A History Of British Quadrupeds, Including the Cetacea

London: John Van Voorst, 1837. First Edition, 1837, in signed Tout Binder half red morocco over marbled boards lined in gilt, five raised bands gilt lined, gilt lettering and tail date, end pages marbled, top edge gilt, ribbon marker, numerous wood-engraved text illustrations.. Armorial bookplate front paste down of Captain James Stewart, Alltyrodyn, a noted collector. Also laid in the… Read more about this item

London: John Van Voorst, 1837. xviii,526 pp. Octavo. Bound in contemporary full green morocco. Spine ruled in 6 compartments. Boards decorated with rolls and corner tools. Edges with rolls and dentelles. All edges gilt. Original coated yellow endpapers. A few light spots at the beginning otherwise in fine clean condition. Extensively illustrated… Read more about this item

London: John Van Voorst, 1837. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine. 9" by 5.5". Not Stated . The first edition of this fascinating history of British fauna by Thomas Bell, featuring numerous woodcuts. The first edition of this work. A fascinating history of British quadrupeds with including chapters on the common badger, the bat, the bloodhound, the domestic cat,… Read more about this item

Van Voorst, 1874. xi, 474, numerous woodcuts. . HB. 8vo, buckram. Sound ex-lib. copy.. 2nd edition..

London: John Van Voorst. This is a Good Only Copy of this book in original publisher's cloth with gilt title lettering to spine.There is a small chip to cloth of approx 8-10mm to head of spine.The book has NO previous names or inscriptions present.The book has a firm binding with just a little stitching showing through to the front and… Read more about this item

London: John Van Voorst, 1837. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. .."Illustrated by nearly 200 woodcuts." Bound with leather over the spine and corners, 5 raised bands along the spine, black leather title plate with gilt titles and gilt lines along edges of the raised bands. Green cloth covered… Read more about this item

London: John van Voorst, 1874. Hardcover. Very Good. illustrations, 474, (2)p. Original cloth. 22cm. Backstrip faded. Edges of cover slightly faded. This Second Edition was revised and partly re-written by the author, assisted by Robert F. Tomes and Edward Richard Alston -- statement on title-page. Whales and dolphins were covered at pages 373-474.

London.: John Van Voorst.. 1837.. Illustrated with nearly 200 black and white woodcuts, xviii + , index, 526pp, original dark green cloth covered boards, lettered in gilt, head of spine creased, joints tender, corners rubbed, original yellow endpapers with the ex-libris bookplate of C. J. Peackock and a neat handwritten name dated 1838 top of the front pastedown. A very… Read more about this item

London: John van Voorst. 1874. Second (and last) edition (first published 1837), revised and partly re-written. Original cloth boards, Illustrated with 160 black and white woodcuts. Gift inscription (dated 1902) halftitle page. Previous owner's bookplate front endpaper. Very good condition. Beautifully illustrated study of animals found in Britain, including cetaceans (whales and dolphins). 2nd Edition.

London: Van Voorst, 1874. xviii, 474, [2 - publisher's ads], 160 woodcuts. . HB. 8vo in 4s, orig. cloth, light wear to corners, short nick to head of spine. Foxing to endpapers; crease to upper corner of last few pages. Ownership signatures of two odonatologists, Philip S. Corbet (1929-2008) and Peter Miller (1931-1996) to endpaper.. 2nd edition.Freeman 267..

London.: John Van Voorst.. 1837.. Illustrated with nearly 200 black and white woodcuts, xviii + , index, 526pp, original dark green cloth covered boards faintly discoloured, lettered in gilt, head of spine creased, joints tender, corners rubbed, original yellow endpapers with the ex-libris bookplate of C. J. Peackock and a neat handwritten name dated 1838 top of the front pastedown.… Read more about this item

London: John Van Voorst, 1837. First Edition. Freeman 267. Wellcome II p. 138. 8vo. pp. 2 p.l., [vii]-xviii, 526. numerous wood-engraved text illus. contemporary half morocco, spine richly gilt (joints & extremities bit rubbed). armorial bookplate of William John Forster

London: John Van Voorst. Very Good. 1837. 1/2 Leather. This book is hard-bound in a fine binding of 1/2 green leather, with marbled paper covered boards, with gilt stamping and raised bands on the spine. The covers show some light scuffing, edge-wear, and light rubbing to the joints, corners and spine-ends. There is some scuffing/sunning to … Read more about this item

HardPress Publishing, 2013-01-28. Paperback. Good.

John Van Voorst. London. 1837. Imperial 8vo. [27.3 x 19.1 cms.], one of 50 copies.. pp. xviii, 526. Without half-title. Bound in contemporary half green morocco and marbled boards by HENRY BEILBY, Birmingham, with their ticket, book-plate of JOHN CROFT DEVERELL [1840-1921], ex libris RICHARD FREEMAN, a very good copy. *FREEMAN BNHB #267

London: John Van Voorst, 1837. 1837, 526pp, illus. w/ woodcuts, 5 raised bars to spine, marbled paper over boards, marbled eps & pg edges, corners bumped, & worn through, some shelfwear to cover, slight damage to feps, a few pgs w/ light smudges & foxing.. Three-Quarter Leather. Very Good -/No Jacket.

Hardback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.