Natural History

London: Dean and Son, 1866. First edition A fine and rare original hand-colored lithograph. Octavo (8.5 x 7 inches, 215.9 x 177.8 mm). Finely matted in double ivory rag mat with gilt French line decoration, sized to 16 x 15 inches, 406.4 x 381 mm. In the classic tradition of the Victorian Illuminated Manuscript gift book , this charming work was executed by an unidentified woman, (A Lady), who by the unfortunate ills of a physical malformation, became an outcast to high Victorian society. Seeking solace, she traveled to the far reaches of Ceylon and Corfu, where she developed her innate talents and gifts as presented by this painted and written expression of the native flora and fauna of the Far East. Butterflies, Insects or Birds intermingle with botanical blossoms or finely detailed branches of fruit and berries. The poetic quotation expresses a keen sense of an astute 19th Century Naturalist's observation. A charming work. The coloring of the plate is rich and vibrant. A sensitive and informative preface by the Rev. Gleig, Chaplain General to Her Majesty's Forces, accompanies the plate. The quote begins; The Woodpecker sat on a hollow tree, and busily tap, tap, tap went he; for beneath the bark he finds his food, creatures that live in dead dry wood......" more information

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London: Dean and Son, 1866. First edition A fine and rare original hand-colored lithograph. Octavo (8.5 x 7 inches, 215.9 x 177.8 mm). Finely matted in double ivory rag mat with gilt French line decoration, sized to 16 x 15 inches, 406.4 x 381 mm. In the classic tradition of the Victorian Illuminated Manuscript gift book , this charming work was executed by an unidentified woman, (A Lady), who by the unfortunate ills of a physical malformation, became an outcast to high Victorian society. Seeking solace, she traveled to the far reaches of Ceylon and Corfu, where she developed her innate talents and gifts as presented by this painted and written expression of the native flora and fauna of the Far East. Butterflies, Insects or Birds intermingle with botanical blossoms or finely detailed branches of fruit and berries. The poetic quotation expresses a keen sense of an astute 19th Century Naturalist's observation. A charming work. The coloring of the plate is rich and vibrant. A sensitive and informative preface by the Rev. Gleig, Chaplain General to Her Majesty's Forces, accompanies the plate. more information

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London: Dean and Son, 1866. First edition A fine and rare original hand-colored lithograph. Octavo (8.5 x 7 inches, 215.9 x 177.8 mm). Finely matted in double ivory rag mat with gilt French line decoration, sized to 16 x 15 inches, 406.4 x 381 mm. In the classic tradition of the Victorian Illuminated Manuscript gift book , this charming work was executed by an unidentified woman, (A Lady), who by the unfortunate ills of a physical malformation, became an outcast to high Victorian society. Seeking solace, she traveled to the far reaches of Ceylon and Corfu, where she developed her innate talents and gifts as presented by this painted and written expression of the native flora and fauna of the Far East. Butterflies, Insects or Birds intermingle with botanical blossoms or finely detailed branches of fruit and berries. The poetic quotation expresses a keen sense of an astute 19th Century Naturalist's observation. A charming work. The coloring of the plate is rich and vibrant. A sensitive and informative preface by the Rev. Gleig, Chaplain General to Her Majesty's Forces, accompanies the plate. more information

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London: Dean and Son, 1866. First edition A fine and rare original hand-colored lithograph. Octavo (8.5 x 7 inches, 215.9 x 177.8 mm). Finely matted in double ivory rag mat with gilt French line decoration, sized to 16 x 15 inches, 406.4 x 381 mm. In the classic tradition of the Victorian Illuminated Manuscript gift book , this charming work was executed by an unidentified woman, (A Lady), who by the unfortunate ills of a physical malformation, became an outcast to high Victorian society. Seeking solace, she traveled to the far reaches of Ceylon and Corfu, where she developed her innate talents and gifts as presented by this painted and written expression of the native flora and fauna of the Far East. Butterflies, Insects or Birds intermingle with botanical blossoms or finely detailed branches of fruit and berries. The poetic quotation expresses a keen sense of an astute 19th Century Naturalist's observation. A charming work. The coloring of the plate is rich and vibrant. A sensitive and informative preface by the Rev. Gleig, Chaplain General to Her Majesty's Forces, accompanies the plate. more information

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London: Dean and Son, 1866. First edition A fine and rare original hand-colored lithograph. Octavo (8.5 x 7 inches, 215.9 x 177.8 mm). Finely matted in double ivory rag mat with gilt French line decoration, sized to 16 x 15 inches, 406.4 x 381 mm. In the classic tradition of the Victorian Illuminated Manuscript gift book , this charming work was executed by an unidentified woman, (A Lady), who by the unfortunate ills of a physical malformation, became an outcast to high Victorian society. Seeking solace, she traveled to the far reaches of Ceylon and Corfu, where she developed her innate talents and gifts as presented by this painted and written expression of the native flora and fauna of the Far East. Butterflies, Insects or Birds intermingle with botanical blossoms or finely detailed branches of fruit and berries. The poetic quotation expresses a keen sense of an astute 19th Century Naturalist's observation. A charming work. The coloring of the plate is rich and vibrant. A sensitive and informative preface by the Rev. Gleig, Chaplain General to Her Majesty's Forces, accompanies the plate. The quote reads "The 'walking leaves' both green and dry, I've shewn to you before, I think that these deceive your eye if possible still more......" more information

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London: Dean and Son, 1866. First edition A fine and rare original hand-colored lithograph. Octavo (8.5 x 7 inches, 215.9 x 177.8 mm). Finely matted in double ivory rag mat with gilt French line decoration, sized to 16 x 15 inches, 406.4 x 381 mm. In the classic tradition of the Victorian Illuminated Manuscript gift book , this charming work was executed by an unidentified woman, (A Lady), who by the unfortunate ills of a physical malformation, became an outcast to high Victorian society. Seeking solace, she traveled to the far reaches of Ceylon and Corfu, where she developed her innate talents and gifts as presented by this painted and written expression of the native flora and fauna of the Far East. Butterflies, Insects or Birds intermingle with botanical blossoms or finely detailed branches of fruit and berries. The poetic quotation expresses a keen sense of an astute 19th Century Naturalist's observation. A charming work. The coloring of the plate is rich and vibrant. A sensitive and informative preface by the Rev. Gleig, Chaplain General to Her Majesty's Forces, accompanies the plate. more information

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London: Dean and Son, 1866. First edition A fine and rare original hand-colored lithograph. Octavo (8.5 x 7 inches, 215.9 x 177.8 mm). Finely matted in double ivory rag mat with gilt French line decoration, sized to 16 x 15 inches, 406.4 x 381 mm. In the classic tradition of the Victorian Illuminated Manuscript gift book , this charming work was executed by an unidentified woman, (A Lady), who by the unfortunate ills of a physical malformation, became an outcast to high Victorian society. Seeking solace, she traveled to the far reaches of Ceylon and Corfu, where she developed her innate talents and gifts as presented by this painted and written expression of the native flora and fauna of the Far East. Butterflies, Insects or Birds intermingle with botanical blossoms or finely detailed branches of fruit and berries. The poetic quotation expresses a keen sense of an astute 19th Century Naturalist's observation. A charming work. The coloring of the plate is rich and vibrant. A sensitive and informative preface by the Rev. Gleig, Chaplain General to Her Majesty's Forces, accompanies the plate. The quote begins; " The Klugia Notoniana grew; upon the river's edge, this flower so deeply darkly blue amid the fern and sedge....." more information

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London: Dean and Son, 1866. First edition A fine and rare original hand-colored lithograph. Octavo (8.5 x 7 inches, 215.9 x 177.8 mm). Finely matted in double ivory rag mat with gilt French line decoration, sized to 16 x 15 inches, 406.4 x 381 mm. In the classic tradition of the Victorian Illuminated Manuscript gift book , this charming work was executed by an unidentified woman, (A Lady), who by the unfortunate ills of a physical malformation, became an outcast to high Victorian society. Seeking solace, she traveled to the far reaches of Ceylon and Corfu, where she developed her innate talents and gifts as presented by this painted and written expression of the native flora and fauna of the Far East. Butterflies, Insects or Birds intermingle with botanical blossoms or finely detailed branches of fruit and berries. The poetic quotation expresses a keen sense of an astute 19th Century Naturalist's observation. A charming work. The coloring of the plate is rich and vibrant. A sensitive and informative preface by the Rev. Gleig, Chaplain General to Her Majesty's Forces, accompanies the plate. The quote begins; "In the cleft of the trees and branches we spied, the long bright feathery flowers, of this smallest of all the Aloe tribe where the Indian jungle lowers......." more information

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London: Dean and Son, 1866. First edition A fine and rare original hand-colored lithograph. Octavo (8.5 x 7 inches, 215.9 x 177.8 mm). Finely matted in double ivory rag mat with gilt French line decoration, sized to 16 x 15 inches, 406.4 x 381 mm. In the classic tradition of the Victorian Illuminated Manuscript gift book , this charming work was executed by an unidentified woman, (A Lady), who by the unfortunate ills of a physical malformation, became an outcast to high Victorian society. Seeking solace, she traveled to the far reaches of Ceylon and Corfu, where she developed her innate talents and gifts as presented by this painted and written expression of the native flora and fauna of the Far East. Butterflies, Insects or Birds intermingle with botanical blossoms or finely detailed branches of fruit and berries. The poetic quotation expresses a keen sense of an astute 19th Century Naturalist's observation. A charming work. The coloring of the plate is rich and vibrant. A sensitive and informative preface by the Rev. Gleig, Chaplain General to Her Majesty's Forces, accompanies the plate. more information

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London: Dean and Son, 1866. First edition A fine and rare original hand-colored lithograph. Octavo (8.5 x 7 inches, 215.9 x 177.8 mm). Finely matted in double ivory rag mat with gilt French line decoration, sized to 16 x 15 inches, 406.4 x 381 mm. In the classic tradition of the Victorian Illuminated Manuscript gift book , this charming work was executed by an unidentified woman, (A Lady), who by the unfortunate ills of a physical malformation, became an outcast to high Victorian society. Seeking solace, she traveled to the far reaches of Ceylon and Corfu, where she developed her innate talents and gifts as presented by this painted and written expression of the native flora and fauna of the Far East. Butterflies, Insects or Birds intermingle with botanical blossoms or finely detailed branches of fruit and berries. The poetic quotation expresses a keen sense of an astute 19th Century Naturalist's observation. A charming work. The coloring of the plate is rich and vibrant. A sensitive and informative preface by the Rev. Gleig, Chaplain General to Her Majesty's Forces, accompanies the plate. more information

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London: Dean and Son, 1866. First edition A fine and rare original hand-colored lithograph. Octavo (8.5 x 7 inches, 215.9 x 177.8 mm). Finely matted in double ivory rag mat with gilt French line decoration, sized to 16 x 15 inches, 406.4 x 381 mm. In the classic tradition of the Victorian Illuminated Manuscript gift book , this charming work was executed by an unidentified woman, (A Lady), who by the unfortunate ills of a physical malformation, became an outcast to high Victorian society. Seeking solace, she traveled to the far reaches of Ceylon and Corfu, where she developed her innate talents and gifts as presented by this painted and written expression of the native flora and fauna of the Far East. Butterflies, Insects or Birds intermingle with botanical blossoms or finely detailed branches of fruit and berries. The poetic quotation expresses a keen sense of an astute 19th Century Naturalist's observation. A charming work. The coloring of the plate is rich and vibrant. A sensitive and informative preface by the Rev. Gleig, Chaplain General to Her Majesty's Forces, accompanies the plate. more information

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London: Dean and Son, 1866. First edition A fine and rare original hand-colored lithograph. Octavo (8.5 x 7 inches, 215.9 x 177.8 mm). Finely matted in double ivory rag mat with gilt French line decoration, sized to 16 x 15 inches, 406.4 x 381 mm. In the classic tradition of the Victorian Illuminated Manuscript gift book , this charming work was executed by an unidentified woman, (A Lady), who by the unfortunate ills of a physical malformation, became an outcast to high Victorian society. Seeking solace, she traveled to the far reaches of Ceylon and Corfu, where she developed her innate talents and gifts as presented by this painted and written expression of the native flora and fauna of the Far East. Butterflies, Insects or Birds intermingle with botanical blossoms or finely detailed branches of fruit and berries. The poetic quotation expresses a keen sense of an astute 19th Century Naturalist's observation. A charming work. The coloring of the plate is rich and vibrant. A sensitive and informative preface by the Rev. Gleig, Chaplain General to Her Majesty's Forces, accompanies the plate. The quote reads "Dead leaves, dry leaves, fantastic bits of wood. Certainly this creature would deceive you if it could......." more information

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London: Dean and Son, 1866. First edition A fine and rare original hand-colored lithograph. Octavo (8.5 x 7 inches, 215.9 x 177.8 mm). Finely matted in double ivory rag mat with gilt French line decoration, sized to 16 x 15 inches, 406.4 x 381 mm. In the classic tradition of the Victorian Illuminated Manuscript gift book , this charming work was executed by an unidentified woman, (A Lady), who by the unfortunate ills of a physical malformation, became an outcast to high Victorian society. Seeking solace, she traveled to the far reaches of Ceylon and Corfu, where she developed her innate talents and gifts as presented by this painted and written expression of the native flora and fauna of the Far East. Butterflies, Insects or Birds intermingle with botanical blossoms or finely detailed branches of fruit and berries. The poetic quotation expresses a keen sense of an astute 19th Century Naturalist's observation. A charming work. The coloring of the plate is rich and vibrant. A sensitive and informative preface by the Rev. Gleig, Chaplain General to Her Majesty's Forces, accompanies the plate. more information

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London: Dean and Son, 1866. First edition A fine and rare original hand-colored lithograph. Octavo (8.5 x 7 inches, 215.9 x 177.8 mm). Finely matted in double ivory rag mat with gilt French line decoration, sized to 16 x 15 inches, 406.4 x 381 mm. In the classic tradition of the Victorian Illuminated Manuscript gift book , this charming work was executed by an unidentified woman, (A Lady), who by the unfortunate ills of a physical malformation, became an outcast to high Victorian society. Seeking solace, she traveled to the far reaches of Ceylon and Corfu, where she developed her innate talents and gifts as presented by this painted and written expression of the native flora and fauna of the Far East. Butterflies, Insects or Birds intermingle with botanical blossoms or finely detailed branches of fruit and berries. The poetic quotation expresses a keen sense of an astute 19th Century Naturalist's observation. A charming work. The coloring of the plate is rich and vibrant. A sensitive and informative preface by the Rev. Gleig, Chaplain General to Her Majesty's Forces, accompanies the plate. more information

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London: Dean and Son, 1866. First edition A fine and rare original hand-colored lithograph. Octavo (8.5 x 7 inches, 215.9 x 177.8 mm). Finely matted in double ivory rag mat with gilt French line decoration, sized to 16 x 15 inches, 406.4 x 381 mm. In the classic tradition of the Victorian Illuminated Manuscript gift book , this charming work was executed by an unidentified woman, (A Lady), who by the unfortunate ills of a physical malformation, became an outcast to high Victorian society. Seeking solace, she traveled to the far reaches of Ceylon and Corfu, where she developed her innate talents and gifts as presented by this painted and written expression of the native flora and fauna of the Far East. Butterflies, Insects or Birds intermingle with botanical blossoms or finely detailed branches of fruit and berries. The poetic quotation expresses a keen sense of an astute 19th Century Naturalist's observation. A charming work. The coloring of the plate is rich and vibrant. A sensitive and informative preface by the Rev. Gleig, Chaplain General to Her Majesty's Forces, accompanies the plate. more information

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London: Dean and Son, 1866. First edition A fine and rare original hand-colored lithograph. Octavo (8.5 x 7 inches, 215.9 x 177.8 mm). Finely matted in double ivory rag mat with gilt French line decoration, sized to 16 x 15 inches, 406.4 x 381 mm. In the classic tradition of the Victorian Illuminated Manuscript gift book , this charming work was executed by an unidentified woman, (A Lady), who by the unfortunate ills of a physical malformation, became an outcast to high Victorian society. Seeking solace, she traveled to the far reaches of Ceylon and Corfu, where she developed her innate talents and gifts as presented by this painted and written expression of the native flora and fauna of the Far East. Butterflies, Insects or Birds intermingle with botanical blossoms or finely detailed branches of fruit and berries. The poetic quotation expresses a keen sense of an astute 19th Century Naturalist's observation. A charming work. The coloring of the plate is rich and vibrant. A sensitive and informative preface by the Rev. Gleig, Chaplain General to Her Majesty's Forces, accompanies the plate. The quote reads "Look at this most curious creature, leaves in every limb and feature......" more information

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Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1907. First printing Fine Original Chromolithograph by A. Hoen & Co. Fine condition. Octavo (11 x 7.5 inches, 28 x 19 cm). more information

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Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1907. First printing Fine Original Chromolithograph by A. Hoen & Co. Fine condition. Octavo (11 x 7.5 inches, 28 x 19 cm). more information

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New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1964. First American edition A Fine copy in a Near Fine DJ. Octavo (6 x 8 in., 152 x 203 mm). Blue boards. Minor chipping and scuff to DJ. Pp. 183. The author explores the Manatee of British Guiana, the fascinating sea mammal which is the living truth behind the legend of the seductive water maidens, mermaids. more information

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London: Collins, 1946. First printing A Fine copy, with a Fine D/J, Octavo (6.75 x 9 inches). Grey printed boards. Pp. 48 w/ 8 plates in colour, 22 b/w illustrations. During W.W.II, under the threat of a lost national identity, Wm. Collins published the 'Britain in Pictures' series to acknowledge and celebrate Britain's unique contribution to the Arts, Science, Industry and Culture at large. As the finest expression of social history, this series represented all elements of Britain's distinct way of life thus fostering national pride. The series explores a wide range of subjects from British Boxing and Golf to Printed Books, Photographers, Caricaturists and Cartographers, to Ship Builders and Fishermen, all penned and fully illustrated by the noted authorities and recognized talents of the day. At the time of publication, c.1941-50, these octavo sized books were issued in an affordable, yet pleasing format: one-color printed paper boards and matching dust wrappers, and thus were available to everyone. By any standards, this series still represents the finest synopsis of any subject uniquely British. As a well loved series, these books have withstood the test of time. more information

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New York: G. Howard Watt, 1934. First edition Very Good + Condition. Octavo (6 x 8.75 inches, 152 x 222 mm). Brown Buckram with gold lettering and black embossed Scotty on cover. Author, title and publisher lettered in gold on spine. Slight wear to right upper corner. Pp. [10], 11-226, includes photographic frontispiece and 21 portraits of champions plus 20 text illustrations. A handsome and complete look at the Scottish Terrier breeds written by the author of 'Modern Dog', 'Sportsmen's Encyclopedia', 'American Duck, Goose and Brant Shooting'. more information

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London: Edwards Stanford, 1885. A Fine Copy. Crown Octavo (5.25 x 7.5 inches, 133 x 190 mm). Brown cloth w/ pictorial gilt on front cover and spine. AEG. Pale yellow ff. and paste down. Very minor fray to bottom corners, bookplate on front paste down, otherwise a very sound and clean copy. Pp. xii, 312. Wood-engraved frontispiece with tissue guard, 100 engraved text illustrations, plus 4 page publisher's listing at verso. In the gift-book tradition, a charming work intended to introduce children the most basic level of Zoology, Insects and Deep Sea critters by personifying life's lowest forms. Chapters such as 'Life's Simplest Children, How They Live and Move, and Build" and "The Lasso-throwers of the Ponds and Oceans" are illustrated with examples from classic British natural history engravings and drawings contributed by Dr. Wild, artist of the 'Challenger Expedition". more information

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Paris: Buffon, 1749-1804. First edition Pl 57. La Chevre D'Angora more information

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London: James Duncan, 1825. First edition Original hand-colored copperplate engraving. Fine Condition. Octavo (5.25 x 8 inches, 13 x 20 cm). Plate mark: 4 1/8 x 6 7/8 inches. Fine and delicate shells organized by the Linnæan Classification System, drawn from nature by Rev. Burrow and engraved by C. Heath, nicely hand-colored. more information

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London: James Duncan, 1825. First edition Original hand-colored copperplate engraving. Fine Condition. Octavo (5.25 x 8 inches, 13 x 20 cm). Plate mark: 4 1/8 x 6 7/8 inches. Fine and delicate shells organized by the Linnæan Classification System, drawn from nature by Rev. Burrow and engraved by C. Heath, nicely hand-colored. more information

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London: James Duncan, 1825. First edition Original hand-colored copperplate engraving. Fine Condition. Octavo (5.25 x 8 inches, 13 x 20 cm). Plate mark: 4 1/8 x 6 7/8 inches. Fine and delicate shells organized by the Linnæan Classification System, drawn from nature by Rev. Burrow and engraved by C. Heath, nicely hand-colored. more information

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London: James Duncan, 1825. First edition Original hand-colored copperplate engraving. Fine Condition. Octavo (5.25 x 8 inches, 13 x 20 cm). Plate mark: 4 1/8 x 6 7/8 inches. Fine and delicate shells organized by the Linnæan Classification System, drawn from nature by Rev. Burrow and engraved by C. Heath, nicely hand-colored. more information

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London: James Duncan, 1825. First edition Original hand-colored copperplate engraving. Fine Condition. Octavo (5.25 x 8 inches, 13 x 20 cm). Plate mark: 4 1/8 x 6 7/8 inches. Fine and delicate shells organized by the Linnæan Classification System, drawn from nature by Rev. Burrow and engraved by C. Heath, nicely hand-colored. more information

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London: James Duncan, 1825. First edition Original hand-colored copperplate engraving. Fine Condition. Octavo (5.25 x 8 inches, 13 x 20 cm). Plate mark: 4 1/8 x 6 7/8 inches. Fine and delicate shells organized by the Linnæan Classification System, drawn from nature by Rev. Burrow and engraved by C. Heath, nicely hand-colored. more information

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Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1961. First edition A Near Fine copy in a Very Good DJ. Folio (9.5 x 12 in., 3241 x 305 mm). Slight chipping and wear to DJ with a small tear to back. Pp. 319. Eight color plates and sixteen black and white illustrations. more information

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Paris: Librairie De A. Courcier, 1880. First edition Very Good condition. Octavo (7x10.5 inches), Dark green blind-embossed leather. Raised bands with gilt lettering and decoration on spine, all edges gilt. Corners bumped. Ivory Moire end papers and paste downs. Pp. 396, plus 12 chromolithographed plates by Sarazin. Penned cursive inscription and date (1881) on first leaf. Slight foxing throughout, not effecting plates. The Frontispiece is a charming garden scene of family netting butterflies. Additional plates: 11 decorative chromolithographs of identified butterflies and moths, 5-8 per plate, surrounded by delicate botanical borders. Most tissue guards intact. more information

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London: C. Marsh, 1754. Second Edition Near Fine with original hand-coloring Pl. 52 Anguis annulatus ( The Chain-Snake). Original hand-colored copperplate engraving. Folio. Near Fine condition, with one minute foxed mark on right edge of plate mark. Archivally framed in walnut burl, 23 x 20 inches. This powerful image of the Chain-snake is decoratively surrounded by a blooming Frutex lauri, a shrub native to Virginia. Although second edition of Catesby's renowned series was published posthumously, George Edwards- friend and noted naturalist colleague-supervised the edition.  more information

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Ithaca, NY: Comstock Publishing Co. Inc., 1943. Cloth Third Printing A Fine copy on a Near Fine DJ. Owner's name and signature neatly penned on ffl. Octavo (5.25 x 8 inches). Blue cloth with lithographed title on cover. Pp. 311, fully illustrated with 45 plates (with tissue guards) reproduced from life in natural colors. Both authors were Professors of Natural History & Entomology at Cornell University and Anna Botsford was a talented wood-engraver of natural subjects. more information

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New York: Orange Judd Co., 1883. Second edition AVery Good copy. Octavo (6.5 x 9 in., 165 x 228 mm). Embossed Green cloth. Softening to head and foot of spine. Wear to boards. Inscription on fly leaf in purple ink dated 1884. Pp. 442. Steel-engraved frontispiece of the author by F. Halpin. Wood-engraved text illustrations and headpieces. The author felt that America had fallen behind in the world of science and produced this volume as a practical guide for the care, breeding and management of horses for general use. more information

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London: Edwards, George, 1743-51. First edition Fine with original hand-coloring Pl. 281 Beaks of Exotic Birds Drawn from Nature. Original hand-colored copperplate engraving. Quarto ( 11.5 x 9 inches). George Edwards, (1694-1773) rejected his early formal training and potential career in business to pursue his inherent passionate-natural history. His dedication and talent as a draftsman and naturalist was evident, thus gaining the attention of Sir Hans Sloane, President of the College of Physicians and the Royal Society. Sir Sloane offered Edwards the post of Librarian of the Royal College of Physicians in London, and enlisted him to sketch the natural curiosities of his private museum. This connection became the impetus for Edward's masterful achievement- A Natural History of Uncommon Birds (1743-1751) and the subsequent Gleanings of Natural History (1758-1764). Many of the plates depicted the previously unrecorded curiosities (birds, reptiles, insects, etc) Edwards was privileged to view in Britain's grand private collections. A monumental achievement, Edwards documented (in English and French), painted, engraved and colored every one of the fine compositions in this Pre-Linnaean Natural History. Although not a field naturalist, Edwards placed many of his birds and animals in landscaped settings, which was unusual for the time. In other compositions birds are elegantly perched on stylized branches in a classic Georgian format, more decorative than realistic, charming nonetheless. A gracious and humble man, Edwards established firm and respected alliances with naturalist pioneers Carl Linnaeus (1707-78), Mark Catesby, (1683-1749) from whom he learned the art of engraving and subsequently revised his The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands, London c.1754, and William Bartram, from whom he acquired several species of Pennsylvanian birds included in his volumes. As Edwards' work predates the completion of the Linnaean classification system, Linnaeus was to borrow the English names of many of Edwards species for his renowned work on classification and nomenclature. (Ref: Buchanan, Jackson, Fine Bird Books.)  more information

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London: The Royal College of Physicians, 1758-1764. First edition Fine with original hand-coloring Pl 288 The Prickled Dog or Hound-fish, with an insect called the Walking-stick. Original hand-colored copperplate engraving. Quarto (9 x 12 inches). Includes text. George Edwards, (1694-1773), Fellow of the Royal Society and Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, London, rejected his early formal training and potential career in business to pursue his inherent passionate-natural history. His dedication and talent as a draftsman and naturalist was evident, thus gaining the attention of Sir Hans Sloane, President of the College of Physicians and the Royal Society. Sir Sloane offered Edwards the post of Librarian of the Royal College of Physicians in London, and enlisted him to sketch the natural curiosities of his private museum. This connection became the impetus for Edward's masterful achievement- A Natural History of Uncommon Birds (1743-1751) and the subsequent Gleanings of Natural History (1758-1764). Many of the plates depicted the previously unrecorded curiosities (birds, reptiles, insects, etc) Edwards was privileged to view in Britain's grand private collections. A monumental achievement, Edwards documented (in English and French), painted, engraved and colored every one of the fine compositions in this Pre-Linnaean Natural History. Although not a field naturalist, Edwards placed many of his birds and animals in landscaped settings, which was unusual for the time. In other compositions birds are elegantly perched on stylized branches in a classic Georgian format, more decorative than realistic, charming nonetheless. A gracious and humble man, Edwards established firm and respected alliances with naturalist pioneers Carl Linnaeus (1707-78), Mark Catesby, (1683-1749) from whom he learned the art of engraving and subsequently revised his The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands, London c.1754, and William Bartram, from whom he acquired several species of Pennsylvanian birds included in his volumes. As Edwards' work predates the completion of the Linnaean classification system, Linnaeus was to borrow the English names of many of Edwards species for his renowned work on classification and nomenclature. (Ref: Buchanan, Jackson, Fine Bird Books.) more information

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London: The College of Physicians, 1743-51. First edition Fine with original hand-coloring Pl 206 The Sea-tortoise. Original hand-colored copperplate engraving. Quarto (9 x 12 inches). Includes text. George Edwards, (1694-1773) rejected his early formal training and potential career in business to pursue his inherent passionate-natural history. His dedication and talent as a draftsman and naturalist was evident, thus gaining the attention of Sir Hans Sloane, President of the College of Physicians and the Royal Society. Sir Sloane offered Edwards the post of Librarian of the Royal College of Physicians in London, and enlisted him to sketch the natural curiosities of his private museum. This connection became the impetus for Edward's masterful achievement- A Natural History of Uncommon Birds (1743-1751) and the subsequent Gleanings of Natural History (1758-1764). Many of the plates depicted the previously unrecorded curiosities (birds, reptiles, insects, etc) Edwards was privileged to view in Britain's grand private collections. A monumental achievement, Edwards documented (in English and French), painted, engraved and colored every one of the fine compositions in this Pre-Linnaean Natural History. Although not a field naturalist, Edwards placed many of his birds and animals in landscaped settings, which was unusual for the time. In other compositions birds are elegantly perched on stylized branches in a classic Georgian format, more decorative than realistic, charming nonetheless. A gracious and humble man, Edwards established firm and respected alliances with naturalist pioneers Carl Linnaeus (1707-78), Mark Catesby, (1683-1749) from whom he learned the art of engraving and subsequently revised his The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands, London c.1754, and William Bartram, from whom he acquired several species of Pennsylvanian birds included in his volumes. As Edwards' work predates the completion of the Linnaean classification system, Linnaeus was to borrow the English names of many of Edwards species for his renowned work on classification and nomenclature. (Ref: Buchanan, Jackson, Fine Bird Books.) more information

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London: The Royal College of Physicians, 1758-1764. First edition Fine with original hand-coloring Pl 281 Beaks of Exotic Birds Drawn from Nature. Original hand-colored copperplate engraving. Quarto (9 x 12 inches). Includes text. George Edwards, (1694-1773), Fellow of the Royal Society and Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, London, rejected his early formal training and potential career in business to pursue his inherent passionate-natural history. His dedication and talent as a draftsman and naturalist was evident, thus gaining the attention of Sir Hans Sloane, President of the College of Physicians and the Royal Society. Sir Sloane offered Edwards the post of Librarian of the Royal College of Physicians in London, and enlisted him to sketch the natural curiosities of his private museum. This connection became the impetus for Edward's masterful achievement- A Natural History of Uncommon Birds (1743-1751) and the subsequent Gleanings of Natural History (1758-1764). Many of the plates depicted the previously unrecorded curiosities (birds, reptiles, insects, etc) Edwards was privileged to view in Britain's grand private collections. A monumental achievement, Edwards documented (in English and French), painted, engraved and colored every one of the fine compositions in this Pre-Linnaean Natural History. Although not a field naturalist, Edwards placed many of his birds and animals in landscaped settings, which was unusual for the time. In other compositions birds are elegantly perched on stylized branches in a classic Georgian format, more decorative than realistic, charming nonetheless. A gracious and humble man, Edwards established firm and respected alliances with naturalist pioneers Carl Linnaeus (1707-78), Mark Catesby, (1683-1749) from whom he learned the art of engraving and subsequently revised his The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands, London c.1754, and William Bartram, from whom he acquired several species of Pennsylvanian birds included in his volumes. As Edwards' work predates the completion of the Linnaean classification system, Linnaeus was to borrow the English names of many of Edwards species for his renowned work on classification and nomenclature. (Ref: Buchanan, Jackson, Fine Bird Books.) more information

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London: The College of Physicians, 1743-51. First edition Fine with original hand-coloring Pl. 71 The Brown and Spotted Heathcock. Original hand-colored copperplate engraving. Quarto (11.5 x 9 inches). Includes text. George Edwards, (1694-1773) rejected his early formal training and potential career in business to pursue his inherent passionate-natural history. His dedication and talent as a draftsman and naturalist was evident, thus gaining the attention of Sir Hans Sloane, President of the College of Physicians and the Royal Society. Sir Sloane offered Edwards the post of Librarian of the Royal College of Physicians in London, and enlisted him to sketch the natural curiosities of his private museum. This connection became the impetus for Edward's masterful achievement- A Natural History of Uncommon Birds (1743-1751) and the subsequent Gleanings of Natural History (1758-1764). Many of the plates depicted the previously unrecorded curiosities (birds, reptiles, insects, etc) Edwards was privileged to view in Britain's grand private collections. A monumental achievement, Edwards documented (in English and French), painted, engraved and colored every one of the fine compositions in this Pre-Linnaean Natural History. Although not a field naturalist, Edwards placed many of his birds and animals in landscaped settings, which was unusual for the time. In other compositions birds are elegantly perched on stylized branches in a classic Georgian format, more decorative than realistic, charming nonetheless. A gracious and humble man, Edwards established firm and respected alliances with naturalist pioneers Carl Linnaeus (1707-78), Mark Catesby, (1683-1749) from whom he learned the art of engraving and subsequently revised his The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands, London c.1754, and William Bartram, from whom he acquired several species of Pennsylvanian birds included in his volumes. As Edwards' work predates the completion of the Linnaean classification system, Linnaeus was to borrow the English names of many of Edwards species for his renowned work on classification and nomenclature. (Ref: Buchanan, Jackson, Fine Bird Books.) more information

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London: The College of Physicians, 1743-51. First edition Fine with original hand-coloring Pl 207 Double-headed Snake & The Black Butterflies. Original hand-colored copperplate engraving. Quarto (9 x 12 inches). Includes text. George Edwards, (1694-1773) rejected his early formal training and potential career in business to pursue his inherent passionate-natural history. His dedication and talent as a draftsman and naturalist was evident, thus gaining the attention of Sir Hans Sloane, President of the College of Physicians and the Royal Society. Sir Sloane offered Edwards the post of Librarian of the Royal College of Physicians in London, and enlisted him to sketch the natural curiosities of his private museum. This connection became the impetus for Edward's masterful achievement- A Natural History of Uncommon Birds (1743-1751) and the subsequent Gleanings of Natural History (1758-1764). Many of the plates depicted the previously unrecorded curiosities (birds, reptiles, insects, etc) Edwards was privileged to view in Britain's grand private collections. A monumental achievement, Edwards documented (in English and French), painted, engraved and colored every one of the fine compositions in this Pre-Linnaean Natural History. Although not a field naturalist, Edwards placed many of his birds and animals in landscaped settings, which was unusual for the time. In other compositions birds are elegantly perched on stylized branches in a classic Georgian format, more decorative than realistic, charming nonetheless. A gracious and humble man, Edwards established firm and respected alliances with naturalist pioneers Carl Linnaeus (1707-78), Mark Catesby, (1683-1749) from whom he learned the art of engraving and subsequently revised his The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands, London c.1754, and William Bartram, from whom he acquired several species of Pennsylvanian birds included in his volumes. As Edwards' work predates the completion of the Linnaean classification system, Linnaeus was to borrow the English names of many of Edwards species for his renowned work on classification and nomenclature. (Ref: Buchanan, Jackson, Fine Bird Books.) more information

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London: The College of Physicians, 1743-51. First edition Fine with original hand-coloring Pl. 79 The Green Indian Fly-catcher. Original hand-colored copperplate engraving. Quarto (11.5 x 9 inches). Includes text. George Edwards, (1694-1773) rejected his early formal training and potential career in business to pursue his inherent passionate-natural history. His dedication and talent as a draftsman and naturalist was evident, thus gaining the attention of Sir Hans Sloane, President of the College of Physicians and the Royal Society. Sir Sloane offered Edwards the post of Librarian of the Royal College of Physicians in London, and enlisted him to sketch the natural curiosities of his private museum. This connection became the impetus for Edward's masterful achievement- A Natural History of Uncommon Birds (1743-1751) and the subsequent Gleanings of Natural History (1758-1764). Many of the plates depicted the previously unrecorded curiosities (birds, reptiles, insects, etc) Edwards was privileged to view in Britain's grand private collections. A monumental achievement, Edwards documented (in English and French), painted, engraved and colored every one of the fine compositions in this Pre-Linnaean Natural History. Although not a field naturalist, Edwards placed many of his birds and animals in landscaped settings, which was unusual for the time. In other compositions birds are elegantly perched on stylized branches in a classic Georgian format, more decorative than realistic, charming nonetheless. A gracious and humble man, Edwards established firm and respected alliances with naturalist pioneers Carl Linnaeus (1707-78), Mark Catesby, (1683-1749) from whom he learned the art of engraving and subsequently revised his The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands, London c.1754, and William Bartram, from whom he acquired several species of Pennsylvanian birds included in his volumes. As Edwards' work predates the completion of the Linnaean classification system, Linnaeus was to borrow the English names of many of Edwards species for his renowned work on classification and nomenclature. (Ref: Buchanan, Jackson, Fine Bird Books.) more information

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London: The College of Physicians, 1743-51. First edition Fine with original hand-coloring Pl. 121 The American Nightingale & the Green Sparrow or Green (Ruby-throated) Hummingbird. Original hand-colored copperplate engraving. Quarto (11.5 x 9 inches). Includes text. George Edwards, (1694-1773) rejected his early formal training and potential career in business to pursue his inherent passionate-natural history. His dedication and talent as a draftsman and naturalist was evident, thus gaining the attention of Sir Hans Sloane, President of the College of Physicians and the Royal Society. Sir Sloane offered Edwards the post of Librarian of the Royal College of Physicians in London, and enlisted him to sketch the natural curiosities of his private museum. This connection became the impetus for Edward's masterful achievement- A Natural History of Uncommon Birds (1743-1751) and the subsequent Gleanings of Natural History (1758-1764). Many of the plates depicted the previously unrecorded curiosities (birds, reptiles, insects, etc) Edwards was privileged to view in Britain's grand private collections. A monumental achievement, Edwards documented (in English and French), painted, engraved and colored every one of the fine compositions in this Pre-Linnaean Natural History. Although not a field naturalist, Edwards placed many of his birds and animals in landscaped settings, which was unusual for the time. In other compositions birds are elegantly perched on stylized branches in a classic Georgian format, more decorative than realistic, charming nonetheless. A gracious and humble man, Edwards established firm and respected alliances with naturalist pioneers Carl Linnaeus (1707-78), Mark Catesby, (1683-1749) from whom he learned the art of engraving and subsequently revised his The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands, London c.1754, and William Bartram, from whom he acquired several species of Pennsylvanian birds included in his volumes. As Edwards' work predates the completion of the Linnaean classification system, Linnaeus was to borrow the English names of many of Edwards species for his renowned work on classification and nomenclature. (Ref: Buchanan, Jackson, Fine Bird Books.) more information

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London: The Royal College of Physicians, 1758-1764. First edition Fine with original hand-coloring Pl 257 The Yellow-tailed Flycatcher & The Spotted Yellow Fly-catcher. Original hand-colored copperplate engraving. Quarto (9 x 12 inches). Includes text. (1801 edition)George Edwards, (1694-1773), Fellow of the Royal Society and Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, London, rejected his early formal training and potential career in business to pursue his inherent passionate-natural history. His dedication and talent as a draftsman and naturalist was evident, thus gaining the attention of Sir Hans Sloane, President of the College of Physicians and the Royal Society. Sir Sloane offered Edwards the post of Librarian of the Royal College of Physicians in London, and enlisted him to sketch the natural curiosities of his private museum. This connection became the impetus for Edward's masterful achievement- A Natural History of Uncommon Birds (1743-1751) and the subsequent Gleanings of Natural History (1758-1764). Many of the plates depicted the previously unrecorded curiosities (birds, reptiles, insects, etc) Edwards was privileged to view in Britain's grand private collections. A monumental achievement, Edwards documented (in English and French), painted, engraved and colored every one of the fine compositions in this Pre-Linnaean Natural History. Although not a field naturalist, Edwards placed many of his birds and animals in landscaped settings, which was unusual for the time. In other compositions birds are elegantly perched on stylized branches in a classic Georgian format, more decorative than realistic, charming nonetheless. A gracious and humble man, Edwards established firm and respected alliances with naturalist pioneers Carl Linnaeus (1707-78), Mark Catesby, (1683-1749) from whom he learned the art of engraving and subsequently revised his The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands, London c.1754, and William Bartram, from whom he acquired several species of Pennsylvanian birds included in his volumes. As Edwards' work predates the completion of the Linnaean classification system, Linnaeus was to borrow the English names of many of Edwards species for his renowned work on classification and nomenclature. (Ref: Buchanan, Jackson, Fine Bird Books.) more information

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London: The Royal College of Physicians, 1758-1764. First edition Fine with original hand-coloring Pl 305 The Worm-eater and the Goat Beetle. Original hand-colored copperplate engraving. Quarto (9 x 12 inches). Includes text. (1801 edition). George Edwards, (1694-1773), Fellow of the Royal Society and Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, London, rejected his early formal training and potential career in business to pursue his inherent passionate-natural history. His dedication and talent as a draftsman and naturalist was evident, thus gaining the attention of Sir Hans Sloane, President of the College of Physicians and the Royal Society. Sir Sloane offered Edwards the post of Librarian of the Royal College of Physicians in London, and enlisted him to sketch the natural curiosities of his private museum. This connection became the impetus for Edward's masterful achievement- A Natural History of Uncommon Birds (1743-1751) and the subsequent Gleanings of Natural History (1758-1764). Many of the plates depicted the previously unrecorded curiosities (birds, reptiles, insects, etc) Edwards was privileged to view in Britain's grand private collections. A monumental achievement, Edwards documented (in English and French), painted, engraved and colored every one of the fine compositions in this Pre-Linnaean Natural History. Although not a field naturalist, Edwards placed many of his birds and animals in landscaped settings, which was unusual for the time. In other compositions birds are elegantly perched on stylized branches in a classic Georgian format, more decorative than realistic, charming nonetheless. A gracious and humble man, Edwards established firm and respected alliances with naturalist pioneers Carl Linnaeus (1707-78), Mark Catesby, (1683-1749) from whom he learned the art of engraving and subsequently revised his The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands, London c.1754, and William Bartram, from whom he acquired several species of Pennsylvanian birds included in his volumes. As Edwards' work predates the completion of the Linnaean classification system, Linnaeus was to borrow the English names of many of Edwards species for his renowned work on classification and nomenclature. (Ref: Buchanan, Jackson, Fine Bird Books.) more information

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London: The College of Physicians, 1743-51. First edition Fine with original hand-coloring Pl. 51. The Greenland Buck. Original hand-colored copperplate engraving. Quarto (11.5 x 9 inches). This print is from a later (c.1836) undocumented edition. The paper is watermarked with the Whatman Mills 1836 watermark. George Edwards, (1694-1773) rejected his early formal training and potential career in business to pursue his inherent passionate-natural history. His dedication and talent as a draftsman and naturalist was evident, thus gaining the attention of Sir Hans Sloane, President of the College of Physicians and the Royal Society. Sir Sloane offered Edwards the post of Librarian of the Royal College of Physicians in London, and enlisted him to sketch the natural curiosities of his private museum. This connection became the impetus for Edward's masterful achievement- A Natural History of Uncommon Birds (1743-1751) and the subsequent Gleanings of Natural History (1758-1764). Many of the plates depicted the previously unrecorded curiosities (birds, reptiles, insects, etc) Edwards was privileged to view in Britain's grand private collections. A monumental achievement, Edwards documented (in English and French), painted, engraved and colored every one of the fine compositions in this Pre-Linnaean Natural History. Although not a field naturalist, Edwards placed many of his birds and animals in landscaped settings, which was unusual for the time. In other compositions birds are elegantly perched on stylized branches in a classic Georgian format, more decorative than realistic, charming nonetheless. A gracious and humble man, Edwards established firm and respected alliances with naturalist pioneers Carl Linnaeus (1707-78), Mark Catesby, (1683-1749) from whom he learned the art of engraving and subsequently revised his The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands, London c.1754, and William Bartram, from whom he acquired several species of Pennsylvanian birds included in his volumes. As Edwards' work predates the completion of the Linnaean classification system, Linnaeus was to borrow the English names of many of Edwards species for his renowned work on classification and nomenclature. (Ref: Buchanan, Jackson, Fine Bird Books.) more information

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London: The College of Physicians, 1743-51. First edition Fine with original hand-coloring Pl 208 The Mango-fish & The Great Brown Locust. Original hand-colored copperplate engraving. Quarto (9 x 12 inches). Includes text. This print is from a later (1836) undocumented edition printed on J Whatman Turkey Mills watermarked (1836) paper .George Edwards, (1694-1773) rejected his early formal training and potential career in business to pursue his inherent passionate-natural history. His dedication and talent as a draftsman and naturalist was evident, thus gaining the attention of Sir Hans Sloane, President of the College of Physicians and the Royal Society. Sir Sloane offered Edwards the post of Librarian of the Royal College of Physicians in London, and enlisted him to sketch the natural curiosities of his private museum. This connection became the impetus for Edward's masterful achievement- A Natural History of Uncommon Birds (1743-1751) and the subsequent Gleanings of Natural History (1758-1764). Many of the plates depicted the previously unrecorded curiosities (birds, reptiles, insects, etc) Edwards was privileged to view in Britain's grand private collections. A monumental achievement, Edwards documented (in English and French), painted, engraved and colored every one of the fine compositions in this Pre-Linnaean Natural History. Although not a field naturalist, Edwards placed many of his birds and animals in landscaped settings, which was unusual for the time. In other compositions birds are elegantly perched on stylized branches in a classic Georgian format, more decorative than realistic, charming nonetheless. A gracious and humble man, Edwards established firm and respected alliances with naturalist pioneers Carl Linnaeus (1707-78), Mark Catesby, (1683-1749) from whom he learned the art of engraving and subsequently revised his The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands, London c.1754, and William Bartram, from whom he acquired several species of Pennsylvanian birds included in his volumes. As Edwards' work predates the completion of the Linnaean classification system, Linnaeus was to borrow the English names of many of Edwards species for his renowned work on classification and nomenclature. (Ref: Buchanan, Jackson, Fine Bird Books.) more information

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London: The College of Physicians, 1743-51. First edition Fine with original hand-coloring Pl 206 The Sea-tortoise. Original hand-colored copperplate engraving. Quarto (9 x 12 inches). Includes text. This plate is from a later (1836) undocumented edition. Printed on Whatman Mills watermarked paper c. 1836. George Edwards, (1694-1773) rejected his early formal training and potential career in business to pursue his inherent passionate-natural history. His dedication and talent as a draftsman and naturalist was evident, thus gaining the attention of Sir Hans Sloane, President of the College of Physicians and the Royal Society. Sir Sloane offered Edwards the post of Librarian of the Royal College of Physicians in London, and enlisted him to sketch the natural curiosities of his private museum. This connection became the impetus for Edward's masterful achievement- A Natural History of Uncommon Birds (1743-1751) and the subsequent Gleanings of Natural History (1758-1764). Many of the plates depicted the previously unrecorded curiosities (birds, reptiles, insects, etc) Edwards was privileged to view in Britain's grand private collections. A monumental achievement, Edwards documented (in English and French), painted, engraved and colored every one of the fine compositions in this Pre-Linnaean Natural History. Although not a field naturalist, Edwards placed many of his birds and animals in landscaped settings, which was unusual for the time. In other compositions birds are elegantly perched on stylized branches in a classic Georgian format, more decorative than realistic, charming nonetheless. A gracious and humble man, Edwards established firm and respected alliances with naturalist pioneers Carl Linnaeus (1707-78), Mark Catesby, (1683-1749) from whom he learned the art of engraving and subsequently revised his The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands, London c.1754, and William Bartram, from whom he acquired several species of Pennsylvanian birds included in his volumes. As Edwards' work predates the completion of the Linnaean classification system, Linnaeus was to borrow the English names of many of Edwards species for his renowned work on classification and nomenclature. (Ref: Buchanan, Jackson, Fine Bird Books.) more information

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London: The Royal College of Physicians, 1758-1764. First edition Fine with original hand-coloring Pl 283 Sea Bat & The Pyed Acarauana. Original hand-colored copperplate engraving. Quarto (9 x 12 inches). Includes text. George Edwards, (1694-1773), Fellow of the Royal Society and Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, London, rejected his early formal training and potential career in business to pursue his inherent passionate-natural history. His dedication and talent as a draftsman and naturalist was evident, thus gaining the attention of Sir Hans Sloane, President of the College of Physicians and the Royal Society. Sir Sloane offered Edwards the post of Librarian of the Royal College of Physicians in London, and enlisted him to sketch the natural curiosities of his private museum. This connection became the impetus for Edward's masterful achievement- A Natural History of Uncommon Birds (1743-1751) and the subsequent Gleanings of Natural History (1758-1764). Many of the plates depicted the previously unrecorded curiosities (birds, reptiles, insects, etc) Edwards was privileged to view in Britain's grand private collections. A monumental achievement, Edwards documented (in English and French), painted, engraved and colored every one of the fine compositions in this Pre-Linnaean Natural History. Although not a field naturalist, Edwards placed many of his birds and animals in landscaped settings, which was unusual for the time. In other compositions birds are elegantly perched on stylized branches in a classic Georgian format, more decorative than realistic, charming nonetheless. A gracious and humble man, Edwards established firm and respected alliances with naturalist pioneers Carl Linnaeus (1707-78), Mark Catesby, (1683-1749) from whom he learned the art of engraving and subsequently revised his The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands, London c.1754, and William Bartram, from whom he acquired several species of Pennsylvanian birds included in his volumes. As Edwards' work predates the completion of the Linnaean classification system, Linnaeus was to borrow the English names of many of Edwards species for his renowned work on classification and nomenclature. (Ref: Buchanan, Jackson, Fine Bird Books.) more information

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London: The Royal College of Physicians, 1758-1764. First edition Fine with original hand-coloring Pl 282 The Spur Fish & The Indian Gattorugina. Original hand-colored copperplate engraving. Quarto (9 x 12 inches). Includes text. George Edwards, (1694-1773), Fellow of the Royal Society and Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, London, rejected his early formal training and potential career in business to pursue his inherent passionate-natural history. His dedication and talent as a draftsman and naturalist was evident, thus gaining the attention of Sir Hans Sloane, President of the College of Physicians and the Royal Society. Sir Sloane offered Edwards the post of Librarian of the Royal College of Physicians in London, and enlisted him to sketch the natural curiosities of his private museum. This connection became the impetus for Edward's masterful achievement- A Natural History of Uncommon Birds (1743-1751) and the subsequent Gleanings of Natural History (1758-1764). Many of the plates depicted the previously unrecorded curiosities (birds, reptiles, insects, etc) Edwards was privileged to view in Britain's grand private collections. A monumental achievement, Edwards documented (in English and French), painted, engraved and colored every one of the fine compositions in this Pre-Linnaean Natural History. Although not a field naturalist, Edwards placed many of his birds and animals in landscaped settings, which was unusual for the time. In other compositions birds are elegantly perched on stylized branches in a classic Georgian format, more decorative than realistic, charming nonetheless. A gracious and humble man, Edwards established firm and respected alliances with naturalist pioneers Carl Linnaeus (1707-78), Mark Catesby, (1683-1749) from whom he learned the art of engraving and subsequently revised his The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands, London c.1754, and William Bartram, from whom he acquired several species of Pennsylvanian birds included in his volumes. As Edwards' work predates the completion of the Linnaean classification system, Linnaeus was to borrow the English names of many of Edwards species for his renowned work on classification and nomenclature. (Ref: Buchanan, Jackson, Fine Bird Books.) more information

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London: The College of Physicians, 1743-51. First edition Fine with original hand-coloring Pl. 73 The Bustard Cock. Original hand-colored copperplate engraving. Quarto (11.5 x 9 inches). Includes text. George Edwards, (1694-1773) rejected his early formal training and potential career in business to pursue his inherent passionate-natural history. His dedication and talent as a draftsman and naturalist was evident, thus gaining the attention of Sir Hans Sloane, President of the College of Physicians and the Royal Society. Sir Sloane offered Edwards the post of Librarian of the Royal College of Physicians in London, and enlisted him to sketch the natural curiosities of his private museum. This connection became the impetus for Edward's masterful achievement- A Natural History of Uncommon Birds (1743-1751) and the subsequent Gleanings of Natural History (1758-1764). Many of the plates depicted the previously unrecorded curiosities (birds, reptiles, insects, etc) Edwards was privileged to view in Britain's grand private collections. A monumental achievement, Edwards documented (in English and French), painted, engraved and colored every one of the fine compositions in this Pre-Linnaean Natural History. Although not a field naturalist, Edwards placed many of his birds and animals in landscaped settings, which was unusual for the time. In other compositions birds are elegantly perched on stylized branches in a classic Georgian format, more decorative than realistic, charming nonetheless. A gracious and humble man, Edwards established firm and respected alliances with naturalist pioneers Carl Linnaeus (1707-78), Mark Catesby, (1683-1749) from whom he learned the art of engraving and subsequently revised his The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands, London c.1754, and William Bartram, from whom he acquired several species of Pennsylvanian birds included in his volumes. As Edwards' work predates the completion of the Linnaean classification system, Linnaeus was to borrow the English names of many of Edwards species for his renowned work on classification and nomenclature. (Ref: Buchanan, Jackson, Fine Bird Books.) more information

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