Natural History from Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books

London: H.F. and G.Witherby, 1923. Book. Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Olive green hardcover with title in gilt on spine and vignette in gilt of a stag on the front cover. Condition: Good, with some light rubbing to cover edges and around spine and to lower right corner of front cover where there are a few… Read more about this item

Newcastle upon Tyne: Locus+, 1996. Book. Good. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Softcover. Condition: Good, with general light shelfwear to covers, and some rubbing to cover edges. No inscriptions. Unpaginated. Many colour illustrations. This catalogue was produced to accompany the exhibition of work by the Swiss illustrator Cornelia Hesse-Honegger (b.1944) held at Tullie House, Carlisle from… Read more about this item

Oxford: Printed for Private Circulation, 1918. Book. Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Quarter grey-blue paper-covered boards with title in black on beige buckram spine. Condition: Good, with general light shelfwear and soiling to covers. Binding sound. Previous owners bookplate on front pastedown. 96pp. 8 b/w photographic plates. Loosely inserted is a letter from the author (the… Read more about this item

London and New York: The Studio Publications, 1958. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Orange hardcover with title in black on spine. Condition: Very good, with just a hint of shelfwear to covers. Binding sound, no inscriptions. Dustjacket condition: Very good, with just a hint of shelfwear. 64pp. Many b/w illustrations..

London/New York: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1880. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Blue hardcover with title in black and gilt on spine and front cover. Black and gilt decoration to front and rear covers and spine. Condition: Very good, book is bright and fresh with very light shelfwear. School prize bookplate on front… Read more about this item

London: Faber and Faber Ltd., 1993. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Introduction by Sir David Attenborough. Green hardcover with title in white on spine. Condition: Good, with light shelfwear to covers and some bumping to outer corner of front and rear covers, with corresponding creasing to top corners of first and last few pages of… Read more about this item

London: Faber & Faber, 1937. Book. Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Dark brown hardcover with title in green on spine. Condition: Condition: Good, with light shelfwear and a few small white splashmarks to spine. ~binding sound. Inscribed by the author, Roger Stapledon to the travel writer, Elspeth Huxley on front endpaper,… Read more about this item

London and New York: Longmans, Green and Co., 1894. Book. Fair. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Light brown buckram with title in gilt on spine and front cover. Condition: Fair, covers are generally shelfworn with sunning to spine and cover edges. Binding sound. Some foxing to endpapers, half-title and occasionally throughout the book. 245pp. plus publishers list.… Read more about this item

Dorchester, Dorset: "Dorset County Chronicle" Printing Works, 1898. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Brown cloth with title in gilt on spine and image of a snail in gilt on front cover. Condition: Very good, with light shelfwear and scuffing to covers and light bumping to head and tail of spine. Binding… Read more about this item

London: George G Harrap & Co., 1937. Book. Good. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dark green cloth with titles in gilt on spine within maroon background. Condition: Good, binding sound. Previous owners bookplate on fep. Very occasional pencil notes within text. Very light browning to text throughout. 384pp. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Cambridge: Silent Books, 1995. Book. Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Dark brown hardcover with title in gilt on spine. Condition: Good, with just a hint of shelfwear to covers. Binding sound. Light foxing to half-title, title page and rear endpapers. Dustjacket condition: Good, with light shelfwear. 140pp. Many colour illustrations by the author. Loosely inserted is… Read more about this item

London: The Roxburghe Press Book. Good. Buckram. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Undated, but c.1897 (written in pencil on title page). Green buckram with titles in gilt on front cover and spine. Pages untrimmed. Condition: Good, with some bumping to cover corners and head and tail of spine. Cloth of front cover has some light foxing.… Read more about this item

London: Immel Publishing Ltd., 1992. Book. As New. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Green hardcover with titles in gilt on spine. Condition: As new, binding sound, text clean, no inscriptions. Dustjacket condition: Very good, with very light shelfwear. 168pp. Profusely illustrated in colour. This book is aimed primarily at the layperson, with a straightforward format… Read more about this item

London: Reeve, Benham and Reeve, 1849. Book. Fair. Decorative Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. NB: Page xvii of the contents and page 1-2 of the text missing. Navy blue cloth covers with ornate gilt decoration to front and rear covers depicting a cricket (acheta domestica) telling stories to listening insects. All edges gilt. Pale yellow endpapers. Condition:… Read more about this item