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  • A Monograph of the Trogonidae, or Family of Trogons.

    GOULD, John.
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    Although titled the second edition Gould considered the present volume a new work. The text was re-written, all the plates were redrawn, and twelv...

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  • The Natural History of British Fishes,

    DONOVAN, Edward.
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    Beautiful hand-coloured plates. First edition of this vibrant, hand-coloured guide to fish.Author Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an avid natural hi...

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  • A Monograph of the Ramphastidae; or Family of Toucans.

    GOULD, John.
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    Subscriber's copy of Gould's first monograph. The Ramphastidae (Family of Toucans) is without doubt the finest and most comprehensive work on this ...

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  • Great Footed Hawk.

    AUDUBON, John James.
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    Plate 16 from John James Audubon's Birds of America which was printed between 1827 and 1838 with 435 life-size images of North American birds.Hand...

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    Views in the Himala Mountains.

    FRASER, James Baillie.
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    First edition of Fraser's Himala Mountains, the finest illustrated work on the Himalayas.James Baillie Fraser (1783-1856) was the eldest son of a ...

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  • 113616_2 113616

    Twenty four views taken in St. Helena,

    SALT, Henry.
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    Fresh, clean copy of Salt's very fine large format views. A fresh, clean copy of the set of Salt's very fine large format views of India, Abyssinia...

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  • 113613_2 113613

    Eighteen views taken at & near Rangoon [with]

    MOORE, Lieut. Joseph.
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    From the library of a protagonist in the war. Moore's views of Rangoon constitute the finest depiction of events during the first Burmese War. This...

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  • 113554_2 113554

    Nederlandsch-Indië Teekeningen.

    RAPPARD, Josias Cornelis (illustrator); PERELAUER, M.T.H; VAN REES, Willem Adriaan.
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    Rare complete set consisting of Batavia, Java, Buitenzorg, and De Buitenbezittingen (outer possessions). The work presents a romanticised account ...

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  • 113551_2 113551

    Character & costumes of Afghaunistan.

    HART, Capt. Lockyer Willis.
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    Scarcest of the great illustrated books on Afghanistan. The scarcest of the great illustrated books on Afghanistan, Character & Costumes of Afg...

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  • 113488_2 113488

    A History of the Fishes of the British Islands.

    COUCH, Jonathan.
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    The first british fish book in colour. A handsomely bound reissued set of this 'major contribution to ichthyology... the earliest work on British f...

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  • 113334_2 113334

    The Peaks and Valleys of the Alps.

    BONNEY, THOMAS GEORGE; Elijah Walton, illustrator.
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    Elijah Walton's fine colour plate views of the Western Alps, including the Matterhorn, Mont Blanc, Monte Viso, Aosta Valley, Dent Du Midi, and The...

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  • The rulers of India and the chiefs of Rajputana.

    HENDLEY, Thomas Holbein.
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    Hendley depicts the rulers of India from the end of the sixteenth to the nineteenth century, starting with the portrait of emperor Akbar, the foun...

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  • 111457_2 111457

    Monandrian Plants of the order Scitamineae,

    ROSCOE, William.
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    Luxury lithography from Liverpool - one of 150 copies. One of the most impressive lithographed botanical books, containing numerous exotic species ...

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  • 112136_2 112136

    A Collection of Gloucestershire Antiquities.

    LYSONS, Samuel.
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    One of 12 deluxe copies. A handsome large paper copy of Lysons' work of the antiquities of Gloucestershire; one of only twelve deluxe copies with n...

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  • 112161_2 112161

    Switzerland

    YOSY, A.
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    The Bradley Martin copy. The scarce first edition of Yosy's classic work on the costume of Switzerland. With the distinguished provenance of the re...

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  • 112153_2 112153

    A collection of Swiss costumes,

    REINHARDT, Joseph.
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    Reinhardt's fine series of Swiss regional costume subjects set against fully coloured landscape backgrounds. Colas preferred this undated issue to...

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