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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1840. Reprint Edition. Hardcover. Good. 24mo 5" - 6" tall. Among the most consummate and admirable, therefore, of the terrestrial works of the great Creator, and signally manifesting his wonder-working skill, his unspeakable wisdom, power, and goodness, and the study of their organization, and character, and habits, cannot be otherwise than highly… Read more about this item

New York: David McKay, 1970. Second Reprinting . Softcover. Good. 12mo 7" - 7. A perfectly serviceable reference copy of the stated Second Reprinting; nothing fancy, but complete and sturdy. Illustrated card stock covers, lightly soiled endpapers, paper edges, else clean, with plentiful black-and-white illustrations. 303 pp., with complete index.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest… Read more about this item

New York: The Orion Press,, 1963. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Large 8vo 9" - 10. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover, clean, bright interior, lightly worn and soiled grey cloth covers, still sharp white and gold lettering to front cover and spine, minimal rubbing to extremities, and some foxing to page edges. First English Edition, having… Read more about this item

New York: Bonanza Books. Reprint Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Walter W. Ferguson. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover, clean, if toned, minimal rubbing to extremities. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, moderately worn, sunned at spine, chipped along top edge, protected by a plastic coat. Many, many score short stories of natural history… Read more about this item

Beckermet, Cumbria: Michael Moon at the Beckermet Bookshop, 1977. Reprint Edition. Softcover. Near Fine. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. As an antiquarian bookseller, I buy thousands of books every year. Occasionally, I come across a book which awakens the collector instinct in me and which makes me feel I would like to add it to my own… Read more about this item

Amstelaedami: Ex Typographia Gerardi Tielenburg, 1774. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 12mo 7" - 7. Uncommon in the trade, there being currently only a single additional copy available on-line. Appears to be one of only two titles by the author (the other, held in the Esther Bobst Library at N.Y.U., is Seculum Philosophicum . . . ) and… Read more about this item

New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Large 8vo 9" - 10. Anne Ophelia Dowden. A precious little book that combines fascinating lore and glorious pictures to re-creat the gardens and meadows of Elizabethan England. Stated First Edition, First Printing, with "1" in "number" line present. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear,… Read more about this item

Portland, Oregon : Binfords & Mort, 1964. Second Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fair. 12mo 7" - 7. Meet the Morels, Chanterelles, Puffballs, Corals, Inky Caps and field mushrooms, the Boletes and smokey Puffballs. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover of the stated Second Edition, first published in 1938, clean, unmarked of interior, minimal rubbing to extremities. Pictorial covers, depicting… Read more about this item

London: Printed by Order of the Trustees of the British Museum, and sold at Longmans & Co., B. Quaritch, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., and the British Museum of Natural History . First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to 11" - 13" tall. An absolutely indispensable to for the historian and student, bibliographer and librarian, rare book… Read more about this item

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The American Philosophical Society, 1962. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine. 4to 11" - 13" tall. Uber-scarce in the trade, there being currently no additional copies available on-line. Sterling condition softcover copy in First Edition, with unfurled tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear to the simple printed wraps. Double-columned… Read more about this item

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The American Philosophical Society, 1962. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine. 4to 11" - 13" tall. Currently few additional copies available on-line. Sterling condition softcover copy in First Edition, crimped upper tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear to the simple printed wraps. Double-columned texts, many score black-and-white illustrations and… Read more about this item

Olympia, Washington: The Welsh Hill Press & Forge, 1990. First Edition. Softcover. Fine. Large 8vo 9" - 10. Signed by Other. This is Copy #148 of a Special Limited Edition of only 250 copies, printed on fine paper. Sterling condition softcover copy, with unfurled tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear… Read more about this item