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1925réf. 237DGo.J. (um 1925). Farbiger Offsetdruck. Bildformat: 65 x 89 cm.
1910réf. 179DGo.J. (um 1910). Farbige Lithographie. Bildformat: 65 x 88 cm.
1904réf. AUB-8729Ed. J.-B. Baillière et Fils s.d. (vers 1904). 2 beaux volumes reliés, reliures demi toile avec coins d'origine, têtes dorées, in-4, 519 pages + planches et 440 pages + planches.
1920réf. 118DGo.J. (um 1920). Farbige Lithgraphie. Bildformat: 91 x 70 cm.
1899Sm. 8vo., Sole Trade (and Best) Edition, on laid paper, with a frontispiece and a plate, some minor foxing to endpapers, preliminaries and title only, neat signature on front free endpaper; cloth gilt, gilt back, uncut, a most attractive copy of a scarce Central Wales avifauna. The first publicly available avifauna of the county, being a substantially revised and enlarged edition of the author's first, privately printed, list. NOT RECORDED BY TATE
1979réf. 002544Kent: Volair Limited 1979. 70 full color plates full leather binding with raised bands gilt decoration and lettering marble endpapers AEG 291pp. Number 125 of a limited edition of 1500 copies. Reprint of Vieillot's classic work published in 12 parts from 1805 to 1809 under the title "Histoire Naturelle des plus Beaux Oiseaux de la Zone Torride". Full-Leather. Fine. Folio. Volair Limited Hardcover
1904réf. 038288London: Brumby & Clarke Limited 1904. Book. Illus. by Frohawk F. W. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to 22 x 29cm. "With 24 Coloured plates illustrating 475 specimens"; pp. 105. The 254 chromolithographic plates are all very good and with the original tissue guards a few marked; half-title & title pages. Original two-tone green cloth binding with gilt lettering very good with a little general wear and rubbing only. Contents clean and tight inscription in ink to the top of the half title dated 1904 original end-papers toned and a little brittle around the edges slight spotting to title page and the odd page edge some rusting to staples running down the spine of the first few gathers plates clean. A very good copy. The plates used in different editions of this work are not standard and vary in quality this particular edition includes plates printed to a high standard and importantly the eggs are illustrated with shadows giving a particularly 3-dimensional look: they are in our opinion superior to some earlier editions. Brumby & Clarke Limited Hardcover
réf. 10027LONDON. BRITISH MUSEUM NATURAL HISTORY. 1970. FOREWORD BY ERNST MAYR. THIS IS THE FIRST ATTEMPT TO SHOW THE CONTINUING PROCESS OF EVOLUTION BY MEANS OF PLOTTING ON ONE MAP THE DISTRIBUTION OF SPECIES BELIEVED TO BE IMMEDIATELY DESCENDED FROM A COMMON ANCESTOR. THE BOOK CONTAINS 439 MAPS AND COVERS 900 SPECIES OF AFRICAN PASSERINES. LARGE FORMAT FINE COPY IN FINE DUSTWRAP. PRICE CLIPPED. SMALL NEAT INSCRIPTION. LONDON. BRITISH MUSEUM (NATURAL HISTORY). 1970. unknown
réf. 24344MELBOUNE OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS 1990. FIRST EDITION QUARTO FINE COPY IN FINE DUSTWRAP.WITH SLIGHT FADING TO SPINE. AUSTRALIAN PELICAN TO DUCKS. COLOUR PLATES PAINTED BY J.N. DAVIES. MELBOUNE, OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1990 unknown
1842réf. 033183EDINBURGH: W H LIZARS 1842 A good to very good copy of the 1st edition in the original publisher's cloth binding with 34 hand coloured plates. With volume listing; frontispiece portrait of Rev Dr Walker; hand coloured vignette title page showing a spaniel and a heron; 2 further title pages; publisher's advert; contents listing; Memoir of Dr Walker; and text with black and white illustrations and 34 hand coloured plates bound at the rear. The binding has been rebacked relaying the original spine and the end papers repaired and retained. The binding has fading to spine and board edges and light wear to corners. The end papers have some marking at the joints where repaired. The text pages are generally clean with light toning and occasional marking and spotting mainly at the edges. All the plates are tissue-guarded and are very well coloured. There is some offsetting to the guards and the occasional nibble to the guard edge. There is an old crease to plate 29 and its tissue guard not affecting the image. W H LIZARS hardcover
1839réf. 033179EDINBURGH: W H LIZARS 1839 A very good copy of the 1st edition of Part II of Birds of Great Britain and Ireland in the original publisher's cloth binding. This volume covers a range of familiar birds from bullfinches to wrens. Contents: volume listing; half title; black and white frontispiece portrait of William Smellie with tissue guard; hand coloured vignette title page showing a robin; 2 further title pages; publisher's advert; contents listing; Memoir of William Smellie; text with black and white illustrations and 30 hand coloured plates bound at the rear. The original binding has been rebacked relaying the original spine and is sound and tight. There is slight scuffing to the boards which have light wear to corners and edges. There is fading to the spine and to the board edges. The original green endpapers are present with professional repair at the inner joints. Text and plate pages have light toning at the margins. The plates are clean and well coloured. The paint has splashed however in a couple of places eg at plate 16 where there is a small blue splot at the bottom of the plate and a blue splash at the back of the previous plate affecting the plate edge. Plates are without tissue guards and there is some offsetting to the backs of previous plates. W H LIZARS hardcover
1998réf. 10873ABOxford-New York-Tokyo, Oxford University Press, 1998. 25 cm. XXX, 613 zweispaltige S. Mit 15 Farbtafeln, zahlr. Zeichnungen und Karten. Illustrierter Pappband (Hardcover). Tadelloses gepflegtes Exemplar. Schutzumschlag mit einer Quetschfalte. Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. em. Wilhelm Barthlott, Bonn (Stempel). Bird Families of the World ; 6.
1997réf. VV222221997 xx, [2], 274 p., num. figs, photographs & maps, 9 col. pls, hardbound (dust jacket). Library stamps. Bird Families of the World, number 4.
1996réf. 013009Editions MultiMondes 1996. Massive heavy book. No overseas shipment extra domestic postage will apply. Hardcover. As New/As New. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Editions MultiMondes Hardcover
réf. 002080Ithaca: Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology A complete run of this annual with it's scholarly essays and artwork by the best contemporary bird artists. Individual issues available inquire. Soft Cover. Very Good. Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology Paperback
1886réf. 013815New York: American Ornithologists' Union 1886. Ex-library edgewear hinges repaired with linen tape 392 pages. Binding is tight insides clean. Original binding. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. Ex-Library. American Ornithologists' Union Hardcover
1979réf. 003784Kent: Volair Books 1979. 5 Volume Set. 655 color plates 4664pp. Published for the National Audubon Society as 75th Anniversary Edition. Two spines have vertical creases due to the thickness of the books and binding method otherwise in fine condition. Very heavy. Hard Cover. Very Good. Volair Books Hardcover
2012réf. 65162Villegas Editores. Fine. 2012. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Stiff square unmarked book in clean orange slipcase with the barest hint of shelflife. About new. A stunning bird book.; 0 X 0 X 0 inches; 552 pages; The core of the book is a breathtaking visual journey through Colombia's birds organized thematically rather than as a strict field guide. It explores habitats like cloud forests páramos mangroves and llanos showcasing representative species through Cooper's masterful photographs. Highlights include: Iconic Families: Hummingbirds colibríes in hovering flight their jewel-like throats flashing; colorful tanagers parrots and toucans amid foliage; elusive antpittas and antbirds in understory shadows. Ecological Insights: Discussions on behaviors such as foraging mating displays and migration illustrated with dynamic shots of flocks in formation or solitary raptors soaring. Biodiversity Spotlight: Close-ups reveal plumage intricacies from the emerald sheen of quetzals to the crimson of cock-of-the-rock emphasizing how climate and geography drive speciation. Expert texts provide concise yet engaging facts: evolutionary adaptations vocalizations and conservation status drawing on ornithological research without overwhelming the lay reader. The design—clean layouts full-bleed images and subtle bilingual captions—makes it replayable like flipping through a gallery of living art. . 9588306760 . Villegas Editores hardcover
1999réf. 68471ACC ART BOOKS. Fine in Fine dust jacket. First Edition. Hardcover. Stiff unmarked book in clean blue cloth with glossy dust jacket. Beautiful endpapers and while a reference it has 200 colour illustrations and many black and white illustrations.; 9 x 11"; 550 pages . 1999. 1851492038 . ACC ART BOOKS hardcover
1977réf. 0008484Boston: David R. Godine 1977. First Limited edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Folio 406 pages half red morocco cloth raised bands of spine scuffed in matching publisher's slipcase in near-fine condition. Copy no. 378 of only 400 in the Collector's Edition each with an original lithograph by Lansdowne signed commissioned only for this issue. Printed by Martino Mardersteig on Magnani of Pescia for this edition. Colophon signed by Ripley and Lansdowne. David R. Godine hardcover
19508vo., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece, 19 monochrome plates on 16, and 2 illustrations and 20 maps and diagrams in the text; original series binding of green buckram, gilt back, boards very lightly faded else a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter mildly spotted on (predominantly white) rear panel. New Naturalist Monograph, 2. With dustwrapper artwork by Clifford and Rosemary Ellis. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
1982119 pages. Includes piano music and lyrics to the following 40 songs: My true love hath my heart; Good night; Where shall the lover rest; Willow, willow, willow; Take, o those lips away; No longer mourn for me; Blow, blow thou winter wind; To Lucasta, on going to the wars; If thou would'st ease thine heart; To Althea, from prison; Why so pale and wan; Weep you no more; There by none of Beauty's daughters; Bright star; A stray nymph of Dian; Proud Maisie; Lay a garland on my hearse; A Welsh lullaby; When comes my Gwen; And yet I love her till I die; Love is a bable; Under the greenwood tree; On a time the amorous Silvy; Ye little birds that sit and sing; O never say that I was false of heart; Sleep; Nightfall in winter; Dirge in woods; Grapes; Armida's garden; My heart is like a singing bird; Why art thou slow; To blossoms; Rosaline; Dream pedlary; Why so pale and wan (earlier, unpublished version). Usual library markings. Covers almost detached. Above-average wear. Book
réf. CZC-9011description populaire des races humaines et du règne animal, édition française revue par Z. Gerbe Complet en 2 volumes grand in-4, 20x29, reliés demi cuir, tranches de têtes dorées, 790 et 905 pages. Très nombreuses figures en noir dans le texte et hors texte. L'ouvrage fait encore référence chez les naturalistes par son caractère encyclopédique et humaniste. Brehm à fait un ouvrage de vulgarisation, il a notamment simplifié la classification pour que le néophyte trouve facilement ce qu'il cherche. Fort de son expérience en Afrique il agrémente certains articles de notion de chasse, beaux exemplaires de ce joli livre témoin d'une époque ou la diversité animal étonnait encore la plupart. Paris, Baillière & Fils, vers 1880
réf. CZC-9011description populaire des races humaines et du règne animal, édition française revue par Z. Gerbe Complet en 2 volumes grand in-4, 20x29, reliés demi cuir, tranches de têtes dorées, 790 et 905 pages. Très nombreuses figures en noir dans le texte et hors texte. L'ouvrage fait encore référence chez les naturalistes par son caractère encyclopédique et humaniste. Brehm à fait un ouvrage de vulgarisation, il a notamment simplifié la classification pour que le néophyte trouve facilement ce qu'il cherche. Fort de son expérience en Afrique il agrémente certains articles de notion de chasse, beaux exemplaires de ce joli livre témoin d'une époque ou la diversité animal étonnait encore la plupart. Paris, Baillière & Fils, vers 1880
réf. 5980description et mœurs des mammifères de la ménagerie et du muséum d’histoire naturelle précédé d’une introduction historique, descriptive et pittoresque par M.Jules JANIN. In 4 reliure éditeur demi chagrin noir,toile noire,décorée sur les plats.Lions,lionne et portraits de Buffon et Cuvier sur le premier plat,rapace au deuxième plat.Faux-titre, frontispice sous serpente,titre illustré d’une vignette LXVI,472 pages,tranches dorées.Illustrations hors-texte sur papier crème,illustrations dans le texte,2 portraits de Buffon et Cuvier, 4 hors-texte en couleurs, rehaussés à la gomme,sous serpente,un plan dépliant du jardin des plantes,(petites déchirure,)Dubochet & Cie 1845,rousseurs,plus concentrées en début et fin de volume,le papier des hors-texte a bruni,raccommodages aux coiffes,cependant bon état d’ensemble
