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Local Reports on the Sanitary Condition of the Labouring Population of England
London, W. Clowes and Sons, 1842. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce volume exploring the sanitation of England, in particular of the labouring classes. The first edition.A very scarce work.A series of twenty-six reports on the sanitary condition of the working class population in England. The reports provide an insight into the poor sanitation of the labouring population in the early Victorian era, before a period of much reform and improvement.With chapters on all counties and various cities.Illustrated with ten plates. Collated, complete.Contributions by W. J. Gilbert, Sir Edmund Head, Edward Twisleton, Dr. William Baker, J. P. Kennedy, and more. In the original cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Spine and extremities are faded. Light marks to the cloth. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities, small chip to the head of the spine. Prior owner's ink inscription to the front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned with scattered spots. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .
Rooke Books Professional sellerBook no.: 963P26
GBP 250,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 285 US$ 328.71 | JP¥ 50688]
Catalogue: Science, Medicine & Natural History
Keywords: Local Reports on the Sanitary Condition of the Labouring Population of England sanitation england labouring classes sanitation victorian Not Stated
London Airport. Developments in the Central Terminal Area
London, Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation, 1954. Cloth. A very scarce report, offering insight into the vast developments of Heathrow in the 1950s. A very scarce work.The original front wrap is bound in.An interesting report on the developments of the central terminal area at Heathrow in the 1950s. At this time, Heathrow was known as "London Airport", being renamed in 1966. This report was penned during a period of vast expansion to the airport after the Second World War. Heathrow was founded as a small airfield in 1930, and is now the biggest airport in Britain. Illustrated with nine double-sided folding plates, and nine plates, seven of which are double-sided.Fifteen blanks leaves bound to the rear. Rebound in a cloth binding. Externally, generally smart, with marks to the boards and spine. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Institutional label to the front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Institutional stamps to the front wrap, and to most pages, and a label to the verso of the front wrap. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .
Rooke Books Professional sellerBook no.: 965P13
GBP 375,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 427.5 US$ 493.06 | JP¥ 76032]
Catalogue: Science, Medicine & Natural History
Keywords: London Airport. Developments in the Central Terminal Area london airport heathrow london Not Stated
![William-James S'Gravesande; E. Stone [trans.], An Explanation of the Newtonian Philosophy, in Lectures Read to the Youth of the University of Leyden](https://bw19.boekwinkeltjes.net/images/AB_images/r/rookeb_1650402936.0.x.jpg "Click to enlarge")
An Explanation of the Newtonian Philosophy, in Lectures Read to the Youth of the University of Leyden
London, W. Innys; R. Manby, 1741 . Leather. The scarce second edition of E. Stone's English language translation of William-James S'Gravesande's work, teaching Newtonian mechanics. The second English translation of this work, first published in Leiden in 1720. Translated from the Dutch by E. Stone.The work of Dutch mathematician and natural philosopher William-James S'Gravesande.Illustrated with seventeen folding engraved plates. Collated, complete.These plates include illustrations of the use of pulleys, levers, convex and concave lenses for spectacles, the reflection of light, and the solar system and eclipses.Former owner's inscription to title page head. The author was a friend of Newton, and introduced Newtonian philosophy into Leiden, where he was a professor of mathematics, astronomy, and philosophy at the University. He is credited for propagating Newton's ideas in continental Europe. In a full calf binding. Front board and front free endpaper detached but present. Rear joint starting, with board firmly held. Loss of calf to back strip head and tail. Significant rubbing to boards and back strip, with calf detaching from rear board perimeters. Internally, firmly bound. Inscription to title page head. Pages generally bright and clean, but with pencil inscriptions and notations throughout. Fair . Ill.: Not Stated. Fair .
Rooke Books Professional sellerBook no.: 930F9
GBP 600,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 683.75 US$ 788.89 | JP¥ 121652]
Catalogue: Science, Medicine & Natural History
Keywords: newton Willem-James S'Gravesande Newtonian Philosophy Sir Isaac Newton Willem-James S'Gravesande Not Stated
The Natural Philosophy of Plant Form
Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1950. First edition. Cloth. A comprehensive guide to plant biology by the renowned scientist, Agnes Arber. The first edition. In the publisher's original cloth binding. With a frontispiece and 46 illustrated diagrams. Collated complete. An educational resource and scientific guide to plant biology and morphology. By the renowned British scientist, Agnes Arber, who was the first female botanist to be elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society and the third woman overall. Her scientific research focused on the monocotyledon group of flowering plants. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, very smart with some shelf wear to the extremities and bumping to the spine. Some marks to the spine. Spotting to the front free endpapers. Previous owner's ink signature to the front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Binding strained between pages 48 and 49 but still firm. Pages bright and clean with a few scattered spots. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .
Rooke Books Professional sellerBook no.: 831G6
GBP 77,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 87.75 US$ 101.24 | JP¥ 15612]
Catalogue: Science, Medicine & Natural History
Keywords: Plant biology botany plant morphology biology botany Not Stated
British Waders
Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1924. First edition. Cloth. A colourfully illustrated first edition of this ornithological study of British wader birds, written by E. C. Arnold. The first edition.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.A lovely work on the waders, or shorebirds, of Britain. There are about 210 different species of waders, this volume detailing the natural history and habits of those native to Britain.This work discusses the little stint, black-winged stilt, bar-tailed godwit, ringed plover, oyster-catcher, greenshank, semipalmated sandpiper, and more.Illustrated with fifty-one colour plates.Collated, complete.Written and illustrated by E. C. Arnold. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Light bumping and fading to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. A few light marks to the boards. Dust wrapper is edge worn, with chips and closed tears, one tape repair to the reverse. Light age-toning, handling marks, and rubbing to the wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with a few scattered spots. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: E. C. Arnold. Very Good Indeed/Good.
Rooke Books Professional sellerBook no.: 927P23
GBP 188,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 214.25 US$ 247.19 | JP¥ 38118]
Catalogue: Science, Medicine & Natural History
Keywords: British Waders wader shorebirds e. c. arnold wader E. C. Arnold
Wild Beast and Their Ways Reminiscence of Europe, Asia, Africa and America
London, Macmillan and Co. 1890. First edition. Leather. A handsomely bound two volume set regarding wild animals by noted explorer Sir Samuel W. Baker, profusely illustrated throughout by Harry Dixon. The first edition. Handsomely rebound in half morocco with decorative marble boards. Collated complete as follows: Volume I contains fourteen full page monochrome plates and one title page vignette. Volume II contains thirteen full page monochrome plates and one title page vignette. Illustrated by Harry Dixon, a noted artist regarding natural history. Sir Samuel W. Baker was an English explorer, naturalist and big game hunter. He is considered a highly influential figure in Victorian hunting, beginning in the Scottish Highlands. When his work as a traveller led him to Ceylon, he began hunting overseas and consistently for the rest of his life across Europe, Asia, Africa and North America. Baker also left a wealth of knowledge in regards to the science of hunting weaponry, as well as his observations regarding the animals themselves. These detailed notes he put in this work, 'Wild Beast and Their Ways&apos. Wild Beast and Their Ways is considered a highly influential work regarding the animals featured, including elephants, boar and antelope. Uniformly rebound in a half crushed morocco binding with marbled boards. Externally in excellent condition with just slight rubbing to the extremities and the spine. The odd mark to the boards. Internally generally firmly bound although strained in places. Pages generally bright and clean with the odd spot, heavier to the first and last few pages and the fore edge. Pages roughly cut. Marginal age toning. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Harry Dixon. Very Good Indeed .
Rooke Books Professional sellerBook no.: 631K32
GBP 350,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 399 US$ 460.19 | JP¥ 70964]
Catalogue: Science, Medicine & Natural History
Keywords: Sir Samuel W. Baker Harry Dixon Wild animals Big Game Hunting Harry Dixon Harry Dixon
Notes on the Birds of Kent
London, R. H. Porter, 1907 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of this vibrantly illustrated ornithological study of the birds of Kent, in a half morocco signed binding. Only three-hundred copies of this first edition were produced.Illustrated with a photographic frontispiece, eight hand coloured lithographic plates by J. Smit, and with a folding colour map to the rear. Collated, complete.This beautifully illustrated ornithological study of the birds of Kent is the joint work of R. J. Balston, C. W. Shepherd, and E. Bartlett. It catalogues in detail the birds of the county, their habits, and the manners in which they can be identified.In a vibrant half morocco signed binding by R. H. Porter, the publisher of this work. In a half morocco signed binding, with marbled paper covered boards. Externally, fine, with two minor points of rubbing to the head of the front joint. Light spotting to fore edge of text block. Binder's stamp to verso of front free endpaper. Foxing to endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Light spotting to title page, with pages otherwise clean and bright. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: J. Smit. Very Good Indeed .
Rooke Books Professional sellerBook no.: 879F58
GBP 550,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 626.75 US$ 723.15 | JP¥ 111514]
Catalogue: Science, Medicine & Natural History
Keywords: kent birds ornithology r h porter birds J. Smit
Birds of the Atlantic Islands
Edinburgh and London, Oliver & Boyd, 1963-68. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition set of David Bannerman's colourfully illustrated ornithological guide of the Atlantic Islands, a beautiful set in the original dust wrappers. The first edition.Complete in four volumes.In the original unclipped dust wrappers, Volume IV is price-clipped.A brilliant and extensive study on the ornithological culture of the Atlantic Islands. In these four volumes the Bannermans deal fully with the migratory birds, as well as the resident birds of the islands, incorporation observation of many other eminent ornithologists. The study provides an indispensable reference work to both the serious ornithologist and the amateur naturalist.Volume I, looking at the Canary Islands and the Salvages, illustrated with a colour frontispiece, twelve colour plates, four half-tone plates, and two maps. Collated, complete.Volume II, looking at Madira, the Desertas, and the Porto Santo Islands, illustrated with a colour frontispiece, one folding map, eight colour plates, and two half-tone plates. Collated, complete.Volume III, looking at the Azores, illustrated with a colour frontispiece, six colour plates, thirteen half-tone plates, eight maps, and in-text wood engravings. Collated, complete.Volume IV, looking at the Atlantic Islands, illustrated with a colour frontispiece, one folding table, nineteen colour plates, and twenty-six half-tone plates. Collated, complete.By David Armitage Bannerman and his second wife, Winifred Mary Jane Holland. Bannerman was the Curator of what is now the Natural History Museum from 1919 to 1952.Illustrated by D. M. Reid-Henry, George Lodge, and P. A. Clancey. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrappers, Volume IV is price-clipped. Externally, smart. Small bump to the front board of Volume I. Very minor marks to the front board of Volume IV. Minor edge wear to the dust wrappers, with a closed tear to the head of the wraps of Volume I. Price labels to the front fly leaves. Rear wrap of Volume I is a little age-toned. Minor handling marks to the wraps. Light wrinkling to the front wraps due to the pictorial onlays. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: D. M. Reid-Henry. Fine/Very Good Indeed.
Rooke Books Professional sellerBook no.: 852P9
GBP 550,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 626.75 US$ 723.15 | JP¥ 111514]
Catalogue: Science, Medicine & Natural History
Keywords: Birds of the Atlantic Islands atlantic islands david a. bannerman ornithology atlantic islands d. m. reid-henry D. M. Reid-Henry
The Birds of Scotland Their History, Distribution, and Migration
Edinburgh; London, Oliver and Boyd, 1953. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Baxter and Rintoul's extensive study on Scottish ornithology, a unique copy with two signed letters from the authors, addressed to fellow ornithologist Dr. Ian Pennie. The first edition.Complete in two volumes.In the original unclipped dust wrappers.With two signed letters from the authors loosely inserted, both addressed to Dr Ian Durance Pennie, with his bookplate to the front paste downs. The first letter, dated 7th December 1951, reads as 'Dear Dr. Pennis, Many thanks for your schedule + letter. We are very interested to hear you are going to Golspie, we know that part very well + we shall be glad to have counts from Loch Fleet + anywhere else. There is no-one up there who helps us. We are most excited about your autumn migration notes + should like, very much, to have details of species etc for comparison - we hope they will be published somewhere. We are most grateful to your for all the notes you have sent us from Tongue + shall look forward to hearing from Golspie where we hope you will be very happy. Yours sincerely, Evelyn V. Baxter + Leonora Jeffrey Rintoul.'The second letter is dated the 7th June 1953, reading as 'Dear Dr Pennie, How kind of your to write: thank you so much for your sympathy. It does help to know that Miss Rintoul's work + personality are so widely appreciated. We shall miss her badly. Again many thanks for your kindness, Yours v. sincerely Evelyn V. Baxter&apos. This touching letter follows Rintoul's passing on the 22nd May 1953. Dr. Ian Durance Pennie was a Scottish ornithologist and physician, who co-founded the Scottish Ornithologists' Club. He contributed essays on a variety of important journals.A chronicle of the history, present distribution, and migration of all the birds of Scotland, trailing around the beautiful country from the south-west up to Caithness. The authors, Evelyn V. Baxter and Leonora Jeffrey Rintoul, look into the idea that the bird-life of Scotland fluctuates considerably, and more than any other European country.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece to each volume, one colour folding map to the rear of Volume II, eleven monochrome plates to Volume I, and thirteen monochrome plates to Volume II.Rintoul and Baxter were lifelong friends and co-authors of various ornithological works.Collated, complete.Typed letter from noted seabird scientist Bill Bourne addressed to Pennie loosely inserted, dated the 2nd October 1965. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrappers. Externally, smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spines, small tear to the head of the front joint. Light marks to the rear board of Volume II, with a small patch of cockling to the fore edge. A few scattered spots to the fore edges and spots. Bookplate to the front paste downs. Dust wrappers are edge worn with small closed tears, heavier to Volume I. Aged taped to the head of the wraps of Volume I. Dust wrappers are discoloured and spotted, including some spotting to the reverse. Light blue marks to the rear wrap of Volume I and to the front wrap of Volume II. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with some scattered spots, mostly to the plates. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Various. Very Good Indeed/Good.
Rooke Books Professional sellerBook no.: 881P38
GBP 295,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 336.25 US$ 387.87 | JP¥ 59812]
Catalogue: Science, Medicine & Natural History
Keywords: The Birds of Scotland Their History, Distribution, and Migration The Birds of Scotland evelyn v baxter leonora jeffrey rintoul The Birds of Scotland birds ornithology Various
Recherches Expãâ©Rimentales Sur Les Conditions de L&Apos;Activitãâ© Cãâ©Rãâ©Brale
Paris, J.-B. Bailliere et FIls, 1886. Paperback. A very scarce treatise on neurophysiology by Henri-Ãtienne Beaunis, signed by the author. A very scarce work.Signed by the author to the recto of the front endpaper.In the original French.Part II only, of a total of two parts.An interesting treatise on cerebral activity, an early work on the nervous system and physiology of the brain.This work also looks at the scientific works of Albert Küss, Albert René, Maxime Drouot, Charles Mayard, and Eugène Gley.With a few in-text illustrations.Written by the physiologist and psychologist Henri-Ãtienne Beaunis. In the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally, generally smart. Light edge wear to the wraps, with a few small chips and closed tears, and loss and lifting to the spine. Ink inscription to the head of the front wrap. A few light handling marks to the wraps. Author's inscription to the head of the recto of the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .
Rooke Books Professional sellerBook no.: 926P12
GBP 285,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 324.75 US$ 374.72 | JP¥ 57785]
Catalogue: Science, Medicine & Natural History
Keywords: Recherches Expérimentales sur les Conditions de l'Activité Cérébrale cerebral activity science henri etienne beaunis cerebral activity Not Stated
New and Correct Tables of Interest
London, Alex Hogg, 1778. First edition. Cloth. A scarce mathematical volume presenting various interest rates through accessible tables, the first edition of this work by John Bettesworth. The first edition of this scarce work.Illustrated with a frontispiece, depicting the Bank of England. A comprehensive guide to interest and how to work about different rates of interest, presented in a clear table.This volume offers the total interest for £1 to £1,000, from 1 to 100 days, and 1 to 12 months, for the rates of 2%-5%, with the increase of 0.5% each time.By John Bettesworth. Pages 209-210 are misnumbered 204-205. In the original cloth binding. Externally, generally smart, with light marks and rubbing to the boards and spine. Small chip to the rear joint. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Rear hinge is starting but firm. Institutional label to the rear paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and clean. Frontispiece is a little loosely trimmed to the tail, resulting in marginal loss to the caption. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .
Rooke Books Professional sellerBook no.: 948P32
GBP 195,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 222.25 US$ 256.39 | JP¥ 39537]
Catalogue: Science, Medicine & Natural History
Keywords: New and Correct Tables of Interest interest economics john bettesworth interest Not Stated
The Laws of Life, with Special Reference to the Physical Education of Girls
London, Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd, 1859. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce copy of the first UK edition of this important debut work from Anglo-American physician Elizabeth Blackwell. First UK edition. Very scarce. As the first published work from the author, collected from a series of her lectures, this piece concerns itself with the physical and mental development of women and girls. With specific reference to the preparation of young women for motherhood. As well as outlining Blackwell's own four general principles to understanding human physiology, the work emphasized the importance of social stability for girls and women in relation to the maintenance of their health. Written by Elizabeth Blackwell, an Anglo-American physician, notable as the first woman to earn a medical degree in the United States, and the first woman on the Medical Register of the General Medical Council for the United Kingdom. Blackwell played an important role in both the United States and the United Kingdom as a social reformer, and was a pioneer in promoting education for women in medicine. Her contributions remain celebrated with the Elizabeth Blackwell Medal, awarded annually to a woman who has made a significant contribution to the promotion of women in medicine. Previously held in the library of Titus Salt Junior, youngest son of the Yorkshire wool merchant and philanthropist Sir Titus Salt. In the original brown cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Minor fading to the spine with the odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot or handling mark. Previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .
Rooke Books Professional sellerBook no.: 922T70
GBP 2.750,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 3133.5 US$ 3615.77 | JP¥ 557572]
Catalogue: Science, Medicine & Natural History
Keywords: Laws Life Physical Education Girls Life None
The Compleat Naturalist: A Life of Linnaeus
London, Collins, 1971. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this beautifully illustrated biography of Carl Linnaeus, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to the title page, dated 1973. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, reverse of the frontispiece, and thirty colour plates. Collated complete. A biography of Carl Linnaeus, a Swedish biologist and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the modern system of naming organisms. He is often known as the "father of modern taxonomy". Written by Wilfrid Jasper Walter Blunt, an English art teacher, writer, artist and a curator of the Watts Gallery in Compton. In the original green cloth binding. Externally, excellent. original unclipped dust wrapper is smart with light wear and creasing to the extremities. Light sunning to the spine and the odd small closed tear to the panel edges. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Author's ink inscription and signature to the title page. Fine . Ill.: Wilfrid Blunt. Fine/Very Good Indeed.
Rooke Books Professional sellerBook no.: 916T49
GBP 90,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 102.75 US$ 118.33 | JP¥ 18248]
Catalogue: Science, Medicine & Natural History
Keywords: Compleat Naturalist Life Linnaeus Naturalist Wilfrid Blunt
A Topographical History of Surrey
London, G. Willis, 1850. Cloth. A fascinating and copiously illustrated study of the topography of Surrey by Edward Wedlake Brayley, complete in five volumes. Edward Wedlake Brayley was an English antiquary and topographer, born in Lambeth, Surrey in 1773. Brayley is best remembered for his friendship and frequent collaboration with the English antiquary, author and editor John Britton. Britton and Brayley became joint editors of 'The Beauties of England and Wales', a series of books describing the topography and local history of England and Wales, and both men wrote numerous other topographical works. With a section on geology by the notable English obstetrician, geologist and palaeontologist Gideon Mantell. Copiously illustrated throughout with a frontispiece, numerous in text wood-engravings to each volume, and: Fifteen steel engravings to volume I, two of which are folding, and two of which are coloured. Lacking plate of 'Chapel and Hall in Ditto, Interiors&apos. 'Windlesham Church' has been bound as frontispiece. Sixteen steel engravings to volume II, one of which is folding, with 'Ruin at Virginia Water' bound as frontispiece. Nineteen steel engravings to volume III, one of which is folding, with 'The Duke of Buccleuch's Villa, Richmond' bound as frontispiece. Thirty five steel engravings to volume IV, with 'Beddington Park' bound as frontispiece. Forty one steel engravings to volume V, two of which are folding. Lacking plate of 'Wotton House&apos. 'Knowle, Near Cranley' bound as frontispiece. In a cloth binding with blind stamped borders to boards and gilt to spines. Slightly bumped to extremities and head and tail of spine. Faint tidemark to boards, volume II and V. Large tidemark to rear board, volume III. Faded to spine and extremity of boards, as usual with this colour. Volume I slightly cocked. Cloth to rear joint split in places to volume III. Small crack to the front joint of volume IV. Front hinge split between title page and printed dedication, and partially split to rear hinge volume I and IV. Rear hinges tender to volumes III and V. Front hinge failed with front free-endpaper to title page detached but present, volume V. Internally generally firmly bound. Page slightly age toned, with the odd spot. Light scattered spotting to first and last few pages. The odd handling mark to the occasional page. Offsetting from dedication page to verso of title page, all volumes, visible to recto. Small loss to lower fore edge, page 351 volume I. Page 291 to 294 partially detached to gutter, but relatively firm. Plate facing page 449, volume IV, detached but present, slightly age toned and chipped to edges. Plate facing page 457 and 467, volume IV partially detached to gutter. Closed tears to folding plate facing page 325, volume V. Marking to gutter of folding plate facing page 325, volume V, offset to facing page. Good . Ill.: Various. Good .
Rooke Books Professional sellerBook no.: 622M7
GBP 425,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 484.25 US$ 558.8 | JP¥ 86170]
Catalogue: Science, Medicine & Natural History
Keywords: Illustrated Surrey Folding PLate Topography Surrey Allom Mantell Various.
The Capercaillie in Scotland
Edinburgh, David Douglas, 1879 . First edition. Cloth. A smart copy of the very scarce first edition of J. A. Harvie-Brown's illustrated study of the capercaillie, a large woodland grouse. The scarce first edition of this work from Scottish ornithologist and naturalist John Alexander Harvie-Brown.With a frontispiece, vignette illustration to the title page, one further plate, and double page colour map. Collated, complete.Harvie-Brown discusses the capercaillie in six parts, with an overview of the laws pertaining to the grouse, their history, and their population in various regions.With the bookplate of Robert Washington Oates to the front pastedown. Oates served in the First World War as a private soldier, simultaneously making a substantial fortune through his financial interest in a firm of industrial chemists. After the war ended he became an antique dealer, gaining a reputation in the antiquarian book trade.With a further inscription to the verso of the front free endpaper.In Scotland, the population has declined greatly since the 1960s due to deer fencing, predation and lack of suitable habitat. The population plummeted from a high of 10,000 pairs in the 1960s to fewer than 1000 birds in 1999. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to spine head and tail, with marks to head of front board. Hinges strained, bookplate and bookseller's label to front pastedown. Inscription to verso of front free endpaper. Front free endpaper and following ten leaves - including frontispiece and title page - detached but present. Otherwise firmly bound. Pages bright, with instances of spotting and handling marks throughout, most concentrated to fore edge of pages. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .
Rooke Books Professional sellerBook no.: 847F10
GBP 150,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 171 US$ 197.22 | JP¥ 30413]
Catalogue: Science, Medicine & Natural History
Keywords: Capercaillie Scottish birds John Alexander Harvie-Brown Scottish birds Not Stated