Parmelee Brian (2 results)

Condition: good. A copy that has been read, remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine and cover show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting and show signs of wear, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships via media mail.…

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First edition. A lovely set of four first edition works, each exploring unique areas natural history, including a fascinating biography of Sir John Millais. Four first editions, with 'The Heyday of Natural History' being the US first edition.In the publisher's original dust wrappers, with 'Heyday' and 'Millais' being clipped.This pleasing set offers a wide range of nature writing, including an informative talk regarding the conservation of butterflies in Britain, adorned with beautiful coloured illustrations.There is also a biographical work on the English painter and founder of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, Sir John Everett Millais, exploring the love story of him and John Ruskin's wife Effie, and his prolific writing on natural history.The entirety of the set comprises the following: Butterflies on my Mind: Their Life and Conservation in Britain Today by Dulcie Gray (1978)Charmingly illustrated in colour and monochrome by Brian Hargreaves. Bird Island in Antarctic Waters by David F. Parmelee (1980)An informative study of the lesser known Bird Island, a lonely outcrop in the South Georgia group where unusual gatherings of birds exist, including penguins on Macaroni Point, petrels, pipits and skuas. The Heyday of Natural History 1820-1870 by Lynn Barber (1980)An absorbing study of the Victorian obsession with natural history, and an in-depth look at the relationship with natural theology. 'Millais: Three Generations of Nature, Art and Sport' by J N P Watson (1988) In the original cloth bindings. 'Heyday' is in quarter cloth binding, with paper covered boards. In the original dust wrappers, with 'Heyday' and 'Millais' clipped. Externally, excellent, with shelf wear only. Dust wrappers are very smart, with minor edge wear and the occasional mark to the wrap. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Near Fine. Brian Hargreaves (illustrator). book.…