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56 EDINBURGH (ROYAL SOCIETY OF). TRANSACTIONS.
XXI-XXXVIII pt. 2, roy. 4to., with a large number of fine plates;
nine vols. in half morocco, the rest in pts. as issued (pub. at £65. 48.
unbd.)
Edinburgh, 1857-96

57 ENGELHARDT (M. v.) and F. Parrot.

Berlin, 1815

0 10 0

Reise in die Krym und den Kaukasus. 8vo., with folding plates; half calf neat

58 FAUNA HAWAIIENSIS or the ZOOLOGY of the SANDWICH ISLES. Edited

Vol. II, pt. 4. MOLLUSCA by E. R. SYKES: EARTHWORMS by F. E.
BEDDARD ENTOZOA by A. E. SHIPLEY

1900

together, 5 pts., roy. 4to., with 2 coloured, and 14 plain plates; as issued (issued to non-subscribers at £4. 15s. net; to subscribers at £2. 7s. 6d. net) Cambridge, 1899-1900 FAUNA OF BRITISH INDIA, including CEYLON and BURMAH. Sq. 8vo., each vol. profusely illustrated

MAMMALIA. By W. T. BLANFORD. 2 pts. forming 1 vol., sd. (pub. £1 net)

1888-91

200

0 12 6

FISHES. By F. DAY. 2 vols., cloth (pub. £2 net)
BIRDS. By E. W. OATES and W. T. BLANFORD. 4 vols., cloth (pub.

1889

1 10 0

£3. 58. net)

REPTILIA and BATRACHIA.

By G. A. Boulenger.

(pub. £1 net)

MOTHS. By G. F. HAMPSON. 4 vols., cloth (pub. £4.

HYMENOPTERA. Vol. I. Wasps and Bees. By C. T. BINGHAM.

net), new
1892-96

3 16 0

1 vol., cloth (pub. £1 net)

1897

0 15 0

FAUNA OF SOUTH AFRICA. Large 8vo., each vol. profusely illustrated

67 FLOWER (Sir W. A.). Essays on Museums and other Subjects connected with Natural History. 8vo., pp. xv, 394, illustrated; cloth (pub. 12s. net)

1898 68" FLY." NARRATIVE of the SURVEYING VOYAGE of H.M.S. FLY, 1842-6. By J. B. JUKES. 2 vols., 8vo., with plates and woodcuts; cloth; SCARCE

Ò 6 6

1847 180

A valuable work concerning Java, Torres Strait, New Guinea, and other islands of the Eastern Archipelago.

Second
1885

69 FORBES (H. O.). A Naturalist's Wanderings in the Eastern Archipelago.
A Narrative of Travel and Exploration from 1878 to 1883.
Edition. Large 8vo., pp. xix, 536, profusely illustrated; cloth
70 FORSKÅL. Flora Egyptiaco-Arabica. Sive Descriptiones Plantarum,
quas per Egyptum inferiorem et Arabiam Felicem detexit, illustravit
Petrus Forskål. With map, 1775.-Descriptiones Animalium Avium,
Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quæ in Itinere
Orientali observavit P. Forskål. Adjuncta est Materica Medica
Kahirina. With map, 1775.-in 1 vol., 4to., half vellum

Copenhagen, 1775

71 GARNER (R.). The Natural History of the County of Stafford; comprising its Geology, Zoology, Botany, and Meteorology. 1844. -Supplement. 1860.-together, 2 vols. in 1, 8vo., with map and illustrations; cloth

0 15 0

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1844-60 086

£ 8. d.

72 GOSSE (P. H.). A Naturalist's Rambles on the Devonshire Coast. Cr. 8vo., with 28 plates, plain and coloured; cloth

1853

08 6

1854

06 6

03 0

The Aquarium: an Unveiling of the Wonders of the Deep Sea. Cr. 8vo., with 12 plates, plain and coloured; cloth 74 GURNEY (J. H.). 8vo., cloth about 1870 75 [HARVIE-BROWN (J. A.) and T. E. BUCKLEY]. A VERTEBRATE FAUNA of SUTHERLAND, CAITHNESS and WEST CROMARTY. Sm. 4to., with charming illustrations after J. G. Millais, S. Read, Keulemans, etc.; cloth; VERY RARE Edinburgh, [1887]

Rambles of a Naturalist in Egypt and other Countries.

This, the first volume of the beautiful series called The Vertebrate Fauna of Scotland is excessively scarce. The Crowley copy recently fetched £5. 178. 6d. 76 "HERALD." The ZOOLOGY of the VOYAGE of H.M.S. HERALD, under the Command of Capt. H. Kellett, 1845-51. Edited by E. Forbes. VERTEBRALS, including Fossil Mammals. By Sir J. RICHARDSON. Roy. 4to., with 32 plates; half green morocco extra

5 10 0

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1855

066

1854
77 HOOKER (Joseph Dalton). Himalayan Journals. New Edition carefully
revised and condensed. 2 vols., post 8vo., illustrated; cloth
Notes of a naturalist in Bengal, the Sikkim and Nepal Himalayas, the Khasia
Mountains, etc.

78 HORN (CAPE). MISSION SCIENTIFIQUE DU CAP HORN. 1882-
1883. 7 vols. in 9, and 2 pts., 4to., with illustrations in the text,
10 maps, and 218 fine plates, coloured, in photogravure, and lithographed;
half calf neat
Paris, 1882-91
I. HISTOIRE du VOYAGE, par L. F. Martial. 1 vol., with illustrations in the text,
3 maps, and 9 plates

CONTENTS

1888

II. MÉTÉOROLOGY, par J. Lephay. 1 vol., with illustrations in the text and
12 plates

1885

III. MAGNÉTISME TERrestre. Recherches sur la Constitution chimique de
l'Atmosphère. 1 vol., with illustrations in the text and 11 plates

1886

IV. GEOLOGIE, par P. Hyades. 1 vol., with illustrations in the text, 3 maps, and
30 plates

1887

V. BOTANIQUE, par P. Hariot, P. Petit, J. M. D'Argovie, E. Bescherelle, C.
Massalongo, et A. Franchet. 1 vol., with 3 maps and 33 plates
1889
VI. ZOOLOGIE, par A. Milne-Edwards, E. Oustalet, L. Vaillant, H. P. Gervais,
L. Fairmaire, J. et P. Mabille, J. M. F. Bigot, E. Simon, A. T. de Rochebrune,
J. de Guerne, J. Jullien, E. Perrier, et A. Certes. 3 vols., with illustrations in
the text and 89 plates

VII.

1891 ANTHROPOLOGIE, ETHNOGRAPHIE, par P. Hyades et J. Deniker. 1 vol., with 1 map and 34 plates

1891

(a). Instructions preparées par l'Académie des Sciences pour la Mission du Cap
Horn. 1 pt.
(b). Rapports préliminaires. 1 pt.

1882
1884

An Atlas of Practical Elementary Biology. With Preface by Huxley. 4to., with 24 plates containing innumerable figures; cloth (pub. 14s.)

13 13 0

79 HOWES (G. B.).

1885

0 6 6

80 HORN SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION to CENTRAL AUSTRALIA. Edited by
BALDWIN SPENCER. 3 vols. or pts., 4to., with illustrations in the text,
map, and 49 plain, and coloured plates; half red morocco
CONTENTS

I. Introduction, Narrative, Summary of Results, Supplement to Zoological Report,
Map. 1 vol., with illustrations in the text, 1 map, and 11 plates
II. Zoology. 1 vol., with illustrations in the text, 18 plain, and 11 coloured
plates

1896

1896 III. Geology and Botany. I vol., with illustrations in the text and 9 plates 1896 81 HUDSON (W. H.). Nature in Downland. 8vo., with pretty illustrations; cloth 1900 CONTENTS: Thistle-down; Charm of the Downs; The Living Garment; A Fairy Fauna; Wild Life; The Shepherd of the Downs; Shepherds and Wheatears; Silence and Music; Summer Heat ; Swallows and Churches; Autumn, West of the Adur; The Maritime District; Chichester; Winter in West Downland.

0 10 6

82 IRELAND. A Natural History of Ireland, in Three Parts . . . Sm. 4to.,
with folding copperplates; old calf, rebacked
Dublin, 1726
This curious old book gives much information of local interest.
83 HUMBOLD AND BONPLAND. VOYAGE AUX RÉGIONS
EQUINOXIALES DU NOUVEAU CONTINENT, fait
en 1799-1804, par A. de HUMBOLDT et A. BONPLAND;
rédigé par A. de HUMBOLDT. In 4 vols., impl. folio,
2 vols., atlas folio, and 9 vols., impl. 4to., with 471 plates,
the majority of which are coloured; uniformly bound in
whole russia extra, gilt edges, except the "Atlas de la
Nouvelle Espagne" which is in half russia; VERY RARE

CONTENTS

076

Paris, 1808-33 48 0 0

PLANTES ÉQUINOXIALES. 2 vols., impl. folio, with portrait and 143
plates, papier vélin

1808-9
1810

1810-25

ASTRONOMIE. 2 vols., impl. 4to., with 2 plates
RELATION HISTORIQUE. 3 vols., impl. 4to., and 1 vol., atlas folio, with
69 plates, some coloured, papier vélin
ESSAI POLITIQUE sur la NOUVELLE-ESPAGNE. 2 vols., impl. 4to. 1811
RECUEIL d'OBSERVATIONS de ZOOLOGIE et d'ANATOMIE comparée. 2 vols.,

impl. 4to., with 57 coloured plates

1811-33

1811

ATLAS GÉOGRAPHIQUE et PHYSIQUE du ROYAUME de la NOUVELLE-ESPAGNE.
Atlas folio, 20 plates, papier vélin
MELASTOMES et RHEXIES. Impl. folio, with 120 coloured plates, papier

vélin

1816-23 MIMOSES et autre PLANTES LÉGUMINEUSES. Impl. folio, with 60 coloured plates, papier vélin

1819

(Engraved title :) | HISTORIE NATURALIS DE AVIBUS LIBRI VI. |
Cum æneis figuris JOHANNES JONSTONUS, MEDICINE DOCTOR, | Con-
cinnavit. AMSTELODAMI, Apud 10ANNEM

MDCLVII.

(Engraved title :) HISTORIA

IACOBI FIL. SCHIPPER.

IACOBI FIL. SCHIPPER. MDCLVII.
(Engraved title :) | HISTORIE NATURALIS DE PISCIBUS ET CETIS
LIBRI v. Cum æneis figuris | JOHANNES JONSTONUS, MEDICINE
DOCTOR, concinnavit. | AMSTELODAMI, | Apud IOANNEM IACOBI FIL.
SCHIPPER. MDCLVII. |

in I vol., folio, with numerous copperplates; a fine copy in the old
stamped leather binding
1657

The chief feature of this curious work is the remarkable series of copper engravings,
many of which are distinctly in advance of those of a like character issued during the
middle of the 17th century. At p. 55 of the de Quadrupedibus is an interesting
engraving of two performing bears.

85 JONES (T. Rymer). The Aquarian Naturalist. A Manual for the Seaside. Post 8vo., with 8 coloured plates; cloth

2 12 6

1858 0 8 0

86 JOURNAL DE ZOOLOGIE, comprenant les différentes Branches de cette
Science. Par P. GERVAIS. 6 vols., 8vo., all published, with 117 plates;
half calf
Paris, 1872-77

4 16 0

87 KNOWSLEY

HALL. GLEANINGS FROM THE MENAGERIE AND AVIARY AT KNOWSLEY HALL. HOOFED QUADRUPEDS. Impl. folio, with 62 plates, of which 53 are coloured; cloth; VERY RARE Privately printed, 1850 15 0 This is a presentation copy to M. Milne-Edwards and one of the very few copies issued (for the then Earl of Derby's most intimate friends) with nearly all the plates in the coloured state.

88 LAMARCK (J. B. P. A. de).

HISTOIRE NATURELLE des ANIMAUX sans
VERTÈBRES. Deuxième Edition, revue et augmentée; par G. P.
DESHAYES et H. MILNE EDWARDS. 11 vols., 8vo., half calf neat

Paris, 1835-45 2

the same.
11 vols., 8vo., a splendid copy in full calf gilt, gilt edges,
by Clarke and Bedford

1835-45 3 90 LEYDEN MUSEUM. NOTES from the ROYAL ZOOLOGICAL MUSEUM at LEYDEN. Vols. I-IX, 8vo., with plain and coloured plates; half

morocco neat

91 LOUDON (J. C.). Botany, etc.

92 LUBBOCK (Sir J.).

Leyden, 1879-87 2 Magazine of Natural History, and Journal of Zoology, 9 vols., 8vo., with numerous illustrations; half calf gilt

1829-36 110

1892 0 3

0 12

1886 18

The Beauties of Nature and the Wonders of the World we live in. Cr. 8vo., illustrated; cloth (pub. 6s.) 93 MAGAZINE of ZOOLOGY and BOTANY. Conducted by Sir W. Jardine, P. J. Selby, and Dr. Johnston. 2 vols., 8vo., with 34 plates (many coloured); cloth 1837-38 94 "MARCHESA." The CRUISE of the MARCHESA to KAMSCHATKA and NEW GUINEA, with Notices of Formosa, Liu-Kiu, and various Islands of the Malay Archipelago. By F. H. H. GUILLEMARD. 2 vols., sm. 4to., BEST EDITION, with maps, numerous woodcuts by E. Whymper from drawings by Keulemans and C. Whymper, and 2 coloured plates of Birds; cloth 95 MARTINS (C.). Du Spitzberg au Sahara. Etapes d'un Naturaliste au Spitzberg, en Laponie, en Ecosse, en Suisse, en France, en Italie, en Orient, en Egypte et en Algérie. Svo., pp. xvi, 619; sd. Paris, 1866 05 96 MELLISS (J. C.). St. HELENA: St. HELENA: a Physical, Historical, and Topographical Description of the Island. Roy. 8vo., pp. xiv, 426, with maps and more than 50 plates, nearly all of which are coloured; cloth 1875 Uncoloured copies, of which many exist, should be avoided. 97 MIVART (St. George). On the Genesis of Species. Second Edition. Cr. 8vo., with numerous illustrations; cloth; scarce 98 MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA.

1 10

1871 0 12 MISSION

SCIENTIFIQUE AU MEXIQUE ET DANS L'AMERIQUE CENTRALE, Ouvrage publié par Ordre du Ministre de l'Instruction publique. Impl. 4to., COMPLETE as far as published, in 52 livraisons and 1 half red morocco volume, 1870-97 25

uncut

99 MONACO (Prince de). RESULTATS DES CAMPAGNES SCIENTI-
FIQUES accomplies sur son YACHT par ALBERT Ier, PRINCE
SOUVERAIN de MONACO, publiés sous sa Direction. 13 fasciculi, impl.
4to., with illustrations in the text, 2 maps, and 67 plain and coloured
plates; presentation copy to A. MILNE-EDWARDS, vellum paper
wrappers as issued
Imprimerie de Monaco, 1889-99

This is one of the most sumptuously produced works of its kind ever issued. The
printing, both of text and plates, has been executed regardless of expense and the
monographs have been contributed by some of the foremost Continental savants.

CONTENTS

I. Révicion des Mollusques marins des Açores, par P. Dautzenberg. With 4 plates
(2 coloured)

1889

II. Contribution à l'Etude des Spongiaires de l'Atlantique Nord, par E. Topsent.
With 2 maps and 11 plates (1 coloured)

1892

III. Brachiopodes de l'Atlantique Nord, par P. Fischer et D.-P. Ehlert. With
2 plates

1892

IV. Opisthobranches provenant des Campagnes du Yacht l'Hirondelle, par R. Bergh.
With 4 plates

1892

V. Bathyphysa Gramaldii (Nova Species), Siphonophore bathypélagique de
l'Atlantique Nord,, par M. Bedot. With 1 plate

VI. Contribution à l'Etude des Holothuries de l'Atlantique Nord, par E. von
Marenzeller. With 2 plates (1 coloured)
1893

1894

VII. Crustacés Décapodes provenant des Campagnes du Yacht l'Hirondelle, par
A. Milne-Edwards et E. L. Bouvier. Première Partie, Brachyures et Anomoures.
With illustrations in the text and 11 plates (5 coloured)
VIII. Zoanthaires provenant des Campagnes du Yacht l'Hirondelle, par E. Jourdan.
With 2 coloured plates

£ 8.

990

1895

IX. Contribution à l'Etude des Céphalopodes de l'Atlantique Nord, par L. Joubin.
With 6 coloured plates

1895

X. Poissons provenant des Campagnes du Yacht l'Hirondelle, par R. Collett. With
6 plates

1896

XI. Contribution à l'Etude des Stellérides de l'Atlantique Nord, par E. Perrier.
With 4 plates

1896

1898

XII. Echinides et Ophiures provenant des Campagnes du Yacht l'Hirondelle, par
R. Kohler. With 10 plates (2 coloured)
XIII. Crustacés Décapodes provenant des Campagnes de l'Hirondelle (Supplément)
et de la Princesse-Alice, par A. Milne-Edwards et E. L. Bouvier. With 4 plates
(2 coloured)

1899

100 NEMNICH (P. A.). ALLGEMEINES POLYGLOTTEN-LEXICON der NATUR-
GESCHICHTE mit erklærenden Anmerkungen. 8 pts. in 3 vols., 4to.,
a fine copy in red morocco extra, gilt edges
Hamburg, [1793-98]

101 NEW YORK. NATURAL HISTORY OF NEW YORK. 13 vols.,
4to., with hundreds of coloured plates; cloth
New York, 1842-43

101*.

CONTENTS

MAMMALIA. DE KAY. With 33 coloured BOTANY. J. TORREY. 2 vols., with 140
plates

REPTILES and FISHES. DE KAY. 2

vols., with 102 coloured plates
ORNITHOLOGY. DE KAY. With 141
coloured plates

MOLLUSCA and CRUSTACEA. DE KAY,
With 55 coloured plates

coloured plates

MINERALOGY. L. C. BECK. With plates
and figures

GEOLOGY and AGRICULTURE. HALL,
EMMONS, VANUXEN, and MATHER, 5
vols., with plans, plates and dia-
grams

ANNALS of the LYCEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY. Vols. IV-VII, 8vo., with 39 plates, many of them coloured; hf. bd.; VERY SCARCE

1 10 0

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