, one of 550 copies, 18 colour plates after Millais and Archibald Thorburn, 1 plain, 17 photogravure plates, tissue-guards, sometimes browned, original buckram-backed cloth, a couple of spots, small tear spine foot, extremities a little bumped and scuffed, [Nissen IVB 636], folio, 1909.

Africa.- Horsbrugh (Major Boyd) The Game-Birds & Water-Fowl of South Africa, first edition, numerous plates in colour, ink ownership inscription front endpaper, light foxing to text leaves, later calf-backed boards, extremities scuffed, 1912 § Shelley (G. E.) A Handbook to the Birds of Egypt, first edition, 13 hand-coloured lithograph plates only (of 14), ink library stamps to title, occasional finger soiling, upper hinge torn at foot, original red cloth, spine sunned, some soiling, upper joint torn at head, 1872 § Brown (Leslie) and Rena Fennessy, Birds of the African Bush, number 25 of 295 copies, whole page colour illustrations, other black and white illustrations, original pictorial goat, slipcase, 1975; and 16 others on the birds of Africa, v.s. (19)

Butler (Arthur G.) Foreign Finches in Captivity, first edition, 60 hand-coloured lithographed plates after F.W. Frohawk, heightened with gum arabic, tissue guards, some spotting, affecting some plates, endpapers and final f. browned, hinges starting, original pictorial cloth, spine sunned, ends bumped, with repair to head, [Nissen IVB 169], 4to, L. Reeve, [1894].

Cage Birds.- Butler (Arthur G.) Foreign Finches in Captivity, second edition, 60 colour lithographed plates, tissue guards, bookplate of John Hopkinson Baker (loose with old glue marks to front pastedown), occasional cracking at gutter, endpapers browned, original cloth, wear to corners, elsewhere lightly rubbed, a few small chips to joints and spine ends, 1899 § Seth-Smith (David) Parrakeets. A Handbook to the Imported Species, revised edition, 20 colour plates, most hand-coloured lithographs after Goodchild, Grönvold and others, illustrations, light browning to first and last few gatherings, the odd light mark or stain but overall a clean copy, original cloth, corners and spine ends rubbed, a few light stains, [cf.Nissen 860], 1926, light toning to margins, spines a little sunned, t.e.g.; and others on cage birds and parrots, v.s. (13)

Cory (Charles B.) Birds of the Bahama Islands, first edition, Boston, by the Author, 8 hand-coloured lithograph plates, the first (frontispiece) with tape repair to gutter, the third coming loose (along with text ff. either side), tissue guards, handsome contemporary green morocco, gilt, [Nissen 203; Wood, p.300; Zimmer p.137], 4to, 1880.

Chenu (Jean Charles) Ornithologie de Chasseur, first edition, 45 hand-coloured lithograph plates only (of 50), 2 plates loose and another nearly so, 1 plate with small tear at lower edge and tape repair, contemporary morocco-backed boards, corners worn, [Nissen IVB 192], 8vo, Paris, 1870.

Cooper (William) and Joseph M. Forshaw. The Birds of Paradise and Bower Birds, first American edition, colour plates, illustrations, original cloth, a couple minor marks, spine ends and corners lightly rubbed, dust-jacket, light surface soiling, slight creasing to spine ends and corners, Boston, 1979; and others similar, v.s. (c.62)

Cooper (William) and Joseph M. Forshaw, Kingfishers and Related Birds, 6 vol., first edition, an edition limited to 1000 copies signed by Cooper and Forshaw, plates in colour after Cooper throughout, original half morocco, 6 vol. housed within 3 original presentation drop-back boxes, cloth with mounted morocco panels, a few light scratches, folio, Lansdowne Editions, [1983-84]

Dresser (Henry Eeles) Monograph of the Meropidae, or Family of Bee-eaters, first edition, 34 hand-coloured lithographed plates by J.G. Keulemans, extra illustrated with two additional smaller hand-coloured lithographs at plate 13 and 26, light spotting to preliminaries, scattered thereafter, including to some plates, final few ff. with damp-stains at corners, [Fine Bird Books, p.72; Nissen IVB 269; Wood, p.324; Zimmer, p.178], modern red half morocco, minute scuffing to extremities, later 4to, by the Author, 1884-87⁂ Very fine hand colouring; as noted by Zimmer. Originally issued in 5 parts, it is thought that only 250 copies were printed.Provenance: The Lord Garioch 1913 [bookplate]; Walter John Francis Erskine, 12th Earl of Mar and 14th Earl of Kellie KT JP (1865 - 1955).

Shelley (Capt. G.E.) A Handbook to the Birds of Egypt, first edition, 14 lithographed plates with fine hand-colouring, some heightened with gum arabic, title lightly foxed, a few instances of minor finger-soiling, some pages un-opened, ?endpapers renewed, original blind-stamped red cloth, spine gilt with decorative ?flamingo, some scratches to covers, spine ends bumped, [Nissen IVB 872; Zimmer p.588], 8vo, 1872.

Dresser (Henry Eeles) A History of the Birds in Europe, including all the species inhabiting the Western Palaearctic Region, 9 vol. (including Supplement), first edition, additional lithograph titles, 720 hand-coloured lithograph plates by J.G. Keulemans, Joseph Wolf and Edward Neale, 2 uncoloured lithograph plates, extra illustrated with an additional hand-coloured plate to vol. 8, book label to vol. 1, vol. 9 with original printed blue wrappers (of parts) bound at end, contemporary green half morocco, spines sunned, some very light scuffing to corners, [Anker 120; Fine Bird Books, p. 72; Nissen IVB 267; Wood p. 324; Zimmer, pp. 177-178], 4to, by the author, 1871-96.⁂ A fine copy of this magnificent and monumental work. A total of 736 species are dealt with, with Dresser attempting to cover all identified species across Europe, the Azores, Canary Islands and Madeira, North Africa, the Urals, Caucasus, Turkey, Syria, part of Persia and across to the Red Sea.

Naumann (Johann Andreas) Naturgeschichte der Vogel Mitteleuropas, 12 vol., 439 chromolithograph plates, 10 plain plates, some spotting and foxing to margins, contemporary cloth, lightly scuffed, [Anker 356; Nissen IVB 667], folio Gera-Untermhaus, Fr. Eugen Kohler, 1905⁂ The revised and enlarged edition of Naumann's classic work (first published 1795-1817). A collaboration of some forty contributors, the bright and profuse plates all having been re-drawn to show the birds in their natural surroundings.

Hummingbirds.- Martin (W. C. L.) A General History of Humming-birds, or the Trochildae, first edition, 16 hand-coloured engraved plates, bookplate, a few instances of light foxing (including to a couple of plates), half morocco, spine gilt, [Nissen IVB 595], H. G. Bohn, 1852 § Adams (H. G.) Humming Birds, Described and Illustrated, first edition, 8 hand-coloured lithographed plates, publisher's advertisements to rear, pp.11-60 (inc. plates) coming loose together, original pictorial cloth, spine ends and corners bumped, 1856; and another copy of each, 8vo (4)

India.- Baker (E.C. Stuart) Indian Pigeons and Doves, first edition, frontispiece and 26 colour plates after Grönvold and Lodge, title lightly browned and with portion of offsetting, some light foxing to text, the odd patch of light soiling, hinges tender but holding, contemporary half morocco, rubbed, small loss to spine head and foot, joints split with backstrip mostly loose, [Nissen IVB 66], 1913; The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma, 8 vol., second edition, plates, most colour, illustrations, folding map, some light spotting to fore-edge, original cloth, some spines sunned and to varying degrees (particularly to vol. 2), little rubbed, mainly to spine ends and corners, a couple tiny nicks to head of spines, mostly unopened, 1922-30, margins a little toned; and another by the same, large 8vo & 4to (10)

Murray (James A. H.) The Avifauna of British India and its Dependencies, 2 vol., first edition, numerous plates, both lithographed and wood-engraved, many with some hand-colouring, illustrations in text, errata slips, ink ownership inscriptions and bookplates, vol. 2 lacking leaf of table at rear (pp.39-40), also with final c.100ff. with minor damp-stainging to margins and gutter torn and stained at title, otherwise some light toning and occasional spotting across both vol., contemporary cloth, some staining and a few small tears, [Nissen IVB 662], London & Bombay, 1888-90 § Hume (Allan) and Charles Henry Tilson Marshall, The Game Birds of India, Burmah, and Ceylon, 3 vol. (?mixed set), first edition, wood-engraved titles, with ink ownership inscriptions, numerous chromolithograph plates, several tipped-in slips, some light browning, a few instances of minor spotting or finger soiling, contemporary cloth, non-uniform, sunning, vol. 3 with large chip to spine foot, otherwise rubbed, [Nissen IVB 463], Calcutta, by A. O. Hume and C. H. T. Marshall, 1879-81; and 19 others on birds in India, including a defective first edition of Legge's 'Birds of Ceylon', 2 vol. only (of 3), v.s. (23)

Latham (John) A General Synopsis of Birds, 8 parts in 8 vol. (including Supplement), first edition, titles with engraved hand-coloured vignette, 142 engraved plates with fine hand-colouring, vol. 1 some browning and spotting, occasional thereafter, some light off-setting, contemporary calf with red and black morocco labels to spines, gilt, final vol. sympathetic early reback (retaining original backstrip, but upper spine label renewed), [Anker 277; Fine Bird Books, p. 114; Nissen IVB 532] 4to, for Benj. White [and Leigh & Sotheby], 1781-1801

Le Maout (Emmanuel) Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux, suivant la classification de M. Isidore Geoffroy-Saint-Hilaire, first edition, half-title, 35 lithographed plates, of which 15 with bright hand-colouring, and a few heightened with gum arabic, tissue gaurds, illustrations, contemporary morocco-backed cloth, gilt, [Nissen IVB 542], 4to, Paris, 1853.

NO RESERVE London.- Dixon (Charles) The Bird-Life of London, first edition, half-title, plates, several in colour, modern half calf, spine sunned, small 4to, 1909.

Buller (Sir Walter Lawry) Manual of the Birds of New Zealand, first edition, lithographed frontispiece and 39 plates, 3pp. advertisements at end, light browning and spotting, repairs to hinges, original purple pictorial cloth, sunning to spine and top edge, a little rubbed, Wellington, 1882; and 5 others on the birds of New Zealand and Australia, v.s. (6)

North America.- Baird (Spencer F.) and others. A History of North American Birds, 3 vol., first edition, half-titles, 64 wood-engraved plates with fine hand-colouring, wood-engraved illustrations, bookplates, A.L.s from author with envelope, enclosed in envelope stuck down to front pastedown, contemporary ?original green cloth, extremities rubbed, with small tears or chips to spine ends, [Nissen IVB 63; Wood 218], 4to, Boston, 1874.⁂ Letter dated March 23rd 1864, written on headed paper of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, and relates to Baird's studies on American birds.

Cory (Charles B.) The Birds of Haiti and San Domingo, first edition, one of 300 copies, 22 hand-coloured lithograph plates, 1 uncoloured lithograph map, original printed grey wrappers (of parts) bound at end, ink stamps to front pastedown and endpaper, 6 plates and 24 text ff. with small tear at top edge and repairs, some plates with minor spotting or soiling at edges, contemporary red half-morocco by James of New York, joints and extremities lightly rubbed, [Nissen 204; Wood p.300; Zimmer p.137], 4to, Boston, Estes & Lauriat, 1885.⁂ The original wrappers state the edition would run to 300 copies, sold only to subscribers; first three parts date 1884, the fourth 1885.

Parrots.- Greene (W.T.) Parrots in Captivity, 3 vol., first edition, 81 wood-engraved plates printed in colours and finished by hand, tissue guards, bookplate of Robert Mackenzie Waggaman, some very light offsetting and marginal toning, plates in vol. 3 lightly browned, occasional light spotting to fore-edge, the odd patch of very light soiling, but overall a clean copy, some cracking at gutter with one gathering in vol. 1 loose, original blind-stamped cloth with gilt pictorial upper covers, corners lightly rubbed, vol. 3 with corners a little bumped, one or two small marks, overall a crisp set, [Nissen IVB 393; Zimmer 274; Wood 368], large 8vo, 1884-87.⁂ An account of the habits of 81 varieties of parrots, parakeets, lories, cockatoos &tc. The first two volumes were issued in 18 parts between 1883 and 1884, with the third volume appearing entire in 1887. "A fourth volume is said to have been begun in 1888, of which only two parts with nine coloured plates were issued" (Wood).

Parrots.- Mivart (St. George) A Monograph of the Lories, or Brush-Tongued Parrots composing the Family Loridae, first edition, first issue (with publisher's name on the spine), 61 hand-coloured lithographed plates by J. G. Keulemans, 4 lithographed maps partially printed in colours, several wood-engraved text illustrations, book-label, occasional spots, top fore-edge bumped, with small amount of creasing to multiple plates, original brown cloth, upper corners bumped, [Fine Bird Books, p. 94; Nissen IVB 640; Wood 468; Zimmer, p. 439], 4to, R. H. Porter, 1896.⁂ First edition, first issue of this "excellent treatise, with beautiful coloured plates" (Wood). Sixteen species are described here for the first time.

Sclater (P.L.) A Monograph of the Birds forming the Tanagrine Genus Calliste, first edition, 45 lithograph plates with fine hand-colouring after P.L.Oudart, heightened with gum arabic, partly-coloured engraved map, ink library stamps to title, bookplates, the occasional scattered spot, later drab cloth, g.e., [Anker 448; Fine Bird Books p.139; Nissen IVB 839], 8vo, 1857 ⁂ Provenance: from the library of Charles B Cory [library stamp to rear endpaper]; (1857-1921), renowned American ornithologist.

Sclater (P.L.) A Monograph of the Jacamars and Puff-Birds, or Families Galbulidae and Bucconidae, bound from the original 7 parts, first edition, list of subscribers, 55 fine hand-coloured lithographed plates by J.G.Keulemans printed by Hanhart, some heightened with gum arabic, extra illustrated with an additional smaller hand-coloured lithograph at plate 23, wood-engraved title-vignette and illustrations, title with two small abrasions and laid down to sheet, the occasional scattered spot, contemporary maroon half morocco, light scuffing to extremities, [Anker 451; Fine Bird Books p.139; Nissen IVB 840], 4to, for the Author, by R. H. Porter, et al., [1879-82]⁂ Jacamars and Puff-birds are closely related insect-eating species native to the tropical areas of South and Central America. Altogether 62 forms of the two groups, 60 of which [this includes some plates with two birds] are figured on the beautiful plates, executed in hand-coloured lithography." (Anker). The list of subscribers includes notable ornithologists of the day including; Baird, Dresser, Lilford, Meyer, Seebohm and Shelley. Provenance: The Lord Garioch 1913 [bookplate]; Walter John Francis Erskine, 12th Earl of Mar and 14th Earl of Kellie KT JP (1865 - 1955).

Birds.- Seebohm (Henry) The Geographical Distribution of the Family Charadriidæ, or the Plovers, Sandpipers, Snipes and their Allies., first edition, first issue with 'Slender-Billed Dotterel' as frontispiece, 21 hand-coloured lithographed plates after J.G.Keulemans, wood-engraved illustrations by J.G.Millais and others, some manuscript annotations in pencil, pages toned, some light spotting, hinges weak, edges toned and uncut, new endpapers, contemporary morocco, slightly bumped at extremities and rubbed on covers, rebacked, retaining original spine, [Anker 455; Fine Bird Books p.141; Nissen IVB 850], 4to, [1887-88].⁂ Containing 21 impressive, bright plates after John Gerrard Keulemans, "the major bird book illustrator for 30 years at the end of the 19th century" (Jackson, Dictionary of Bird Artists of the World), depicting birds from Africa, South America, New Zealand, and Madagascar.

America.- Cassin (John) Illustrations of the Birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America, first edition in book form, 50 hand-coloured lithographed plates by William E. Hitchcock, some after George G. White, tissue guards (a couple lacking), contemporary ink gift inscription to front endpaper, plate 5 with imprint trimmed, plate 7 loose and a little frayed at fore-edge, plate 13 working loose at head, scattered foxing to text, mainly at beginning and end, the odd spot or light mark to plates, some light browning and offsetting, hinges repaired with cloth, contemporary half green morocco over marbled boards, neatly rebacked, with original gilt spine with bird motif laid-down, some wear to corners, rubbed, [Nissen IVB 173; Zimmer 124], Philadelphia, J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1856; and a 1991 edition of the same, 4to (2)⁂ A cornerstone of American ornithological literature, first issued in 10 parts between 1853 and 1855.

Sharpe (Richard Bowdler) A Monograph of the Alcedinidae: or, Family of Kingfishers, first edition, hand-coloured lithographed 'Map of the Family Alcedinidae', list of subscribers, uncoloured lithographed plate of characteristics and 120 hand-coloured lithographed plates after J.G.Keulemans printed and coloured by P.W.M.Trap, many heightened with gum arabic, bookplate, light finger-soiling to title, some light foxing, occasionally affecting plates, cracking to gutter (at pl.117 and index) but holding firm, repairs to hinges, contemporary navy morocco, ornately gilt, joints rubbed, [Anker 464; Fine Bird Books p.141; Nissen IVB 864; Wood p.564; Zimmer p.575], 4to, for the Author, 1868-71⁂ The author's first ornithological work; "A useful and beautifully illustrated treatise" (Wood). The list of subscribers includes most of the great ornithological authors of the time: H.E.Dresser, D.G.Elliott, John Gould, J.E.Harting, Sir William Jardine, Lord Lilford, G.F.L.Marshall, O.Salvin, P.L.Sclater, Capt. Shelley.

Chubb (Charles) The Birds of British Guiana, based on the Collection of Frederick Vavasour McConnell, 2 vol., first edition, one of only 250 copies, portrait frontispiece, numerous photographic and coloured plates, after H. Gronvold, folding colour map, numerous illustrations, original printed wrappers, some minor soiling, a few small chips and instances of wear, unopened and uncut, [Nissen IVB 198], large 8vo, 1916-21.

Descourtilz (Jean Theodore) Ornitologia Brasileira ou Historia Natural das Aves do Brasil, first portuguese edition, from a limited edition, 48 mounted colour plates, tissue guards, all within decorative border, some off-setting and marginal browning, modern half calf, original pictorial wrappers and spine bound-in, Rio de Janeiro & Sao Paulo, Kosmos, 1944.

Murphy (Robert Cushman) Oceanic Birds of South America, 2 vol., first edition, numerous plates, both in colour and photographic, at rear of each vol., original cloth, spines lightly sunned and scuffed, [Nissen IVB 661], New York, 1936 § André (Eugene) A Naturalist in the Guianas, first edition, portrait frontispiece, photographic plates, colour plates, map, original cloth, ends a little bumped, 1904 § Haverschmidt (F.) Birds of Surinam, numerous plates in colour, ink ownership inscription to front endpaper, original cloth, extremities lightly scuffed, 1968 § Sigrist (Tomas) Aves do Brasil, plates and illustrations in colour, original pictorial boards, dust-jacket, within original card slipcase, also with accompanying C.D in printed booklet and bookmark, inserted to pockets in slipcase, [c.2006]; and 10 others on the birds of Central and South America, v.s. (15)

Sri Lanka.- Legge (Capt. W. Vincent) A History of the Birds of Ceylon, first edition, hand-coloured engraved map frontispiece (imprint slightly trimmed), 34 fine hand-coloured lithographed plates after J.G. Keulemans (1 of eggs), wood-engraved anatomical plate and illustrations, peripheral ff. with a few neatly repaired tears and some margins reinforced, affecting frontispiece and anatomical plate but without loss, two small repaired holes causing loss to some text up to p.120, affecting also a few plates but skilfully repaired, plate at p.680 with a few tiny puncture marks to fore-margin, plates with some light spotting and occasional foxing, but generally bright, some very light spotting to text, gutter cracked at a couple points but holding firm, handsomely bound in modern green morocco with old and richly gilt spine laid-down, covers very lightly rubbed, heavier rubbing to spine, g.e., [Anker 284; Fine Bird Books p.89; Nissen IVB 539; Wood p.430], 4to, Published by the Author, [1878-]1880.⁂ "A complete and important monograph of the 371 birds of Ceylon" (Wood). The work was originally issued in three parts between 1878 and 1880.

Swaysland (W.) Familiar Wild Birds, 4 vol., numerous chromolithograph plates, paper guards, wood-engraved vignettes, contemporary half calf with morocco spine labels, spines sunned, 1883 § Lydekker (Richard) The New Natural History, vol. 3 & 4 only, several chromolithograph plates, wood-engraved illustrations, occasional finger-soiling, contemporary red half morocco, joints, corners and extremities worn, [c.1900] § Brown (Leslie) and Dean Amadon. Eagles, Hawks and Falcons of the World, 2 vol., first edition, full-page illustrations in colour, original cloth, original presentation slip case, cloth and mounted wrappers, a little rubbed, 1968; and c.30 others relating to birds and natural history more generally, v.s. (c.35)