Birds and Beasts of the Greek Anthology.
London: Chapman & Hall, 1928. 8vo, off white linen cloth; leather spine label. London: Chapman & Hall, (1928). First trade edition. More about Birds and Beasts of the Greek Anthology
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My Apingi Kingdom: With Life in the Great Sahara, and Sketches if the Chase of the Ostrich, Hyena, &c.
New York: Harper, 1871. Numerous black & white illustrations with tissue guards on the full page plates. 12mo, lavender cloth with ornately gilt spine and pictorial front cover. New York: Harper, 1871. Lightly spotted on rear cover, else near fine. More about My Apingi Kingdom: With Life in the Great Sahara, and Sketches if the Chase of the Ostrich,...
Memoires pour Servir a L'Histoire Anatomique et Physiologique des Vegetaux et des Animaux
Paris: Bailliere, 1837. 30 black & white plates, including 4 folding. 36pp. of text, 8vo, marbled boards, leather corners, crudely re-backed in brown cloth; foxed, corners dented. Paris: Bailliere, 1837. A very good copy. ATLAS VOLUME ONLY. More about Memoires pour Servir a L'Histoire Anatomique et Physiologique des Vegetaux et des Animaux
Memoires pour Servir a L'Histoire Anatomique et Physiologique des Vegetaux et des Animaux
Paris: Bailliere, 1837. 3 volumes. 8vo, 2 volumes of text 576 + 569 pp + 1 atlas volume which contains 30 black & white plates, including 4 folding. 36pp. of text, scattered foxing, 1/2 tan calf, red leather spine labels, marbled boards (rubbed). Paris: Bailliere, 1837. A very good copy. More about Memoires pour Servir a L'Histoire Anatomique et Physiologique des Vegetaux et des Animaux
Classic African Animals: The Big Five.
New York: Winchester Press, 1973. Illustrated by Bob Kuhn, including 6 additional loose color prints in a custom fold envelope. Elephant folio, 1/4 green leather over green boards. New York: Winchester Press, 1973. Limited edition. Edition limited to 375 copies. This one is unnumbered, but bears a presentation from both the author and the artist. Fine copy in a broken board slipcase. More about Classic African Animals: The Big Five
Hoofs and Claws; or, Mrs. Burton's Policy
Boston: Lothrop, 1880. Illustrated. 363pp., 12mo, decorative blue cloth with gilt lettering; covers lightly rubbed and worn. Boston: D. Lothrop, (1880). A very good copy. More about Hoofs and Claws; or, Mrs. Burton's Policy
Horses
New York: Knopf, 2003. Introductions by Jane Smiley and William H. Gass. 118 sepia photographs. xv + 151pp., 4to, brown cloth, d.w.; minor scuffing to rear panel of dust wrapper, faint musty smell. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, (2003). A near fine copy in a very good (+) dust wrapper. More about Horses
The Illustrated Cat's Life
London: Tiger Books, 1995. Illustrated with color photography. slim 4to, glossy pictorial boards, dust wrapper. London: Tiger Books, (1995). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More about The Illustrated Cat's Life
Classical Cats: The Rise and Fall of the Sacred Cat
London: Routledge, 1999. Illustrated in black and white. 227 pages, 8vo, black cloth, dust wrapper. London: Routledge, 1999. A near fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More about Classical Cats: The Rise and Fall of the Sacred Cat
Max Ernst: Histoire Naturelle.
Cologne: Galerie der Spiegel, 1965. Text in German, including short pieces by Eluard, Arp & Ernst. Illustrated with 34 black & white vignettes and 52 large b/w plates of rubbings; 5 mounted color plates of watercolors and numerous tiny figures within the text. 167 pages. Folio, blue pictorial wrappers (and original lithograph printed by Mourlot). Koln: Galerie der Spiegel, (1965). Overall a very good copy -- internally clean but with wrappers a bit edgeworn and dusty along gutter edge. Limited... More about Max Ernst: Histoire Naturelle
The Criminal Prosecution and Capital Punishment of Animals
London: Heinemann, 1906. Frontis., illustrated title page. x + 384pp., short 8vo, rebound in brown buckram. London: William Heinemann, 1906. More about The Criminal Prosecution and Capital Punishment of Animals
Scientific and Esoteric Studies in Sexual Degeneration in Mankind and in Animals.
New York: Anthropological, 1932. Translated by Ulrich Van Der Horst. Frontis. Large 8vo, black pebbled cloth, small stain on rear cover. New York: Privately Printed by Anthropological Press, (1932). A very good (+) copy. Limited, numbered edition, privately printed, of the book Havelock Ellis called "The greatest work on the sexual instinct in French." More about Scientific and Esoteric Studies in Sexual Degeneration in Mankind and in Animals
Siegfied and Roy: Mastering the Impossible
New York: Morrow, 1992. With Annette Tapert. Illustrated. 320pp., 8vo, red cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: William Morrow and Company, (1992). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More about Siegfied and Roy: Mastering the Impossible
La Comedie Humaine
Venice: Joan Fitzgerald, 2000. Illustrated with 17 facsimile ink drawings. Thin 12mo, stiff white wrappers with circular cutout to front cover. Venice: Joan Fitzgerald, 2000. Covers a bit dusty, still a very good(+) copy. One of 1000 copies. More about La Comedie Humaine
Stubbs' Dogs: The Hounds and Domestic Dogs of the Eighteenth Century as seen through the Paintings of George Stubbs.
London: Ackermann, 1984. 88 illustrations including 16 in color. 117 pages, slim 4to, blue cloth, dust wrapper. London: Ackermann, 1984. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More about Stubbs' Dogs: The Hounds and Domestic Dogs of the Eighteenth Century as seen through the...
The King Who Never Smiled.
Chicago: Manning, 1932. Black & white illustrations, red and yellow borders. 6 pages on stiff paper,tall 8vo, stiff red pictorial wrappers. Chicago: Manning, 1932. First Edition. Scare. A fine copy. A fairy tale illustrated with a profusion of photographs of real-life animals dressed as humans and posed in a variety of circumstances. More about The King Who Never Smiled
A Talk on Playing the Game with Animals and Birds.
London: R.S.P.C.A., 1926. 16mo, 8p., self wrappers. (London, 1926). First Edition. Text of a broadcast for Animals Welfare Week, published by the R.S.P.C.A. More about A Talk on Playing the Game with Animals and Birds
Animalphabet
David Gatti, 2001. The alphabet, illustrated with 26 animal drawings by David Gatti. thin 12mo, plane brown paper covers, illustrated wrappers. N.P. David Gatti, (2001). A fine copy of this scarce and lovely title. More about Animalphabet
Lord of the Rings: Gunther Gebel- Williams
New York: Ringling Brothers, 1988. Introduction by Kenneth Feld.Profusely illustrated with color photographs. Square 4to, white cloth with colored pictorial label, d.w. New York: Barnum & Bailey, (1988). First Edition. Celebrating the life and career of the famous animal tamer on the occasion of his farewell tour with Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus. Presentation copy, signed by Williams on the title page. More about Lord of the Rings: Gunther Gebel- Williams
One Hundred & Sixty Cat Proverbs & Proverbial Similies
San Francisco: Grabhorn Press, 1969. Frontispiece. Rubricated text, tall slim 8vo, untrimmed, gray cloth with a paper label on the front cover and spine San Francisco: Grabhorn Press, 1969. Limited Edition. Fine. One of only 300 copies. More about One Hundred & Sixty Cat Proverbs & Proverbial Similies
Histoire Critique de L'Ame Des Betes, Contenant Les Sentimens des Philosophes Anciens, & ceux des Modernes sur cette matiere
Amsterdam: Francois Changuion, 1749. Two volumes in One. One engraved illustration on dedication page. xxxviii + 271pp. and 352pp., separate title pages each with engraved illustration, 8vo, full leather, gilt-decorated spine; corners bumped, rubbed, minor and scattered foxing, bookplate inside front cover. Amsterdam: Chez Francois Changuion, 1749. A very good (+) copy. More about Histoire Critique de L'Ame Des Betes, Contenant Les Sentimens des Philosophes Anciens, & ceux...
The Centre Cannot Hold
New York: Glitterati, 2012. Foreword by Susan Minot. Illustrated throughout with amazing b/w photographs. Large 4to, pictorial boards, issued without dust wrapper. New York: Glitterati, (2012). First edition. A fine copy. More about The Centre Cannot Hold
Eve & the Apes.
Illustrated. 180pp. 8vo, cloth, (d.w. dampstained, visible on inside). New York: Weidendfeld & Nicolson, 1988. More about Eve & the Apes
An Identification Guide to Dog Breeds
Illustrated with color drawings of dogs. 96 pages, very slim 4to, glossy pictorial boards (bumping to corners), dust wrapper (overall rubbing). A very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More about An Identification Guide to Dog Breeds
Uncle Remus
Franklin Center: Franklin Library, 1984. Illustrated in black and white by A.B. Frost. 144 pages, small 8vo, gilt stamped green leather. Franklin Library, 1984. A fine copy. African-American folktales adapted and compiled by Joel Chandler Harris. More about Uncle Remus