Natural History from Veery Books

New York: Christie's, 2002. 224 pp. 132 items. A ding to the bottom fore edge corner, lightly visible as a shallow bend on pp. 1-40. A small bump to top fore edge corner, else fine. Lushly illustrated, every item illustrated, many with full-page color, plus extra illustrations inside and outside front and back covers. . Illustrated Wraps. Very Good. 4to… Read more about this item

South Kensington: Christie's, South Kensington, 2002. 64 pp. 219 lots. Lots 1-45: Art reference and modern illustrated books; 46-61: Maps and atlases; 62-115: Travel and natural history books; 116-176: Continental books, including incunabula; 177-219: English books. . Wraps. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Amsterdam: Antiquariat Junk, 2004. 79 pp. 70 items. 16 illustrations. Quality catalog with generous descriptions. In English.. Illustrated Wraps. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Sotheby's New York, 1999. 392 pp. 462 lots. Light bumping to corners, otherwise fine. Fine Manuscript and Printed Americana (lots 1-162 including a letter to Rhode Island Governor William Greene dated 2 June 1781, signed by George Washington, which sold for $34,500); Modern Illustrated Books and Fine Bindings (lots 163-196 including Longus Daphnis & Chloe. Paris: Teriade, 1961,… Read more about this item

Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society, 1999. 247 pp. First Printing, April 1999. Not a remainder. 'William Warner's adventures have taken him from the southernmost point of South America to North America's northenmost permanent Eskimo community. He's been mobbed by howler monkeys in the Guatemalan rain forest, cruised the Florida Keys in the company of hardcore birders, and experienced the solitude… Read more about this item

London: Maggs Bros. Ltd., 1961. 71 pp. 618 items. Illustrated by frontis. (Title Page of P. Cramer, Papillons Exotiques, Amsterdam and utrecht, 1779-1791). Bumping to corners, rubbing, and discoloration near extremities of wraps. Inside clean. Highlights include Costumes (various countries): items 40-48; Ornithology (including Baron Cuvier's copy of Edwards-A Natural History of Uncommon Birds): items 119-134; Sporting: items 177-195; English… Read more about this item

London: Maggs Bros. Ltd., 1976. 49 pp. 375 items. b/w frontis plate. . Wraps. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Sotheby's London, 2005. 166 pp. 246 lots. Including lots 1-48: Continental Books and manuscripts (including science and medicine): Antoine d'Abbadie; Petrus Apianus and Bartholomaeus Amantius; Francisco Arceo; Aristotle (Venice, 1536); Boccaccio (Toledo, 1511); Sebastian Brant (Basel, 1498); Thomas Bradwardine, Archbishop of Canterbury (Paris, 1495) (sold for 23,400 GBP); Giovanni Antonio Dosio, (Florence, 1569); Alexandre Dumas Pere, 9 ALS;… Read more about this item