Zoology

Agusta, Me.: Sprague & Son, Printers To the State. Very Good. 1884. Hardcover. X-Lib. Original not a reprint. Orono. February 1884. Library binder with paper covered board & cloth spine. Rear cover with lightly age toned edges. Designed for the use of the students in the Maine State College and the farmers of the State. Text tight, clean & intact. Engraved illustrations. Contents: Transformations; External anatomy of the caterpillar; External anatomy of the pupa; External anatomy of the imago; Common names of the butterflies. Science, Insects, Butterflies; Ex-Library; Engravings; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 104 pages .

Paris: De L'Imprimerie De Firmin Didot, 1824. Exotic. Very Good +. 4 3/8 x 7 3/8 inches. 18 pages, 4 feps at front and rear. Title page with small owner's stamp of "Mr [Henri] Milne Edwards," the noted 19th Century zoologist (1800-1885). All page edges uncut. A little light foxing and the old endpapers are lightly soiled. Bound by John Field (with binder's ticket) in modern full yellow water buffalo with blind rolled borders and red spine label with gilt title and new endpapers. Provenance: Henri Milne Edwards, Library of Henry and Virginia Walton Harry and Virginia Walton were lifelong residents of Covington, Virginia, a small town in the Allegheny Mountains. Harry was a graduate of Lynchburg College, and Virginia was a graduate of the Lynchburg General School of Nursing. Although largely unknown to the general public, the Waltons' reputation as collectors was widely respected in bibliophile and academic circles, and items from their collection were exhibited at numerous… Read More

Woodbridge, Suffolk, England: Antique Collectors' Club. New in New Dust Jacket. 1996. First Edition. Hard Cover. 304 pages: 9.5 x 11 in.: 4.4: Signed by Author: KB#007639: Book is SIGNED BY AUTHOR, ELSPETH MONCRIEFF (directly confirmed by her) on the Title Page. Dustjacket now protected by a new Brodart Mylar Cover. Front and back endpapers are decorated with color plate illustrations. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. "This is the first comprehensive study of an exceptional period in livestock experimentation and of the social and economic aspirations which led to the commissioning of these paintings. Over four hundred illustrations (325 in full colour) provide a unique record of rare or extinct animals which once grazed these lands. The paintings were commissioned by proud breeders to impress friends, clients and the world at large with their improved breeds and show ring triumphs." .

Philadelphia: Entomological Society of Philadelphia, [later the] American Entomological Society, Oct. 1865 - Sept. 1867. Vol. I, nos. 1-12; Vol. II, nos. 1-12. All published. Comprised of 23 issues, the final two numbers having been combined in the final issue. [4], 128, 121 pages, plus one or two leaves of ads at the end of each of the last six issues (for a total of [15] pages of ads.) Additional ads included in the pagination. Illustrated with occasional engravings in the text. [The preliminary matter consists of a series title page and index for vol. II. The subtitle of the periodical varies: Vol. I, nos. 1-5: “A Monthly Bulletin, Published by the Entomological Society of Philadelphia, for Gratuitous Distribution among Farmers and Agriculturalists." Vol. I, no. 6 – vol. II, no. 5: "A Monthly Bulletin, Published by the Entomological Society of Philadelphia, for the Dissemination of Valuable Knowledge among Agriculturalists and Horticulturists." (This change came… Read More

Bombay: Bombay Natural History Society / Oxford University Press, 1995. First edition. Hardcover. Fair/fair. Blue cloth hardcover in dustjacket. A fair to good copy with heavy wear and bending at the corners, staining to the cloth covers, and both hinges split. Text is clean, unmarked and still well bound. Jacket with heavy wear at all edges and corners, short tears and chips and some loosening of the publisher's top coat at the bottom edge. A worn, but intact copy of this hard to find title. 535 pp. plus back matter. Some black and white plates.

Jena: Erlangung der Doktorwurde in der Philosophie, 1895, pp. 1-20, 1895. Pamphlet. Collectible; Very Good. First edition. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes Wu?rzburg, Univ., Diss., 1895. With Theodor Boveri's ownership initial in Kaiser Wilhelm Institut stamp. Some splitting at the spine else Very good. From Theodor Boveri's library.

New York: Arno Press, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 296pp; Tan buckram boards with red titling to front & spine, boards square, clean & bright, text unmarked, binding is tight, Near Fine condition. History of the research on the problem of why animals breathe from William Harvey's De Motu Cardis (1628) to Albrecht von Haller's Elementa Physiologiae (1757). Volume in the series, The Development of Science, Sources for the History of Science.

Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1899 A very good copy in the original cloth binding with faded titles to spine. There is an armorial bookplate of James Donald Dobson to the front pastedown endpaper. Top page edges gilt - remainder rough cut where pages have been opened. Contents: half title (which refers to A Vertebrate Fauna of Scotland - the intention being to cover the whole of Scotland in time), title with photographic background, preface, contents, illustration list, introduction and bibliography pp 1-xxix; text 248 pp with 12 full page photographic plates and 2 photographs in text. Folding colour map at the rear. Contents in very good clean condition. Some of the pages are very roughly opened with varying margin sizes.

London : J Johnson, 1795 A very good copy of this scarce title, with 46 superb hand coloured plates. William Lewin (1747-1795) intended this work to be the first volume of 'The Insects of Great Britain' series. However he died in 1795 with only this volume completed. This is the rare first issue which has the series title page and ends 'End of Volume I'. The second issue amends the title to the 'Papilios of Great Britain' making it stand-alone. This copy is a later half vellum binding with blind stamped decoration to the buckram boards. Page edges have light marbling and the endpapers are marbled. The binding is in very good condition. There is corner wear particularly to the bottom corners, which are bumped with leather loss. Contents: title pages in French and English; half title page 'The insects of Great Britain'; text in French and English with 46 hand coloured plates; index 3pp. There are 2 mispaginations: plate 6 with text is placed after plates 7 and 8; and… Read More

Washington D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1994. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book is in NF condition with trace edge wear noted else a bright and solid copy. Dust jacket is in NF condition with trace edge wear noted else bright, intact and whole. ARN 50.05

Ames, IA: Iowa State University Press, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 7" x 10" Cloth; 163pp; Navy blue boards with silver titling to front & spine, boards square, clean & bright, text unmarked, binding is tight, Near Fine condition. Signed by Co-Author (Csuti). This was Csuti's personal copy. Related material laid in. Compilation of articles about the prevention and care of foot conditions in captive elephants. Divided into Six parts: Part I: The Context of Elephant Foot Care; Part II: Approaches to Routine Foot Care; Part III: Common Elephant Foot Conditions and Their Treatment; Part IV: Surgical Intervention for Elephant Foot Disease; Part V: Antibiotic and Anti-Inflammatory Dosages for Elephants; Part VI: Conclusions and Recommendations. Also includes Appendices, Glossary, Contributors & Index. Illustrated with photos.

This hard to find book offers professional advice for those who wish to keep snakes. It is in good condition with some cover wear, a former owner's gift inscription of the front endsheet, and a very good dustjacket.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1978. First edition / First printing. Gray cloth. Fine in near fine dust jacket with slight wear. Fresh clean copy, gray boards have no fading and sharp corners. The author's third book and one of his best. Winner of the 1979 John Burroughs Medal for a distinguished work in the field of Natural History. National Book Award Finalist. Lannan Literary Award. Guggenheim Fellowship.

New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2012. Signed by the author on the title page. First edition / First printing. Slate paper-covered spine, sienna paper-covered boards. Very fine in very fine dust jacket. Eight years before Covid, Quammen warned us about the dangers of zoonosis, or the cross species transfer of disease. Winner of the 2013 Science and Society Book Award, given by the National Association of Science Writers. Winner of the 2013 Society of Biology Book Award in General Biology. Finalist for the 2013 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction. Song of the Dodo was awarded the 1997 John Burroughs Medal for Nature Writing, the 1996 New York Public Library/Helen Bernstein Award, and the 1996 BP Natural World Book Prize. It was Selected One of the Eight Best Books of 1996 by The New York Times Book Review. Boilerplate Rhino won the 2001 PEN/Spielvogel-Diamonstein Award for the Art of the Essay. Breathless is a Finalist for the 2022 National Book Award.

Very good copy of the first edition in five volumes (later expanded to 10) of this classic of British ornithology.
Complete with 124 beautiful copperplate engravings, drawn, engraved and coloured by the author.
British Birds was originally issued in 50 monthly parts with two plates each, and later published in five volumes in five successive years from 1794-1798. The illustrations were based on specimens in Donovan's personal collections of about 400 species. He paid extravagently for rare birds, buying specimens from collectors and friends, poultry markets, and other museums including John Latham's, Mr Green's of Westminster, and the Leverian.
Complete in five volumes bound in three (Vols. 1 and 2, Vols. 3 and 4, Vol. 5 bound with blank pages at end). The additional Volumes 6-10 were only added 20 years later.
"The paint is laid on so thickly that is frequently impossible to see the engraved lines underneath. The already rich colour is heightened with burnished highlights, albumen overglaze and… Read More