Natural History from Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art

London: Jacques Dixwell and John Sewell, 1781. (6), xvii, (3), 371, (20) pages. Complete with 20 hand-colored plates and 2 foldout black & white anatomical plates. Parallel text in both French and English. Both the printed French title page and the engraved English title page are present. All engravings were engraved by James Newton, from drawings by Barbut. James Barbut… Read more about this item

Boston: Boston Society of Natural History, 1928. Volume 6, Number 3 of the Memoirs of the Boston Society of Natural History. Pages 111-485 + 23 plates (some in color). Feodor Dmitrievich Pleske was the first Russian ornithologist to be published in the English language when he wrote this book under the name Theodore Pleake. It is a… Read more about this item

Huntington, West Virginia: Unpublished, 2010. "Cardinals on Holly" is an original opaque watercolor (gouache) painting by celebrated wildlife artist Charles Lewis (Chuck) Ripper (1929-2019). Ripper’s detailed watercolors have appeared on 100 magazine covers, 81 United States postage stamps, and 575 conservation stamps for the National Wildlife Federation. "Cardinals on Holly" was painted circa 2010 by the artist for… Read more about this item

Cambridge, Massachusetts and London: Harvard University Press and William Heinemann Ltd., 1980. Two volumes are numbers 70 and 79 in the Loeb Classical Library. Vol. I: xxvii, 475, 8 pages; vol. II: ix, 499, 7 pages. Volume I is a 1968 printing; volume II, 1980. In these 2 volumes (along with a companion work, On the Causes… Read more about this item

Roxbury, New York: Unpublished, 1910. Autograph of famed naturalist and nature-writer John Burroughs (1837-1921) on mounting board under photographic portrait of Burroughs standing on the porch of Woodchuck Lodge, his summer home. Boldly signed in Burroughs hand: "Faithfully Yours, John Burroughs. The signature is guaranteed to be original and authentic. COA available upon request. The… Read more about this item

London: Hardwicke & Bogue, 1878. 91 pages + 29 colored plates. First printing of the first book written by British physician and bryologist Robert Braithwaite In the original green cloth-covered boards: minor bump at lower edge of front cover, a hint of fraying at head & foot of spine, a bookplate on both front endpapers, and a few… Read more about this item

London, 1896. Keulemans was one of the most prolific of the 19th century illustrators of birds. He was known for his accurate and realistic portrayals. In the lithograph offered her, the soft pastels of the lithographed background nicely set off the bright vibrant handcoloring of the eagles. The prints in Dresser's book were issued in 93 parts… Read more about this item

London, 1896. Keulemans was one of the most prolific of the 19th century illustrators of birds. He was known for his accurate and realistic portrayals. In the lithograph offered her, the soft pastels of the lithographed background nicely set off the bright vibrant handcoloring of the magnificent cranes. The prints in Dresser's book were issued in 93… Read more about this item