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pp. 184, 14 [Publisher's catalogue] + Plus frontis. Decorative tail pieces and endpapers. Title page printed in blue and red. Penciled scribbling. 12mo. Original full tan cloth binding, color stamped drawing of a fox terrier on front cover. Slightly worn. PETS/1
4to. Total of 30 pp., refs. Bound in one volume, plain new wrs. - Contents: L'évolution des Mammifères tertiaires, méthodes et principes. / L'évolution des Mammifères tertiaires, réponse aux observations de M. Boule. / L'évolution [...], importance des migrations. I-V. / L'histoire géologique et la phylogénie des Anthracocérithidés.
149p. 8vo. Original full cloth backed binding. Original dust jacket, slightly worn. First English printing. A novel about a man who has the misfortune to go through life with a human body and the head of a spaniel. PETS/1
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full red cloth boards. 786 pages. Black and white illustrations.
pp. 117-154, several drawings in 21 figs., refs. Wrs.
103 pages. Sections include: Introduced Mammals; Introduced Birds; Introduced Fishes, Frogs, and Turtle; Introduced Invertebrates; Transfers withing the province. Usual library markings. Average wear. Sound library hardcover binding. Ex-Library
Mammalia. Non daté. In-4 Carré. En feuillets. Bon état. Couv. convenable. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 4 feuillets (photocopies) agrafés.
294pp. 25 cm. Hardcover Very good condition good
pp. xxiii, 318 + 85 Plates in monochrome and color (these from paintings by A. Radclyffe Dugmore). Foxed. 4to. 26.5 cm. Uncut and mostly unopened. Top edge gold. Thick soiled buckram binding. Worn lea ther spine label. "Nature is not lavish of her beauties; They are widely scattered and occasionally displayed, to be selected with care, and gathered with difficulty" -- Lord Byron (1821). **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W149
318p. + Plus color frontis and full page plates. Also photographs. Small 4to. Original full gold stamped leather binding. NH 4
318p., illus. Hardcover Good condition, tan cloth cover, pages untrimmed
Three Volumes. Engraved title pages in all three volumes. 49 full page plates. Offsetting from plates. Foxed. Early pencil manuscript ownership of William Slovis? Port Carbon, PA on rear paste downs. 8vo. 215 mm. Original full leather bindings. Volume 2 & 3 have original leather labels. Bindings rubbed. Hardbound. Very Good. This work established new standards for the study of natural history in 19th century America. The illustrations are especially noteworthy. Maryland born John Davidson Godman (1794-1830) was a medical doctor, who may have been the first American to make a living by writing about natural history. S&S/AI 24696. First Edition. SCARCE. PAIMP 10
pp. xiv, 749 + Plus color frontis and plates. Numerous photographs. Small 4to. Original full embossed green gold stamped cloth binding. Nice copy. NH 4
Marabout. Non daté. In-12 Carré à l'italienne. Broché. Etat d'usage. 2ème plat abîmé. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 141 pages. Illustré de nombreuses photos en noir et blanc. Manques sur le 2e plat. Marabout Scope. Les mystérieuses affinités entre l'enfant et l'animal.
Marabout. Non daté. In-12 Carré à l'italienne. Broché. Etat d'usage. Couv. légèrement passée. Dos frotté. Intérieur frais. 141 pages. Illustré de nombreuses photos en noir et blanc. Prise de contact. A cheval. Le chat, inconnu, inaccessible. Le chien, compagnon de jeu...
ISBN : 2800605022. Hemma. 1984. In-8 Carré. Relié. Bon état. Couv. convenable. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 10 pages cartonnées illustrées de dessins en couleur. Dos muet. 'Animaux mes amis'.
8vo [21 x 13.5 cm]; [iv], iv, [ii], 402, [ii, ads] pp, engraved frontis of two headed snake. later full calf, gilt ruled on covers and spine, gilt title lettering on red morocco spine label, old and partly erased inkstamp on title margin, else a near fine copy, clean, in fine and attractive binding. A picture of this book is available upon reques The author was friends with Benjamin Franklin and Joseph Priestly and was a fellow of the Royal Society. An American, he was accused of spying for both Britain and United States in the American Revolution. According to Casey Wood, 220: "One of the earliest and most informative accounts of the flora and fauna of the Guianas." Sabin 3106: "A very useful and entertaining work." Field 17: 'The especial subject of the author's inquiries regarding the Indians is the nature and use of the Wourali Poison, with which their weapons are charged'. Cox II, 281. Not only a description of the natural history of the area, but includes a description of the native peoples and geography, rivers and villages. Some copies have the contents pages bound at the end which was arbitrary. Sabin's copy had the contents pages at the beginning as does this copy, which is the preferred position for contents pages.
8vo; 325pp, illustrations by author. original pictorial cloth, dj with some short tears, rear ep removed, very good. A picture of this book is available upon request by email.
pp. viii, 472 plus frontis. 8vo. Original full purple cloth binding. NH 1
163p. + Plus frontis and full page photographs by Hedda Walther. 8vo. Original full brown cloth binding. Binding and text very dampstained. Inked ownership. First American Edition. NH 6
8vo., First Edition, with portrait frontispiece, plates and pictorial endpapers; cream tweed cloth, backstrip lettered in red, a very good, bright, clean copy in dustwrapper. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION
89p. Illustrated with drawings and charts. 8vo. Original full black cloth binding, slightly spotted. PETS/2
125p. Numerous text photographs, some in color. Color pictorial endpapers. 8vo. Original full pictorial glossy binding. Nice Copy. PETS/1 x2
8vo., First Edition, with photographs, illustrations and maps throughout; terracotta cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
Hachette. 2002. In-8 Carré. Relié. Etat d'usage. Coins frottés. Dos frotté. Intérieur frais. Env. 30 pages. Illustré de nombreuses photos en couleur. 'Scémario Nature'. Dans la savane immense, le petit singe apprend à devenir grand.
