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An English portland stone keystone carved with a portrait of a Plantagenet king
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the bearded king with full beard and flowing locks and wearing a crown, weathered and mouth drilled for a spout,£860 -
Snakes engravings published c1860
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Charles Henry Dessalines d'Orbigny was a French botanist and geologist specializing in the Tertiary of France. He was the younger brother of French naturalist and South American explorer, Alcide d'Orbigny. At the National Museum of Natural History in Paris, d'Orbigny identified many of the flowering plant species returned to France from his brother's natural history collecting journeys through South America.£160 each -
Naturalist Rambles on the Devonshire Coast, by Philip Henry Gosse. ‘Caryophyllia Smithii’,
£220Naturalist Rambles on the Devonshire Coast, by Philip Henry Gosse. ‘Caryophyllia Smithii’,
Living in London, Gosse's prodigious hobby of publishing work on his observations resulted in a breakdown from overwork. He was advised to go and live in the country and moved to Devon in 1853 where he wrote 'A naturalist's rambles on the Devonshire coast' The book successfully popularised the science of marine biology, but his reputation as a serious scientist later suffered with the publication of 'Omphalo' in which he refuted developmental theory, aiming to reconcile geology with the Bible's account of creation.£220 -
Mrs Beeton, original chromolithographs
£195 eachMrs Beeton, original chromolithographs
Isabella Mary Beeton was an English journalist, editor and writer. In 1859 with her husband, Mrs Beeton launched a series of 48-page monthly supplements to The Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine; the 24 instalments were published in one volume as Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management.£195 each