NATURAL HISTORY from Aardvark Rare Books

New York: Bloomsbury, 2004. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Near Fine. Octavo, 9.5 in. x 6.25 in., pp. 242. Signed on the title page by the author. Black cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Untrimmed fore-edge. Dustjacket protected in mylar. Robert Sullivan (1963 - ) is a contributing editor to Vogue and a frequent contributor… Read more about this item

New York: Dodd, Mead & Co, 1931. First Edition (NAP). Hardcover. Very Good. Quarto. Purple cloth-covered boards, ruled in blind, with gilt vignette depicting a sea creature to front board. Gilt lettering to spine. Fading especially to spine. Previous owner's bookplate to front free endpaper. Endpapers show squids. Previous owner's inscription (parents to their daughter, Christmas, 1933) to… Read more about this item

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1935. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good Plus / Good Plus. Octavo, 9.5 in. x 6.3 in., pp. xiv, [2], 659. Illustrated with tissue-guarded frontis and ten additional color plates, and many black and white photos and ink drawings. With glossary, index, and bibliography. Light green cloth boards and embossed frame in blind, title in… Read more about this item

Rosamund, CA: Bill Huth Publishers, 2009. Second Printing. Hardcover. Near fine. Volume I only. Octavo, 8 in. x 5.2 in., pp. xix, [1], 374, [3] (advertising). Illustrated with frontispiece, two additional full-page plates, and seven figures. Forest green boards with elaborate frame stamped in blind to front and back. Gilt title to spine. Originally published in 1899, The… Read more about this item

Ballarat, Australia: Polwarth Sheep Breeders' Association of Australia, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Plus / Very Good. Octavo, 8.8 in. x 5.6 in., pp. 131. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Black cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Lengthy inscription on front free endpaper. Light rubbing to edges of dustjacket, with a couple short closed tears… Read more about this item

San Francisco, CA: North Point Press, 1991. Revised. Softcover. Very Good Minus. 9 in. x 8 1/2 in. Covers just a big age-tanned; otherwise book tight and bright. One small gift inscription to the front free endpaper. First printing of this revised edition by North Point Press. "The Red River Gorge is an uncultivated area of great natural… Read more about this item

London, England: W. Tweedie, 1869. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Quarto, 10.4 in. x 7.2 in., pp. viii, 3-486. Illuatrated with hundreds of life-size black and white woodcut drawings of moths and caterpillars. Red cloth beveled boards with elaborate frame stamped in black to front and in blind to back, and five gilt moths and title to front. Black… Read more about this item

Cleveland, Ohio: The Bird Research Foundation, 1951. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Plus / Good. Quarto, 10.25 in. x 7.75 in., pp. xvi, [2], 723, [2]. Presentation copy with a sweet inscription and signature of the author, dated November 10, 1951, to half title. Author lists this book as "Copy number 32". Book is presented to "Doctor Castle."… Read more about this item

Washington DC: National Geographic Society, 1939. Hardcover. Very Good Plus in Good Plus dustjackets. Quartos. Green buckram boards, with bright gilt lettering to boards and spines. Beige-olive dustjackets (quite sunned) with black lettering. With 950 Color Portraits by Major Allan Brooks. Authoritative and handsome set, loaded with photographs and color portraits. For the serious bird enthusiast --… Read more about this item

London, England: A. Fullarton and Co, 1853. Hardcover. Very Good. Matching set of two: Large Octavos, 10.5 in. x 6.6 in. Illustrated with forty-four full-page hand-colored plates. Green half calf with blind tooling over textured green cloth boards. Gilt title to red panel, and five-raised bands bordered by gilt bars to spines. Marbled edges. Light rubbing to extremities,… Read more about this item

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1927. FIRST EDITION (NAP). Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo, 9.5 in. x 6.3 in., pp. xiv, [2], 659. Illustrated with eleven color plates and many black and white photos and ink drawings. With glossary, index, and bibliography. Light green cloth boards and embossed frame in blind, title in dark green, and beautiful bright gilt… Read more about this item

Lipsiae, F. Hofmeister, 1867. Hardcover. Very Good Plus. Quarto, 8.5 x 11.2 in. Pagination: First plate has "1" at top left, and "MMLII" (2052) at top right; plates progress to "220" and "MMCCLXXI" (2271). 220 hand-colored plates of orchids, alongside numbered ink sketches of each plant's specific parts. No half-title, title, or publisher's page; title is indicated only… Read more about this item

Corvallis, Oregon: Chimtimini Press, 2000. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. Trade paperback, 6 x 9 in., pp. x + 131. 1/2 inch white scratch to rear cover. Light edge-wear to bottom; light thumbing to lower right corner. Previous owner's name in felt marker to top-edge. Pages are bright and clean.

London, England: Blackie and Son, 1868. Revised Edition, With Supplement. Hardcover. Very Good. Large octavo, 7 x 9.8 in., pp. xvi + 734. Illustrated with 43 steel engraved color and black and white plates including title, and numerous wood engravings; Two of the 45 steel-engraved plates (#5 and 36) are missing. Engraved frontispiece portrait of Linnaeus, with tissue… Read more about this item

London, England: George Routledge and Sons, 1880. Hardcover. GOOD. E. Smith T.W. Wood W.S. Coleman. Duodecimo. 7 1/2 in. x 5 in. Publisher's decorative, beveled hunter-green cloth boards. Black lines, designs stamped all-round. Spine and front board with gilt-stamped butterfly, fern stems, and lettering. Rubbing to extremities. Front, rear hinges cracked, text-block split between pp. 96 and 97.… Read more about this item

London, England: Printed for Benj. White, 1777. Leather-bound. Very Good Plus. Thomas Pennant. Octavo. Dark brown full diced calf (russia), bordered by blind stamped interlocking device. Rebacked in matching calf, ruled in gilt. Contrasting spine label (gilt on black). Marbled edges. Crabs, Lobsters, Worms, Shells. 93 plates. Very tight, pages unmarred, very clean. Fascinating little-before known notes about… Read more about this item

Bungay, Suffolk, England: C. Brightly and Co. and T. Kinnersly, 1812. Leather-bound. Very Good. 8vo. 8 3/8 in. x 5 in. Contemporary tree calf, double-ruled in gilt chain pattern. Contrasting spine label - six compartments. Owner name Samuel S. Parkinson to front free endpaper. Note to front pastedown: "Collated May 30, 1902), and double initialed. FIFTY-FOUR ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL… Read more about this item

London, England: B. and J. White at Horace's Head, Fleet-Street, 1796. Fifth Edition. Leather-bound. Good Plus. Small quarto, Contemporary mottled calf measuring 8 1/2" x 5 3/8". Front and rear boards each double-ruled in gilt with a continuous gilt device (appearing like tiny life preservers strung upon a striped rope), and a contrasting, gilt-on-black title label, perhaps a… Read more about this item

London: Robinson and Dilly, 1791. Second Edition. Leather_bound. Good Plus. Thomas Bewick. x,483 pages. Title vignette and numerous woodcuts throughout the text. Leather spine, original boards, black spine label. Large octavo. Chafing to spine, spine label cracked and chipped, corners bumped. Beautiful navy, plum and cream marbled endpapers, light foxing throughout. Binding sound. The second edition was much… Read more about this item

London: John Murray, 1887. Second Edition. Hardcover. Good Plus. Complete set in three volumes. Frontis of Darwin to each volume, 2 plates. ix,539,396,418 pages, Index. Gren cloth, large octavos with titles in gilt. Volume I has contemporary inscription dated 1887. Some foxing to endpapers, notes in pencil to rear endpaper of each volume, a few pages have some… Read more about this item