Dutch birds. Nozeman's work, which he couldn't finish, became the first comprehensive account of the avifauna of Holland and was the most expensive...

From the 'Birds of Asia'.John Gould (1804-1881) is widely considered the greatest and most ambitious of all Victorian ornithologists, combining bo...

Dutch birds. Nozeman's work, which he couldn't finish, became the first comprehensive account of the avifauna of Holland and was the most expensive...

The highest peak of Redoute's artistic and botanical achievement... Among the most important monuments of botanical illustration ever to be publis...

The highest peak of Redoute's artistic and botanical achievement... Among the most important monuments of botanical illustration ever to be publis...

The highest peak of Redoute's artistic and botanical achievement... Among the most important monuments of botanical illustration ever to be publis...

The highest peak of Redoute's artistic and botanical achievement... Among the most important monuments of botanical illustration ever to be publis...

An attractive example with the rare additional leaf between pages 112 & 113. This voluminous work was compiled by the prolific horticultural w...

'Raphael of the Flowers'. For 'Les Liliacees'. Les Liliacées is one of two Redouté masterworks, the other being 'Les Roses'. These works demonstrat...

Survival of the fittest. Featuring the first occurrence of the phrase 'survival of the fittest'. Originally intended as the first two chapters in a...

Survival of the fittest. Featuring the first occurrence of the phrase 'survival of the fittest'. Originally intended as the first two chapters in a...

A fine example, from the first edition of the 'Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de paradis et des rolliers, suivie de celle des toucans et des barbu...

A fine example, from the first edition of the 'Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de paradis et des rolliers, suivie de celle des toucans et des barbu...

Original watercolours. This highly unusual and impressive pair of watercolours depict some yellow grapes from Tokay ( a region in Hungary) and so...

A scarce treasure for the collector' (Dunbar).Published in Paul Gerard's series Cream and Gold Presents appropriate for marriage, birthday and fes...

An attractive copy of the standard county history of Cornwall, by the rector of Ludvagan, a man from an old Cornish family. Includes The Scilly Is...

Descourtilz worked for the National Museum of Rio de Janeiro. He was the son of French adventurer, botanist and naturalist Michel Etienne Descourt...