‎Oiseaux‎

‎Bent, Arthur Cleveland.‎

‎LIFE HISTORIES OF NORTH AMERICAN BLACKBIRDS, ORIOLES, TANAGERS, AND ALLIES. Order Passeriformes: Families Ploceidae, Icteridae, and Thraupidae. Smithsonian Institution. United States National Museum. Bulletin 211.‎

‎pp. ix, 549 + 37 Photo plates. Uncut and unopened. 8vo. Original printed paper wraps. Ownership of K. B. Corbett. First Edition of a desirable volume in this classic series published by the Smithsonian Institution. "Everyone interested in birds should discover the magnificent work of Arthur Cleveland Bent (1866-1954), one of America's greatest ornithologists. His extraordinary Life Histories of North American Birds, published in a twenty-one volume series (1919-1968), provided behavioral information not available in the standard field guides. These pioneering studies are the durable foundation on which almost all other compilations of North American bird biology (including the contemporary Birds of North America) rest. In them Bent and his collaborators present, in enthusiastic, readable prose, comprehensive information about courtship, nesting, eggs, young, plumages, food, behavior, voice, enemies, and more. Readers who supplement their field guides with these delightful accounts acquire a deeper understanding of both the birds and their observers (as well as an interesting cultural history lesson)." NH9‎

‎Bent, Arthur Cleveland.‎

‎LIFE HISTORIES OF NORTH AMERICAN DIVING BIRDS. (Order Pygopodes).‎

‎pp. xiii, 237 + 32 Photo plates. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket. First reprint of this great volume first published by the Smithsonian Institution. "Everyone interested in birds should discover the magnificent work of Arthur Cleveland Bent (1866-1954), one of America's greatest ornithologists. His extraordinary Life Histories of North American Birds, published in a twenty-one volume series (1919-1968), provided behavioral information not available in the standard field guides. These pioneering studies are the durable foundation on which almost all other compilations of North American bird biology (including the contemporary Birds of North America) rest. In them Bent and his collaborators present, in enthusiastic, readable prose, comprehensive information about courtship, nesting, eggs, young, plumages, food, behavior, voice, enemies, and more. Readers who supplement their field guides with these delightful accounts acquire a deeper understanding of both the birds and their observers (as well as an interesting cultural history lesson)." NH8‎

‎Bent, Arthur Cleveland.‎

‎LIFE HISTORIES OF NORTH AMERICAN GULLS AND TERNS. (Order Longipennes).‎

‎pp. x, 333. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket. First reprint of this great volume first published by the Smithsonian Institution. "Everyone interested in birds should discover the magnificent work of Arthur Cleveland Bent (1866-1954), one of America's greatest ornithologists. His extraordinary Life Histories of North American Birds, published in a twenty-one volume series (1919-1968), provided behavioral information not available in the standard field guides. These pioneering studies are the durable foundation on which almost all other compilations of North American bird biology (including the contemporary Birds of North America) rest. In them Bent and his collaborators present, in enthusiastic, readable prose, comprehensive information about courtship, nesting, eggs, young, plumages, food, behavior, voice, enemies, and more. Readers who supplement their field guides with these delightful accounts acquire a deeper understanding of both the birds and their observers (as well as an interesting cultural history lesson)." NH8‎

‎Bent, Arthur Cleveland.‎

‎LIFE HISTORIES OF NORTH AMERICAN MARSH BIRDS. (Orders Odontoglossae, Herodiones and Paludicolae). Smithsonian Institution. United States National Museum. Bulletin 135.‎

‎pp. xii, 490 + 98 Photo plates. Minor foxing. Edges uncut. 8vo. Original printed wraps. Manuscript ownership of K. B. Corbett. The scarce First Edition of an early volume in this classic series published by the Smithsonian Institution. "Everyone interested in birds should discover the magnificent work of Arthur Cleveland Bent (1866-1954), one of America's greatest ornithologists. His extraordinary Life Histories of North American Birds, published in a twenty-one volume series (1919-1968), provided behavioral information not available in the standard field guides. These pioneering studies are the durable foundation on which almost all other compilations of North American bird biology (including the contemporary Birds of North America) rest. In them Bent and his collaborators present, in enthusiastic, readable prose, comprehensive information about courtship, nesting, eggs, young, plumages, food, behavior, voice, enemies, and more. Readers who supplement their field guides with these delightful accounts acquire a deeper understanding of both the birds and their observers (as well as an interesting cultural history lesson)." NH9‎

‎Bent, Arthur Cleveland.‎

‎LIFE HISTORIES OF NORTH AMERICAN THRUSHES; KINGLETS, AND THEIR ALLIES. Order Passeriformes. Smithsonian Institution. United States National Museum. Bulletin 196.‎

‎pp. viii, 454 + 51 Photo plates. Uncut and unopened. 8vo. Original printed paper wraps. Manuscript ownership of K. B. Corbett. First Edition of a desirable volume in this classic series published by the Smithsonian Institution. "Everyone interested in birds should discover the magnificent work of Arthur Cleveland Bent (1866-1954), one of America's greatest ornithologists. His extraordinary Life Histories of North American Birds, published in a twenty-one volume series (1919-1968), provided behavioral information not available in the standard field guides. These pioneering studies are the durable foundation on which almost all other compilations of North American bird biology (including the contemporary Birds of North America) rest. In them Bent and his collaborators present, in enthusiastic, readable prose, comprehensive information about courtship, nesting, eggs, young, plumages, food, behavior, voice, enemies, and more. Readers who supplement their field guides with these delightful accounts acquire a deeper understanding of both the birds and their observers (as well as an interesting cultural history lesson)." NH9‎

‎Berlioz, Jacques‎

‎Au monde passionnant des oiseaux.‎

‎1954 Paris, Bias, 1954 : In-8 Ecu, Cartonnage d'éditeurs. 119 pp., nombreuses illustrations couleur et N&B in-texte, un ouvrage pour mieux faire connaitre les oiseaux aux jeunes Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais.‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : VV30946

‎Berck, K.H. et al.‎

‎Avifauna von Hessen, band II.‎

‎1995 Hessische, HGON, 1995 : In-4 Ecu, En feuillets. Volume 2 sur 4, présentation sous forme de classeur, 640 pp., nombreuses figures et cartes in-texte, une avifaune détaillée sur la région de Hessen en Allemagne Emboitage Etat du neuf, Couv. remarquable, Dos impeccable, Intérieur frais.‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : VV31676

‎Berthold, P. et al.‎

‎Die Mönchsgrasmücke (Sylvia atricapilla).‎

‎1990 Wittenberg Lutherstadt, Die Neue Brehm-Bücherei, 1990 : In-12 Cavalier, Broché. 180 pp., 4 planches couleurs hors-texte, 89 illustrations N&B in-texte, die neue Brehm-Bücherei n° 603, une monographie très détaillée sur la fauvette à tête noire. Très bon état, Couv. fraîche, Dos impeccable, Intérieur frais.‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : VV31660

‎BERTHOUD S. Henry‎

‎L'esprit des oiseaux‎

‎Mame Tours, Alfred Mame 1887. In-4 reliure pleine percaline rouge de l'éditeur, dos et premier plat très décoré de motifs spéciaux noirs et or, toutes tranches dorées, 285 pages. Illustrations de Yann d'ARGENT. Bon état.‎

‎Toutes les expéditions sont faites en suivi au-dessus de 25 euros. Expédition quotidienne pour les envois simples, suivis, recommandés ou Colissimo.‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 99910627

‎Berlioz, Jacques‎

‎La vie des oiseaux.‎

‎1931 Paris, Rieder, 1931 : In-8 Carré, Broché. 95 pp., 60 planches hors-texte N&B en héliogravure, un ouvrage sur les caractéristiques essentielles par lesquelles l'oiseau marque sa place parmi les êtres vivants Bon état, Couv. défraîchie, Dos abîmé, Intérieur frais.‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : VV32162

‎Berlioz J.‎

‎La Vie des colibris‎

‎Gallimard Histoires naturelles Broché 1944 In-12 (14,3 x 19,2 cm), broché, 197 pages ; pliures au dos, quelques traces sur les plats, coin inférieur du quatrième plat corné, par ailleurs assez bon état général. Livraison a domicile (La Poste) ou en Mondial Relay sur simple demande.‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : vj319

‎Berlioz, Jacques‎

‎Les colibris, collection Transfusine.‎

‎1964 Montreuil-sur-Seine, Laboratoires Roland-Marie, 1964 : In-4 Carré, Cartonnage d'éditeurs. 1 feuillet de texte, 8 reproductions de planches de Gould en couleurs sur 10 (manque les planche 5 et 9), édition publicitaire de l'époque Emboitage Très bon état, Couv. fraîche, Dos impeccable, Intérieur frais.‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : VV31405

‎Bergeron Alain Quintin Michel Sampar‎

‎Les sangsues‎

‎Editions Michel Quintin 2009 15 4x1 2x21 2cm. 2009. Relié.‎

‎Etat correct‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 500107220

‎Berndt, R. & W. Meise‎

‎Naturgeschichte der Vögel.‎

‎1959-1966 3 vols (complete). xiv, 390, xx, 679, vii, 474 p., 708 figs, 64 (46 col.) pls, cloth (vol. 3 with dust jacket). One inner joint tender, else good copy.‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : VV15147

‎BERT Paul‎

‎Notes diverses sur la locomotion des oiseaux et des insectes.‎

‎Bordeaux, Société des Sciences physiques et naturelles, 1871. In-8, 7pp., demi-percaline.‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : VDO9

‎BERNARD, Yves‎

‎Sur la guitare et la cithare (avec un bel envoi de l’auteur)‎

‎Editions GAP 1992 In-8 broché 20,6 cm sur 18,6. 93 pages. Bon état d’occasion.‎

‎Exemplaire enrichi d’un envoi autographe Bon état d’occasion‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 130491

‎Ber van Perlo‎

‎Birds of Southern Africa.‎

‎Book is brand new and in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind.‎

‎Berlepsch, H. Graf von, 1911.:‎

‎Die Vögel der Aru-Inseln, mit besonderer BerÙcksichtigung der Sammlungen der Herrn Dr. H. Merton.‎

‎pp. 51-98, tabs. 4to, 29cm. Offprint, orig. wrs.‎

‎Bernard P, Couailhac L, Gervais, Lemaout E‎

‎Le Jardin des Plantes. Description complete historique et pittoresque du Museum d'Histoire Naturelle de la Menagerie des serres des galeries de mineralogie et d'anatomie. et de la vallee suisse. Moeurs et instincts des animaux botanique anatomie etc‎

‎Paris: L. Curmer 1842. 1842 - 1843. Two volumes large thick octavo very well illustrated with many fine engraved portraits plans and plates including 32 coloured plates of a very fine quality pp xxiv416; 462 ii one plate is foxed otherwise very clean internally apart from the endpapers which are a little marked becoming a little weak internally; the fore-edge uneven contemporary publisher's green pebble cloth gilt decorated spines very slightly worn. With the book label of the Sussex historian Lindsay Fleming Aldwick Grange. . Cloth. Good. L. Curmer Hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 022833

‎Berndt, R. u. W. Meise‎

‎Naturgeschichte der Vögel. 3 Bde.‎

‎Stuttgart u. Wittenberg, Franckh u. Ziemsen, 1959-1966. M. zahlr. (teils farb.) Taf. u. Abb. OLwd. Sauberes Ex.‎

‎1: Allgemeine Vogelkunde; 2: Spezielle Vogelkunde; 3: Bibliographien u. Register.‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 190922

‎BERTHOUD S. Henry‎

‎L'esprit des oiseaux‎

‎Tours, Alfred Mame 1887. In-4 reliure pleine percaline rouge de l'éditeur, dos et premier plat très décoré de motifs spéciaux noirs et or, toutes tranches dorées, 285 pages. Illustrations de Yann d'ARGENT. Bon état.‎

‎BEWICK THOMAS:‎

‎A HISTORY OF BRITISH BIRDS 2 VOLS.‎

‎NEWCASTLE WALKER 1809. THIRD EDITION TWO VOLUMES LAND BIRDS AND WATER BIRDS VERY NICELY BOUND IN HALF LEATHER OVER MARBLED BOARDS NEW ENDPAPERS RAISED BANDS GILT TITLES EXCEPTIONALLY CLEAN AND TIDY. NEWCASTLE, WALKER, 1809 hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 32312

‎Bewick, Thomas‎

‎History of British Birds First Edition 1797 Volume 1 1804 volume 2‎

‎Bewick Thomas: 1753-1828 History of British Birds. The Figures Engraved on Wood by T. Bewick. Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 containing the description and history of land birds etc. Newcastle: Sol. Hodgson; Edward Walker 1797; 1804 1804. 2 vols. 8vo. xxx ii 335 1; xx 400 pp. With 233 cuts of birds in the text. Contemporary half-polished calf over boards spine gilt; an excellent copy with respect to the interior of the book. Unfortunately the board is detached and nearly off. This copy is signed by Henry Oates and presented to him by his Aunt Ann Rayner in Dec. 1797. Ascended from Joseph Henry Oates to Lawrence Titus Oates who accompanied Scott on his expedition to the South Pole.First edition second issue as shown by the presence of the words "Wycliffe 1791" from the figure of the sea eagle on p. 11 of Volume I. Mottled calf over paper boards with some damage to the leather on volume one and volume two. Occasional spotting but otherwise a nice clean and internally bright copy. This is a very rare set owing in part to the signature and ascension of the Oates family. Published in two parts the first deals with land birds the second with water birds. "The text of the first volume was entirely written by Ralph Beilby; the illustrations are all by Bewick. It is as illustrator and artist that Bewick is best known and mainly on account of his excellent woodcuts this work passed through numerous editions a supplement being published by him in 1821. He also issued a number of small atlases of cuts without descriptive matter. The text in all the treatises bearing his name is mostly compilations from earlier writers." Thomas Bewick 1753-1828 is best remembered for his wood engravings especially those in his two works of Natural History: A General History of Quadrupeds and A History of British Birds Vol. I Land Birds Vol. II Water Birds. The methods of printing used in the eighteenth century led Bewick to develop techniques of engraving that far surpassed the work of his contemporaries. He lowered the surface of the blocks in the areas which he 'wished to appear pale so as to give the effect of distance'. These techniques together with Bewick's complete mastery of the traditional methods and his artistic ability resulted in some exquisite engravings. Masterful engraving indeed but all too frequently the printers of the day had neither the opportunity time or the incentive to produce fine sensitive impressions. Today printing the engravings individually and using a combination of eighteenth and nineteenth century techniques and twentieth century materials I was able to produce impressions that I hope go some way towards revealing the full potential of the blocks. As always it was both a privilege and a pleasure to print these wood engravings. Bewick was born in the north of England at Cherryburn on the south bank of the river Tyne twelve miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne. At the age of fourteen he was apprenticed to Ralph Beilby a general engraver in Newcastle. Ten years later he formed a partnership with Beilby. Wood engraving was only a small part of the business and the majority of the work involved engraving inscriptions and decorations on a wide variety of objects such as guns dog collars harness clock faces rings cutlery and the engraving of banknotes billheads and even bookbinders' tools and letters. Bewick is best known for his wood engravings in his two works of natural history: A General History of Quadrupeds and A History of British Birds Vol.1 Land Birds Vol. 2 Water Birds. Bewick started to engrave the illustrations for the Quadrupeds in 1785 and in his autobiographical Memoir 1 recounts: 'The greater part of these Wood cuts were drawn & engraved at nights after the days work of the shop was over. The <br />book was very well received and Bewick was encouraged to work on a history of birds. © David Esslemont 1997.These books were purchased at a Dominic Winter Auction and further family provenance is as follows from a Oates historian. "Joseph Oates whose name is inscribed in the volume was the great-grandfather of Captain Lawrence Oates. Joseph Oates was born in 1743 and died in 1824. His wife was Elizabeth Rayner which accounts for the other signature in the book. Joseph Oates and Elizabeth Rayner had six children and the youngest Edward 1792-1865 married Susan Grace in 1836. One of their five children was William Oates 1841-1896 the father of Captain Oates 17 March 1880 – 17 March 1912- He died on his birthday. His grandparents' names were included in the full name of Captain Oates - i.e. Lawrence Edward Grace Oates. There is a strong connection with travel and exploration throughout the Oates ancestors." There is no connection to be found that these books were taken on the expedition or recovered from the expedition if they were they would be worth considerably more than our price. It is safe however to say that it was a treasured set by grandparents and parents of Oates and that both the great grandfather and Captain Oates' father had an interest in birds and collected such upon their travels around the world. From the age of 20 until his death at 32 Captain Lawrence Oates was mostly away in service or in the Antarctic. He spent 9 months at his ancestral home recovering from a leg wound he received in the Boer War in 1901. In the expedition at near death starving; Captain Lawrence Oates on his birthday said "I am just going outside and may be some time." Hew was known as a gentleman brave and determined to try and save his companions. His body was never found. Sol. Hodgson; Edward Walker hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : biblio2

‎Bewick, Thomas‎

‎A History of British Birds‎

‎Ink mark to page 45 of Part II and a few fingermarks. No other added marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers. A tight page block with foxing to dusty edged pages, well rubbed full-leather boards, edges and spine with surprisingly clear intact maroon title block to spine. Front board held just by binding cords and front end paper present but loose. Some loss to lower edge of title page. Page numbering in good order. 327 plus 360pp. Parts I and II of Bewick's Birds present in one volume. Wood engravings by T Bewick. Green Sandpiper at p100.‎

‎Bezzel, Einhard‎

‎Vogelkunde für den Jäger : Grundwissen für Ausbildung und Praxis.‎

‎München-Wien-Zürich, BLV Verlagsgesellschaft, (1980). 8° (21x14), 163 S., mit 89 Zeichnungen und 129 fotograf Aufnahmen, OKart (GlanzBrosch), kaum gelesen, fest sauber und gepflegt, [= BLV Pirsch Buch],‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 26768AB