Videnskab og natur

AN ILLUSTRATED MANUAL OF BRITISH BIRDS

SAUNDERS Howard · 1889 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

Gurney and Jackson, 1889 2nd edn revised and enlarged. Tall 8vo (9 x 6¼ ins). Original gilt lettered ribbed cloth, top edge gilt (casing shaken and worn at head and tail of spine and corners of boards - in protective cover). Pp. xl + 776, illus with 3 double-page coloured maps...

A HISTORY OF BRITISH BIRDS In Six Volumes

MORRIS F.O. · 1870 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£750.00 (€898.99 | $990.85 | ¥158,227)

George Bell and Sons, 1870 2nd edn. 6 vols. Tall 8vo (9¾ x 7 ins). Contemporary half calf, elaborately gilt tooled raised-ribbed spines with contrasting gilt lettered labels, marbled paper-laid boards with matching marbled edges and endpapers (boards with small scratches and a...

PAINTINGS OF BIRDS OF NEW ZEALAND The Art of J.G. Keulemans

KEULEMANS J.G., GALBREATH Ross [Introduction] · 2006 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

Auckland: Random House, 2006 1st edn. 8vo. Original cloth-backed pictorial boards (Fine). Pp. 119, illus with coloured plates (no inscriptions).

THE SMALLER BRITISH BIRDS With Descriptions of Their Nests Eggs Habits Etc.

ADAMS H.G., ADAMS H.B. · 1874 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)

George Bell and Sons, 1874 1st edn. Tall 8vo (10 x 7 ins). Original gilt lettered green pictorial cloth, all edges gilt (rubbed and worn at head and tail and edges of spine - in protective cover). Pp. iv + 252, illus with 32 coloured plates with tissue-guards (front inner hing...

A BIRD-PAINTER'S SKETCH BOOK

RICKMAN Philip · 1931 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£300.00 (€359.60 | $396.34 | ¥63,291)

Eyre & Spottiswoode [&] Charles Scribner's Sons, 1931 Limited numbered 1st edn (53 of 125) signed by author. 4to (12½ x 10 ins). Original gilt lettered quarter vellum on blue cloth, top edge gilt (boards lightly marked - otherwise near Fine). Pp. 150, illus with 11 coloured pl...

A HANDBOOK OF THE BIRDS OF EGYPT

SHELLEY G.E. · 1872 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£300.00 (€359.60 | $396.34 | ¥63,291)

John Van Voorst, 1872 1st edn. Tall 8vo (10 x 6½ ins). Original gilt lettered blind-stamped red cloth (lightly rubbed at head and tail of spine and corners of boards - otherwise VG in protective cover). Pp. viii + 342, illus with 14 coloured plates by John Gerrard Keulemans (p...

THE BIRDS OF THE BALEARICS

BANNERMAN David, BANNERMAN W. Mary · 1983 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

Croom Helm, 1983. 9780709906797 1st edn. Tall 8vo. Original gilt lettered blue cloth (near Fine), dustwrapper (VG in protective cover). Pp. 230, illus with coloured plates, b&w photos, drawings and maps (no inscriptions).

A CENTURY OF BIRD BOOKS

TATE Peter · 1985 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

H.F. & G. Witherby, 1985 2nd edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered blue cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (VG in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 272, illus with b&w plates (no inscriptions).

A CENTURY OF BIRD BOOKS

TATE Peter · 1979 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)

H.F. & G. Witherby, 1979 1st edn signed and inscribed by author to publisher. 8vo. Original gilt lettered grey cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (VG in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 256, illus with b&w plates (no other inscriptions).

FINE BIRD BOOKS 1700-1900

SITWELL Sacheverell, BUCHANAN Handasyde, FISHER James · 1990 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

H. F. & G. Witherby, 1990. 9780854932030 1st edn. 4to. Original gilt lettered blue cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine). Pp. 180, illus with coloured plates (no inscriptions).

A FASCICULUS OF THE BIRDS OF CHINA

GRAY George Robert · 1871 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£750.00 (€898.99 | $990.85 | ¥158,227)

London, 1871 1st edn. Folio (13½ x 9¾ ins). Rebound in recent gilt lettered quarter morocco on pink paper-laid boards with new endpapers (Fine). Pp. 8, thereafter unpaginated, illus with 12 hand-coloured lithographed plates by or after William Swainson (no inscriptions).

BRITISH BIRDS With a Chapter on Structure and Classification

HUDSON W.H., BEDDARD Frank E. · 1895 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)

Longmans Green & Co., 1895 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt decorated green cloth, top edge gilt (rubbed at head of spine and lightly scuffed at edges of spine - otherwise VG in protective cover). Pp. xxii + 363, illus with 8 coloured plates with tissue-guards by Archibald Thorburn...

BRITISH BIRDS In Four Volumes

THORBURN Archibald · 1925 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

Longmans Green & Co., 1925-1926 New edn. 4 vols. 8vo (9 x 6 ins). Original blind-ruled gilt lettered red cloth (spines faded and light spotting on page edges - otherwise a VG set), no dustwrappers. Pp. xii + 176 [&] ix + 129 [&] x + 167 [&] x + 154, illus with 192 coloured pla...

A GENERAL HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS Eighth Edition

BEWICK Thomas · 1824 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.81 | ¥37,974)

Newcastle: Printed for Edward Walker T. Bewick Longman and Co., 1824 8th edn. 8vo (8¾ x 5½ ins). Contemporary full black diced calf recently re-backed in gilt ruled raised-ribbed matching black calf with new marbled endpapers and prelims (light wear at edges of boards - otherw...

A NATURAL HISTORY OF ENGLISH SONG-BIRDS And such of the Foreign as are Usually Brought over and Esteemed for Their Singing to which are Added Figures of the Cock Hen and Egg of each Species exactly copied from Nature

ALBIN Eleazar · 1737 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£1,500.00 (€1,797.99 | $1,981.71 | ¥316,453)

Printed and sold by A. Bettesworth C. Hitch & S. Birt, 1737 1st edn. 8vo (7½ x 4¾ ins). Rebound in recent half calf, raised-ribbed spine with contrasting gilt lettered label, on earlier marbled paper-laid boards (boards lightly scratched - otherwise Fine). Pp. [iv] + 97 + [3] ...

BIRDS OF THE ATLANTIC ISLANDS Volume One Birds of the Canary Islands and of the Salvages [&] Volume II History of the Birds of Madeira the Desertas and the Porto Santo Islands

BANNERMAN David A., BANNERMAN W. Mary · 1963 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

Oliver & Boyd, 1963 [&] 1965 1st edn. 2 vols. Tall 8vo (10 x 7¾ ins). Original gilt lettered blue cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (near Fine in protective covers, not price clipped). Pp. xxxi + 358 [&] xlviii + 207, illus with coloured plates and b&w drawings by D.H. Reid-Henry (lig...

EGYPTIAN BIRDS For the Most Part Seen in the Nile Valley

WHYMPER Charles · 1909 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

Adam and Charles Black, 1909 1st edn. Tall 8vo (9 x 6½ ins). Original gilt lettered, decorative light green cloth, top edge gilt (a little bumped at head and tail of spine - otherwise bright VG in protective cover). Pp. x + 221 + publisher's catalogue at rear, illus with 51 co...

BIRD HUNTING THROUGH WILD EUROPE

LODGE R.B. · 1908 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

Robert Culley, 1908 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered blue pictorial cloth (faint wear at corners of boards - otherwise bright VG). Pp. 333, illus with b&w plates (endpapers lightly toned; previous owner's gift inscription on front free endpaper).

KNOWING NATURE Art and Science in Philadelphia 1740-1840

MEYERS Amy R.W. · 2011 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

Yale University Press, 2011 1st edn 1st printing. 4to. Original black lettered light grey cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (near Fine). Pp. xiv + 417, illus with pictorial endpapers, coloured frontispiece and with coloured plates and photos (no inscriptions).

THE TRILOBITE BOOK A Visual Journey

LEVI-SETTI Riccardo · 2014 · Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

University of Chicago Press, 2014. 9780226124414 1st edn 1st printing. 4to. Original silver lettered black cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine). Pp. x + 273, illus throughout with coloured plates (no inscriptions).