British Dragonflies (Odonata) de Lucas, W.J - 1900

Johannesburg: MacMillan South Africa [0 86954 070 X] [1982], 1st edition. (4to) 307pp. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Map endpapers, frontispiece, illustrations, color photographs, glossary, select bibliography, checklist of sp[ecies, index. The top and bottom of the spine is slightly rounded-in and the corners are lightly bumped. Locale: Southern Africa. (Natural History, Botany--South Africa, Flowers, Orchids).

Vancouver BC: Greystone Books / Douglas McIntyre, 1998. Signed on the half-title page by the author, additionally inscribed: For Roger and Penny, with my best wishes on Christmas 1998 as always, Wade. First edition / First printing. Black paper-covered boards. Very fine in about fine dust jacket.

New York, William Morrow and Company, 1950, hardcover, x-260 pp, First U.S. Edition, First Printing, Signed by the Author on the title page, Good in Fair dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, dampstain to fore-edge of boards affecting no other area, small bookstore sticker to front pastedown, text block top edge darkened. Dustjacket price-clipped, edge nicks, spine faded, faint dampstains to rear panel, in new Brodart sleeve. The well-known author of Return to the River, A River Never Sleeps, and The Western Angler traces the development of the seasons and their effect upon his world, the habits of fish and game, the details of family and community life, and, more broadly, the position of mankind amidst the wonder and beauty of the world of nature.

London: printed by order of the trustees of the British Museum, sold by B. Quaritch and at the British Museum (Natural History), 1921. Octavo. Original green cloth over limp boards, titles to spine and British Museum of Natural History roundel to the upper board gilt, double rules to boards blocked in blind. Steel engravings throughout the text. Minor production flaw in the cloth of the upper board, very light rubbing at the tips. An excellent, fresh copy. First edition, first impression and a lovely copy in exceptional condition. Smith (1854-1937) "spent her entire career as a volunteer at the British Museum of Natural History... for although she was trained in botany by Dr. Scott at the Royal College of Sciences, she was unable to choose whether to become a professional or remain an amateur... Since women were not admitted to the museum staff, she had no choice but to work for free if she wanted to work at all. She volunteered to remount a collection of recently purchased microscopical slides, and… Leer más

New York: Harmony Books, 1996. Signed by Stephen Jay Gould. First edition / First printing. Black cloth spine, black paper-covered boards. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

Johannesburg: MacMillan South Africa [0 86954 070 X] [1982], 1st edition. (4to) 307pp. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Map endpapers, frontispiece, illustrations, color photographs, glossary, select bibliography, checklist of sp[ecies, index. The top and bottom of the spine is slightly rounded-in and the corners are lightly bumped. Locale: Southern Africa. (Natural History, Botany--South Africa, Flowers, Orchids).

Seattle: Occidental Publishing, 1909. Ex-Library. Illus. by Allan Brooks. Very Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. One of 350 numbered copies of the "Original Edition" printed for advance subscribers. Pages 459 through 997. with 4 color plates. dark green cloth in library-bound hardcover - strong gilt titles, including call number. page edges lightly foxed and a slight musty odor..

1933 Whittlesey House first edition. Henry Rusby was a well know botanist and participant in numerous expeditions to the Amazon and other tropical climes.Condition of the book is Very Good. The binding is straight and sound. Inside pages are complete and unmarked. The main condition issue is light soil to the exterior edges of the text block. Overall, a clean and sold copy of a somewhat uncommon classic in the field.Please message me with any questions.

New York, William Morrow and Company, 1950, hardcover, x-260 pp, First U.S. Edition, First Printing, Signed by the Author on the title page, Good in Fair dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, dampstain to fore-edge of boards affecting no other area, small bookstore sticker to front pastedown, text block top edge darkened. Dustjacket price-clipped, edge nicks, spine faded, faint dampstains to rear panel, in new Brodart sleeve. The well-known author of Return to the River, A River Never Sleeps, and The Western Angler traces the development of the seasons and their effect upon his world, the habits of fish and game, the details of family and community life, and, more broadly, the position of mankind amidst the wonder and beauty of the world of nature.

London: printed by order of the trustees of the British Museum, sold by B. Quaritch and at the British Museum (Natural History), 1921. Octavo. Original green cloth over limp boards, titles to spine and British Museum of Natural History roundel to the upper board gilt, double rules to boards blocked in blind. Steel engravings throughout the text. Minor production flaw in the cloth of the upper board, very light rubbing at the tips. An excellent, fresh copy. First edition, first impression and a lovely copy in exceptional condition. Smith (1854-1937) "spent her entire career as a volunteer at the British Museum of Natural History... for although she was trained in botany by Dr. Scott at the Royal College of Sciences, she was unable to choose whether to become a professional or remain an amateur... Since women were not admitted to the museum staff, she had no choice but to work for free if she wanted to work at all. She volunteered to remount a collection of recently purchased microscopical slides, and… Leer más