Roland, Arthur.

Farming for Pleasure and Profit. Third Section. Tree-Planting for Ornamentation or Profit, suitable to every Soil and Situation.

London, Chapman and Hall, 1879. 20 x 13 cm. viii, 157 pages, plus 32 pages publishers list. Original green cloth with gilt titles on front board and spine. Black and blind decorations. Illustrated end papers. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally clean. A nice copy.

Dick, Thomas.

Celestial Scenery. Or, the Wonders of the Planetary System Displayed. Illustrating the Perfections of the Deity and a Plurality of Worlds.

London, Ward and Co., ND. [c. 1850s]. 17 x 11 cm. xvi, 412 pages. Illustrated. Half leather over paper covered boards. Red morroco spine label with gilt title. Gilt decorations. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Ex Libris and name of previous owner on front end papers. Internally clean.

Anon.

The Geography of Plants.

[First Edition]. London, The Religious Tract Society, Not dated [c. 1850]. 14 x 9 cm. vi, 192 pages. Contemporary quarter black calf over marbled boards. Gilt decoration and number (‘871’) on spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Two identical inscriptions on front paste down and title page (‘Hickham Loan Library, January 1st 1852’) in ink. No stamps etc. Internally clean.

Von Michaelis, H. (Heinrich) / Allan Bird.

Our Birds. 8 Colour Plates.

Second Series. First Printing. Cape Town, ABC Press, Not dated (ca. 1960). 35 x 25 cm. A set of eight colour plates, mounted on stiff grey paper sheets. Together with a four page Introduction and Explanation. Plates and Introduction inside decorated cardboard presentation folder. Folder in plastic cover, as published. Very good condition. Some rubbing, dusting and age darkening to outer presentation folder. Colour plates are as new.

Harrisson, T.H / Harley, B.H.

Birds of the Harrow District 1925-1930 / Birds of the Harrow District. Two Volumes.

One hard cover and one pamphlet. Harrow, Harrow School, 1931 / 1949. 21 x 14 cm. 43 pages / 36 pages. Original dark cloth hard cover with black title on front board and spine / Paperback pamphlet with title and author one front board.. Very good condition. Front end papers stained from corroding staples of the pamphlet. Internally both publications and are bright and clean. The metal staples that were used for the pamphlet have corroded away completely, leaving some brown stains.

Gosse, Philip Henry.

Life. In its Lower, Intermediate and Higher Forms: or, Manifestations of the Divine Wisdom in the Natural History of Animals.

Third Edition. London, James Nisbet and Co., 1870. 17 x 11 cm. viii, 363 pages. Illustrated throughout in B&W. Some full page illustrations. Original green cloth, with gilt, black and blind decorations to boards and spine. Very Good condition. Ex Library with library ‘ex libris’ on front paste down and some stamps inside. Some age darkening, browning and foxing. Minor rubbing and bumping to binding. Internally nice and clean. Small bookbinders sticker on rear end paper (Bound by Burn & Co.). A nice volume.

Cunningham, George (Editor) / Feehan, John (Author).

John Feehan. An Illustrated, Reflective Bibliography with excerpts and commentary.

Signed, numbered & limited (300 copies) first Edition. Roscrea, Parkmore Press, 2024. 26 x 20 cm. viii, 151 pages. Illustrated throughout. Laminated boards hard cover. As new. Numbered and signed by John Feehan and George Cunningham.

Tannehill, Ivan Ray.

Hurricanes. Their Nature and History. Particularly Those of the West Indies and the Southern Coasts of the United States.

First Edition. Princeton, University Press, 1938. 23 x 15 cm. x, 257 pages. Illustrated. Original cloth with gilt title on front board and spine. Hard cover. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers dust dulled. See images.

Lankaster, Owen.

The Human Body. A short Account of the Anatomical Arrangement and Physilological Functions of the Various Organs of the Human Body. Illustrated by Diagrams and a coloured Mannikin, containing the precise position and relative size of the various Organs of the Human Body, arranged in a movable form.

London, Allman & Son, Not dated. Preface dated 1892. 25 x 17 cm. 16 pages of text with B&W Illustrations. Stiff cardboard covers. Rear cover contains the ‘Mannikin’. Stiff illustrated cardboard covers with narrow red cloth ‘spine’. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Age darkened and a little stained in places. Some pencil annotations in text. Signature of A.F. Brooke R.F.A. on front board. Stapled text block separated from cover.

[Hardwicke, Robert]. Anon.

Holiday Excursions of a Naturalist. Forming A Guide-Book to the Natural History of the Inland and Littoral.

First Edition. London, Robert Hardwicke, 1867. 18 x 12 cm. viii, 345 pages. Publishers List. Contemporary dark cloth. Gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers age darkened. Hinges weak. Names of previous owners inscribed. Internally clean.