‎Caroli a Linn ... Systema Vegetabilium, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species; cum Characteribus, Differentiis ... Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin ...‎

‎Lugduni, Bernuset, Delamolliire, Falque et Soc., 1796. [ii],xl, 841; [ii], 885-2661, [i, blank] pp. 8vo (13 x 20,45 cm.). Uniformly bound in contempirary full marbled calf, in compartment richly gilt tooled, gilt lettered and numbered on red & brown morocco labels, gilt fillet on the outer edges of sides (top of very slightly worn).‎

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‎ Soulsby 601. A reprint of the 1791 edition, and a [pirated] reissue of Tom.2 of the Lyons edition 1789-1796 of J.F, Gmelin's Systema Naturae. It was published without portrait and without a title for volume one, just a half-title. --(First and last quire of volume 2 with scattered light dampstain, but a very good copy). ‎

‎Cahiers d'Histoire Naturelle a l'usage des Colllges et de coles normales primaires, ... Ouvrage adopt par le Conseil Royal de l'Instruction Publique, pour servir a l'Enseignement de l'Histoire Naturelle dans l'tablissemens de l'Universit...‎

‎Paris, Crochard, 1834-1836. 6 parts) in one volume: 120; [ii], 134; [ii], 106; vi, 88; 74, [ii, blank], 146 pp. Small 8vo (10,5 x 18,5 cm.). Contemporary dark green half morocco (some minute rubbing and some occasional slight discolouring), In compartments gilt lettered and decorated. With 35 engraved (steel-engravings) plates..‎

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‎Cahiers I-VI, all that have been published, and complete sets, like our's, are quite rare. Cahier II-VI in first edtitions, Cahier I in 3rd edition. The catalogue BM(NH) list only the 5th Cahier in 3rd edition; Not in Wood.--(Some scattered light foxing or brownings as usual for French books from this epoque; the Cahier V has a few pages with some light ink stains in the outer marging; lower corner of the rear side has a slight crack).‎

‎Collection of 24 papers on systematics, taxonomy and nomenclature.‎

‎ 1870-1995 Includes the following: Bonde, Cladistic Classification as applied to Vertebrates / Williams et al., A Computer Approach to the comparison and identification of species in difficult taxonomic groups / Hammen, A structuralist approach in the study of evolution and classification / Hammen, Some notes on taxonomic methodology / Hofsten, A system of double entries in the zoological classification of Linnaeus / Bohart, The art and practice of key-making in Entomology / Gould, Geographic Variation / Laurent, Problèmes taxonomiques. L'spèce et la race. La phylogenese et la systematique / Frizzell, Terminology of types / Kiriakoff, La taxinomie, la biogeographie et la loi de Vavilov / Swinton, Type specimens in botany and zoology / Preston, Time and space and the variation of species / Anonymous, De la nomenclature des etres organises / Miller, Scientific names of latin and greek deviation / Regteren Altena, Enkele opmerkingen over de beteekenis van het subspecies-begrip.... / Bonde, Origin of ''Higher Groups'': Viewpoints of phylogenetic systematics / Sundberg & Pleijel, Phylogenetic classification and the defenition of taxon names / Thorpe & Sole-Cava, The use of allozyme electrophoresis in invertebrate systematics/ Bengtsson, Theoretical models of Speciation / Sether, Underlying Synapomorphies and Anagenetic Analysis / Lovtrup, Classification, Convention and Logic / Savory, Animal taxonomy / Brullé, Considerations sur la classification des animaux en series paralleles / Pfeffer, Die Bezeichnungen für die hoheren systematischen Kategorien in der Zoologie.‎