1986. Bloomington, Indiana: Echo Press/ the Private Press of Fredric Brewer, 1986. Large folio, 19 x 14 ins., with 12 plates mounted on sheets, accompanied by a facing leaf of text all enclosed in a natural linen clamshell box by James Canary, As new. § Presentation copy with an extra..... More
1856. Philadelphia: J. T. Bowen, n.d. [circa 1856-71). Stone color lithograph 5 x 7 1/2”, with printed title information, mounted; very good. § Original lithograph from a later printing of the octavo edition of The Birds of North America , this is No. 29 Pl. 141. The background is tinted..... More
1856. Philadelphia: J. T. Bowen, n.d. [circa 1856-71). Stone color lithograph 5 x 7 1/2”, with printed title information, mounted; very good. § Original lithograph from a later printing of the octavo edition of The Birds of North America , this is No. 13 Pl. 61. The background is tinted..... More
1867. New York: Charles Scribner & Company, 1867. Folio, (17 x 12 7/8 inches). Hand-colored lithographed frontispiece and 15 hand-colored lithographed plates, all colored by Badger. Publisher's full black morocco, upper cover with broad floral gilt borders and gilt lettered title, rear cover with floral border in blind, hinges carefully..... More
1833. Plattsburgh [NY]: F.P. Allen, 1833. 4to (218 x 135 mm), 280 pp., three wood-engraved figures in text. Original tan paper-covered boards, linen backstrip, printed paper label, quarter brown morocco slipcase, a very good copy of a fragile book. § First edition, first issue, of what has been termed the..... More
1797. Newcastle: Sol. Hodgeson for Beilby & Bewick, 1797-1804. 8vo, 2 vols., xxx, 1, 335, (1); xx, 400 pp. Finely bound in early 20th century full green morocco gilt by Ramage, marbled endpapers, edges gilt. Backstrip and boards faded, light foxing; bookplates of Charles Williams Dyson Perrins. § A handsomely..... More
1764. London: R. Richardson, 1764 [vols. 1 and 2] and G. Robinson, 1773 [vol. 3] and 1781 [vol. 4]. 4 vols. 4to, xxiii, 269, [6], 301, [20]; [iv], 195, [36], 120, 160, 32; [iv], 507, [26], 37; [6], 304, 218, [7] pp. With copper-engraved frontispiece portrait & 25 copper-engraved plates..... More
1877. [San Francisco: Edward Bosqui, 1877]. San Francisco: John Windle, 1980. Folio, [64] pp. 10 color plates with text. A fine copy in sheets and portfolio as issued. § Limited to 40 copies for sale in sheets; this exact facsimile of the first California ampelography to show the grapes in..... More
1769. London: Newbery and Carnan, 1769. 2 vols., 16mo, xl, 264; 286, (2, ads)pp. Original quarter green vellum over black coated boards with paper label to spine. Slight wear and rubbing to extremities; else very good, clean copies. § Two from the seven volume series which was an early attempt..... More
2011. NY: Grolier Club, 2011. 2 vols. in one, 4to, printed dos à dos, 68, 60pp. Illustrated in b/w (Prints), and color (botany). Illustrated wrappers. § Ingenious catalogue of two very different collections put together by the Cohens. More
1971. Various publishers and places: 1971-1976. 9 groups of material in original format, as issued and generally in very good condition. See below for details. § A fascinating collection of magazines and newsletters assembled for the advertisements and announcements which document the birth of Microsoft and the personal computer. The..... More
1786. London: W. Curtis Botanic Garden. Lambeth Marsh, 1786; S. Curtis Walworth, April 2 1822 and March 1825. Three hand-colored copperplate engravings, 125 x 207mm, on separate sheets, well-mounted in matching mats, 285 x 380mm; very good. § Curtis's Botanical Magazine is the longest running illustrated botanical magazine, published continuously..... More
1880. London: John Murray, 1880. 8vo, x, 592, 32 (ads dated May 1878) pp. Illustrated with 196 in-text woodcuts. Original green blind-stamped cloth, backstrip titled in gilt, brown coated endpapers, hinges cracked, a little wear to crown and foot of backstrip, text block edges (but not pages) stained, an unsophisticated..... More
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1809. [France?: c. 1809-1820]. 8vo, 36 leaves, printed rectos only, illustrated. Brown pebbled cloth, rebacked, leather backstrip with raised bands, gilt-stamped bees and the binder's title "Florilége" [sic] in the compartments, green coated endpapers. Cloth considerably stained, backstrip rubbed, pages lightly toned and foxed, but sound overall. § A curious..... More
2011. NY: Grolier Club, 2011. 4to, 100pp. illustrated throughout in b/w. Gray wrappers, new. § Excellent catalogue of 100 entries, well illustrated. 1000 copies printed. More
1786. London: Johnson, 1786. Frontispiece copperplate engraving, 150 x 85 mm on a sheet 250 x 120 mm. Cleaned, in very good condition. § Bonnycastle’s Introduction to Astronomy 1786 is a rare book; it was reprinted many times. This delightful plate designed by Fuseli was engraved by Sherwin. Weinglass 75A..... More
1875. Toulouse: L. Hebrail, Durand et Delpuech, 1875. Folio, 52 pp. and 17 plates, with 246 of 250 mounted botanical specimens. Publisher’s red pebbled cloth with blind-stamped borders and gilt titles. Cloth lightly soiled, hinges weak, endpapers toned, occasional foxing, a little inevitable wear to a few of the fragile..... More
1847. Paris: Gabriel De Gonet, 1847. 2 vols., royal 8vo, [iv], 339, [5]; [iv], 321, [5] pp. 2 hand-colored additional engraved titles, 50 hand-colored engraved plates, many heightened with gum arabic, 2 plain engraved plates, numerous wood-engraved textual ornaments. Original publisher’s green cloth, blocked in gilt, backstrip gilt, moiré endpapers..... More
1839. London: J.W. Parker, 1839. Slim 8vo, 18, (1)pp. With a plate at the front. In brown papers wrappers. Extracted from a volume of pamphlets at some time. § First edition of this scarce little paper on early mathematics by the infamous Halliwell-Phillipps, whose entire life was dogged by financial..... More
1846. Bath: Binns and Goodwin, 1846. Small folio, xx, 130, (2, ads) with 62 specimens of dried grasses mounted on separate plates each with printed title and border. Publisher’s red pebbled morocco, elaborately paneled in gilt and blind over beveled boards, backstrip gilt with title entwined by grasses of the..... More
1863. Cincinnati: Applegate & Co., 1863. Sm. 8vo, original embossed pebbled brown cloth, backstrip gilt-lettered. 212 pp. Amazing pictorial woodcut title-page, twelve woodcut plates and text cuts, one three-color diagram, and one large, folding lithographic plate. Lettering faded, backstrip tips chipped, but otherwise a very good copy. § First Edition..... More
1977. Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences, v. 13, 1977. Slim 8vo, pp.141-159. Printed self-wrappers. Margins a little stained, very good. § An offprint of the Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences, v. 13, 1977, pages 141-159. An account of conversations between the anthropologist Gregory Bateson..... More
1862. Harper’s Weekly, July 12, 1862. Single leaf, 10 11/16 x 15 3/4”, wood engraving with title information, text and ads to verso. Mounted, with some small tears, and chipping and foxing to edges; good. § This wood engraving appeared in the same issue of Harper’s Weekly as "The War..... More
1784. A Paphos, Et se trouve à Paris, 1784. 12mo, xxii, 168 pp. Woodcut head and tailpieces. Contemporary mottled calf, backstrip gilt with red gilt-lettered label, marbled edges and endpapers, red ribbon marker. Small marginal losses to A1 and F1, light marginal staining to the front endpapers, calf somewhat rubbed..... More
1977. San Francisco: Book Club of California, 1977. Folio, 28 pp. Illustrated, original cloth, dust-jacket, fine. § Limited to 385 copies. As new with the prospectus. The essay by Carey Bliss, of the Huntington Library, gives a brief history of early herbals and the stories of the scholar Rembert Dodoens..... More
