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LAWRENCE, T. E.. Seven pillars of wisdom a triumph. Stockholm. The Continental Book Company AB, 1946. Fifth edition, eighth impression. 8vo. 700pp. With fourteenth illustrations and four maps. Original publisher's buff cloth. Without dustwrapper. A trifle rubbed. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 22038

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MURRAY, Richard Paget. The flora of somerset. Taunton. Published for the Society by Barnicott and Pearce, 1896. First edition. 8vo. lxi, [1], 437pp, [1]. With an illustrated frontispiece and a folding map of the county.

[Bound with:] MARSHALL, Edward Shearburn. A supplement to the flora of somerset. Taunton. Published by the Somersetshire Archaeological and Natural History Society, 1914. First edition. iv, 242pp.

8vo. Contemporary green cloth, lettered in gilt. Rubbed lower joint split.Inked ownership inscription to FFEP, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 22039

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GRAY, D. J. Thomson. Wild Nature in Strathearn. Crieff. David Philips, 1902. First edition. 8vo. xvi, 184pp, [2]. With a monochrome photographic frontispiece, a portrait of the author, and numerous engraved illustrations in the text. Original publisher's green cloth, lettered in gilt. A trifle rubbed. Lightly foxed. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 22000

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JEKYLL, Gertrude. Wall and water gardens. [London]. Country Life & George Newnes Ltd., [1901]. First edition. 8vo. xiv, 177pp, [1]. With 147 black and white photographic plates. Original publisher's green buckram, lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed, spine sunned. Contemporary inked ownership inscription to half-title, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 21990

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DIXON, Charles. Rural bird life: being essays on ornithology with instructions for preserving objects relating to that science. London. Longmans, Green, and Co., 1880. 8vo. xiv, 374pp. With an engraved colour frontispiece, a further four engraved plates, and numerous engraved illustrations in the text. Contemporary gilt-tooled navy calf, contrasting brown morocco lettering-piece, gilt supralibros of Hillbrow School, Rugby to upper boards, marbled edges. Lightly rubbed, spine sunned. Marbled endpapers, without front blank fly-leaf, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 16492

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SMILES, Samuel. Life of a scotch naturalist thomas edward associate of the linnean society. London. John Murray, 1882. New edition. 8vo. xxxv, [1], 392pp. With an engraved portrait frontispiece, a further nine engraved plates, and 16 illustrations in the text after designs by George Reid, and an additional six illustrations/maps. Contemporary gilt-tooled tree-calf, contrasting green morocco lettering-piece, supralibros of Hillbrow School, Rugby to upper board, marbled edges. A trifle rubbed, spine sunned. Marbled endpapers, inked prize inscription to recto of front blank fly-leaf, occasional spotting. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 16493

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GRIGOR, John. Arboriculture: or a practical treatise on raising and managing forest trees and on the profitable extension of the woods and forests of Great Britain. Edinburgh. Edmonston and Douglas, 1868. First edition. 8vo. xv, [1], 416pp, [2]. With a half-title and a final leaf of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's blind-ruled dark green cloth, letters in gilt. A trifle rubbed, spine lightly sunned. Occasional spotting. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 21655

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WHITE, Gilbert. The natural history of selborne. London. John Van Voorst, 1843. New edition. 8vo. xvi, 398pp. With half-title. Attractively bound in contemporary richly gilt-tooled calf, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece, marbled edges. Slightest of spotting to boards. Marbled endpapers, armorial bookplate of 'Jasper More' to FEP, ink inscription to recto of blank fly-leaf; 'Henwick House / near / Worcester / Prize for / Drawing / 2nd Div. / Robt. Jasper More / Midsr. 1849 / A. Philips D. D.', internally ... More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 15364

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[EVELYN, John]. Fumifugium: or The Inconvenience of the aer, and smoake of london dissapated... Oxford. [Percy Lund, Humphries & Co. Ltd.], 1930. 8vo. [4], viii, 49pp, [1]. Original publisher's green cloth boards, lettered in black. A trifle rubbed and bumped. Near contemporary ink ownership inscription to FFEP, lightly foxed. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 16850

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LAURENCE, John. The Clergy-Man's Recreation: Shewing the Pleasure and Profit Of the Art of gardening. London. Printed for Bernard Lintott, 1714. First edition. 8vo. [16], 83pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece. Recent navy buckram, lettered in gilt. Extremities sunned and a trifle rubbed. Very occasional light spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 15120

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ULLYETT, Henry. Rambles of a naturalist round folkestone, with occasional papers on the fauna and flora of the district... Folkestone. J. English, 1880. First edition. 8vo. [6], 157pp ,[1]. Original publisher's green cloth, lettered and decorated in black. Lightly rubbed and marked. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 21510

DARWIN, Charles. The darwin reader. London. Macmillan & Co. Ltd., 1957. First edition. 8vo. ix, [1], 481pp, [1]. With a black and white photographic portrait frontispiece. Original publisher's red cloth, lettered in gilt, printed paper dustwrapper. Slight edgewear to dustwrapper, inked price to front flap. Light browning to endpapers. A fine copy. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 21515

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[FORD, John Walker]. [Three volumes of manuscript commonplace, with extensive notes on horticulture and planting]. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [s.d., c.1905] 8vo. Manuscript on paper. Three volumes; two in contemporary gilt-ruled red morocco, marbled edges (predominantly filled, the second with numerous leaves excised); the third, black half-calf over marbled boards, marbled edges (with many leaves unused). Extremities a trifle rubbed. Internally clean and crisp. Bookplates of John Walker Ford to FEPs of both full-calf volumes. More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 14484

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[ORKNEY BOTANY]. [Manuscript letter regarding the botany of Orkney, addressed to Magnus Spence, Deerness, 1916]. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [1916]. Quarto. Manuscript on paper. [5] leaves, four written on one side only, the fifth on both. Recent red cloth, lettered in gilt. Armorial bookplate of John Davie Manson Robertson to FEP, horizontal and vertical creases to all leaves. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 18941

HARDY, Captain Eric. A handlist of the birds of palestine. [s.i.]. Education Officer-in-Chief, G. H. Q., Middle East Forces, [1946]. First edition. 8vo. 47pp, [3]. Typescript, with a line map of North and Central Palestine. Stapled, as issued, in original publisher's drab paper wrappers. Extremities a trifle marked, horizontal fold. Whilst the upper wrapper describes this as ‘a handbook’, the title-page (‘Handlist’) is as above. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 18995

WITHERS, W[illiam]. A letter to sir walter scott, bart. exposing certain fundamental errors in his late essay on planting, and containing observations on the pruning and thinning of woods, and maxims for profitable planting. London. Printed for Messrs. Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, By James Shalders, Holt, 1828. First edition. 8vo. 123pp, [1]. Uncut in original publisher's printed paper wrappers. A trifle dust-soiled, chipping to spine and wrapper edges. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 18938

MIVART, St. George. On the genesis of species. London. Macmillan & Co., 1871. First edition. 8vo. xv, [1], 296pp. With a half-title and numerous engraved illustrations in the text. Original publisher's blind-stamped green cloth, lettered in gilt. Lightly rubbed and marked, slight chipping to head and foot of spine. Residue from removed bookplate to FEP, contemporary inked ownership to recto of half-title - later deleted with coloured pencil, inked private library shelf number to title-page, a trifle toned. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 18676

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MIVART, St. George. Contemporary Evolution. An essay on some recent social changes. London. Henry S. King & Co., 1876. First edition. 8vo. [8], 254pp. Original publisher's green cloth, lettered in gilt. A trifle rubbed, split to head of upper joint. Decorated endpapers, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 18678

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MIVART, St. George. Birds: the elements of ornithology. London. R. H. Porter, [1892]. First edition. 8vo. [8], 329pp, [1]. With 174 engravings in the text. Original publishers green buckram, lettered in gilt. A trifle rubbed. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 18725

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DARWIN, Charles. Darwin's notebooks on transmutation of species . Part I [-IV]. London. British Museum, 1960. First edition. Quarto. This first four parts of six only. Original publisher's printed green paper wrappers. Extremities spotted and sunned. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 12342