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LONDON : John van Voorst, 1856 A classic work on the natural history of the sea shore. It gives a detailed record of a summer holiday that Gosse spent in Tenby studying the shoreline and the wide variety of species that he found. it has 24 partly coloured plates of sea creatures - some microscopic. It is in the original green decorative cloth binding which has had a cloth case repair. It has a new green cloth spine to match with leather label and gilt titles. The contents are tight and in generally good condition with some brown spotting. A previous owner has written the magnification (x110) in ink at the bottom of one of the plates.
The British Museum; or, Elegant Repository of Natural History Vols I - IV by William Holloway and John Branch - 1803
by William Holloway and John Branch
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The British Museum; or, Elegant Repository of Natural History Vols I - IV
by William Holloway and John Branch
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London: John Badcock, 1803 An extremely scarce complete set in contemporary tree calf bindings with 140 hand coloured plates. Vols I and II cover Quadrupeds; III is Fish and Insects and IV covers Birds. According to the Preface in Vol I this work was intended to be a British equivalent of Buffon in presenting a complete picture of the natural world to the 'British Nation'. The writer proudly states that 'if the British Museum be not patronised by the British Nation, it will not be the fault of the Editor, Printer or Publisher. The bindings are in good clean condition, with gilt compartments, title label and volume number to the spine. There is a delicate leaf design to the edge of the boards. All the corners are turned and there is some wear to spine joints and edges, but all the volumes are sound. Marbled endpapers and initial and final blanks. All volumes have a vignette title and a letterpress title. Vol I: frontispiece with guard; titles 1803; preface iii-vi; contents vii-vii; text 1-244 with 39 plates. Vol II: titles 1803; contents 2pp; text pp 1-248 with 40 plates. Vol III: frontispiece with guard; titles 1804; preface 2pp; contents and directions to binder 4pp; text pp 1-2-6 with 35 plates. Vol IV: frontispiece; titles 1804; contents 3pp; errata 1p; text p 1-160 with 23 plates; index 12pp. Vols I and II have toned paper with a number of repaired edge tears - Vol I - p 65 - also loss top corner tip; p 193 bottom margin - Vol II - p 205 - affecting text with no loss. There is an old ink spill to the top of p 172 in Vol I. Vols III and IV have less toning. There is a repaired side edge tear to Vol III at p 201, and loss from the side margin of the final index leaf in Vol IV. There is some general offsetting; some odd (and in some cases not particularly delicate) colouring to plates (a couple of blue animals??); some turned corners and rough side edges. Please enquire if you would like to see further images.
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Tenby: a sea-side holiday
by Philip Henry Gosse
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Index Testaceologicus, an illustrated catalogue of British and Foreign Shells, containing about 2800 figures accurately coloured after nature
by W Wood, revised by Sylvanus Hanley
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LONDON : Willis and Sotheran, 1856 In very clean and undamaged red cloth library binding with gilt titles to spine. Originally owned by Nottingham City Public Library - there is a library stamp to the front endpaper and small oval stamps to the title page and each page of plates (usually at the bottom and not over the plate itself). Contents extremely bright and clean. The book looks unread. Some of the pages have been printed more lightly than others. Sylvanus revised Wood's work - changing the system of classification from that of Linneus to that of Lamarck. With 46 coloured plates of shells.
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Hanes Y Ddaear a'r Creaduriad byw [A history of the earth and animated nature]
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Edinburgh a Llundain: A Fullarton A beautiful copy of the 2 volume Fullarton edition of Goldsmith's Animated Nature in full leather binding with gilt decoration of a tiger and a leopard on each front board of the 2 volume set. The binding has some wear to the bottom of the spines and corners but is otherwise sound and is lovely. A rare welsh language copy. Undated but 1850's. With b/w portrait of Goldsmith; hand coloured title pages; 32 hand coloured plates in volume 1 and 41 in volume 2 including the frontispiece. The contents are clean and bright with slight brown spotting at edges of some pages. The bird pictures in volume 2 are particularly brightly coloured.
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The Natural History of British Fishes, Vols I & II, The Naturalist's Library, Ichthyology Vols IV and VI
by Robert Hamilton; Sir William Jardine [editor]
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Edinburgh: W H Lizars , 1842 A good copy of the 1st edition of VolsI & II of the Natural History of British Fishes in the original publisher's brown cloth binding with 68 hand coloured plates. Part of Jardine's Naturalist's Library but complete in themselves. Both volumes have been rebacked: relaying the original spines with gilt titles, and retaining the original green endpapers. Both bindings are clean, tight and sound with slight fading to board edges. Vol I, 1842, with volume listing; black and white frontispiece portrait of Rondelius; vignette title page; 2 further title pages; advertisement; contents listing; Memoir of Rondelet; text and 34 plates bound at the rear. 313pp. The text pages are largely unopened. There is some brown spotting to text and some pages are brown toned. The plates are brightly and well coloured. There is some toning to plate page edges and the tissue guards have offsetting and spotting. Vol II, 1843, with black and white frontispiece portrait of Humboldt;…
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The Naturalist's Cabinet, or Interesting Sketches of Animal History; Illustrative of the Natures, Dispositions, Manners, and Habits, of all the most remarkable Quadrupeds, Birds, Fishes, Amphibia, Reptiles &c
by Rev. Thomas Smith
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London : James Cundee, 1806 A good copy of this scarce 6 volume work bound in 3 volumes. With 58 (of 60) hand coloured plates and 6 hand coloured vignette title pages. An account of natural history based around observation and reading mixed with anecdotes and tales relating to the animal in question. The illustrator (anonymous) has then produced some extraordinary illustrations including an orang utan at the dining table, a flock of herons attacking rooks, a boxing kangaroo, and a man riding an ostrich, and a sneaking crocodile. Rev Smith refers to himself as an 'editor' rather than an author - but there are no clues as to contributors. Originally planned in 4 volumes, Vol 5 and 6 (covering fish, amphibians, insects and other invertebrates) were added in 1807. Each volume has a frontispiece, a hand coloured vignette title page, and a plain title page. According to the directions to the binder at the end of Vol 6, there should be 60 plates - this copy is lacking a frontispiece of a turkey and…
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Tenby: a sea-side holiday
by Philip Henry Gosse
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LONDON : John van Voorst, 1856 A classic work on the natural history of the sea shore. It gives a detailed record of a summer holiday that Gosse spent in Tenby studying the shoreline and the wide variety of species that he found. it has 24 partly coloured plates of sea creatures - some microscopic. It is in the original green decorative cloth binding which has had a cloth case repair. It has a new green cloth spine to match with leather label and gilt titles. The contents are tight and in generally good condition with some brown spotting. A previous owner has written the magnification (x110) in ink at the bottom of one of the plates.
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Index Testaceologicus, an illustrated catalogue of British and Foreign Shells, containing about 2800 figures accurately coloured after nature
by W Wood, revised by Sylvanus Hanley
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LONDON : Willis and Sotheran, 1856 In very clean and undamaged red cloth library binding with gilt titles to spine. Originally owned by Nottingham City Public Library - there is a library stamp to the front endpaper and small oval stamps to the title page and each page of plates (usually at the bottom and not over the plate itself). Contents extremely bright and clean. The book looks unread. Some of the pages have been printed more lightly than others. Sylvanus revised Wood's work - changing the system of classification from that of Linneus to that of Lamarck. With 46 coloured plates of shells.
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The Natural History of British Fishes, Vols I & II, The Naturalist's Library, Ichthyology Vols IV and VI
by Robert Hamilton; Sir William Jardine [editor]
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Edinburgh: W H Lizars , 1842 A good copy of the 1st edition of VolsI & II of the Natural History of British Fishes in the original publisher's brown cloth binding with 68 hand coloured plates. Part of Jardine's Naturalist's Library but complete in themselves. Both volumes have been rebacked: relaying the original spines with gilt titles, and retaining the original green endpapers. Both bindings are clean, tight and sound with slight fading to board edges. Vol I, 1842, with volume listing; black and white frontispiece portrait of Rondelius; vignette title page; 2 further title pages; advertisement; contents listing; Memoir of Rondelet; text and 34 plates bound at the rear. 313pp. The text pages are largely unopened. There is some brown spotting to text and some pages are brown toned. The plates are brightly and well coloured. There is some toning to plate page edges and the tissue guards have offsetting and spotting. Vol II, 1843, with black and white frontispiece portrait of Humboldt;…
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The Naturalist's Cabinet, or Interesting Sketches of Animal History; Illustrative of the Natures, Dispositions, Manners, and Habits, of all the most remarkable Quadrupeds, Birds, Fishes, Amphibia, Reptiles &c
by Rev. Thomas Smith
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London : James Cundee, 1806 A good copy of this scarce 6 volume work bound in 3 volumes. With 58 (of 60) hand coloured plates and 6 hand coloured vignette title pages. An account of natural history based around observation and reading mixed with anecdotes and tales relating to the animal in question. The illustrator (anonymous) has then produced some extraordinary illustrations including an orang utan at the dining table, a flock of herons attacking rooks, a boxing kangaroo, and a man riding an ostrich, and a sneaking crocodile. Rev Smith refers to himself as an 'editor' rather than an author - but there are no clues as to contributors. Originally planned in 4 volumes, Vol 5 and 6 (covering fish, amphibians, insects and other invertebrates) were added in 1807. Each volume has a frontispiece, a hand coloured vignette title page, and a plain title page. According to the directions to the binder at the end of Vol 6, there should be 60 plates - this copy is lacking a frontispiece of a turkey and…
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A New Dictionary of Natural History; or, Compleat Universal Display of Animated Nature with accurate representations of the most curious and beautiful animals, elegantly coloured
by William Frederic Martyn
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London : Harrison and Co , 1785 A rare and beautiful introduction to natural history. In 2 folio volumes with 99 (of 100) hand coloured plates by Moses Harris and others after his style. Martyn is a pseudonym for William Fordyce Mavor, who authored a wide range of works. The books are set out alphabetically, with the plates reflecting this classification, so they can portray lizards and lynx side by side on the same plate. The pages are double column and unpaginated. The text for each animal is thoughtfully put together eg for the guinea pig 'The Guinea-Pig is a very cleanly creature and totally different from that that affords it a name....Guinea-Pigs repose on their bellies, pretty much in their usual posture...'. The plates are nicely coloured and the ones by Moses Harris (butterflies, moths and shells) are particularly well drawn. This copy is in a contemporary half leather binding with marbled boards. The half leather corners have been replaced with a paper cover. There is some wear to…
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The British Museum or Elegant Repository of Natural History
by Holloway, William and Branch, John
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London: John Badcock, 1803-1804. First edition.FINE SET OF ILLUSTRATED VOLUMES FOR CHILDREN EXTOLLING NATURAL HISTORY COLLECTIONS OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM--AN ATTEMPT TO COMPETE WITH BUFFON'S SUCCESS IN FRANCE.
Four hardcover volumes, 14.5 cm tall, 24 mo, full leather binding, gilt decorative spines, marbled endpapers, each with added engraved title page with vignette. Vol. I, frontis of lion with tissue guard, 2 title pages, i-viii, 244 pp, 41 hand-colored copper plates; Vol. II, frontis of monkey with tissue guard, 2 title pages, [i-iv], 248 pp, 41 color plates; Vol. III, frontis of stickleback with tissue guard, 2 title pages, i-viii, 216 pp, 36 color plates; Vol. IV, frontis of peacock with tissue guard, 2 title pages, i-v, 260 pp, index 12 pp, publishers advertisements 2pp, 24 color plates. Total 142 color plates collates complete (see Smithsonial copy). Spine ends frayed, some leather labels missing from spines, bindings tight, hinges intact, pages unmarked, plates bright, very good in custom… Read More
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Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole
by Engle, Joanna
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Engle, Joanna. Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole. A Seaworld Adventure featuring Shamu, the Killer Whale. RARE. Children's Book. Used. Good, clean Condition. Softcover. Stapled binding. Random House copyright 1983. 5 ½ X 5. ISBN 0394856430. Original cover price $1.25.
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Oregon; Or, a Short History of a Long Journey: Narrative of a Journey Across the Rocky Mountains, to the Columbia River
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YE Gallon Press, 1970. Limited Edition. #499/605. VG. Interior is tight, clean, and free of ownership marks except for one penciled notation on the flyleaf. Cloth boards show shelf and handling wear with light soiling, edge, corner, and spine wear. Overall a solid copy showing minimal signs of use. Photo is of the copy we have here at Barbed Wire Books.
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Key to the Fishes of Northern Europe
by Alwyne Wheeler
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London 1978: Frederick Warne & Co.Ltd., London 1978: Frederick Warne & Co.Ltd., 1976. Good. Softbound limp edition. Cased edition also available Illustrations by Peter Stebbing 1976. Limp. Good. Peter Stebbing.
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ICEBERGS AND GLACIERS
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New York: William Morrow and Company, inc., 1987. First Edition. Extensively illustrated with large and beautiful photographs. Square 4to, publisher’s original pictorial boards in the original decorated dustjacket. (30). A fine, bright copy. In clear, concise text and exceptional, full color photographs, noted science author Seymour Simon explains how different types of glaciers and icebergs are formed, how they move, and how they affect life on Earth. He also explores some of their mysteries: Can icebergs be used as a source of fresh water for dry lands? And will the ice ages return, covering the continents with glaciers as they did twenty thousand years ago?
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The Natural History of Selborne; With Observations on Various Parts of Nature; and The Naturalist's Calendar
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London: Henry G. Bohn, 1851. Leather Bound. Good. Half leather over cloth boards in good condition. Marbled endpapers. TEG. With 40 hand-colored engravings. Raised bands on the spine. A few words underlined pp. 115-116. Some foxing. Eight pages have a dark mark in the center of the page, but the text is still legible. A damp stain on the lower corner of many pages. With additions and Supplementary notes by William Jardine. Edited with further illustrations, a biographical sketch of the author and a complete index by Edward Jesse.
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Winter - Notes from Montana
by Bass, Rick
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarter cloth boards with pictorial dust jacket and mylar cover. Signed by author on title page. Dust jacket has sticker residue over the price, otherwise no wear or soiling present. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 162 pp; Signed by Author .
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The Polynesian Triangle
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Eric Berry: The Polynesian Triangle, 1968 Funk & Wagnalls. USED. VERY GOOD CONDITION/ VERY GOOD UNCLIPPED ORIGINAL DUST JACKET. SCARCE THUS. States First Published in the United States of America 1968. SUMMARY: THE 3,000 YEAR HISTORY OF POLYNESIA AND ITS PEOPLES. ANTHROPOLOGY. A NICE FIND.
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The Silence Of The North
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By Olive A. Frederickson with Ben East. AUTOBIOGRAPHY. RARE. 1972 Crown Publishers Inc., NY. The Silence Of The North, The Incredible story of a woman's fight for survival in a merciless winter of the Canadian Wilderness during the 1940's. Adapted as a film in 1981 and directed by Allan King. VG/GOOD $5.95 unclipped dust jacket. USED. 5 ¾ X 8 ½. 209 pages. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
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Island Folk: The People of Isle Royale
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Houghton, Michigan: Isle Royale Natural History Association, [1979]. Softcover book with pictorial wraps. 160p. B&W photos throughout text. This is the original printing, later reprinted by the University of Minnesota Press. Book has been well read and is in very good - condition with wear to the cover image along the edge and reading crease to front cover, corners bumped and shelf wear. Pages are clean and unmarked with light staining on the edge of a few pages. Please see photos for specifics. A portion of all book sales from Babcock & 68th are donated to charity.
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Remembered Death (aka Sparkling Cyanide) G&D Hardcover w/DJ 1945
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Christie, Agatha: Remembered Death (aka Sparkling Cyanide) 1945 HARDCOVER WITH DUST JACKET. Unabridged. Please see our stock photo. Used. VG/Fair unclipped DJ. 209 pages. 5 3/8 X 7 ¾. A COLONEL RACE MYSTERY.
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