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8vo., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece (original tissue guard present), illustrated title and half-title, 6 fine coloured plates and and very numerous line illustrations in the text, free endpapers browned; original red cloth, upper board blocked and lettered in gilt, gilt back, uncut, expertly rebacked with old backstrip (moderately faded) laid down, a very good, bright, clean copy. This copy was formerly in the library of Major Henry Kenny Clough; it bears his armorial bookplate on front paste-down and appropriate inscription on front free endpaper.
4to [26 x 18 cm]; ix, [i], 214pp, full-page illus, map, index. original cloth, dj (short tear at edge), else fine. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Translated from the original French edition of 1977, this is an account of the French efforts at plant hunting over a period of three centuries, many of whom have been ignored or down-played in other reviews of botanical exploration. The book covers travels in many parts of the world by such persons as Belon, Tournefort, Buffon, Michaux, Bonpland, Humboldt and Jacquement, etc. There are few if any books that survey the French plant hunting expeditions.
4to [26 x 18 cm]; ix, [i], 214pp, full-page illus, map, index. original cloth with gilt title lettering on spine, dj (slightly rubbed at edge), fine, clean. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Translated from the original French edition of 1977, this is an account of the French efforts at plant hunting over a period of three centuries, many of whom have been ignored or down-played in other reviews of botanical exploration. The book covers travels in many parts of the world by such persons as Belon, Tournefort, Buffon, Michaux, Bonpland, Humboldt and Jacquement, etc. There are few if any books that survey the French plant hunting expeditions.
4to [26 x 18 cm]; ix, [i], 214pp, full-page illus, map, index. original cloth with gilt title lettering on spine, dj (lightly worn at edges), fine, clean in vg dj. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Translated from the original French edition of 1977, this is an account of the French efforts at plant hunting over a period of three centuries, many of whom have been ignored or down-played in other reviews of botanical exploration. The book covers travels in many parts of the world by such persons as Belon, Tournefort, Buffon, Michaux, Bonpland, Humboldt and Jacquement, etc. There are few if any books that survey the French plant hunting expeditions.
4to [26 x 18 cm]; ix, [i], 214pp, full-page illus, map, index. original cloth with gilt title lettering on spine, dj (small crease on inside flap), fine, clean. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Translated from the original French edition of 1977, this is an account of the French efforts at plant hunting over a period of three centuries, many of whom have been ignored or down-played in other reviews of botanical exploration. The book covers travels in many parts of the world by such persons as Belon, Tournefort, Buffon, Michaux, Bonpland, Humboldt and Jacquement, etc. There are few if any books that survey the French plant hunting expeditions.
8vo [25 x 16 cm]; xi, 252 pp, frontis (port), numerous illustrations from photos and drwgs, 5 color plates, color folding map, appendix of his rhododendrons, index. original cloth, dj (chipped at spine end and corners), fine & clean in good+ dj. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Forrest collected plants in Western China, Upper Burma and Eastern Tibet from 1904 to 1931 and introduced many new plants, especially rhododendrons and primulas, but many others. E. H. M. Cox wrote the chapter on his journeys with a personal account of Forrest by Sir William Wright Smith. An interesting and important book on one of the most significant plant collectors of the 20th century.
8vo [25 x 16 cm]; xi, 252 pp, frontis (portrait), numerous illustrations from photos and drawings, 5 colour plates, colour fldg map, appendix of his rhododendrons, index. original cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and cover, dj (slightly soiled on rear, not price clipped), bookplate in endpaper else fine & clean in near fine dj. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Forrest collected plants in Western China, Upper Burma and Eastern Tibet from 1904 to 1931 and introduced many new plants, especially rhododendrons and primulas, but many others. E. H. M. Cox wrote the chapter on his journeys with a personal account of Forrest by Sir William Wright Smith. An interesting and important book on one of the most significant plant collectors of the 20th century.
4to [27 x 20 cm]; 357 pp, frontis (portrait of author), 11 colored plates of maps and plans, other illustrations from original sources, appendix of medicinal plant names, index of plant names. original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dj (not clipped), fine and clean, unmarked. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Translated by famous Harvard botanist, Richard Evans Schultes, who had spent much time in the same regions explored by Ruiz, and Maria Jose Nemry von Thenen de Jaramillo-Arango, and transcribed from the original manuscripts by Jaime Jaramillo-Arango, this work provides the first description from the diaries of Ruiz, one of the earliest botanical explorers and plant hunters in South America, who spent 11 years in forests, mountains, villages of Chile and Peru. Besides the descriptions of 2,000 plants, Ruiz provides fascinating descriptions of the landscape, weather, native cultures, geography, geology, living conditions, etc. The first Spanish scientific expedition in South America, rich in detail.
Numerous illustrations and photographs in black and white. Paginated iv, 236:442, civi, xii. Title page loose. Small tear at base of spine; wear to top/tail of spine; spine and covers browned in places. Small chips and tears. Page edges greyed with dust marks. Some foxing to page edges.
8vo [24 x 16 cm]; 320 pp, illustrations on plates, illustrations in text, maps, index. original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dj (price clipped), fine, clean and unmarked condition. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A comprehensive and definitive work on these gardeners, plant hunters and travellers. They supervised some of the great gardens of the period, introducing many new plants into Britain. Their collections formed the basis of the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, the first museum in Britain. The elder Tradescant went on collecting trips to Europe, diplomatic trips to Russia and an expedition to Algeria while the younger went to North America as far as Virginia. The book includes a reproduction of the complete texts of their own plants lists of 1629 to 1656, each plant with its modern name, making this a useful work for the study of plant history as well.
8vo., with a frontispiece and 8 full-page illustrations in the text, neat signature on front free endpaper; original red buckram, upper board framed and blocked in gilt and blind, gilt back, backstrip lightly faded (but all lettering entirely legible), a very good, firm, clean copy. With 2pp publisher's catalogue at end.
in-8°, 242 pages, index, bind. in boards, dustjacket. Very nice copy in a VG DW. [EN-1]
4to, 280 pages, drawings by Joseph Fornelli, small repairs and creasing to the dust jacket. eng
250pp. illus. (part col.) 29 cm. Hardcover Very good condition good
216 pages. Index. Nice black and white illustrations. A sampling of the chapters includes: Hints for Meats, Casseroles & Ground Meats, Hints for Breakfast and Lunch, Macaroni, Dumplings and Vegetables, Bread, Bannock & Biscuits, Cakes, Pies & Tarts; and much more. Undated but appears to be circa 1985. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy which is sure to add gastronomic pleasure to your next hunt. Book
Oversize. 1152 p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition
Very faint foxing to top of textblock. A few small pinholes to front inner joint. Dustjacket is protected in mylar. ; Hunting and its imagery continued to play a significant role in archaic and classical Greece long after hunting had ceased being a necessity for survival in everyday life. Drawing on vase paintings, sculpture, inscriptions, and other literary evidence, Judith Barringer reexamines the theme of the hunt and shows how the tradition it depicts helped maintain the dominance of the ruling social groups. Along with athletics and battle, hunting was a defining activity of the masculine aristocracy and was crucial to the efforts of the Athenian elite to control the social agenda, even as their political power declined. The Hunt in Ancient Greece examines descriptions of hunting in initiation rituals as well as the ideals of masculinity and adulthood such rites of passage promoted. Barringer argues that depictions of the hunt in literature and art also served as striking metaphors for the intricacies of courtship, shedding light on sexuality and gender roles. Through an exploration of various representations of the hunt, Barringer provides extraordinary insight into Athenian society. ; 9.4 X 6.3 X 1.1 inches; 312 pages
pp. 148 + Numerous Plates + Color Frontis. 4to. Original red full cloth binding, worn. XLib. with the usual markings, but the plates and text are clean. W139
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece, title in red and black, 23 fine coloured plates, 52 plates in monochrome and large folding map on japon; oatmeal holland, upper board and backstrip lettered in green, green top, uncut, backstrip lightly browned else a very good, bright, clean copy. With 8pp publisher's catalogue at end.
47 pages. Features: The Burgess Carbine, Model of 1872; Springfield on Trial, Part III; The Cartridge Collector; Colts, History and Heroes, Part VI; A Notable Russian Royal Duelling and Hunting Set; and more. Average wear. Minor moisture exposure. Sound copy. Book
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece (original tissue guard present) and 23 photographic plates, free endpapers browned, neat contemporary signature on front free endpaper; original brown ribbed cloth, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in gilt and white, joints very lightly rubbed, small nick at tail of backstrip else a very good, bright, clean copy. Bright copy of a hunting classic. With small contemporary trade ticket on front paste-down.
Front cover photo portrait of Captain James Blaikie - taken prisoner after his ship, the S.S. Caledonia, was sunk by submarine on december 4th 1916. The struggle of land-power against sea-power. Submarine photos. Full-page photo of British small naval dirigible used for submarine hunting. Photos of survivors of the Ivernia, torpedoed January 1st, 1917. Photos of piracy on the high seas - the sinking of the Nantes by the Mowe. Covers secured by tape. Many tears to back cover along fold. Book
320 pages. Presents decoys in the most sensible and comprehensive way: by region, with each region discussed by a recognized expert in that area. Thus the entire range of decoys is covered, from Canada down the Atlantic Coast and inland along streams and rivers to Louisiana and up the Mississippi to the Great Lakes and across to California and Oregon. Also included are chapters on European decoys, the history of decoys, how decoys were made, and how to go about collecting decoys. A list of public collections of decoys, a bibliography, a record of top auction prices, maps of waterfowl flyways, and an index complete the package. Beautifully illustrated with colour photography throughout. Gift greetings upon front endpaper else book clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Dust jacket bears tape-repaired tear to central portion of front panel and large chunk missing from base of back flap. A small part of this chunk is from bottom corner of back panel. Other than this, dust jacket is bright and attractive with moderate wear. Overall, a nice copy of this most substantial work. Book
Cartonnage de l'?diteur. 255 pages. L?g?res rousseurs.
4to [28 x 22 cm]; x, 229 pp, color and bw plates, bibliog, index. original cloth, dj (short tear, rubbed), a clean, fine copy in good dj. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A useful overview of the subject covering the major plant hunting expeditions, concentrating on 1760 - 1860. Its based mainly on material not published in other surveys of this subject.
