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‎"GOULD, JOHN.‎

‎Petrocincla Saxatilis. Rock-Thrush.‎

‎London, Printed by Taylor and Francis - Published by the Author, (1862-) 73 Folio. Papersize 54,5x36,5 cm. Lithographed and fully handcoloured. Two adults, on cliffs, one sitting over the nest with 4 eggs. Plants with flowers. J. Gould & H.C. Richter, del. et lith. - Walter, Imp. Right margin frayed, not affecting image. Fine and clean. .The plate is accompanied with the original textleaf. (2) pp.‎

‎"GOULD, JOHN.‎

‎Petrocossyphus Cyanus. Blue Rock-Thrush.‎

‎.London, Printed by Taylor and Francis - Published by the Author, (1862-) 73. Folio. Papersize 52,5x36,5 cm. Lithographed and fully handcoloured. 2 adults on a rock, male and female. J. Gould & H.C. Richter, del. et lith. - Walter, Imp. Fine and clean. Ab. a half cm. of right margin with remains of textpaper, not affecting image in any way..The plate is accompanied with the original textleaf. (2) pp.‎

‎"GOULD, JOHN.‎

‎Pratincola Rubetra. Whinchat.‎

‎London, Printed by Taylor and Francis - Published by the Author, (1862-) 73 Folio. Papersize 54,5x36,5 cm. Lithographed and fully handcoloured. Two adults in a flowering bush. J. Gould & H.C. Richter, del. et lith. - Walter & Cohn, Imp. Fine and clean. The plate is accompanied with the original textleaf. (2) pp.‎

‎"GOULD, JOHN.‎

‎Pratincola Rubicola. Stone-chat or Furze-chat.‎

‎.London, Printed by Taylor and Francis - Published by the Author, (1862-) 73. Folio. Papersize 54,5x36,5 cm. Lithographed and fully handcoloured. Two birds shown on branches with flowers., natural surroundings. J. Gould & H.C. Richter, del. et lith. - Walter & Cohn, Imp. Fine and clean. .The plate is accompanied with the original textleaf. (2) pp.‎

‎"GOULD, JOHN.‎

‎Regulus Cristatus. Golden-crested Wren, or Kinglet.‎

‎London, Printed by Taylor and Francis - Published by the Author, (1862-) 73. Folio. Papersize 54,5x36,5 cm. Lithographed and fully handcoloured. Three birds, on branches with fruits, foliage. J. Gould & H.C. Richter, del. et lith. - Walter & Cohn, Imp. Fine and clean. The plate is accompanied with the original textleaf. (2) pp.‎

‎"GOULD, JOHN.‎

‎Regulus Ignicapillus. Fire-crested Wren.‎

‎London, Printed by Taylor and Francis - Published by the Author, (1862-) 73. Folio. Papersize 54,5x36,5 cm. Lithographed and fully handcoloured. Three birds, on branches with fruits, foliage. A spider seen. J. Gould & H.C. Richter, del. et lith. - Walter & Cohn, Imp. Fine and clean. The plate is accompanied with the original textleaf. (2) pp.‎

‎"GOULD, JOHN.‎

‎Ruticilla Phoenicura. Redstart.‎

‎.London, Printed by Taylor and Francis - Published by the Author, (1862-) 73. Folio. Papersize 54,5x36,5 cm. Lithographed and fully handcoloured. Two birds, female and male outside the nest in a tree with a baby bird. Tree with fruits. J. Gould & H.C. Richter, del. et lith. - Walter, Imp. Fine and clean. The plate is accompanied with the original textleaf. (2) pp.‎

‎"GOULD, JOHN.‎

‎Ruticilla Tithys. Black Redstart.‎

‎.London, Printed by Taylor and Francis - Published by the Author, (1862-) 73. Folio. Papersize 54,5x36,5 cm. Lithographed and fully handcoloured. Two birds, female and male outside the nest on a cliff, natural sorroundings. J. Gould & H.C. Richter, del. et lith. - Walter & Cohn, Imp. Fine and clean. The plate is accompanied with the original textleaf. (2) pp.‎

‎"GOULD, JOHN.‎

‎Saxicola Oenanthe. Wheatear.‎

‎.London, Printed by Taylor and Francis - Published by the Author, (1862-) 73. Folio. Papersize 54,5x36,5 cm. Lithographed and fully handcoloured. Three birds shown, natural surroundings, flowers. J. Gould & H.C. Richter, del. et lith. - Walter, Imp. Fine and clean. .The plate is accompanied with the original textleaf. (2) pp.‎

‎"GOULD, JOHN.‎

‎Sitta Caesia, Wolf et Meyer. Nuthatch.‎

‎London, Printed by Taylor and Francis - Published by the Author, (1862-) 73. Folio. Papersize 54,5x36,5 cm. Lithographed and fully handcoloured. 2 adults in a trunk tree with nest, 1 baby bird shown. J. Gould & H.C. Richter, del. et lith. - Walter & Cohn, Imp. Fine and clean. The plate is accompanied with the original textleaf. (2) pp.‎

‎"GOULD, JOHN.‎

‎Sylvia Curruca. Lesser Whitethroat.‎

‎.London, Printed by Taylor and Francis - Published by the Author, (1862-) 73. Folio. Papersize 54,5x36,5 cm. Lithographed and fully handcoloured. Two birds, female and male in natural surroundings of flowering bush looking at a flying insect. J. Gould & H.C. Richter, del. et lith. - Walter, Imp. Fine and clean. The plate is accompanied with the original textleaf. (2) pp.‎

‎"GOULD, JOHN.‎

‎Turdus Atrogularis, Temm. Black-throated Thrush.‎

‎London, Printed by Taylor and Francis - Published by the Author, (1862-) 73. Folio. Papersize 54,5x36,5 cm. Lithographed and fully handcoloured. Two adults in a tree. J. Gould & H.C. Richter, del. et lith. - Walter, Imp. Fine and clean. The plate is accompanied with the original textleaf. (2) pp.‎

‎"GOULD, JOHN.‎

‎Turdus Iliacus, Linn. Redwing.‎

‎London, Printed by Taylor and Francis - Published by the Author, (1862-) 73. Folio. Papersize 54,5x36,5 cm. Lithographed and fully handcoloured. Adult with open wings on a branch. J. Gould & H.C. Richter, del. et lith. - Walter & Cohn, Imp. Fine and clean. The plate is accompanied with the original textleaf. (2) pp.‎

‎"GOULD, JOHN.‎

‎Turdus Musicus, Linn. Thrust.‎

‎London, Printed by Taylor and Francis - Published by the Author, (1862-) 73. Folio. Papersize 54,5x36,5 cm. Lithographed and fully handcoloured. Showing 2 birds, one at the nest with 4 eggs, surrounded by flowers. J. Gould & H.C. Richter, del. et lith. - Walter, Imp. Fine and clean. The plate is accompanied with the original textleaf. (2) pp.‎

‎"GOULD, JOHN.‎

‎Turdus Pilaris, Linn. Fieldfare.‎

‎London, Printed by Taylor and Francis - Published by the Author, (1862-) 73. Folio. Papersize 54,5x36,5 cm. Lithographed and fully handcoloured. Two adults, one on the nest in a tree. J. Gould & H.C. Richter, del. et lith. - Walter & Cohn, Imp. Fine and clean. The plate is accompanied with the original textleaf. (2) pp.‎

‎"GOULD, JOHN.‎

‎Turdus Viscivorus, Linn. Missel-Thrush.‎

‎London, Printed by Taylor and Francis - Published by the Author, (1862-) 73. Folio. Papersize 54,5x36,5 cm. Lithographed and fully handcoloured. Showing 2 adults and one baby bird on a branch. J. Gould & H.C. Richter, del. et lith. - Walter, Imp. Fine and clean. The plate is accompanied with the original textleaf. (2) pp.‎

‎"GOULD, JOHN.‎

‎Upupa Epops, Linn. Hoopoe.‎

‎London, Printed by Taylor and Francis - Published by the Author, (1862-) 73. Folio. Papersize 54,5x36,5 cm. Lithographed and fully handcoloured. Two birds, both sexes in a tree in which three baby birds.. J. Gould & H.C. Richter, del. et lith. - Walter Imp. Fine and clean. The plate is accompanied with the original textleaf. (2) pp. A fine repair to right margin, just touching foliage.‎

‎"Jean-Marie Guerrier L. de Lajarrige"‎

‎"Les Chasses de la Bécasse"‎

‎"1933. Paris Librairie Cynégétique Emile Nourry 1933 - Broché 14 cm x 19 cm 213 pages 1 frontispice et 3 bandeaux - Texte de Jean-Marie Guerrier ills de L. de Lajarrige - Couv. restauré sinon bon état"‎

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‎"KOLTHOFF, GUSTAF och L.A. JÄGERSKIÖLD.‎

‎Nordens Fåglar. Ny utvidgad och omarb. Upplaga af C.J. Sundevalls ""Svenska Foglarna"".‎

‎Stockholm, (1898). 4to. Orig. hldrbd. med rig dekoration på shirtpermerne. Ryg slidt, særligt ved øverste kapitæl. XV,342,7,II pp. samt 69 kromolitograferede tavler, afbildende talrige arter ( fra 4 til 12 på hver planche). Navne tilskrevet arterne på afbildningerne.‎

‎Anker No. 270. Wood p. 421.‎

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‎"KOLTHOFF, GUSTAV och L.A. JÄGERSKIÖLD.‎

‎Nordens Fåglar. Ny utvidgad och omarb. Upplaga af C.J. Sundevalls ""Svenska Foglarna"".‎

‎Stockholm, (1898). 4to. Samt. hldrbd. med rygforgyldning. Ene fals itu. (6),XV,343 pp. samt 69 kromolitograferede tavler.‎

‎Anker No. 270. Wood p. 421.‎

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‎"KOLTHOFF, GUSTAF och L.A. JÄGERSKIÖLD.‎

‎Nordens Fåglar. Ny utvidgad och omarb. Upplaga af C.J. Sundevalls ""Svenska Foglarna"".‎

‎Stockholm, (1898). 4to. Orig. hldrbd. med rig dekoration på shirtpermerne. Ryg slidt, særligt ved øverste kapitæl. XV,342,7,II pp. samt 69 kromolitograferede tavler, afbildende talrige arter ( fra 4 til 12 på hver planche). Navne tilskrevet arterne på afbildningerne. Enkelte bladkanter reparerede. Brugsspor.‎

‎Anker No. 270. Wood p. 421.‎

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‎"KOLTHOFF, GUSTAF och L.A. JÄGERSKIÖLD.‎

‎Nordens Fåglar. Ny utvidgad och omarb. Upplaga af C.J. Sundevalls ""Svenska Foglarna"".‎

‎Stockholm, (1898). 4to. Orig. hldrbd. med rig dekoration på shirtpermerne. Ryg slidt, særligt ved øverste kapitæl. XV,342,7,II pp. samt 69 kromolitograferede tavler, afbildende talrige arter ( fra 4 til 12 på hver planche). Navne tilskrevet arterne på afbildningerne.‎

‎"KOLTHOFF, GUSTAF och L.A. JÄGERSKIÖLD.‎

‎Nordens Fåglar. Ny utvidgad och omarb. Upplaga af C.J. Sundevalls ""Svenska Foglarna"".‎

‎Stockholm, (1898). 4to. Orig. hldrbd. med rig dekoration på shirtpermerne. Ryg slidt, særligt ved øverste kapitæl. XV,342,7,II pp. samt 69 kromolitograferede tavler, afbildende talrige arter ( fra 4 til 12 på hver planche). Navne tilskrevet arterne på afbildningerne. Enkelte bladkanter reparerede. Brugsspor.‎

‎"KOLTHOFF, GUSTAV och L.A. JÄGERSKIÖLD.‎

‎Nordens Fåglar. Ny utvidgad och omarb. Upplaga af C.J. Sundevalls ""Svenska Foglarna"".‎

‎Stockholm, (1898). 4to. Samt. hldrbd. med rygforgyldning. Ene fals itu. (6),XV,343 pp. samt 69 kromolitograferede tavler.‎

‎"LEAR, EDWARD.‎

‎Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidæ, or Prrots: The Greater Part of them Species hitherto unfigured. Containing Forty-Two Lithographed Plates, drawn from Life, and on Stone, by Edward Lear.‎

‎London, E. Lear, 1832. - London, Pian Ltd. and N.Y. Johnson Reprint, 1978. Imp. folio. Bound in orig. hmorocco, raised bands, spine gilt and with gilt lettering. Top edge gilt. (Bound by A.W. Lumsden). 5 leaves and 42 impressive colourplates of facsimiles. Printed in a limited edition of 530 copies of which 500 are for sale. This copy No. 529.‎

‎""The work is noted not only for its artistic value, but also for its accuracy of portrayal. It was issued in 12 parts, the firs part bears the date 1830.""(Wood p. 429 a). - Sitwell, Fine Birds Books p. 87. - Jean Anker, 283.‎

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‎"LEAR, EDWARD.‎

‎Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidæ, or Prrots: The Greater Part of them Species hitherto unfigured. Containing Forty-Two Lithographed Plates, drawn from Life, and on Stone, by Edward Lear.‎

‎London, E. Lear, 1832. - London, Pian Ltd. and N.Y. Johnson Reprint, 1978. Imp. folio. Bound in orig. hmorocco, raised bands, spine gilt and with gilt lettering. Top edge gilt. (Bound by A.W. Lumsden). 5 leaves and 42 impressive colourplates of facsimiles. Printed in a limited edition of 530 copies of which 500 are for sale. This copy No. 529.‎

‎"MATHEWS, GREGORY M.‎

‎Systema Avium Australasianarum. A systematic List of the Birds of the Australian Region Part I-II.‎

‎(London), 1927-30. Solid hcloth. Bound with 2 orig. frontwrappers. X,1047 pp.‎

‎The author made 5 supplements in ""Ibis"" and elsewhere, in the years 1930-43, and these are present here as withbound.‎

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‎"MATHEWS, GREGORY M.‎

‎Systema Avium Australasianarum. A systematic List of the Birds of the Australian Region Part I-II.‎

‎(London), 1927-30. Solid hcloth. Bound with 2 orig. frontwrappers. X,1047 pp.‎

‎"MOLINEUX, H.G.H.‎

‎A Catalogue of Birds. Giving their Distribution in the Western Portion of the Palæarctic Reegion. Part I-III. (With a Bibliography).‎

‎Sussex, 1930-31. Cont. hcloth. (6),370 pp.‎

‎Wood p. 469. ""A valuable addition to the Zoogeography of birds in an importent section"".‎

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‎"MONTAGU, G.‎

‎Ornithological Dictionary of British Birds. Sec.ed. with a Plan of Study...by James Rennie.‎

‎London, 1831. Later hcloth, uncut, some pencil annotations. A little brownspotted. LX,592 pp. Many fine woodcut-illustrations in the text.‎

‎Wood p. 470. Coues greatly admired this early dictionary and calls it ""a vademecum which has held its place at a thousand elbows for three-quarters of a Century"". A reissue of the first edition it was followed by an identical impression in 1833.‎

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‎"MOLINEUX, H.G.H.‎

‎A Catalogue of Birds. Giving their Distribution in the Western Portion of the Palæarctic Reegion. Part I-III. (With a Bibliography).‎

‎Sussex, 1930-31. Cont. hcloth. (6),370 pp.‎

‎"MONTAGU, G.‎

‎Ornithological Dictionary of British Birds. Sec.ed. with a Plan of Study...by James Rennie.‎

‎London, 1831. Later hcloth, uncut, some pencil annotations. A little brownspotted. LX,592 pp. Many fine woodcut-illustrations in the text.‎

‎"NEWTON, ALFRED.‎

‎A Dictionary of Birds. Assisted by Hans Godaw. With Contributions from Richard Lydekker a. others. (4 Parts).‎

‎London, 1896. Orig. cloth. Extremities a little worn. XII,124,1088 pp., many textfigs.‎

‎Zimmer p. 465. ""Far and away the best book ever written about birds"" (Coues 1897).‎

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‎"NEWTON, ALFRED.‎

‎A Dictionary of Birds. Assisted by Hans Godaw. With Contributions from Richard Lydekker a. others. (4 Parts).‎

‎London, 1896. Orig. cloth. Extremities a little worn. XII,124,1088 pp., many textfigs.‎

‎"PEARSON, HENRY J.‎

‎""Beyond Petsora Eastward"". Two Summer Voyages to Novaya Zemlya and the Islands of Barents Sea. With Appendices On the Botany and Geology by H.W. Feilden.‎

‎London, Porter, 1899. Small 4to. Orig. pictorial cloth gilt. Slight wear to top a. bottom of spine. Top edge gilt. Chromolithogr. frontisp. XIV,335 pp, 88 plates a. 2 fold. maps.‎

‎Wood p. 514. The text is principally ornithological, Appendix containing a list of the species of birds observed by the party.‎

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‎"PELZELN, AUGUST von. - NOVARA-EXPEDITION.‎

‎Vögel.‎

‎Wien, Kaiserlich-Königlichen Hof-und Staatsdruckerei, 1865. 4to. Contemporary hcalf. Corners bumped, edges rubbed. Part of upper wrapper from the general title cut and mounted but having the htitle: ""Vögel"". Internally fine. IV,176 pp. and 6 fine chromolithographed plates of birds. (T.F. Zimmermann pinx - Lith. A. Hartinger).‎

‎The original printing of the bird-section from ""Reise der Österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den befehlen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil, Erster Band Vögel."" - Several new species are here fully decribed. - Anker: 391 - Casey A. Wood p. 515 - BMC (NH) I:p.75.‎

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‎"PEARSON, HENRY J.‎

‎""Beyond Petsora Eastward"". Two Summer Voyages to Novaya Zemlya and the Islands of Barents Sea. With Appendices On the Botany and Geology by H.W. Feilden.‎

‎London, Porter, 1899. Small 4to. Orig. pictorial cloth gilt. Slight wear to top a. bottom of spine. Top edge gilt. Chromolithogr. frontisp. XIV,335 pp, 88 plates a. 2 fold. maps.‎

‎"PELZELN, AUGUST von. - NOVARA-EXPEDITION.‎

‎Vögel.‎

‎Wien, Kaiserlich-Königlichen Hof-und Staatsdruckerei, 1865. 4to. Contemporary hcalf. Corners bumped, edges rubbed. Part of upper wrapper from the general title cut and mounted but having the htitle: ""Vögel"". Internally fine. IV,176 pp. and 6 fine chromolithographed plates of birds. (T.F. Zimmermann pinx - Lith. A. Hartinger).‎

‎"POULSEN, AAGE.‎

‎""Prydfjerkræ"". Fugletegninger og farvetavler Stig Aagesen.‎

‎Skibby, (1959). Lex8vo. Orig. helshirt. VIII,316 pp., 9 tavler (heraf 8 i farver), tekstillustr. Indbundet med alle 14 hefteomslag.‎

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‎"POULSEN, AAGE.‎

‎""Prydfjerkræ"". Fugletegninger og farvetavler Stig Aagesen.‎

‎Skibby, (1959). Lex8vo. Orig. helshirt. VIII,316 pp., 9 tavler (heraf 8 i farver), tekstillustr. Indbundet med alle 14 hefteomslag.‎

‎"R. Villatte des Prûgnes Jacques Pénot"‎

‎"Les Chasses au Marais"‎

‎"1947. Moulins Éditions Crépin-Leblond 1947 3ème ed. tirée à 800 ex. 1/700 num. (n°108) sur Vélin Edita - Cartonné 14 cm x 19 cm 258 pages ills noir & blanc in-texte - Texte de R. Villatte des Prûgnes ills de Jacques Pénot préface du Comte Clary - Bon état"‎

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‎"René Dannin"‎

‎"Le cantonnement des compagnies de perdrix produites en parquets par le système Dannin"‎

‎"1903. Paris chez l'auteur 1903 - Broché 11 cm x 17 cm 31 pages - Texte de René Dannin - Couv. salie sinon bon état intérieur"‎

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‎"RENNIE, J.‎

‎Die Baukunst der Vögel.‎

‎Leipzig, 1833. Small 8vo. Cont. hcalf. Richly gilt back. Tears in top of spine. XXVIII,416 pp. and 35 engraved plates with 82 figs. Text a little brownspotted.‎

‎First German edition. A ranslation from English of Rennie's work ""Bird Architecture"" (Zimmer p. 518). This is the only edition with engraved plates, otherwise they have woodcuts in the text.‎

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‎"RENNIE, J.‎

‎Die Baukunst der Vögel.‎

‎Leipzig, 1833. Small 8vo. Cont. hcalf. Richly gilt back. Tears in top of spine. XXVIII,416 pp. and 35 engraved plates with 82 figs. Text a little brownspotted.‎

‎"RÉAUMUR, (R.A. FERCHAULT de).‎

‎The Art of Hatching and bringing up Domestick Fowls Of all Kinds, At any Time of the Year. Either by means of the Heat of Hot-Beds, or that of Common Fire.‎

‎London, C. Davis, 1750. Bound to style in a fine later hcalf with raised bands and titlelabel in leather on back, gilt. VIII,470,(1) pp., 15 large folded engraved plates and 10 textengravings (as headpieces). A few scattered brownspots.‎

‎Scarce first English edition. Reaumur, perhaps better known as an entomologist and member of Academie Royale des Sciences, kept a large and well-known collection of living birds on his Country House in Bas Poitou, where Mathurun-Jacques Brisson was his assistant, collaborator and keeper of the valuable birdcollection. ""It is an importent early work on artificial incubation, mostly experiments with manure heaps and bakers owen"" (Wood), all these experiments depicted and analysed in the work. - Wood No. 1750 - BMC (NH) not having the English edition.‎

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‎"RÉAUMUR, (R.A. FERCHAULT de).‎

‎The Art of Hatching and bringing up Domestick Fowls Of all Kinds, At any Time of the Year. Either by means of the Heat of Hot-Beds, or that of Common Fire.‎

‎London, C. Davis, 1750. Bound to style in a fine later hcalf with raised bands and titlelabel in leather on back, gilt. VIII,470,(1) pp., 15 large folded engraved plates and 10 textengravings (as headpieces). A few scattered brownspots.‎

‎"SONNERAT, P.‎

‎Voyage a la Nouvelle Guinee, dans lequel on trouve la description des Lieux, des Observations physiques & morales, & des details relatifs a l'Histoire Naturelle dans le regne animal & le regen vegetal.‎

‎Paris, Ruault, 1776. 4to (260 x 207 mm). In a very nice contemporary full calf binding with five raised bands with richly gilt spine, gilt boarders to boards, gilt ornamentation to edges of boards. All edges gilt. Ex-libris pasted on to pasted down front end-paper. Light wear to extremities, corners lightly bumped and hindges with a bit of wear, an overall very nice and clean copy. XII, (4), 206, (2) pp + 120 engraved plates (No. 90 and 91 being on the same leaf).‎

‎"SWARTH, HARRY S.‎

‎The Avifauna of the Galapagos Islands.‎

‎San Francisco, 1931. 299 pp., textillustr. - Bound with: SLEVIN, JOSEPH R. Log of the Scooner ""Academy"". On a Voyage Scientific Research to the Galapagos Islands 1905-06. 162 pp., 16 plates. Small 4to. Bound in one private hcloth. Back with small stains. (Occasional Papers of the California Academy of Sciences XVII-XVIII).‎

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‎"SWARTH, HARRY S.‎

‎The Avifauna of the Galapagos Islands.‎

‎San Francisco, 1931. 299 pp., textillustr. - Bound with: SLEVIN, JOSEPH R. Log of the Scooner ""Academy"". On a Voyage Scientific Research to the Galapagos Islands 1905-06. 162 pp., 16 plates. Small 4to. Bound in one private hcloth. Back with small stains. (Occasional Papers of the California Academy of Sciences XVII-XVIII).‎

‎"TÅNING, VEDEL.‎

‎Sortfugle og Fisk ved Island.‎

‎København, 1930. 8vo. In contemporary half cloth with gilt lettering and stamp to front board. Two labels pasted on to pasted down front end-paper and stamp to first leaf of text. Pp. (49)-68.‎

‎""Tåning (In the present work) described the food of auks in Icelandic waters in a popular article. His findings, based on an unknown number of stomachs, indicated postlarval fish as an important food, especially haddock as well as cod and also whiting, Norway pout (Trisopterus esmerkii) and capelin (Mallotus villosus)."" (Pâlsson, A review of the trophic interactions of cod stocks in the North Atlantic).‎

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