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Cape Town: Darter Bros. & Co. 1918, 2nd edition. (Hardcover) 139pp. plus plates. Very good, no dust jacket. Handsomely rebound in olive cloth with blind rules on the front cover and titles in gilt. Illustrations, index, 119 color plates (2 are double-page). The endpapers are tape-stained and there is a previous owner's name. Internally the book is bright. Edited by Harriet M.L. Bolus & Alice M. Greene. Locale: South Africa. (Natural History, Botanical Illustration--South Africa, Botany--South Africa, Orchids).
Claudii Aeliani, De historia animalium by [Aelianus, Claudius, praenestinus] - 1616
by [Aelianus, Claudius, praenestinus]
Claudii Aeliani, De historia animalium
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Claudius Aelianus, born at Praeneste (c.175-235) was also known as a teacher of rhetoric. De historia animalium is a collection of brief stories, facts and fables about animals that invites the reader to ponder contrasts between human and animal behaviour. Aelianus' work is one of the main sources of mediaeval natural histories and bestiaries. (from Encyclopaedia Britannica 11th edition and the preface of the Loeb Classical library). In its time it was a popular book and ran to several editions thowever early editions such as this are rarely seen in trade
Claudius Aelianus, born at Praeneste (c.175-235) was also known as a teacher of rhetoric. De historia animalium is a collection of brief stories, facts and fables about animals that invites the reader to ponder contrasts between human and animal behaviour. Aelianus' work is one of the main sources of mediaeval natural histories and bestiaries. (from Encyclopaedia Britannica 11th edition and the preface of the Loeb Classical library). In its time it was a popular book and ran to several editions thowever early editions such as this are rarely seen in trade
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The Orchids of the Cape Peninsula
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Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde: Eine systematische Bearbeitung der bis jetzt bekannten Gross-Schmetterlinge. I. Abt. 4. Band: Die palaearktischen Spanner (Tafeln)
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THE NATURAL HISTORY OF SELBORNE. Edited with notes by Grant Allen
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John Lane The Bodley Head. London. 1902. Early Edmund New illustrated edition, originally issued in 1900. 8vo. (7.8 x 5.4). Fully illustrated with 50 full page, and 135 smaller engravings by Edmund H. New. Fine bright copy in a beautiful binding of half dark green morocco. Spine with five raised bands, compartments with double gilt ruled borders. Two sections lettered in gilt and the others decorated with gilt design of a bird on a branch. Marbled paper on boards. A lovely copy.
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William Home Lizars Natural History Engraving Of A Capybara
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Edinburgh, 1823; Circa 1823 hand colored copper engraving of the South American Capybara (Hydrochaerus capibara. Erxleben), world’s largest rodent, which reaches a mature size of up to four feet in length and three in girth and inhabits the banks of lakes and rivers, where it is distinguished for the webbed feet which make it an agile swimmer, and for its remarkable ability to submerge itself for long periods of time without resurfacing. Drawn by Alexander Mosses (1793-1837), who with no formal training developed into an acknowledged master draughtsman and painter of nature scenes, genre pieces, and portraiture, his subjects ranging from members of the privileged classes to common people. His portrait of prominent physician John Rutter hangs in the Royal Institution, Liverpoole, and his work is in the permanent collections of both the Walker Art Gallery and the National Galleries Of Scotland. Engraved by William Home Lizars (1788-1859), renowned not only for his art, but for being instrumental in…
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The Natural History of Insects, Compiled From Swammerdam, Brookes, Goldsmith, &c. Embellished With Copper Plates. Intended As A Companion To Buffon's Natural History
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Perth: R. Morison And Son, 1792. First edition. leather_bound. Modern blue morocco, red leather spine label. Very good. (IV) 210 pages. 22 x 14 cm. Twenty engraved plates. A unique collection, in text and images, of the entomology studies from the leading authorities at the time. Most notable of the entomologists, Jan Swammerdam, who pioneered the use of the microscope for use in anatomy drawing, and anatomical conclusions through the use of insects, animals and finally humans. He was the first to observe red blood cells with a microscope. Text clean, one or two leaves with minor stains, plates are bright and fresh.
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The Orchids of the Cape Peninsula
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Cape Town: Darter Bros. & Co. 1918, 2nd edition. (Hardcover) 139pp. plus plates. Very good, no dust jacket. Handsomely rebound in olive cloth with blind rules on the front cover and titles in gilt. Illustrations, index, 119 color plates (2 are double-page). The endpapers are tape-stained and there is a previous owner's name. Internally the book is bright. Edited by Harriet M.L. Bolus & Alice M. Greene. Locale: South Africa. (Natural History, Botanical Illustration--South Africa, Botany--South Africa, Orchids).
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Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde: Eine systematische Bearbeitung der bis jetzt bekannten Gross-Schmetterlinge. I. Abt. 4. Band: Die palaearktischen Spanner (Tafeln)
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THE NATURAL HISTORY OF SELBORNE. Edited with notes by Grant Allen
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John Lane The Bodley Head. London. 1902. Early Edmund New illustrated edition, originally issued in 1900. 8vo. (7.8 x 5.4). Fully illustrated with 50 full page, and 135 smaller engravings by Edmund H. New. Fine bright copy in a beautiful binding of half dark green morocco. Spine with five raised bands, compartments with double gilt ruled borders. Two sections lettered in gilt and the others decorated with gilt design of a bird on a branch. Marbled paper on boards. A lovely copy.
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William Home Lizars Natural History Engraving Of A Capybara
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Edinburgh, 1823; Circa 1823 hand colored copper engraving of the South American Capybara (Hydrochaerus capibara. Erxleben), world’s largest rodent, which reaches a mature size of up to four feet in length and three in girth and inhabits the banks of lakes and rivers, where it is distinguished for the webbed feet which make it an agile swimmer, and for its remarkable ability to submerge itself for long periods of time without resurfacing. Drawn by Alexander Mosses (1793-1837), who with no formal training developed into an acknowledged master draughtsman and painter of nature scenes, genre pieces, and portraiture, his subjects ranging from members of the privileged classes to common people. His portrait of prominent physician John Rutter hangs in the Royal Institution, Liverpoole, and his work is in the permanent collections of both the Walker Art Gallery and the National Galleries Of Scotland. Engraved by William Home Lizars (1788-1859), renowned not only for his art, but for being instrumental in…
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The Natural History of Insects, Compiled From Swammerdam, Brookes, Goldsmith, &c. Embellished With Copper Plates. Intended As A Companion To Buffon's Natural History
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Perth: R. Morison And Son, 1792. First edition. leather_bound. Modern blue morocco, red leather spine label. Very good. (IV) 210 pages. 22 x 14 cm. Twenty engraved plates. A unique collection, in text and images, of the entomology studies from the leading authorities at the time. Most notable of the entomologists, Jan Swammerdam, who pioneered the use of the microscope for use in anatomy drawing, and anatomical conclusions through the use of insects, animals and finally humans. He was the first to observe red blood cells with a microscope. Text clean, one or two leaves with minor stains, plates are bright and fresh.
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Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole
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Engle, Joanna. Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole. A Seaworld Adventure featuring Shamu, the Killer Whale. RARE. Children's Book. Used. Good, clean Condition. Softcover. Stapled binding. Random House copyright 1983. 5 ½ X 5. ISBN 0394856430. Original cover price $1.25.
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Oregon; Or, a Short History of a Long Journey: Narrative of a Journey Across the Rocky Mountains, to the Columbia River
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Key to the Fishes of Northern Europe
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London 1978: Frederick Warne & Co.Ltd., London 1978: Frederick Warne & Co.Ltd., 1976. Good. Softbound limp edition. Cased edition also available Illustrations by Peter Stebbing 1976. Limp. Good. Peter Stebbing.
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ICEBERGS AND GLACIERS
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New York: William Morrow and Company, inc., 1987. First Edition. Extensively illustrated with large and beautiful photographs. Square 4to, publisher’s original pictorial boards in the original decorated dustjacket. (30). A fine, bright copy. In clear, concise text and exceptional, full color photographs, noted science author Seymour Simon explains how different types of glaciers and icebergs are formed, how they move, and how they affect life on Earth. He also explores some of their mysteries: Can icebergs be used as a source of fresh water for dry lands? And will the ice ages return, covering the continents with glaciers as they did twenty thousand years ago?
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The Natural History of Selborne; With Observations on Various Parts of Nature; and The Naturalist's Calendar
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London: Henry G. Bohn, 1851. Leather Bound. Good. Half leather over cloth boards in good condition. Marbled endpapers. TEG. With 40 hand-colored engravings. Raised bands on the spine. A few words underlined pp. 115-116. Some foxing. Eight pages have a dark mark in the center of the page, but the text is still legible. A damp stain on the lower corner of many pages. With additions and Supplementary notes by William Jardine. Edited with further illustrations, a biographical sketch of the author and a complete index by Edward Jesse.
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Winter - Notes from Montana
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The Silence Of The North
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By Olive A. Frederickson with Ben East. AUTOBIOGRAPHY. RARE. 1972 Crown Publishers Inc., NY. The Silence Of The North, The Incredible story of a woman's fight for survival in a merciless winter of the Canadian Wilderness during the 1940's. Adapted as a film in 1981 and directed by Allan King. VG/GOOD $5.95 unclipped dust jacket. USED. 5 ¾ X 8 ½. 209 pages. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
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The Polynesian Triangle
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Eric Berry: The Polynesian Triangle, 1968 Funk & Wagnalls. USED. VERY GOOD CONDITION/ VERY GOOD UNCLIPPED ORIGINAL DUST JACKET. SCARCE THUS. States First Published in the United States of America 1968. SUMMARY: THE 3,000 YEAR HISTORY OF POLYNESIA AND ITS PEOPLES. ANTHROPOLOGY. A NICE FIND.
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Island Folk: The People of Isle Royale
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Houghton, Michigan: Isle Royale Natural History Association, [1979]. Softcover book with pictorial wraps. 160p. B&W photos throughout text. This is the original printing, later reprinted by the University of Minnesota Press. Book has been well read and is in very good - condition with wear to the cover image along the edge and reading crease to front cover, corners bumped and shelf wear. Pages are clean and unmarked with light staining on the edge of a few pages. Please see photos for specifics. A portion of all book sales from Babcock & 68th are donated to charity.
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A Journey To The Centre Of The Earth
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Jules Verne: Jules A Journey To The Centre Of The Earth 1959 Dodd, Mead Science Fiction Book Club Edition. Special introduction by Arthur C. Clarke. USED. VG/G original red, black and white Jean Morton dust jacket. Spine of jacket is skinned by price label removal. Beige boards, red topstain, 226 pages, binding is tight. Plot summary:" In Jules Verne's JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH, a geology professor, Otto Lindenbrock, and his nephew Axel discover and decode an ancient document that purports to show that a dormant volcano holds a secret entrance to a series of caverns leading to a subterranean world at the earth's center. In the name of scientific discovery, they follow the instructions and undertake a hazardous journey deep within the earth..."
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