Nature - Entomology from Horizon Books

London, William Lay, 1858, First edition. . original cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and on cover in decorative gilt border, all edges gilted, cover rubbed, rebacked preserving original spine & endpapers, interior clean and near fine in very good cover, solid and tight binding. . 12mo [19 x 13.5 cm]; xii, 288, [iii, ads including one for author's… Read more about this item

New York, William Wood & Company, 1865, First edition. . original brown cloth, gilt cover title lettering, spine ends chipped, worn, joint cracked, internal hinge repaired, endpaper inscription, very light foxing on few leaves, interior very good. . 4to [29.5 x 23.5 cm]; xviii, [19] - 139 pp, 11 lithographed plates including fine hand colored frontis of fruit, 2… Read more about this item

London, William Lay, 1858, First edition. . original cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and on cover in decorative gilt border, all edges gilted, cover rubbed and expertly re-set in binding, interior clean and near fine in very good cover, sound and tight binding. . 12mo [19 x 13.5 cm]; xii, 288, [iii, ads including one for author's earlier… Read more about this item

Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott Company, 1886, First edition. . original cloth, gilt butterfly vignette and gilt lettering on spine, very lightly rubbed at edges, a few pages with pencil annotations, signature of Mary Reeve-Spear Ross on endpaper, a fine and clean copy. . 8vo [19 x 14 cm]; 402, [vi, ads] pp, 93 illus, map, glossary, index. . The… Read more about this item

London, H. F. & G. Witherby, 1923, First Edition. . original cloth, shelf wear, spine label removed, front blank endpaper with piece cut out, else very clean, partly unopened, good copy. . 8vo [23 x 15 cm]; 292 pp, frontis, illus, plates from photos and drawings, index. . Much on insect life, spiders, ants, dung-burying beetles, monsoons, evolution of… Read more about this item

New York, The Macmillan Company, 1914, First Edition. . original pictorial blue cloth, attractively decorated in green and orange with gilt title lettering on front cover and spine, edges rubbed lightly, else a near fine copy, interior clean and sound. . thick 8vo [19.5 x 13.5 cm]; xvi, 503, [8, ads], 396 illustrations from photos & drwgs, index. .… Read more about this item

London, George Routledge and Sons, 1902, . . original two-part cloth, gilt title lettering on spine, lightly rubbed at edges, one leaf with marginal tear, hinges cracked but holding, a very good copy. . 12mo [19 x 13 cm]; xii, 368, [iv, ads] pp, 12 color lithographed (chromolithograph) plates including frontis, 61 test figures, index to plates. . Freeman… Read more about this item

Glasgow, Edinburgh, London, Blackie & Son, 1860, First Edition. . original red blind-stamped cloth with gilt decorations & gilt title lettering in border on spine with gilt vignettes of insects, edges rubbed, spine head bit worn with small chip, title & few other leaves lightly foxed, endpaper signed, clean, very good. . royal 8vo [26.5 x 19.5 cm]; xiv,… Read more about this item

London, Longman and Co., 1836, third edition. . original cloth, decorated in blind, head of spine chipped, front joint partly split, light foxing on few leaves but a nice copy. . 12mo [17.5 x 11 cm]; viii, 140 pp, 5 engraved plates of which 2 are hand-colored including frontis, glossary. . Freeman 1232. British Museum Natural History Library… Read more about this item

Toronto, University of Toronto Press, [1960], First Edition. . blue green cloth, spine with gilt rules and lettering, dj (worn at edges, small chip), clean, near fine in good dj. . 8vo [24 x 16 cm]; xxiv, 361 pp, 12 color plates, including color map, 79 illustrations in text, including maps, bibliog, index. . The author was a pioneer… Read more about this item

Boston, The University Press, 1905, First edition. . contemporary half leather, scuffed, gilt lettering on spine, raised bands, marbled boards and edges, binding signed by U. Holzer, Boston, internally clean, bright and fine, in very good cover, presentation copy signed by the author, Jan. 1907. . 8vo [23 x 15.5 cm]; xii, 117 pp, engraved frontis portrait, 45 fine… Read more about this item