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Objects of the Microscope; being a Popular Description of the Most Instructive and Beautiful Subjects for Exhibition

by CLARKE, L. [Louisa] Lane;

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London, Groombridge and Sons, 1863, Second edition. . original red blind-stamped cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and cover, few light stains on cover, overall very good, interior is clean and near fine. . 12mo [18.5 x 12.5 cm]; xv, 248, [viii, ads] pp, illustrated, with the half title page, index. . This second edition has additional chapters not present in the first including one on injected anatomical preparations. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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Observations in the East, Chiefly in Egypt, Palestine, Syria, and Asia Minor

by DURBIN, John P.;

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New York, Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1860, tenth edition. . original green cloth, gilt lettering on spine, library blind-stamp on titles, ink number on verso titles, no other marks, covers lightly rubbed at edge, a very good and very clean solid set, plates bright, with tissue guards. . small 8vo [19 x 12 cm]; 2 volumes, xi, 347; x, 299 pp, 2 folding maps as frontis's, 4 other maps including double-page, folding, 3 plans, 17 fine engraved plates, other illustrations including full-page, table. . Based on the author's extensive travels in the region. Tobler p. 168. Blackmer Catalogue 561: "Durbin was a Methodist preacher and missionary of some renown." The first edition was 1845. The plates are from drawings by Bartlett, Allom, Bernatz, Fitzen, Roberts. There is a double-page plan of Jerusalem. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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Observations of a Naturalist in the Pacific between 1896 and 1899

by GUPPY, H. B.;

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London, Macmillan and Co., 1903-1906, First edition of each volume. . original red cloth, gilt spine title lettering, partly unopened, spines a little faded but lettering clear, cover lightly spotted, light foxing on endpaper, else near fine set. . 8vo [23.5 x 16 cm]; 2 volumes complete, xx, 392; xxvi, 627 pp, frontis in each volume with tissue guard, plates from photos and drawings, other illustrations from drawings, 7 maps and charts (most colored, some folding), tables, indexes. . A massive undertaking by this renowned naturalist. Volume I is on Vanua Levu, Fiji, with a description of its leading physical and geographical characters, including volcanic, hot springs, magnetic rocks, coral, etc; volume II is on plant dispersal, the latter being a detailed and pioneering study on the movement and drift of seeds and fruit in the tropics and across the Pacific. An important work and major contribution. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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Observations on the Social and Political State of Denmark, and the Duchies of Sleswick and Holstein in 1851

by LAING, Samuel;

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London, Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1852, First edition. . original brown blind-stamped cloth, gilt spine title lettering, frontis slightly foxed, but interior quite clean and fine, unmarked, minor fading on part of cover, near fine. . 8vo [23 x 15 cm]; xvi, 446, [ii], 32 [ads] pp, map frontis Battle of Idstedt, with the half title page, endpaper ads. . The author of numerous works on his travels in Europe, especially in Scandinavia, describes the people and country of Denmark, topography, towns and villages, customs, politics, glaciers, trade, battles, newspapers, shops, scenery, Copenhagen, museums, royalty, education, etc. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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The Observer's Book of Cacti and Other Succulents

by SCOTT, S. H.;

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London, Frederick Warne, [1977], . . original cloth, title lettering on spine and cover, dj (price clipped), fine and clean, unmarked. . 16mo [14.5 x 9 cm]; 159 pp, 64 plates from photos with 16 in color, index. . A handy pocket sized reference work covering all cacti families, hundreds of species described, cultivation and propagation, etc for growing indoors and in greenhouse. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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The Ochre Border; A Journey Through the Tibetan Frontierlands

by HARDY, Justine;

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London, Constable, [1995], First edition. . original cloth, silver title lettering on spine, dj (not price clipped, tiny tear at edge), clean, fine and unmarked. . 8vo [24 x 16 cm]; 191 pp, color and black and white illustrations from photos on plates, map showing author's route, bibliog. . The author's account of her travels from the Spiti Valley in Tibet, from Manali, through the Parvati valley, Pulga, Pin-Parvati Pass, Kaza, etc, with good descriptions of the people, scenes, customs, etc. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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The Odyssey of an Orchid Hunter

by BURDETT, F. D., edited and annotated by Percy J. King;

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London, Herbert Jenkins, [1930], First edition. . original cloth, slightly rubbed at corner, small dent at cover edge, lightly foxed on few leaves, mainly marginal, but a very good, solid and tight copy. . 8vo [22 x 14.5 cm]; 317 pp, frontis (port), plus 15 plates from photos, index, map of Philippine Islands on endpapers. . Burdett was one of the first prospectors of the Kimberley goldrush, a pearl hunter, explorer and orchid collector who explored coral reefs and jungles for some forty years. In this work, the author travelled in the jungles of the Philippines and describes the jungle, the peoples, nature, his adventures and the finding of some orchids among other things, including ancient artifacts. He was also the author of The Odyssey of a Pearl Hunter. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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The Okavango River; a Narrative of Travel, Exploration and Adventure

by ANDERSSON, Charles John;

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New York, Harper & Brothers, 1861, First American Edition. . original blind-stamped cloth, pictorial gilt, 1.5 cm chip at head of spine, spine lettering faded, good+ copy. . 8vo [24 x 16 cm]; xx, [21] - 414, [ii, ads], extra engraved title page with vignette of author, frontis, 15 plates, folding color map. . The color map did not appear in the London edition, nor did the notes on distances, both present here. The plates are mainly of wildlife, native peoples, hunting scenes. The author, who wrote a previous book on the area, ' Lake Ngami', paid all of the expenses of this trip. Mendelssohn 42: "A description of a hunting expedition through Namaqualand and Damaraland. Andersson intended to explore these countries right up to Cunene or Nourse River but the difficulties of the expedition, though encountered with indomitable courage, proved to be insuperable, and he had to turn back. He obtained, however, much valuable information and his success as a hunter and collector was… Read More
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Old American Prints for Collectors

by EBERT, John & Katherine;

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New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, [1974], First edition. . original cloth, spine title lettering, dj (bit price clipped), very light signs of use, very good+, clean, unmarked. . 4to [26 x 19 cm]; ix, 277 pp, hundreds of illustrations in color and black & white, bibliography, glossary, index. . With good chapters on printmaking, early prints and engravings, American lithography, Currier and Ives, nature prints, etc, and with a final chapter on care, preservation and buying prints, including framing, the book is an excellent reference. There are also appendices on print terms, brief biographies of American printmakers, 12 page list of nineteenth century color plate books. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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The Old English Gardening Books

by ROHDE, Eleanor Sinclair;

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London, Marin Hopkinson and Company, 1924, First Edition. . original cloth-backed boards, original paper labels, fine, clean and unmarked in the scarce dust jacket (short tear, slight wear but quite good), with an extra loose title label. . 8vo [24 x 16 cm]; xii, 144 pp, illus, 16 plates, 8 plans, title page vignette, index. . An important and detailed contribution with plates and bibliography mainly 16th and 17th century. With a chapter on William Lawson, Gervase Markham, John Parkinson. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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The Old English Farming Books from Fitzerbert to Tull 1523 to 1730 [with:] More Old English Farming Books from Tull to Board of Agriculture 1731 to 1793

by FUSSELL, G. E.;

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London, Crosby Lockwood & Son, 1947, 1950, First edition of each volume. . original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dust jackets (price clipped, light wear at spine ends), fine and clean. . 8vo [22.5 x 14.5 cm]; 2 volumes, [viii], 141; [x], 186 pp, 24 plates, author and title indexes in each volume. . A well-respected reference book, both volumes in dust jackets. The plates are taken from title pages, plates or portraits from the books. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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Old Fashioned Flowers

by SITWELL, Sacheverell, illustrations by John Farleigh;

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London, Country Life Limited, [1948], . . original cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and cover, dj (wear, short tear, chipped at spine end, not price clipped), lightly spotted on endpaper and outer edge of text block, very good sound copy. . 4to [25 x 19 cm]; [x], 195 pp, 12 color plates from paintings by Farleigh including the colored title page with vignettes, other illustrations in text, index. . 'This is the first attempt to deal with the whole subject of old fashioned flowers.' (dj) There is much detail on the Auricula, primrose, old English Tulips, carnations and pinks, old roses, fuchsias, florists' flowers, as well as chapters on early florists. Cultural notes have been supplied by various experts in their specialties. A minor classic and interesting read. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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Old Williamsburg and her Neighbors

by STEVENS, William Oliver;

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New York, Dodd, Mead & Company, 1939, reprint, first published in 1938. . original cloth, spine a bit faded, very lightly rubbed at edges, but a very good copy. . 8vo [22 x 15 cm]; xv, 337 pp, color frontis from author's painting, numerous illustrations from author's drwgs, some full page, index, endpaper maps. . A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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Old-Fashioned Gardening; a History and a Reconstruction

by TABOR, Grace;

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New York, McBride, Nast & Company, 1913, First Edition. . original cloth with gilt title lettering in gilted border on cover and gilt spine title lettering, top edge gilted, nice chapter head pieces, spine end a bit frayed, near fine, interior is clean and fine. . roy 8vo; xviii, 263 pp, frontis with tissue guard, illus, plates, tinted plans, good bibliog, index. . A very well-illustrated work with plates in decorative borders. Plates include buildings, gardens, entrance ways, ornaments, etc. In two parts, the first on history includes Spanish gardens in the semi-tropics, English gardens of gentlemen adventurers, New Amsterdam housewive's gardens, puritan gardens, catholick and quaker gardens, presidents' gardens, etc, with the reconstruction section on old-fashioned gardens, design, inclosures, old flowers, ornaments, reproducing the old fashioned gardens. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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The Old-Fashioned Garden

by LYNCH, Nancy; illustrations by Gill Tomblin;

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New York, Rizzoli, [1987], First edition. . original pictorial boards, fine and clean with pop-ups all in working order, no tears. . large 8vo [30 x 21.5 cm]; 4 double-page color pop-up garden plans, table of perennials, other illustrations in color, map. . The content is aimed at the novice gardener but the illustrations and pop-ups will appeal to everyone. Frank Anderson was a consultant for the work. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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Omoo: A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas; Being a Sequel to the "Residence in the Marquesas Islands"

by MELVILLE, Herman;

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London, John Murray, 1847, First edition. . contemporary half calf, raised bands, decorated in gilt and blind, red title labels with gilt lettering, marbled boards, rubbed at edges, a very good copy, clean throughout. . small 8vo [17.5 x 12 cm]; xiii, 321 pp, map frontispiece, text illus. . BAL 13655, with the 'P' at p. 209, as signature mark, showing top half only, no priority of states. The London edition preceeded the US edition by several weeks. Hill 196: "This work deals with Melville and his part in the mutiny aboard the Julia, called in this book, Lucy Ann. Melville then spent about three months wandering in various parts of Tahiti and Imeeo (Moorea) as a beachcomber and was able to make extensive observations on the social conditions of the natives. This work is also a true story." The author has been described as "the most important of all the great American writers" and later wrote Moby Dick. This is the author's second book. A picture of this book is… Read More
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On Fiji Islands

by WRIGHT, Ronald;

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[New York], Viking, [1986], First Edition. . original quarter cloth, boards, dj, fine. . 8vo [23 x 16 cm]; xii, [ii], 257 pp, glossary, bibliog, endpaper maps. . The author observes that societies that do not eat people are fascinated by those that do. "An artful blend of travel memoir and historical narrative", and a fascination of cannibals and their adaptation to modern times. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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On Horseback Through the Holy Land

by BETTS, J. T.;

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np, privately printed for the author, 1930, First edition. . original blue cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and cover, within gilt border, spine ends a little frayed, short tear in frontis margin, small split at rear joint, interior clean, very good. . 8vo [23 x 16 cm]; xi, [ii], 149 pp, frontis portrait, photo plates. . Illustrations include Damascus Gate of Jerusalem, Sea of Galilee, Nazareth, Jordan river, Mount of Olives, Mosque of Omar, etc, based on the author's travels through Palestine, Holy Land. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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On the Desert: A Narrative of Travel from Egypt throughout the Wilderness of Sinai to Palestine

by FIELD, Henry M.;

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London, T. Nelson and Sons, 1888, Author's Edition. . original pictorial cloth, gilt picture of camel and Bedouin, gilt spine vignette, gilt spine & cover title lettering, very slight edge rubbing but clean and fine with inscription from 'Uncle Field', possibly author, dated Boston 1893. . 8vo [21 x 14 cm]; vi, [ii], 9-276 pp, map of Sinai, complete with frontis, 15 plates, including portraits and views. . The author took notes on the spot as he travelled through the Sinai desert including to Mount Sinai, to Nukhl, Gaza, Bethlehem, the Dead Sea, Jericho, Jerusalem, etc. Smith F18. 'There is not an uninteresting chapter in the book. It is entertaining throughout' [New York Herald]. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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On the Eaves of the World

by FARRER, Reginald;

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London, Edward Arnold, 1917, First edition. . original blue cloth with gilt title lettering on front covers and spines, slightly rubbed, some minor foxing but clean, quite a good set. . 8vo [22.5 x 15.5 cm]; 2 volumes, xii, 311; viii, 328 pp, frontis in each volume, numerous plates from photos, folding map showing author's route, index. . Yakushi F17. Called the 'Prince of Alpine Gardeners' by Tyler Whittle, the author, accompanied by botanical collector William Purdon, traveled through the virgin Kansu region of Tibet in search of hardy plants. He suffered hardship and avoided the mad bandit general White Wolf and his army while collecting numerous seeds and plants which he sent back to England. An interesting adventure with descriptions of geography and the people and much on the plants found. An appendix lists the plants that were successfully brought into cultivation as a result of the expedition. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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