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YARRELL, William [1784-1856].
A History Of British Birds.
London: John Van Voorst, [1837-]1843..
3 Volumes. 8vo. pp. 1 p.l., [v]-xxxii, 525 ie. 531], [1]; 1 p.l., 669 [ie. 671], [1]; 1 p.l., 528. lacking half-titles. c580 wood-engraved text illus. wood-engraved title vignettes. 19th century half calf (bit rubbed, head of spine of Vol. II little chipped). First Edition. Casey Wood p. 639. Freeman 4177. Mullens & Swann pp. 670-71.
$666 USD Book Number: NRRHiYAR56 Order / Enquire
YARRELL, William [1784-1856].
A History Of British Fishes.
John Van Voorst, [1835-]1836..
2 Volumes. 8vo. pp. 1 p.l., [v]-xxxvii, [1], 408; 1 p.l., 472. lacking half-titles. c400 wood-engraved text illus. wood-engraved title vignettes. 19th century half calf (bit rubbed, joints cracked, piece chipped from head of Vol. II, light foxing to outer leaves, 1 leaf torn - no loss). First Edition. Casey Wood p, 638. Freeman 4176.
$666 USD Book Number: NRRHiYAR57 Order / Enquire
YARRELL, William.
A History Of British Fishes.
London: John Van Voorst, 1859..
2 Volumes. 8vo. pp. xxxviii, 675; 2 p.l., 670. with half-titles. engraved frontis. portrait. over 500 wood-engraved text illus. original cloth (tear to head of Vol. II spine, clear dampstain to frontis.). Third Edition, Edited with a memoir of the author, by Sir John Richardson. "The present edition, in which some supposed species are suppressed and new ones added, contains in all two hundred and sixty species, with cuts of the new ones, and many additional ornamental vignettes.". (Introduction) Casey Wood p. 639. Freeman p. 379. Westwood & Satchell pp. 243-44. cfStarkman & Read p. 114.
$500 USD Book Number: elala2888 Order / Enquire
YOUNG, M.
The Life And Times Of Aonio Paleario Or A History Of The Italian Reformers In The Sixteenth Century. Illustrated by Original Letters and Unedited Documents.
London: Bell And Daldy, 1860..
2 Volumes. 8vo. pp. xiv, 588; xi, [1]errata, 650. with half-titles. folding facsimile. contemporary calf, gilt backs (spines sunned, labels wanting, lower front joint of Vol. I starting). First Edition. The Italian humanist and reformer Paleario, born Antonio Della Paglia in 1503, was tried three times for heresy and ultimately executed by hanging in 1570. Also included here are biographical sketches of Bernardino Ochino, Peter Martyr, Renée Duchess of Ferrara, Peter Paul Vergerio, Celio Secundo Curioni, Galeazzo Caracciolo, and Pietro Carnesecchi.
$300 USD Book Number: elala2052 Order / Enquire
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