New York: Cornell, 1967. The Formation of the Egg and of the Chick; The Formed Fetus. 2 volumes in a cloth slipcase. Frontis. Some illustrations. 4to, cloth. New York: Cornell University Press, (1967). Fine. A Facsimile edition. More
New York: Lockwood, 1870. 3 volumes. Illustrated with 155 glorious hand-colored lithographic plates, protected by tissue guards. xvi, 383, [1 blank]; [iv], 334; vi, 348 pages. Royal 8vo, bound in original full brown morocco with ornate blind-stamped decorative covers and spines; marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. (Beautiful bindings are slightly rubbed; virtually spotless interiors). New York: George R. Lockwood, (no date, circa 1870). Fourth octavo edition. The folio edition containing 150 plates was published between 1845-48. A supplementary volume with..... More
New York: V.G. Audubon. 1852-1854. 3 volumes. Illustrated with 155 glorious hand-colored lithographic plates with tissue guards. viii, 383 [1]; ii, 334; viii, 348 pages. Royal 8vo, wonderfully bound in contemporary red pebbled morocco; ornate gilt-decorated covers and spines; inner and outer dentelles, all edges gilt (bindings are just a bit rubbed; light scattered foxing throughout, but the plates are virtually spotless). New York: V.G. Audubon, 1852, 1854, 1854. Early edition in excellent condition. The folio edition containing 150 plates..... More
Three b/w Illus. and 2 diagrams. 60pp., 8vo, pr. wrs., wrappers lightly soiled. N.p., no date. Beale's book was Melville's main source of information on whaling. A facsimile of the London, 1835 edition. This copy is without a publisher or date. It is circa 1975. More
San Francisco: Sierra Club, 1970. Illustrated, some in color. large 8vo, cloth, d.w. San Francisco, (1970). A Sierra Club Publication. More
mew: New York Zoological Society, 1905. Many black-and-white photographs. 31 pages, thin 8vo, stiff printed wrappers; minor chipping and wear. New York: New York Zoological Society, 1905. A very good copy. Reprinted from the Ninth Annual Report of the New York Zoological Society. More
New York: New York Zoological Society. Illustrated in black and white. Slim staple-bound 4to, blue paper wrappers, lightly worn at spine ends. New York: New York Zoological Society, (no date, c. 1953). Reprint from Zoologica Vol. 37, Part 4, December 31, 1952. A very good(+) copy. More
New York: New York Zoological Society, 1917. Introduction by Theodore Roosevelt. Numerous black & white illustrations, one in color. 504 pages, printed on coated paper. Tall 8vo, gilt-stamped pictorial green cloth, t.e.g. New York: New York Zoological Society, 1917. Fine. More
Wellington: Department of Education, New Zealand, 1958. Many Illus. 8vo, gray cloth, d.w. lightly soiled and crudely taped. Wellington: Islands Education Division, Department of Education, N.Z., 1958. Ex libris Islands Education Division Library with their rubberstamp. More
Roma: Dalla Tipografia Salviucci, 1841. Color lithograph with hand colored embellishments. Measures 15" x 10 7/8" Beautiful print of several species of sea robins, or gurnards, from "Iconografia della Fauna Italica Per Le Quattro Classi Degli Animali Vertebrati", published between 1832-1841. Carlo Lucien Jules Laurent Bonaparte (1803-1857) was a French biologist and ornithologist. As the nephew of Napoleon and the 2nd Prince of Canino, he was raised in Italy but moved to Philadelphia shortly after marriage, where he worked alongside..... More
Roma: Dalla Tipografia Salviucci, 1841. Color lithograph with hand colored embellishments. Measures 15" x 10 7/8" Beautiful print of a jewelled lizard, from "Iconografia della Fauna Italica Per Le Quattro Classi Degli Animali Vertebrati", published between 1832-1841. Carlo Lucien Jules Laurent Bonaparte (1803-1857) was a French biologist and ornithologist. As the nephew of Napoleon and the 2nd Prince of Canino, he was raised in Italy but moved to Philadelphia shortly after marriage, where he worked alongside Alexander Wilson, updating his..... More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1932. Illustrated. x + 244pp., 8vo, decorative cloth; minor wear to spine ends New York: Simon & Schuster, (1932). First edition. A very good copy. More
Paris: Bureau de la Societe des Publications Illustrees, 1839. 6 volumes. Frontispiece portrait in first volume and small vignettes on all title pages. Profusely illustrated with 121 fine hand-colored plates and maps, tissue guards (Scattered foxing and some age-browning). Short 4to, attractively bound in contemporary brown leather-backed boards with gilt-decorated spines (evenly faded to tan); marbled endpapers. Paris: Bureau de la Societe des Publications Illustrees, 1839. Text in French. A very good(+) set. More
illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w.; (torn d.w.). New York, 1953. Observations of a naturalist during a summer on the northwest coast of Alaska. More
Illus. 4to. Palo Alto: Addison- Wesley, (1962). Presentation Copy. More
illus., some in color. sq. 4to, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Macmillan, (1977). vg. More
London: John Van Voorst, 1847. xii, 343pp. Thick 8vo, original blind- stamped brown cloth with gilt-lettered spine (cloth is just a bit edgeworn); uncut edges. London: John Van Voorst, 1847. First Edition. A very good(+) copy. More
126 color illustrations, 4to, cloth; large ink stamp on flyleaf. N.Y.: Doubleday, 1974. Very good in very good dust jacket. More
illus. 8vo, cloth. (spine end torn). New York, (1958). Study of the native animals of the Arctic. More
London: Whittaker, 1827. 5 volumes. 196 plates (out of 210) with 76 colored by hand. Handsomely bound in contemporary 3/4 green morocco, lightly worn, some scattered foxing. London: George Whittaker, 1827. First English edition. Very good (+). A near fine set, with light scattered foxing, of this classic zoological book- a standard for the first half of the nineteenth century. More
Paris: Imperiale, 1810. xvi, 394, [1]pp., 8vo, 1/2 brown calf (rubbed). Paris: L'Imprimerie Imperiale, 1810. Very good. Report on zoology, chemistry, meteorology, and medicine by the noted zoologist and scientist. More
Paris: Imperiale, 1810. xvi, 299pp., 4to, wrappers. Paris: L'Imprimerie Imperiale, 1810. Large Paper edition. Very good. Report on zoology, chemistry, meteorology, and medicine by the noted zoologist and scientist. More
Paris: Chez Deterville, 1812. 4 volumes. Illustrated with 154 splendid copperplates, many folding, and and an additional folding hand-colored geognostical map of Paris and vicinity. Each volume several parts with distinct pagination. 4to, bound in early calf-backed boards with red leather labels (spines are brittle and somewhat damaged at edges), uncut edges. Paris: Chez Deterville, 1812. First edition. Internally excellent copy with wide- margins and only faint scattered foxing. Through the method of reconstruction of what ancient mammals must have..... More
Paris: Octave Doin, 1882. 523 text illustrations. 782 pages, thick 12mo, half leather over marbled boards; a few pages with faint dampstaining, covers edgeworn. Paris: Octave Doin, 1882. A clean, tight very good copy. More
London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1928. Illustrated in color by the author. 246 pages, large 8vo, gilt-stamped green cloth (well worn, corners bumped). London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1928. A good, readable copy. More
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