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1980réf. 018695London: Quartet Books 1980. VERY HEAVY. 309pp index bibliography appendices maps 120 full page col plates tipped in numbered signed print of Sooty Falcon loosely inserted. Tipped in foreword from the Sultan of Oman. Or full green Moroccan goatskin leather blocked in 24 carat gold. Edition limited to 500 copies of which this is #90 signed print has matching number signed by both author and artist on the limitation page. Included is the original prospectus issued by the publisher. Superbly produced and lavishly illustrated this was the first major work on Arabian birds for over 25 years and the first comprehensive book on the birds of any Arabian country. 120 superb full page plates plus a full page frontispiece adorn the text which covers over 380 species in detail. Introductory chapters cover the country its climate and physical geography the birds history of discovery habitats and more. A complete systematic list of families and appendices which include a checklist of 372 species and details of ringed birds recovered in Oman. A comprehensive bibliography and detailed scientific index. This magnificent volume retains its original publisher's shipping box. Signed by Author & Illustrator. First Edition Numbered & Signed. Hard Cover. Fine. Illus. by Woodcock Martin W. Elephant Folio. Quartet Books Hardcover
1844réf. 004129Albany: Carroll and Cook 1844. 380 pages of text & 141 hand-colored plates. Most plates contain two birds. They are by John William Hill lithographed by Endicott. Only 300 copies were issued with the plates colored. - Zimmer 165 Bennett 90.Thick 4to. Binding tight but spine is missing heavy corner and edge wear corners bumped. Scattered foxing in text occasional light offsetting on plates but mostly nice and clean. Two different rubber stamps inside cover one library. No other library markings. This is part of the Natural History of New York 20 volume series. Hard Cover. 4to. Carroll and Cook Hardcover
2025réf. __0414127390Sweet & Maxwell Ltd 2025. Hardcover. New. 16 ed edition. Sweet & Maxwell Ltd hardcover
réf. 32310LONDON PORTER 1895-6. FIRST EDITION QUARTO REBOUND IN HALF LEATHER NEW ENDPAPERS. THIS WORK WAS ISSUED IN FOUR PARTS FROM OCTOBER 1895 TO JULY 1896. IT COVERS THE LIMICOLAE PLOVERS SANDPIPERS. WITH 54 COLOURED PLATES LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS AND AN INDEX OF THE AUTHORS QUOTED. A HANDSOME BOOK CLEAN AND TIGHTLY BOUND. VERY SCARCE. LONDON, PORTER, 1895-6 hardcover
réf. 134921895-6 R.H. PORTER LONDON. FIRST EDITION. QUARTO. THIS WORK WAS ISSUED IN FOUR PARTS FROM OCTOBER 1895 TO JULY 1896. IT COVERS THE LIMICOLAE PLOVERS SANDPIPERS. IN THIS VOLUME THE PARTS HAVE BEEN BOUND TOGETHER IN RED HALF- LEATHER OVER MARBLE BOARDS. MARBLED END PAPERS AND TEG. FRONT END PAPER HAS BECOME DETACHED BUT IS COMPLETE. SOME FOXING THROUGHOUT. 54 COLOURED PLATES IN TOTAL. WITH LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS AND AN INDEX OF THE AUTHORS QUOTED. THE ORIGINAL COVERS OF THE PARTS HAVE BEEN BOUND IN. A HANDSOME AND UNUSUAL BOOK FROM THE LIBRARY OF SEPTIMUS HEDGES. VERY SCARCE. 1895-6 R.H. PORTER, LONDON hardcover
1766réf. 20596Florence Italy: Giuseppe Vanni 1766. Print. Very good condition. Contemporary hand colored copper engraving. From the Natural History of the Birds Treated Systematically and Adorned with Copperplate Engraving Illustrations in Miniature and Life-Size 1766-1777. The work carries some interesting historical importance according to Peter Dance: "The production of its five massive folio volumes must have been one of the most remarkable publishing ventures ever undertaken in Florence. Begun in 1767 and based on birds taken from the collection of Giovanni Gerini it was completed ten years later. It was larger better engraved and more vividly coloured than any previous work on birds but these are not its only claim to fame. The attitudes of the birds themselves give this book its unique character. Strutting parading posturing and occasionally flying.are birds whose real-life counterparts would surely disown them and not without reason for Manetti seems in these pictures to be depicting the human comedy the habits and mannerisms of contemporary Italian society. His book may still be rated among the very greatest bird books if only for its magnificent comicality" S. Peter Dance The Art of Natural History: Animal Illustrators and their Work. London 1978. Approx. 10 5/8 x 13 1/2" platemark on watermarked paper measuring 14 1/2 x 18". The original images were drawn by Lorenzo Lorenzi Violante Vanni or Manetti himself. Giuseppe Vanni unknown
1846réf. 3282bLondon: John van Voorst. G : in good condition. Cover rubbed. Some off-setting but content including illustrations in ovaerall VG condition. 1846. First Edition. Brown hardback half-leather cover with marbled boards. 220mm x 140mm 9" x 6". xvi 223pp; 247pp plates. 131 hand coloured plates. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. . John van Voorst hardcover
2018réf. __0414067495Sweet & Maxwell 2018. Hardcover. New. 14th edition edition. 1550 pages. Portuguese language. 9.57x6.50x2.20 inches. Sweet & Maxwell hardcover
1876réf. 5825Montreal: Dawson Bros. Good with no dust jacket. 1876. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Decorated green cloth with a gilt owl on the front. The books looks "very good" but some splitting at the top of the spine and the inner hinges are cracking although the book is tight. Lacks plates 22 & 23 but with an extra plates #28 & 29. I understand this is common problem with this book if we can use the term for such an uncommon book as these were evidently assembled by hand and mistakes were made. Plate 18 is placed as a frontis.; 8x10 1/2" . Dawson Bros. hardcover
1997réf. d3728Ponteland: James Alder. VG: in very good condition with brown cloth covered slipcase with gilt motif. 1997. Signed limited edition 94/1200. Quarter-leather cover. 570mm x 395mm 22" x 16". 126pp. Illustrated with full page colour plates. Signed by author on limitations page. Heavy volume - extra shipping needed for overseas. . James Alder hardcover
1903réf. c3929London: R H Porter. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket. Cover rubbed. Spine slightly faded. 1903. First Edition. Red hardback cloth cover. 260mm x 180mm 10" x 7". xviii 281pp. 22 colour plates. Signed by author at Preface. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. . R H Porter hardcover
1861réf. 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
1923réf. d3600London: Longmans Green & Co. G: in good condition without dust jacket. Cover rubbed with some fading anf marks. Foxing to page edges and sporadically to content. Browning to page edges. 1923. First Edition. Red hardback cloth cover. 390mm x 290mm 15" x 11". vii 79pp plates. Illustrated with 30 tissue guarded colour plates. Heavy book extra shipping needed for overseas. . Longmans Green & Co hardcover
2022réf. __0414098528Sweet & Maxwell 2022. Hardcover. New. 15 edition. 1618 pages. 9.45x6.46x2.52 inches. Sweet & Maxwell hardcover
réf. 28675MELBOURNE HILL HOUSE 1988. THE AUTHENTIC FACSIMILIE OF THE ORIGINAL PRODUCED UNDER LICENCE FROM THE BRITISH MUSEUM. IMPERIAL FOLIO 22 BY 15 INCHES ORIGINAL JAPANESE SAIFU RED CLOTH HAND-BOUND STAMP OF BRITISH MUSEUM TO FRONT BOARD IN GILT 56 FINE FULL-COLOUR PLATES A VERY GOOD COPY MINOR WEAR TO THE CLOTH AT ONE CORNER AND THE FOOT OF THE SPINE - NUMBERED 0160. POSTAGE WILL BE AT COST. MELBOURNE, HILL HOUSE, 1988 hardcover
1934réf. 034843London: The Foreign Bird League 1934. Book. Illus. by Cayley Neville; Rickman Philip; Vowles R. A.; Upson W. A.; Vane N. T.; Norris K. A.; Lawrence A. J.; Kinchington A. J.; Restall Robin L.; Orford Anthony; Heinzel H. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. An inclusive 65-year run from February 1934 to 1998 bound in 26 volumes. Volumes for 1934-1961 bound in original cloth the remainder in attractive half dark-green morocco. Most volumes have the original wrappers bound in but excluding the first few years. Dozens of colour plates of exotic birds many of which commissioned specialy for Foreign Birds and by well-known artists including Neville Cayley R. A. Vowles Lawrence and Heinzel but it is Vowells who has made the greatest contribution many of his plates outstanding. Generally in very good condition some of the earlier cloth bindings are slightly worn but remain strong contents clean and tight no inscriptions. An impressive and attractively bound run of this important avicultural magazine only missing the 1933 issues: runs as comprehensive as this are rarely offered. Please note this is a heavy set and a postal surcharge is likely to apply. The Foreign Bird League Hardcover
1870réf. 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
réf. 24160LONDON. LONGMANS GREEN AND CO. 1902. FIRST EDITION - LIMITED TO 600 COPIES OF WHICH THIS IS NUMBER 18. SMALL FOLIO BEAUTIFULLY REBOUND IN HALF GREEN MOROCCO MARBLED ENDPAPERS TEG WITH 6 PHOTOGRAVURES. 41 TISSUE-GUARDED COLOURED PLATES SOME BY THORBURN AND 25 OTHER ILLUSTRATIONS. SOME FOXING TO THE EDGES OF A FEW PLATES BUT A VERY NICE CLEAN AND FIRM COPY IN A LOVELY BINDING. A VERY HEAVY BOOK - EXTRA POSTAGE WILL BE REQUIRED FOR OVERSEAS. LONDON. LONGMANS, GREEN AND CO., 1902 unknown
réf. 26656MELBOURNE HILL HOUSE 1988. THE AUTHENTIC FACSIMILIE OF THE ORIGINAL PRODUCED UNDER LICENCE FROM THE BRITISH MUSEUM. IMPERIAL FOLIO 22 BY 15 INCHES ORIGINAL JAPANESE SAIFU RED CLOTH HAND-BOUND STAMP OF BRITISH MUSEUM TO FRONT BOARD IN GILT 56 FINE FULL-COLOUR PLATES A FINE COPY - NUMBERED 0334. POSTAGE WILL BE AT COST. MELBOURNE, HILL HOUSE, 1988 hardcover
réf. Z1-H-022-02965John Wiley & Sons Inc. Used - Good. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less usually same day. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library so some stamps and wear but in good overall condition. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry. John Wiley & Sons Inc unknown
réf. 33301CALIFORNIA SOUTH MOULTON COMPANY 1923. FORMAT DE LUX ONE OF 539 COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. COMPLETE IN FOUR OCTAVO VOLS. GREEN BUCKRAM A FINE SET. WITH 260 COLOUR HALFTONE OR PHOTOGRAVURE PLATES WITH CAPTIONED TISSUE-GUARDS HALFTONE ILLUS. THROUGHOUT THE TEXT. A TYPESCRIPT SLIP TIPPED IN VOLUME 1 READING ' ALL MISSING PLATES INSERTED AFTER BINDING' SUPERSEDING THE PUBLISHER'S SMALL STAMPED NOTICE 'THIS VOLUME IS LACKING A FEW OF THE EXTRA INSERTED PLATES AND IS SOLD AS IS'. THE COLOUR PLATES ARE BY MAJOR ALLAN BROOKS. PLEASE NOTE THAT EACH VOLUME WEIGHS NEARLY 4.5 Kg SO POSTAGE AT COST. CALIFORNIA, SOUTH MOULTON COMPANY, 1923 hardcover
1913réf. mll03aLondon: Longmans Green & Co. G: in good condition without dust jackets. Covers marked and partially faded. Edge-wear. Browning to spines. Loss to top end of spine on volume I. Inner hinge cracking. Sporadic foxing to content and plates. Occasional thumbing and marking. Teg. 1913. Limited Edition 319/450. Maroon hardback cloth covers. 410mm x 320mm 16" x 13". xv 141pp; xii 164pp. Volume I: 32 plates 22 of which are coloured; Volume II: 42 plates 17 of which are coloured by Archibald Thorburn O Murray Dixon H Grönvold and the author. Very heavy set extra shipping needed for overseas. . Longmans, Green & Co hardcover
1855réf. r4185London: Groombridge & Sons. VG : in very good condition. Small label on upper board. Light browning to prelim pages. Some light spotting to fore and lower edge. 1855. First Edition. Green/gilt hardback cloth cover. 320mm x 250mm 13" x 10". 254pp plates. Sixty wood engraved hand coloured plates with tissue guards. N.B.: Heavy volume - extra shipping needed for overseas. . Groombridge & Sons hardcover
1906réf. 58Peotone IL: Poultry Publishing Co. Fine with no dust jacket. 1906. First Edition. Cloth. Bound in two volumes. A total of 48 issues.; Ex-Library; 9x12; Was 1200 . Poultry Publishing Co. hardcover
1815réf. 033188Bungay: Printed and published by Brightly & Childs. Published also by T Kinnersley 1815 A good 2 volume set in new half calf and marbled board bindings with 148 of 152 hand-coloured plates. This work is extremely rare and as is usual with the Bungay publications the paper quality is poor tending to attract dirt and staining. The collation of this work is generally haphazard and the plates are not numbered. The bindings are in fine condition with leather title labels and gilt lines to spines. Contents: Vol I: title; introduction i - xxxv; text pp 1-586 with 67 of 71 plates. Vol II: title dated 1820; text pp 1-700 with 81 plates Finis. The paper in both volumes is toned to varying degrees with some areas of offsetting marking or staining. Some page corners have been turned over. There is the occasional side edge tear and there is professional paper repair to the title page of Vol I and initial pages where there has been some worming. There is slight worming in the margin of xiii-xvi. The plates in these volumes are cleaner with better and more detailed colouring than usual and the plate paper is in better condition than the text paper. The plate of the Spoonbill in Vol II has some black ink splots on it - as does the opposing text page no 333. Please enquire if you would like to see additional images to better assess condition. Printed and published by Brightly & Childs. Published also by T Kinnersley hardcover