Auction No 406, Category: Natural History

5 Lots (displaying 1 - 5)

"Memoirs of the Geological Survey of the United Kingdom: The Jurassic Rocks of Britain", Vols.3 and 4, HMSO, 1893-94, orig. gilt cloth,

Lot: 37

  • Auction Date: Wed 12th Jan 2022 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £62
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Memoirs of the Geological Survey of the United Kingdom: The Jurassic Rocks of Britain, Vols.3 and 4, HMSO, 1893-94, orig. gilt cloth, vol.3 edgeworn; complete internally with plates & illustrations; occasional school library stamps; vol.3 with sporadic fox marks. (2)

"Life and Environments in Purbeck Times", Palaeontogical Association, 2002, printed wraps, fine; "The Geology of Manchester

Lot: 38

  • Auction Date: Wed 12th Jan 2022 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £62
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Life and Environments in Purbeck Times, Palaeontogical Association, 2002, printed wraps, fine; The Geology of Manchester and the South-East Lancashire Coalfield, 1970, in d/jkt, fine; Buckman Type Ammonites, 1976, 7 vols in 3, fine; and other works on British Geology and Palaeontology, mostly s/bks, one ex-library o/w VG/F. (38)

Edgard Casier "Faune Ichthyologique du London Clay", British Museum, 1966, 2 volume set, fine, in the dustjackets, in issued slipcase. (2)

Lot: 39

  • Auction Date: Wed 12th Jan 2022 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £26
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Edgard Casier Faune Ichthyologique du London Clay, British Museum, 1966, 2 volume set, fine, in the dustjackets, in issued slipcase. (2)

William King "A Monograph of the Permian Fossils of England", Palaeontographical Society, 1850; 19th Century half-morocco, gilt;

Lot: 40

  • Auction Date: Wed 12th Jan 2022 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £70 - £100
SOLD £70
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William King A Monograph of the Permian Fossils of England, Palaeontographical Society, 1850; 19th Century half-morocco, gilt; ex-library with labels to endpapers and blind-stamps, the latter applied to each of the 29 o/w fine lithographic plates. Usual offset from plates o/w good clean text, a few leaves with a tear to the upper margin. Free from foxing or inscriptions.

Charles Darwin and Richard Owens "The Zoology of the Voyage H.M.S. Beagle", C.I.L. Ltd and the Royal Geographical Society, 1994,

Lot: 42

  • Auction Date: Wed 12th Jan 2022 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £150 - £200
SOLD £120
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Charles Darwin and Richard Owens The Zoology of the Voyage H.M.S. Beagle, C.I.L. Ltd and the Royal Geographical Society, 1994, facsimile of the 1840 edition by Smith, Elder & Co; 4 volumes, half-leather with raised bands, gilt, marbled boards, VF, many illustrations; number 176 of 1000 issued. Signed by John Hemming, Director of the R.G.S. (4)