The Quadrupeds of North America
Audubon, 1849. first octavo edition. softcover. First octavo edition, in original wrappers. This is vol. 10 only. With 5 colored plates. In very good condition, rear cover almost separated from spine.
Audubon, 1849. first octavo edition. softcover. First octavo edition, in original wrappers. This is vol. 10 only. With 5 colored plates. In very good condition, rear cover almost separated from spine.
London: John Murray, 1869. 5th. Fifth edition, tenth thousand, as stated on title page and copyright page. Book very good, repair at front and rear gutters. Page 29/30 missing. Comes with custom-made slipcase.
John Murray, 1881. 2nd. hardcover. Second edition, 1881. Book very good, gutters somewhat cracking, foxing mainly in front and back.
D. Appleton and Co, 1873. first. hardcover. First US edition, 1873 stated on title page. Book very good, former owner's bookplate attached to front paste-down, gutters have been repaired but still cracked.
London: John Murray, 1884. early printing. hardcover. 16th thousand, rebound in leather. Book near fine.
London, UK: John Murray, 1875. 6th. hardcover. Sixth edition, Fifteenth Thousand. Book very good, cracking along front and rear gutters, some wear, previous owner's name on half-title and title page. Housed in provided fold-out case.
London: John Murray, 1888. 6th. hardcover. 6th edition, with additions and corrections to 1872. Book very good. Comes in custom-made slipcase.
London: Murray, 1885. 6th. 6th Edition, 28th Thousand, very good in original cloth.
D. Appleton and Co, 1860. first. hardcover. First US edition, second state (three reviews). Book very good, some bubbles on front cover, some wear on spine ends, foxing throughout, a couple of handwritten names by same former owner. Housed in a custom-made slipcase.
London: Murray, 1891. Sixth. hardcover. A beautiful near fine copy, with bright gold lettering and decoration on the spine. Appears unread. Some offsetting on the endpapers. Forty-first thousand.
Oxford: Oxford, 1976. First. A fine first edition in a fine dust jacket, price clipped. 1976 on the title page and no mention of later printings on the copyright page.
Princeton University Press, 1923. first. hardcover. First edition with 1923 stated on title page. Book in very good condition, minor rubbing at corners and spine ends, rear end paper detached from binding but not loose and is attached to rear paste-down along gutter with small tear at bottom of paper.....
Franklin Library, 1978. limited. Fine limited edition, leather bound.
London: George Allen, 1913. First. hardcover. A near fine first UK edition, first edition in English. Housed in a custom-made slipcase.
New York: MacMillan, 1913. First. hardcover. A very good first American edition. 1913 on the title page and no mention of later printings on the copyright page.
London: George Allen and Co., 1913. 1st UK. First UK edition, first edition in English. Previously owned by E. R. Thompson, a journalist who in the 1920s write an article on 'Imagery in Dreams', heavily referencing Freud, and a popular psychologist/self help book 'The Human Machine Secrets of Success'. This.....
New York: Harper, 1927. First. hardcover. A fine first edition of an important early study in the sociology of vaccination. Of critical importance in the new age of Covid vaccines. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase. A prescient harbinger of today's controversy of low worldwide vaccination rates.