Vol. I (all published). Charleston, SC: Welch, Bigelow and Company at the University Press (Cambridge, MA) for Russell and Jones, 1860. Second edition. Quarto (11 ½” x 9 ½”, 292mm x 242mm): binder’s blank, π4 1-264 (264 blank), binder’s blank [$1 signed]. 108 leaves, pp. i-iii (title, imprint, preface) iv-vii.....
Cologne: Taschen, 2009. First trade edition. Folio (14 5/8” x 11”, 372mm x 290mm): pp. 1-7 (epigram, illustration, title, 2pp. illustration, illustration, contents) 8-320. Illustrated throughout. Bound in the publisher’s blind-stamped brown cloth with the gilt-stamped pictorial dust-wrapper. Near fine, with a little shelf-wear. Signed by Ford on the title-page.....
THE WASSENAAR ZOO COPY WITH ALL 11 PART-WRAPPERS BOUND IN [London:] Taylor and Francis for the Author (“for the subscribers”), [1878–]1883. First edition. Broadsheet folio (23 ½” x 18 ¾”, 596mm x 477mm): 2 binder’s blanks; 64 leaves, pp. i-v (title, imprint, 2pp. preface, introduction) vi-xvi [2] (list of plates.....
Bologna: Nicolas Tebald, 1637 [colophon 1640]. Folio in 6s (13 ½” x 9 ½”, 342mm x 241mm): §2 A–Bbbb6 Cccc6(–Cccc6) Dddd–Gggg6 Hhhh6(–Hhhh6) [$3 signed; O3 signed “O2”, Aa1 signed “A2”]. 474 leaves, pp. [4] (3pp. dedication, foreword) 1–862 [58] (56pp index, colophon, blank). With an engraved title page and numerous.....
8 volumes bound in 4. New York: Geo. R. Lockwood and Son, [ca. 1870–1871]. Final octavo edition. Royal octavo in 2s and 4s (10 7/8” x 7 5/8”, 265mm x 187mm): Vol. I: 3 binder’s blanks, π12 12(+11) 24 3–42 54 6–72 8–184 19–202 21–224 24–294 30–312 324 332 34–364.....
New York: John James Audubon, 1846–1856. First edition. Quarto: (10 7/8” x 7 3/8”, 278mm x 188mm).Vol. I: binder’s blank, A4 B4 2–504, binder’s blank [$1 signed]. 204 leaves, pp. i–v (half-title, blank, title, copyright, introduction) vi–xii (7pp. introduction) xiii xiv [2] (table of Genera, blank) 1 2–389 [4] (4pp.....
Ex-coll. Dr. FREDERICK BAKER, CO-FOUNDER of the SAN DIEGO ZOO and the SCRIPPS INSTITUTE of OCEANOGRAPHY Paris: Panckoucke, 1791. First edition. Quarto (12 3/8” x 9”, 311mm x 232mm): π2 a4 A-K4 L2 [$2 signed]. 48 leaves, pp. [4] (half-title, blank, title, blank) i ii-viij 1 2-83 [1] (blank).....
New York: John James Audubon, 1846–1854. First edition. Quarto: (10 ½” x 7 1/8”, 267mm x 182mm).Vol. I: binder’s blank, A4 B4 2–494 504(–450), binder’s blank [$1 signed]. 203 leaves, pp. i–v (half-title, blank, title, copyright, introduction) vi–xii (7pp. introduction) xiii xiv (2pp. table of contents) [2] (table of Genera.....
Six volumes bound in two. Nuremberg: by the author, 1764 [-1765, -1768, -1770, -1771, -1773]. First edition in French. Quarto (10 1/16” x 7 ¾”, 255mm x 197mm): Vol. I: 2 binder’s blanks, π2 a–c4 A4 (–A1, A2) B–F4 G2, 2A–G4 2a–b4, 3A–G4, 2 binder’s blanks [$3 signed, –2A1, 2A2, 3A1.....
Oriental field sports; being a complete, detailed and accurate description of the wild sports of the East; and exhibiting, in a novel and interesting manner, the natural history of the elephant, the rhinoceros, the tiger, the leopard, the bear, the deer, the buffalo, the wolf, the wild hog, the jackall.....
THE OCTAVO QUADRUPEDS IN ORIGINAL PARTS Thirty-one original parts. New York: Victor Gifford Audubon, 1849–1851–1854. First octavo edition. Royal octavo in 4s (10 11/16” x 7 ¼”, 272mm x 184mm):Vol. I: π4 1–24 34 4–314 324 33–484 [$1 signed; –3, 32]. 196 leaves, pp. i–v (title, copyright, half-title, introduction).....
Three volumes. New York: Victor Gifford Audubon, 1851–1851–1854. First edition in book form. Royal octavo in 4s: (6 13/16” x 10 3/16”, 173mm x 258mm).Vol. I: binder’s blank, π4(–π1) 1–84 94 10–174 184 19–204 214 22–304 314 32–464 474 484, binder’s blank [$1 signed; –91, 181, 211, 311, 471]. 195.....
A MEDICI PRESENTATION SET? Two volumes. Venice: Felice Valgrisi, 1585 [colophon: 1584 (p. 1527)]. Vol. I: folio in 6s: (13 7/8” x 9 1/8”, 352mm x 233mm): *8(–*3) **8 a–b6 c8 d–i6 k8 A–KKK6 [$4 signed; –*1 and H4; O2 signed “P2”, CCC1 signed “CC”]. 415 leaves, pp. [158].....
“AN ANIMAL PERFECTLY NEW AND UNDESCRIBED” Two parts (of 3; all issued) in one volume. London: published by the author, [August 1st 1841–]May 1st 1842. First edition. Folio (21 9/16” x 14 3/8”, 547mm x 365mm): 31 leaves, pp. [62] (text to each plate, blank; plus the cancelled description.....
THE STOLBERG-WERNIGERODE–BRADLEY MARTIN COPY of THE FIRST BOOK DEVOTED TO ELEPHANTS Erfurt: Johann Heinrich Grosch for the author, 1715. First edition. Pot quarto (8 1/8” x 6 7/16”, 208mm x 164mm): )(4 )()(4 a-b4 A-Nn4 [$3 signed]. 160 leaves, pp. [32] (blank, engraved frontispiece, title, blank, dedication, blank, 8pp. dedication.....
“NE LEGERIS PROHIBITUM” Basel: Jakob Wolff of Pforzheim, 1501. First edition of Brant’s verses. Quarto in 8s and 6s (11 11/16” x 8 1/8”, 297mm x 208mm): binder’s blank, a-b8 c6 d8 e6 f8-n6 o8 p-s6 (s6 blank); A-B8 C-D6 E8 F6 G8 H6 I8 K6 L4 M6(–M6 blank).....
THE LEIGH–DORROS SET Eight volumes (seven plus Supplement). Voll. 1-7: London: Richard and John E. Taylor for the author, [1840]–1848. Supplement: London: Taylor and Francis for the author, [1851]–1869. First edition. Folio (21 3/8” x 14 15/16”, 542mm x 363mm). With 681 lithographed plates, of which 3 are double.....
Two volumes. London: Printed (vol. I: by B. M[otte]) for the Author, 1707–1725. Folio (13 3/8” x 9 ¾”, 339mm x 247mm).Vol. I: π1 π2 Α2 Β1 Β2 C2 a1 a2 b1 c2 χ1 d2 e1 e2 f-g2 h1 i2 2χ1 k2 l1 l2 m-o2 p1 p2 q1 q2 r2.....
London: Printed for W. Mears, 1721. First edition. Quarto (10 13/16" x 8 15/16", 275mm x 225mm). Title-page printed in red and black. Eight-page list of subscribers. 28 hand-colored engraved plates, of which one is double-page. Wood-engraved head- and tail-pieces. Bound in contemporary speckled paneled calf (rebacked). On the spine.....