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1912622p. illus. Hardcover Very good condition
1845Four Volumes bound in two. Illustrated with Eighty-Five full page copperplates. Early manuscript ownership of Sarah B. Roger, 1847 on title pages of Volume One and Volume Three. Light age stain in volumes one and two. Mild damp stain on bottom corner margins of volume three and four. 230 mm. Original full leather bindings, worn. Spines very worn with loss. Front board of volume one detached, other boards very fragile. Hardbound. Fair. Text good. Oliver Goldsmith (1728-1774) was an Irish novelist, playwright and poet, who is best known for his novel 'The Vicar of Wakefield' (1766), his pastoral poem 'The Deserted Village' (1770), and his plays 'The Good-Natur'd Man' (1768) and 'She Stoops to Conquer' (1771). He is thought to have also written the classic children's tale 'The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes' (1765). First published in 1774 'A History of the Earth and Animated Nature' was also extremely popular. This Philadelphia 1845 edition is scarce and complete examples are rarely offered for sale. PAIMP20
19598vo., First Edition, with maps in the text; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Tate, p.217.
1859ref. 10043DBLondon, Groombridge and Sons, Paternoster Row, 1859-1863. Groß-8°. 24,5 cm. IV, 203 Seiten, 60 Blatt, IV, 203 Seiten, 60 Blatt, IV, 247 Seiten, 59 Blatt und XV, 248 (3) Seiten, 59 Blatt. Ockerfarbene Halblederbände der Zeit mit goldgeprägtem Rückentitel. [5 Warenabbildungen]
19383 vols., 8vo., First Edition, with 53 coloured plates by Rickman; original brown buckram, gilt backs, backstrips very lightly sunned else a very good, bright, clean copy. Bright copy of the standard county avifauna. Tate, p.219.
18522 vols., 8vo., First Edition, with series and volume titles, 7 engraved plates and very numerous illustrations in the text, series titles and plates lightly spotted; original green ribbed cloth, upper boards elaborately framed and blocked in blind, backs gilt extra, primrose endpapers, uncut, a very good, bright, clean, crisp copy. With the nineteenth century trade ticket of Callander & Dixon of Whitehaven on front paste-downs. Published as Volumes IV and V in the author's 'History of British Birds' (1837-1852) but often found (as here) with their own bindings, series and volume titles. Volume I [IV]: Cursores, or Runners; Tentatores, or Probers; Aucupatores, or Stalkers; Latitores, or Skulkers; Vol. II [V]: Cribatores, or Sifters; Urinatores, or Divers; Mersatores, or Plungers. VERY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Freeman 2398; Mullens & Swann 371; Tate p.36.
18433 vols., First Edition, with 579 splendid wood-engraved illustrations and tail-pieces in the text, free endpapers moderately spotted; attractively bound in contemporary green morocco, gilt backs, a very good, bright, notably clean set. A milestone in ornithological literature which served as the standard work for field ornithologists for almost the rest of the century. First published in 37 parts between July 1837 and May 1843, it appears here in book form for the first time. Yarrell had been much impressed with Bewick's format a generation earlier and determined to illustrate his own work with engravings of suitable quality. He spared no effort, for the splendid woodcuts were engraved by the Thompsons (father and sons) from drawings by Alexander Fussell. Fussell came from a celebrated family of artists; John Thompson, a former pupil of Branston, was one of the most distinguished wood-engravers of the period. Interestingly this division of labour was not absolute, for several of the illustrations are signed 'Thompson del et sc.' which seems to indicate that occasionally Thompson was responsible for both parts of the process. A supplement, separately published in 1845, is not present with this copy which is complete in itself. Jackson, pp.71-90; Mullens & Swann, p.670; Tate ('Birds, Men and Books'), pp.41-42.
1809Ink 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.
1861ref. 34995London: Groombridge and Sons Circa 1861s. 8 volumes. 'An early printing and likely the first in the 8 volume Cabinet edition format. With over 350 handsome hand-coloured plates of birds collated complete. 8vo publisher's original Victorian red cloth the upper covers lettered "British Birds" in red on fields of gilt this within an ornate incised arabesque panel with stylized vines and flowers the spines gilt lettered and decorated t.e.g. An unusually well preserved and very attractive and appealing set in the user-friendly eight volume format the cloth is bright and attractive without the fading to the spines so commonly found on red cloth of the period the text is clean and the plates are all in fine order a hint of spotting to the fore-edges and some prelims only all hinges sturdy and sound with endpapers fully intact. A LOVELY CABINET EDITION IN ESPECIALLY APPEALING CONDITION OF ONE THE MOST BELOVED VICTORIAN ORNITHOLOGICAL WORKS. It originally appeared in six larger volumes issued in monthly parts between 1851 and 1857 due to its enormous popularity Groombridge later produced these more compact editions beginning in 1861. The set contains over 350 hand-coloured plates. Though not credited the illustrations were produced from wood engravings in the printshop of Benjaman Fawcett. The engraving were done from drawings mostly made by Rev. Richard Arington a close friend of Morris. The birds are shown in remarkably natural poses for the period. Groombridge and Sons hardcover
ref. 32312NEWCASTLE 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
ref. 25245NEWCASTLE WALKER 1805. VOL. 2 IS THE HISTORY OF WATER BIRDS. REBOUND IN FULL LEATHER MARBLED ENDPAPERS RAISED BANDS AEG GILT TITLE. pp xxii 400. SOME RUBBING TO THE BOARDS EDGES. A VERY NICE CLEAN COPY. NUMEROUS WOODCUTS BY BEWICK. NEWCASTLE, WALKER, 1805 hardcover
1832ref. 039225Newcastle: Printed by Charles Henry Cook For R. E. Bewick 1832. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 8vo. A very good set finely bound in half dark green morocco with gilt lettering and gilt eagle motifs to the spines; boards pages edges and end papers in matching red marbling. Volumes subtitles as follows: vol. I: "Containing the History and Description of Land Birds"; vol. II: "Containing the History and Description of Water Birds"; pp. vol. I: xl 386 2; volume II: xxii 424 2. Volume II includes the "appendix" on Foreign birds. Bindings very good and strong. Contents clean and tight light spotting to front blanks less so to title page otherwise minimal marking. A near fine set. Printed by Charles Henry Cook, For R. E. Bewick Hardcover
1870ref. 030898LONDON: George Bell & Sons 1870 A nice set of the second edition of Morris's History of British Birds. In 6 volumes with original decorative cloth bindings and 365 hand coloured plates as called for. The bindings are all clean with bright gilt pictures of birds to each front board and gilt titles and decoration to spine. There is some wear: volume I has some cloth splitting at the hinges and splitting at the rear endpaper with rubbing to corners; volumes II III and IV have very slight pulling to top and bottom of spine and a little rubbing at corners; volume V has very small splits at the top and bottom of the spine; and volume VI has a 1 inch tear at the top of the spine with no loss and scuffing at the corners. Internally all have the original endpapers; the first section including the frontispiece is becoming loose on volumes I II and III; volume IV is sound but the stitching is looser than on the others. There is a little spotting to some plates and text pages but in general the contents are very clean looking unread and the plates are bright and well coloured. A few plates in volume III lack tissue guards and the plate of the Whitethroat is present but detached. Volume 5 has 4 plates present but detached: the Little Stint Schinz's Sandpiper Pochard and Polish Swan - and pages 131-134 the same. A few pages have been roughly opened and a few have darkening to edges. Overall the set is complete with bright bindings and well coloured plates. George Bell & Sons hardcover
1935ref. 035936London: H. F. & G. Witherby 1935. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 245 pages frontispiece plate with tissue guard and further b/w plates. Dust jacket very good with some general and rubbing dust soiled a little loss to the top of the spine not price-clipped now protected in a clear removable sleeve. Cloth hardbarck binding near fine. Contents clean and tight a few spots to fore-edges attractive bookplate belonging to Eric Hosking to the front pastedown. A very good copy in a scarce dust jacket with a good provenance. Eric Hosking OBE Hon FRPS FBIPP 1909-1991 was widely acknowledged as one of the world's most eminent natural history photographers "Perhaps the most famous bird photographer ever to have lived" Gemma Padley. He was pioneering and developed new techniques especially the use of flash photography and automatic shutter release technology which enabled him to photograph birds at night and freeze birds in flight for the first time. Famously when just 28 he lost an eye to a tawny owl while climbing up to a hide in rural Wales the event which inspired the ingeneous title of his autobiography "An Eye for a Bird" 1970. Over his exceptionally long career he photographed over 1800 species and his pictures have appeared in some 1000 books including the popular New Naturalist series of which he was photographic editor. Hosking was not only a photographer of birds but also a highly knowledgeable ornithologist. H. F. & G. Witherby Hardcover
1925ref. 071149Pennsylvania German Society 1925. Book. Very Good. Original Wraps. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. PGS Vol. XXXI 31. Softcover blue stiff paper wraps lettered in dark blue rough-cut text block edges. Several mild indentations to front cover appears to be from binding twine otherwise typical rubbing along extended cover edges. Binding is firm and square with the expected stress creasing surface paper tanned. This volume also contains a summary of and reports from the annual meeting in Ephrata. Limited to 600 copies. 483 pp. illus. w/ plates. Pennsylvania German Society Paperback
ref. 071600Book. Fine. Original Wraps. Facsimile Reprint Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Stiff light blue wraps lettered in black. Uncredited facsimile reprint of Pennsylvania-German Society Vol. XXXI 31 Autograph Edition limited to 200 copies originally copyrighted in 1925. xii483 pp. illus. w/ plates. Essentially as issued. Paperback
1903ref. 039316London: John C. Nimmo Ltd. 1903. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Fifth Edition. 4to. 6 volumes. "Fifth edition revised and brought up to date with an appendix of recently added species and with four hundred plates specially corrected for this edition and all coloured by hand." These six volumes contain a total of 400 exquisite hand-coloured plates. Publisher's textured green cloth bindings with gilt lettering and gilt vignette of an eagle to the spine and each with a different bird vignette to the front boards; good but mottled to the front boards please see images a little rubbing to edges and slightly marked. Contents clean and tight original green coated endpapers front blanks with a few spots internal pages very clean and unmarked plates clean with bright colours. A very good complete set. John C. Nimmo, Ltd. Hardcover
1912ref. 002432London: Witherby & Co 1912. 17 b&w plates teg 1 map 576 pp. Ex-library with a pocket in rear and numbers on spine.Corners bumped inside clean and tight. Included is a prospectus with sample pages and plates and the statement that the edition will be limited to 550 copies. Hard Cover. Very Good. Ex-Library. Witherby & Co Hardcover
ref. 26708LONDON. R H PORTER. 1883. FIRST EDITION. VOLUME 3 OF FOUR. LARGE OCTAVO IN ORIGINAL OLIVE GREEN CLOTH. SMALL MARK ON SPINE BUT VERY GOOD. LONDON. R H PORTER. 1883 hardcover
ref. 32298LONDON JOHN VAN VOORST 1871-85. FOURTH EDITION. THE COMPLETE 4 VOLUMES BOUND IN 3 BOOKS. THE FIRST BOOK CONTAINS VOL. 1 AND PART OF VOLUME 2. THE SECOND BOOK CONTAINS THE REST OF VOL. 2 AND VOL. 3. THE THIRD BOOK CONTAINS VOL. 4 AND THE CONTENTS PAGES. REVISED BY ALFRED NEWTON AND HOWARD SAUNDERS. ILLUSTRATED BY MANY WOOD ENGRAVINGS SOME BY KEULEMANS AND NEALE. THE FIRST BOOK IS BOUND IN HALF LEATHER OVER MARBLED BOARDS WEAR TO THE LEATHER BUT TIGHTLY BOUND AND VERY CLEAN THE SECOND AND THIRD BOOKS ARE BOUND IN FULL RED LEATHER FINE. HENCE A COMPLETE SET IN DIFFERENT BINDINGS. LONDON, JOHN VAN VOORST, 1871-85 hardcover
1845ref. L0482adLondon: John Van Voorst. G : in good condition without dust jackets. Covers rubbed and lightly marked. Heraldic plates to front pastedowns. Previous owner's inscription to head of each title page. Contents clean and tight. 1845. Second Edition. Green cloth hardback cloth cover. 230mm x 150mm 9" x 6". xxxviii 578pp; 655pp; 651pp. Illustrated with 535 wood-engravings throughout. Heavy book extra shipping needed for overseas. Beautifully executed vignette wood engravings of British Birds by Yarrell. . John Van Voorst hardcover
1871ref. L0482aaLondon: John van Voorst. G : in good condition. Some corner and edge wear with wear to outer joints of volume one. 1871. 4th edition. Blue hardback cloth cover. Gilt to spine. 230mm x 150mm 9" x 6". xii 646pp; vii 494pp; xvi 684pp; viii 531pp. Illustrated with 564 wood-engravings. Published: 1871-1874 Heavy set extra shipping needed for overseas. . John van Voorst hardcover
1988ref. 131459Oxford University Press, Oxford [a.o.], 1988. XII, 87 S. ; 25,5 x 19,5 cm ; Leinen.
1971ref. 032852Loureno Marques: Instituto De Investigacao Cientifica De Mocambique 1971. Book. Near Fine. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo. pp. 167 appendix and index. numerous full page colour and black and white illustrations. Covers near fine with minimal wear. Contents clean and tight. A near fine copy. Instituto De Investigacao Cientifica De Mocambique Paperback
1910ref. VV321611910 Launceston, chez l'auteur, 1910 : In-8 Raisin, Cartonnage d'éditeurs. xviii, 242 pp., 49 photos N&B hors-texte, quelques annotations au crayon en marge du texte, nom, date, cachet et étiquette libraire en page de garde, nom en page de titre qui a été découpée pour retirer un envoi sans affecter le texte, un bon exemplaire de travail de ce rare guide sur les oiseaux de Tasmanie Bon état, Couv. défraîchie, Dos abîmé, Quelques rousseurs.
