23 Chromolithographic Plates from "Florilegium Harlemense"
[London: 1908] ]. Read More about 23 Chromolithographic Plates from "Florilegium Harlemense"
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Science > Natural History
INSCRIBED, WITH ALS
Travels in a Tree-Top.
Philadelphia and London: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1894. First edition. INSCRIBED, WITH ALS. Ffep inscribed: “Edward J. Nolan / with the good wishes of his friend / the Author / Chas. C. Abbott / March 22, 1894.” There is a two-page ALS from the author to Nolan tipped-in at the title..... Read More about Travels in a Tree-Top
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Manuscript receipt for $250, initialled by Agassiz, "for the quarterly Salary of the Agent"
Cambridge, Mass: June, 1865. Alexander, 1835-1910, American naturalist and industrialist was the son of Louis Agassiz. Read More about Manuscript receipt for $250, initialled by Agassiz, "for the quarterly Salary of the Agent"
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Louis Agassiz His Life and Correspondence.
Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Co, 1885. First Edition. Read More about Louis Agassiz His Life and Correspondence
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Notice sur la Géographie des Animaux...Extrait de la Revue Suisse, Aout 1845.
Neuchatel: Imprimerie de Henri Wolfrath, 1845. First separate edition. Read More about Notice sur la Géographie des Animaux...Extrait de la Revue Suisse, Aout 1845
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As Secretary for Prince Albert
ALS to William Gourlie and Thomas Anderson.
Osborne: 11August 1855. As Secretary for Prince Albert. Phipps, as private secretary to Prince Albert, responds to the invitation of Gourlie and Anderson to attend the meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science as the Prince and the Queen will have just “arrived in the Highlands for..... Read More about ALS to William Gourlie and Thomas Anderson
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The American Farm Book.
New York: Orange Judd, 41 Park Row, 1865. Nice copy of a standard American work, first issued under this title in 1849 and in print through the end of the nineteenth century. Read More about The American Farm Book
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Observations relative to Lymphatic Hearts (in reptiles).
Philadelphia: E. G. Dorsey, Printer, Library Street, 1838. Read More about Observations relative to Lymphatic Hearts (in reptiles
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Some Birds and Mammals of North America.
London: The Tryon Gallery, in association with George Rainbird, 1971. First Edition, No. 354 of 550 numbered copies. Axel Amuchastegui was born in Cordoba, Argentina in 1921. He was self-taught and developed his own technique using Chinese inks and brushes. His work appeared in a number of publications including Pajaros..... Read More about Some Birds and Mammals of North America
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A General History of Quadrupeds. The Figures engraved on wood chiefly copied from the original of T. Bewick, by A....
New York: Printed by G. & E. Waite, No. 64, Maiden-Lane, 1804. Anderson, Alexander. First American edition. The first American edition of a classic work, with the cuts re-engraved (usually in reverse) from the original Bewick edition. Dr. Alexander Anderson (1775-1870) was America’s first wood engraver. Pomeroy identifies the fourth..... Read More about A General History of Quadrupeds. The Figures engraved on wood chiefly copied from the original of...
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Natures Ways. How Nature takes care of its own.
New York: Crown Publishers, [1951]. Doahanos, Steven. First edition. Read More about Natures Ways. How Nature takes care of its own
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The American Home. Ellen D. Wangner, Editor.
Garden City, New York: Published by Doubleday, Doran & Compan, Inc, 1930-1947. Continuing the Garden & Home Builder. Read More about The American Home. Ellen D. Wangner, Editor
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Fleuriste Artificiel contenant huit planches, dont une double.
[Paris: Diderot & D'alambert, nd. c. 1751-1780]. Read More about Fleuriste Artificiel contenant huit planches, dont une double
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Pygmies, Gulos, Vegetable Lambs, Centaurs, Lami, and More
Curious Creatures in Zoology.
New York: Cassell Publishing Company, [n.d., 1890]. Pygmies, Gulos, Vegetable Lambs, Centaurs, Lami, and More. Read More about Curious Creatures in Zoology
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Audubon the Naturalist. A History of His Life and Times.
New York: D. Appleton & Co, 1917. First edition. Read More about Audubon the Naturalist. A History of His Life and Times
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In Original Parts
The Quadrupeds of North America.
New York: V. G. Audubon, 1849-1851-1854. First octavo edition in the original parts. In Original Parts. The first octavo edition of Audubon’s Quadrupeds, including five plates not found in the folio edition, Audubon's final great contribution to natural history includes plates and descriptions of the quadrupeds of the United States..... Read More about The Quadrupeds of North America
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The Birds of America, from Drawings Made in the United States and Their Territories.
New York & Philadelphia: J. J. Audubon and [vols. I-V] J. B. Chevalier, 1839-40-44. First octavo edition. First octavo edition of Audubon's “Great National Work”, the first complete edition and the first American edition; the original double-elephant folio was published in Edinburgh and London between 1827 and 1838. A very..... Read More about The Birds of America, from Drawings Made in the United States and Their Territories
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Recherches Zoologiques dans les Provinces Centrales de l'Inde et dans les regions occidentales de l'Himalaya.
Paris: Plon-Nourrit et Cie, [1922]. First Edition. Read More about Recherches Zoologiques dans les Provinces Centrales de l'Inde et dans les regions occidentales de...
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Floral Belles from the Green-House and Garden. Painted from Nature.
New York: Charles Scribner & Company, 1867. First edition. Mrs. Badger was an illustrator with an intuitive feeling for the decorative, as she amply demonstrates in this book, a companion to her Wild Flowers published in 1859, although here focused on the greenhouse and garden. "Contains 16 very beautiful full..... Read More about Floral Belles from the Green-House and Garden. Painted from Nature
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Indian Pigeons and Doves.
London: Witherby and Co, 1913. First Edition. Intended as a guide for the sportsman as well as the specialist, the volume forms a scarce companion to Baker’s Indian Ducks and Their Allies. Read More about Indian Pigeons and Doves
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Jungle Life in India; or the Journeys and Journals of an Indian Geologist.
London: Thos. de la Rue & Co., Bunhill Row, 1880. First edition. Irsish geologist, son of Robert Ball to whom this book is dedicated. He was part of the Geological Survey of India in 1864 -1881. Read More about Jungle Life in India; or the Journeys and Journals of an Indian Geologist
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Notes on a Collection of Birds from Yunnan. Offprint from Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College...
Cambridge. Mass, U.S.A: Printed for the Museum, April, 1914. Offprint. Read More about Notes on a Collection of Birds from Yunnan. Offprint from Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative...
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