William Jardine Editor (32 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good/NO DUSTJACKET. London, UK: Henry G. Bohn. Good/NO DUSTJACKET. 1851. . Hardcover. 12mo., 416 p.p., Cracked inner hinge; shelf lean; spine faded; front and back cover toned; edges of cover and head and tail of spine bumped; tears in head and tail of spine; previous owner's inscription on front free-end paper; pastedowns and free-end papers foxed; page edges lightly soiled; pages clean and unmarked. . Frontispiece; Black and White Plates (illustrator).…

Cloth. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. A good to very good copy of the 1st edition in original publisher's cloth binding with 34 hand coloured plates. Contents with listing of volumes in the Naturalist's Library; half title; engraved portrait of Aldrovandus; vignette title page with a picture of polecats menacing a duck; 2 further title pages with additional half title; advertisement from the publisher; contents listing; Memoir of Ulysses Aldrovandi; text 310 pp including numerous engravings; appendix; 34 hand coloured plates; and 2pp publisher's sheet. The binding is clean and with relatively little fading. Both boards have slight fading at the edges and the spine is a little faded with bright gilt titles. The spine ends are pulled and the corners are turned inwards. The original green endpapers are present and there is the decorative bookplate of William Moult of Knowsley to the front pastedown. The preliminary leaves are quite spotty and the text is clean with toned paper and sporadic pale spotting. The plates are very clean and well coloured. The plate paper is lightly toned and the tissue guards have some offsetting from the plates and occasional spotting. Please enquire if you would like to see additional images.…

Cloth. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. A good to very good copy of the 1st edition in the original publisher's cloth binding with 31 hand coloured plates and a hand coloured vignette title page. The binding is clean and sound with light fading to the spine and the board edges. The spine ends have some chipping and there is a small cloth split developing at the top end of the front spine joint. The corners are turned inwards. The original green endpapers are present and are bright and unmarked. Contents: volume listing; half title; black and white frontispiece portrait of Haller; hand coloured vignette title page with picture of Green Tody; 2 further title pages; advert; contents listing; Memoir of Baron Haller; text; and 31 hand coloured plates bound at the rear. This is an unusual copy in that all of the text remains unopened - in the state in which it came from the publishers. The text paper looks quite brown toned. The plates at the rear are all very clean. There is offsetting to the tissue guards. The tissue guard to the frontispiece has been torn out. William Swainson (illustrator).…

Cloth. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. A good copy of the 1st edition in the original publisher's cloth binding with new spine and title label. Contents complete with volume listing; half title; engraved black and white frontispiece portrait of Salvianus; vignette title page with black and white illustration of seabirds and a sea monster; 2 further title pages; advertisement; contents listing; Memoir of Hippolito Salviani; text including numerous black and white illustrations; 32 hand coloured plates bound at the rear; and a 4 page publisher's catalogue. The plates are numbered to 31, but there are 2 versions of plate 27. The binding is very clean without the usual fading to the board edges. The new spine matches the boards. There is general wear to the corners, particularly the bottom corner of the front board. The original green endpapers have been retained and there is the decorative bookplate of Francis Hemming, the entomologist, to the front pastedown, which is scuffed with some loss at the top and bottom. The fep has an old crease, a spot and slight loss on the top and bottom edge. Text pages are largely unopened and are toned, particularly towards the edges. The plates are bright and well coloured with some toning to the paper - again more prevalent around the edges. The tissue guard to the frontispiece is browned. The publisher's catalogue has some tearing to the edges. Please enquire if you would like to see additional images.…

Cloth. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. A good copy of the first edition in the original publisher's cloth binding with 30 hand coloured plates of pigeons from drawings by Edward Lear. Lear provided the illustrations for Pigeons and Parrots in the Naturalist's Library, and his work is distinctive for its accuracy combined with an ability to make the subject seem alive. The Pigeons volume is also unusual in the Naturalist's Library series because the backgrounds to the birds are partly coloured. Contents: volume listing; half title; black and white frontispiece portrait of Pliny; hand coloured vignette title page with ring pigeons; 2 further title pages; publisher's advert; contents listing; Memoir of Pliny by Andrew Crichton; and text with black and white illustrations and 30 hand coloured plates. Publisher's catalogues at the rear (20pp). The binding has been rebacked preserving the original spine and is sound and tight. The boards are faded around the edges with light surface scuffing. The spine is faded and with a circular dark mark towards the bottom. The original green endpapers are present: there is a small hole on the front pastedown and a tiny chip out of the side edge of the rear free endpaper. Text pages are generally clean with toning around the edges and the occasional spot or mark. Some of the pages have rough side edges eg the publisher's adverts and some plate edges. There is a small piece missing from the top edge of the volume listing page. The plates are clean and well coloured. The plate paper is toned around the edges and the tissue guards have some offsetting. Edward Lear (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. Volume VIII of Jardine's Naturalist Library. A study of the amphibious mammals, including a short biography of Francois Peron and a final section of sea monsters. Complete with 33 plates, including engraved title and a fronstiportrait of Peron. 28 engravings are delicately hand-coloured in a naturalistic fashion, the final three, showing Sea-Monsters are, understandably, not. With further b/w illustrations within the text. Handsomely rebound in half leather with marbled end-papers, raised bands and gilt decoration to spine. Some foxing to front matter and mild tanning within. Else clean and tight. Very good.…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A very good copy of the 1st edition of Horses (Mammalia Vol XII) from Jardine's Naturalist's Library in the original publisher's cloth binding. With volume listing; black and white frontispiece of Gesner; black and white vignette title page; 2 further title pages; Publisher's advert (noting that this volume was produced 'early' - Marsupials had been due to be the next volume published); Memoir of Gesner; Introduction with black and white illustrations; text including synopsis and memorandum; and 33 plates bound at the rear. Of these 30 are hand coloured - the other 3 are a copy of a bas relief (numbered as Plate A), a skeletal view, and a muscular view. The plates are numbered to 31, but there are 2 versions of Plate 10. The cloth binding is in clean sound condition, having been rebacked preserving the original spine. The spine and board edges are faded but the gilt titles are clear. There is a pale line on the front board and the back board is mottled towards the top corner. The original green endpapers are present with professional repair at the joints. The contents are clean. The text pages are toned and many are unopened. The plates are very well coloured. The tissue guards have offsetting and some spotting. Please enquire if you would like to see additional images. Hamilton-Smith and Stewart (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 2 Volumes. Small 8vo's, Vol I- viii + pp17-313 with memoir of rondelet, b/w engraved frontis, portrait of Rondeletius complete with 34 hand coloured plates,11 of the plates to rear of book along with blanks. Vol II- viii + pp17-424 and portrait of Alexander von Humboldt with b/w engraved frontis complete with 34 hand coloured plates. All plates in both vols with thin paper guards. Both Vols Rebound in half green calf leather over green boards with red leather title labels, 5 raised bands with titles and designs in gilt to spine in lovely near fine condition. Inside both Vols all pages and plates with top edge gilt in excellent clean and bright condition. A lovely set, beautifully bound.…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A very good copy of Jardine's Marsupials, volume XI of the Mammalia, and volume XXX in Jardine's Naturalist's Library. With 34 hand coloured plates as called for, in the original publisher's cloth binding. With volume listing; half title; frontispiece portrait of Barclay; hand coloured vignette title page; 2 further title pages; publisher's advert; contents listing; Memoir of John Barclay; text with black and white illustrations; and 35 hand coloured plates bound at the rear. Plates are numbered to 34, but there are 2 versions of Plate 2. The cloth binding has been rebacked replacing the spine with matching cloth with black title label. The boards are bright and clean: the front board has some slight paler marking and a thin vertical line with a couple of small bubbled areas. Corners turned inwards. The original green endpapers have been retained with professional repair at the joints. Most of the text pages have only recently been opened so the paper is very clean with toning, particularly towards page edges. There is some roughness and a few paper repairs to the edges of the pages that were originally opened. The plates are very clean and well coloured. There is toning particularly towards the edges and some offsetting to the tissue guards.…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A very good 2 volume set of the 1st edition in original publisher's cloth binding with 61 plates, of which 59 are hand coloured and one is double-sized. The bindings have been rebacked relaying the original spines. There is the usual light sunning to spines and board edges. Corners with light wear and inward turning. Original green endpapers present with professional repair at the joints. Contents: Vol I: volume listing; half title; black and white frontispiece portrait of Schomburgk; black and white vignette title page showing fish catching; 2 further title pages; advertisement; contents listing; erratum slip; Memoir of Schomburgk; text with numerous black and white illustrations 263pp; and 31 plates bound at the rear, of which 29 are hand coloured. The erratum slip says that there should not have been a plate 24 referred to as there were 2 copies of plate number 25 instead. In this volume, there are 2 different versions of plate 25 and 2 plate 30's. Plate 11 is double size. Vol II: vol listing; frontispiece black and white portrait of Burckhardt; black and white vignette title page showing horses menaced by a sea serpent; 2 further title pages; advertisement urging readers to complete their sets of Jardine now; contents listing; Memoir of Burckhardt; text 214pp; Prospectus for Illustrations of Indian Ornithology; and 30 hand coloured plates. Large sections of the text have been opened only recently and so are very clean. The paper, including plate paper, is lightly toned throughout, particularly at the edges. The plates are very well coloured and in very good to near fine clean condition. Vol I has a professional paper repair to the bottom of the half title page to the Memoir, and the second letterpress title is loose at the bottom. There is occasional creasing to bottom corner tips.…

Decorative Cloth. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. A good copy of the first edition with 30 hand coloured plates engraved from drawings by Edward Lear. In the original publisher's cobbled brown cloth binding with a new matching cloth spine with title label. The binding is sound, tight and clean. There is some scuffing to the surface of the boards and fading around the edges - particularly of the back board which also has a light stain. The original green endpapers are present - the front free endpaper has a Naturalist's Library watermark. Both sets of endpapers have professional repair at the joints - and the front pastedown has additional repair to replace some loss. Contents: volume listing; half title; black and white frontispiece portrait of Thomas Bewick; hand coloured vignette title page with 2 parrots; 2 further title pages; an advertisement extolling the virtues of Edward Lear's pictures; contents listing; Memoir of Thomas Bewick (by the Reverend Turner); text with 30 hand coloured plates 187 pp; and publisher's catalogues bound at the rear. One of these is a prospectus for the Naturalist's Library and advertises the next 2 volumes to be published: Birds of West Africa. The contents are very clean with well-coloured plates. The text and plate paper is toned at the edges. The original tissue guards have been lost and each plate now has a loose new guard. Edward Lear (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 2nd Edition. 4 Volume set complete in original crimson gilt and blind embossed cloth, original dark cream endpapers, no wear to the cloth no fraying or other issues usually affecting a set like this, PARTLY unopened, plates clean and fresh, hand-colouring bright and unfaded., all plates retain their tissue guards, no inscriptions, notes of the number of plates have been pencilled in on verso of the frontispieces in all 4 volumes which will of course erase, there are some brown spots & age spots on the tissue guards facing some plates, plates themselves as stated bright and with an odd brown spot to a few page edges, uncut edges also indicate a set that has remained untouched by a later binder. Small octavo. Near fine (4) c1860-66 NOTES: Volume 1 has a 67 page biography of Sir Robert Sibbald + 315 pages & 36 hand coloured plates inc frontispiece (Plain) and steel engraved vignette half title page (Plain). VOL 2 has a 44 page memoir of William Smellie + 409 pages and 32 plates inc Steel eng frontispiece (Plain) and hand coloured vignette half title page. VOL 3 has a 50 page memoir of Dr John Walker + 349 pages & 36 plates inc a steel engraved frontis piece and a hand coloured vignette half title page. VOL 4 has a 50 page memoir of Alexander Wilson + 313 pages & 34 plates inc a steel engraved frontis and Vignette engraved half-title, both plain. (138 plates + woodcut illustrations in the text) * As usual the plates are not always in the correct order as listed. But collated as complete. A superior condition set with a greater number of plates than most sets. .…

Condition: Good. Hardcover; W. H. Lizars; 1843; Learther spine and corners, figures paper boards, lots of edge wear, 29 full page b/w and color plates, Plate 2 has been divided into 2 plates, (a side view and a front view), first 20 pages have various degrees of staining on right side of page, does not affect contents or pages opening, book is tight, photos available upon request.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Hardcover, no dustjacket, original red cloth binding tooled in bright gold and blind, a well-preserved copy, moderate wear to the cloth at the corners and spine-tips is the only remarkable flaw, the binding is tight and square and the contents are flawless, features 34 hand-colored plates with the original tissue-guards, a half-title vignette and a frontis engraving of Humboldt, 424 pages, includes an essay on Humboldt and descriptions of carp, pike, salmon, trout, herring, cod, haddock, pipe fishes and more, nice collector's copy of this scarce work, Volume 37 in the series.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Pp.x , 256; engraved frontispiece plate of Haller; engraved title page with a hand-coloured vignette; 33 engraved plates of which 32 are hand-coloured with tissue guards; letterpress title and half-title pages. Original cloth binding with gilt lettering to the spine, some fading, top and bottom of spine a little creased, binding firm. Contents good and tight, original green endpapers, bookplate belonging to John L Sinclair and further to Leonard Cowcill, the first few pages have some toning but the main body is clean, plates with tissue guards present , tissue guards have some offsetting. A very good complete copy Size: 12mo. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Text (269 pp) clear. VG. 30 hand colored plates. Cover Boards and spine only Fair with losses. In need of some repair.

2pp, 12mo. Bifolium. In fair condition, lightly aged and worn. Folded twice. Endorsed by the unnamed recipient on the reverse of the second leaf. The subject of the letter, 'Mr Maule', was presumably a relation of Jardine's, whose mother's maiden name was Maule. Begins: 'Dear Sir, I received your parcel this morning & was prepared to start Tomorrow (Friday) when the Evening Mail brought me the intelligence of the Dangerous illness of Mr. Maule in Edinburgh - & instead of London I start for Edinburgh without delay I shall not now come up before the Meeting of Parliament as I should be now too Late for my Son's Holidays -'. He ends with the request that he write 'a few lines after your interview with Mr Graham'. In a postscript he says that he will 'write a note from Edinburgh stating how Mr Maule is -'.…

, [8], 17-323 pages, 35 hand coloured plates with tissue guards, illustrated hand coloured title page, black and white frontispiece portrait, memoir of John Barclay, some pages unopened Later edition , slight wear to spine, small split to front joint, corners bumped, rear hinge cracked, boards stained, plates clean, good condition , full maroon cloth, blindstamped decorative borders, gilt embossed decoration to front board, gilt titles and decoration to spine , small octavo, 17.5 cm x 11.5 cm Hardback ISBN.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Pp. 248; engraved frontispiece plate of Sir Hans Sloane; engraved title page with b/w vignette; 30 engraved plates hand-coloured ; letterpress title and half-title pages. half red leather binding with marbled covered boards, very good and firm. Contents clean and tight, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, a few spots to the front and rear blanks, otherwise clean, all plates unmarked. A very good clean copy. Size: 12mo. Book.…

Decorative Cloth. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. A good copy of the 1st edition in original publisher's cloth binding with 31 plates, of which 28 are hand coloured. This is Volume VIII of Jardine's Naturalist's Library, Mammalia. Contents: Vol listing for Naturalist's Library; half title; engraved frontispiece of Peron with tissue guard; vignette title page showing a boat beset by walruses; 2 further title pages; advertisement for the series; contents pages; Memoir of Peron; introduction; text including numerous engravings and 31 plates bound at the rear. The plates are numbered to 30, but there are 2 versions of plate 7. The illustrator's imagination can be seen running riot with the sea monsters pictured on plates 28 and 29. The binding has been rebacked, relaying the original spine, and is clean, sound and bright. There is light fading to edges and the bottom corner of the back board has a small bump. Original green endpapers present with repair and some associated marking at the joints. The contents are clean with some spotting and toning to edges. The text pages have clean non-spotty sections and then some with spotting at edges and occasionally spotting overall. Plates have new tissue guards, bar plate 23 where the guard is lacking. The plates are clean with light toning to the paper and there is offsetting to the verso of preceding plates. Plate 11 has a small nick to the bottom edge.…

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. 313 and 424 pages, 72 out of 72 plates comprising 68 coloured plates, 2 black and white frontispiece portraits and 2 illustrated title pages. Later editions. Spine detached and missing upper portion on Vol XXXVII, the other spine split and partially loose, Volume XXXVII boards detached and textblock split, corners lightly bumped, bookplates to front pastedowns, foxing to prelims and title pages, other pages and plates mostly clean, poor condition, good candidates for rebinding. Red cloth, blindstamped borders, gilt title and decoration to spines, gilt décor to front board, gilt top edges , octavo, 17.5 cm x 12 cm Hardback ISBN.…

, [8], 17-336 pages, 31 plates with tissue guards, most hand coloured, illustrated title page, black and white frontispiece portrait, memoir of Francois Peron, Later edition , slight wear to spine, corners bumped, rear hinge cracked and board loose, boards water stained, some plates bound out of order, plates and pages clean, good condition , full maroon cloth, blindstamped decorative borders, gilt embossed decoration to front board, gilt titles and decoration to spine , small octavo, 17.5 cm x 11.5 cm Hardback ISBN.…

Decorative Cloth. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. A good copy of the 1st edition of VolsI & II of the Natural History of British Fishes in the original publisher's brown cloth binding with 68 hand coloured plates. Part of Jardine's Naturalist's Library but complete in themselves. Both volumes have been rebacked: relaying the original spines with gilt titles, and retaining the original green endpapers. Both bindings are clean, tight and sound with slight fading to board edges. Vol I, 1842, with volume listing; black and white frontispiece portrait of Rondelius; vignette title page; 2 further title pages; advertisement; contents listing; Memoir of Rondelet; text and 34 plates bound at the rear. 313pp. The text pages are largely unopened. There is some brown spotting to text and some pages are brown toned. The plates are brightly and well coloured. There is some toning to plate page edges and the tissue guards have offsetting and spotting. Vol II, 1843, with black and white frontispiece portrait of Humboldt; vignette title page; 2 further title pages; advertisement; contents listing; Memoir of Humboldt; text; and 34 hand coloured plates at the rear. 424pp. The endpapers have a little marking in addition to their repair. The frontispiece and title page have browning. The text has brown spotting - prevalent on some pages, absent from others. The plates are clean and bright. They do not have tissue guards.…

Condition: Good. Small 8vo. hardcover. 323pp. 35 colour plates with tissue guards, in text b/w illus. b/w frontis of John Barclay, colour frontis/half title. Good solid copy, toning/light foxing to the edges of the plates and guards. Cover flecked, owner's name on fep. Includes an short biography of John Barclay plus a description of many marsupials with hand coloured plates.…

Cloth. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. A good copy of the scarcer second volume of Dogs in the original publisher's cloth binding. This volume covers the domestic breeds of dog (as well as some feral) and has additional plates because some were omitted from Dogs Vol I. With 36 hand coloured plates and 4 plain plates. With volume listing; half title; frontispiece portrait of Don Felix D'Azara; black and white vignette title page with portrait of 'Fury'; 2 further title pages; advertisement; contents listing; note of additional contents to be added to Vol 26 in the series (Bees); errata note for Bees; Memoir; text; errata; note on plates omitted from Vol I; and plates bound at the rear. The plates number to 31 but there is a 15*, 18*, 21*, 22* and 23*. The binding is complete and clean. The spine and board edges are faded with general scuffing to the board cloth. There is pulling to spine ends, with some fraying at the top which extends to spine joints where the cloth is thin. Corners turned with light wear. The original green endpapers are present and are clean. Contents are clean - text pages are lightly toned towards the edges; plates are very clean - again with some toning at the edges. Tissue guards with occasional marking - one loose with damaged side edge. The stitching is wobbly in the text block, but holding. The plates are stitched in groups (presumably reflecting the original parts in which they were sold) and the stitching is visible between the groups.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1840 BIRDS Ornithology Jardine Flycatchers Naturalist Library 33 Color Plates A scarce printing of volume thirteen of "Ornithology" from Sir William Jardine's "Naturalist's Library" entitled, "Flycatchers." Within Jardine provides a fascinating early 19th-century survey on aerial wildlife. This scientific treatise provides 33 beautifully hand-colored engraved plates depicting various flycatcher species such as the Robin, Alethe, Shama, Niltava, Akalat, Shortwing, Redstart, and more! Item number: #40953 Price: $499 JARDINE, Sir William (Editor); SWAINSON, W. The Naturalist's Library. Vol. XIII. Ornithology. Flycatchers. Edinburgh: W.H. Lizars; London: S. Highley, T. Nelson; Dublin: W. Curry, Jun. and Co.; Manchester: J. Ainsworth, [ca.1840]. Details: Collation: Complete o 256 o 33 hand-colored engraved plates, including frontispiece and vignette title page Language: English Binding: Leather; tight and secure Size: ~ 6.5in X 4.25in (16.5cm x 11cm) Our Guarantee: Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide. Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation! 40953 Photos available upon request.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1852 FISH ART Jardine Naturalist Ichthyology Guiana Natural History Gar FISHING A significantly rare first edition of volume five of Ichyology from Sir William Jardine s Naturalist s Library entitled, The Natural History of the Fishes of Guiana. Edited by Sir William Jardine and written by Robert H. Schomburgk, Esq., this work provides a fascinating 19th-century survey on aquatic wildlife. This scientific treatise provides 30 beautifully hand-colored engraved plates depicting a variety of fish native to the British Guianas such as, Gar, cychla, centrarchus, trygon, and much more! Also included is a portrait and memoir of Swiss traveller and Orientalist, John Lewis Burckhardt. Item number: #30560 Price: $499 SCHOMBURGK, Robert H.; [JARDINE, Sir William] (Editor); STEWART, Mr. (Illus.) The Naturalist s Library: Ichthyology. Vol. XL. Fishes of British Guiana Edinburgh: W.H. Lizars; London: Henry G. Bohn, 1852. Details: Collation: Complete o [14], 17-214 o 32 plates (including portrait frontispiece and vignette title page) 30 hand-colored plates References: Lowndes 1192 Language: English Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure o Red cloth Size: ~7in X 4.5in (17.5cm x 11cm) Our Guarantee: Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide. Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation! 30560 Photos available upon request.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 1843 FISH Jardine FISHING Piranha Salmon Dorsa Ichthyology Africa Guiana ART A significantly rare first edition of volume five of 'Ichyology' from Sir William Jardine's 'Naturalist's Library' entitled, 'The Natural History of the Fishes of Guiana.' Edited by Sir William Jardine and written by Robert H. Schomburgk, Esq., this work provides a fascinating 19th-century survey on aquatic wildlife. This scientific treatise provides 32 beautifully hand-colored engraved plates depicting a variety of fish native to the Guianas located in Northeast South America such as porcupine acanthicus, shark-tailed hypostoma, black doras, tiger pimelodus, flat-headed platystoma, piranha saw-bellied salmon, carp, fishing implements, and much more! Item number: #30388 Price: $550 SCHOMBURGK, Robert H.; [JARDINE, Sir William] (Editor); STEWART, Mr. (Illus.) The Naturalist's Library: Ichthyology. The Natural History of the Fishes of Guiana. Edinburgh: W.H. Lizars; London: S. Highley; Dublin: W. Curry, Jun. and Co., [1843]. First edition. Details: Collation: Complete o 263, [1] o 34 engraved plates, 32 in color (including frontispiece and title page) o Several in-text illustrations References: Lowndes 1192 Language: English Binding: Leather; tight and secure Size: ~6.5in X 4.25in (16.5cm x 11cm) Our Guarantee: Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide. Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation! 30388 Photos available upon request. …

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 1843 FISH ART 1ed Jardine Naturalist Ichthyology Fishing Guiana Natural History A significantly rare first edition of volume five of Ichyology from Sir William Jardine s Naturalist s Library entitled, The Natural History of the Fishes of Guiana. Edited by Sir William Jardine and written by Robert H. Schomburgk, Esq., this work provides a fascinating 19th-century survey on aquatic wildlife. This scientific treatise provides 30 beautifully hand-colored engraved plates depicting a variety of fish native to the Guianas located in Northeast South America such as porcupine acanthicus, shark-tailed hypostoma, black doras, tiger pimelodus, flat-headed platystoma, piranha saw-bellied salmon, carp, fishing implements, and much more! Also included is a portrait and memoir of Swiss traveller and Orientalist, John Lewis Burckhardt. Item number: #40644 Price: $599 SCHOMBURGK, Robert H.; [JARDINE, Sir William] (Editor); STEWART, Mr. (Illus.) The Naturalist s Library: Ichthyology. Vol. V. The Natural History of the Fishes of Guiana Edinburgh: W.H. Lizars; London: S. Highley; Dublin: W. Curry, Jun. and Co., 1843. First edition. Details: Collation: Complete o xv, [3], 17-214, [2] o 32 plates (including portrait frontispiece and vignette title page) 30 hand-colored plates References: Lowndes 1192 Language: English Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure o Brown cloth Size: ~7in X 4.5in (18cm x 11.5cm) Our Guarantee: Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide. Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation! 40644 Photos available upon request.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 6 Volumes. small 8vo. 6 engraved frontis. portraits, 6 engraved titles, & 196 engraved plates (most hand-coloured; 1 folding). wood-engraved text illus. library buckram (small library stamp on front flyleaves, frontis. & engraved title in Vol. I partly dampstained, spotting to frontis. & engraved title in Vol. II, light dampstaining to some of the plates in Vol. XXIX). The complete series on fishes, comprising: (1) Fishes, Particularly Their Structure And Economical Uses. By J.S.Bushnan, (2-3) British Fishes. By R.Hamilton, (4) Fishes Of The Perch Family. By Jardine, (5-6) Fishes of British Guiana. By R.H.Schomburgk. …