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Introduction to wildflowers / by Richard Morse ; with 16 colour plates, 32 plates from photographs, 16 plates from drawings by Doris Meyer and 16 drawings in the text

Description: This collection contains nearly 600 monographs published by the British publishing firm A & C Black from the late 1800s through the 1950s (bulk 1901-1936). Many of the volumes were published as part of the firm's successful "Colour Books" series and contain color plates and pictorial cloth bindings. The titles in the collection cover a variety of subjects including travel in Great Britain and abroad, antiquities, art, history of various civilizations, social life and customs of various cultures, natural history, literary classics and other literature (especially juvenile), gardening, military art and science, recreation, and transportation. Many of the firm's early 20th century series are represented by items in the collection, including the 20 shilling series; 7s 6d series; Artist's sketch book series; the "Peeps" series including Peeps at Many Lands; Beautiful Britain; Black's Popular Series of Colour Books; and Black's Water-Colour series. The collection also includes two non-A & C Black imprints by William Collins Sons and Co. and J.M. Dent.
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The open book of wild life : an introduction to nature study / by Richard Morse ; with sixteen colour plates, fifty photographs and fifty drawings in the text

Rare Books

This collection contains nearly 600 monographs published by the British publishing firm A & C Black from the late 1800s through the 1950s (bulk 1901-1936). Many of the volumes were published as part of the firm's successful "Colour Books" series and contain color plates and pictorial cloth bindings. The titles in the collection cover a variety of subjects including travel in Great Britain and abroad, antiquities, art, history of various civilizations, social life and customs of various cultures, natural history, literary classics and other literature (especially juvenile), gardening, military art and science, recreation, and transportation. Many of the firm's early 20th century series are represented by items in the collection, including the 20 shilling series; 7s 6d series; Artist's sketch book series; the "Peeps" series including Peeps at Many Lands; Beautiful Britain; Black's Popular Series of Colour Books; and Black's Water-Colour series. The collection also includes two non-A & C Black imprints by William Collins Sons and Co. and J.M. Dent.

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Birds of Britain / by Wilfred Willett ; with eight plates in colour, sixteen from photographs and drawings in the text

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The romance of London / by Gordon Home ; with 16 full-page illustrations in colour and line drawings in the text

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The romance of the rocks / by Rev. Charles A. Hall ; containing 57 illustrations, viz: 8 full-page in colour, 16 in black and white from photographs, 33 drawings in the text

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The naturalist at the sea-shore / by Richard Elmhirst ; containing 37 illustrations, viz: 8 full page in colour, 13 in black and white from photographs, 16 drawings in the text

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Paris / by Mortimer Menpes ; text by Dorothy Menpes ; with 75 full-page illustrations in colour and line drawings in the text

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Introduction to wildflowers / by Richard Morse ; with 16 colour plates, 32 plates from photographs, 16 plates from drawings by Doris Meyer and 16 drawings in the text

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The open book of wild life : an introduction to nature study / by Richard Morse ; with sixteen colour plates, fifty photographs and fifty drawings in the text

Birds of Britain / by Wilfred Willett ; with eight plates in colour, sixteen from photographs and drawings in the text

The romance of London / by Gordon Home ; with 16 full-page illustrations in colour and line drawings in the text

The romance of the rocks / by Rev. Charles A. Hall ; containing 57 illustrations, viz: 8 full-page in colour, 16 in black and white from photographs, 33 drawings in the text

The naturalist at the sea-shore / by Richard Elmhirst ; containing 37 illustrations, viz: 8 full page in colour, 13 in black and white from photographs, 16 drawings in the text

Paris / by Mortimer Menpes ; text by Dorothy Menpes ; with 75 full-page illustrations in colour and line drawings in the text