Natural History Books - Verschuur - At the Antipodes

Lot of 24 Vintage Natural History Books, Birds, Garden. Assorted lot varies in bindings, dates, authors and subjects, but all celebrate nature. Includes books on gardening, birds, and 2 copies of The

Published 1874 A.D. Dawkins, W. Boyd, Cave Hunting - Researches on the Evidence of Caves Respecting the Early Inhabitants of Europe, MacMillan, London, 1874; original pictorial cloth; xxiv pp. + 455 p

Published 1909 and 1924 A.D. Group comprising: Hovey, Horace Carter, Hovey's Handbook of the Mammoth Cave of Kentucky - A Practical Guide to the Regulation Routes, Morton, Kentucky, 1909; pictorial wr

Published 1870 A.D. Forwood, W. Stump, An Historical and Descriptive Narrative of the Mammoth Cave of Kentucky, Lippincott, USA, 1870; original lettered cloth; 225 pp. + 1 p. [advertisement], illustra

Published 1894 A.D. Martell, E. A., Les Abimes les Eaux Souterraines les Cavernes les Sources la Spélaeologie, Paris 1894; original quarter calf with cloth boards; viii pp. + 580 pp., French text, il

6 volumes of Natural History books.

Published 1912 A.D. Hovey, Horace Carter, Mammoth Cave of Kentucky with an Account of Colossal Cavern, Morton, Louisvilled, 1912, revised edition; original lettered cloth; v pp. + 131 pp., illustrated

Published 1830 A.D. Alleweireldt, J., Description Pittoresque de la Grotte de Han-sur-Lesse Brussels, 1829; original lettered boards; 44 pp. + 27 pl., illustrated; with detailed collector record cards

Published 1821 A.D. Mawe, J., Familiar Lessons on Mineralogy and Geology, London, 1821, 3rd edition; original papered boards; viii pp. + 105 pp. + 1 p. [advertisement], illustrated )coloured); with de

Published 1825 A.D. Mawe, John, New Descriptive Catalogue on Minerals with Diagrams of their Simple Forms, Longman, London, 1825; original half cloth with lettered spine; xx pp. + 178 pp. + 2 pp. [adv

Published 1865 A.D. Browne, Rev G. F., Ice-Caves of France and Switzerland a Narrative of Subterranean Exploration, Longman, London, 1865; original cloth with lettered spine; viii pp. + 1 p. + 315 pp.

Published 1942 A.D. Bourgain, Andre, Dauphine Souterrain, Paris, 1942; original pictorial wraps with later clear acetate sleeve; 81 pp., illustrated; with Le Vegors Hydrologique, folded map loosely in

Published 1911 A.D. Baring-Gould, S., Cliff Castles and Cave Dwellings of Europe, Seeley, London, 1911; library quarter bound with cloth boards; 24 pp. + 1 p. [advertisement], with 52 plates; with det

Published 1978 A.D. [Anonymous], Postojnska Jama Pecina, Postojna, 1978, 1st edition (5000 copies); marbled card; 32 pp. [preface in several languages including English + 16 pp. [being a facsimile of

Published 1926 A.D. Bertarelli, L. V. and Boegan, E., Duemila Grotte Quarant' Anni di Esplorazioni Nella Venezia Guila, Milan, 1926; original pictorial cloth; 494 pp., Italian text, illustrated and wi

Published circa 1905 A.D. Webb, James, Guide to the City of Sydney and Pleasure Resorts of New South Wales, Sydney, nd (believed circa 1905); pictorial wraps; 18 pp. [advertisements, title and content

Published 1948 A.D. Chevalier, Pierre, Escalades Souterraines douze ans dans le plus Grand Gouffre du Monde, Paris, 1948; pictorial wraps with later acetate protective sleeve; 190 pp., French text, il

Published 1908 A.D. Martell, E. A., L'Evolution Souterraine, Paris, 1908; modern half calf with cloth boards by T Taylor, West Keel, 2005 with original wrap cover pasted to inner front board; 388 pp.,

Published 1975 A.D. Siffre, Michel, Dans les Abimes de la Terre, Flammarion, France, 1975; cloth with dustwrapper; 303 pp., French text, illustrated (some colour). 1 kg, 26.7 x 18.7 cm (10 1/2 x 7 3/8

Published 1951 A.D. Chevalier, Pierre, Subterranean Climbers Twelve Years in the World's Deepest Chasm, Faber & Faber, London, 1951; original cloth; 223 pp., illustrated; with detailed collector recor

Mark Catesby Beehive Set, #260/500 boxed set of facsimile color plates and a descriptive catalog bound by hand. Titled THE NATURAL HISTORY OF CAROLINA, FLORIDA AND THE BAHAMA ISLANDS, 1731-43, publish

Nineteen stunning large-scale natural science prints by K.G. Lutz, c. 1899. Published by the notable Raphael Tuck & Sons, Ltd. Printed in Germany. Missing eleven plates. Edges have moderate wear

(3) Antique leather bond "Natural History" books from "Cabinet Cyclopedia" by William Swainson, published in London, 1840: "The History and Natural Arrangement of Insects", "A Treastise on the Geograp

Set of four copper etched prints, depicting various African animals, framed, to include attached pages on back from a 19th century natural history books 17 1/2"h x 14"w 1"d Provenance: A