Lot: 33
Thomas Wardle Royal Jubilee Exhibition, Manchester, 1887: Descriptive Catalogue of the Silk Section. John Heywood [1887]; quarto, orig. gilt cloth, front hinge a little worn o/w VG; light browning to title page & final page of plates o/w fine internally. 238pp including 83 full-page plates.
Lot: 127
Daltry and Masefield Macro-Lepidoptera of North Staffordshire and Cannock Chase, J. & C. Mort, Stafford, 1898; octavo, orig. gilt cloth, 29pp; addendum slip tipped-in. Fine
Lot: 128
A. W. Boyd A Country Parish: Great Budworth in the County of Chester, Collins ‘New Naturalist' series, 1951, 1st Edn in VG complete d/jkt; minor spotting to edge of text block. Together with two good autograph letters from Boyd 1947 & 1951, one concerning Hoylake, the other the flora of Staffordshire, loosely inserted
Lot: 129
Robert Plot The Natural History of Staffordshire, E.J. Morten, 1973 facsimile of the 1686 edition; folio, full green morocco style binding, gilt. Spine faded o/w VF with folding pedigree, coats of arms and double-page plates; (16),450,(10)pp
Lot: 130
Eric Simms British Warblers, Collins New Naturalist series No.71, 1985, First Edition, First State, near fine in VG complete d/jkt with Duraseal cover. Spine of jacket a little faded; top edge of text block with some slight tone marks. No internal inscriptions. A scarce title, only 725 printed of the first issue.
Lot: 131
R.J. Berry The Natural History of Orkney, Collins New Naturalist series No.70, 1985, First Edition, First State, near fine in a VG complete d/jkt with Duraseal cover. Spine of jacket a little faded and inner flap with few light tone spots; top edge of text block with some slight tone marks. A scarce title, only 725 printed of the first issue