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1899ref. 5870Chicago: American Field Publishing Co. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1899. First Edition. Hard Cover. Some wear to edges & corners owner's stamp dated 1899 on title page & fep.; 5 1/2x7 1/2" . American Field Publishing Co. hardcover
1988ref. 51869Matt's Gallery. Very Good. 1988. Stapled Booklet pb. 0907623158 . Card cover lightly age-toned slightly creased in top-right corner of front panel visibly rubbed on both panels; Pages lightly age-toned toward edges B&W plates; Gallery opening leaflets related to exhibition laid in front along with a preface by Jean Fisher; Stapled binding intact. This is the exhibition catalogue for the 28th October to 6th November 1988 showing at Matt's Gallery London. ; 7.75 x 9.5"; 8 pages . Matt's Gallery unknown
1950ref. 033242Leipzig: Geest & Portig 1950. Book. Illus. by O. Natorn. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to 24 x 17. 5 cm. "Mit 14 Farbtafeln und 145 Aufnahmen einer Übersichtskarte sowie 7 Karten im Text." Pp. xii 452; 14 colour plates by O. Natorn and 145 illustrations and folding map decorative map end papers; text in German. Very good original binding with slight wear only now protected in a clear removable archival sleeve. Contents clean and tight unmarked. A very good to fine copy. Geest & Portig Hardcover
1999ref. 091504Corvina Kaido 1999. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition first printing thus octavo hardback 292 pages Illustrated Near Fine condition in Near Fine unclipped dust jacket. No inscriptions Corvina Kaido hardcover
1908ref. RO40138573Rosoor-Delattre - Revue Colombophile. 1908. In-12. Broché. Etat d'usage, Tâchée, Dos fané, Intérieur acceptable. 192 pages. Illustré de nombreuses photo-gravures en noir et blanc dans le texte. Etiquette blanche en coiffe de pied.. . . . Classification Dewey : 636.6-Oiseaux de cage et de volière
Rosoor-Delattre - Revue Colombophile. 1908. In-12 Carré. Broché. Etat d'usage. Tâchée. Dos fané. Intérieur acceptable. 192 pages. Illustré de nombreuses photo-gravures en noir et blanc dans le texte. Etiquette blanche en coiffe de pied. Calendrier. Les Colombophiles français. M. Maurice Lecaron, Paris. M. Auguste Pierman, Denain. M. F.L. Griveaud, Nemours. Les Distinctions de 1907. Le Code de l'Amateur colombophile. M. Ernest Deshayes. M. J. Lebel, Levallois-Perret. Petit Traité de Colombiculture pratique...
1988124 pages. Features: Stay ahead of mold, mildew and pests common in hot weather; Prevent Finch Behavior Problems; Potty Train Your Bird; Australian Doves; Choosing a good caretaker for your birds when you take a trip; Discover the Pionus Parrot; Dealing with feather plucking; Birds Just Want to Have Fun; Jonas Englund - Parrot Artist of Hawaii; Feeding live food - which of your birds need live protein and how you can supply it. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
1875[7], 8-104 pages. Forest green publisher's cloth handsomely adorned in black and gilt with beautiful colour illustration affixed to front. No indication of any prior editions. 6" x 4.5". Apparently written for younger readers. Discusses where to find birds of paradise, preparing birds for sale, and sections on the Parrot, Malacca Parrakeet, Ringed Parrakeet, Cockatoo, Trogon, Bell-Bird, and more. What appears to be the color frontispiece illustration is loose but present. Three addiional colour plates are loose but included. We do not know if others are missing so offer this copy as is. Prior owner's name, dated 1884, atop table of contents. Front hinge open. Despite its deficiencies, an attractive and charming vintage ornithological item. Book
1998190 pages. "Specially selected and expertly reproduced, the (colour) engravings in this book are taken from one of only five complete folios of Audubon's work left in Canada... Celebrates the birds found in Canada, particularly those he painted while actually travelling here (in 1833)." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. An exceptional copy. Book
1903603 pages. Illustrated with black and white photos and diagrams. A wonderful overview of Nova Scotia over 100 years ago. The forty-one chapters include: History; Geology; County Histories; Mines; Indians; Tourism; Fisheries; Apple Culture; Agriculture; Institutions of Learning; Timber and Lumber Resources; Paper Pulp Resources; Quarries; Game Law; Birds; Manufacturing Concerns; Institutions for the Blind and the Deaf and Dumb; Governance; The Common School System. Prior owner's details neatly written atop front free endpaper otherwise unmarked. Blue cloth attractively adorned with black decoration upon front board and bright gilt lettering upon backstrip. Binding intact with minor spine slant. Moderate wear. A quality copy of this informative work. Book
1923178 pages. Gilt lettering upon forest green textured boards. Printed on glossy stock. Many black and white photos. "...My reason for writing this book is... simply because many friends have requested me to put into book form at least a portion of my interesting experiences." - from Introduction. Tissue-protected photographic portrait of author/subject. Usual library markings. Average wear. A sound copy of this wonderful piece of vintage Canadiana. Book
195652 pages. Features: Lovely full page black and white photographic portrait of Miss Fiona Myddelton; Birds of a Desert Island - Desnoeufs Island in the colony of the Seychelles; From scythe to mowing machine; Dogs that Cannot Bark - Basenjis of the "Of Syngefield" Strain; Some problems of tree growth - interesting photos; The Father of Shooting - Colonel Peter Hawker (1786-1853), one of the greatest wild-fowlers of all time; Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire; Admiral Keppel's Column; Problems of Wintering Sheep; Britain's Painted Cave - the Gower Cliffs in South Wales, where Bacon Hole is situated; Many interesting real estate advertisements. Somewhat above-average wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Book
1952Features: In Search of the "Hairy Frog" - an expedition into the British Cameroons collecting specimens of wild animals and birds for zoos, with photos; The Navy Pay-Roll Robbery - an audacious hold-up of a large Navy payroll in Malta, G.C.; Luck of the Game - a story from an original prospector in the Northern Territories of the Gold Coast; Ozark Excursion - hunting with the hillmen, including one who uses a crossbow and another who 'catches fish with his teeth'; The Lost Mine (Part 2) - Somewhere in Panama lies Tisingal, reported to be one of the richest gold-mines ever worked by the Spaniards; The Cowrie Shell - White men in Africa usually scoff at the native's faith in charms and amulets; My Friend Bull; House-to-House; Japanese Net Balls (Glass Floats); Brown's Donkey - a strange incident from the North African desert; The Rest-House - a tale from the Eastern Himialayas; and more. Above-average wear. Binding intact. Unmarked. Book
1956Features: Two against the ocean, including a polio victim; White Man Fire-Walker - Methodist Missionary The Rev. Eric. L. Robinson; Pilot's 300 Crashes into Balloon Cables - continuing 'The Sky's No Limit," the first authentic story of the test pilots; The Mongoose - killer of Cobras; I Joined the Rush for Uranium - The Colorado Plateau; Rendezvous with Maneaters - Adventurer's Paradise Continued; Captured by Chinese Pirates - the steamer Ningpo; Below Zero Road - The Alaska Highway; The Trail of Crab Oonaka; Search for the Whooping Crane - trailing two wild birds for over 2,000 miles; We found unknown mountains - Nepalese adventures; The Beads of Assa - Somali adventure; Up-Helly-A - Norse Festival; and more. Backstrip missing; Covers partially loose. Still a worthy copy. Book
196018 pages. Features: Old Vienna ad inside front cover features photo of trophy grizzly and discussion of their location in B.C.; Mailbag; Last Day Luck - a moose hunting tale; Ice Fishing - it's solid water fishing; Sportsman's Corner - includes photo of Reg. Carver; The .22 Sporting Rifle; Some Uncommon Birds; Photo of Mrs. Betty Crossley with young Gary Cleven; Photo of Fred Langeler, Sr.; Photo of "Joe" Whitmore who is retiring; Home Game Management; Off Season Shooting Practice; Boats; Back cover ad by the Department of Recreation and Conseration explains that 1960 Angling licenses are now required; Many additional nostalgic ads. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. Book
1958Pages 119- 152 plus sixteen pages of nice vintage ads. Features: Saskatchewan's Oil and Gas - major article with many excellent photos including Tommy Douglas on the podium; Some Birds of Canada; The Canals of England; The Craft School of Fundy; Voyages of Discovery - British Columbia; Canadair one-page ad with illustration of their Sparrow II guided missile; and more. Faint date stamp atop front cover, otherwise unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
1963Features/Photos: Special section on Kenya and Zanzibar; sad fate of the Royal Arsenal; Excavations at Aphrodisias in Caria in southwest Turkey; Centerfold - 'zillions' of guano birds, cormorants and boobies in Peru; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Quality copy. Magazine
196638 pages. Features: King Hussein's First State Visit to Britain; Need Parents Fear Comprehensive Schools? Hardwick Hall - first in a series on the great houses of England"; Birds and Beasts of the Greek Coinage; and more. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Sound copy. Magazine
1940ref. 679CGUm 1940. Farbiger Offsetdruck auf starkem Karton 82 x 57 cm. + Wichtig: Für unsere Kunden in der EU erfolgt der Versand alle 14 Tage verzollt ab Deutschland / Postbank-Konto in Deutschland vorhanden +, 679CG
1930ref. 220535Sioux City, 1930-36.
1940ref. 220495München, Reinhardt, 1904-1940. M. einigen Taf. bzw. Abb. OBr. Umschl. teils angerissen u. lose. Einige Umschl. fehlen. Einige Buchbl. gebrochen. Fehlt; Bd. 4 S. 113- Schluss; 20 H. 1.
1930ref. 293DGEsslingen und München, J. F. Schreiber, o.J. (um 1930). Farbige Lithographie. Bildformat: 80 x 103 cm. + Wichtig: Für unsere Kunden in der EU erfolgt der Versand alle 14 Tage verzollt ab Deutschland / Postbank-Konto in Deutschland vorhanden +
ref. 19752Natan. 1999. Très fort volume in octavo, reliure pleine toile sous jaquette, 872 pages, très importante iconographie, cartes des populations, index. Excellent état à neuf.
1866ref. 417644Leiden, Noothoven van Goor, (1866). M. 10 (2 farb.) lith. Taf. VIII, 492 S. OLwdbd. m. goldgepr. Rücken- u. Deckeltitel, sowie Rverg. u. verg. Wappen a. hint. Deckel. Teils stockfl. Vorsatz m. kl. Fehlst.
ref. 9597Suite de 167 gravures,de format in 12,chez LECOINTRE 1830 Dessins de J.G PRETRE. Dans un portefeuille cartonné, fermoirs à rubans, pièce de titre cuir.