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1886rif. 033934London: R. H. Porter 1886. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo 22 x 14 cm. Pasted onto the front paste-down is an autographed letter from the author dated Jan 19. 1987. My dear Sir Many thanks for Y. polite note. I now know what to do - when y have my book please attach the enclosed to leaf opposite 'errata' it is ready gummed. My publisher played pranks! e.g. inserted 'thank' p. 63 line 2. I am truly Ys. Gregory Smart Lytham Preston Jan 19. 87" The referred to original printed leaf is duly pasted onto the last page and is essentially a reply to an adverse review. 'Birds of the British List To the Editor of the. Dear Sir. - Will you kindly admit the following communication to your next issue. A critique having appeared in a London paper stating that I have in my book upon "Birds on the British List" perverted the opinions of our greater authorities upon Birds. I send you an extract from a letter from Mr. Seebohm than whom there is no greater authority on the subject.' Pp. xxiv 148 4 2. Original green cloth with gilt lettering to the spine very goodwith light wear only. Contents good and tight bookplate of the Daltry Library ncorporating the letters NSFC i.e. North Staffs Field Club and also of The Wells Bladen Gift 1917 to the front free end paper a little foxing to the first and last few pages. A very good copy with author's letter. R. H. Porter Hardcover
1913rif. 008323London: Witherby & Co. 1913. B&w photos maps ills.; one color plate. 620 pages. Worldwide distribution breeding places biology and life history of the gannet. Green cloth cover with gold stamped title and front cover decoration all edges gilt. Some foxing on end sheets previous owner's stamp inside front cover. Cloth. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Witherby & Co. Hardcover
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rif. 14279WORDSWORTH EDITIONS LTD. LONDON 1990. FOLIO FINE COPY IN FINE DUSTWRAP. THE COMPLETE RENOWNED ORIGINAL EDITION WITH THE 1861 SUPPLEMENT - 418 FULL-PAGE PLATES IN FULL COLOUR. WORDSWORTH EDITIONS, LTD. LONDON 1990 unknown
rif. 23692London Editions 1978. Number 49 of a half bound in leather and limited to 150 copies signed by authors and artists. Fine full page coloured plates. Folio 14 1/8 x 9 1/2 inches 304-pages. Publisher's half brown morocco spine gilt at raised bands with black and red lettering pieces. Fine in the very good slicase. London Editions, 1978. hardcover
1966rif. 250699New York & Boston: American Heritage Publishing 1966. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/issued without dj. Audubon. 4tos blue cloth in a blue publisher's slipcase with yellow ribbon possibly a bit shorter than as published spines somewhat faded uniformly Reproduces -for the first time in full color -virtually all of the original paintings -- not the engravings of the published work. The accuracy made possible by modern photographic and printing techniques makes this in incomparable production. Audubon's original paintings differ markedly from the final engraver's products. This work can be studied side-by-side with the collection of prints to appreciate the substantial advances Audubon made beyond the accepted standards in bird art yielding a fresh view of his achievement. American Heritage Publishing hardcover
1966rif. 26055New York & Boston: American Heritage / Houghton Mifflin 1966. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/issued without dj. Audubon. 4tos light blue cloth in publisher's dark blue slipcase spines somewhat faded Reproduces -for the first time in full color -virtually all of the original paintings -not the engravings of the published work. The accuracy made possible by modern photographic and printing techniques makes this in incomparable production. Audubon's original paintings differ markedly from the final engraver's products. This work can be studied side-by-side with the collection of prints to appreciate the substantial advances Audubon made beyond the accepted standards in bird art yielding a fresh view of his achievement. American Heritage / Houghton Mifflin hardcover
1997rif. 220530002Univ of British Columbia Pr 1997-12-01. Hardcover. Good. 14x9x6. Four volumes hardcover very good except for ex-academic library markings. Oversized. No Priority or International orders. Univ of British Columbia Pr hardcover
1973rif. 036261London and New York: Country Life-Hamlyn Publishing Group/Arco Publishing Co. 1973. Book. Illus. by Peter Scott. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Complete in four 4 volumes uniformly bound in gold cloth front covers and spine panels decorated in gold foil lettered in gold foil text block edges stained dull red or brown as originally issued. All volumes essentially as issued with very slight foxing evident on spine panel cloth. 284 232 270 388 pp. illus. w/ a total of 66 color plates and 108 distribution maps over the 4 volumes; index. Siipcase cloth- and paper-covered boards shows mild shelf wear and a few slight indentations along one edge VG to Near Fine. Originally copyrighted 1954-64 this set uniformly issued 1973 with various printings I and II 5th ptgs. III and IV 2nd ptgs. Country Life-Hamlyn Publishing Group/Arco Publishing Co. Hardcover
rif. 126601Hardcover. Book Condition: Good. Jacket Condition: Good. The University of Chicago Press Chicago IL 1925. 4th Printing. 470 pages. Yellow dust jacket. Moderate general wear. Page ends soiled. Jacket has edge wear short tears missing chips. Size: 8vo 7.75 - 9.75'' tall. Religion::Eastern History::Asia Folklore/Mythology 6304 hardcover
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1903rif. 9150Bobbs-Merrill Indianapolis 1903. HBNODJ ISSUED May 1903 1st edition 1st issue Red Tweed Buckram cloth lettered Gold Gilt Cover minor Rub Wear Interior Minor Fox O/W Nice Tight Clean 163 pgs NF/VG AS-IS NOJACKET .Recent research has Revealed that her first book a novel is actually "a Strike at Shane's" 1893 issued anonymously but Later Attributed to her. So its Debatable as to which is her 1st Bk published. First Edition. Hard Cover. Bobbs-Merrill Indianapolis hardcover
1964rif. 724734PN. New. 1964. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition. . PN paperback
1839rif. 21239Philadelphia: J. T. Bowen 1839. Very good condition. Hand colored Audubon lithograph Oppenheimer edition of 'The Birds of America' the octavo edition. No. 4 Pl. 7 and "Drawn from Nature by J. J. Audubon F.R.S.F.L.S." at the lower left. Audubon based these octavo prints on the folio drawings of 'Birds of America' but made some modifications due to the smaller format. With the male and female birds perched on tree branch. Faintly toned upper right edge of print. 6 x 10" J. T. Bowen unknown
1888rif. 63425New York: George H. Holden 1888. Tall 8vo. 4 309 1 viii pp. including illustrated advertisements one illustrated w/ brass metallic ink. Colour chromolithograph frontisp. 11 colour chromolith plates text illustrations woodcut-engraved plates. Brown pictorial publisher’s cloth cover art illust. of canary in gilt & black gilt illust. of bid on spine black lettering front cover gilt lettering on spine rubbing & edgewear to head & foot of spine minor wear & bumping to corners inner hinges starting ex-lib markings on spine & endpapers still VG- copy w/ former bookplate on endpapers. Second edition of this significantly revised handbook on keeping birds including canaries finches robins nightingales and parrots featuring four additional chromolithograph plates an expanded section on parrots their diseases & breeding and fine illustrated ads. Holden 1848-1914 was a successful breeder and importer of exotic birds for his popular Sixth Avenue store and published several books for the caring and illnesses of birds such as Sparrows White Java Sparrows Cardinals Nightingales Mockingbirds finches parakeets parrots Toucans Canaries and more. Of particular interest in the appended catalogue is the added advertisements for the ornate brass nickel plated and bronze cages with metal bases for birds from Andrew B. Hendryx & Co. of New Haven CT. George H. Holden, hardcover
rif. 33514MICHAEL JOSEPH 1966. TWO LARGE QUARTO VERY GOOD IN BROWN BUCKRAM. REPRODUCED IN FULL COLOUR FOR THE FIRST TIME FROM THE COLLECTION AT THE NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY. INTRODUCTION BY MARSHALL DAVIDSON. A VERY GOOD SET. VERY HEAVY SO EXTRA POSTAGE REQUIRED. MICHAEL JOSEPH, 1966 hardcover
rif. 148171931 HESTER MAY VANDERBURGH SHANGHAI. VERY GOOD COPY IN DARK BLUE BOARDS. A COMPLETE POPULAR AND SCIENTIFIC ACCOUNT OF NEARLY FIVE HUNDRED AND FIFTY FORMS OF BIRDS FOUND IN FUKIEN KWANGTUNG KIANGSI KIANGSU AND CHEKIANG PROVINCES. ILLUSTRATED BY MORE THAN SEVENTY-FIVE HALF TONES OF BIRDS IN LIFE NESTS EGGS AND HAUNTS FROM PHOTOGRAPHS BY THE AUTHORS AND MORRIS CALDWELL. TOGETHER WITH SIX COLOURED PLATES BY PROFESSOR ANDREW ALLISON. STORIES AND LEGENDS BY MURIEL E. CALDWELL. 1931 HESTER MAY VANDERBURGH, SHANGHAI hardcover
1889rif. 033226London: Gurney and Jackson 1889. Book. Illus. by Chapman Abel. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author to Letter. First Edition. 8vo. Pp. xii 286 2 pages adverts; numerous fine pen and ink drawings and in-text illustrations throughout by Abel Loosly inserted into the book is a letter from Abel Chapmen to Canon Farquhar of Queensferry. Original blue cloth titled in gilt on spine. Binding very good and bright no fading to the spine light wear only to the top and bottom of the spine; a few raised bubbles to the cloth on the front board. Content clean and tight original brown endpapers private book plate of C. Antony Norris to the reverse of the front free endpaper no foxing no inscriptions. A very good copy. Gurney and Jackson Hardcover
rif. 270472005 LYNX EDITIONS BARCELONA. A FINE COPY IN LIKE DUSTWRAP. PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED IN COLOUR AND WITH LINE DRAWINGS. 824 PAGES. 60 COLOUR PLATES. 384 PHOTOGRAPHS. 577 DISTRIBUTION MAPS. C. 10000 BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES. EXTRA POSTAGE WILL BE REQUIRED OUTSIDE THE U.K. 2005 LYNX EDITIONS, BARCELONA unknown
rif. 264392005 LYNX EDITIONS BARCELONA. VERY FINE COPY IN VERY FINE DUSTWRAP. PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED IN COLOUR AND WITH LINE DRAWINGS. 674 PAGES. 70 COLOUR PLATES. 236 PHOTOGRAPHS. 837 DISTRIBUTION MAPS. 13 FIGURES AND TABLES. C. 7000 BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES. EXTRA POSTAGE WILL BE REQUIRED OUTSIDE THE U.K. 2005 LYNX EDITIONS, BARCELONA unknown
rif. 37535EDINBURGH LIZARS 1839. FIRST EDITION VOLUME 10 OF JARDINE'S NATURAL HISTORY. WITH A TOTAL OF 32 HAND-COLOURED PLATES NUMEROUS WOODCUTS. FRONTIS. OF WILLIAM SMELLIE WITH A MEMOIR. NICELY BOUND IN HALF RED LEATHER OVER MARBLED BOARDS MARBLED ENDPAPERS T.E.G. MINOR WEAR TO TOP AND BOTTOM OF SPINES. FIRMLY BOUND AND VERY CLEAN. A HANDSOME COPY. UNCOMMON. EDINBURGH, LIZARS, 1839 hardcover
rif. 37532EDINBURGH LIZARS 1834. FIRST EDITION VOLUME 4 PART 2 OF JARDINE'S NATURAL HISTORY. WITH A TOTAL OF 30 HAND-COLOURED PLATES NUMEROUS WOODCUTS. FRONTIS. OF THOMAS RAFFLES WITH A MEMOIR. NICELY BOUND IN HALF RED LEATHER OVER MARBLED BOARDS MARBLED ENDPAPERS T.E.G. MINOR WEAR TO TOP AND BOTTOM OF SPINES. FIRMLY BOUND AND VERY CLEAN. A HANDSOME COPY. UNCOMMON. EDINBURGH, LIZARS, 1834 hardcover
