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1845022787Paris: Fortin Masson et Cie 1845. First edition. Three volumes bound in two 12mo pp lii 734ii; xvi 41 engraved plates rather age-toned and foxed heavy on a few pages but otherwise very firm and sound a circular engraved double-page map contemporary half calf and marbled boards rubbed and slightly worn lacking the labels. A set with a good provenance - bookplate of the botanist Alan Leslie earlier signature of the botanist C.E. Salmon 1916 and with the earlier-still signature of William Mathews almost certainly the Worcestershire botanist and friend of C.C. Babington. . First Edition. Half Leather. Good. Fortin, Masson et Cie Hardcover
1847022807Paternoster Row London: John van Voorst 1847. Small octavo pp xii 343 4 page publisher's catalogue a little age-toned internally original patterned blue cloth a little worn and marked a tear to the spine head. From the library of Robert Washington Oates with his bookplate on the front endpaper his blind-stamped signature his blind-stamped address and then his "Bibliotheca Oatesiana" stamp on the title page. . First Edition. Cloth. Good. John van Voorst Hardcover
18760228062 Castle Street City Road London: Wesleyan Conference Office 1876. Illustrated with many text engravings throughout small octavo pp xii 292 slight signs of wear throuoghout a slight suggestion of weakness internally original beveled green cloth elaborately decorated in black gold and red slightly rubbed the spine head a little torn. . First Edition. Cloth. Good. Wesleyan Conference Office Hardcover
1836023064Paternoster Row London: Longman Rees Orme Brown Green & Longman 1836. Fifth edition. Illustrated with 10 engraved folding plates slightly foxed pp x 413 otherwise clean and firm internally original half leather rubbed and a little worn the spine is more rubbed and lacking a piece at the base the joints cracking but not weak. The final 57 pages comprise the Duke of Bedford's "Account of the results of Experiments on the Produce and Nutritive Qualities of Different grasses and other Plants Used as the Food of Animals". . Fifth edition. Half Leather. Good. Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green & Longman Hardcover
1888023068London: Hodder & Stoughton 1888. First edition. Small thick octavo pp xvi 606 with a coloured frontispiece geological map and various text engravings very clean internally contemporary half calf slightly rubbed and marked but a good copy. An early inscription on the first blank and the bookplate of the naturalist and antiquary J.C. Mansell-Pleydell on the endpaper. First Edition. Half Leather. Very Good. Hodder & Stoughton Hardcover
1860015003Aberdeen Edinburgh & London: A. Brown & Co. Longmans 1860. A coloured folding frontispiece map a folding plate of altitudinal zones 12mo pp xxxii 344 last leaf rather browned the zone plate slightly poorly folded a few fox spots on the title page otherwise very clean and sound internally original embossed cloth very bright. A very good copy and the altitudinal plate is rarely present. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. A. Brown & Co. Longmans Hardcover
1886023342Oxford and London: Parker and Co. 1886. First edition. Small octavo pp lii 451 i very slightly used internally with only a few pages showing light foxing a folding map in the rear pocket in good condition original green cloth very slightly worn and gently blotched. A good firm copy. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. Parker and Co. Hardcover
1889019503Oxford at The Clarendon Press 1889. Illustrated with many wood engravings throughout five of which have been neatly partially coloured by a previous owner and with two folding coloured litho plates at the rear one plates is almost detached octavo pp xvi 449 very clean internally stoutly bound in a simple unsophisticated black leather. With the signature stamp of the marine biologist Dr Ivor Griffiths on the half-title and title page. Translations of Foreign Biological memoirs Volume II. First English edition. Full Leather. Very Good. Oxford at The Clarendon Press Hardcover
18997346Glasgow: Peter Ewing 1899. 2nd edition. Poor/No Jacket. Hard covers no dust jacket Original cloth with title in black on front cover.Disbound front cover loose. 166 pp. Glasgow: Peter Ewing hardcover
1878015549Clerkenwell London: Gilbert & Rivington 1878. Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece one plate and three plans octavo pp 2 272 slightly age-toned internally rear endpaper marked very slightly weak brown cloth slightly worn spine lacking a piece at the head and a little torn. With a catalogue of the plants arranged according to the natural system. Second edition. Cloth. Good. Gilbert & Rivington Hardcover
186810805Edmonston and Douglas Edinburgh 1868. 1st edition. V.g./No Jacket. Rebound in red cloth. Owner’s stamp on new front pastedown. xv 416 pp. Edmonston and Douglas, Edinburgh hardcover
185911548William White London 1859. 1st edition. Fair/No Jacket. Rebound in full leather A rather crudely bound and repaired copy of the first edition. Pp. 565 onwards are partly detached. Reading copy only. William White, London hardcover
18425784724S. Lewis & Co 1842. Volume 1-2. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. Large black cloth 8vo with decorative blind borders on boards and gilt lettering and gilt borders on backstrip. Bumped corners and some general wear. Two inch long tear of Vol Is. backstrip. Vol II is missed a large section of backstrip. Yellow end papers. Interior is secure clean and clear save for a fair amount of foxing. Trimmed. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item3050grams ISBN: S. Lewis & Co hardcover
189611373Dorchester: Dorset County Chronicle for the author 1896. 2nd edition. Good/No Jacket. Cloth with gilt decoration Small tear to the attached map; loose map also inserted. Dorchester: Dorset County Chronicle (for the author) hardcover
189331509Reprinted from the Journal of Botany 1893; 1896. V.g./No Jacket. Hard covers A collection of offprints of articles by W. Moyle Rogers also including an unsigned article "Professor Babington on Rubi in 1891" originally published in 1896. The articles have been extensively annotated in a distinctive hand identified by a pencil note on the front pastedown to be that of J.D. Gray and include sketches of Rubus leaflets. Also inscribed "Given to the Community of the Holy Family Dec. 1923". Reprinted from the Journal of Botany hardcover
189631525London: Simpkin Marshall 1896 1897 1898. 1st editions. Good/No Jacket. Three reports bound together in hard covers preserving the orginal card covers Corners heavily bumped. London: Simpkin, Marshall hardcover
1824018396London & Edinburgh: E. Lloyd & Son; Archibald Constable & Co. 1824. The title continues. to which are added the most approved methods of cultivating bulbous and other plants as practised by the most celebrated florists of England Holland and France. Two volumes octavo pp lii 354; xii 484 slight age-toning otherwise very clean internally contemporary half-leather and marbled boards rubbed in the first volume the spine has been damaged and neatly re-laid however the upper cover complete with endpapers and title page is nearly detached. First Edition. Half-Leather. Good. E. Lloyd & Son; Archibald Constable & Co. Hardcover
18143073London: Darton Harvey and Darton 1814. 2nd edition. Hardback. Good/No Jacket. 327 12mo. Green leather-covered boards gilt titles early 20th century binding. The introduction is addressed to the authors' grandsons and the volume is written as a series of letters between two friends recounting episodes that throw light on instinctive behaviour in animals as well as some pointing up instances where the behaviour seems the result of learning or reason. Condition notes: Considerable foxing to some pages. After the front free end paper contents are title page one leaf of dedication v vi then the Preface numbered vii viii ix x xi xii then the Contents up to xviii then the text. Binding firm and sound with just a little rubbing to the spine. Darton, Harvey and Darton hardcover
1826016704Thames Street London: C. Andrews 1826. Volumes II and III only small 12mo pp vi 185; vi ii 203 uncut very clean and tight internally original boards with paper labels slightly worn and creased one board with a slightly crushed corner. From the library of Norman Douglas Simpson with his executors label on the front endpapers. Funereal flowers shrubs and small trees flowers and plants of the fields etc. First Edition. Boards. Very Good. C. Andrews Hardcover
18924765861Government Printing Office 1892. Volume 85-86: Correlation Papers: The Newark System AND Correlation Papers: Archean and Algonkian. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. With usual stamps and markings In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Green cloth binding gold stamped lettering on spine and blind stamped bands on spine. Usual wear. Foxing. Clear inside. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item1550grams ISBN: Government Printing Office hardcover
19003381198Longmans 1900. Volumes 3 - 6. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In poor condition suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Published between 1900 and 1914 Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item3300grams ISBN: Longmans hardcover
18667088146Hamilton Adams and Co 1866. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. With owner's name inside cover. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Between 18mo and 16mo. Green leather binding with gilt lettering floral stamp and patterned bands on backstrip. Gilt floral stamp borders and lettering on front board plain stamped decorative frame on back. Moderate shelf wear with small tear at top right of backstrip fading to boards bumped corners. Binding firm internally clean. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item350grams ISBN: Hamilton, Adams and Co hardcover
18774581425U.S. Geological Survey 1877. Volume 2:4. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. In original cloth bindings with gilt lettering on the backstrip. Backstrip is chipped hinges are torn. Pages are clean of annotations with some light stains. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item3350grams ISBN: U.S. Geological Survey hardcover
18904765856Government Printing Office 1890. Volume 63-70. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. With usual stamps and markings In poor condition suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Green cloth binding gold stamped lettering on spine and blind stamped bands on spine. Usual wear. Foxing. Clear inside. Section on spine almost falling off. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item1300grams ISBN: Government Printing Office hardcover
18839227178James Williamson 1883. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In poor condition suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Octavo. Black cloth covers with gilt lettering on front cover and a blind stamped border around the edges of the covers. Bumped corners and scuffed edges. Bottom left corner of front cover peeling. Backstrip torn and peeling. Very loose binding. Contains a letter from the author asking for corrections to be made. Includes a message written on the inside cover explaining that this book belonged to the author and his opinions of said author. Contains pen corrections. Possibly rebound. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item250grams ISBN: James Williamson hardcover