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![[1890-96] 6vol Cassell's Natural History](https://rookebooksm2.magedemo.co.uk/media/catalog/product/cache/218d995c01926c5d9ac199f70177b499/9/8/987b2_29_.jpg)
[1890-96] 6vol Cassell's Natural HistoryLondon, Paris & New York: [1890-96]Wonderfully illustrated half-calf collection of natural history works edited by P. Martin Duncan. -
1890 Les Habitues des Prisons de ParisLyon; Paris: 1890A handsome half morocco first edition of this uncommon work, with vignette and folding illustrations. -
1869-1873 4vol Cassell's Book of BirdsLondon: 1869-1873A magnificent guide to the various birds that populate our planet, with beautiful colour plates and engaging text. -
1830 3vol The Every-Day Book and Table Book; or, Everlasting Calendar of Popular Amusements in Three VolumesLondon : 1830A fantastic three volume set of works on popular amusement by William Hone, in half calf with frontispieces. -
1933 An Almanack for the Year of our Lord 1933London: 1933A rare survival in the paper wraps, Whitaker's popular Almanack for the year 1933. -
1905 Creatures Of the SeaLondon : 1905A lovely prize binding of this fascinating work on sea creatures, with a frontispiece and 39 plates. -
1892 Catalogue of the British Echinoderms in the British Museum (Natural History)London: 1892Impressively illustrated with fourteen engraved plates and two chromolithographs, this is the first edition of Bell's informative study of echinoderms. -
1855 A History of the British Marine Testaceous MolluscaLondon: 1855A bright example of the scarce first edition of William Clark's detailed and informative study of British marine testaceous molluscs. -
1825 The Art of Rearing Silk-WormsLondon: 1825An exceptional example of the scarce first English language edition of Count Dandolo's illustrated guide to raising silk-worms. -
1882 Taxidermy Without a TeacherBoston: 1882A very scarce, illustrated second edition copy of Manton's didactic work. -
1835 Taxidermy: Or, the Art of Collecting, Preparing, and Mounting Objects of Natural HistoryLondon: 1835Illustrated with engraved plates, this is the fifth edition of Sarah Bowdich Lee's scarce informative and detailed guide to taxidermy. -
1953 The Medusae of the British IslesCambridge: 1953A fine copy of the first edition in the original cloth with gilt jellyfish design, with thirty-five coloured plates and more than three-hundred further illustrations. -
1836 A History of British FishesLondon: 1836The first edition of William Yarrell's authoritative history of British fishes, illustrated with engravings throughout. -
1852 A History of Infusorial Animalcules, Living and FossilLondon: 1852A new enlarged edition of this scarce history of animalcules by Andrew Pritchard, complete with twenty-four plates of figures. -
1862 British Conchology, or an Account of the Mollusca (Volume V: Marine Shells)London: 1862Volume IV of John Gwyn Jeffreys' study of British conchology, this copy additionally bound with the 102 plates from Vol V of the series. -
1842 A History of British Sponges and LithophytesEdinburgh: 1842The first and only edition of this natural history on British sponges by Scottish naturalist, George Johnston. Complete with twenty-five plates, some hand-coloured. -
1958-1965 6vol Collection of Works on LinguisticsLondon: 1958-1965A varied 6 volume collection of linguistic titles, all in original unclipped dust wrappers. -
1838 2vol Gleanings in Natural HistoryLondon: 1838Detailed and compact two-volume illustrated set from informed natural historian Edward Jesse. -
1882 Part VII: Report of the Commissioner for 1879 (United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries)Washington: 1882An extract of this scarce report issued by the United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries, discussing the marine algae of New England. -
1838 A History of the British ZoophytesEdinburgh : 1838An uncommon first edition of this illustrated study of British zoophytes, from Scottish physician and naturalist George Johnston. -
1873 The Depths of the SeaLondon: 1873A pioneering first edition study of deep-sea dredging expeditions carried out from 1868-1870, with illustrations and maps. -
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1812 The Principles of Physiological and Physical ScienceLondon: 1812A presentation copy of this very scarce volume on physiology and physical science from Richard Saumarez. -
1819 A Conchological Dictionary of the British IslesLondon: 1819Featuring 28 lovely plates, this resourceful conchological dictionary explains the essential elements for conchologists in the British Isles. -
1851-6 A Manual of the Mollusca; or, Rudimentary Treatise of Recent and Fossil ShellsLondon: 1851-6The complete edition of S. P. Woodward's study of molluscs, illustrated throughout with woodcuts and engravings. -
1857 Synopsis of British Seaweeds, Compiled from Professor Harvey's Phycologia BritannicaLondon: 1857A charming abridged edition of William Henry Harvey's very scarce study of British seaweeds, 'Phycologia Britannica'. -
1894 The Fauna of the Deep SeaLondon: 1894A rare and pleasing copy of the first edition of this illustrated deep-sea study in the publisher's original pictorial cloth. -
1865 Seaside Studies in Natural HistoryBoston: 1865A lovely copy of the first edition of this coastal study of Massachusetts in the publisher's original green cloth, with numerous black and white illustrations. -
1875 Corals and Coral IslandsLondon: 1875A very pleasing copy of the second edition of this fascinating work of biology in the original, highly pictorial cloth, with numerous black and white illustrations -
1870-1875 A Natural History of the Nests and Eggs of British BirdsLondon: 1870-1875The complete second edition of Francis Orpen Morris' illustrated study of British birds' nests and eggs. -
![[1859-63] 3vol The Illustrated Natural History](https://rookebooksm2.magedemo.co.uk/media/catalog/product/cache/218d995c01926c5d9ac199f70177b499/9/8/984b3_35_.jpg)
[1859-63] 3vol The Illustrated Natural HistoryLondon: [1859-63]Three-volume set of Rev. J. G. Wood's hugely influential natural history guide, beautifully illustrated, in decorative cloth binding. -
1871 4Vols Phycologia Britannica: Or a History of British Sea-weedsLondon: 1871A nice set of the 1871 new edition of William Henry Harvey's Phycologia Britannica four-vol study on sea-weeds, with three hundred and sixty hand-coloured plates across the four volumes. -
1848 2vol A History of the British ZoophytesLondon: 1847The complete two-volume second edition set of George Johnston's original study into the strange Zoophytes of Britain, with precise illustrations by Catherine Johnston. -
1880 2vol A History Of The British Marine PolyzoaLondon : 1880A highly illustrated complete two volume set of works on British natural history, with 83 leaves of plates. -
2017 MicrographiaLondon: 2017A fine, limited edition copy of the illustrated 2017 Folio Society reproduction of Hooke's 1665 first edition work, with the original slipcase and black and white plates, many folding. -
1900 The Stalk-Eyed Crustacea Of British Guiana, West Indies, And BermudaLondon : 1900A fantastic account of Stalk-Eyed Crustacea of British Guiana, West Indies and Bermuda, accompanied by a colourful frontispiece and 6 colour plates. -
1911 The Fauna of British India: Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & PolyzoaLondon: 1911The first edition of this scarce and curious biological study in the publisher's original cloth, with many black and white illustrations of freshwater fauna and organisms found in British India.