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HUBBLE ATLAS OF GALAXIES

By Sandage, Allan

Washington, D.C.: Carnegie Institution of Washington, 1961. Softcover. Very good/No dust jacket. Washington, D.C.: Carnegie Institution of Washington, 1961. Numerous b/w photographs. viii, 50 pp. Softcover. Oblong Small 4to. Black paperback. Gilt lettering to spine. Very good condition overall, with some light wear. Creasing to spine. Light scuffing to covers. Some dents to front cover. Pages lightly toned, but are otherwise clean and bright. A nice copy overall. Very good/No dust jacket.

BROMELIAS BRASILEIRAS

By Mee, Margaret

Sao Paulo: Instituto de Botanica de Sao Paulo, 1999. Second edition. Hardcover. Very good+/Very good. Sao Paulo: Instituto de Botanica de Sao Paulo, 1999. Commentary by Maria das Gracas Lapa Wanderley. Second edition. Copious b/w illustrations. 159 pp. Text in Portuguese and English. Hardcover. Folio. Green paper covered boards. Red lettering to spine . Very good condition overall. Faint edge wear. Pages clean and bright. Mild scuffing to edges and hinges of dust jacket. A sound copy. Very good+/Very good.

BUTTERFLIES OF NORTH AMERICA, THE

By Howe, William H

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1975. One of an edition limited to 200 copies, this being #118. Hardcover. Very good+/No jacket issued. Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1975. One of an edition limited to 200 copies, this being #118. Signed by the author. 97 color plates containing 2093 Illustrations and 32 text figures. xiii; 633 pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Dark red full leather. Gilt lettering to spine. Gift-plate to half-title; else interior clean, bright and tight. A very nice copy, housed in publisherÕs slipcase. Very good+/No jacket issued. (Insurance required to ship this item).

LIFE WITH AN INDIAN PRINCE [SIGNED ]

By Craighead, John J. and Frank C. Craighead, Jr

Boise, ID: Archives of American Falconry, 2001. First edition, of 1,500 numbered copies, this is designated as ÒauthorÕs copyÓ. Hardcover. Very good+/No jacket issued. Boise, ID: Archives of American Falconry, 2001. First edition, of 1,500 numbered copies, this is designated as ÒauthorÕs copyÓ. Signed by the author. Copious b/w and color photographs. xx, 277 pp. Hardcover. Oblong 4to. Black & green cloth. Very minor wear to covers; probably lacking slipcase, else very nice, and the authorÕs own copy. Very good+/No jacket issued. (Insurance required to ship this item).

TOBACCO; ITS HISTORY, VARIETIES, CULTURE, MANUFACTURE AND COMMERCE

By Billings, E. R

Hartford, CT: American Pub. Co, 1875. First edition. Hardcover. Very good/No jacket issued. Hartford, CT: American Pub. Co, 1875. First edition. Numerous b/w illustrations. 486 pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Brown cloth. Several small spots where cloth rubbed through [ very minor ]. Over all a very clean copy. Much better than usual. Very good/No jacket issued. (Insurance required to ship this item).

HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS

By Pennant, Thomas

London: B. White, 1781. First edition. Hardcover. Very good+/No jacket issued. London: B. White, 1781. 2 vols. First edition. Illustrated with 52 copper-plate engravings. xxiv, [a], 2-284; [2], 285-566, [14] index, [2] ads pp. Hardcover. 4to. Brown recent, full period-style pressed morocco; spine decorated in compartments with contrasting colored lettering labels. Ink name on title-pages of both volumes; first and last few pages browned around edges in both volumes; some scattered foxing and off-setting, but generally quite clean. A very handsome set. Very good+/No jacket issued. (Multiple volumes - extra shipping charges apply) (Insurance required to ship this item).

AUSTRALIAN PARROTS

By Forshaw, Joseph M

Wynnewood, PA: Livingston Publishing Company, 1969. Hardcover. Very good/No dust jacket. Wynnewood, PA: Livingston Publishing Company, 1969. Numerous b/w Illustrations, full color photographs, and 5 paintings by John C. Yrizarry. 306 pp. Hardcover. 4to. Green cloth. Silver lettering to spine. Very lightly bumped at head, heel and corners; former owner bookplate to front free endpaper; page edges lightly toned; else, interior clean and binding tight. A nice copy. Very good/No dust jacket.

HISTORY OF BRITISH BIRDS

By Bewick, T

Newcastle: T. Bewick and Longman and Rees, 1805. 3rd Ed of Vol.1; 2nd Ed of Vol. 2. Hardcover. Very good/No jacket issued. Newcastle: T. Bewick and Longman and Rees, 1805. 2 vols. 3rd Ed of Vol.1; 2nd Ed of Vol. 2. Numerous b/w illustrations. 346; 400 pp. Hardcover. Large 8vo. Full marbled calf. Gilt ruled, tooled and decorated spine with contrasting leather labels; spine crazed, labels beginning to flake; perimeters of boards stamped in gilt, with gilt turn-ins. Interior clean and sound. Very good/No jacket issued. (Multiple volumes - extra shipping charges apply) (Insurance required to ship this item).

NOTES ON METHODS FOR THE NARCOTIZATION, KILLING, FIXATION, AND PRESERVATION OF MARINE ORGANISMS

By Russell, Henry D.

Russell, Henry D., compiler. NOTES ON METHODS FOR THE NARCOTIZATION, KILLING, FIXATION, AND PRESERVATION OF MARINE ORGANISMS. Woods Hole, MA: Marine Biological Laboratory, 1963. 70 pp. 8vo. Spiral bound periwinkle wraps. Fading to spine and top edge of wraps; pages uniformly yellowed; book plate inside front cover; previous price in ink on title page, else very good+. $25.

CRUISE OF THE TOMAS BARRERA

By Henderson, John B

NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1916. First edition. Hardcover. Very good/No dust jacket. The Narrative of a Scientific Expedition to Western Cuba and the Colorados Reefs, with Observations on the Geology, Fauna, and Flora of the Region. NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1916. First edition. 36 b/w photographs, a few color illustrations and a fold-out map at rear. 320 pp. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Dark blue cloth. Top edge gilt, gilt lettering and decoration. Extremities bumped and rubbed; spine toned. Interior clean and bright; quite sound. Very good/No dust jacket. (Oversized - extra shipping charges apply)

MOUNT MCKINLEY: THE CONQUEST OF DENALI

By Washburn, Bradford and David Roberts

New York, NY: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1991. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. New York, NY: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1991. Preface by Ansel Adams. Inscribed and signed by the author. More than 120 illustrations, including 77 photographs in duotone, 41 in full color, and 8 maps. 206 pp. Hardcover. Square 4to. Pink cloth. Silver lettering to spine. Interior clean, bright and tight. A very nice copy. Very good/Very good.

POPULAR HISTORY OF THE PALMS AND THEIR ALLIES

By Seemann, Berthold

London: Lovell Reeve, 1856. Hardcover. Very good+/No jacket issued. London: Lovell Reeve, 1856. 20 chromolithographic plates. 359 pp. Hardcover. 16mo. Dark green cloth. Elaborate floral Art Nouveau gilt decorated spine, front board stamped in gilt an blind, rear board stamped in blind. Professionally rebacked, with original spine laid-on; beautifully done...looks nearly new. Very good+/No jacket issued. (Insurance required to ship this item).

VEGETABLE MATERIA MEDICA OF THE UNITED STATES

By Barton, William P. C

Philadelphia: M. Carey & Son, 1817. Hardcover. Very good+/No jacket issued. Or, Medical Botany: Containing a Botanical, General, and Medical History, of Medicinal Plants Indigenous to the United States. Philadelphia: M. Carey & Son, 1817. Illustrated by Coloured Engravings, Made after Original Drawings from Nature, Done by the Author. 2 vols. 49 of 50 plates, lacking #22. viii, [2], 273; 243 pp. Hardcover. Large 4to. Professionally rebound in 3/4 brown speckled calf, over marbled paper covered boards, with contrasting leather labels. 5 raised bands, gilt ruled and tooled in compartments. Light, scattered foxing. A nice set with a very handsome shelf presence. Very good+/No jacket issued. (Multiple volumes - extra shipping charges apply) (Insurance required to ship this item).

USEFUL PLANTS OF GREAT BRITAIN

By Johnson, C. Pierpoint

London: Robert Hardwicke, nd. Hardcover. Very good+/No dust jacket. John E. Sowerby. A Treatise upon the Native Vegetables Capable of Application as Food, Medicine or in the Arts and Manufactures. London: Robert Hardwicke, nd. 25 hand-colored plates with 300 figures, by John Sowerby. Illustrated by John E. Sowerby. 324 pp. Hardcover. Small 4to. Professionally rebound in green quarter morocco over green silk covered boards, spine with contrasting leather label. Top edge gilt. Very light foxing to endpapers and frontis. Else, a handsome copy with shelf presence. Very good+/No dust jacket. (Insurance required to ship this item).

FERNS OF GREAT BRITAIN, AND THEIR ALLIES THE CLUB-MOSSES, PEPPERWORTS, AND HORSETAILS

By Pratt, Anne

London, England: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, ND [ 1860 ]. Hardcover. Very good-/No jacket issued. London, England: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, ND [ 1860 ]. 41 chromolithographed color plates with tissue guards.. 164 pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Yellow cloth. All edges gilt; gilt lettering to spine. Bumped and worn through at head, heel and corners; toning to spine; soiling to front endpapers; else, interior clean and tight. Very good-/No jacket issued.

TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST: A PRACTICAL TREATISE ON THE CULTIVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF VARIOUS PRODUCTIONS SUITED TO TROPICAL CLIMATES

By Porter, George Richardson

London, England: Smith, Elder & Co, 1833. Hardcover. Very good/No jacket issued. London, England: Smith, Elder & Co, 1833. Numerous b/w illustrations including full-color frontispiece. 429 pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Dark green cloth. Gilt lettering to spine. Recently rebound, with old spine laid-on; light spotwear to cover and rear board; light, scattered foxing; ownerÕs signature to top edge of title page; pages lightly toned. Very good/No jacket issued. (Insurance required to ship this item).

TROPICA: COLOR CYCLOPEDIA OF EXOTIC PLANTS AND TREES

By Graf, Alfred Byrd

East Rutherford, NJ: Roehrs Company, 1981. Fourth edition, Revised and Enlarged. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. For Warm-Region Horticulture -- in Cool Climate the Summer Garden or Sheltered Indoors. East Rutherford, NJ: Roehrs Company, 1981. Fourth edition, Revised and Enlarged. 7,000 Photographs in Living Color. 1152 pp. Hardcover. Large 8vo. Light green, illustrated cloth. Gilt lettering to spine and front board. Very good, interior clean, bright and tight. Dustjacket lightly edgeworn. A handsome volume. Very good/Very good.

ORCHIDS: FROM THE ARCHIVES OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY

By Griffiths, Mark

New York, NY: Harry N. Abrams, Inc, 2002. Hardcover. Very good+/Very good+. New York, NY: Harry N. Abrams, Inc, 2002. 300 plates in full color. 335 pp. Hardcover. 4to. Red cloth. Silver lettering to spine. No noticeable damage or flaws; interior clean, bright and tight. A very nice copy in a spine faded dustjacket. Very good+/Very good+.

FLOWERS OF GUATEMALA

By Chickering, Carol Rogers

Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1973. Foreword by Julian A. Steyermark. First edition. 50 full color plates. 128 pp. Hardcover. Small 4to. White cloth-backed, light green cloth covered boards. Bumped and rubbed at head, heel and corners; foxing to cover and rear board; interior tight, clean and bright. Dustjacket heavily foxed; worn at head, heel and corners; price-clipped; small closed tear at bottom-right corner of front flap. Very good/Good+.

AMERICAN SEASHELLS: THE MARINE MOLLUSCA OF THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC COASTS OF NORTH AMERICA

By Abbott, R. Tucker

New York, NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1974. Second edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. New York, NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1974. Second edition. 4,000+ black-and-white illustrations & 24 magnificent color plates. 663 pp. Hardcover. Small 4to. Light blue cloth. Gilt lettering to spine and front board. A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. Very good/Very good.