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A Classic of Early American Natural History 1. Abbot, John, and Sir James Edward Smith: THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE RARER LEPIDOPTEROUS INSECTS OF GEORGIA. INCLUDING THEIR SYSTEMATIC CHARACTERS, THE PARTICULARS OF THEIR SEVERAL METAMORPHOSES, AND THE PLANTS ON WHICH THEY FEED. COLLECTED FROM THE OBSERVATIONS OF MR JOHN ABBOT, MANY YEARS RESIDENT IN THAT COUNTRY, BY JAMES EDWARD SMITH. London. 1797. Two volumes. Parallel titles and text in French and English. 104 handcolored engraved plates by John Harris after Abbot, some heightened with gum-arabic. Folio. Expertly bound to style in half calf and contemporary marbled boards, spines gilt extra, leather labels stamped in gilt. Fine. The earliest illustrated monograph devoted to the butter ies and moths of North America. Abbot’s watercolors are among the nest natural history illus- trations ever made: elegant and scientically accurate, they rank with those of his famous contemporaries, William Bartram and Alexander Wilson. William Swainson described Abbot as one of the United States’ most important natu- ral history artists, “a most assiduous collector, and an admirable draftsman of insects. [This] work is one of the most beautiful that this or any other country can boast of” (quoted by Sabin). ,. Subscriptions to the “ of America” 2. Audubon, John James: [AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED, FROM TO HIS SON, VICTOR GIFFORD AUDUBON, SENT CARE OF ROBERT HAVELL, DISCUSSING NEW SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR The Birds of America ]. Boston. March 23, 1833. [3]pp., with integral address leaf, on a folded folio sheet. Previously folded, with old separations along folds expertly repaired with no loss of text. A few very small edge chips. Paper restored where it had been torn away by breaking of seal. Light tanning, slight discoloration in isolated spots. Very good. A letter lled with palpable excitement and detailed information about subscribers in the Boston area. Written when The Birds of America was half way to completion and sent just prior to the voyage to Labrador undertaken by Audubon and his other son John, with much revealing insight on the process of publishing and distributing Audu- bon’s seminal work. A full description is available upon request. ,.

Cock of the Plains 3. Audubon, John James: PINNATED GROUSE [GREATER PRAIRIE–]. [Pl. 186]. London. 1834. Handcolored engraving with and etching by R. Havell. Watermarked: “J. Whatman/1834.” Sheet size: 25⅜ x 38½ inches. One of Audubon’s greatest images. At the time Audubon was writing, the Greater tion was eliminated they soon disappeared. Today the remaining populations, much Prairie Chicken had already all but vanished from the eastern states. It was “still restricted, are carefully managed. An organization in Wisconsin . . . is dedicated to abundant on the main western prairies, but this too was to change, mainly because the purchasing, preserving, and managing remaining prairie chicken habitat”—Peterson. could not adapt to modern agricultural practices. When the native prairie vegeta- ,. The Most Important Color Plate Book Produced in 19th-Century America 4. Audubon, John James, and John Bachman: THE VIVIPAROUS QUADRUPEDS OF NORTH AMERICA. New York. 1845–1846 [but actually 1849]. Three volumes. Elephant folio broadsheets. Three lithographic titlepages, three leaves of letterpress contents. 150 handcolored lithographic plates after John James Audubon and John Woodhouse Audubon, the backgrounds after Victor Audubon, printed and colored by J. T. Bowen of . Expertly bound to style in half dark purple morocco and period purple cloth, spines gilt with raised bands, marbled edges and endpapers. [with:] THE VIVIPAROUS QUADRUPEDS OF NORTH AMERICA. Three volumes. Half titles, list of subscribers. Six handcolored lithographed plates (i.e. plates 124 and 151–155). Small quarto. Expertly bound to style uniform to the above in half purple morocco and period purple cloth, marbled endpapers. Very good. This is Audubon’s nal great natural history work. Unlike the double–elephant folio edition of The Birds of America, which was printed in London, the Quadrupeds was produced in the United States. It was the largest and most signicant color plate book produced in America in the th century, and a tting monument to Audu- bon’s continuing genius. A beautiful set of one of the greatest American illustrated works ever created. ,. A Classic American Color Plate Book 5. Allen, John Fisk: VICTORIA REGIA; OR THE GREAT WATER LILY OF AMERICA. WITH A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF ITS DISCOVERY AND INTRODUCTION INTO CULTIVATION: WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY WILLIAM SHARP, FROM SPECIMENS GROWN AT SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS, U.S.A. Boston. 1854. Broadsheet. Letterpress title, 1p. dedication to Caleb Cope, 12pp. text (numbered [5]–16); 1p. index, plate list, note, and errata. Six chromolithographic plates by Sharp & Sons of Dorchester, Massachusetts (five after William Sharp, one after Allen). Publisher’s cloth-backed lettered boards. Very good. In a green half morocco box.

One of the most striking of American botanical books, this is also among the most successful examples of early chromolithography. “William Sharp, the lithographer, had honed his skills since his early and somewhat primitive eort in Mattson’s book twelve years earlier. In the large water lily plates of Victoria Regia, Sharp printed colors with a delicacy of execution and technical brilliance never before achieved in the United States”—Stamped with National Character. The plates of this book are the most dramatic early owering of chromolithography in America. This work, published in , was done on a scale and with expertise not previously seen. “Drawn with great decorative air, four color plates illustrate the progressive stages toward the radiant owering of the American water lily”—Roylance. An impressive tour de force of botanical illustration. ,.

Among the Best Folio Flower Books Produced in America 6. Badger, Mrs. C. M.: FLORAL BELLES FROM THE GREEN-HOUSE AND GARDEN. PAINTED FROM NATURE. New York. 1867. Lithographed frontispiece and fifteen lithographed plates, all handcolored by Mrs. Badger. Publisher’s full black morocco, elaborately gilt, spine gilt, gilt inner dentelles, a.e.g., marbled endpapers. Very good. Mrs. Badger was an illustrator with an intuitive feeling for the decorative, as she amply demonstrates in this book. The plates, handcolored by Mrs. Badger over very light lithographed lines and without captions (thus giv- ing the plates the appearance of original watercolors), were executed in an era when chromolithographs were fast replacing such skilled hand work. “Though little is known about her life other than the landmark dates of her birth, marriage and death, Mrs. Badger’s ne drawings and talented hand have survived to keep her name alive”—Kramer. . One of the Earliest Flower Books with Handcolored Lithographs 7. Bartholomew, Valentine: [A SELECTION OF FLOWERS]. London. 1821–1822 (on wove paper watermakred J. Whatman 1820–1823). Thirty-six handcolored lithographed plates, printed by C. Hullmandel after Bartholomew. Small folio. Modern half burgundy morocco and marbled boards, morocco label on upper cover, spine gilt. Very good. A very rare work issued by Queen Victoria’s ower painter, complete with all plates: one of the earliest ower books with handcolored lithographs. The plates, masterfully lithographed by Hullmandel, are beautifully and very delicately handcolored; the rarity of the work suggests that comparatively few were done, suggest- ing the coloring could have possibly been accomplished by Bartholomew himself. . A Classic of American Natural History and Travel 8. Bartram, William: TRAVELS THROUGH NORTH & SOUTH CAROLINA, GEORGIA, EAST & WEST FLORIDA, THE CHEROKEE COUNTRY, THE EXTENSIVE TERRITORIES OF THE MUSCOGULGES, OR CREEK CONFEDERACY, AND THE COUNTRY OF THE CHACTAWS [sic]. . . . Philadelphia. 1791. [2],xxxiv,522pp. plus engraved frontispiece portrait of “Mico Chulcco the Long Warrior,” engraved folding map, and seven engraved plates of natural history specimens (one folding). Contemporary mottled calf, spine gilt, leather label. Hinges and top of spine neatly repaired. Modern ownership inscription on front fly leaf. Small tear in titlepage repaired; tear in one plate neatly repaired. Light foxing. A very good copy in contemporary condition of a book almost always found damaged. In a red half morocco and cloth slipcase, spine gilt. This rare rst edition of one of the classic accounts of southern natural history and exploration also contains inter- esting material on the southern Indian tribes, including a chapter on the customs and language of the Muscogulges and Cherokees. “Unequalled for the vivid picturesqueness of its descriptions of nature, scenery, and productions”— Sabin. William Bartram (–) was the son of John Bartram, a noted botanist and friend of Benjamin Franklin, after whom he named a tree. Thomas Jeerson, another family friend, purchased plants for Monticello at the Bartram nursery, the rst of its kind, operated by William and his brother John. ,. A Masterwork of American Natural History 9. Catesby, Mark: THE NATURAL HISTORY OF CAROLINA, FLORIDA, AND THE BAHAMA ISLANDS: CONTAINING THE FIGURES OF BIRDS, BEASTS, FISHES, SERPENTS, INSECTS, AND PLANTS; PARTICULARLY, THOSE NOT HITHERTO DESCRIBED, OR INCORRECTLY FIGURED BY FORMER AUTHORS, WITH THEIR DESCRIPTIONS IN ENGLISH AND FRENCH. London. 1754. Two volumes. Titles in French and English and printed in red and black, parallel text printed in double columns in French and English. Double-page handcolored engraved map, 220 handcolored etched plates. Folio. Contemporary mottled calf, expertly rebacked to style, spine gilt with raised bands, morocco labels, period marbled endpapers, a.e.g. Very good. Provenance: Duke Georg Alexander of Mecklenburg– Strelitz (1859–1909, book label). The second edition of the “most famous colorplate book of American plant and animal life . . . a fundamental and original work for the study of Ameri- can species” (Hunt). A beautiful and vastly important work by the founder of American , this book embodies the most impressive record made during the colonial period of the natural history of an American colony and is the most signicant work of American natural history before Audubon. the present set includes Catesby’s famous image of the magnolia against a black background on a full untrimmed sheet, folded and inserted as a double-page plate; this plate is nearly always trimmed close or into the image and inserted as per the other plates, making the present set especially desirable. A full description available upon request. ,. Third and Best Edition 10. Carver, Jonathan: TRAVELS THROUGH THE INTERIOR PARTS OF NORTH AMERICA, IN THE YEARS 1766, 1767, AND 1768. . . . London. 1781. [4],22,[22],543,[21]pp. plus frontispiece portrait, five plates (four colored) and two partially colored folding maps. Antique-style three-quarter calf and marbled boards, leather label. Maps backed with linen. Internally clean. Very good. A classic of Ameri- can travel, in the third and best edi- tion, with expanded text, a biographical sketch of the author, an index, and the added plate of the tobacco plant not found in the rst two editions. Carver travelled farther west than any Eng- lishman before the Revolution, going as far as the Dakotas, exploring the headwaters of the Mississippi, and passing over the Great Lakes. The text contains the rst published mention of the word “Oregon.” The author comments on the Indians he encountered, as well as oering observations on natural history. The tobacco plant plate is handsomely colored. . Rare and Lovely Work on Conchology 11. Conrad, T. A.: MONOGRAPHY OF THE FAMILY UNIONIDAE. OR NAIADES OF LAMARCK, (FRESH WATER BIVALVE SHELLS,) OF NORTH AMERICA. ILLUSTRATED BY FIGURES DRAWN ON STONE FROM NATURE. Philadelphia. 1836. [2],iv,110 (of 118) pp. plus sixty (of sixty-five) colored plates. 19th-century three-quarter morocco and cloth, spine gilt. Binding slightly edgeworn and darkened. Small ownership stamp on titlepage and an occasional very light fox mark, else internally very clean. Very good. Timothy Abbott Conrad was an early and important American naturalist whose reputation is now mostly lost to history. His work is an important complement to ’s American Conchology, and Conrad assisted Say’s widow in completing the nal part of that work, which was unnished at the time of Thomas Say’s death. This work was originally issued in thirteen parts between  and , but is most often found in single-vol- ume form. Each part contains ve plates. The present copy, contains twelve of the thirteen parts, lacking only the nal ve plates and accompanying text. . Rare and Spectacular 12. Cory, Charles B.: BEAUTIFUL AND CURIOUS BIRDS OF THE WORLD. Boston. 1883. Letterpress title, preface leaf, dedication, contents, and twenty text leaves. Twenty lithographed plates. Folio. Contemporary black morocco, gilt, rebacked; gilt turn-ins, silk doublures and linings. A few small repairs at edges, else very good. In a folding cloth box. “A very rare book” (Bennett), limited to  copies, with beautiful plates on a grand scale, including some of Smith’s nest work. The work concentrates on the most spectacular bird family of all: the Birds of Paradise and their relatives, the Lyre Birds and the Spotted Bower. Twelve of the twenty plates are from this group. The other eight include two of the best-known extinct bird species, the Dodo and the (also included amongst the extinct species is the Labrador Duck). The remaining depict many unusual species, with images of the Kiwi, the Ru, the California Condor, the Black-headed Plover, and the Sacred Ibis. ,. First Appearance of the Voyage of the Beagle 13. [Darwin, Charles; Philip Parker King; and Robert FitzRoy]: NARRATIVE OF THE SURVEYING VOYAGES OF HIS MAJESTY’S SHIPS ADVENTURE AND BEAGLE, BETWEEN THE YEARS 1826 AND 1836, DESCRIBING THEIR EXAMINATION OF THE SOUTHERN SHORES OF SOUTH AMERICA, AND THE BEAGLE’S CIRCUMNAVIGATION OF THE GLOBE. London. 1839. Four volumes, including appendix volume. xxviii,[4],597,24; xiv,[2],694,[1]; xiv,615,16; viii,352pp,. including half titles in three primary volumes; plus forty-six plates (including two frontispieces), one plan, and ten maps and charts (nine folding). Original green publisher’s cloth, stamped in blind and gilt. Cloth on the first two volumes lightly sunned; spine lightly faded on the fourth volume. Corners lightly rubbed. Light scattered foxing and soiling, some slight offsetting. Several leaves loosening in the second volume. Overall, a very good to near fine set, in the original binding. First issue of the rst, second, and fourth volumes, with the second issue of the third volume. The third volume of this work represents the rst edition (second issue) of Darwin’s account of the voyage, which provided the basis for his , found here in its second issue entitled, Journal of Researches into the Geology and Natural History of the Various Countries Visited by H.M.S. Beagle. An attractive set of a landmark of scientic exploration, one of the most important Pacic voyages, and Darwin’s rst substantial book publication. ,. Remarkable Nature–Printed Work 14. Denton, Sherman Foote: MOTHS AND BUTTERFLIES OF THE UNITED STATES EAST OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS. Boston. [1900]. Two volumes. Fifty-six nature-printed and handcolored plates, approximately 400 illustrations. Large octavo. Publisher’s crushed olive morocco, gilt, spines tooled in gilt with butterfly decorations, a.e.g., marbled endpapers. Expert repairs at joints. Very good. In contemporary slipcases. One of  numbered sets of this sumptuous color plate book on the butter ies of the United States east of the Rockies. The color plates in this work are quite remarkable: whilst the bodies are handcolored engravings, the wings are impressions from the actual insects’ wings pressed onto the paper. . An Early Example with Pochoir Plates 15. Dewey, Dellon Marcus: THE COLORED FRUIT BOOK: FOR THE USE OF NURSERYMEN, CONTAINING ACCURATE SPECIMENS OF COLORED FRUITS AND FLOWERS. . . . Rochester. 1860. Fifty-eight chromolithographed and stenciled plates, plus broadsheet order form, and with 4pp. of advertisements laid in. Quarto. Original three-quarter calf and cloth boards, gilt stamped. Neatly rebacked, corners neatly repaired. Several ownership inscriptions on front and rear endleaves and titlepage. Name of original nursery owners gilt stamped on front board. Several plates closely trimmed with slight text loss, a bit of occasional offsetting and stray color. All plates with bright, fine coloring. Very good. D. M. Dewey was among the rst of the Rochester nurserymen to produce elaborate plates depicting fruit and ower types for sale by dealers. Albums were generally made up especially for individual rms (the pres- ent album has the name of the rm, J. B. Pullen & Son, stamped on the front cover). The plates collected here are devoted to the depiction of various fruits, principally apples, pears, plums, cherries, and berries. The album also contains an order form for Dewey’s available list of plates bound in, as well as a four page lea et advertising trees for sale from a “Franklin Nurseries” in Illinois. . The Greatest Early Work on the French in the Antilles 16. Dutertre, Jean Baptiste: HISTOIRE GENERALE DES ANTILLES HABITÉES PAR LES FRANÇOIS . . . . . 1667–1671. Four volumes bound in three. [20],593,[3]; [16],539; [16],317,[8]; [6],362,[13]pp., plus eighteen plates (many folding) and five folding maps. Extra engraved titlepage in first and second volumes. Plate of arms in first, third, and fourth volumes. Contemporary calf, leather labels, spines gilt extra. Minor rubbing, some light edge wear. Final text leaf in first volume torn but no loss. Overall a fine, particularly fresh set in the original bindings. The best edition, after the original abridged edition of . This extensive work is full of detailed descriptions of life in the French Antil- les, including natural history, slavery, plantation activities, and the like. The ne engraved plates depict sugar plantation work, slaves manufacturing indigo, animals, spiders, land and naval battles between the French and British in the Carib- bean, etc. The maps are of St. Christopher, Guadeloupe, St. Croix, Marigalande, and Martinique. ,.

By the Natural Successor to Audubon 17. Elliot, Daniel Giraud: A MONOGRAPH OF THE PITTIDAE, OR, FAMILY OF ANT THRUSHES. New York. [1861–]1863. [2]pp., plus thirty-one fine handcolored lithographic plates, heightened with gum arabic. Folio. Contemporary green half morocco, gilt, by W. S. Hiltz, spine gilt with raised bands, marbled endpapers, a.e.g. Expert repairs to spine, extremities a bit rubbed. Occasional light spotting and offsetting, small skillfully repaired tear in outer blank margin of title. Very good. A ne copy of the rst edition. A rare and spectacular ornithological work, the rst book by Elliot with his own illustrations, and the scarcest of his major monographs. The Pittidae described are native to Borneo, Nepal, Ceylon, the Philippines, New Guinea, and Cambodia, among other places. Their plumage is rendered in vibrant shades of blues, greens, and reds, and the birds (many of whom are shown feeding their young) are placed against beautifully drawn landscapes. Elliot was also careful to ensure that the owers and foliage shown in detail with the birds were appropriate for the species shown. ,. A Classic of American Botany 18. Elliott, Stephen: A SKETCH OF THE BOTANY OF SOUTH–CAROLINA AND GEORGIA. Charleston. 1821/1824. Two volumes. [4],[iii]–iv,[iii]–vi,606,14pp. plus six plates bound at rear; viii,743pp. plus six plates bound at rear (for a total of twelve plates). Late 19th-century three-quarter morocco and marbled boards, spines gilt, t.e.g. Lightly edgeworn, worn along the joints. Large bookplate on front pastedown of both volumes. Upper outer corner of leaf with pp.77–78 in first volume and leaf with pp.73–74 in second volume torn away, but not affecting text. Quite clean internally. Very good. An important contribution to American botany, and one of the rst major botanical works to treat the American South. Elliott was a member of one of the most prominent families in South Carolina. After his graduation from Yale in , he served as a legislator and ran the state bank, but devoted much of his time to his botanical pursuits. This work was originally published in thirteen parts, the rst appearing in , which accounts for the eccentric pagination of the rst volume. A rare and signicant work of American natural history. . A Landmark in Illustrated Americana 19. Emory, William H.: REPORT ON THE UNITED STATES AND MEXICAN BOUNDARY SURVEY, MADE UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR . . . . Washington. 1857–1859. Two volumes bound in three. Vol. 1, part 1: Large folding map, single page map, twelve hand-finished color lithographs, forty-two engraved plates, folding profile, folding chart, numerous illustrations. Vol. 1, part 2: large handcolored folding geological map, twenty-one conchological plates, illustrations. Vol. 2, part 1: sixty-one botanical plates, seventy-six cactus plates. Vol. 2, part 2: twenty-seven zoological plates, twenty-five handcolored ornithological plates, forty-one reptilian plates, forty-one ichthyological plates. Large, thick quarto. Contemporary sheep, gilt leather labels. Very good overall. Senate issue. One of the foundation works on the exploration and mapping of the Texas-Mexican border. Emory was rst assigned to the Boundary Commission after the Mexican War. No sooner was the survey nished than the Gadsden Purchase necessitated a new survey, which is summarized in this work. Incorporated into these volumes, along with Emory’s report, are numerous scientic reports by James Hall, T. A. Conrad, and others. Of special note are the twenty-ve ne colored plates of birds, lithographed by Bowen & Company, included in Spencer Baird’s report, “Birds of the Boundary,” and here present in ne state; as well as handsome color plates of Indians and scenery. . The Ultra–Deluxe Issue 20. Empson, Charles: NARRATIVES OF SOUTH AMERICA; ILLUSTRATING MANNERS, CUSTOMS, AND SCENERY. London. 1836 [plates watermarked 1836]. Fifteen handcolored plates. Later three-quarter crimson crushed morocco over marbled boards by Riviere & Son, marbled endpapers, t.e.g. Very good. One of a few large-paper, deluxe copies with all the plates beautifully handcolored of discusses the geography, natural history, and natives of the region. The plates, after one of the rarest South American color plate books. In , Charles Empson, at the drawings by Empson himself, aptly portray the grandeur of the scenery he describes. age of twenty-nine, left England for South America, exploring the northern section ,. of the continent in what is now Colombia. The text, divided into twelve “narratives,” The Editor’s Copy: An Extraordinary Set of One of the Greatest Works of American Natural History and Archaeology 21. Godman, Frederick DuCane, and Osbert Salvin, editors: BIOLOGIA CENTRALI–AMERICANA; OR, CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE FAUNA AND FLORA OF MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA. London. 1879–1915. Sixty-six volumes, comprising 240 natural history parts and seventeen archaeology parts. Approximately 1,657 lithographic and autotype plates, including 890 handcolored lithographs. Quarto and oblong folio. Uniform contemporary gold-tooled red morocco, t.e.g. Some spines evenly faded. Oblong volumes in similar contemporary red half morocco, t.e.g.; original wrappers and Botany indices bound in three separate volumes in contemporary red half cloth. Several plates spotted on margins, a few plates in Archaeology slightly browned. A superb, remarkable set. The editor’s copy of the most comprehensive study of Central American wildlife, in ne condition, and the most complete set to have appeared on the market in the past thirty-ve years. The Biologia is one of the towering achievements of natural history research in the Americas, and remains fun- damental to the study of Neotropical plants and animals to this day. Almost , separate subjects are depicted in the plates and over , species described, of which almost , were rst noted here. In addition, the extraordinary segment on archaeology by Alfred Maudslay remains vital to Mayan studies to this day. Because of the massive nature of the work and its extended period of publication, and because subscribers could purchase sections of the work without subscribing to the whole, most holdings are fragmentary. Since this is Godman’s own copy, in superb condition, it is cer- tainly the nest in existence. ,. The Rare First Issue of Gould’s First Work 22. Gould, John, and Nicholas Aylward Vigors: A CENTURY OF BIRDS FROM THE HIMALAYA MOUNTAINS. London. 1831. Two volumes. Eighty handcolored lithographic plates after Elizabeth and John Gould, printed by Charles Hullmandel. Folio. Text: Contemporary half morocco and marbled boards, spine gilt with semi-raised bands, marbled endpapers, a.e.g. Plates: Contemporary full red morocco, covers elaborately bordered in gilt, spine uniform to the text volume, marbled endpapers, a.e.g. Very good. John Gould’s rst work and an important contribution to the ornithological literature on the region: the rare rst issue, with the backgrounds uncolored. Whilst working on a collection of ornithological speci- mens from the Himalayas he procured for the , Gould realized that they formed the rst signicant collection from the area to reach Europe and that there would therefore be a ready market for a large-format work on the subject which depicted hitherto ungured birds. Failing to come to terms with a publisher, Gould undertook to publish the work himself, issuing the work by subscription. Published in twenty monthly parts, with four plates to a part, Gould established a format of publishing that he was to successfully continue for the next fty years, becoming arguably the most signicant British ornithologist of the th century. ,. Gould’s Best American Work 23. Gould, John: A MONOGRAPH OF THE ODONTOPHORINAE, OR PARTRIDGES OF AMERICA. London. [November 1844–March 1846–November] 1850. 1p. list of subscribers. Thirty- two fine handcolored lithographed plates after Gould and H. C. Richter. Folio. Early half olive green morocco and green pebbled cloth, bound for Sotheran’s, spine gilt with raised bands, a.e.g., marbled endpapers. Very good. A ne copy of the rst edition of Gould’s fourth monograph, in which he considerably enlarged the number of recorded species of the American partridge family. Besides the spectacular plates of American birds, this work is interesting for the light it throws on the all-encompassing nature of science before specialization: Gould was inspired by the gift of an English Arctic explorer, received much useful information from a Scottish botanist, and nally dedicated the work to French ornithologist Prince Charles (–), the author of American Ornithology. ,. With a Map of Virginia and the Chesapeake 24. Gronovius, Johannes Fredericus: FLORA VIRGINICA EXHIBENS PLANTAS, QUAS NOBILISSIMUS VIR D. D. JOHANNES CLAYTONUS . . . IN VIRGINIA CRESCENTES OBSERVAVIT, COLLEGIT & OBTULIT D. JOH. FRED. GRONOVIO, CUJUS STUDIO & OPERA DESCRIPTAE & IN ORDINEM SEXUALEM SYSTEMATICUM REDACTAE SISTUNTUR. Leiden. 1762. [12],176,[8]pp. plus folding engraved map. Quarto. Later 18th-century three-quarter vellum over marbled boards, spine inscribed. Heraldic bookplate of Joseph Rowe Webster on front pastedown. Moderate dampstaining, occasional minor foxing. A very good copy. Second edition, after the rst London edition of –, of Gronovius’ work, which comprised the rst systematic ora of Virginia and was responsible for establishing many new genera. Gronovius based his work on the collection of John Clayton, who had an estate on the Piankatank River in Mathews County. He spent sig- nicant time collecting Virginia plants and discussed them with J. F. and L. T. Gronovius, Linnæus, Kalm, Collinson, and Bartram. An important Virginia ora. ,.

Pioneering American Lithographs 25. Guillet, Peter: TIMBER MERCHANT’S GUIDE. ALSO, A TABLE, WHEREBY, AT ONE VIEW, MAY BE SEEN SOLID AND SUPERFICIAL MEASURE OF ANY SQUARE OR UNEQUAL HEWED LOGS OF PLANK. . . . Baltimore. 1823. 24pp. of text plus [89]pp. of letterpress tables, and thirty handcolored lithographic plates by Henry Stone after Guillet. Errata slip pasted to rear endpaper. Contemporary tree sheep, expertly rebacked to style. Very good. A remarkable and important book, illustrated with thirty handcolored lithographic plates, each of which illus- trates the method of extracting various portions of lumber for use in building a ship. This is the second book printed in America to be illustrated with lithographs, preceded only by J. E. Smith’s Grammar of Botany. The plates were produced by Henry Stone, “one of the earliest and most elusive of all the lithographers” (Peters) and the rst lithographer to practice in Baltimore. The author begins the book with an impassioned plea for conserving forest resources. . Pioneering Plates of American Fruits 26. Hoffy, Alfred: THE ORCHARDIST’S COMPANION A QUARTERLY JOURNAL, DEVOTED TO THE HISTORY, CHARACTER, PROPERTIES, MODES OF CULTIVATION, AND ALL OTHER MATTERS APPERTAINING TO THE FRUITS OF THE UNITED STATES, EMBELLISHED WITH RICHLY COLORED DESIGNS OF THE NATURAL SIZE, PAINTED FROM THE ACTUAL FRUITS WHEN IN THEIR FINEST CONDITION. Philadelphia. 1841–1843. Three volumes bound in one. Three letterpress. Fifty-eight (of sixty) handcolored lithographed plates. Lacking the first plate in “Vol. II” (“Elton Pine Strawberry”) and the fourth (“Bellflower”). Quarto. Contemporary black hard-grain morocco, covers with outer gilt triple fillet border, spine in five compartments with semi-raised bands, the bands highlighted with tooling in gilt and flanked by double fillets in blind, lettered in gilt in the second compartment, gilt turn-ins, marbled endpapers, a.e.g. Very good. One of the rarest American works illustrated with handcolored lithographs: this copy from the deluxe colored issue and including the very rare second volume. Launched as a quarterly journal dedicated to fruit and fruit growing in the United States, Hoy intended that each annual volume should be made up of two sections. The rst to include text with wood-engraved illustrations covering all aspects of fruit growing, while the second sec- tion was to include accurate and beautiful litho- graphic plates of individual varieties, handcol- ored or uncolored, each plate to be faced by one or more pages of descriptive text including useful (and historically important) lists of the various names by which the varieties are known. Only one complete set of this short-lived high quality periodical is recorded as having sold at auction in the past twenty-ve years. ,. The First American Chromolithographic Book 27. Hovey, Charles M.: THE FRUITS OF AMERICA, CONTAINING RICHLY COLORED FIGURES, AND FULL DESCRIPTIONS OF THE CHOICEST VARIETIES CULTIVATED IN THE UNITED STATES. . . . New York & Boston. 1852–1856. Two volumes. xii,100; iv,96pp., plus ninety-six chromolithographed plates. Frontispiece portrait in each volume. Quarto. Contemporary three-quarter calf and marbled boards, spines gilt, leather labels, t.e.g. Occasional light foxing. Overall a very good, tall set, with nice ample margins. The most beautiful work on American fruits and fruit trees, Hovey’s book was also the rst to have its plates printed entirely by chromolithography. Apples, pears, peaches, plums, cherries, and strawberries are depicted. ,. Detailing Sugar and Rum Production in Jamaica 28. [Jamaica]: Arozarena, Ramon de, and Pedro Bauduy: [CUBAN MANUSCRIPT REPORT ON SUGAR AND RUM PRODUCTION IN JAMAICA]. Havana. June 25, 1828. 66pp. in Spanish (leaves numbered on rectos 72–104). Accompanied by a page-by-page summary in English. Folio. Dbd. Toned, long closed tears to two leaves, minor edge wear. Very good. In a half morocco box. In  the two Cuban commissioners traveled to Jamaica to study sugar production. Both islands had long histo- ries of intensive production that had exhausted the soil and damaged the environment, and the Cubans wanted to see how their neighbors had adapted. The two men inspected several sugar farms. They reported that the Jamaican ecology was more damaged than their own, with most of the forest cover being destroyed. The scarcity of wood had led to changes in the renement process which the Cubans hoped to emulate, requir- ing far less rewood. The report contains several sta- tistical tables and narrative accounts of many aspects of Jamaican agriculture, as well as rum production. It was published later that year as Informe Presentado. . . El Estado de la Agricultura, y Elaboracion y Bene cio de los Frutos Coloniales en la de Jamayca. .

The Earliest Work on New England Natural History 29. Josselyn, John: NEW-ENGLANDS RARITIES DISCOVERED: IN BIRDS, BEASTS, FISHES, SERPENTS, AND PLANTS OF THAT COUNTRY. . . . London. 1672. [4],114,[3]pp. Eleven in-text woodcuts, some full-page. Lacks the folding plate woodcut of “Hollow leav’d Lavender.” 16mo. Contemporary speckled calf. Hinges almost imperceptibly repaired. Occasional light tanning, but generally quite clean. A near fine copy. In a brown half morocco and cloth box. One of the rst extensive descriptions of the natural history of New England, containing the rst woodcuts of native plants of the area to appear. Josselyn came to New England in , for a year, visiting again from  to . After his second return he published this account of the animals and plants of the country, as well as herbal remedies. The work is divided into six parts: birds, beasts, sh, serpents and insects, plants (the longest section), and minerals. Included are descriptions of the black bear, beaver, the rattlesnake, the sperm whale, the turkey, and much more. The section on plants discusses scores of specimens and relates their curative pow- ers. A foundation work of early American natural history. ,. The Private First Edition of Jefferson’s Classic, from the Library of a Close Jefferson Associate 30. Jefferson, Thomas: NOTES ON THE STATE OF VIRGINIA; WRITTEN IN THE YEAR 1781 . . . . [with:] DRAUGHT OF A FUNDAMENTAL CONSTITUTION FOR THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA. [N.p., but Paris. Stated 1782 on the titlepage, but actually 1785]. [2],391pp. (without the folding table found in some copies); 14pp. Contemporary American calf, leather label, in similar style to other American-owned copies stemming from those sent by Jefferson to Madison for distribution (see below). Top of spine worn, revealing stitching. Annotated by Jefferson in places (also see below). Bottom of pp.225–226 excised, not affecting printed text but removing a note by Jefferson, a fragment of which remains. Top corner of pp.265–266 torn off, affecting one letter of text. Scattered light foxing and staining. Overall very good. In a black morocco box. The extremely rare privately printed rst edition of Thomas Jeerson’s only book- length work published in his lifetime, issued by him in Paris in  while serving as the United States Ambassador to France. This copy was evidently given by Jeerson to Virginia lawyer and patriot John Banister, who was closely associated with Jeerson before and during the Revolution. Jeerson later gave Banister’s son avuncular advice about his education in a letter that is among his most famous. Prepared by Jeerson only for distribution to personal friends, Notes ultimately went through several dozen editions during his lifetime and is now recognized as an enduring classic of Americana, as well as one of its greatest rarities. This edition represents the book as Jeerson origi- nally conceived of it, as a gift to his friends to help them better understand his beloved state of Virginia. ,. Two Hundred Handsome Handcolored Plates 31. Kerner, Johann Simon: FIGURES DES PLANTES ECONOMIQUES [Vols. 4 & 5]. Stuttgart. 1791– 1792. Two volumes (of eight). 44; 36pp., plus 200 handcolored plates (plates 301–500). Quarto. Contemporary marbled boards, spines gilt, leather label. Corners and head and foot of spine worn. Light foxing to titlepages and one or two plates, but generally quite clean and fresh internally. Very good. Volumes four and ve of this handsome and important botanical work, complete with descriptive text and  hand- colored plates in each volume. Johann Simon Kerner (–) was a German botanist and doctor who authored and illustrated several botanical works. These two volumes are part of a larger, eight-volume work, describing fruits, owers, fungus, and trees. Each plate is precisely drawn and delicately colored. .

A Horticultural and Pomological Scrapbook 32. Little, Henry: [SCRAPBOOK OF COL. HENRY LITTLE OF BANGOR, MAINE, CONTAINING NUMEROUS ITEMS OF HORTICULTURAL AND POMOLOGICAL INTEREST]. [Bangor, Me. 1846–1876]. Approximately [89] leaves, pasted with numerous clippings. Several small pamphlets or other pieces laid or pasted in. Folio. Original three-quarter sheep and boards. Spine and corners heavily worn, boards heavily worn. Leaves loose or loosening. Light foxing and soiling. Good. Henry Little (b. ) was the proprietor of Henry Little & Co., a Bangor nursery which ourished in the s and s, specializing in fruit trees. His life was spent in dedicated pursuit of the best fruit varieties for New England culture, and he wrote numerous articles on the subject which he contrib- uted to local and national periodicals. Among the more interesting individual items are a manuscript diagram of Little’s property in Bangor, labelling positions of buildings and gardens, and a trimmed but still striking broadside advertisement for Little’s nursery (dated ), with the fruits handcolored, possibly by Little himself. A tantalizing aspect is that Little used an earlier account book containing his nursery accounts to create this scrapbook, which, though obscured by the current contents, could be revealed by careful conservation. . An Important Original Oil Painting from the Audubon/Kidd Collaboration 33. Kidd, Joseph Bartholomew: [After Audubon, John James]: REPUBLICAN CLIFF SWALLOW. . 1831. Oil on millboard, R. Davy label on verso. Approximately 18½ x 11¼ inches. Very good. Framed. In , while in Edinburgh supervising the engraving of the rst part of the double- elephant folio Birds of America, John James Audubon met a young landscape art- ist named Joseph Bartholomew Kidd, whom the engraver Lizars had employed to more artistically nish the sky in the background behind one of Audubon’s birds. He greatly admired Kidd’s talents, and in the winter of  Audubon commis- sioned Kidd to copy some of his watercolors in oil and paint in the backgrounds, with the intention of holding an exhibition of the oils, selling the paintings, and divid- ing the proceeds. Although Audubon had intended to have Kidd reproduce all his drawings in oil for the exhibition, the project was never completed. Kidd delivered to Audubon ninety-four paintings in all; approximately sixty are extant, includ- ing those in the collections at Harvard, the American Museum of Natural History, Princeton, the National Gallery, Yale, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and others. ,. “. . . a production of unrivaled interest and beauty”—Sabin 34. Michaux, François André: THE NORTH AMERICAN SYLVA; OR A DESCRIPTION OF THE FOREST TREES OF THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, AND NOVA SCOTIA. . . . Philadelphia. 1853. Three volumes. 156 handcolored engravings. Half title in first volume. [with:] Nuttall, Thomas: THE NORTH AMERICAN SYLVA. . . . Philadelphia. 1853. Three volumes. 121 handcolored lithographs. Uniform contemporary green morocco stamped in gilt (with botanical design on front and rear covers), spines gilt, gilt inner dentelles, a.e.g. Front hinge of second volume of Michaux set cracked, extremities lightly rubbed. A few fox marks, mostly on text leaves, with the plates generally clean and brightly colored. Overall a very good set, in uniform contemporary bindings. In two cloth cases with separate chemises for each volume, leather labels. An early issue of Michaux and Nuttall’s classic work of American natural history. This publica- tion is the most important work relating to Ameri- can trees prior to the th century. It is the prod- uct of the eorts of two of the greatest naturalists to work in th-century America, François André Michaux and . The beautifully executed plates illustrate leaves and nuts or ber- ries of American trees across the entire continent. ,. Original Drawings of Mushrooms 35. [Mycology]: [EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF ORIGINAL HAND-COLORED DRAWINGS OF MUSHROOMS]. [France. ca. 1880]. 115 loose plates. Folio. Contemporary green portfolio with cloth spines and paper boards, secured with cloth ties. Some wear to binding. Plates mostly clean, some light wear to initial leaves. Very good. A handsome series of original handcolored drawings of mushrooms, each leaf containing several species drawn from dierent angles and labeled in manuscript. These beautiful watercolors depict both edible and poisonous mushrooms. Most are accompanied by a caption in pencil indicating the binomial Latin name and a reference to the mushrooms in the monograph of François Simon Cordier, Les Champignons de France, rst published in . All told, it is an impressive work, possibly a series of illustrations for a book, or simply the work of an avid amateur with a rm grounding in the taxonomy of mushrooms. ,. A Major Landmark in Photography and Natural History 36. Muybridge, Eadweard: ANIMAL LOCOMOTION. AN ELECTRO–PHOTOGRAPHIC INVESTIGATION OF CONSECUTIVE PHASES OF ANIMAL MOVEMENTS. Philadelphia. 1887. Two volumes. 200 collotype plates by Muybridge printed by the Photo-Gravure Company. Folio. Loose within a pair of bound to style portfolios, half black morocco and period cloth, morocco label on upper cover. Very good. In large folio black morocco-backed boxes. The rst edition of this rare and important photographic work is a landmark in the left entirely up to each subscriber, as long as at least one hundred plates were purchased. evolution of the medium, and in the role of mechanical reproduction on the ne arts. Thus every subscriber set of Animal Locomotion is dierent in its composition, depend- Although the complete set of images for Animal Locomotion totaled  plates in eleven ing on the interests and tastes of the subscriber. The present subscription set of two hun- portfolios, the prohibitively high cost of  resulted in the purchase of only thirty- dred plates is entirely of human gures, without any images of animals whatsoever. A seven complete sets of all  plates. However, the makeup of the subscription sets was complete description of this item is available upon request. ,. A Vast Trove of Scientific Illustration and Color Printing, with All Possible Plates Colored 37. [New York Natural History and Geological Survey]: NATURAL HISTORY OF NEW YORK. Albany. 1842–1894. Thirty volumes. Original cloth, gilt-stamped in the earlier volumes in the series, several volumes rebacked with original backstrips laid down. Several volumes with minor nicks or tears in cloth, but overall a very good set of a work seldom found in decent condition. A complete set of one of the great monuments of American science and natural history illus- tration of the th century. Notable for its vast array of color plates, and in later volumes its use of other innovative forms of natural history illustration, the complete set contains several thousand plates, colored and uncolored, making it a project on the same scale as the Pacic Railroad Survey. The present set contains  handcolored lithographs. An essential work for any collection of early American sci- ence or American illustration, especially color plates. A full description is avail- able upon request. ,. In Original Boards 38. Nuttall, Thomas: A JOURNAL OF TRAVELS INTO THE ARKANSA [sic] TERRITORY, DURING THE YEAR 1819. WITH OCCASIONAL OBSERVATIONS ON THE MANNERS OF THE ABORIGINES. Philadelphia. 1821. xii,[9]–296pp. plus five lithographic plates and one folding map by Tanner. Original boards. Spine partially perished, retaining a small remnant of the original label. Leaves uniformly tanned with occasional light foxing; offsetting to titlepage from folding map. Early ownership inscription at top of titlepage. Short horizontal tear along one fold line of the map. Very good, in unsophisticated original condition, untrimmed. In a three-quarter leather clamshell case. One of the important early travel narratives pertinent to the region, with a considerable amount of valuable material relat- ing to the Chickasaw, Cherokee, and Osage Indians. Nuttall travelled in the company of Major Bradford from Fort Smith to the prairie country and Red River, and spent some time near the mouth of the Verdigris River. Clark praises Nuttall’s scientic acumen and singles out his narrative as a valuable work on the botanical history of the region. . Rare First Edition of an Important Botanical Americanum 39. Plumier, Charles: DESCRIPTION DES PLANTES DE L’AMERIQUE. AVEC LEURS FIGURES. Paris. 1693. Engraved arms on titlepage. Engraved headpiece and initial on A1. 108 engraved plates. Half title. Folio. Contemporary French red morocco, Royal arms of France in gilt on both covers, spine gilt with raised bands, a.e.g., marbled endpapers. Very good. Among the most celebrated botanists of the second half of the th century, Plumier is best remembered for his three botanizing voyages to the Americas. After his death in Cadiz in , Plumier left behind a voluminous collection of manuscripts and drawings. The present work is Plumier’s rst publication, which records the results of his rst of three voyages to the Americas. The present example is sumptuously bound in contemporary red morocco with the arms of France on the covers, most likely a deluxe or presentation copy. ,. With Over One Hundred Pochoir Plates 40. [Pomology and Horticulture]: Thompson, J. W.: [Rochester Color Plates]: [SPECIMEN BOOK OF THE I. S. COVELL NURSERY OF ROSE, NEW YORK, CONTAINING 111 COLOR PLATES]. Rochester. [ca. 1870s]. [111] leaves consisting of 102 pochoir plates and nine chromolithograph plates, plus [3]pp. annotated price list, with manuscript annotations, with caption title “Price List of Nursery Stock for Sale by I. S. Covell.” Contemporary calf, name of nursery stamped in gilt on cover, rebacked. Very good. A ne “tree-peddler’s” sample book with a large range of images of various varieties of fruit, owering plants, and trees available. The plates are almost entirely printed with pochoir and stenciling, in a style typical of the early work of the Thompson rm, which was active from  to . Sample books such as this were used to market fruit trees and shrubs, displaying the handsome fruits in vibrant colors. . A Wonderful Collection of Prang Cards 41. [Prang, Louis]: [AMERICAN CARD ALBUM]. [Boston. 1864]. [38] leaves of cards, 455 cards in all (lacking one card from “Language of Flowers” series). Each card measures 4¼ x 2½ inches. Twelve cards tipped to each album leaf. Quarto. Cloth boards, neatly rebacked in leather. A bit of occasional light foxing on the cards, but on the whole quite clean and the colors bright. Very good. A collector’s album for Louis Prang’s series of chromolithographic cards. Prang issued these pictorial cards on a variety of subjects, ranging from nature scenes and other natural subjects to comical gures. There were also series of cards illustrating maxims from Benjamin Frank- lin’s “Poor Richard,” as well as beautiful views of Niagara Falls. A partial list is available upon request. . The Colored Issue of the First Botanical Record of the Lewis and Clark Expedition 42. Pursh, Frederick: FLORA AMERICÆ SEPTENTRIONALIS; OR, A SYSTEMATIC ARRANGEMENT AND DESCRIPTION OF THE PLANTS OF NORTH AMERICA. CONTAINING, BESIDES WHAT MAY HAVE BEEN DESCRIBED BY PRECEDING AUTHORS, MANY NEW AND RARE SPECIES, COLLECTED DURING TWELVE YEARS TRAVELS AND RESIDENCE IN THAT COUNTRY. London. 1814. Two volumes. xxxvi,358; [2],[359]–751pp. plus twenty-four handcolored stipple-engraved plates (ten signed in print as being by W. Hooker, the others unsigned). Expertly bound to style in half straight-grain dark blue morocco and period marbled boards, spines gilt. Very good. First edition of the highly desirable colored issue of this landmark work in early American botany, the rst to pub- lish the ndings of the Lewis and Clark expedition, and a book which has been styled by one botanical historian as “amazingly brilliant.” For each plant Pursh gives a brief description followed by a note as to who rst described the plant, followed by notes gathered from other works. ,. Rafinesque’s Most Important Work 43. Rafinesque, Constantine S.: MEDICAL FLORA; OR, MANUAL OF THE MEDICAL BOTANY OF THE UNITED STATES OF NORTH AMERICA. Philadelphia. 1828/1830. Two volumes. [4],xii,268; 276pp. plus 100 plates printed in green. First volume: Original cloth-backed printed paper boards, paper label. Front board nearly detached, boards rubbed and stained. Institutional ink stamp on titlepage. Lightly tanned, else quite clean internally. Good plus. Untrimmed. Second volume: Contemporary spotted calf, gilt leather label. Early ownership signature on front free endpaper. Tanning and foxing. Good. In individual cloth chemises and slipcases, leather labels. The most important work of the eccentric polymath naturalist, Ranesque, based on his fteen years’ experience collecting American medicinal plants. Ranesque visited the United States in –, returning as a permanent resident in . He travelled extensively in the Eastern and Midwestern United States, and was professor of natural history at the University of Kentucky in the early s, making a signicant contribution to American botany. This book, self-published in an individ- ual style, as with many of his productions, catalogues hundreds of American medicinal plants. It is illustrated by one hundred plates printed entirely in green. This is Ranesque’s most extensive work, as well as being one of his most important contri- butions. As with all of his works, this is quite rare. . The Complete Set, Seldom Found 44. Richardson, Sir John: FAUNA BOREALI–AMERICANA; OR THE ZOOLOGY OF THE NORTHERN PARTS OF BRITISH AMERICA: CONTAINING DESCRIPTIONS OF THE OBJECTS OF NATURAL HISTORY COLLECTED ON THE LATE NORTHERN LAND EXPEDITIONS, UNDER COMMAND OF CAPTAIN SIR JOHN FRANKLIN . . . BY . . . RICHARDSON . . . SURGEON AND NATURALIST TO THE EXPEDITIONS. ASSISTED BY WILLIAM SWAINSON . . . AND . . . WILLIAM KIRBY. London. 1829– 1831–1836–1837. Four volumes. 110 plates (seventy-two handcolored). Half titles. Quarto. Later three-quarter calf and marbled paper boards, spine gilt. Spines lightly faded, boards lightly rubbed. Light scattered foxing. Very good. A rare complete set of this important and in uential work on Arctic and sub-Arctic natural history. It took eight years to produce and was issued by three dierent pub- lishers in two cities, and is most dicult to nd complete. Over the course of the two expeditions (which lasted from  to  and  to ) Richardson spent seven summers and ve winters in the North. Each species is described in detail, including its habitat, physical characteristics, colors, etc. William Swainson’s beautifully exe- cuted and colored bird plates are particularly noteworthy. ,. An Extraordinary Rare Botanical Work of Great Beauty 45. Salisbury, Richard A.: ICONES STIRPIUM RARIORUM DESCRIPTIONIBUS ILLUSTRATAE. London: William Bulmer, 1791. Broadsheet, 21¾ x 17¼ inches. [6],20pp. Ten handcolored engravings by and after Salisbury, being watercolor and gouache over thin etched line. Extra-illustrated with a duplicate of plate nine. Modern half black morocco and green cloth, spine gilt. Very good. Richard Anthony Salisbury, botanist and botanical artist, was born Richard Markham. He was left a legacy by Miss Anna Salisbury to aid his botani- cal studies, on the condition that he change his name to honor the memory of her late brother. Dedicated to Banks, this pri- vately-printed work was originally issued in two parts, each containing ve handcol- ored plates. According to the author’s pref- ace, he was assisted by James Sowerby. The plates are extraordinary, being watercolor and gouache over very thin etched line. That process, coupled with the absence of any text, plate numbers, captions, etc. on the plates, give them the impression of original watercolors. Rare. ,. The Earliest American Materia Medica 46. Schöpf, Johann David: MATERIA MEDICA AMERICANA POTISSIMUM REGNI VEGETABILIS. Erlangen, Germany. 1787. xviii,170pp. 20th-century calf, spine gilt, leather label. Very good, with the bookplate of Kenneth K. Mackenzie, noted botanical collector. In a half morocco box. Schöpf was trained as a doctor, botanist, and scientist in his native Germany. To fulll his passionate desire to see America, he became surgeon to a German mercenary regiment destined for service in the American Revolution. Only after the peace in  was he able to travel in the United States. Over the next decade he published extensively regarding his American discoveries, including the rst systematic work on American geology, the rst paper on American shes and on American turtles, and most importantly, this pioneer- ing American Materia Medica. All of his books, published in small editions in his native Erlangen, are rare. ,. Original Copper Plate for a Classic of Natural History 47. Selby, Prideaux John: [PLATE LI] 1. GREAT TITMOUSE 2. BLUE [TITMOUSE] 3. COLE [TITMOUSE] 4. MARSH [TITMOUSE] 5. LONG-TAILED [TITMOUSE] 6. BEARDED [TITMOUSE]. [Edinburgh & London. 1821–1834–1839]. Original etched copper printing plate from ILLUSTRATIONS OF BRITISH ORNITHOLOGY. [with:] An uncolored proof print from the plate. Very good. A ne original copper printing plate from “the nest and largest book about British Birds” (Jackson). The plate was used to print plate  from Selby’s major work. A versatile gentleman naturalist, natural history and orni- thology had been Selby’s passion from youth. Born in  in Northumberland, he inherited Twizell House and its estate in . Visitors were to include John James Audubon (who gave Selby and his brother-in-law, Robert Mitford, lessons in drawing), Sir William Jardine, John Gould, William Yarrell, and H. E.Strickland, to name but a few. ,.

Beautifully Handcolored Garden Designs 48. Siebeck, Rudolph: ATLAS ZUR BILDENDEN GARTENKUNST IN IHREN MODERNEN FORMEN. AUF ZWANZIG COLORIRTEN TAFELN. Leipzig. 1856. Broadsheet, 22½ x 17¾ inches. Letterpress title. Twenty handcolored lithographed plates (i.e. 17 plates, the final plate being a very large folding plate comprised of four sheets joined and numbered XVII–XX). Without the text volume. Contemporary half green morocco and green cloth, gilt, spine gilt with raised bands, marbled endpapers, a.e.g. Very good. The very rare handcolored atlas to the second edition of this work on garden design, done on an immense scale. Siebeck served as the city gardener at Leipzig, the gardener to Baron Carl von Hügeland and later became the chief gardener of Vienna, designing the Vienna City Park, among others. Rare, with only one example of the rst edition (Leipzig ) and no examples of the present second edition appearing in the auction records. . The Mobile Edition 49. Squibb, Robert: THE GARDENER’S CALENDAR FOR ALABAMA, SOUTH CAROLINA, GEORGIA, AND NORTH CAROLINA; CONTAINING AN ACCOUNT OF WORK NECESSARY TO BE DONE IN THE KITCHEN AND FRUIT GARDENS EVERY MONTH IN THE YEAR, WITH INSTRUCTIONS FOR PERFORMING THE SAME. ALSO, PARTICULAR DIRECTIONS RELATIVE TO SOIL AND SITUATION, ADAPTED TO THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF PLANTS AND TREES MOST PROPER FOR CULTIVATION IN THESE STATES. Mobile. 1843. 108pp. 12mo. Original half roan and printed paper boards, spine ruled in gilt. Boards darkened and a bit stained. Scattered toning and foxing. A good copy. The fourth edition, rst published in Charleston in ; this Mobile edition is the rst to include Alabama material. An inter- esting guide, arranged chronologically by month of the year, with descriptions of gardening tasks which should be under- taken each month for a particular fruit, vegetable, or herb. The rst edition of this work was the second gardening book pub- lished in America; both the rst and second editions are practically unprocurable. Scarce and interesting. . The Best Edition, with an Important Map 50. [Stork, William, and John Bartram]: A DESCRIPTION OF EAST FLORIDA, WITH A JOURNAL, KEPT BY JOHN BARTRAM OF PHILADELPHIA, BOTANIST TO HIS MAJESTY FOR THE FLORIDAS; UPON A JOURNEY FROM ST. AUGUSTINE UP THE RIVER ST. JOHN’S, AS FAR AS THE LAKES. London. 1769. [4],viii,40,[2],xii,35,[1]pp. plus large engraved folding map and two engraved folding plans. Quarto. Contemporary three-quarter calf and marbled boards, rebacked to style, spine gilt, leather label. Very minor foxing and soiling. Very good plus. Great Britain took possession of Florida in the peace settlement of the French and Indian War in , opening the way to its development and exploration by the English. Promoter William Stork teamed up with famed naturalist John Bartram to explore in the eastern part of Florida, up the St. Johns River near present day Jacksonville, in the winter of –. Stork describes the importance of East Florida to Great Britain, especially regarding commerce and relations with the Spanish settlements. Bartram’s journal stresses the botanical ndings of the ter- ritory, listing many plants and their descriptions. This edition, the rarest of the three published, is noted for the plans of St. Augustine and the Bay of Espiritu Santo, and a large map of the region, all by Thomas Jeerys. ,. Important Work on the Medical Qualities of American Plants 51. Strong, Asa B.: THE AMERICAN FLORA, OR HISTORY OF PLANTS AND WILD FLOWERS: CONTAINING A SYSTEMATIC AND GENERAL DESCRIPTION, NATURAL HISTORY, CHEMICAL AND MEDICAL PROPERTIES OF OVER SIX THOUSAND PLANTS. . . . New York. 1851/1849/1849/1850. Four lithographic frontispieces; four handcolored lithographic additional titles; 186 lithographic plates, some printed in colors, all finished by hand. Publisher’s red morocco, gilt, spine gilt, a.e.g. Very good. Strong’s book, with a total of  handcol- ored plates, catalogued the medical uses of many American plants. He was also the rst American botanist to address the naturalization of many exotic new species, especially from Africa. .

Foundation Work on Canada, Brazil, American Indians, and Natural History 52. Thevet, Andre: LES SINGVLARITEZ DE LA FRANCE ANTARCTIQVE, AVTREMENT NOMMÉE AMERIQUE. . . . Aanvers [i.e. Antwerp]. 1558. [8],163,[1] leaves. 20th-century red calf, spine gilt. Light rubbing to extremities. Bookplates on front pastedown. Light soiling, minor foxing. Very good. One of the foundation works of New World discovery. Thevet originally went to the New World with the Villegagnon expedition in  to colonize Brazil, and the whole rst section of this work is devoted to Brazil. The woodcuts which adorn the text are some of the earliest illustrations of American Indians and American animals. The Brazilian scenes accurately depict Indian ceremonies, warfare and customs. The Canadian Indian plates show the use of snowshoes in hunting. The rst depiction of the bualo is the most celebrated of the natural history plates, but there are many others. These illustrations were extensively copied, especially by De Bry, and many became the points of origin for New World iconography. ,. A Primary Work on American Birds 53. Vieillot, Louis Jean Pierre: DES OISEAUX DE L’AMÉRIQUE SEPTENTRIONALE, CONTENANT UN GRAND NOMBRE D’ESPÈCES DECRITES OU FIGURÉES POUR LA PREMIÈRE FOIS. Paris: Desray, 1807[–1808]. Two volumes bound in one. [2],iv,90 [i.e. 94]; [2],ii,74pp., plus 131 engraved plates. Folio. Expertly bound to style in period half calf and marbled boards, spine gilt, red morocco label. Very good. Although sometimes overshadowed by his contemporaries, Buon and Cuvier, and especially by the fame of John James Audubon in the next generation, Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot (–) was a pioneering ornithologist. With Alexander Wilson, Vieillot revolutionized the study of birds by shifting emphasis from mere classication to careful attention to the living bird’s behaviors and stages of development. In this handsome work, a most worthy predecessor to Audubon’s similarly-titled endeavor, Vieillot describes four hundred birds, fty of them, he claims, for the rst time. Originally intended to be issued in forty parts of six plates each, only twenty-two parts were actually published. ,. A Rare Lithographed Edition of Vischer’s Work on the Giant Sequoias of California 54. Vischer, Edward: VIEWS OF CALIFORNIA. THE MAMMOTH TREE GROVE, CALAVERAS COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. AND ITS AVENUES. San Francisco. 1862. 4pp. text, letterpress index mounted on rear pastedown as issued. Lithographed title on card (repeated and mounted on front pastedown as issued), twelve lithographed plates on card containing twenty-five mounted lithographed illustrations. Small folio. Contents loose as issued. Publisher’s brown cloth portfolio, paneled in blind, upper cover lettered in gilt. Very good. Edward Vischer (–) migrated from Germany to Mexico at the age of nineteen and worked with the commercial house of Heinrich Virmond. Dispatched to California in , he became enamored of the area and returned to San Francisco in , working as a merchant and agent for foreign companies during the Gold Rush. A talented amateur artist, Vischer began to sketch the California scenery he encountered. This would be his rst published work. Apparently unsatised with the way lithography captured his original drawings, Vischer republished the work with albumen photographs of his origi- nal drawings. Both versions are very rare. ,. Standard Ornithology Before Audubon 55. Wilson, Alexander: AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY; OR THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE BIRDS OF THE UNITED STATES. ILLUSTRATED WITH PLATES ENGRAVED AND COLOURED FROM ORIGINAL DRAWINGS TAKEN FROM NATURE. New York & Philadelphia. 1828–1829. Three quarto text volumes plus folio atlas volume. Text: cxcix,[1],230,[1]; 456; vi,396pp., 4pp. subscribers list at rear of third volume. Atlas: Seventy-six handcolored engraved plates, some heightened with gum arabic. Expertly bound to style in half red straight-grained morocco and period marbled boards, spines gilt. Very good. The second full edition of Wilson’s work, with plates in their most desirable form. This is the most important work on American orni- thology before Audubon. The rst edition of Wilson’s life-work was published in nine volumes between  and . The present edi- tion was prepared by Wilson’s friend and colleague, , who improved the work textually by re-arranging the work in a sys- tematic order by species and by contributing an important “Sketch of the Author’s Life.” A higher quality of pigments and better qual- ity paper were used in this edition, thus avoiding the foxing which almost inevitably mars the rst. ,.

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