Chapters on Flowers
London: Seeleys, 1853. 8vo. Hardcover. pp 324, illustrations of flowers, some coloured. Original full morocco, blind stamped. All edges gilt with elaborate pattern. More
Natural History
Country Life Library. The Century Book of Gardening. A Comprehensive Work for Every Lover of The Garden
London: Country Life. 4to. Half Morocco. pp x, 610. Illustrated throughout. c1900. Fine contemporary half crushed morocco, with Art Nouveau binding on spine (by Hatchards of Piccadilly). A very nice copy. More
Culpepper's Complete Herbal , and English Physician; wherein several herbs.....
London: Burslem, 1813. 8vo. Hardcover. pp. 240. Text only. Finely bound in half morocco marbled boards. Gives a good description of each plant and it's 'Government and virtues', the places its likely to be found, etc. More
A Description of above Three Hundred Animals; or an Interesting Natural History of Quadrupeds, Birds, Fishes, Serpents, and Insects.
Alnwick, England: W Davison, 1819. 12mo. Hardcover. pp 318, [6] index. Upwards of 300 engravings of animals. Original illustrated boards, re-spined in calf, gilt label. A compendium sourced from authors such as Buffon, Goldsmith, etc, particularly for use in school, each page including an engraving of the animal and a...... More
The Gardener's Magazine for amateur cultivators and ehibitors of plants, flolwers and fruit: for Gentlemen's gardeners, florists, nurserymen, and seedsmen: the naturalists, botanists,bee.........keepers, ...etc. Volume XXXV, January-December.
London: Gardener's Magazine Office, 1892. Large 4to. Hardcover. viii,798 pp. Full of illustrations and separate plates, 2 in colour. Original green half calf with morocco spine label. Advertisement for equipment, seed catalogues, etc. An extremely handsome work. More
History of wonderful fishes
Dublin: Blundell, 1832. First Edition. 12mo. Cloth. pp. 169. 5 engraved views of sea life and ocean activities, most showing a boating activity, such as whaling, salmon catching. Original mottled full calf. Joints cracked but holding. Extremely rare and engaging child's book. More
The Natural History of Birds, compiled from the best of authorities, and illustrate by a great variety of copper plates, comprising near a hundred figures
London: E Newberry, 1793. 12mo. Hardcover. xii, 204 pp, 29 plates, one hand-coloured, of various species, mostly two per plate. half calf, missing front board. A compilation of short accounts from a wide range of old sources, of a large number of bird species, including the dodo, which it says..... More
The Natural History Of Insects, For The Entertainment and Instruction of Children
London: Baldwin, Cradock and Joy, 1819. 24mo. Quarter Calf. pp 172. Frontis and numerous engraved vignettes. Original boards, calf spine very worn. More
Papers Relating to Methods for Diminishing the Rabbit Nuisance
Christchurch: Nag's Head Press, 1977. Sm 8vo. Hardcover. pp. 36. Fine copy of a rarity. Beautifully printed. More
Plants and animals glass slides
No Binding. Large set (approx. 70) of glass slides in custom-made box assembled for University level education. Produced by Flatters & Garnett Ltd, Manchester. Includes slides on: Grafting and propagation Conifer species Liverworts and their life cycle Cross sections of buds and leaves Forest vegetation and ecosystem types Coloured images..... More
Whaling in the polar regions
No Binding. A collection of b&w original photographs showing whaling scenes in Arctic or Antarctic waters. Needs more research, but a rare series, showing catching and processing pf whales, many photos with ink captions. A note found with this collection has reference to the first Byrd Antarctic expedition, 1928-1930. An..... More
New Zealand Ferns, mounted and botanically named by Mrs. C C Armstrong, Dunedin.
8vo. Hardcover. A fold-out album, canvas backed. 8 sheets showing various dried fern specimens, named in ink at the top, each specimen protected by a folding sheet. Folds into a custom-made green cloth cover. c 1890s. 15.5 x 24.5 cm. Spine repaired. More
Signature of George Cuvier
No Binding. Signed slip "B G Cuvier" pasted on later paper. Cuvier (1769-1832) was the French naturalist, sometimes regarded as the founding father or paleontology. His work on species extinction through natural catastrophe had a profound effect on the later development of evolutionary theory. He was created a peer in..... More
Reasons For Promoting the Cultivation of the New Zealand Flax
London: Smith, Elder & Co, 1842. First Edition. 8vo. Original Wrappers. pp. 34. Includes advertising matter. Survey of possible commercial uses of Phomium tenax with lengthy extracts from views of Fitzroy, Heaphy and Petre. Sewn as issued. A near fine copy. NZDNB400. More
The illustrated Book of Canaries and Cage-Birds, British and Foreign.
London: Cassell & Co, 1878. Hardcover. 4to. Pp. viii, 448. 56 chromolithographs, and 84 wood-engraved text-illustrations. Title and frontispiece lightly foxed, otherwise in near fine condition. Original half morocco, aeg. A very good complete copy. More
The Cylopedia of Botany,or a History an Description of all Plants, British or Foreign, forming a complete book of herbs and family herbal
London: Brook, 1854. 8vo. Hardcover. 2 vols. Complete with 97 hand-coloured plates plus vignette. Original decorated cloth. Front joints a little loose but holding. Otherwise a very good set. More
The Natural History Of Animals, Vegetables, And, Minerals; With The Theory Of The Earth In General. Translated From The French Of Count De Buffon.
London: T Bell, 1775. 8vo. Hardcover. 5 vols (of 6). 55 engraved plates of animals. Contemporary full calf, gilt. 'Buffon's Nat. History' in gilt on label.Very nice contemporary binding. More
Foreign finches in captivity
London: Cassell, 1890. Revised Second Edition. 4to. Half Calf. Pp. viii, 591, 8 Catalogue of books. Complete with 50 Chromolithographed plates. Illustrations. Contemporary half calf and marbled boards. A very nice, complete copy of this classic work. More
The Whale and his Captors; or, the Whaleman's Adventures and the Whale's Biography....
London: Nelson, 1851. Hardcover. pp 240. Original cloth, minor wear. Contents include New Zealand cruising ground, text on the Coral Islands, the hazards of a whaleman, etc. Lacks front free endpaper. More
A Treatise on Dislocations and on Fractures of the Joints
London: Longman Hurst, 1823. 4to. Half Morocco. pp vii [2], 592. Complete with 30 engraved plates by JC Canton, of anatomical details, manipulation and surgical supports. (Pl. 28 misbound). 19th century half morocco, marbled boards. A very nice complete copy. More
Insectivorous Plants
London: John Murray, 1875. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. pp x, 457. Some illustrations. Third Thousand. Original green cloth binding. Light foxing to page edges. A very nice copy. More
The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication, Second Edition, Revised, Eighth Thousand
London: Murray, 1893. Half Morocco. 2 Vols. Pp, xiv, 473, 1 Works of Charles Darwin; x, 495 Contemporary half Morroco. Very good condition. More
Geological Observations on the Volcanic Islands and Parts of South America Visited During the Voyage of H.M.S. 'Beagle'
London: Smith, Elder, 1891. 3rd Edition. 8vo. Half Morocco. Pp. 648. 2 folding maps & 5 folding plates. Contemporary half morocco. A very good copy. More
The Botanic Garden; A Poem in Two Parts. Part I Containing the Economy of Vegetation. Part II The Loves of Plants With Philosophical Notes
London: Johnson, 1791. 4to. Half Calf. Part I: 1791. Engraved frontis plus 9 engravings (incl 1 folding). Part II: 1791, 3rd edition. Engraved frontis, with hand-coloured embellishments plus 9 engravings, 4 have original hand-colouring. Contemporary half calf, recased and original boards, somewhat rubbed. A rare set with hand-coloured plates. More
The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, Including an Autobiographical Chapter. 3 Vols.
London: Murray, 1887. 8vo. Half Morocco. 3 vols. Frontispiece portraits. Contemporary half morocco. Neat gilt stamp on spine and frontboard. A very good set. More