Nature - General from Horizon Books

London, Bernard Quaritch Ltd, 1954, First edition. . original cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and cover, clean and unmarked, fine copy, includes a four page 'Report of the Council of the Ray society for 1958-59', inserted loose. . 12mo [22 x 14.5 cm]; vi, 101 pp, photo frontispiece. . The author gives a detailed history of the Ray… Read more about this item

New York and London, Garland Publishing, 1994, . . original green cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and cover, clean fine copy, as new. . 8vo [23.5 x 15.5 cm]; xxxi, 740 pp, bibliography, detailed indexes. . Published in the Smithsonian Institution's Bibliographies on the History of Science and Technology series, the highly qualified author, has produced a superb… Read more about this item

London, Dawson's of Pall Mall, 1970, . . original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, small spot on cover, dj (price clipped), fine, clean and unmarked copy. . 8vo [22 x 14.5 cm]; viii, 193, [vii] pp, frontis portrait of White, illustrations from photos on plates and drawing, index. . This is the standard bibliography on White and on Selbourne,… Read more about this item

Boston, Richard G. Badger, [1922], First edition. . original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, cover lightly worn, small name on upper endpaper, very good, interior is quite clean, unmarked and near fine. . 8vo [23.5 x 16 cm]; 509 pp, frontis portrait of Audubon, 229 illustrations, mostly photos, some drawings, index. . A survey, covering all aspects, including early… Read more about this item

Folkstone, Dawson, [1977], First Edition. . original cloth, spine title lettering, spine a bit foxed, slight wear to cover, internally clean, unmarked and near fine. . 8vo [23 x 18 cm]; xii, 204 pp, over 100 illustrations, including full-page, bibliography, pictorial endpapers. . A useful survey with chapters on techniques, works to the time of Linnaeus, the great age… Read more about this item

Toronto, Stoddart Publishing Co., [1991], First edition. . original simulated leather (hardback), title lettering on spine and cover, dust jacket, fine and clean. . 4to [30 x 28.5 cm]; 174, [i] pp, hundreds of fine colored illustrations, including many full-page, numerous other illustrations from drawings by Don Li-leger, bibliography. . A magnificent work by one of the premier nature… Read more about this item

London, Longmans, Green and Co.; Williams and Norgate, 1896, new edition. . original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, spine faded but lettering clear, endpaper bookplate of Henry Jerome Turner, very good overall, interior is clean, fine and unmarked. . thick 8vo [22.5 x 15 cm]; [iv], 727 pp,. . Descriptions of thousands of books and periodicals in this important… Read more about this item

London, Methuen & Co, [1949], . . original pictorial heavy paper wraps with title lettering on spine and cover, spine lightly faded but lettering clear, near fine and clean. . 12mo [20 x 13 cm]; unpaginated, 73 illustrations from photos, mostly full-page. . A humorous view office politics and situations illustrated by animal photos with captions. Includes an introduction… Read more about this item

Washington, National Geographic Society, [1972], First Edition. . original simulated leather, gilt picture, dj (tear), fine in very good dj. . 8vo [26 x 19 cm]; 422 pp, 419 illustrations of which 390 are in color. . Attractively produced work with articles by experts such as Dian Fossey, George B. Schaller, Richard D. Estes, etc. A picture of… Read more about this item

London, Isbister and Company, 1903, First edition. . original pictorial cloth, gilt lettering, edges bit worn, bookplate of Victor Martin on endpaper, interior is clean and unmarked, overall very good, sound copy. . 8vo [21.5 x 15 cm]; xxiv, 272, [viii, publisher's ads] pp, frontis, 184 illus, including full-page, from photo-micrographs taken by the author, index. . One of… Read more about this item

Edinburgh, E. & S. Livingstone, 1927, First edition. . original blue cloth, gilt spine title lettering, slightly rubbed on lower rear panel, a fine and clean book. . 12mo [19 x 13 cm]; 134 pp, 60 colored plates, index. . Each plate, printed on one side of the leaf, has a detailed description on facing page. The state… Read more about this item

London, John Murray, 1846, First edition. . original blind-stamped cloth, gilt spine title lettering, spine a little faded but lettering clear, spine end lightly frayed, endpaper a bit soiled, overall very good, plates excellent. . 12mo [19.5 x 15 cm]; xvi, 144, [iii, ads of author's other books], [viii, ads] pp, 12 handcolored lithographed plates, other illustrations from drawings,… Read more about this item

London, Charles Griffen & Company, 1915, First edition. . original pictorial gilt cloth, gilt spine title lettering, light cover wear, interior is clean and near fine. . 8vo [23 x 15.5 cm]; xvi, 181 pp, 139 illustrations including engraved frontis plate of H. M. S. Challenger at St. Paul's Rocks, folding map, many photos, glossary, index. . A well… Read more about this item

London, Thomas Tegg and Son, 1830-1831, . . original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, small bookseller's label on endpaper, initials of previous owner on endpaper, covers bit faded, light internal hinge crack, minor foxing on few margins, very good, interior is clean and unmarked. . 8vo [23 x 14.5 cm]; 2 volumes, xii, 308; viii, 328 pp, title page… Read more about this item

Paris, Saint Hubert Club de France, 1925, First edition. . original heavy paper wraps with mounted color plate on cover, title lettering on spine and cover, edge wear, very good and internally clean. . 8vo [24 x 15 cm]; [viii], 132, [i, table des matieres] pp, 25 plates from photos, other illus, text in French, en francais. . Hunting… Read more about this item

London, John Murray, 1829, First edition. . original cloth, title lettering on original spine label, rear joint worn but firm, spine ends chipped, signature on title, interior is quite clean and fine, cover very good. . 8vo [20.5 x 13 cm]; xii, 403, [i, ads] pp, 7 engraved plates, 4 double-page, fine folding aquatint frontispiece, index. . Freeman 2128.… Read more about this item

Oxford, L. L. for S. Wilmot, 1723, First edition. . later decorative full calf, with designs on both covers in blind, raised bands with gilt rules, a few ink marginal notes by a previous scholar and some interesting notes on rear endpaper, very good in fine and attractive binding. . 8vo [20 x 12]; [xii], 76 pp, engraved initials.… Read more about this item

London, Adlard Coles, [1968], First edition. . original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dj (short tear, not price clipped), very good+, clean. . oblong 8vo [14 x 22 cm]; 64 pp, 24 color plates, each with a table of forecasts and conditions, other illustrations from drwgs, glossary. . A handy guide for predicting weather based on cloud conditions. … Read more about this item

New York, The Abingdon Press, [1925], First edition. . original pictorial cloth, pictorial vignette on spine, gilt title lettering on spine and cover, fine and clean in dj (small chip, short closed tear, not price clipped). . 8vo [22 x 16 cm]; 116 pp, frontis, 50 plates from photos, all printed on front of each leaf. . More poetic… Read more about this item

London, T. Waller, 1748, Second edition, corrected. . disbound, old signature and minor foxing in margin of title page, very good. . 21mo [19.5 x 12.5 cm]; x, 54 pp, engraved head-piece. . An early attempt to forecast weather based on observations of conditions. A picture of this book is available on request by email.