A box of 29 assorted natural history volumes, 15 of which Wa...

Hammer

£170

A box of 29 assorted natural history volumes, 15 of which Wayside and Woodland series titles including Coward: 'Birds of the British Isles and Their Eggs', 1936, 3 vols, numerous colour plates, uniform orig. cloth gilt, Cynthia Longfield: 'The Dragonflies of the British Isles', 1949, 2nd edition enlarged, colour and b/w plates & ills., ownership signature of Ted Ellis (1909-1986), Norfolk writer, broadcaster and naturalist, on FFEP, orig. cloth gilt, 'The Caterpillars of the British Butterflies', 1944 reprint, numerous colour and b/w ills. and plates, orig. cloth gilt, dust wrapper, 'The Caterpillars of British Moths', 1948, 1st edition, 2 volumes, ills. as called for, uniform orig. cloth gilt, d/w's, etc; Edward Step: 'Wild Flowers Month by Month in Their Natural Haunts', L, Warne, [1905], 2 volumes, illustrations from photographs throughout, uniform original decorative art nouveau style cloth gilt, top edges gilt; W.B. Tegetmeier: 'Pheasants Their Natural History and Practical ManagementL, Horace Cox, 1911, 5th edition enlarged, 6 colour plates + 16 b/w plates as called for, orig. cloth gilt, dust wrapper (worn with part losses); M.K.M.: 'With the birds; or, the homes and habits of our feathered friends', L, Nelson, 1875, 3 coloured litho. plates as called for, original cloth gilt, mounted coloured litho. illustration to front cover. Scarce; H. Guard Knaggs: 'The Lepidopterist's Guide, Intended for the Use of the Young Collector', L, John Van Voorst, 1869, 122 + [6]pp ads at end, orig. cloth, printed paper label to front cover; H. Noel Humphreys: 'River Gardens; Being an Account of the Best Methods of Cultivating Fresh-Water Plants in Aquaria', L, Sampson Low, 1857, 8 hand coloured plates as called for, original blindstamped cloth gilt, later rebacked; plus 8 others (29)