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Masefield (John and Seago, Edward). The Country Scene, 1st edition, Collins, 1937, additional half-title, 42 colour plates after Edward Seago, each with tissue guard, slight spotting to rear endpapers, top edge gilt, the remainder rough trimmed, publisher's cloth gilt, folio, together with Edwards (Lionel), My Hunting Sketch Book, London: Eyre & Spottiswoode Limited, 1928, additional half-title, 15 colour plates after Lionel Edwards, manuscript ownership signature to front endpaper, some spotting to pastedowns, publisher's cloth, spine sunned, 4to, with Richardson (John Maunsell & Finch Mason), Gentlemen Riders Past and Present, published Vinton & Company Ltd., 1909, additional half title, numerous black & white illustrations throughout, ownership signature to front blank, top edge gilt, remainder rough trimmed, publisher's half morocco over vellum, rubbed at extremities, spine faded, 4to, plus Butler (Arthur G.), Birds' Eggs of the British Isles, Ilustrated by F. W. Frohawk, London: Brumby & Clarke, circa 1900, additional half- title, 24 chromolithograph plates, slight spotting to endpapers, ownership signature to front endpaper, hinges weak, contemporary half cloth gilt, frayed and worn, 4to, and Rickman (Philip), Sketches & Notes from a Bird Painter's Journal, published Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1949, additional half title, colour frontispiece, numerous black & white plates, ownership signature to front endpaper, publisher's cloth, dust jacket price clipped and with some fraying and tears, 4to, with another eight similar volumes relating to natural history and field sports, including examples by Ogilvie, Edwards, Bennett, McTaggart and Fothergill, various condition, all 4to (13)

Scrap album. An album compiled by Jean Trotter, ownership name dated 1823, containing a total of 48 mostly tipped in or mounted watercolours, pen & ink and pencil drawings, including views, scenes and natural history subjects, largely unsigned though one pen & ink drawing of a horse signed F. Grant [Sir Francis Grant?] and one pencil drawing of a rat catcher signed J.E. Hamilton, a few additional inscriptions and quotations written directly to album pages, versos and final leaves blank, all edges gilt, contemporary straight-grain morocco gilt with brass lock (broken and lacking key), rubbed, 4to (23 x 19 cm) (1)

Piper (John). Buildings and Prospects, 1st edition, Architectural Press, 1948, colour lithograph title, monochrome plates, original cloth in dust wrapper, a little rubbed and chips to extremities, large 8vo, together with Betjeman (John), First and Last Loves, 1st edition, 1952, monochrome plates, original cloth in dust wrapper, designed by John Piper, lightly spotted, 8vo, plus Nash (John, illustrator), One Hundred and One Ballades, [1931], The Natural History of Selborne, 1951, The Contemplative Gardener, by Jason Hill, 1940, Wild Flowers in Britain by Robert Gathorne-Hardy, 1938, & Men and the Fields, by Adrian Bell, 1939, all with colour and monochrome illustrations by John Nash, all original cloth in dust wrappers, a little chipped to extremities, but generally in good condition, plus Fleming (Ian), Thrilling Cities, 1st edition, 1963, monochrome plates, original cloth-backed boards in dust wrapper (designed by Paul Davis), and other 20th century illustrated books, or titles with jackets designed by Barnett Freedman, Clark Hutton, Harold Jones, etc., mostly original cloth, nearly all in dust wrappers, mainly 8vo (20)

Scott (Captain R.F.). Scott's Last Expedition, 2 volumes, 2nd edition, 1913, photogravure portrait frontispiece to each, colour and black & white plates and maps, occasional light spotting, bookplate, top edge gilt, original blue cloth, slightly rubbed, large 8vo, together with Lecture Advertisement leaflet, Town Hall , Birmingham. Under the auspices of the Council of the Birmingham and Midland Institute, on Tuesday, November 4th, at 8, Commander Evans C.B., R.N., wil deliver a Lecture on "Capt. Scott's Expedition"..., [1913], 4pp. advertisement leaflet printed in red & black, with black & white portraits from photographs and map, central horizontal fold and short repaired closed tears, 4to, with British Antarctic Expedition Reports, British Antarctic ("Terra Nova") Expedition, 1910. Natural History Reports, Zoology volumes 1 & 3 only, (Vertebrata & Arthropoda), London: Trustees of the British Museum, [1914?-],Preface to volume 1 dated 1924, lithograph & photogravure plates, numerous illustrations and diagrams, few ink stamps, presentation bookplates by the Trustees of the British Museum to Bedford College, 20th century library buckram, library number at foot of spines, 4to, and Simpson (G.C.), British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913, Meteorology, 2 volumes, Calcutta: Printed by Thacker, Spink & Co., 1919, map frontispiece to volume 1, numerous charts including many folding, ink stamps to titles, presentation bookplates by the Capt. Scott Antarctic Fund to Bedford College, July 1924, contemporary two tone cloth, light wear to upper board of volume 2, library numbers at foot of spines, 4to (7)

Dobson (W.S., editor). The Works of Mr. Richard Hooker, with A General Index: also, Mr. Isaac Walton's Life of the Author, volumes 1 & 2, 1825, black and white portrait frontispiece and period front endpaper inscription to volume 1, some minor spotting, uniform contemporary gilt decorated dark blue calf, boards and spine slightly rubbed, 8vo, together with Harris (Thaddeus Mason), The Natural History of the Bible..., printed for Thomas Tegg, 1824, bookplate to front pastedown, some spotting, contemporary gilt decorated half calf, boards and spine slightly rubbed, 8vo, and other mostly 19th century theology reference and related, many leather bindings, some original cloth, some ex-library copies, with associated marks, condition is generally fair/good, 8vo/4to (6 shelves)

Plot (Robert). The Natural History of Stafford-shire..., printed at the Theatre, Oxford, 1686, lacking title and preliminaries, title replaced in near contemporary manuscript facsimile, without folding map, 32 uncoloured engraved plates only (including 23 double page), with an additional six duplicate double page images loosely inserted, some closed tears and trimming to margins of engravings, front pastedown with book plate of Elizabeth Adams (wife of Richard Adams, author of Watership Down), a 20th century manuscript presentation inscription, the bookplate of Mainsforth Library and old book dealers description and price label, near contemporary panelled calf, rebacked and repaired at corners, worn, folio Sold as a collection of plates, not subject to return. (1)

Waller (John Augustine). A Voyage in the West Indies: Containing various Observations made during a Residence in Barbadoes, and Several of the Leeward Islands; with some Notices and Illustrations Relative to the City of Paramarabo, in Surinam, 1st edition, 1820, engraved map and six uncoloured aquatint plates, all with offsetting from text, some spotting, closed tear repairs to upper inner margins of final three leaves, top edge gilt, modern morocco gilt by Harrods, 8vo, together with Waterton (Charles), Wanderings in South America, the North-West of the United States, and the Antilles, in the Years 1812, 1816, 1820, and 1824, with original Instructions for the Perfect Preservation of Birds, &c for Cabinets of Natural History, 1st edition, 1825, half-title, engraved frontispiece (somewhat browned and damp spotted), small embossed library stamp to title (lightly soiled and browned), old pen and ink sketch copy of the frontispiece tipped in at front, later half morocco, worn and upper cover detached, 4to First work: Sabin 101114. (2)

*Prints & engravings. A mixed collection of approximately 120 prints and engravings, mostly 19th century, engravings and lithographs, including topographical views, genre, marine, sporting, portraits, natural history, botany and classical scenes, thirteen framed and glazed, the remainder mounted, various sizes and condition (approx.120)

King (Jessie M.). Comus, A Masque by John Milton, with illustrations by Jessie M. King, 1st edition, 1906, 11 monochrome full-page illustrations, original decorated cloth gilt, very slightly rubbed (generally in good condition), 8vo, together with a large collection of books and pamphlets, all illustrated by Jessie M. King, or with covers designed by her, including A Book of Sundials, 1914, Corners of Grey Old Gardens, 1914, Natural History by J.G. Wood, circa 1905, Wildflowers, by J.H. Crawford, 1909, Gowans's Nature Books series, Gowans & Grey Repertory Plays series, Album von Berlin, Album von Dresden, Rund um Berlin & Die Denkmaler der Siegesallee, etc., various sizes and condition (approx. 90)

Books: collection of vintage/antiquarian books in two boxes, some leather bindings, some first editions, subjects include: natural history, botanical/gardening, travel/exploration, poetry/drama, and others. (2)

LLoyd's Natural History, 1896, 3 vols.

A collection of Folio Society books, in slip covers, including: The Stories Of Oscar Wilde; Nelson & Emma; Diary Of A Country Parson; Cities & Civilisations; Natural History & Antiquities Of Selborne; and others.

Books - W. F. Kirby - European Butterflies and Moths - published Cassell & Company 1899, extensive coloured lithograph illustrations, tooled cloth binding, 27cm x 22cm, together with The Royal Natural History, volume V reptiles and fishes, flowers of the field by Rev. C. A. Johns

An interesting collection of microscope slides, Victorian and later, including Diatomaceae and other natural history, micrometers, micro-views, Ten Commandments, '1800s Prizewinners', etc, approx. 250 in total, in six boxes - commercial and hand-made, including Richard Suter, Ward of Manchester, Henry Hall, W. Cookson, W. Watson & Sons, Flatters & Garnett, Frederic Enock, W. R. Emmins, Pillincher, Norman, Martin Burgess, J. D. Hope, etc. Collected by John William Page, Hon. Secretary, The Manchester Microscopical Society (see Lot 1017)

An associated pair of circular and tiered boxes, possibly Chinese picnic or wedding boxes; each one decorated with narrative scenes and natural history (2)

A selection of natural history items including sea shells and rocks and minerals

"The Sleeping Beauty" told by C.S.Evans and illustrated by Arthur RackhamPublished by William Heinemann, London 1920, bound in white boards with black and pink decoration, complete with orginal dust jacket, 'British Butterflies' by W.S.Coleman, published by George Routledge & Sons London, 1888, further books to include Familiar 'Wild Birds' by W.Swaysland, 'The Natural History of Selborne' by Gilbert White, Burn's Works, Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress and Ivanhoe. (7) CONDITION REPORT: Rackham volume - dust cover minor tear at the edge of folds, otherwise good. Speckled foxing to the edge of the pages. Pages 70 - 75 some foxing spots on the border of the page. Otherwise good condition.

Natural History - A group of one hundred marquise-cut garnets of a deep red-brown colour. 8.29 grams total, 4-8mm (1/4"). From a historic ‘Victorian Museum’ collection; from the stock of Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (1981-2014); formerly with Gregory, Bottley & Co. (1932-1981) and previously with J. R. Gregory & Co. (1898-1932); originally in the collection of the famous James Reynolds Gregory (1858-1898"). This item is part of a historic collection of fossils and minerals which has recently been reviewed by leading geological expert Dr. Ronald Bonewitz. [100, No Reserve] Extremely fine condition.

Mundy, Captain Godfrey Charles. Pen and Pencil Sketches, being the Journal of a Tour in India, 2 volumes, first edition, 18 [of 19] plates, folding map, waterstained, contemporary boards, rebacked, 8vo, John John Murray, 1832; Grant, James. Cassell's Illustrated History of India, 2 volumes, illustrations, contemporary half morocco, rubbed, 4to, London: Cassell, Petter and Galpin, [n.d.]; Jerdon, T.C. The Mammals of India; A Natural History, contemporary half calf, rubbed, 8vo, London: John Weldon, 1874; and 37 others, India, v.s. (42)

Baird, W. The Natural History of the British Entomostraca, first edition, 36 lithographed plates, some coloured by hand, original cloth gilt, 8vo: London: Ray Society, 1850; Greville, Robert Kaye. Algae Britannicae, 19 hand-coloured engraved plates, contemporary half morocco, 8vo, Edinburgh: Maclachlan & Stewart, 1830 (2)

Morris, Rev. F.O. A Natural History of the Nests and Eggs of British Birds, 3 volumes, 232 hand-coloured lithographed plates, some spotting, original cloth gilt, spines slightly chipped, 8vo, London: Groombridge and Sons, 1864

White, Gilbert. The Natural History of Selborne, 2 volumes, coloured frontispiece, plates, a few loose, some spotting, contemporary half morocco, spines chipped, 4to, London: Macmillan & Co., 1876

Brookes, Richard. A New and Accurate System of Natural History, 6 volumes, 141 engraved plates only, some browning and spotting, one plate with small hole, affecting image, contemporary calf-backed boards, 8vo, London: J. Newbery, 1763, sold w.a.f.

Natural History: A Coco De Mer (Lodoicea Maldivica) nut of typical form.  Measures  7cms high x 5cms wide x  10cms deep. Condition good 

Natural History - Geology - a shaped circular serpentine desk tidy, probably Cornish, internal pedestal surmounted by a polished egg-shaped specimen, the exterior in the rough, 11cm high, 17.5cm diam; a fossilized ammonite box and cover, 5.5cm high; a Derbyshire Oakstone barite specimen, Youlgreave, 8cm wide; a brown agate geode, enclosing small crystalline structures, 8.5cm diam; Antiquities - a Stone Age flint, 6.5cm long, Neolithic period; another, 5cm long [6]

Natural History - Geology/Paleontology - a marine fossil section of polished and crystallised ammonites and orthoceras, further ammonites within the probable limestone matrix, 45cm wide, Sahara Desert, Morocco, Devonian period, 419.2-358.9 million years ago

Malta printed Arabic.- Mavor (William Fordyce) and others. [Sharḥ ṭabāyiʻ ʼal-ḥayawān. ʼal-Juzʼ 1, Fī dhawāt ʼal-ʼarbaʻ wa-ʼal-ṭayr], stamps or signature erased from title, causing thinning to paper, spotting or foxing, contemporary cloth-backed marbled boards, majority of original printed paper label to spine, hinges weak, spine worn, 8vo, Malta, 1841 ⁂ A rare copy of this work printed on Malta. It is a translation of William Fordyce Mavor's Elements of Natural History in the Animal Kingdom, Chiefly Intended for the use of Schools and young Persons, and incorporates Damīrī's Ḥayāt ʼal-ḥayawān., and an original poem by Shidyāq.

China.- [Staunton (Sir George)] [An Authentic Account of An Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China], Atlas only (without 2 text vol.), first edition, 38 engraved maps, charts, plates and plans only (of 44, lacking nos.20, 24, 25, 30, 33 & 36), 7 folding or double-page, most plates after W.Alexander, a few of natural history after S.Edwards, plate 2 lightly soiled and very slightly stained at edges, some other occasional marginal soiling but generally clean and bright, plate 29 torn at inner margin extending c.4cm. into plate at head, contemporary half russia, rubbed, [Cordier, Sinica, 2381-83], folio, [1797]; sold as a collection of plates, not subject to return⁂ Atlas illustrating the official account of Lord Macartney's voyage and embassy to the Qianlong emperor in 1792-94, the failure of which lead to the establishment of the British trading post at Hong Kong. The fine plates by Alexander include views of palaces, temples, barges and a military post, and there is also a detailed map of Macao.

South-East Asia.- Borneo.- Whitehead (John) The Exploration of Mount Kina Balu, North Borneo, first edition, 32 tinted lithographed plates, 12 hand-coloured or partly so (mostly of birds, butterflies, insects and other natural history), illustrations, an excellent bright copy in the original pictorial green cloth, gilt, t.e.g., very slightly rubbed at edges, [Neate W58; Nissen ZBI 4394], 4to, 1893.⁂ Account of the author's ornithological expedition to Borneo which included the first recorded successful ascent of Kina Balu, the highest peak on Borneo.

Framed fish fossil, mounted on an oak board, with label to reverse from Natural History Museum Paleontology department.

White, Reverend Gilbert, "The Natural History of Selborne, New Edition" in two volumes, published 1813 with a hand coloured plate of a hybrid bird and other illustrations in full calf, the spine with gilt and black detail.

Thompson (Wm.) The Natural History of Ireland, - Birds Vols. 1, II, & III, complete. [The Full Set is in 4 vols.] 8vo L. 1849 - 1851. First Edns., orig cloth, good. (3)

Boate (Dr. G.), Molineax (T.) & others, A Natural History of Ireland, In Three Parts, 4to D. 1755. First Edn. thus, 8 plts. & plans, maps etc., recent crimson mor. mor. label. V. good copy. (1)

Bewick (Thos.) A History of British Birds, 2 vols. 8vo Newcastle 1847. Woodcut illus. thro-out, cont. hf. green mor. profusely gilt spines, v. good copy; Yarrell (Wm.) A History of British Fishes, ed. by Sir J. Richardson, 2 vols. L. 1859. Third, port. frontis wd. cut illus. thro-out, a.e.g., cont. full mor., spines gilt in panels, upr. cover Vol. I detached; White (Rev. G.) The Natural History .. of Selborne, L. [1833], illus. cont. hf. mor. (5)

Cassels Exhibitor 1862, three volumes of Wilsons Border Tales, and Natural History volume

A folio volume, 18th century Rev Griffith Hughes, The Natural History of Barbados, 1750, leather bound, illustrated

The Spectator, printed for Tonson and Draper, London, 1753, full eight volume set in contemporary calf binding, together with Pope (E.N); 'History of Wargrave', pub., for subscribers only, Carling & Co., Hitchin, 1929, 100 only published, other mainly 19thC leather and cloth bound publications, including natural history, dictionaries, thesaurus etc., (a lot)

The New Naturalist: Nine Volumes, including Finches (1st ed. 1972); British Tits (1st ed. 1979); Mountains and Moorland (1st ed. 1950); Sea Birds (1954) (2); Flower of the Coast (1952); Wild Orchids of Britain (1969); Gower (2006) and Natural History of Pollination (1996), all in dustjackets. (9)

Tinplate and brass 'Euphaneron' Magic Lantern by E.C Wood, London, fitted with an electric bulb, 18" long; together with ten mechanical slides relating to astronomy and a further case of slides relating to the night sky, sold with a copy of 'The Midnight Sky' by Edwin Dunkin; also a large collection of slides relating to natural history, botany, architecture, geography and humorous comics

19th Century Dentistry – a collection of items comprising a tooth key extractor, bone handle, with ten interchangeable hooks, 15.5cm, another tooth extractor, 15cm, two ivory handled dental implements, three sets of bone dentures, three other pairs, together with a copy of The Natural History And Diseases of The Human Teeth In Two Parts, second edition, enlarged, by Joseph Fox, London 1813, apparently complete but sold not subject to return, back board detached, spine lacking, end pages loose, some staining (11)

Aldrovandi Ulisse. Ornithologiae hoc est de avibus historiae libri XII... [-Tomus alter; - Tomus tertius]. Bonon.: sumptibus Marci Antonij Berniae, 1646-1652. Tre volumi in-folio (mm 355x230). I: Pagine [4], 893, [55]; II: [6], 862, [62]; III: [12], 560, [24]. Frontespizi calcografici, molte illustrazioni xilografiche nel testo, anche e piena pagina, capilettera e fregi incisi su legno. Qualche arrossatura, lievi bruniture. Legatura omogenea coeva in pergamena su cartone, titoli manoscritti ai dorsi a 5 nervi, tagli spruzzati in rosso e marrone. Rifatto il dorso del primo volume, lavori di tarlo ai piatti e ai dorsi, mende al dorso del volume secondo. Al frontespizio e alla prima carta di ogni volume timbro di possesso 'Biblioth. S. Caroli ad Quat Font', ai frontespizi dei volumi secondo e terzo nota di appartenenza manoscritta 'Conventus S. caroli ad 4 fontes de Urbe', ripetuta anche al margine di alcune carte del primo fascicolo. Rara edizione di questa celeberrima opera dal medico, naturalista e collezionista bolognese Aldrovandi (1522- 1605) dedicata agli uccelli - incluse creature mitologiche come le arpie. L'Ornithologia apparve per la prima volta tra il 1599 e il 1603 a Bologna, corredata di una magnifica serie di illustrazioni disegnate per lo più da Giovanni de' Neri - noto anche come Giovanni de' Uccelli - e incise da diversi artisti. L'opera fu curata, ancora in vita, da Aldrovandi, quale prima parte della grandiosa enciclopedia naturalistica che potè vedere la luce, in forma completa, solo dopo la sua morte. Ognuno dei tre volumi che compongono questa più tarda impressione bolognese reca al frontespizio inciso il nome del libraio Marco Antonio Bernia, che ne finanziò la pubblicazione, avvalendosi per la stampa della collaborazione di Nicolò Tebaldini e Giovanni Battista Ferroni, come attestano le finali sottoscrizioni, di cui quella del primo volume, impressa da Tebaldini, riporta la data del 1645. Three volumes, folio (355x230 mm). I. [4], 893, [55]; II: [6], 862, [62]; III: [12], 560, [24] pages. Engraved title-pages, numerous woodcuts in text (many are full-page). Woodcut decorated initials and headpieces. Foxing in places, light browning. Uniformly bound, contemporary vellum over pasteboards. Spines with five raised bands, inked titles. Edges speckled in red and brown. The spine of the first volume rebacked, the one of the second volume with a few wears, some wormholes to covers and spines. Ownership stamp on the title-page and first flyleaf od each volume, 'Biblioth. S. Caroli ad Quat Font', and manuscript inscription 'Conventus S. caroli ad 4 fontes de Urbe' on the title-pages and some leaves of the second and third volume, both to be referred to the Church of Saint Charles at the Four Fountains in Rome. Rare edition of this celebrated work by the Bolognese physician and naturalist Aldrovandi, who had collected a well-known private natural history museum. The Ornithologia is devoted to birds, and also includes descriptions of mythical monsters like the Harpies. The monumental treatise first appeared in Bologna between 1599 and 1603, supplemented with a magnificent series of illustrations mostly drawn by Giovanni de' Neri - also known Giovanni de' Uccelli - and cut by various artists. The Ornithologia represents the first part of Aldrovandi's thirteen-volume encyclopedia on natural history, of which only four were published in his lifetime. The volumes contain detailed descriptions, and some chapters are exclusively devoted to New World birds, for example the pavo Indicus or peacock of the Indies. Aldrovandi also describes the opera plumaria, which Montezuma offerred to Cortés: features which reveal his reading of narratives of the Conquista, first the De rebus Oceanis et Novo Orbe by Pietro Martire d'Anghiera (see lot 281). In this late Bolognese edition the engraved title-page of each volume bears the mention of the bookseller Marco Antonio Bernia, who was the financial baker of the publication, while Nicolò Tebaldini and Giovanni Battista Ferroni were responsible - as the colophon attest - for printing.

Holloway (William) and Branch (John) The British Museum; or Elegant Repository of Natural History, Vols I - IV, 1804, John Badcock, four volumes, engraved title to each, hand-coloured plates throughout, calf (well worn, sold as seen) with one other

J Hervey, in the Manner of Peter Brown (British, fl. circa 1758-1799) A Jacobean or Aztec Lily (Sprekelia formosissima) signed and dated indistinctly lower right "J. Hervey (?) 179(6) (?)" gouache on vellum, trimmed; in a rosewood frame 26 x 20.50cm (10 x 8in) Other Notes: This botanical study of an Aztec Lily, a species native to Central America, appears to have been copied after the original watercolour by Peter Brown in the Victoria & Albert Museum, London. Brown was a natural history illustrator of Danish descent who was based in London and painted many of his works in the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew. In 1784, Brown became botanical painter to HRH The Prince of Wales. The present study on vellum might have been executed by a professional botanical illustrator, as they would often choose vellum support to capture the fine detail of their plant subjects. Two prominent creases running across the bottom right corner, approximately 3 inches from the edge. Spotting throughout, some discoloration to the background, but the image itself is bright and good. Minor paint losses to the leaves of the lily and the leaves along the bottom edge. Bottom left corner frayed.

Kerner and Oliver. The Natural history Of Plants, volume 1, Greasham Publishing Company 1903, in pressed Art Nouveau stencilled boards, a quantity of various other books, household guides, War In Europe, Illustrated Shakespeare, Butlers Lives of The Saints, various other fiction, non-fiction, etc. (a quantity)

AN A EDWARD JONES SILVER BOWL REPLICA OF THE ASHBORNE MEASURE applied with a girdle centred by royal arms and inscribed ASHBORNE:IN:COUNTY:DERBS:1677, realistically cast to resemble the original, on three feet, 15cm over handles, mark of A Edward Jones Ltd, Birmingham 1914, 13ozs 10dwts The Ashborne bushel measure had a circumference of 5ft 2¾ inches and a rich, dark green patina. It was originally chained at the covered Market Cross at the bottom of the Market Place in Ashbourne, Derbyshire and was the subject of an article by W R Holland in the Journal of The Derbyshire Archaeological & Natural History Society, 1898. ++Fine quality and good condition with some old tarnish and water stain to the interior from use possibly as a plant pot

Six volumes part leather bound books, ' The Royal Natural History ' edited by Richard Lydekker, printed in London by Frederick Warne & Co. 1896 (bindings a/f) together with two volumes ' Marvels of the Universe '

White, Gilbert - The Natural History of Selborne, 2 vols, 8vo, calf, hinges repaired, lacking half titles, with 4 plates, London 1825

A quantity of books on Natural History, etc.

A selection of exotic sea shells natural history bathroom decoration

Natural History-The Sea-side Book 1849- ny W.H.Harvey; British Moths by Norman Riley; Beasts of the Field by William Ling, good or better(3)

Scarce late 19th C framed and mounted natural history taxidermy study of silk producing Lepidoptera including various examples of silk, larvae, eggs and moths including Bombyx Mori, Attacus Cynthia, Telea Polyphemus etc (53cm x 41cm x 7cm) (provenance - from the archives of a silk weaving and manufacturing company prominent in the late 19th century)

[ELEPHANTS IN PARIS, 1798]: A very interesting A.L.S., `Letourneux´, by François Letourneux (1752-1814) French Minister of the Interior under the Directory, two pages, 4to, Paris, 11th March 1798, to the Minister of war, in French. A letter of rare content between ministers referring to an exceptional situation. Letourneux states having been informed at this precise moment that `the elephants of the Stathoulter [from Holland], which were since quite a while staying at Cambrai…will reach Paris this evening. Their arrival will take place at the Invalides and could take several days. Crowds won´t stop going to this location and will disturb and obstruct the process. This could even end up with accidents..´ further explaining what he considers should be done, saying `a troop detachment will accomplish this task better than the National Guard..´ Letourneux also recommends to inform Jussieu the director of the Natural History Museum. With blank address leaf. G £400-600The two elephants Minister Letourneux refers to were belonging to William V of Orange.

Two Boxes of Books of Natural History and Literature to include C.W.L. Martin ' The Study of Birds ', Numerous Engravings published R.T.S undated (circa 1840), Charles Dickens Christmas Stories published by Chapman and Hall undated (circa Mid Victorian), Aldous Huxley 1st Edition ' The Devils of London ' etc

GEORGE EDWARD LODGE (1860-1954) "Herons huddled by a snowy reed bed", watercolour heightened with body colour and white, apparently unsigned, inscribed on "Rowland Ward's Sporting and Natural History Galleries" label verso, image size 24 cm x 17 cm (ARR)

Ten Books on Astronomy, including: Ferguson; General Astronomy, Young; The Dawn of Astronomy, Lockyer; The Heavens, Guillemin; History of Science, Routledge; Astronomy Herschel; The Story of the Heavens, Sir Robert Ball; Hoggs Natural philosophy; Astronomie Populaire, Flammarion; Old & New Astronomy, R. A. Proctor

Four Books by Charles Darwin,JOURNAL OF RESEARCHES INTO THE NATURAL HISTORY AND GEOLOGY of the COUNTRIES VISITED DURING THE VOYGE of H.M.S. BEAGLE ROUND THE WORLD UNDER THE COMMAND OF CAPTAIN FITZROY, FROM 1832 TO 1836 R.N. BY CHARLES DARWIN Esq., M.A. F.R.S. Printed 1890, Red Leather bound.The descent of Man, C. Darwin, Printed 1901, green cloth. Lublocks Hundred Books - JOURNAL OF RESEARCHES INTO THE NATURAL HISTORY AND GEOLOGY of the COUNTRIES VISITED DURING THE VOYGE of H.M.S. BEAGLE ROUND THE WORLD UNDER THE COMMAND OF CAPTAIN FITZROY, FROM 1832 TO 1836 R.N. BY CHARLES DARWIN Esq., M.A. F.R.S.On The Origin Of Species by Means Of Natural Selection, by Charles Darwin, printed 1904, London, Grant Richards.

DYERBALL (J): 'Things Chinese being notes on various subjects connected with China..' London, 1893: second edition: 8vo, publisher's yellow cloth, a bit rubbed and marked: CHESTERTON (G K): 'The Coloured Lands...' London, 1938: 4to, pub yellow cloth, dustjacket creased and torn with loss: 'Principal Excursions of the Innerleithen Alpine Club during the years 1889-94...': Scottish Border Record Office, 1897: second edition: 8vo, pub red cloth gilt, VG: TOGETHER WITH a quantity of other books over 3 shelves to include other travel, cookery, canary-keeping, magic and natural history, various formats and bindings. (3 shelves)

NATURAL HISTORY: a collection of approx 70 volumes, largely 20thc publications, to include 6 volumes in the New Naturalist series, Edward Step, various volumes on animal breeding, ornithology, etc. various sizes and formats, some in dustjacket, generally in good condition. (Quantity)

MORRIS (F O, Rev): 'The History of British Birds...' London, Groombridge, n.d: 8 vols, 8vo, original blue pub. cloth, numerous hand coloured plates, teg: NEWMAN (Kenneth): 'Bird Life in Southern Africa', Purnell, 1971: original green calf, sm. folio: TOGETHER WITH a quantity of other books over 3 shelves, largely natural history and related, including a run of late Rupert annuals and a small group of aviation reference together with another set of the first named item in worn condition (3 shelves) Condition Report: Two collections are in this lot and on the whole, the illustrations appear to be present.

ORNITHOLOGY: 'A New System of the Natural History of Birds..' Edinburgh, printed for Peter Hill, 1792: 8vo, recent half calf over marbled boards, numerous copper engraved plates, some browning/spotting and occasional water stains, otherwise good. (1)