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George Baxter and the Baxter Prints

Mitzman, M.E. · 1978 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

David & Charles 176, 18 colour illustrations. . HB. Vg in d/w. An account of the life of George Baxter, and his development of the early coulour printing process to which he gave his name. [0715376592]

Maria Merian's Butterflies

Heard, K. · 2016 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Royal Collection Trust 192, 150 col + 1 b/w illus. . HB. Vg in d/w.. Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717) trained as an artist under her stepfather in Nuremberg. Fascinated by butterflies and moths from an early age, she studied the insect life cycle through the specimens she foun...

Charles Raven: Naturalist, Historian, Theologian

Dillistone, F.W. · 1975 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

Hodder and Stoughton 448, b/w photos. . HB. Vg in slightly worn d/w (in removable protective sleeve).. . [9780340193136]

Letters on Ornithology 1804-1815: Between George Montagu & Robert Anstice

Dance, S.P. (Ed.) · 2003 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

GC Book Publishers Wigtown 251, 1 col + numerous b/w illus, map. . HB. Errata sheet loosely enclosed. Fine in d/w (in removable protective sleeve). Signed by the author.. . [9781872350684]

Walter Rothschild: The Man, the Museum and the Menagerie

Rothschild, Miriam · 2008 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£9.99 (€11.97 | $13.20 | ¥2,108)

The Natural History Museum London xiii, 385, 60 b/w photos. . PB. As new.. Born into what was one of the wealthiest families in the world, Walter Rothschild became the best known zoologist of his day and one of Britain s great eccentrics. A benign and enigmatic figure with a b...

The Gates of Memory

Keynes, G. · 1981 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£18.00 (€21.58 | $23.78 | ¥3,797)

Clarendon Press Oxford xi, 428, b/w photos. . HB. Vg in d/w (in removable protective sleeve). Corner of boards lightly bumped.. First edition. Sir Geoffrey Langdon Keynes (1887-1982) was the brother of Maynard Keynes. Geoffrey was a distinguished surgeon, author and bibliop...

In Search of Sir Richard Burton: Papers from a Huntington Library Symposium

Jutzi, A.H. (ed.) · 1993 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

Huntingon Library 141, 10 b/w illus. . PB. Occasional underlining in ink. Vg. Inscribed and signed by one of the contributors Quentin Keynes (1921-2003), an expert on Burton's publications, to his friend Gordon Sauer (1947-1991), Dermatologist, Ornithologist, and leading autho...

A Guide to the Official Archives of The Natural History Museum, London

Thackray, J.C. · 1998 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

Society for the History of Natural History London xix, 174, b/w photos. . HB. Vg.. First edition.. [9780901843081]

A Directory of Printers and Others in Allied Trades London and Vicinity 1800-1840

Todd, William B. · 1972 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Printing Historical Society London xxvii, 234, . . HB. Fine in d/w (in removable protective sleeve).. A meticulously researched reference work documenting the printers, publishers, and booksellers who shaped London’s vibrant print trade during the early nineteenth century. Dra...

Butterfly cooing like a Dove

Rothschild, Miriam · 1991 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

Doubleday London xv, 215, col illus. . HB. Fine in d/w (in removable protective sleeve).. In this informal autobiographical anthology, the author follows the trail of wings through history, art, science, and literature.. [9780385269155]

Yorkshire's Contribution to Science

Sheppard, Thomas · 1916 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

A. Brown & Sons London 233, b/w illus. . HB. 8vo, orig cloth. Ex-lib.: label to front board of The Leeds Institute of Science, Art and Literature and a few stamps. Owner's bookplate.. With a bibliography of Natural History Publications. Thomas Sheppard (1876-1945) was a distin...

Historical, Monumental and Genealogical Collections Relative to the County of Gloucester Part 2: Daglingworth-Moreton Valence

Bigland, Ralph; Frith, Brian (Ed.) · 1990 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society xiv, 459-888, b/w illus. . HB. Vg in d/w(a few minor indentations).. Gloucestershire Record Series Vol. 3. This is the second volume only of a new four-volume edition of Ralph Bigland's rare work, <i>Historical, Monumental and...

Historical, Monumental and Genealogical Collections Relative to the County of Gloucester Part 4: Uley-Yate; Introduction and Indexes

Bigland, Ralph; Frith, Brian (Ed.) · 1995 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society xxvii, 1365-1818, b/w illus, maps to endpapers. . HB. Vg in d/w.. Gloucestershire Record Series Vol. 8. This is the final volume only of a new four-volume edition of Ralph Bigland's rare work, <i>Historical, Monumental and Gen...

The Founders of Science at the British Museum 1753-1900

Gunther, A.E. · 1980 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

Halesworth Press x, 219, 33 b/w photos, end-paper maps. . HB. Vg in d/w. A contribution to the Centenary of the opening in April 1881 of the British Museum (Natural History) in South Kensington, and of the transfer of its collections from the old British Museum in Bloomsbury.....

Rifle-Green by Nature: A Regency Naturalist and his Family, William Elford Leach

Harrison, K.; Smith, E. · 2008 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Ray Society London 621, b/w illus. 248x188mm. HB. Vg in d/w (in removable protective sleeve).. In the opening years of the 19th century, Devonian naturalist William Elford Leach was one of the world's leading zoologists. He was a friend of Lamarck and of Cuvier, and his influe...

British Botanical and Horticultural Literature before 1800. 3 vols

Henrey, B. · 1975 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

Oxford University Press 290; xvi,748; xvii,142;, 32 col plates; 162 pp of b/w illus.. . HB. Vg in split slipcase.. .

Books and Naturalists (New Naturalist 112)

Allen, D. · 2010 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

Collins London 498, col + b/w photos. 220x150mm. HB. Vg in d/w (in removable protective sleeve). Light foxing to top edge of text block.. . [9780007240845]

New Naturalists (New Naturalist 82)

Marren, Peter · 2005 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

Collins London 363, 16 col plates and over 100 b/w photos and drawings. 220x150mm. HB. Vg in d/w (spine slighlty faded; in removable protective sleeve). Light foxing to top edge of text block.. Second edition.. [9780007197163]

Where the Wild Thyme Blew: Growing up with nature in the Fifties and Sixties

Marren, Peter · 2016 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£22.00 (€26.37 | $29.07 | ¥4,641)

Pisces Publications xiv, 399, b/w photos. . HB. Fine in d/w (in removable protective sleeve). Signed by the author.. This book is the story of a boy growing up in the lost England of sixty years ago. And turning, most reluctantly, into a man. It is also about the circumstances...

The Dartons: An annoted check-list of children's books issued by two publishing houses 1787-1876

Darton, Lawrence · 2004 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

The British Library London lx, 729, frontis, 8 col plates, text figs. . HB. 8vo, orig. cloth. Fine in d/w (in removable protective sleeve).. Preface by Brian Alderson. This meticulously researched reference work offers a comprehensive, annotated bibliography of children's book...