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
ANIMAL
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
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.; A Book of Animal Life.
Boston: Page, 1907. Illustrated by Charles Livingston Bull. Frontispiece plus 47 full page black & white plates. xiv, 316 pages, plus ads. 8vo, green gilt-lettered pictorial cloth; light wear at corners and spine ends. Boston: L.C. Page and Company, 1907. A very good(+) copy of this handsome book. More
Noah's Ark; or, "Mornings In The Zoo." Being A Contribution to the Study of Unnatural History
London: Sampson Low, 1882. One illustrations (reproduction of a drawing by the author's xi + 416pp., 8vo, 3/4 green leather over marbled boards, gilt lettering and decorations on spine; spine sunned, light wear to edges. London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1882. A very good (+) copy. More
Dangerous Beauty, Life and Death in Africa: True Stories from a Safari Guide.
New York: Hyperion, 2001. Illustrated sparsely in black & white. 322pp. 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. (small tear near spine). New York: Hyperion, (2001). First edition. A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
The Animal Style in South Russia and China.
New York: Hacker, 1973. 33 black & white plates. 4to, pictorial blue cloth. New York: Hacker Art Books, 1973. Reprint of the 1929 original. Scarce. A very good copy. More
The Worlds of Ernest Seton Thompson.
New York: Knopf, 1976. Illustrations from 57 paintings; 36 in color plus & 71 drawings. Slim oblong 4to, two-toned cloth, d.w. New York: Knopf, 1976. First edition. A very good(+) copy. More
Roosters: Animal Icon
New York: Assouline, 2005. Illustrated with color photos throughout. Unpaginated. Slim folio, glossy pictorial boards, d.w. (New York): Assouline, (2005). A very near fine copy, just lightly shelfworn. More
The Leopard's Tale
London: Elm Tree Books, 1988. Numerous color images. 192 pages. 4to, green cloth, dust wrapper. London: Elm Tree Books, (1988). London: Elm Tree Books, (1988). Near-fine. More
Great Cats; Majestic Creatures of the Wild
Emmaus, PA: Rodale Press, 1993. Illustrated (color). 240 pages. Folio, blue cloth, dust wrapper. Emmaus, PA: Rodale Press, (1993). A very good(+) copy. More
Lives of the Hunted. Containing a True Account of the Doings of Five Quadrupeds & Three Birds
New York: Scribner, 1901. Over 200 drawings. 8vo, olive green pictorial cloth; spine & cover edges sunned. N.Y.: Scribner, 1901. First Edition. Inscribed by the author, with his customary small drawing of a paw print. More
Lives of the Hunted. Containing a True Account of the Doings of Five Quadrupeds & Three Birds
New York: Scribner, 1901. Over 200 drawings. 8vo, olive green pictorial cloth; spine lightly sunned. N.Y.: Scribner, 1901. First Edition. More
Monarch The Big Bear of Tallac.
New York: Scribner, 1904. With 100 drawings by the Author. 8vo, blue cloth stamped in gilt, with oval pictorial label. N.Y.: Scribner, 1904. First Edition. Minor binding wear; corners bumped; penciled gift inscription. More
Monarch The Big Bear of Tallac.
New York: Scribner, 1904. With 100 drawings by the Author. 8vo, blue cloth stamped in gilt, with oval pictorial label. N.Y.: Scribner, 1904. First Edition. More
Elephants, Ancient and Modern
New York: The Viking Press, 1968. Illustrated in black & white and color. 255 pages, 8vo. orange cloth (abrasion at upper spine), d.w. (clipped, some fraying and tears). New York: The Viking Press, 1968. A very good(+) copy in a very good(-) d.w. More
Twilight of the Wild; Story, Camera and Art
Johannesburg: Hugh Keartland, 1967. Illustrated (color and b/w). 207 pages. Tall 4to., red cloth boards, spine slightly loose at hinges, chipsped d.w. Johannesburg: Hugh Keartland Ltd., (1967). A very good copy in a poor wrapper. Inscribed by author on title page: "To [...] with kindest regards, John Sinclair" More
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
Galapagos; Discovery on Darwin's Islands
Washington: Smithsonian, 1989. Many color Illus. 4to, pr. wrs. Washington: Smithsonian, (1989). Near Fine. More
Inspector Mouse
New York: Holt, 1980. Illustrated in color. slim square 8vo, black boards, dust wrapper. First American edition. A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. New York: Holt, 1980. More
Alligators: Prehistoric Presence in the American Landscape
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1997. Lightly illustrated with color photos. 227 pages. 4to, navy cloth, d.w. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, (1997). A poor copy with considerable damage to upper edge of pages; in a very good(+) wrapper, lightly scuffed and sunned. More