The Naturalist’s Shelf
A curated collection of nature’s wonders preserved in books.
Popular British Conchology by George B. Sowerby (1854) | Hand-Colored Plates
$165.00
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A mid-19th-century guide to the mollusks of the British Isles, Popular British Conchology by George Brettingham Sowerby, F.L.S., is a foundational work in natural history, presented with elegance and clarity...
British Birds By W.H. Hudson (1926) | Half Leather Prize Fine Binding
$125.00
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$148.00
A 1926 “new impression” of British Birds by the esteemed naturalist W.H. Hudson, with a chapter on bird structure and classification by Frank E. Beddard, F.R.S. Published by Longmans, Green...
$140.00
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A botanical classic—The Fern Garden by Shirley Hibberd offers a detailed and engaging guide to cultivating and enjoying ferns both indoors and out. This is the 1881 ninth edition, published...
The Wild Flowers of England (1859) | With Hand-Painted Plates
$345.00
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By Rev. Robert Tyas, M.A., F.R.B.S.Illustrated By James Andrews, F.H.S.Houlston and Wright, Publisher/ LondonPrinted by J. and W. Rider, Bartholomew Close First Series, Large Paper Edition (Revised) A striking custom...
$725.00
An exceptional mid-century herbarium compiled by Ursula Keimes during her apprenticeship at the Kölner Glocken-Apotheke in Germany, dated 1959–1961. This privately assembled collection features an impressive 103 conserved botanical specimens...
Common British Beetles | Hand-Colored Plates (c.1870s-1880s)
$165.00
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A striking example of Victorian entomological literature, Common British Beetles by Rev. J.G. Wood offers both scientific and visual insight. This edition, published by George Routledge & Sons,, London (circa...
$185.00
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A richly illustrated Victorian volume on British butterflies, written by noted naturalist W. S. Coleman and beautifully printed in color by the master chromolithographer Edmund Evans. Published by George Routledge...
Floricultural Cabinet Book and Florist’s Magazine (1848) | With Hand-Colored Plates
$248.00
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A beautiful 19th-century volume of The Floricultural Cabinet and Florists’ Magazine, Volume XVI (1848), conducted by Joseph Harrison and published in London by Whittaker and Co. This richly illustrated periodical...
The Common Objects of the Sea Shore | Hand-Colored Plates (c.1870s-1880s)
$185.00
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A 19th-century guide to seaside natural history, The Common Objects of the Sea Shore by Rev. J.G. Wood is a richly illustrated Victorian volume featuring striking hand-colored plates and detailed...