Remarkable Insects, First Edition (9 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. This is a first edition two volume set in contemporary calf bindings, 340 pages total. With lots of wear, nips, and chips, so will not please the collector. But this is the first edition that covers the Gloucester sea serpent, [vol.2, page 299] a legendary creature reportedly seen around and off the coast of Gloucester, Massachusetts and Cape Ann area in the United States. The heyday of sightings began in August 1817 and continued into 1818-1819 . This set belonged to Robert Montgomery who bought it May 16" 1819, for $3.

Condition: Good. First Edition. G : in good condition. Cover rubbed. Outer spine split with end wear. Age toning internally. 170mm x 100mm (7" x 4"). viii, 208pp. Upwards of 100 cuts. Brown hardback embossed cloth cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A very neat copy of this scarce title, in half leather with marbled boards, edges powdered red, minor wear only and binding sound and pages clean. Pages are vii, 224 and vii 256, small 8vo, 9 x 13.5 cm. As the half title states, the text is "embellished with upwards of three hundred elegant engravings on wood, by Mr S Williams." Trimmer's Natural History was adapted for a juvenile readership from Beowck.

Cloth. Condition: Good Only. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. A first edition copy of this charming volume of Remarkable Insects. A first edition copy of Remarkable Insects.This volume contains details on the honey bee, the fly, ant, spider and gall inset.With in-text illustrations. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, worn with the spine missing and marks to the boards. Previous owner inscription to the front free endpaper. Hinges are starting but remain firm. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Good Only. book.

Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st edition. Freeman 3747. Not a matching pair, having been sourced separately, but both are in reasonable condition although vol. 2 lacks the front free end paper and half-title page. The section on insects is brief, and is not confined to British examples. Overall the text is of refreshing originality. Weight: 1.0 Language: English Full patterned leather binding (v. 1); half-leather binding (v. 2).

Cloth. Condition: Good. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. A scarce first edition of this delightful work on insects, with illustrations in the text. First edition. Scarce work. Illustrated throughout. A guide to insects with facts and features of creatures such as: the honey bee, the fly, the ant, the spider, and the gall insect. Includes identifying marks, commentary on the life cycle of each insect, as well as philosophical and religious or spiritual symbolism behind the creatures. Published by the Religious Tract Society. In the original green cloth binding. Externally, smart with light shelf wear and minor bumping to the extremities. Light fading to the spine and the odd mark to the board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. A small stain to the rear endpaper and pastedown. Front endpaper has been removed. Light pencil inscription to the half-title. Good. book.

, 224, [24] pages, black and white engraved frontispiece and further engravings in the text, bookplate at front of E.Gowing-Scopes a naturalist whose collection of butterflies is now housed at the Natural History Museum First Edition , reboound, new endpaper stuck to half title page at spine edge, light cockling to pages, corner of p7 missing with slight loss to text, pages clean, good condition , quarter morocco, plain boards, gilt title to spine , in sixes, 14.5 cm x 9.5 cm Hardback ISBN:

Remarkable Insects is an easily readable field guide that merges natural history with Biblical stories and Christian morals. The first tract, ÒThe Honey Bee,Ó discusses a variety of moral and religious topics, like the Òevils of idlenessÓ and the presence of honey in Bible stories, within the framework of scientific information. The tract details the anatomy of bees, pollination, the structure and geometry of hives, the life cycle of bees, and even the history of honey as a preservative and the fascination of classical Greek scientists with bees. The other tracts in the book cover flies, ants, spiders, and gall-building insects. Five tracts in one volume. 4.5 by 5.5 inches. . iv pp., 32, 32, 32, 32, 32 pp. Hand-colored pictorial title-page. Dozens of hand-colored illustrations of insects and plants interspersed throughout. PublisherÕs red pictorial cloth lettered and elaborately stamped in gilt and blindstamped with decorative floral border. Spine lettered in gilt and ruled in blind. Some soiling and fading to covers and a bit of rubbing to extremities. All edges gilt. Yellow endpapers. Some slight toning to margins but overall the pages are very clean. BooksellerÕs ticket on front pastedown and binderÕs ticket on final pastedown. Ink gift inscription on front free endpaper reads ÒEthel May / from dear Mr. Nelly / January 7th 1881.Ó Overall a very good, very bright copy of a scarce book. First edition. OCLC lists eight copies.

Condition: Very Good. A very rare copy of volume one (as stated on the final page). Dated 1763 but without an author. Bound in contemporary dark brown calf with raised bands to spine. Edges are bumped and worn. Internally the pages are age tanned with scattered foxing, small tears and creases, but overall good. The binding is sound. Rear endpaper assumed missing. Front endpaper has previous owners' signatures and address, dated 1877. Previous owner's signature on frontispiece, dated 1856. p56 has an old ink word at page top. Numerous engravings, including a charming illustration of a beaver. 8vo. In very good condition for its age.