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Previous|1|Next Lot #58 Contributions to the Natural History of the United States of America View details Estimate$400 - $700Sold for$468.75StatusSold AuthorAgassiz, LouisHeadlineLouis Agassiz's Contributions to US Natural HistoPublisherLittle, Brown and CompanyDate Published1857-62 Lot #62 Le Grand Toucan du Bresil No. 7 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$281.25StatusSold AuthorBarraband, JacquesHeadlineHand-colored print of Toucan by BarrabandDate Publishedc.1801-06 - [later 19th century reprint] Lot #63 The Orchidaceae of Mexico and Guatemala View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold AuthorBateman, JamesHeadlineThe Orchidaceae of Mexico and GuatemalaPublisherJohnson Reprint CorporationDate Published[1974] Lot #64 Pomare, Queen of Tahiti, the Persecuted Christian, Surrounded by Her Family at the Afflictive Moment When French Forces Were Landing View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,800Sold for$750StatusSold Heading(Baxter Color Print - Tahiti)AuthorBaxter, GeorgeHeadlineBaxter Colour Print of Queen of TahitiPublisherC. BaxterDate Published1845 Lot #65 The Return of the Rev. John Williams at Tanna in the South Seas, the day before he was massacred View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,800Sold for$750StatusSold Heading(Baxter Color Print - Tanna, Vanuatu)AuthorBaxter, GeorgeHeadlineBaxter Colour Print of South Sea MissionaryPublisherC. BaxterDate Published1837 Lot #68 A General History of Quadrupeds View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorBewick, T[homas]HeadlineA General History of Quadrupeds 2nd ed 1791PublisherPrinted by and for S. Hodgson, et. al.Date Published1791 Lot #78 Seven Fascicules from the Resultats des Campagnes Scientifiques Accomplies sur son Yacht par Albert I View details Estimate$250 - $350StatusUnsold Headingzzf(Campagnes Scientifiques)Author**HeadlineResultats des Campagnes ScientifiquesDate Published1894-1938 Lot #83 Three works on the Cirripedia and one on Crustacea View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Headingzzf(Cirripedia)Author**HeadlineThree works on Cirripedia and one on CrustaceaDate PublishedVarious dates Lot #85 Butterflies of California: A Popular Guide to a Knowledge of the Butterflies of California, Embracing all of the 477 Species and Varieties at Present Recorded for the State View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold AuthorComstock, John AdamsHeadlineButterflies of California by Comstock 1927PublisherThe AuthorDate Published1927 Lot #86 Atlas en Couleurs des Orchidées Cultivées View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold AuthorConstantin, JulienHeadlineAtlas en Couleurs des Orchidées CultivéesPublisherLibrairie Générale de l'EnseignementDate Published[1911] Lot #89 The Cabinet of Curiosities, or Wonders of the World Displayed; Forming a Repository of Whatever is Remarkable in the Regions of Nature and Art, Extraordinary Events, Eccentric Biography, &c. &c. View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$500StatusSold Heading(Curiosities)Author**HeadlineCabinet of Curiosities 1824PublisherJ. LimbirdDate Published1824 Lot #91 Autograph Letter, signed, regarding Hitchcock's Geology of Massachusetts View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$281.25StatusSold AuthorDana, James D.HeadlineJames D. Dana Authograph Letter SignedDate PublishedMarch 15, 1855 Lot #92 A Naturalist's Voyage. Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries visited during the Voyage of HMS 'Beagle' round the World, under the Command of Captain FitzRoy. View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$312.50StatusSold AuthorDarwin, CharlesHeadlineDarwin's Naturalist's Voyage 1890 editionPublisherJohn MurrayDate Published1890 Lot #93 [Works] - ten volumes View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$593.75StatusSold AuthorDarwin, CharlesHeadline10 vols of Works by Charles Darwin Appleton 1896PublisherD. AppletonDate Published1896 Lot #98 Art du Cirier [and] Art du Chandelier View details Estimate$400 - $700Sold for$312.50StatusSold AuthorDuhamel du Monceau, [Henri Louis]HeadlineArt du Cirier 1762 w/11 engraved platesPublisher[H.L. Guerin & L.F. Delatour]Date Published1762 Lot #104 Lot of 9 Linoleum-Block Prints of grapes and other botanical subjects, each signed, titled and numbered in pencil View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold AuthorEvans, HenryHeadlineHenry Evans Linocuts of Flowers signed limitedDate Published1968-1971 Lot #105 Silva: Or, a Discourse of Forest-Trees, and the Propagation of Timber in His Majesty's Dominions...together with An Historical Account of the Sacredness and Use of Standing Groves. Terra, a Philosophical Essay of Earth... View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$343.75StatusSold AuthorEvelyn, JohnHeadlineSilva, Or Discourse of Forest-Trees 1729PublisherJ. Walthoe, et. al.Date Published1729 Lot #113 On and Off Duty: [Episodes of Military Life] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$237.50StatusSold AuthorGroves, J. PercyHeadlineChromos of British Military LifePublisherRaphael Tuck & SonsDate Published[c.1890] Lot #114 Autograph Letter, signed, to John L. LeConte on Entomological subjects View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Heading(Science)AuthorGuex, JohnHeadlineLetter from the 'Father' of Entomology in AmericaDate PublishedDecember 15, 1853 Lot #118 The Cherries of New York - plus 4 other New York Department of Agricultural volumes View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$468.75StatusSold AuthorHedrick, U.P.Headline5 NY Dept of Agriculture vols Cherries, peachesPublisherJ.B. LyonDate PublishedVarious dates Lot #122 Orchidaceae View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold AuthorHunt, P. FrancisHeadlineP. Francis Hunt Orchidaceae 1 of 600 copiesPublisherBourton PressDate Published1973 Lot #123 Birds of New Guinea View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorIredale, TomHeadlineBirds of New Guinea 1956 color illustrationsPublisherGeorgian HouseDate Published[1956] Lot #131 The Snakes of Australia; An Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue of All the Known Species View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$625StatusSold AuthorKrefft, GerardHeadlineSnakes of Australia 1869 by Gerard KrefftPublisherThomas Richards, Government PrinterDate Published1869 Lot #134 Wright's Book of Poultry View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$125StatusSold AuthorLewer, S.H.HeadlineWright's Book of Poultry rev 1912 edPublisherCassell and CompanyDate Published1912 Lot #137 Flores do Amazonas / Flowers of the Amazon View details Estimate$800 - $1,200StatusUnsold AuthorMee, MargaretHeadlineMargaret Mee Flowers of the AmazonPublisherRecordDate Published[1980] Lot #138 Flowers of the Brazilian Forests View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,062.50StatusSold AuthorMee, MargaretHeadlineFlowers of the Brazilian Forests by MeePublisherThe Tyron GalleryDate Published[1968] Lot #139 The Felidae of Rancho la Brea View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$375StatusSold AuthorMerriam, John C. and Chester StockHeadlineThe Felidae of Rancho la Brea 1932PublisherCarnegie Institution of WashingtonDate Published1932 Lot #140 Pair of original drawings of a Mexican mining town View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,800Sold for$750StatusSold Heading(Mexico)AuthorBerghes, Carle de (1792-1869)Headline2 original drawings of a Mexican mining townDate Published1856 Lot #147 Observations sur Deux Orang-Outans Adultes Morts a Paris View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$250StatusSold AuthorMilne-Edwards, A., et. al.HeadlineObservations sur Deux Orang-Outans 1895PublisherG. MassonDate Published1895 Lot #148 Researches Upon the Venom of the Rattlesnake: With an Investigation of the Anatomy and Physiology of the Organs Concerned View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$100StatusSold AuthorMitchell, S. WeirHeadlineResearches Upon the Venom of the RattlesnakePublisherSmithsonian InstitutionDate Published1860 Lot #153 Seven volumes on natural history View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$162.50StatusSold Heading(Natural History)Author**HeadlineSeven volumes on natural historyDate PublishedVarious dates Lot #155 The Practical Planter, Or, A Treatise on Forest Planting: Comprehending the Culture and Management of Planted and Natural Timber, In Every Stage of its Growth: Also on the Culture and Management of Hedge Fences, and the Construction of Stone Walls, &c. View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold AuthorNicol, WalterHeadlineWalter Nicol The Practical PlanterPublisherJ. ScatcherdDate Published1803 Lot #163 The Flowering Plants, Grasses, Sedges & Ferns of Great Britain and Their Allies the Club Mosses, Pepperworts and Horsetails View details Estimate$400 - $700Sold for$343.75StatusSold AuthorPratt, AnneHeadlineAnne Pratt's Flowering Plants of Britain 6 vols.PublisherFrederick WarneDate Publishedc.1880 Lot #164 The Birds of Southern Rhodesia View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$150StatusSold AuthorPriest, Cecil D.HeadlineThe Birds of Southern Rhodesia 4 vols 1933-36PublisherWilliam ClowesDate Published1933-1936 Lot #176 The Art of the Classic Salmon Fly View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$437.50StatusSold AuthorSawada, KenHeadlineThe Art of the Classic Salmon Fly 1989 signedPublisherKodanshaDate Published[1989] Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next