The Great Dismal; A Carolinian's Swamp Memoir.
illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. Chapel Hill: Univ. of North Carolina Press, (1990). More about The Great Dismal; A Carolinian's Swamp Memoir
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Old Garden Roses. Parts One & Two.
London: George Rainbird, 1955. 2 volumes, complete. Each volume with 8 handsomely printed full-page color plates by Charles Raymond. 52 and 47 pages. Slim folios, boards with paper cover labels, pictorial dustwrappers, prices un-clipped. London: George Rainbird, 1955 & 1957. Limited first editions. Fine in near fine dust wrapper. Limited editions 429/2160 and 839/2160. More about Old Garden Roses. Parts One & Two
Natural Earth, Living Earth
Covent Garden Books, 1999. Many color Illus. 4to, pictorial white boards, d.w. pages slightly wavy throughout. N.p.: Covent Garden Books, (1999). A very good (-) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More about Natural Earth, Living Earth
Forest Secrets.
Czechoslovakia: Artia, 1955. Illustrated with 317 b/w photographs and a few full-page color plates. 367pp. 4to, gray cloth. (slight darkening around the edges and on spine, top edge has a few small mildew stains, top cover very slightly bowed). Czechoslovakia: Artia, (1955). A very good copy. More about Forest Secrets
The Tundra World.
color frontis. 8vo, cloth. Boston, (1952). More about The Tundra World
Down to Earth; Nature's Role in American History
New York: Oxford University Press, 2002. Illustrated. xiv + 347pp., 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w.; small dampstain to foot of dust wrapper.New York: Oxford University Press, 2002. From the library of Wendell Garrett with his ownership signature. More about Down to Earth; Nature's Role in American History
Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes.
London: Kegan Paul, 1879. Frontispiece by Walter Crane. Blue-green silk cloth, pictorially stamped in gilt, brown endpapers: (minor binding wear, inner hinges starting). London: Kegan Paul, 1879. First Edition. Stevenson's first published work. 1881 ownership signature, and two later bookplates, one of them the ex libris of Carroll Atwood Wilson. In a cloth clam-shell case. More about Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes
The American West; A Natural History.
many color and b/w illus. 4to, cloth; (cloth lightly soiled). (N.Y.): Promontory Press, n.d. More about The American West; A Natural History
The Economy of The Animal Kingdom. Considered Anatomically, Physically, and Philosophically
Swedenborg Scientific Association, 1955. 2 volumes. Translated by The Rev. Augustus Clissold. 564pp. and 428pp., 8vo, maroon cloth; very minor scuffing to covers, fold to upper corner front free endpaper volume one. N.P.: Swedenborg Scientific Association, 1955. Internally fine, a near fine copy. More about The Economy of The Animal Kingdom. Considered Anatomically, Physically, and Philosophically
Walden; or Life in the Woods.
Boston: Bibliophile Society, 1909. Frontispieces and numerous tipped-in photographic illustrations by Gleason along with other facsimile illustrations, lettered tissue guards, the title-pages to Volumes I and II are in multiple states, one engraved and one etched. 2 volumes, xxxii, 208; 263 pages, tall thick 8vo, publishers original 3/4 vellum, gilt-lettered spine, brown cloth. Boston: The Bibliophile Society, 1909. Excellent condition. Limited Edition, one of 461 copies on Holland Handmade paper. More about Walden; or Life in the Woods
A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers.
Avon: Limited Editions Club, 1975. With an Introduction by Charles R. Anderson. Illustrations by R. J. Holden. Endpaper maps. 327pp. Tall 8vo, 3/4 cloth, board slipcase. Avon, Connecticut: The Limited Editions Club, 1975. Fine. One of 2000 numbered copies signed by the illustrator. More about A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers
Exploring the Other Island; A Seasonal Guide to Nature
Great Falls: Waterline Books, 1994. Illus. 8vo, pr. wrs. Great Falls, VA: Waterline Books, (1994). Very good. More about Exploring the Other Island; A Seasonal Guide to Nature
Rambles of a Naturalist Round Folkestone, with Occasional Papers on the Fauna and Flora of the District, to Which are Added Lists of Plants, Lepidoptera, Birds, and Land and Freshwater Shells
Folkestone: J. English, 1880. 157 pages, thin 12mo, decorative black-stamped green cloth; lightly rubbed, corners bumped, small ink stamp title page, a few instances of notes in margin. Folkestone: J. English, 1880. A very good copy. Signed by the author on the front free flyleaf. More about Rambles of a Naturalist Round Folkestone, with Occasional Papers on the Fauna and Flora of the...
Unknown Terrain: The Landscapes of Andrew Wyeth
New York: Whitney Museum, 1998. 169 illustrations, including 151 in color. 223 pages, small oblong 4to, lime green cloth, dust wrapper. New York: Whitney Museum & Harry Abrams, (1998). A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More about Unknown Terrain: The Landscapes of Andrew Wyeth
The Monumental Moment.
Profusely illustrated with fine color photographs of Western American landscapes. 130pp. Square 4to, white cloth, d.w. Treviso: Grafiche Vianello, 2002. First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. Text in English & Italian. More about The Monumental Moment
My Camera on Point Lobos.; 30 Photographs and Excerpts from E.W.'s Daybook.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1950. Introduction by Dody. 81 pages. Slim square folio, black printed boards, spiral-bound with white plastic rings (just a bit of wear to corners, mostly on rear; small faint dampstain in gutter of title and text pages but plates are clean). Yosemite National Park: Virginia Adams & Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1950. First edition. Bookplate inside front cover and matching ownership information written on endpaper, still a very good(+) copy. The photographs are beautifully printed on glossy Kromekote... More about My Camera on Point Lobos.; 30 Photographs and Excerpts from E.W.'s Daybook
Mirrors, Messages, Manifestations.
New York: Aperture, 1969. Numerous beautiful b/w photographs by White, who was the editor of Aperture from 1952 to 1975. 242 pages. Square 4to, blue cloth (rubbed at the extremities), d.w. (edgeworn and faded at spine). New York: Aperture, (1969). First edition. A very good(+) copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. White's first monograph. More about Mirrors, Messages, Manifestations
Thirty Plates Illustrative of Natural Phenomena, Etc. with a short description annexed to each plate.
London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1846. 30 fine engraved plates with original hand coloring (very occasional spotting). Tall slim folio, brown calf backed original publisher's brown cloth, decorated in blind stamping and lettered in gilt (extremities rubbed). London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1846. First Edition. Very good (+). The plates include: "The Rainbow"; "The Aurora Borealis"; "The Geysers; or Boiling Springs of Iceland"; "Water Spouts"; "Glaciers"; "Icebergs"; "Caverns"; "Fingal's Cave"; "The Falls of Niagara"; "The Prairie on Fire";... More about Thirty Plates Illustrative of Natural Phenomena, Etc. with a short description annexed to each plate
Wild Adventures.
London: Thomas Nelson, 1857. Engraved title vignette, numerous charming engravings of animals throughout (5pp. of illustrations with 5 vignettes per page), gilt-bordered pages, 11pp., slim folio, tinted pictorial cloth-backed bds., tissue guards; (spine worn, corners and edges bumped, some light foxing). London: Thomas Nelson, 1857. Scarce. Very good (+). Includes a paragraph of descriptive "adventure" text for each illustration, topics ranging from Caffirs and Buffalo Hunting to Russian Travellers Attacked by Wolves and Escape from a Shark. More about Wild Adventures
American Scenery; or, Land, Lake, and River Illustrations of Transatlantic Nature.
London: George Virtue, 1840. 2 volumes. Engraved frontispiece portrait, and extra illustrated title page. Illustrated with 122 tissue protected plates (including the map and the title pages) from drawings by W.H. Bartlett, engraved in the first style of the art by R. Wallis, J. Cousen, Willmore, et al. 4to. Handsomely bound in contemporary brown polished calf; blind-stamped panels and gilt-stamped spines with black leather labels; marbled endpapers and page edges (leather is rubbed but sound and attractive; one plate loose;... More about American Scenery; or, Land, Lake, and River Illustrations of Transatlantic Nature
Naturalist.
b/w illus. 8vo, cloth. Washington: Island Press, (1994). vg. More about Naturalist
Libres et Sauvages
Paris: Nathan, 2000. Profusely illustrated with gorgeous color photographs. 255pp., thick, oblong 4to, black board; covers lightly rubbed minor dent to rear edge, minor crease to front. Paris: Nathan, (2000). Internally near fine, a very good (+) copy. More about Libres et Sauvages
The Living World
Wildlands Press. Profusely illustrated with color photographs some full-bleed. Oblong 4to, black cloth (minor wear and soiling), dust wrapper (light overall surface wear) still, a very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. No place, Wildlands Press, no date. More about The Living World
The Religion of Nature Delineated.
London: Knapton, 1738. Frontispiece portrait, engraved by Vertue; several other engraved head/tailpieces & decorative initials throughout. xv, 219, [5]pp. Short 4to, attractively rebound in recent 1/2 brown calf with raised bands and burgundy leather label. London: John and Paul Knapton, 1738. Sixth edition. Fine. Two bookplates inside cover; light foxing on first and last several pages, otherwise a clean copy in near fine condition. More about The Religion of Nature Delineated
The London Pleasure Gardens of the Eighteenth Century.
London: Macmillan, 1896. 61 black & white illustrations colored frontispiece with tissue guard. Tall 8vo, black cloth, gold emblem on front cover. London: Macmillan, 1896. First Edition. Near Fine. More about The London Pleasure Gardens of the Eighteenth Century