1. [Baines, Thomas].

The Birds of South Africa Painted by Thomas Baines (1820 – 1875) – Comprising the complete collection of ninety plates executed by Thomas Baines, together with descriptions from the text of C.J.Andersson’s ‘Notes on the Birds of Damara Land and the adjacent Countries of South-West Africa’, with a biographical Essay by R.F.Kennedy. [Includes an excellent illustration of the Red-necked Falcon (Falco chiquera) – see image].

Limited Hand-Numbered Edition [No.404 of only 500]. Johannesburg, Winchester Press, 1975. Quarto (28.4 cm wide x 33.5 cm high). Frontispiece-Portrait of Thomas Baines (see image), 204 pages with 90 colourful illustrations / plates. Original Hardcover with glassine jacket in original slipcase. Excellent condition with only minor signs of wear. A wonderful and now rare publication in excellent condition.

2. Beil, H.A.

De Practische Imker – Geïllustreerd Maandblad voor de Reform-Bijenteelt.

[Holland], Bureau af “De Practische Imker”, 1906-1907. Quarto. Four Issues (4 Hefte): 1. December 1906 – Proefnummer (December 1906) / 2. Januari 1904 – No.1 / 3. Februari 1907 – No.2 / 4. Maart 1907 – No.3 // Illustrated Softcover. Britte, poor condition of this extremely rare little periodical about beekeeping in the early 20th century.

3. Berkeley, M.J. / Fitch, Walter Hood (illustrator).

Handbook of British Mosses; comprising all that are known to be Natives of The British Isles.

First Edition. London, Lovell Reeve & Co., 1863. Octavo. B/W – Frontispiece, XXXVI, 324 pages plus 23 lithographic plates in colour with juxtaposed explanations, plus a 16-page-catalogue “List of Works on Natural History, Topography, Antiquity and Science by L.Reefe and Co.” Hardcover / Original green cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Some minor staining to the cover.

4. Crookes, William.

Diamonds [Kimberley and Its Diamond Mines]. With 24 Illustrations.

London and New York, Harper & Brothers, 1909. 11 cm x 17.5 cm. Frontispiece, XVI, 145 pages. 24 monchrome photographs on 24 plates, including frontispiece. Hardcover [publisher’s original red cloth] with gilt lettering and design on spine. Blindstamped design to front board. Blind stamp of ‘Harper’s Library of Living Thought’ embossed on back board. Deckled edging. Gilt top-edge. Very good- condition with only minor signs of external wear. Staining to front board. Interior bright and clean. [Harper’s Library of Living Thought].

5. [Darwin, Charles] Quammen, David (General Editor).

Charles Darwin on the Origin of Species – The Illustrated Edition.

New York / London, Sterling Publishing, 2008. 23.5 cm x 26 cm. XII, 544 pages. Hundreds of colour photographs and illustrations throughout. Original Hardcover in protective collector’s Mylar. Very good+ condition with only minor signs of external wear. The price for this heavy book includes international shipping per Courier !

6. Dugmore, A. Radclyffe,

The Vast Sudan [With Notes on the Distribution, Appearance, Peculiarities and Habits of the Game of the Sudan (Water-buck, Black Rhinoceros, Buffalo, Reedbuck, Hartebeest etc.) / With a List of the More important Animals found in the Sudan – Some of the More Important Birds Found in the Sudan].

London, Arrowsmith, 1924. 16.5 cm x 24 cm. Frontispiece, 312 pages. 19 excellent photographic illustrations including frontispiece. One fold-out map showing ‘Anglo-Egyptian Sudan’. Hardcover [publisher’s original green cloth] with gilt lettering on spine. Blind tooling and design to front board. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Only one of two fold-out-maps present (the small Africa-Map-missing). Interior bright and clean and sharp cornered. Binding firm and strong.

7. Finn, Frank.

Pets and how to keep them. With twelve coloured plates and many Illustrations after photographs from Life.

London, Hutchinson and Co., 1907. Small Octavo. Color-Frontispice, XVI, 219 pages. Original, decorative Hardcover. Very good, actually excellent and firm condition with only minor signs of wear. With a neat, private gift-inscription: “Violet from Aunt Maud – Xmas 1907”.

8. Goodman More, Alexander / Colgan, Nathaniel / Scully, Reginald W.

Contributions towards a Cybele Hibernica, being Outlines of the Geographical Distribution of Plants in Ireland [Including: “A List of the Principal Books, Papers, MSS. and Herbaria relating to the Flora of Ireland].

Second Edition – Founded on the Papers of the Late Alexander Goodman More. Dublin, Edward Ponsonby, 1898. Large Octavo (16 cm x 22,5 cm). Frontispiece-Map (folded), XCVI, 538 pages. Original Hardcover / Original publisher’s green cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Excellent condition with some minor signs of wear only. Unusual in this condition ! The second edition is the definitive, enlarged and revised version of this book.

9. Hunt, Violet / Birkenruth, Adolf.

Animal Autobiographies: The Cat.

First Edition. London, Adam & Charles Black, 1905. Octavo. XI, 223 pages. Illustrated with twelve beautiful colour plates by Adolph Birkenruth. Original, illustrated Hardcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Name of preowner on halftitle.

10. Kearton, Richard.

Wild Life at Home – How to Study and Photograph It. Author of “With Nature and a Camera”, “British Birds’ Nests”, etc. etc. Fully Illustrated by Photographs Taken Direct From Nature by C. Kearton.

London / Paris / a.o., Cassell and Company, Limited, 1899. 13.5 cm x 19.5 cm. Frontispiece (Male bearded Tit feeding its young), XV, 188 pages. Several black and white photgraphs throughout. Hardcover / Stunning early 20th century masterbinding with ornament borders and gilt ornamented spine. Matching marbeled Endpapers and edges. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear (abrasion to an area on the rear board). Very minor blemish to margin of pages VI to XV. Internal pages clean and bright. Private giftinscription on endpaper (Harry from Podsy, Xmas 1902). Bookplate of J.Henry H.V. Lane on pastedown.