Uncolored copper engraving. Image measures 10.25" x 6.75", sheet measures 13.75" x 9.5". In very good condition. An image of a papaya tree showing it being prepared and imbibed as juice, and also as being enjoyed by two wild boars. Potentially by Giovanni Petroschi (1715-1766), a Jesuit Italian engraver, and cartographer based in Rome, but the publication is not known. More

Original drawing. Pencil on paper. 12 1/4 x 9 3/8 inches. Shows pinholes at corners. Labeled "La Brede" on verso. From a collection of nature studies by artist and naturalist Antoinette Chinard. More

Original etching. Measures 10 1/2" x 8". Black and white etching depicting a woman, nude, with her gaze toward the sky. Her arms rest upon the branches of a tree, and tall grasses and leaves fill the background. The dark, bold lines in this print exemplify the engraver's skill and attention to detail. Numbered 73/200 in pencil and signed in the plate. Albert Decaris (1901-1988) was a precocious French engraver and artist known for engraving many religious figures and scenes..... More

London: 1750. Engraving. Image measures 11" x 7.25", sheet measures 13.75" x 9". Shows some light foxing, and some light toning. Plate 1, page 7 from "The Natural History of Barbados" by Reverend Griffith Hughes, A.M. which depicts local flora and sea fauna from the island country. Figure I and II show fragments of a figurine depicting an idol or deity, and figures III, IIII, and V depict tools thought to be used to cut down trees. Inscription reads: To..... More

Etching c. 1639. Inscribed lower left, "F. Parmegiano inu:" Inscribed lower right, "W. Hollar fecit." In the center margin, "Cum Priuilo: Sacrae: Regae: Maitus. Measures 6 1/4" x 5 5/8" Trimmed to neat line. Scene depicting a young Hercules asleep beneath a tree, lying naked on a cloak with his club between his legs. Lush vegetation surrounds him, and a bird is perched on a branch above his head. After Italian Mannerist painter Parmigianino. Wenceslaus Hollar also known as Wenzel..... More

London: Ben Brown Fine Arts, 2016. Illustrated in color throughout. 95 pages. Square 4to, red cloth-backed printed boards. (London): Ben Brown Fine Arts, (2016). A fine copy, as new in shrinkwrap. More

New York: Abrams, 1989. 44 plates in full color, 59 duotone photographs. 127 pages. 4to, white with gold vignette, dust wrapper. New York: Abrams, (1989). A very good(+) copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. A dazzling presentation of the plant world. More

Hollywood: Heavy Industries, 1971. Illustrated with 14 photos, followed by a large number of blank pages. 16mo, (5 1/2 x 7 inches), slim plain black glossy wrappers (very light edgewear; 1 page dog-eared). Hollywood: Heavy Industries, 1971. First edition. A very good(+) copy. First and only edition -- one of 3900 copies. Ruscha's 13th book, signed by him on the front free flyleaf. More

New York: Viking, 1960. Handsomely illustrated with sixty plates in seven colors after the originals by Hans Schwarzenbach. Unpaginated. 4to, green cloth, pictorial d.w. (publisher's laminate peeling; chipped & torn in several places along edges). New York: Viking, (1960). A near fine copy in a good dust wrapper. Translated and adapted by Herbert L. Edlin. More