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[ROSCOE, William]. An address, delivered before the proprietors of the botanic garden, in liverpool, previous to opening the garden, May 3, 1802. To which are added, the laws of the institution, and a list of the proprietors. Liverpool. Printed by J. M'Creery, 1802. First edition. 8vo. 60pp, [2]. With half-title and terminal blank leaf. Original publisher's two-tone paper boards. Extremities a trifle marked, armorial bookplates of 'Holland House to upper board and FEP, internally clean and crisp. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 15145
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TRIMMER, Mary, Mrs.. A natural history of the most remarkable quadrupeds, birds, fishes, serpents, reptiles, and insects. Chiswick. Printed by C. Whittigham, 1830. 12mo. In two volumes. viii, 240; viii, 240pp. With half-titles. Numerous wood-engravings in the text. Bound by Hodgson of Liverpool in contemporary blue calf, tooled in gilt and blind, contrasting red morocco lettering-pieces, marbled edges. A trifle rubbed. Marbled endpapers, scattered foxing. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 21158
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HINGSTON, Major R. W. C.. A naturalist in the guiana forest. London. Edward Arnold & Co., 1932. First edition. 8vo. xiii, [2], 384pp. With 16 plates and 150 illustrations in the text. Original publisher's red cloth, lettered in gilt. A trifle rubbed and marked spine sunned and a trifle cocked. Half-title lightly foxed, otherwise bright throughout. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 31842
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HUXLEY, Thomas Henry. An introduction to the classification of animals. London. John Churchill & Sons, 1869. First edition. 8vo. [6], 147pp, [40]pp, with publisher's catalogue bound at rear. Contemporary textured brown cloth boards blindstamped and lettered gilt. Boards rubbed and marked with light losses to all edges and spine ends. Lightly foxed throughout with the inner hinge splitting. Various pencil doodles over endpapers and throughout publisher's catalogue. Contemporary ownership inscription to FFEP. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 32019
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THOMSON, William. A practical treatise on the cultivation of the grape vine. Edinburgh. William Blackwood and Sons, 1871. Seventh edition. 8vo. [2], viii, 102pp. With a half-title, an 8pp terminal publisher's advertisement catalogue, and several engraved illustrations in the text. Original publisher's blind-stamped green cloth, lettered in gilt. A trifle rubbed. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 18507
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SCHAFFER, Jacob Christian. Apus pisciformis insecti aquatici species noviter detecta brevibusque descripta a Jacobo Christiano Schaeffero... Ratisbonae [i.e. Regensburg]. Typis Christ. Gott. Seiffarti Viduae, 1757. Editio secunda [i.e. second edition]. Quarto. 24pp. With an engraved hand-coloured folding plate of anatomical diagrams of numerous specimens. Disbound. All leaves a trifle toned, A2 and A3 detached from text block, short tear to head of title, small paper repair to margin of same, occasional spots of light foxing, pen trial to verso of plate. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 10760
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BEWICK, Thomas. A supplement to the history of British birds. The figure engraved on wood by t. bewick . Newcastle. Printed by Edward Walker…for T. Bewick, 1821. First edition. 8vo. Two parts bound as one, as issued. 50, [2];49pp, [3]. With a final leaf of publisher’s advertisements. Uncut in contemporary gilt-tooled black half-roan, marbled boards. Rubbed and discoloured, lower joint starting, spine dulled. Armorial bookplate of H. M. Clifford to FEP, scattered foxing. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 26175
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CORNARIUS, Janus. Constantini caesaris selectarum praeceptionum de agricultura libri VI = ginti. Iano Cornario Medico interprete. Lugundi [i.e. Lyon]. Seb. Gryphium, 1541. 8vo. 150, 153-154, 151-349pp, [16]. Leaf K4 misbound. Later gilt-tooled diced russia, all edges red. Rubbed, joints starting, some scoring to boards; but an attractive copy. Endpapers browned, ink-stamp of the Lawes Agricultural Trust to FEP, contemporary ownership inscription to title page: 'Johannis Alardi x Armcoruf(?) / Gronopol. 1544. empts.' marginal worm- track throughout the majority of text-block, closed tear to lower corner of final leaf ... More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 19652
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SACKVILLE-WEST, V[ita]. Country notes. London. Michael Joseph, 1939. First edition. Quarto. 219pp, [1]. With numerous black and white photographs in the text by Bryan and Norman Westwood. Original publisher's buff cloth, lettered in brown to spine and upper board. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine dulled, a trifle cocked. Royal Institute of British Architects, Ashpitel Prize plate, awarded to architect and Lionel Gordon Baliol Brett (1913-2004), and inked gift inscription 'Tony darling / from / Lionel / ... More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 28313
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MARCO, Gennaro de. Flora di Montecassino... Montecassino. [s.n.], 1886-87 First edition. 8vo. Two parts bound as one. [4], xxxii, 268; 47pp, [1]. With 15 engraved plates. Contemporary dark green cloth, lettered in gilt to spine, original publisher's pictorial upper wrapper bound in. Very minor shelf-wear. Leaves browned, clear tape repair to verso of wrapper. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author to head of title page of first part. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 27568
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HOOKER, William Jackson. Flora Scotica; or a description of Scottish plants, arranged both according to the artifical and natural methods. London. Printed for Richard and Arthur Taylor, 1821. First edition. 8vo. In two parts. x, [2], 292, [4], 297pp, [7]. Uncut in original publisher's plain paper boards. Rubbed, some loss to head and foot of spine, splitting to joints, some marking. Upper hinge exposed, lightly foxed. From the library of C. E. Salmon with his ink inscription, dated 1918, to recto of FFEP. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 11182
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FORSTER, T[homas] F[urly]. Flora Tonbrigensis; or, a catalogue of plants growing wild in the neighbourhood of Tonbridge Wells, arranged according to the Linnaean system... London. Printed by Richard and Arthur Taylor, 1816. Second edition. 8vo. vii, [1], 216pp. With three engraved, hand-coloured plates of plant specimens. Uncut in original publisher's drab paper boards, recently rebacked with tan paper, title in manuscript to spine and upper board. Lightly foxed, ink gift inscription to recto of FFEP 'John S. L. Gilmour / 28/9/30 / from Kingey(?)', alongside later ownership inscription 'A. J. Wilmott / 1944'. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 12423