Rover: Greatest Sits Collection
n.p. Andrew Rauen, 2014. Profusely illustrated with full-page color photos throughout. Unpaginated. Thick, square 4to, black cloth, d.w. N.p.: (Andrew Rauen, 2014). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
ANIMAL
Larousse Animal Portraits
New York: Larousse, 1977. Illustrated profusely in color. 175 pages. 4to, white cloth, d.w. New York: Larousse, 1977. First American Edition. Small hole in pages 153-154 -- otherwise internally fine. Near fine in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Extraordinary Chickens.
New York: Abrams, 2000. Well illustrated in color. 112 pages. Short square 4to, glossy pictorial boards, d.w. (minor edgewear at spine and corners). New York: Abrams, (2000). A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
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
Eve & the Apes.
Illustrated. 180pp. 8vo, cloth, (d.w. dampstained, visible on inside). New York: Weidendfeld & Nicolson, 1988. More
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
Uncle Remus; His Songs and Sayings
New York: Appleton, 1905. New and Revised Edition, with 112 Illustrations by A.B. Frost. 8vo, red pictorial cloth; front hinge starting; front flyleaf chipped at edge; back cover & back end-leaves stained at bottom edge; title page lightly soiled. New York: Appleton, 1905. First Edition with these illustrations, dedicated to A.B. Frost. Harris has signed the book twice, once with a presentation consisting of a 4 line poem in dialect, dated Christmas 1905, and once with his signature following the..... More
The Extermination of the American Bison
Washington: Smithsonian, 2002. Introduction by Hanna Rose Shell. Foreword by John Mack Faragher. Illustrated. xxiii + (367-548), 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. Washington: Smithsonian, (2002). Reprint. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Seasons of the Sea
Sarasota: Pineapple, 2001. Illustrations by Jim Wilson. xi + 163 pages, 8vo, boards, d.w (page edges and inside d.w. foxed, small dent to lower rear edge). Sarasota: Pineapple Press, (2001). First edition. Internally fine, a very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
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
Hunting with the Moon: The Lions of Savuti
Washington, D.C. National Geographic Society, 1997. Illustrated profusely in color. 168 pages, 4to, beige and gray cloth-backed boards, dust wrapper. Washington, D.C.: The National Geographic Society, (1997). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. Text by Dereck Joubert; color photographs by Beverly Joubert. 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
A Concrete Look at Nature: Central Park (and Other) Glimpses.
New York: Quadrangle, 1974. Illustrated. xii + 242 pages, 8vo, green cloth; front cover soiled. New York: Quadrangle/The New York Times Book Co., (1974). A very good copy. 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 (spine faded). Boston: A New York Graphic Society Book, (1988). First American edition. Very good. 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
Afrique
Paris: Ode, 1951. Map. Chromolithograph. 22" x 16". Striking pictorial map with high design features and ethnographic elements in Liozu's signature style. Border shows the flags of the different African countries and a decorative cartouche shows wildlife native to the continent. Covered with vignettes drawings of people and products of each country, resources, people, activities, crops, etc. Includes decorative title cartouche with animals and compass rose. More
Amerique du Sud
Paris: Ode, 1951. Map. Chromolithograph. 22" x 16". Beautiful pictorial map with high design features and ethnographic elements in Liozu's signature style. Border shows the flags of the different South American countries and a decorative cartouche shows wildlife native to the continent. More
Autographed Document Signed
Dakota Territory: 1875. 2 pages, Dakota Territory, August, 1875. This document -- a Statement of Forage and Straw -- is signed by Captain James S. Poland ("J.S. Poland"), who served under Reno at Little Big Horn and by Lt. William Badger ("W. Badger"), a close friend of General Custer and survivor of the Black Hills Campaign. The document lists the amount of oats, corn, barley, hay, fodder, and straw consumed by the animals at the Standing Rock Reservation in The..... More
The Fox and the Hound
New York: Dutton, 1967. Illustrated by John Schoenherr. 255 pages. 8vo, two-toned blue & tan cloth (a bit worn at extremities and spine somewhat sunned; light foxing on first and last several pages), pictorial d.w. New York: E.P. Dutton, 1967. First edition. A very good(-) copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. Scarce. Inscribed by the author on the front free end--paper: " To...a girl I'll never put on a pedestal - she doesn't need it with her legs". In..... More
Domestic Animals
New York: McLoughlin Bros. 1881. 6 full page chromolithograph illustrations. Oblong 4to, printed paper wrappers. New York: McLoughlin Bros, 1881. More
Dromedarius and Camelus
Frankfurt: Matthias Merian, 1657. Engraving. 13 x 8 inches. From Historiae Naturalis de Quadrupetibus Libri. Front of a dromedary and side profile of a seated camel both of which have cute faces with bright eyes. The Swiss-born Matthäus Merian (1593-1650) studied in Zurich and Paris before moving to Frankfurt am Main, where he worked as an engraver, etcher and publisher. John Johnston (1603-1675) was a Polish scholar and physician. More