Videnskab og natur

A further contribution to the knowledge of the existing ziphioid whales.

FLOWER, William Henry. · 1878 · John Turton

£23.20 (€27.81 | $30.65 | ¥4,894)

N.P. 1878. 32 cm. pp[415-437], top edge unopened, 3 plates, text illustrations. Disbound, stab-sewn. Small closed tear to title page fore-edge; light staining and foxing to last plate.

Rudiments of Geology. For use in schools and for private instruction. 'Chambers's Educational Course.'

PAGE, David. · 1844 · John Turton

£20.88 (€25.03 | $27.59 | ¥4,405)

Edinburgh: William and Robert Chambers, 1844. Small 8vo. 222pp, [2]pp series list at rear, text illustrations and figures. Original blind-stamped green cloth gilt. Extremes rubbed with light wear; eps lightly browned and soiled. * NLS hold 1845 edition - this of 1844 appears ...

The Natural History of the Sheffield Area and the Peak District.

WHITELEY, Derek (EDITED BY) · 1985 · John Turton

£11.60 (€13.90 | $15.33 | ¥2,447)

Sheffield: Sorby Natural History Society. 1985. 256 pp, text illustrations. Original pictorial glazed card wraps, 21 cm x 15 cm. Minor rubbing to spine tips and joints.

The Flora and Vegetation of County Durham. Watsonian Vice-County 66.

GRAHAM, G. Gordon. · 1988 · John Turton

£41.76 (€50.06 | $55.17 | ¥8,810)

Durham: The Durham Flora Committee and the Durham County Conservation Trust, 1988 1st edition. 4to. vi, 526pp, text maps, text tables. Original grey cloth lettered in silver, ep maps, glassine-protected d/w. * With the author's signed presentation inscription to title-page.

Tables for the determination of the rock-forming minerals. Transalted from the Russian by J. W. Gregory ... With a chapter on the petrological microscope by Prof. Grenville A. J. Cole ...

LOEWINSON-LESSING, F. (Compiler). · 1893 · John Turton

£46.40 (€55.62 | $61.30 | ¥9,789)

London: Macmillan and Co, 1893. Large 8vo. 55pp, multi-folding table, text figure. Original green cloth gilt. Extremes very lightly rubbed; light spotting to eps and prelims; lower fore-edge corner of title-page torn away without affecting text; spotting to table and associate...

The Ferns of the English Lake Country: with tables of varieties. Edited by J. M. Barnes.

LINTON, W. J. · 1878 · John Turton

£87.00 (€104.28 | $114.94 | ¥18,354)

Windermere: J Garnett. London: Simpkin, Marshall & Co, [1878]. Small 8vo. [ii], ii, [ii], ii, 179pp, viii pp uncut/unopened publisher's list at rear, frontis, plates within the pagination, text illustrations and tables. Original decorated green cloth gilt, colour-printed patte...

Geometrical problems, as given in the edition of Euclid's elements.

COLENSO, J. W., Rev. · 1846 · John Turton

£55.68 (€66.74 | $73.56 | ¥11,747)

London: Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans; Cambridge: Deightons, 1846. 12mo in sixes. [ii], 54pp. Original black limp-cloth, printed paper label to front wrap. Extremes rubbed with very slight fraying; label rubbed and worn; light text age-browning and spotting.

Notes on the Geology of the Midland Counties.

JONES, JNO. · 1866 · John Turton

£34.80 (€41.71 | $45.98 | ¥7,342)

Birmingham: Henry Wright London: Simpkin Marshall, & Co. 1866. 24 pp. Original brown printed paper wraps, sewn, 22 cm x 14 cm. Pages age browned, small loss of paper to spine, wraps lightly soiled and creased.

Beauties of the Country; or, descriptions of rural customs, objects, scenery, and the seasons.

MILLER, Thomas. · 1837 · John Turton

£32.48 (€38.93 | $42.91 | ¥6,852)

London: John Van Voorst, 1837. 20 cm. xv[i], 425[1]pp, [2]pp 'Opinions of the press', 4pp publisher's list at rear, title-page vignette, head and tail-pieces. Original decorated blind-stamped green cloth gilt, yellow eps, uncut/partly unopened. Extremes lightly rubbed; spine a...

Thomas Johnson: botanical journeys in Kent & Hampstead. A facsimile reprint with introduction and translation of his Iter Plantarum 1629, Descriptio Itineris Plantarum 1632. 'Hunt Facsimile Series No. 3.'

GILMOUR, J. S. L. (Editor). · 1972 · John Turton

£13.92 (€16.69 | $18.39 | ¥2,937)

Pittsburgh: The Hunt Botanical Library, 1972. 4to. ix[i], 167pp, text facsimiles, 2 folding maps, text map. Original brown cloth gilt, rubbed and lightly soiled d/w.

The Book of a Naturalist.

HUDSON, W. H. · 1919 · John Turton

£23.20 (€27.81 | $30.65 | ¥4,894)

London: Hodder and Stoughton, ND (1919?) 1st edition? viii, 360pp. Original green cloth gilt, uncut. Extremes slightly worn, leaf edges foxed, boards lightly scuffed w/o loss.

Observations on the brumal retreat of the swallow. To which is added a copious index to many passages relating to this bird, in the works of ancient and modern authors.

FORSTER, Thomas. · 1814 · John Turton

£25.52 (€30.59 | $33.72 | ¥5,384)

N.P., 1814 4th corrected and enlarged edition. 8vo. Pp [431]-462, text table. Disbound. Very light soiling to title-page margins.

No. X. A Descriptive Catalogue of the recent Zoophytes found on the Coast of Durham ... Read April 16, 1832. [Extracted from the Transactions of the Natural History Society of Northumberland, Durham, and Newcastle upon Tyne. Vol. II. 1832.]

JOHNSTON, George. · 0 · John Turton

£55.68 (€66.74 | $73.56 | ¥11,747)

4to. Pp 239-272, 6 etched plates, 2 text illustrations. Modern linen-backed paper boards. Plates lightly browned and spotted.

Transactions of the Natural History Society of Northumberland, Durham and Newcastle-upon-Tyne. (New Series.) Vol. VI.

NORTH EAST ENGLAND NATURAL HISTORY. · 1923 · John Turton

£34.80 (€41.71 | $45.98 | ¥7,342)

London: Williams and Norgate, 1923-1926. 8vo. [iv], 242pp, lxxxvi pp, plates, text figures and tables. Later quarter blue crushed morocco gilt, matching cloth sides. Spine sun-faded. Ex-reference library with following evidence: Dewey number in gilt to spine tail; 'withdrawn' ...

The Forest Trees of Britain.

JOHNS, C. A., Rev. · 1882 · John Turton

£20.88 (€25.03 | $27.59 | ¥4,405)

London: SPCK, 1882. 8vo. xi[i], 431[1]pp, 4pp publisher's list, frontis, text illustrations. Original decorated green cloth gilt, black eps. Extremes very lightly rubbed; scattered very light stains to cloth; tiny hole to cloth of upper joint; very occasional very light spotting.

Refrigerating Machinery. Its principles and management.

LEASK, A. Ritchie. · 1901 · John Turton

£25.52 (€30.59 | $33.72 | ¥5,384)

London: Simpkin, Marshall & Co, 1901 2nd revised edition. 8vo. xii, 296pp, [12]pp adverts at rear, text illustrations, figures and tables. Original pictorial maroon cloth gilt, bevelled edges, ep adverts printed on orange paper. Spine slightly sun-faded; wear to rear board upp...

Thomas Tompion, His Life & Work.

SYMONDS, R. W. · 1951 · John Turton

£55.68 (€66.74 | $73.56 | ¥11,747)

London: B T Batsford, [1951.] 4to. xvi, 320pp, 4 colour plates, b/w plates within the pagination, text illustrations and figures, 2 multi-folding facsimiles, title-page printed in red and black. Original blue cloth gilt, te coloured. Cloth very slightly rubbed. Ex-reference li...

The Conchologist's Text-Book, embracing the arrangements of Lamarck and Linnaeus, with a glossary of technical terms.

BROWN, Thomas, Captain. · 1835 · John Turton

£83.52 (€100.11 | $110.34 | ¥17,620)

Glasgow: Archibald Fullarton & Co, 1835 3rd edition. 12mo in sixes. 180pp, 19 plates, 2 text illustrations. Original printed green paper boards, uncut. Re-spine with matching plain paper; boards rubbed with slight wear; boards lightly soiled; light vertical crease to first few...

Field Observations on British Birds. By a sportsman naturalist. Edited by Henry Balfour ...

OGILVIE, Fergus Menteith. · 1920 · John Turton

£41.76 (€50.06 | $55.17 | ¥8,810)

London: Selwyn & Blount, [1920] new edition. 4to. xvi[ii], 228pp, gravure portrait frontis, 7 further plates (2 in colour), 14 text illustrations, 3 maps. Original quarter cream cloth lettered in black, grey sides. Spine browned, spotted and soiled; a series of small localised...

The Cotteswold Hills. Hand-book introductory to their geology and palaeontology.

LYCETT, John. · 1857 · John Turton

£81.20 (€97.33 | $107.28 | ¥17,131)

London: Piper, Stephenson and Spence; Stroud: F W Harmer, 1857. 8vo in fours. [iv], iii[i], 168[2]pp, 7 litho plates at rear. Original blind-stamped red cloth gilt, yellow eps, uncut/partly unopened. Extremes very lightly rubbed; cloth very lightly soiled; 3 tiny ink-stains to...