1. British Museum / Dave Naylor].

I. British Caenozoic Fossils (Tertiary and Quarternary) – Third Edition / II. British Mesozoic Fossils – Third Edition / III. Palaeozoic Fossils – First Edition.

Three Volume Set. London, British Museum, 1964 – 1968. Octavo. Pagination: I. British Caenozoic Fossils: IX, 132 pages with illustrations of Fossils on 44 plates / II. British Mesozoic Fossils: VI, 207 pages with illustrations of Fossils on 73 plates / III. British Palaeozoic Fossils: VI, 208 pages with illustrations of Fossils on 69 plates. Original, illustrated softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of wear. From the private collection of geologist Dave Naylor, with his name on two of the volumes.

2. [Noël-Antoine Pluche] / [Humphreys, Samuel].

Spectacle de la Nature : Or, Nature Display’d. Being Discourses On such Particulars of Natural History As were thought most proper To Excite the Curiosity, and Form of the Minds of Youth. [With Chapters on The Cultivation and Manner of Pruning Fruit – Trees / The Plantation of Orange – Trees / The Plantation of Fig – Trees / The Plantation of Olive – Trees etc.] / [Including: “A Plate showing Elevation and Sections of a Mill on Boats”, which is basically illustrating the Invention of a Paddle Wheel Boat] / [Including: “A Memoir on the Fabric of Glasses at Saint Gobin”]. Illustrated with [204] Copper Plates. Uniformly bound set of Seven Volumes (complete set in three different editions: Third Edition / Fourth Edition, revised and Corrected / Sixth Edition).

London, Printed for R.Francklin etc., 1743. Small Octavo. Volume I: (in Sixth Edition, 1744): Frontispiece, [3], XVIII, 323 pages plus 13 pages of an Index / Volume II: (in Sixth Edition, 1743): Frontispiece, VIII, [4], 312 pages including Index / Volume III: (in Sixth Edition, 1743): Frontispiece, XVIII, 366 pages including Index / Volume IV: (In Fourth Edition,1743) Frontispiece, 368 pages including Index / Volume V: (In Fourth Edition, 1763): Frontispiece, [2], 329 pages / Volume VI: (In Third Edition, 1763): Frontispiece, [3], XXXII, 308 pages / Volume VII: (In Fourth Edition, 1763): Frontispiece, [4], 323, [1] pages. Hardcover / Original 18th century full leather with gilt lettering and ornament on spine. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. From the library of Daniel Conner (Connerville / Manch House), with his Exlibris / Bookplate to pastedown. Extremely beautiful publication with an abundance of illustrations of Insects and Butterflies, Maps, etc. The 204 Plates overall in excellent condition with only very few of them with some tears. Interior and plates really bright and clean ! An exceptional version of this work.

3. Macklin, H.P.

A Handbook of Fancy Pigeons. Illustrated by the Author.

Volume 1 (all published). Palma de Mallorca, The Divers Press, 1954. 17.2 cm x 19.4 cm. 83 pages. With 19 black and white illustrations by the author mounted on coloured paper. This book was hand-set in Mercedes type, and printed by Mossen Alcover in Palma de Mallorca May 1954. Original Softcover. Very good- condition. Cover slightly worn. Some minor foxing to the front and rear covers and pages throughout. Bookblock separated from cover. From the reference library of Hans Christian Andersen-Translator Erik Haugaard.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. Sikes, Sylvia / [Natural History of the African Elephant]

Personal Papers / Archive of Material Related to the Life and Career of Zoologist Sylvia Sikes, the Foremost African Elephant Specialist of her time. All materials from her personal collection / working copies and manuscript material. Including her extensive, two-volume-thesis: “Cardiovascular Disease in Freeliving Wild Animals with particular Reference to the African Elephant (Loxodonta africana)”. A collection of professional and academic papers, copies of Sikes’ monographs, zoological manuscripts and a plethora of photographs and personal newsletters, letters, pamphlets and manuscripts spanning seven decades of Sikes’ personal and professional life in Africa and the UK. The collection is composed of 92 specific pieces (some of which are comprised of one or more items). A detailed bibliography of the collection has been outlined in a Word Document (please request). The collection also includes personal copies of three monographs Sylvia Sikes has published, an original copy of her two-volume doctoral thesis, 37 academic articles and 5 unpublished draft manuscripts. There are also 7 booklets and a book by a third author among the collection. The collection is rounded off by a large number of vintage colour and monochrome photographs, letters, single-sheet newsletters, newspaper and magazine cuttings.

Africa and the UK, Various, 1937 – 2012. 21 cm x 26 cm – 24.5 cm x 31 cm. Circa 2,500+ pages. Numerous monochrome and colour photographs throughout the collection. Includes Hardcover book with dustjacket, softcover book, reprints of academic journal articles in paper wrappers and a variety of loose material in cellophane files. The archive, running from 1937 to 2012, is contained in two green (24.5 cm x 31 cm x 10.5 cm) boxes, four additional folders (32 cm x 24 cm) and two hardcover volumes (21.5 cm x 26cm). Very good condition.

7. Bouteille, Hippoloyte / M. de Labatie. / Victor Cassien.

Ornithologie du Dauphiné ou Description des Oiseaux observés dans les départements de l’Isère, de la Drôme, des Hautes-Alpes et des contrées voisines, par Hippolyte Bouteille, pharmacien. Avec la collaboration de M. de Labatie. Ouvrage contenant 300 sujets Dessinés d’après Nature, par M.V. Cassien.

Edition originale (First and only Edition). Two Volumes (complete set). Grenoble, Hippolyte Bouteille (Imprimerie Dr. F. Allier), 1843. Slim Quarto (18 cm x 26 cm). Volume I: 416 pages / Volume II: 358 pages. Including 72 lithographies by Pegeron et un grand tableau synoptique dépliant en fin d’ouvrage. Original Hardcover / Original red half leather / demi-maroquin with gilt lettering on spine. Besides some mild foxing in very good condition with only minor signs of wear. The plates complete and in wonderful condition. Titlepage of Volume II with minor lesion. The plates show 300 different kind of birds in remarkable detail, after Victor Cassien, french lithographer, illustrator, painter and photographer.

8. Houghton, Rev. W.

British Fresh Water Fishes. Illustrated with a coloured Figure of each Species drawn from Nature by A.F.Lydon and numerous Engravings.

London / Edinburgh and Dublin, William Mackenzie, (1879). Folio. XXVI, 204 pages with 41 stunning full-page lithographs in colour. Wonderful, recent half leather binding with new endpapers applied. Excellent condition. Extraordinarily beautiful publication with quite some romance applied to the pages juxtaposed to the colourful illustrations. Here we find the localities where one was able to catch the illustrated fish, beautifully depicted by skillful 19th century artists.

9. White, Gilbert.

The Natural History & Antiquities of Selborne in the County of Southampton. With Illustrations in Colour by George Edward Collins, R.B.A.

London, Macmillan and Co., Limited. 1911. 19,5 cm x 26 cm. 476 pages. Original Hardcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Spine only slightly chipped to bottom. Minor stain on backcover.

10. 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.