TERNIER LouisLivre Rare Book
6 183 résultats
réf. 3260nos oiseaux de mer,de rivière,et de marais.Chasse,description et histoire naturelle de toutes les espèces visitant nos contrées.In 8 broché,couverture illustrée,faux-titre,titre,523 pages,125 dessins d’après nature par Emile THIVIER,Maurice MOISAND et l’auteur.Réimprimé d’après la première édition par MM Emonet,Dupuis & Compagnie publiée par MM Firmin Didot & Cie 1897-1922.très bon état (Thiébaud 884)
2020réf. 029470Jean-Jacques Rigaud 2020. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by co-author and photographer Rebecca Field who is also co-founder of the Association for the Protection of Birds APO of St. Barts. Cover is rated only Very Good due to minor ding to the top edge only. NO pages are affected. FINE inside. NO year of publication indicated but 2020. Bound in the original blue pictorial laminated boards. 9.25" wide by 9.25" tall. From a 2021 review by soualibra on LibraryThing: "A bilingual French-English book about the birds of St. Martin St. Barts Anguilla and the smaller islands connected to them. It includes species overviews for each bird and sections about the islands their history migration and other topics. Beautifully illustrated with hundreds of color photos.". INSCRIBED / SIGNED by Rebecca Field. 1st ed No additional printings listed. Oversize Hardcover. Very Good - Fine condition/No dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 144pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Jean-Jacques Rigaud Hardcover
1929Three volumes. Volume I: Water Birds, Marsh Birds and Shore Birds. Volume II: Land Birds - From Bob-Whites to Grackles. Volume III: Land Birds - From Sparrows to Thrushes. 1408 p. + Maps; + Plus numerous color plates (93) on glossy paper, from paintings by Louis Agassiz Fuertes (1874-1927), and others by Allan Brooks. Each plate with multiple birds; + Plus over 45 glossy black and white photos with two birds each; and over 175 figures in the text. Large 8vo. Original full cloth bindings, faded. "This book is the first comprehensive work on the birds of this state. It marks notable advances in our knowledge of the local distribution of species." **PRICE JUST REDUCED! NH8
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
1993A clean, unmarked copy with a tight binding. 255 pages. Previous owner's name. The study of the overwintering process can offer an insight into the development of insects, as well as predict the patterns of disease epidemic and crop destruction caused by some species.
1866334p. Illustrated with 330 text engravings. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Spine has some loss. Printed label of Dr. W. L. Hays advertising his office hours in Philadelphia. Given to A. Cameron fro m Dr. Hays, 1867. Charming illustrations of birds, beasts and animals. Very scarce and important Phrenological study. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! PHREN 1
1946337 p. 8vo. Original printed wraps. XLib. Limited Edition. "A compendium with which there is no work to compare for any other state, nor for any other country" = The Auk. Also issued as: Pennsylvania German Society. Volume LII.
1886pp. 226 + 11 Color chromolithograph plates of birds, drawn by Robert & John L. Ridgway; and Giles Lithograph & Liberty Printing Co., New York. The great bird plates have some damp stain, but could be easily washed. + Plus 15 line drawn plates of fish. Folio. Most of the original full leather binding remains, but it is best to consider this as disbound. Arctic Series of Publications issued in Connection with the Signal Service, U.S. Army, No. II. The bird illustrators deserve special note. Robert Ridgway (1850-1929) was one America's leading ornithologists. At the age of 17, he was appointed zoologist on a geological survey of the 40th parallel. From 1874 until his death, he served as ornithologist and curator of the Smithsonian Institute. Ridgway established a system of color standards and nomenclature that is still used today. Robert's younger brother John was chief illustrator for United States Geological Survey and an artist for the California Institute of Technology and Carnegie Institution of Washington. Check References: Nissen, ZBI, 4184 and 2962; Bennett, p. 107; Wickersham 7836; Ricks p. 222; Arctic Bibliography 18091 & 18092; Ayer Zimmer, pages. 463 & 643 644. W155
réf. GRP79731378Sweet & Maxwell Limited. Used - Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Sweet & Maxwell, Limited unknown
réf. 47844241like new. unknown
réf. ria9789403513683_inpPaperback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws this book provides valuable practical insight into both public supervisory legislation concerning insurance and private insurance contract law in the United Kin paperback
réf. 34210LONDON CHRISTOPHER HELM 2009. 1ST EDITION. NEAR FINE COPY IN NEAR FINE DUSTWRAP BUT WITH A BUMP TO THE BOTTOM FRONT RIGHT. BIRD PHOTOGRAPHY BY HADORAM SHIRIHAI. A SCARCE BOOK. LONDON, CHRISTOPHER HELM, 2009 unknown
réf. 31547LONDON VAN VOORST 1884. FIRST EDITION VERY GOOD IN GREEN CLOTH GILT FRONTIS. MAP AND 7 PLATES FROM STUFFED BIRDS. SLIGHT FOXING TO PRELIMS. INSCRIPTION TO FEP AND MARK TO FRONT BOARD BUT VERY GOOD. LONDON, VAN VOORST, 1884 hardcover
2001réf. 002513British Trust for Ornithology 2001. Very good. 8vo. 210 x 150mm 270 pages. Odd b/w photos line drawings. Book condition: Very good clean bright partial slight fade to rear cover tight binding not creased no inscriptions. Comments: A classic guide for bird ringers from BTO describing the Ringing Scheme licensing training sites permissions catching methods handling pulli biometrics. A very detailed comprehensive guide few available in this condition some at £280 - £450 !!. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. British Trust for Ornithology paperback
réf. 34215NEW YORK SPRINGER-VERLAG 2004. 1ST EDITION. NEAR FINE COPY IN LAMINATED BOARDS. VERY SCARCE. NEAT NAME IN INK ON FEP. EDITED BY J.L. CLOUDSLEY-THOMPSON. GUEST EDITOR: F. PUNZO. ADAPTATIONS OF DESERT ORGANISMS. NEW YORK, SPRINGER-VERLAG, 2004 hardcover
réf. 237971992 LYNX EDITIONS BARCELONA. A VERY GOOD COPY IN LIKE DUSTWRAP WHICH HAS A SLIGHTLY FADED SPINE PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED IN COLOUR AND WITH LINE DRAWINGS. 696 PAGES. 50 COLOUR PLATES. 382 PHOTOGRAPHS. 568 DISTRIBUTION MAPS. C. 6000 BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES. EXTRA POSTAGE WILL BE REQUIRED OUTSIDE THE U.K. 1992 LYNX EDITIONS, BARCELONA unknown
réf. 267041996 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. 1996 LYNX EDITIONS, BARCELONA unknown
1890réf. 032681Edinburgh: David Douglas 1890 A good to very good copy illustrated with numerous drawings by the author. In the original green cloth binding with gilt titles to spine. Top page edges gilt. The spine is faded with pulling and some fraying to the top and bottom. Both boards have slight marking with the back board having a small cloth scuff. Corners lightly bumped and with wear. Internally there is some early splitting at the front endpaper joint. Contents: title with signature to top decorative title with crease to tissue guard prefaces contents and illustration list pp xv; half title Memoir text pp 3-34; half title letters; text pp 37-186; half title extracts from diaries; text pp 189-276; index 277-279; and publisher's catalogue dated October 1890 at the rear. Memoir and diary extracts profusely illustrated with Graham's drawings. Original page marker present - detached. Contents generally in very good clean condition. David Douglas hardcover
1911réf. 018062Shanghai: The National Review Office 1911. Octavo pp xvi 255 slightly age-toned a neat signature and date on the front endpaper otherwise clean and sound internally green cloth slightly worn marked and wrinkled the spine head slightly torn. The final 18-page appendix - The Big Game of Western China - was written by Frank Kingdon Ward though this is only ackowledged in the publishers' note. First Edition. Cloth. Good. The National Review Office Hardcover
réf. 41531SKIRA RIZZOLA 2008. THE DE LUXE EDITION FOLIO COLOUR PLATES HARDBACK FINE WITH DUSTWRAPPER AND SLIPCASE. THIS VOLUME REPRODUCES FOR THE FIRST TIME ALL THE 474 AUDUBON AVIAN WATERCOLOURS. LACKS THE EXTRA PLATE. VERY HEAVY SO POSTAGE AT COST. SKIRA RIZZOLA, 2008 hardcover
réf. 36906ORNIS 1969. 12 LONG-PLAYING RECORDS EACH IN A SLEEVE THE WHOLE BOXED. VERY GOOD. A SCARCE ITEM. ORNIS, 1969 unknown
réf. 032666Edinburgh: W H Lizars A good to very good copy of the second 'Popular' edition of Pigeons with hand coloured vignette title and 30 hand coloured plates from drawings by Edward Lear. Undated but circa 1845. Improvements in printing and materials enabled Lizars to reissue the Naturalist's Library at lower cost while retaining the original text and plates. This volume has added text - a section on rearing feeding and management of domestic pigeons. The red cloth binding is in very good condition. It is complete sound and clean. The cloth is faded to the spine which is pulled - particularly to the top where there is the beginnings of a split and the corners have some bumping and wear. The original endpapers are present. Contents: half title; frontispiece with guard; vignette title; title; contents; memoir and text 252pp with 30 plates. Contents are very clean and bright. The gather at pp 114-226 has loose stitching. W H Lizars hardcover
réf. 34175OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS. 1998. 2 VOLUMES IN FINE CONDITION. NO SLIPCASE. CONCISE EDITIONS. VOLUME 1: NON-PASSERINES AND VOLUME 2: PASSERINES. BASED ON THE HANDBOOK OF THE BIRDS OF EUROPE THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA. EXTRA POSTAGE WILL BE REQUIRED. OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS. 1998 unknown
19804to., First Edition, with illustrated title-spread and numerous coloured and monochrome photographs and illustrations ( a number full-page) by the author in the text; brown cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON HALF-TITLE. SCARCE.
1896réf. 156861896 cartonnage éditeur à plaques spéciales pour le dos et le permier plat grand in-octavo - superbe décoration or (editor hard-back percale with special covers editor for the spine and the front cover in-octavo - beautifull gilt decoration), dos percaline rouge légèrement insolé (red spine lightly faded), décoration mate sur le quatrième plat (matt decoration on the back cover), toutes tranches dorées (all edges gilt), pages de garde bleu-gris (blue-grey endpapers), page de faux-titre (half title page), nombreuses illustrations (many illustrations), naissances de rousseurs principalement au début et à la fin de l'ouvrage (beginning of the redness marks mainly at the beginning and at the end of the work), 314 pages, sans date imprimée (undated printed) - 1896 à Paris Librairie de Théodore Lefèvre et Compagnie - Emile Guréin Editeur - 2 rue des Poitevins,
