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2017rif. BN549203Field Ornithology Group of Sri Lanka - University of Colombo 2017. 2017. Hardcover. Kotagama Sarath Ratnavira Gamini Kotagama Sarath Ratnavira Gamini Birds of Sri Lanka - An Illustrated Guide Field Ornithology Group of Sri Lanka - University of Colombo hardcover
rif. BN703381Ware Wordsworth Editions 1989. With Text and Illustrations by Archibald Thorburn With Text and Illustrations by Archibald Thorburn The Complete Illustrated Thorburn's Birds Ware, Wordsworth Editions 1989. unknown
1967rif. 703391Zürich, Kindler Verlag, 1967-73. Gr.-8°. Je ca. 540 Seiten mit vielen Abbildungen. Dekorative Orig.-Kunstledereinbände. Sehr gut erhalten. Die sämtlich vorhandenen Schutzumschläge mit teils minimalen Gebrauchsspuren. Bände 1-12 im Orig.-Schuber.
1966rif. 62455BBLeipzig, Edition Leipzig/Urania Verlag, 1966-1968. 4°. 29,5 x 23,5 cm. XII, 339; VI, 160; X, 286; 127 Seiten. Original-Leinenbände.
1890rif. 10793Hannover, Alfred Troschütz (Buchhandlung und Verlag für Naturfreunde), o.J. (ca. 1890). OHLwd., 180 S., Gr.8°
1897rif. 409720Gera-Untermhaus, Köhler, (1897). Fol. M. 30 chromolith. Taf. IV, 340 S. Mod. Lwdbd. Letzte Tafel ob. Rand etwas lädiert.
rif. 13415Paris Librairie Plon 1954 in 4 carré 2 volumes brochés, couvertures illustrées, 205 et 237 pages, avec de nombreux dessins en noir et blanc de Joseph Oberthur, dont planches hors-texte. Collection Durrel, le monde merveilleux des bêtes. Bon exemplaire ( Photographies sur demande / We can send pictures of this book on simple request )
rif. 28834LONDON JACK 1910. FIRST EDITION QUARTO COMPLETE IN 12 SECTIONS AS PUBLISHED. WITH CONTRIBUTIONS BY BONHOTE JOURDAIN SELOUS TURNER AND OTHERS. PLATES BY AUSTEN GRONVOLD LODGE SEABY AND OTHERS. WITH 200 PLATES IN COLOUR AND NUMEROUS PHOTOGRAPHS. THE ORIGINAL CARD COVERS ARE WORN WITH SOME DAMAGE TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF SOME OF THE SPINES. INTERNALLY THE BOOKS ARE VERY GOOD WITH CLEAN TEXT AND PLATES AND TIGHT BINDINGS. POSTAGE WILL BE AT COST. LONDON, JACK, 1910 unknown
rif. 276491899 R.H. PORTER LONDON. 1ST EDITION. VERY GOOD COPY IN ORIGINAL GREEN CLOTH DECORATED IN GILT. 1899 R.H. PORTER, LONDON hardcover
1901rif. 028939Edinburgh: David Douglas 1901. Book. Illus. by J. W. Frohawk. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. pp xxiii 150 2-adverts; b/w frontispiece plate by J. W. Frohawk; 2 further b/w plates after photographs folding colour map. Original dark green ribbed cloth binding with gilt lettering to the spinebright and unfaded near fine with minimal wear slight rubbing to head of the spine very small mark to rear board. Contents clean and tight unmarked no inscriptions very slight spotting to page edges. A near fine tight copy. David Douglas Hardcover
rif. 32289LONDON PORTER 1879. FIRST EDITION ORIGINAL GREEN CLOTH SLIGHT FOXING TO PRELIMS ONLY THEN VERY CLEAN. A VERY BRIGHT COPY OF A SCARCE ITEM. LONDON, PORTER, 1879 hardcover
1959rif. 14DGHerzogenbuchsee, Ernst Ingold & Co., 1959. Farbiger Offsetdruck. Bildformat: 66 x 90 cm.
195244 pages. Features:;Six by Two - article on the ship's bunk; British Signals for a Pilot; The Bermuda Race; Shipwrights of Buckler's Hard - this tiny hamlet was once an important shipyard; Intuition of Sea-going rats; Looking at Lisbon - City of Ulysses - article with nice photos; The Gannet - the largest and most impressive of British sea birds; Cleared Foreign; Sailors' Warning; Danish Captain Christiansen , Pilot - A photo-illustrated admiring article of this highest order seaman and navigator by Commander J. Radford, R.D., R.N.R., Retired; Oil Tankers To-day - photo-illustrated article; H.M. Queer Craft - strange vessels which did and did not see operation in WWII, including several two-million ton artificial icebergs envisioned as floating aircraft carriers by Churchill; and more. Numerous excellent illustrated ads. Unmarked with above-average external wear. Binding intact. A worthy vintage copy. Book
1961rif. 29975HBDJ PICTORIAL COLOR BOARDS 1961 STATED 1ST EDITION Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good with Tiny Extremities chips wear & TEARS This old book with dust jacket is clean solid and in great shape! This hardcover children's book has lots of awesome color illustrations. The binding is strong with all pages firmly attached. The pages are clean with no soiling writing or tears. The copyright page shows 1961 as the published date. This is definitely NOT a former library book. The dust jacket with very light chipping on the spine edges and there is a short 1/2 inch closed tear on the top and bottom of the front. I have placed the DJ in a fresh mylar jacket and this old book looks and feels great!. OVERSIZED IN COLOR DUSTJACKET.Once Upon a time a Small Striped Tiger & a Little Spotted Leopard searched For Dinner Deep in the Heart Of The Tangled Green Jungle. A WORLD OF STRIPES & SPOTS Of Brilliant Tropical Birds & CROCS PEACOCKS AS THEIR JUNGLE ADVENTURE UNFOLDS With The en tle Lullaby Quality that Youngest Children Especially Love. DOUBLEDAY & COMPANY , NY GARDEN CITY hardcover
1947rif. 038604Hertford: Stephen Austin & Sons Printers 1947. Book. Illus. by Roland Green D.M. Henry et al. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo 21.5 x 14.5 cm. A very good unbroken run of 7 years 1947-1953 all in the original parts with wrappers 6 parts per year = 42 parts. Some colour plates after various artists including d. M. Henry and Roland Green. Additionally plates of b/w illustrations and numerous b/w photographic plates. Wrappers generally very good with a little general wear some with original labels and notices attached. Contents clean and tight a few original inserts and adverts. A very good run of this important avicultural journal. Stephen Austin & Sons [Printers] Paperback
rif. 24341MELBOURNE OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS 1990. FIRST EDITION QUARTO FINE COPY IN FINE DUSTWRAP. REMAINS OF ADDRESS STICKER TO FEP. RATITES TO PETRELS. 60 COLOUR PLATES PAINTED BY J.N. DAVIES. 735 pp. MELBOURNE, OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1990 unknown
1989rif. 039264Canada: Silvio Mattacchione and Co. 1989. Book. Illus. by Bennish Gracia. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author & Illustrator. Limited Edition. Folio 24 x 35 cm. Subscriber's edition signed to the title page by the author and illustrator. 356 pages. superb colour and black and white illustrations by Gracia Bennish; distribution maps to the rear. Original dust jacket fine. Hardback binding fine. Contents clean and tight carefully signed to the title page by the author and illustrator. The limitation number line has been left blank. A fine copy. . Silvio Mattacchione and Co. Hardcover
rif. 32248LONDON GURNEY AND JACKSON 1900. FIRST EDITION ORIGINAL BLUE CLOTH WITH A COLOURED PLATE MAPS AND OTHER ILLUSTRATIONS. LIGHT FOXING TO THE PRELIMS THEN VERY CLEAN. A VERY NICE COPY. SCARCE. LONDON, GURNEY AND JACKSON, 1900 hardcover
1899Small quarto in dark green clot -backed, gilt-titled boards; 111 pages : frontispiece, 5 plates ; 24 cm; bibliographical references (pages 91-101). Supplement has same dimensions in brown printed wraps; 24p. Presumably quite scarce thus, in such fine condion. / Birds -- Rhode Island. U.S.A. Ornithology, Natural History New England.
1952Pages 821-864. Features: Gorgeous Arthur Guinness, Son & Co. colour ad inside front cover features Toucan birds illustrated by Lobban; The U.S. Supreme Court; The Coronation Commission's First Meeting, and other royal occasions; Photos of the Silverstone races; The Stricken U.S.S. Wasp limps home - with photos of the 75' gash to her bow where she struck a mine-sweeper-destroyer; Photo of members of the Cho Oyu Expedition, including Mr. Eric Shipton; Stirling Moss is congratulated for a victory; Photo of Stalin holding child; The R.M.S. Gothic in the Captain Cook graving dock in Sydney; The Italian cruiser Raimondo Montecuccoli enters Grand Harbour, Malta; Aerial photos of Lake Eyre in South Australia - an inland sea that is fast reverting to a salt desert; Two pages of illustrations depict the recently completed Amsterdam-Rhine Canal, to be opened on May 21; Two pages of illustrations of engineering features of the new waterway, including the world's largest inland lock; Article entitled "Churchill versus Terpitz"; One-page map illustrates the Central African Federation Plan; Centerfold illustration of the City of Bath in the pride of its Roman civilization - Britain's most ancient spa as it was 1800 years ago; Photos of the Duke of Edinburgh in South Wales; Photos of the Queen and other visitors at the British Industries Fair; Photos of the Royal Danish visit to England; Photos of Personalities of the week - including the recently departed Sir Oswald Birley; Photos of Australia's possible atomic test sites; The New Kirkuk-Banias oil pipeline; Photos of amphibious and cliff assaults demonstrated with realism by the Royal Marines; Very tasteful colour-illustrated ad for the Daimler "Regency" inside back cover; Colour Hawker Siddeley Group ad (#5 in a series) on back cover; and more. Centerfold holding by one staple. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A quality vintage copy. Magazine
1936Pages 487-530. Features: Cover page photo of state funeral of Adm. of the Fleet Earl Beatty; Major coverage of the funeral of Lord Beatty; Photo illustrated article entitled Flightless Birds in Three Continents; Lovely one page photo portrait of Queen Mary with three of her grandchildren; Two-page pictorial map entitled "Germany re-occupies the demilitarized Rhineland - a breach of the Versailles and Locarno treaties; Photo illustrated article entitled "A Vast Prehistoric Pompeii" revisited - further discoveries in Moravia, at Vestoice and the Pekarna cave; Two pages of photos of products of the paleolithic bone industry - weapons recalling Samson's "jawbone of an ass" and a big spoon; Page of photos and text describe mammoth hunters' cosmetics - dye-making utensils and other relics; Two pages of colour illustrations of animal art of 30,000 years ago - the earliest known sculpture; Page of seven photos document a trail of arson through Spain - the destruction of churches and convents; Photo of crowds surging to see the liner "Queen Mary" before she leaves her birthplace; Aerial photo of London Film Productions studio at Denham aflame; Photo of whales defeating Ireland in rugby championship at Cardiff, with crowds surging onto field of play; Photo of Hitler taking the salute at torch lit procession of 200,000 Nazis on the Theresienweise at Munich; Centrefold photo of the League of Nations Council meeting in London - the most vital for the peace of Europe ever held; Photos of Italian bombing of lava in Abyssinia; Photos of personalities of the week include Gen. Sir David Campell, Lord Dartmouth, Canon Nairne, Lieut. Col. R. S. Rait Kerr, Registrar A.Stiebel; the late Prof. J. S. Haldane, Sir Thomas Inskip, Sir Donald Somervell, Guila Bustabo, Ali Irfan, and the late Sir Dillon Bell; Nice one-page colour ad for the Ford V-8 car; One page Harrods ad features sports woollies for men; Nice illustrated one-page ad for the Hillman "Hawk" "Sixteen" "80" with "Evenkeel" Suspension; Classy halfpage photo ad for Bentley cars; Nostalgic one-page illustrated ad for Castrol oil features famed aviator Tommy Rose; and more. Coverfold holding by one staple. Archival tape repairs along coverfold. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. Magazine
196524 pages. Features: The Wonderful Christmas Ballet - The National Ballet at the O'Keefe Centre - article with beautiful colour photos; Gregory Clark and his new 2-year-old neighbour Susanna entertain each other (cover photo); The Day the Whooping Cranes Came - photos of the birds which stayed near Moose Jaw for two weeks; Colour photos of Christmas at Canada's "Coldest Corner" - Portage and Main in Winnipeg; Artist Bruce Johnson illustrates his three children in their search for the perfect Christmas tree; Stan Mikita - A Chip on his Shoulder and his Eye on the Net - article and great photos, including his wife and new baby; Super-duper ful-page colour Christmas Nipper comic. Printed by newspapers across Canada as a weekend supplement. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
194750 pages. Features: Cover art by Oscar Cahen featues sleeping hobo surrounded by birds and little girl; Could the Reds Cripple Canadian Industry? - photo-illustrated article on the threat posed by Communist Canadian labour leaders; Lady Who Has Lived - the extraordinary story of pianist Maryla Jonas, who crossed hell and high water to Carnegie Hall - and sudden fame, riches, and glory; Good News for Ulcer Sufferers - relief may be two years off; Personality - Old Camper - Taylor Statten uses his top-flight Ontario summer camps to train a new school of boys' workers - and even to finance a camp for street boys in far-off India; Why Not Build a Mud House? - author describes the amazing experience of living in her Indian mud house; Tricks of the Baseball Trade - article with photos of Jim Tabor, Clint Hartung and Carden Gillenwater; In Darkest Mexico - in filming 'The Macomber Affair', Gregory Peck, Joan Bennett, and Robert Preston outsuffered the original Hemingway characters; Esther Williams provides her favourite laugh; Movie Reviews - with photos. Stories: Iron Man; Silent Partner; Party Line. Condensed Book - Mr. Adam (part 2 of 2) and more. Ads: Uncommon two-colour photo-illustrated ad inside front cover recruits student nurses across the country; Polaroid Visors; Vaseline Hair Tonic for women; Colour Carling's ad inside back cover promotes conservation of the small-mouthed black bass; Great vintage colour Coke ad on back cover features young lovely beckoning readers to join her on her patio for a cool drink. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound and pleasing vintage copy. Book
1901Pages 256-314 pages. Printed upon glossy stock. Nice reproductions of black and white photos. Features: Hooksett and its Leadinng Men; Birds in Their Economic Relations - II; The Story of Hannah Dustin; The Bow of the Riven Oak; Bird Songs in August; Rockingham County Towns; Poems; Nice illustrated ad for Prescott pianos inside front cover; Nice one-page photo ad for The First National Bank, of Concord, N.H. Unmarked. Average wear. Chips from backstrip. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
1898Pages 189-244. Printed on glossy stock. Numerous black and white photos. Features: A Norwegian Road - interesting article with great photos from Norway; A Story of Old New England; The causes of the decrease of birds; The Vaughans - A California Idyl (continued); Thomas Leavitt and his artist friend, James Akin; Life on the Magalloway; The Gipsy Maiden's Song (poem); Nice photo ad for the Boston and Maine Railroad; New Hampshire Necrology. Sunning to front cover. Peripheral chipping. Contents in quality condition. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
