Milne Edwards, H(enri):Livre Rare Book
1840ref. 107DB2. Auflage. 3 Bde. (v. 4). Paris, Fortin, Masson et Cie., 1840-1843. 8°. VIII, 243, (3) S.; (4), 360 S.; (4) 323 S. Halblederbde. d. Zt. mit Rückenvergoldung.
1851ref. VF250651851-1861 (reprint 1972) 4 volumes (complete). ca. 2000 p., 1 folded plate, cloth. Text in Dutch and Latin (intruduction in English). Library stamps (Zoologisch Museum Amsterdam), else good set. Inserted are two book reviews on this work published in Copeia.
1998ref. VR438451998-2008 8vo, in issues. Missing number 36 but still a nice run of this French journal on turtles.
Gr. In-8, 343p. Deuxième édition. Illustré 11 planches en quadrichromie et de 24 planches en héliogravure. Inscription en page de garde, sinon bel exemplaire, agréablement relié.
1770ref. ZW233201770 xvi, 147, [1] p., 1 folded plate with five engraved figures, contemporary speckled paper-covered boards (spine worn, inner joint reinforced with ''old' paper strip. Pages 59-62 are missing. Repaired tear in margin of plate. Rare.
1857ref. RO80061771MARESCQ et Cie - HAVARD Gustave. 1857. In-4. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. défraîchie, Manque en coiffe de pied, Intérieur acceptable. 360 + 62 pages. Frontispice en noir et blanc. Nombreuses illustrations en noir et blanc, dans le texte et en planches hors-texte. Coiffes et charnières usées.. . . . Classification Dewey : 597.9-Reptiles
1934124 pages. The following only touches upon the highlights of the considerable fascinating photos and text in this issue. Features: Cover illustration of a plane with paddle wheels for wings; Sensational study of heredity may produce new race of men; Amazing new uses fround for glass; Border guard wages war on smugglers; Phonograph disks run crewless war tank!; Fiends of the desert (reptiles) found to be harmless; Photo of noted inventor George W. Bowers in his Somerville, MA workshop; Shortwave machine broadcasts death to plant enemies; Mysterious lost rivers run mills and power plants; Homemade planetarium for amateur astronomers; World's strangest circus produced by amateurs - article with great photos of the Gainesville, Texas Community Circus; You can grow mushrooms in your cellar; Great color-photo back cover ad for Camel cigarettes features Jack Ford, Engineer of the Burlington Railroad's "Zephyr" which travels 1015 miles in 785 minutes from Denver to Chicago. Average wear. Signature upon both covers. Four-inch and six-inch openings to back cover. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
2008ref. VR447262008 Two volumes (complete). 770, 710 p., numerous illustrations, small 4to, paperbound. Monalytes. New set, still in plastic foil.The complete works (57 papers) by Jean-Louis Amiet on the batrachians of Cameroon. Heavy set (5,5 kg). Only few copies were printed of this good quality compilation.
2023ref. VR442602023 960 p., 697 coloured photographs, 4to, hardbound. New copy.This book deals with the 125 snake species known to inhabit Laos as of 2023. It is based on the literature, on the results of many field trips in Laos and investigations of specimens deposited in world-wide collections. A wealth of new and unpublished data are made available for the snakes of this still poorly-known country. Heavy book (almost 4,5 kg !).
1836ref. GIT01328Paris Duménil 1836. 3vol in-8 broché belle couverture imprimée bleue d'époque 488 480 427pp imprimées sur 2 colonnes. Orné de 150 planches hors texte finement gravées sur acier, représentant au moins 500 animaux. Manques de papier sur le dos et en bordure de couverture des Tomes I et III, dos du Tome III fendu.
1998ref. VR438441998-2008 8vo, in issues. Nice run of this French journal on turtles.
1888ref. GE188961888 67 p., 34 figs, 7 lithographed pls (four of which are brightly coloured landscape plates), 1 folded col. map, 1 photographic plate, paperbound (printed covers). Scarce.
2002ref. 015139Berkeley: Univ of California Press 2002. New book but small secction of laminate at bottom of spine scuffed & loose. Color photos maps bibliography index 392 pages. Hard Cover. As New/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Univ of California Press Hardcover
1901ref. NG413211901 vi, 175 p., 5 maps in the text, 16 maps (15 tinted lithographed on thick paper), 4to, original dark blue half cloth, spine and front cover gilt (loosely inserted in a protective second binding (printed boards with original original printed (paper) covers). Blue half cloth binding very well preserved due to extra cover. Some scattered foxing. Ex library Dr. L.F. de Beaufort (with his ex libris).The Sarasins both were interested in insular zoology, in particular malacology (first 53 pages), ornithology and herpetology.
ref. ORD-17200Paris. Furne. 1839. Edition compète en 2 volumes gd in-8 (175 x 265mm) dos lisses basane fauve, titres, filets et frises dorés, plats et gardes joliment jaspés, 2ff., XII, 663 et 2ff., 647, (1) pages, impression sur 2 colonnes. Bien complet des 36 gravures couleurs hors texte, serpentes conservées. Qq. rousseurs claires, une dizaine de planches plus ou moins mais uniformément insolées, les autres au coloris très vif. Bon exemplaire.
1893ref. 036558Sydney: L. Bruck 1893. vi 85pp frontis portrait. Contemporary original brown cloth titled in gilt. Ex-museum library with several oval stamps throughout has cancelled stamp on front free endpaper faded spine label some minor surface abrasion to cloth. Some foxing to endpapers and preliminary blanks. Scarce Australian publication on snake venom its action and antidote. Includes historical overview and case studies. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Very Good. 8vo. L. Bruck Hardcover
1877ref. PR251521877 52, [32] p., 16 double-page lithographed pls, large 4to, paperbound (printed covers). Spine with some slight wear, otherwise a very good, uncut copy (without foxing) of this rare monograph on fossil crocodilians.This work contains the descriptions of two species described by Rudolph Ludwig (1812-1880): Alligator darwini and Crocodilius ebertsi. Both are thoroughly described and illustrated. The fine detailed drawings are by Ludwig himself. Not only the Alligator was named after Darwin but the whole work is dedicated to Darwin ''Herrn Charles Darwin in hochachtungsvoller Ergebenheit gewidmet von dem Verfasser''.
ref. 141727aafEsslingen, Schreiber, 1886, in-4°, 91 Grossfoliotafeln (Doppeltafeln) mit über 850 naturgetreuen Abb. und 120 Seiten erläuterndem Text nebst zahlreichen Holzschnitten + IX (Deutsches Namenverz.). kl. Sammlerstempel auf Vorsatz, farb. ill. Original-Halbleinenband, schönes Exemplar.
1875ref. VR189551875 207 p., 3 figs, 17 (several tinted, 1 col.) lithographed pls, hcloth (original front cover laid on). Most plates foxed. Library stamps and markings. Rare separate reprint from a paper published in: Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova.
1925ref. EG241711925-1936 [4], 479, [4], 427 p., 20 (8 col.) pls, plain green hcalf (no labels on spine). The first volume published in Treubia vol. VII and the second as Treubia Supplement to volume VII. All published on this biological expedition to the island of Buru (Moluccas, northern Indonesia). Of the 58 papers only 4 (Jong, Reptiles / Dammerman, Mammalia / Benthem Jutting, Mollusca & Siebers, Aves) are other than terrestrial arthropods. The remaining 44 papers are all on insects and spiders, acari etc.Includes: 27 papers on Coleoptera (Andrewes, Carabidae / Aurivillius, Cerambycidae / Bernhauer Staphylinidae / Corporaal, Cleridae / Horn, Cicindelidae / Heller, Curculionidae / Moser, Cetonidae, and Melolonthidae / Obenberger, Buprestidae / d'Orchymont, Hydrophiliidae etc.), 8 papers on Diptera (De Meyere, Syrphydae etc.), 5 papers on Lepidoptera (Eecke, Rhopalocera, etc.), 3 papers on Orthoptera (Karny, Gryllacridae etc.), 4 papers on Odonata and Neuroptera (Lieftinck, Odonata etc.), furthermore papers on: Hymenoptera, Blattidae, Acari, Scorpionidae, Aracnoida.
1857ref. 5310CBParis, A. Delahays, 1857. 8°. 654 S.; 574 (1) S. Mit 33 kol. Stahlstichtafeln. Rote Halblederbände der Zeit mit Rückenvergoldung. + Wichtig: Für unsere Kunden in der EU erfolgt der Versand alle 14 Tage verzollt ab Deutschland / Postbank-Konto in Deutschland vorhanden + 2 Bände. Nouvelle édition pécédée de l'éloge de Lacépède pa
1880ref. PHO-2555London, Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer for the Zoological Society, 1880. Strong in-8, demi chagrin époque, titre et année au dos. Bon exemplaire Complete with 64 plates, including 44 hand-coloured plates, with illustrations by artists including J. Smit and John Gerrard Keulemans.
ref. 7421Esslingen & München, J. F. Schreiber, sans date. In-4 de [8]-VI-76 pages suivies des planches, cartonnage illustré en couleurs, dos de toile rouge orné de titre et décors.
ref. 7422Esslingen près Stuttgart, J. F. Schreiber, sans date. In-4 de [10]-10, puis [2]-9, puis[2]-16 pages, suivies dans chaque partie des planches. Cartonnage illustré en couleurs, dos de toile rouge orné du titre en noir.
1916ref. VR374011916 22, [1] p., 19 (17 coloured) plates, royal 4to (25 x 31,5 cm), later half cloth with original printed front cover laid on. Ex library of the Dutch biologist and conservationist Andries Hoogerwerf (1906-1977), with his signature and stamp. Plates with one tiny worm hole in blank right margin, two in the last two uncoloured plates (and one hole largest in the last plate).
