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A Natural History of Birds. A Natural History of Birds en contre-épreuve
L’un des 25 exemplaires tiré en contre-épreuves et imprimé sur grand-papier, de ce magnifique ouvrage d’ornithologie illustré de 362 planches à pleine page coloriées à l’époque. London, Will. Gardiner, Robinsons, Paternoster-Row, 1802-1806. 2 ouvrages reliés en 4 volumes in-folio. 362 planches imprimées à l’envers et coloriées à la main. Quelques rousseurs et piqûres. Relié en plein maroquin rouge à grain long, fleurons feuillagés dorés aux angles des plats, dos à nerfs richement ornés, roulette intérieure dorée à la grecque, tranches dorées. Quelques épidermures et restaurations à la reliure. Reliures uniformes de l’époque. 450 x 280 mm.
Très rare exemplaire de ce magnifique ouvrage d’ornithologie, l’un des 25 imprimés sur grand-papier et tirés en contre-épreuve. Fine Bird Books, p. 74 ; Nissen IVB 286 et 288 ; Zimmer pp. 192-203. L’illustration superbe se compose de 362 planches à pleine page représentant des oiseaux d’espèces variées. Marquées du filigrane J. Whatman 1794 et Ruse & Turner 1801-05, elles ont toutes été finement coloriées à la main à l’époque, et revelent un fini plus doux que les planches de l’édition originale de 1743-51. Afin de ressembler à des aquarelles originales, elles furent tirées en contre-épreuves, une méthode techniquement ambitieuse qui fournit des impressions délicates sans cuvette : les estampes furent tirées à partir des épreuves originales fraichement imprimées et aussitôt repassées sous presse avec une seconde feuille de papier. Les gravures alors obtenues sont ainsi du même sens que le dessin d’origine. Cette méthode de production de planches était très coûteuse et prenait beaucoup de temps ; cela explique la rareté de ce type d’exemplaires. « George Edwards (1694-1773) was born at Stratford, Essex, and received his early education at a public school at Leytonstone, later being apprenticed to a tradesman in … London. Having access to a large library of scientific books Edwards studied these assiduously and, having made up his mind not to enter business, decided to travel abroad. Between 1716 and 1733 he visited many foreign countries but in December of the latter year settled down in London and, through the influence of Sir Hans Sloane, was chosen Librarian to the Royal College of Physicians… Almost immediately after he was appointed … Edwards commenced the preparation of a series of coloured drawings of animals and birds, used later to illustrate [the present work]; for these he was awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal Society and subsequently elected a fellow” (Lisney, p. 127). “At its date of issue the 'Natural History' and 'Gleanings' was one of the most important of all Bird Books, both as a fine bird book and as a work of ornithology. It is still high on each list”. (Fine Bird Books). Précieux exemplaire, l’un des 25 tirés en contre-épreuves et imprimés sur grand papier, de ce magnifique ouvrage abondamment illustré de gravures d’oiseaux coloriées à l’époque. Provenance: ex libris J. Griffith Dearden.
The Golden Treasury of Natural History. The birds and reptiles, fishes and insects, mammals, etc
Golden Press. 1965. In-4. Relié. Etat passable, 1er plat abîmé, Dos abîmé, Papier jauni. 216 pages. Texte en anglais. Nombreuses illustrations en couleur, dans et hors texte. Un ex-libris au crayon sur la page de garde et quelques annotations au crayon sur le verso de la page de garde. Rousseurs. Nombreuses traces de surligneur sur le 1er plat. Coins frottés.. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon
Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon
Paper Museum of Cassiano dal Pozzo : Series B: Natural History : Birds, Other Animals and Natural Cutiosities : 2 volumes,
, Brepols 2017, 2017 2 vols, 944 pages., 28 b/w ills, 428 col. ills, 220 x 285 mm, English, Hardcover, . Fine Condition! ISBN 9781909400603.
This two-volume catalogue brings together some of the finest natural history drawings assembled by Cassiano dal Pozzo (1588?1657) and his younger brother Carlo Antonio (1606?89) in Rome over the course of the seventeenth century. Included are 251 coloured drawings of fauna and 63 of precious stones, marbles, fossils, exotic fruits and seeds and other natural curiosities. Cassiano had a particular interest in ornithology, and birds are thus the best-represented animals in this group, with more than 200 drawings of both native and exotic species. Many were the models for the plates in a book on ornithology, the Uccelliera, which Cassiano co-authored and presented to the Accademia dei Lincei on his election to that scientific society in 1622. Several others were executed to accompany discourses written by Cassiano on individual birds, often following dissection of those birds. Other drawings of animals here include mammals, fishes, crustaceans and molluscs. The drawings of mineral specimens and natural curiosities illustrate items typically found in the collectors? cabinets of the period: gemstones, marbles, bezoars, corals, fossils, exotic seeds and scientific instruments. Many of the specimens came from the collections of Cassiano?s contemporaries and were the focal point of scientific investigations and discussion. To catalogue such a wide range of material, a team of historians of art and science and specialists from the fields of ornithology, zoology and geology has been assembled. The introductory essays discuss Cassiano?s engagement with nature and the collecting and illustrating of fauna and other naturalia in the seventeenth century. Documentary appendices provide transcriptions and translations of key manuscript sources. Following the dispersal of a large number of the natural history drawings from the Royal Library at Windsor Castle between the two world wars, many are now in public and private collections. They constitute more than a third of the drawings catalogued here, which allows Cassiano?s surviving holdings in these fields of natural history to be studied in their entirety. Review ?This two-volume publication in the long and impressive series of Cassiano dal Pozzo volumes on natural history is, if possible, my favourite. Like the other volumes it is beautifully produced. The quality of the essays is excellent throughout, and the editors and authors have done an impressive job in organizing this recalcitrant and heterogeneous material, making it accessible, and lucidly explaining to what extent we can still discern traces of its original organization (?) A top quality standard work for many decades!? (Florike Egmond, in the Journal of the History of Collections, 2017) ?These books are weighty, both literally (6,5kg) and figuratively. The accompanying text oozes scholarship and production values are high.? (Michael Brooke, in: The Art Newspaper, Nov. 2017, p. 21) ?The essays raise important questions concerning the relationships between natural history and natural philosophy, and between science and collection practices in this early modern period.? (Matthijs Jonker, in ISIS, 110/4, 2019, p. 826)
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Illustrated Buffon, or Natural History of Quadruplets, Birds, Fish, and Insects,
Illustrated Buffon, or Natural History of Quadruplets, Birds, Fish, and Insects, Drawn by Victor Adam: In Four Volumes, Two Bindings In Russian (ask us if in doubt)/Illyustrirovannyy Byuffon, ili Natural'naya istoriya chetveronogikh, ptits, ryb i nasekomykh, risovannykh Viktorom Adamom: V chetyrekh tomakh, v dvukh perepletakh Short description: In Russian (ask us if in doubt).Moscow: Alexander Semyon's Printing House, 1853. 192, IV p., 7 l. We have thousands of titles and often several copies of each title may be available. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKUalbf18b5aef91af950a
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Atlas of Natural History: Birds / Atlas dHistoire naturelle. Oiseaux In Russian
Atlas of Natural History: Birds / Atlas dHistoire naturelle. Oiseaux In Russian (ask us if in doubt)/Atlas estestvennoy istorii: Ptitsy / Atlas dHistoire naturelle. Oiseaux Thirty tables painstakingly painted executed by Dr. J.G. de Schubert a professor at the University of Munich / 30 Planches soignneusement colors compose par le Docteur G.H. de Schubert Professeur a lUniversite de Munich. SKUalb763c8c24edb5f9a2.
Important natural history books, including the birds of America by John James Audubon.
2000 New York, Christie's, 2000 : In-4 Carré, Broché. 105 pp., 39 lots, vente du 10 mars 2000 Très bon état, Couv. fraîche, Dos impeccable, Intérieur frais.
BIRDS OF NEW ZEALAND - MUSEUM PICTORIAL - N°II - DENVER MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY - JULY 20, 1955. - TEXTE EXCLUSIVEMENT EN ANGLAIS.
DENVER MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY. 1955. In-8. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos frotté, Intérieur frais. 116 pages - nombreuses photos et cartes en noir et blanc dans et hors texte - 1 photo en noir et blanc sur le 1er contre-plat (frontispice) - coiffes abimées.. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon
TEXTE EXCLUSIVEMENT EN ANGLAIS. Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon
Cage and Chamber-Birds. Their natural history, habits, food, diseases, management, and modes of capture.
London George Bell and Sons 1900
An interesting copy of this reprint edition. There are 31 steel plates (and 12 in page woodcuts) in the book. Of these the 30 steels that contain birds are all expertly hand-coloured. This was not part of the publication, so has presumably been done by an owner. This adds significantly to the attraction of the book. Contemporary green buckram boards with gilt titles. This is part of the Bohn's Libraries series, and has the Bohn's name and stamp to the spine in gilt. There is a little marking and bumping to the boards. The front end paper has been removed from this copy. The binding is a little loose, and slightly shaken, but still holding together well. There is some foxing / darkening throughout the book. xvi, 500, 32. pp. Advertising catalogue for Bohn's libraries to rear. 180 x 125 mm (7 x 5 inches).
The Natural History of Norway: containing, a particular Account of the Temperature of the Air, the different Soils, Water, Vegetables, Metals, Minerals, Stones, beasts, Birds, and Fishes: together with the Dispositions, Customs, and Manner of Living o...
London, A. Linde, 1755. Folio (370 x 225). Bound in a nice later half calf binding with six bands and gilt lettering to spine. Light miscoluring to spine otheriwse a very find and clean copy. XXIII, (1), 206, VII, (1), 291,(1) + Index (12) pp. + large folded hand coloured map and 28 engraved plates.
First and only English edition of Erich Pontoppidan's extensive work on the flora and fauna of Norway. The first part deals with geology and plants, the second animals, birds and sea creatures, including a depiction of a huge sea serpent. Pontoppidan (1698-1764), the Bishop of Bergen from 1747 to 1754 and a member of the Royal Academy of Sciences at Copenhagen, published the original Danish version in 1752-3. Wood, Vertebrate Zoology, 522 ESTC T89156 Cox I, 183 Nissen, ZBI 3224
The Illustrated Natural History. Vol I. Mammalia, Vol II. Birds, Vol. III. Reptiles, Fishes, Molluscs.
n.d. (but first owner bought it in 1860) vii, 800 p., hundreds of figures, frontispiece to each volume, black half calf, spine gilt. Marbled edges. Slight wear on extremities but a good and tight binding. Several pages with some foxing but the great majority clean. Previous owner’s name on first free endpaper of volume I (dated 1860). Good set.
Sea-Birds. An Introduction to the Natural History of the Sea-Birds of the North Atlantic.
London, 1954. Orig. full cloth. Reviews pasted in. XVI,320 pp., 9 colourplates, illustr. a. maps.
The Minstrelsy of the Woods" or, Sketches and Songs connected with the Natural History of some of the most interesting British and Foreign Birds. By the Author of ""The Wild Garland"", &c.
London, Harvey and Darton, 1832. Bound uncut in a beautiful later hcalf, raised bands, birds stamped in gold in compartments. Gilt titlelabel in leather. XI,227 pp. and 17 engraved plates, all in fine handcolouring.
First edition. "" A popular but accurately written work with fairly good coloured illustrations."" (Wood p. 619).
Guide to the Gallery of Birds in the Department of Zoology of the British Museum (Natural History).
1921 v, 163 p., several figs, 25 pls (including pictures of the Dodo and Great Auk), cloth. Ex libris (Public Library, City of Leeds). Several blind stamps in text and plates.
Contributions to the Natural History of the Bermudas. Parts IV-V. The Birds of Bermuda / On a Bird New to Bermuda.
1884 122 p., disbound (no covers). Published in: Bulletin of the United States National Museum.
The Birds of Essex. A Contribution to the Natural History of the County.
1890 viii, 302, [5] p., 162 figs (woodcuts), 2 plans, frontispiece, contemporary publisher's cloth (outer edges spine somewhat worn). With handwritten dedication (from Rev. Young to Lizzie) on blank end-paper.
The natural history of cage birds. Their management, habits, food, diseases, treatment, breeding, and the methods of catching them.
1888 vi, 311 p., num. figs, col. frontispiece, green decorated publisher’s cloth. En-paper with previous owner’s name (M. Pulteney, 1889).
Guide to the Gallery of Birds in the Department of Zoology, British Museum (Natural History).
1910 (2nd ed.) 228 p., 9 figures, 25 plates, small 4to, original printed boards. Previous owner’s name on first free end-paper. On corner of front cover creased.
A natural history of American Birds of Eastern and Central North America
Bramhall House 1955 XXV-553 pages in8. 1955. Relié. XXV-553 pages. With ninety-six full color illustrations by Louis Agassiz Fuertes Allan Brooks and Roger Tory Peterson
Etat Passable Jaquette fortement usée avec coupures et manques. Cartonnage frotté. Intérieur propre
On a Collection of Mammals obtained by Emin Pasha in Equatorial Africa, and presented by him to the Natural History Museum / On a Collection of Birds made by Emin Pasha / Report on a Collection of Reptiles and Batrachians sent by Emin Pasha from Monbuttu, Upper Congo / On the Shels of the Albert Nyanza, Central Africa, obtained by Dr. Emin Pasha / On the Lepidoptera received from Dr. Emin Pasha / On some Coleoptera from Equatorial Africa, received from Emin Pasha.
1888 87 p., 3 figs, 3 lithographed pls (two of mammals by J. Smit, and one of the bird Indicator emini by J.G. Keulemans), disbound (partly loose, covers of journal issue added loose). Last page (page 87) of the last paper is missing. Published in: Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.
A Natural History of the Nests and Eggs of British Birds...
Londres, Nimmo, 1896 ; 3 vol. in-4 de xix-176 pp., [2] ff. ; viii-155 pp. ; xi-[2]-207 pp., percaline éditeur olive, décor doré sur le premier plat, à froid sur le second, dos lisses.
Quatrième édition de cet ouvrage de référence, illustrée de 248 jolies planches en couleurs représentant des oeufs et des nids. L'entomologiste et ornithologue irlandais Francis Orpen Morris (1810-1893) a décrit la composition et les particularités des oeufs et des nids de centaines d'oiseaux, y compris de certaines espèces aujourd'hui éteintes comme le Grand Pingouin ou la tourte voyageuse. Bon exemplaire dans sa reliure éditeur ornée d'un nid doré. Légers frottements, petites rousseurs éparses.- Ex-libris armorié de William Rhodes Emmott.
The Natural History of Iceland: containing A particular and accurate Account of the different Soils, burning Mountains, Minerals, Vegetables, Metals, Stones, Beasts, Birds, and Fishes together with the Disposition, Customs, and Manner of Living of th...
London, 1758. Folio (355 x 225). In contemporary full full calf. Rebacked and boards with scratches and and a few cracks. First and last leaves with brownspots, otherwise a good copy. XX, 207 pp. + folded map of iceland.
First English translation of Horrebow's extensive topographical work on Iceland, the Danish original being published in 1752.
Wanderings in South America, the North-West of the United States, and the Antilles, in the years 1812, 1816, 1820 & 1824. With original instructions for the perfect preservation of birds, Etc. for cabinets of natural history. New edition. Edited, with biographical introduction and explanatory index by the Rev. J.G. Wood.
London, MacMillan, 1885, in-8°, XVI + 520 p. + 31 p. catalogue, ill. with 100 figures, 6 pages with marginal tears, rear endpaper inner hinge starting, dark green pictorial cloth, innerjoint starting, but firm, spine with gilt title and figure of pelican. Fine.
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Catalogue of the Collection of Birds' Eggs in the British Museum (Natural History). 5 vols.
London, 1901-12. 5 orig. full cloth and 79 fine chromolithographed plates by H. Grønvold.
Zimmer p. 98. Anker No 71 (only 4 vols). In the 5 volumes altogether 69.828 specimens of Eggs are mentioned, distributing among 3890 Species. With the exception of those in the exhibition Galleries, this catalogue deals with all the eggs found in the collection of the Museum. A fine scarce set.
Vanishing Birds. Their Natural History and Consevation. Foreword by Bruce Campbell.
London, (1978). Oboards. Part of wrappers pasted in. 296 pp. Colourplates a. textillustr.
