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Photo of "The spirit of the woods, ..."
[HEY, Rebecca]. The spirit of the woods, illustrated by coloured engravings. . London. Longman, Rees et al., 1837. First edition. 8vo. [3], xvi, 306pp. Without half-title. With a tipped-in errata slip, colour engraved frontispiece and 25 further colour engraved plates. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-vellum, contrasting black calf lettering-piece and gilt-tooled red morocco onlays to spine, marbled boards. Marbled endpapers and edges. Lightly rubbed and marked, with surface wear to boards, upper joint slightly starting at foot of spine, spine dulled. Light scattered spotting, heavier to initial leaves. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 29891
Photo of "Pheasants: their Natural History and ..."
TEGETMEIER, W[illiam] B[ernard]. Pheasants: their Natural History and Practical Management. London. Horace Cox, 1881. Second edition. Large quarto. iv, [2], 142pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece, a further 12 engraved plates, numerous engraved illustrations in the text, and five terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's decorative navy cloth, stamped in gilt and blind, A.E.G. Rubbed and marked, spine dulled. Armorial bookplate of Charles R. C. Hilbert to FEP, later inked ownership inscription of Henry Williamson to recto of FFEP, marginal worm-tracks to ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 27141
Photo of "Corticis Peruviani vindiciæ dissertatio physico-practica ..."
COCCHI, Antonio Celestino. Corticis Peruviani vindiciæ dissertatio physico-practica antonii caelestini cocchii In Romano Archilyceo Medicinae Lectoris... Romae [i.e. Rome]. Ex Typographia Komarek in via Cursus, 1746. First edition. 8vo. [12], 83pp, [1]. Contemporary stiff buff wrappers. Early paper label with title in manuscript to spine, manuscript title to upper wrapper. Lightly rubbed and marked. Later ink-stamp to verso of title page, small wormtrack reducing to single wormhole from title to leaf B4, affecting text in places without loss of sense. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 24389
Photo of "A treatise on the culture ..."
FORSYTH, William. A treatise on the culture and management of fruit-trees; in which a new method of pruning and training is fully described. To which is added, a new and improved edition of "observations on the diseases, defects, and injuries, in all kinds of fruit and forest trees:" With an account of a particular method of cure, published by order of government. London. Printed for T.N. Longman and O. Rees, 1803. Third Edition, with Additions. 8vo. xxx, 523pp, [1]. With thirteen engraved plates. Finely bound in contemporary marbled calf, gilt, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece. Very slightest of wear to extremities, else a fine copy. Partially erased ink inscription to FEP, neat tear to gutter margin of RFEP. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 11173
Photo of "The honey bee. Reprinted from ..."
[JAMES, Thomas]. The honey bee. Reprinted from the 'Quarterly Review'. London. John Murray, 1852. 8vo. [4], 99pp, [1].

[Bound after:] JAMES, Thomas. The history and antiquities of northamptonshire. London. John Murray, 1864. iv, 103pp, [1].

[And:] [JAMES, Thomas]. The flower garden. With an essay on the poetry of gardening. London. John Murray, 1852. 108pp.

8vo. Handsomely presented in richly gilt-tooled green calf, with the titles of the works lettered in gilt to upper board. Marbled endpapers and edges. With an ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 32208
Photo of "Flora di Montecassino.."
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
Photo of "A supplement to the history ..."
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
Photo of "Ueber verbreitung der Dattel- und ..."
[RITTER, Carl]. Ueber verbreitung der Dattel- und Kokos-Palme in Indien. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [s.d., 1836?] 8vo. 35pp, [1]. Original publisher's plain turquoise wrappers. Extremities a trifle rubbed and marked.

[Together with:] [RITTER, Carl]. Ueber verbreitung von Teak, Sandel und Cardamomen. [s.i.], [s.n.], [s.d., 1836?]. 8vo. 27pp, [1]. Original publisher's plain bright green wrappers. Extremities a trifle rubbed and marked.

[And:] [RITTER, Carl]. Ueber Verbreitung der Pfefferrebe, Banane und Mango in Indien. [s.i.]. [s.n.], [s.d., 1836?]. 8vo. 32pp. Original publisher's plain salmon ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 18460
Photo of "Flora Tonbrigensis; or, a catalogue ..."
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
Photo of "Apus pisciformis insecti aquatici species ..."
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
Photo of "Remarks on forest scenery, and ..."
GILPIN, William. Remarks on forest scenery, and other woodland views. Edinburgh. Fraser & Co., 1834. 8vo. In two volumes. viii, 368; [2], 344pp. With a lithographed frontispiece to each volume, and a further 18 lithographed plates. Attractively bound in contemporary burgundy calf, richly tooled in gilt and blind, marbled edges. Lightly rubbed, spines heavily sunned. Marbled endpapers, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 32383
Photo of "The Storm Cloud of the ..."
RUSKIN, John. The Storm Cloud of the Nineteenth Century. Orpington, Kent. George Allen, 1884. First edition. Quarto. [2], vi, [4], 63pp, [4], 66-152pp. With half-title, a divisional title page for each lecture, and a terminal index. Bound by J. Larkins in contemporary dark green gilt-tooled half-morocco, marbled paper boards. Lightly rubbed, joints starting. Marbled endpapers. Spotting to front blank fly-leaves, otherwise internally clean and crisp. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 26565
Photo of "Flora Scotica; or a description ..."
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