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“NO OTHER ORNITHOLOGIST HAS EVER EXCEEDED THE MAGNITUDE AND SPLENDOR OF HIS FOLIO PUBLICATIONS”

GOULD, John. Monograph of the Pittidae [Tropical Birds]. London, 1880. Two parts in one, Part I with plates and text, Part II text only, all published.

First edition of this lovely Gould monograph, with ten beautiful hand-colored plates, in original printed boards as issued. $22,000.

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“A POWERFUL INFLUENCE ON ALL SUBSEQUENT THOUGHT ON MAN’S PLACE IN NATURE”

TYSON, Edward M.D. Orang-Outang: or the Anatomy of a Pygmie. London, 1699.

First edition of Tyson's "epoch-making" anatomical study that laid a foundation for the theory of evolution, "the first work to demonstrate scientifically the structural relationships between man and anthropoid ape" (Norman), heralded as a "forerunner of Blumenbach, Buffon, Huxley and Darwin" (PMM), with eight striking copper-engraved folding plates. A handsome wide-margined volume in contemporary paneled calf boards. $18,500.

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"A MAJOR SYNOPSIS OF ENLIGHTENMENT PHILOSOPHICAL ANTHROPOLOGY, SCOTS STYLE"

KAMES, Henry Home, Lord. Sketches of the History of Man. Edinburgh, 1774. Two volumes.

First edition of the work that the Kames himself referred to as his "magnum opus," a "major synopsis of Enlightenment philosophical anthropology," two quarto volumes in contemporary polished calf. $8800.

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FIRST EDITION OF BURTON’S SCARCE FALCONRY IN THE VALLEY OF THE INDUS

BURTON, Richard F. Falconry in the Valley of the Indus. London, 1852. First edition of “one of the earliest of Burton’s books of travel” (Abbey), one of only 500 copies, with four full-page lithographic plates (including frontispiece), in original blind-stamped cloth. $7000.

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"THE BOOK IS HANDSOMELY PRINTED, AND THE PLATES ARE FINELY EXECUTED FROM DRAWINGS BY EHRET"

(BARBADOS) HUGHES, Griffith. The Natural History of Barbados. London, 1750.

First edition of this important work on the flora and fauna of Barbados, with folding map of the island by Thomas Jefferys and 30 folio engraved plates, 12 after renowned botanical artist G.D. Ehret, one of the greatest botanical painters of the 18th century. $5500.

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WITH 48 SPECTACULAR HAND-COLORED PLATES: MRS. LOUDON’S ORNAMENTAL ANNUALS

LOUDON, Jane Wells. Ladies' Flower-Garden of Ornamental Annuals. London, 1840.

First edition of Loudon's "much prized" first flower book, with 48 superb full-page hand-colored lithographs by Day and Haghe, one of the most prominent lithographic firms of mid-19th-century England and lithographers to the Queen. $5500.

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WITH TWO VOLUMES OF OVER 700 FINELY ENGRAVED AND BEAUTIFULLY HAND-COLORED PLATES

GUERIN, Félix-Edouard, editor. Dictionnaire Pittoresque d'Histoire Naturelle. Paris, 1833-39. Eleven volumes bound as seven. First edition of this impressive early 19th-century natural history encyclopedia, complete with all 720 steel-engraved plates, virtually all of which are hand-colored, depicting in stunning detail a comprehensive range of life, handsomely bound in seven volumes (five of text, two of plates). $4800.

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SIGNED BY EACH OF THE 29 ATTENDING PHOTOGRAPHERS AT THE LAUNCH OF REMEMBERING GREAT APES, ONE OF ONLY 50 SIGNED BY JANE GOODALL AND VIRGINIA MCKENNA

(GOODALL, Jane) (RAGGETT, Margot). Remembering Great Apes. London, 2018.

Signed limited first edition of this amazing photographic tribute to the great apes, this copy number 50 of only 50 produced, signed by both Jane Goodall and Virginia McKenna on a leaf mounted to the inside cover of the presentation box, the book itself signed on the title page by 29 of the photographers who attended the launch of this book, and further embellished with a lovely original full-page pencil drawing of an orangutan based on a photograph by Suzi Eszterhas drawn by the artist Karen Laurence-Rowe. With a color photographic print of a gorilla by Paul Goldstein, signed by him and numbered 50/100, laid in as issued. $4600.

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