ANIMAL
The Kennel Club: A HIstory and Record of its Work.
London: The Kennel, 1905. Illustrated with many portraits. Tall thick 8vo, 429 pages + 12 pages of advertisements. Two tone green cloth, spine a bit wrinkled. London: The Kennel, 1905. First Edition. Scarce. Very good (+). More
The Bunny Stories For Young People
New York: Stokes, 1892. 78 illustrations by Culmer Barnes. 210pp., 8vo, green decorative cloth; corners and spine ends bumped, cloth rubbed, early ink inscription front free endpaper, inside front hinge mended. New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1892. A very good copy. More
African Wildlife: A Visual Celebration
Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 1998. Profusely illustrated in color. 160 pages. Tall 4to, brown cloth, dust wrapper. Cape Town: Struik Publishers, (1998). Near-fine. More
The Last Polar Bear: Facing the Truth of a Warming World, A Photographic Journey
Seattle: NRDC, 2008. Illustrated with color photographs by Steven Kazlowski throughout. 207 pages, blue cloth, oblong 4to, dust wrapper. NRDC, 2008. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
The Riverside Natural History.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1888. 12 volumes. 3/4 red leather over marbled boards, marbled end-papers, top edge gilt. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1888. Profusely illustrated by more than 2200 woodcuts in the text, 168 full page engravings, and 12 color plates, along with articles by many contributors on Lower Invertebrates; Crustacea and Insects; Fishes and Reptiles; Birds; Mammals; Man. Volume 1 has a small chip on the top of the spine; otherwise a fine set. More
The Jungle Books
Norwalk: Easton, 1980. Illustrated by David Gentleman. 383 pages. Tall thick 8vo, gilt-stamped green leather, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers. Norwalk: Easton Press, (1980). A fine copy. 100 Greatest Books Ever Written series. More
Albrecht Durer and the Animal and Plant Studies of the Renaissance
Boston: New York Graphic Society, 1988. Beautifully illustrated with 95 color and 157 black-and-white illustrations. 278pp., thick 4to, cloth, d.w. Boston: A New York Graphic Society Book, (1988). First American edition. A fine copy in a near fine price clipped dust wrapper. This book was published in connection with the 306th exhibition of the Graphische Sammlung Albertina in Vienna: Albrecht Durer and the Plant Studies of the Renaissance, April 18 to June 30, 1985. More
Traite de la Connoissance des Animaux, ou, Tout ce qui a este dit Pour & Contre le Raisonnement des Bestes, est examine.
Paris: Pierre Rocolet, 1648. Printer's device on title, and some other decorative woodcut initials and headpieces throughout. [8], 30, [10], 390 pages. Short 4to, full contemporary calf with gilt spine. Paris: Chez Pierre Rocolet; Jacques Langlois, Imprimeur du Roy, 1648. First edition. Scarce. A near fine copy with clean pages and wide margins. An uncommon title on animal psychology. The author, a doctor from Le Mans who was the personal physician of the Chancelier Seguier and founding member of the... More
The Call of the Wild
Franklin Center: Franklin, 1982. Illustrated by David J. Passalacqua. 179 pages, slim 8vo, gilt stamped brown leather, all edges gilt, dark blue silk moire endpapers. Franklin Center: Franklin Library, 1977. A fine copy aside for tiny scuffs on spine bands. 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature series. More
The Life, History and Magic of The Dog
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1970. Profusely illustrated, mostly in black and white. 255 pages, square 4to, brown cloth, dust wrapper (gently worn at corners). New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1970). A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Hotspots: Earth's Biologically Richest and Most Endangered Terrestrial Ecoregions
Mexico City: Cemex, 1999. Foreword by Harrison Ford. Beautifully illustrated with hundreds of color photographs. 430pp., folio, red cloth, d.w. Mexico City: Cemec & Conservation International, (1999). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
Billy Whiskers: The Autobiography of a Goat
Akron: Saalfield, 1902. Six full page color plates plus black-and-white text illustrations. 159pp., tall 8vo, decorative red cloth; neat ink inscription front free endpaper, front hinge weak, covers lightly worn. Akron: Saalfield, (1902). A very good (-) copy. More
Dali's Animal Crackers.
St. Petersburg: Salvador Dali Museum, 1993. Illustrated throughout. 243pp. Very oblong 8vo, black boards. slightly edge-worn d.w. St. Petersburg: Salvador Dali Museum, (1993). A very good(+) in a very good dust wrapper. More
Sea of Slaughter
Boston: Atlantic Monthly, 1984. 8vo, 1/2 blue cloth, d.w. Boston: Atlantic Monthly, (1984). Near Fine. More
NATURALIST'S POCKET MAGAZINE; or, Complete Monthly Cabinet of the Curiosities and Beauties of Nature.
London: Harrison Cluse, 1798. Volume 1 only, in 8 original parts, with 24 elegant colored prints. 12mo, untirmmie, original gray printed wrappers, housed together in a green cloth clamshell box. Near fine. Scarce. More
American Animals
Joliet: Volland, 1929. Written and illustrated by David Newell. Illustrated with 10 color plates and many black & white sketches throughout. 80 pages. Slim 8vo, original blue cloth, spine fade and cloth worn at all corners; previous owner's neat inscriptions title page and rear of frontispiece. Joliet: Volland, (1929). First Edition. A good copy. More
Scottish Terrier Coats.
London: Privately Printed. Illustrated. 44 pages (revised address sticker on title page with faint glue discoloration around edges and on verso of title page) , pictorial boards (two very small tears to upper edge of wrapper). London: Privately Printed, ca. 1980. Scarce.Near fine. More
The Pinto Horse
Santa Barbara: Wallace Hebberd, 1927. Illustrated by Edward Borein and Foreword by Owen Wister. 76pp., tall 8vo, gilt-decorated and lettered red cloth; many of the first 30 pages are soiled in the margins. Santa Barbara: Wallace Hebberd, 1927. A very good copy. More
The Fairy Caravan.
Philadelphia: David McKay, 1929. Illustrated by Potter with 6 color plates and 20 in b/w, plus 42 smaller vignettes within the text. 225 pages. 8vo, original green cloth with inset color pictorial label (one small abrasion partially degrading the "e" in "Beatrix"). Philadelphia: David McKay, (1929). Limited first American edition -- number 99 of only 100 copies, with limitation and signature on a thin parchment leaf. A clean, tight and near fine copy. This is the last of Potter's major... More
The Royal Office of the Master of the Horse
London: Threshold Books Ltd., 1976. Profusely illustrated in black and white and color, with some full-bleed images. 360 pages, 4to, maroon cloth with gilt stamping (small damp-stain at the bottom of the spine and front left corner), dust wrapper with ornate raised gold foil medallion (some light edge-wear to the corners and spine). London: Threshold Books Limited, (1976). A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Natural History.
Cambridge: Harvard College Library, 1960. Translated by Philip Hofer. Illustrated with 13 mounted lithographic plates by Walter Stein, and several additional offset lithographs in the text. Thin oblong 4to, green pictorial boards with black leather spine; uncut edges. Cambridge: Harvard College Library Department of Printing and Graphic Arts, 1960. A near fine copy in a solid but poor slipcase. From a total edition of 600, this is number 56 of 100 copies signed by both artist and translator, printed on... More
Natural History.
Cambridge: Harvard College Library, 1960. Translated by Philip Hofer. Illustrated with 13 mounted lithographic plates by Walter Stein, and several additional offset lithographs in the text. Thin oblong 4to, green pictorial boards with black leather spine (worn and cracking but solid); uncut edges. Cambridge: Harvard College Library Department of Printing and Graphic Arts, 1960. A very good copy, internally fine, in a very good slipcase. From a total edition of 600, this would be one of 450 copies in a.... More
The Haunters of the Silences.
Boston: Page, 1907. A Book of Animal Life. Illustrated by Charles Livingston Bull. Frontispiece plus 47 full page black & white plates. xiv, 316pp, adds. 8vo, green gilt- lettered pictorial cloth; very light wear at corners and spine ends. Boston: L.C. Page and Company, 1907. A very good (+) copy of this handsome book. More