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A rather poorly copy of The English Gentlewoman (1631) requested today, featuring an upside down frontispiece and manuscript annotations from former owners. (Broughton.57)

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2018-11-30

It’s so shout out to my favourite my boy Patrick Russell

These two striking are from ‘Descriptions and figures of two hundred (1803)

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2018-11-30

Another spot the difference...

On the left an from Seba's 'Locupletissimi rerum naturalium thesauri accurata descriptio' (1734-65)

On the right an opossum from Schreber's 'Histoire naturelle des quadrupèdes représentés d´après nature' (1780)

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2018-11-28


I wanted to find a plant to coincide with so here's the closest thing I could find - a

A very striking Sphenopteris artemisiifolia from 'Illustrations of fossil plants' (1877)

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2018-11-23

This week's is a delightful Himalayan Dolomiaea from 'Illustrations of the ... of the Himalayan Mountains' by Royle (1839)

Most of the plates in this work are after Vishnupersaud, the greatest Indian artist of his time

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2018-11-16

Can someone please write a story about these two unlikely pals?

Some for y'all courtesy of the aptly named volume 'Dogs' from The Naturalist's Library series

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2018-11-14

Gorgeous of a Roseate Spoonbill from George Shaw’s ‘The Naturalist’s Miscellany’, with by FP. Nodder

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Some terrifying from the supplement to Schreber's 'Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur' (1840)

Thankfully not human, these are skulls!



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2018-10-31

...and for the it has to be John Gould's sumptuous 'A monograph of the with by H.C. Richter

Also available on via https://t.co/Ri931uUC4P

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2018-10-03

Happy and hummingbird day!

My go-to for of from the library is 'The Naturalist's Miscallany'

Our copies are on for all to enjoy! https://t.co/elpNZ4oD7g

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2018-10-03

Who do you reckon is going to win the Grand Final tomorrow?

But more importantly, - who would in in an actual fight between an and a

Images: John Gould, Birds of Australia

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2018-09-28

Indigenous people of the used this plant (which Europeans named "cinchona") medicinally. As a result of imperialism, cinchona spread globally -- the only effective malaria treatment until the 1930s. Today we call its active ingredient quinine.

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2018-09-26

Science Literacy Week + = 🎉🌈📚Tomorrow's workshop will explore medieval manuscripts, early printed books, original artworks & other highlights from our history of science collections https://t.co/5QfO8Vsp2e

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2018-09-19

This 1st & only edition of Gazzadi & Baaschieri‘s ‘Zoologia Morale’ (Lot 222) is one of the rarest Italian zoological works. 93 hand-coloured engraved plates show 20 animals, from the familiar to the exotic. Learn more about our 2 Oct Sale here: https://t.co/VUCRDtOIbQ

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2018-09-14

Zoology of New Holland ([1793]-1794) describes & illustrates animals from Australia with text by George Shaw and hand-colored engravings prepared by James Sowerby. Explore this in via : https://t.co/RTCRMIFmZ3

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2018-09-06

Happy Here is a Turkish tricolour for Queen's colours are gold, blue, and red and have been fondly called the tricolour for almost a century. [JC389 .W45 1789] https://t.co/HqSSmVSNZG

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2018-08-06

From Spratt to Solis-Cohen, we have flap-books covered! These rare works educated doctors & midwives, as well as teaching women about their own bodies. Important works in medical & women's history: https://t.co/jWZsjM5r0c

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2018-08-03

We happily present our new eCatalogue on & also including and other tiny beasts. 23 from the period 1650-1933. Download the pdf here:
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2018-07-25

James Bateman’s The Orchidaceae of Mexico and Guatemala ([1837]-1843) is described as the “largest botanical book ever produced with lithographic plates”. Learn more about this beautiful on available in thanks to : https://t.co/DasJSWfIYq

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2018-07-19

in 1936, the or Tasmanian Tiger was named a protected animal, only 59 days before the last known specimen died in captivity

by H.C. Richter for John 'Mammals of v.1 (1863)

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