rare book catalog 2012 - Weller Book Works

140. Peterson, Roger Tory. Roger Tory Peterson Field Guides. 47 of 48 volumes. Norwalk: Easton Press, 1984. 50th
Anniversary Edition. 12mo. Full leather with gilt lettering, cover vignettes and edges. Set is near fine. Fourteen volumes
have an affixed Easton Press bookplate bearing the former owner's name. All volumes are clean and bright inside and
out. An attractive set in brown, green, red, and blue leather. The first volume, Birds of the Eastern United States, is
signed by Roger Tory Peterson. Set also includes: Advanced Birding, Hawks, Birds of Texas, Eastern Birds' Nests, Birds
of the Caribbean, Birds of Britain and Europe, Birds of the American West, Western Birds' Nests, Warblers, Mexican
Birds, Pacific Shells, Pacific Coast Fishes, Atlantic Shells, Coral Reefs, Atlantic Seashore, Freshwater Fishes, Atlantic
Coast Fishes, Southeastern Seashores, Moths, Eastern Butterflies, Insects, Western Butterflies, Beetles, Medicinal
Plants, Rocky Mountain Wildflowers, Eastern Forests, Mushrooms, Southwestern Wildflowers, Pacific States
Wildflowers, Northeastern Wildflowers, Ferns, Edible Wild Plants, Western Forests, Trees and Shrubs, Western Trees,
Eastern Trees, Animal Tracks, Mammals of Britain and Europe, Eastern Reptiles/Amphibians, Mammals, Western
Reptiles/Amphibians, Atmosphere, Geology, Stars and Planets, Rocks and Minerals, and Venomous Animals.
RPETROG00em $1200
141. Regardie, Israel. The Golden Dawn: An Account of the Teaching, Rites, and Ceremonies of the Hermetic
Order of the Golden Dawn. 4 volumes. Chicago: Aries Press, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940. 227, 300, 276, 368 pages. 8vo. Black
cloth with gilt lettered spine. Very good condition. Some volumes have gently bumped corners and all volumes have
light tape residue on endsheets, but all are tight, sturdy and clean. Dust jackets are very good with lightly chipped
extremities. Volume 4 has discoloration from adhesive of a formerly taped closed tear on bottom of back cover and
volume 1 has light residue from a price sticker on foot of rear panel. A good looking set in the very rare dust jackets.
Metaphysics. RREGGOL00dpe $1800
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