Lot 423

Nat. History, Botany & Entomology Vols, 1870-1929

Previous image preload Next image preload

Nat. History, Botany & Entomology Vols, 1870-1929

Estimate: $10 - $500

Starting Bid: $10

(0 Bids)

by Atlee Raber Auctioneer
July 6, 2026 6:00 PM EDT
Live Auction
17020 Dover Road
Dundee, OH, US 44624

This collection comprises hardcover volumes focused on natural history, botany, and entomology, dating from the late nineteenth to early twentieth centuries. The group includes several works by noted naturalists and authors of the period. Bibliographic details for the volumes include: Marshall, Nina L. The Mushroom Book. New York: Doubleday, Page and Company, 1903. Illustrated with color and black and white photographs by J. G. and H. C. Anderson. Gray, Asa. Gray's School and Field Book of Botany. New York and Chicago: Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor and Company. This volume includes Lessons in Botany (Revised Edition, 1887) and Field, Forest, and Garden Botany, bound together. Fabre, J. Henri. Three volumes translated by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos: The Mason-Bees (1918), The Life of the Fly (1913), and The Life of the Caterpillar (1925). All published in New York by Dodd, Mead and Company. Hornaday, William T. Wild Life Conservation in Theory and Practice. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1914. Includes a chapter on Private Game Preserves by Frederic C. Walcott. Dana, Mrs. William Starr (Frances Theodora Parsons). How to Know the Wild Flowers. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1906. New edition featuring color plates. Parsons, Frances Theodora. How to Know the Ferns. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1911. Sixth edition. Illustrated by Marion Satterlee and Alice Josephine Smith. McKenny, Margaret. Mushrooms of Field and Wood. New York: John Day Company, 1929. Hibberd, Shirley. The Fern Garden: How to Make, Keep, and Enjoy It. London: Groombridge and Sons, 1870. Second edition. Illustrated with eight color plates and forty wood engravings. The volumes are bound in various publisher's cloth colors including shades of green, brown, tan, maroon, and black. Many feature decorative gilt or silver-stamped titles and botanical motifs on the spines and front covers.

Accepted Forms of Payment:

American Express, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

Shipping

Atlee Raber Auctions will coordinate in house packing & shipping (at buyer's expense) with on all items we deem as suitable for shipping, as a courtesy service to our customers.

It is the bidder's responsibility to take shipping costs into consideration when bidding on these items.

Shipping methods may include FedEx, UPS, USPS or whatever method is best. Atlee Raber Auctions cannot be responsible for loss or damage to the items during shipping.

Large items, such as furniture, large signs, neon, etc, will exclusively be FOR PICK-UP ONLY or for private courier delivery as selected by the winning bidder or recommended local agent from Atlee Raber Auctions.


The buyer is free to contact any shipping company they wish, as shipment is not limited to the agents provided by Atlee Raber Auctions.

In light of the current pandemic, ALL PICK-UPS will be scheduled with our office in advance to allow for all safety practices and precautions to occur.

Atlee Raber Auctioneer

You agree to pay a buyer's premium of 24% and any applicable taxes and shipping.

View full terms and conditions

Bid Increments
From: To: Increments:
$0 $49 $5
$50 $99 $10
$100 $499 $25
$500 $999 $50
$1,000 $1,999 $100
$2,000 $4,999 $250
$5,000 + $500