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réf. 44940PETERBOROUGH LANGFORD PRESS 2007. 1ST EDITION. A SIGNED COPY. A FINE COPY IN A FINE DUSTWRAP. A COLLECTION OF SKETCHES PAINTINGS AND OBSERVATIONS MADE IN FINLAND NORWAY SIBERIA AND ALASKA. PETERBOROUGH, LANGFORD PRESS, 2007 unknown
1990réf. 000655T & A D Poyser 1990. T & A D Poyser. 1990 1st edition hardback. Very Good/Very Good. 240 x 160mm 246 pages B/w photos line drawings by Dafila Scott maps. Book Condition: Very good clean blue boards tight binding. Jacket Condition: Very good clean bright not faded not creased not clipped. Comments: An excellent monograph for one of the most evocative seabirds of the North Atlantic the Manx Shearwater also including details of other Shearwater and Petrel species. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Dafila Scott. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. T & A D Poyser Hardcover
réf. 37480OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS 1989. A VERY GOOD COPY IN LAMINATED BOARDS. PHOTOGRAPHS BY THE AUTHOR. SCARCE IN THE UK. OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1989 hardcover
1894réf. 037149London: Gurney & Jackson 1894. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. pp. 92 4. Green cloth binding very good. Contents clean and tight original pale yelllow coated endpapers no inscriptions a little spotting to first few pages. A very good first edition copy. Bibliographic note: the last four pages are the publisher's catalogue which lists various books on birds and natural history published by Gurney & Jackson arranged under the titles "Books of Local Observation on Birds" "Other Books about Birds" An Illustrated Manual of British Birds by Howard Saunders" and "Standard Works on British Natural History". Gurney & Jackson Hardcover
1858réf. 033219London: Lovell Reeve 1858 A very good copy of the 1st edition in the original decorative cloth binding with 20 hand coloured plates. Part of Lovell Reeve's Popular Natural History series where a number of authors were chosen to introduce their subjects to young people in a way that would give a good foundation while inspiring them to study further. This copy is in the original binding which is very bright and clean. The gilt decoration on the front board is slightly dulled. Spine ends have light pulling and there is light wear to corners. Contents complete with hand coloured frontispiece and 19 further plates. 1 page ad for the Literary Gazette at the rear. There is an ink inscription at the front free endpaper. Top and side page edges rough with the occasional very small edge tear. Contents are clean with light spotting which occasionally affects plates. Light marking to endpapers. Lovell Reeve hardcover
réf. 22884LONDON POYSER 2007. FIRST EDITION. FINE HARDBACK IN FINE DUSTWRAPPER. INCLUDES CHAPTERS ON MIGRATION FEEDING ECOLOGY HABITAT USE POPULATION DYNAMICS AND CONSERVATION. ILLUSTRATIONS BY ROBERT GILLMOR. LONDON, POYSER, 2007 hardcover
réf. 24162LONDON OLIVER & BOYD 1953. SECOND EDITION. NEAR FINE COPY IN FINE PROTECTED DUSTWRAP. 31 COLOUR PLATES BY COMMANDER A.M.HUGHES. AN EXCEPTIONAL COPY. LONDON, OLIVER & BOYD, 1953 unknown
1846réf. 034290London: Longman Brown Green and Longmans 1846. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Third Edition. 10 x 16cm. Pp. vii 482. title page and frontispiece plate. Woodcut illustrations by the author. bound in leather highly decorative spine with title labels and gilt detail joints firm. All edges marbled. Contents clean and tight marbled endpapers bookplate to the front pastedown name to the reverse of the front free endpaper otherwise clean no inscriptions. A very good copy. Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans Hardcover
réf. 32019ESSEX ARLEQUIN PRESS 1994. LIMITED TO 940 CLOTHBOUND COPIES THIS BEING NUMBER 172. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. OBLONG QUARTO. A NEAR FINE COPY SOME MARKS OF FOXING TO THE PRELIMS. IN A NEAR FINE DUSTWRAPPER FADED COLOUR TO THE SPINE. ESSEX, ARLEQUIN PRESS, 1994 hardcover
réf. 39197WITHERBY LTD. 1948. ORIGINAL BLUE CLOTH COMPLETE IN 5 VOLS. THE FIFTH IMPRESSION. VERY GOOD. EXTRA POSTAGE MAY BE REQUIRED. WITHERBY LTD., 1948 hardcover
réf. 68593974-20Used - 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. unknown
1910réf. z08225Mt. Sterling KY: Chiles and Company 1910. Paperback. Good. ca. 1910. Wraps 8vo. with cloth spine reinforcement. Unpaginated with color and b&w illustrations of offered birds. Good. Soil and finger smudging to wraps. Earring and some foxing to upper edge of contents else internally clean and unmarked. A catalog and manual for domestic game birds and fowl. Includes various breads of pheasants ducks peafowl and peacocks geese grouse turkeys and even cranes. Each offering is accompanied by illustrations details on the bird and the contemporary pricing for eggs chicks or fully grown individuals and pairs. Several photos of the Chiles and Company aviary are also included. An interesting item for the ornithologist or bird hunting enthusiast. Digital images available upon request. Chiles and Company paperback
2000réf. 017075Helena Montana: Falcon 2000. A beautiful copy. Fine condition. The spine is square and flat. NO creases. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are crisp and bright white. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Illustrated with bird photos drawings and numerous regional maps. Softcover. 6" wide by 9" tall. Bound in the original full-color pictorial wraps. First printing with complete number row 1234567890 on the copyright page. From the rear cover: "With BIRDING ILLINOIS you can explore over 110 great birding locations throughout the state. Some of the Midwest's best birding occurs in the Prairie State thanks to the rich variety of habitat that includes woodlands wetlands hills sandstone canyons savannas prairies cypress swamps and sand dunes. You will also find good birding on the expansive Lake Michigan shoreline and along the Mississippi and Illinois rivers. Experience the rushing sound of thousands of American Golden-Plovers coursing across the sky or meet the yellow-eyed stare of an adult Bald Eagle looking over the Illinois River. The book includes detailed site maps and bar graphs showing status and distribution. Author Sheryl De Vore is an expert Illinois birder and serves as the Chief Editor of MEADOWLARK the quarterly journal of the Illinois Ornithological Society. She knows the rich bird life in the state and where to observe it. BIRDING ILLINOIS will prove invaluable when you plan your next birding trip.". First Printing of the First Edition. Softcover. Fine condition. xii 356pp. Falcon Paperback
1927réf. 106010" x 7" x 1" 252 pages. Many many color plates drawings and B&W photographs. Subtitle: Birds of Town and Country The Warblers and American Game Birds. With 331 Color Portraits of North American Birds and 129 Illustrations in Black and White. "Foreward by Dr. Gilbert Grosvenor President of the National Geographic Society: Common Birds of Town and Country Friends of Our Forests -- The Warblers and American Game Birds by Henry W. Henshaw formerly Chief United States Biological Survey: How Birds Can Take Their Own Portraits by Hon. George Shiras 3rd.: Encouraging Birds Around The Home by Frederick H. Kennard: Our Greatest Travelers -- Migratory Birds by Wells W. Cooke: The World Record for Feathered Friends and Bird Banding the Telltale of Migratory Flight by Dr. E.W. Nelson of the United States Biological Survey. Color Plates from Paintings from Life by Louis Agassiz Fuertes." Book is full of clippings and newspaper articles collected by my Grandfather. There is even a small page called "Audubon Daily Field Card of Birds Occurring in the Central United States from the Mississippi River through the Great Plains to the Rocky Mountains" tucked in at page 13 along with a list of the Audubon Bird Leaflets available for ten cents in the mid 1950s. Five pages of color photos from another publication inserted at page 110. Well used. Wear to cover at hinges. Spine is separated at title page but not completely loose. Family heirloom copy. Previous owner's name inside front and back of book. Our book number 1060. National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C., U.S.A. hardcover
1945réf. 050770Norristown PA: Pennsylvania German Society 1945. Book. Near Fine. Original Wraps. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. PGS Vol. LII. Proceedings and addresses at Philadelphia PA 22 Oct. 1943. Blue stiff paper wraps lettered in dark blue. Minor fading toward edges and along spine panel. Binding square and uncreased contents clean and unmarked unopened uncut along top edges. xiiixi337 pp. Pennsylvania German Society Paperback
1910réf. 011044Charleston SC: The Charleston Museum 1910. Ex-Library. VG. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall. Deaccessioned from non-circulating museum research library nominally marked/stamped clear-coated spine panel slightly toned. Light shelf wear. Neatly rebound in brown cloth lettered in gilt. Originally issued in wraps no longer present. xxi254 pp. double-page map at front bibliography index. Firm binding exceptionally clean text block. Scarce. The Charleston Museum Hardcover
réf. Simanainen, TimoNot in perfect condition. unknown
1986réf. 011690Princeton University Press 1986. New book but back cover corner got bumped in transit. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Tudor Guy illustrator. Princeton University Press Hardcover
1901réf. 012763Cambridge 1901. Limited edition of 450 copies of which this is No. 93. Light foxing on endpapers blue boards are mottled. Inside clean and tight. Scarce. . Hardcover. Very Good. Privately Printed. Hardcover
réf. 007650Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co 1976 -1980 Volume I has 52 color plates including four fold out pages 52 drawings 175 pages Volume II has 48 color plates 48 drawings 167 pages. Slight trace of price sticker on Vol 1. Nice set appears never opened. First American Edition. Hard Cover. New/New. Houghton Mifflin Co Hardcover
1928réf. 006245Boston: Boston Society of Natural History 1928. Memoirs of the Boston Society of Natural Historyvol.6 no.3. Many tablesand a full-page map 23 plates 6 color 111-485pp. original geen cloth binding with faded spine and light spotting on boards. Hinges tender but still holding. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Large 4to. Boston Society of Natural History Hardcover
1901réf. 002431London: John Murray 1901. Fold-out map many ills. TEG 512pp. Top of spine frayed corner wear. White spot where library number was removed on spine. Inside has no ex-library evidence no stamps pockets bookplates etc. Nice color illustration of two birds on cover. Inside is tight hinges strong and except for light foxing on endpapers clean. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. John Murray Hardcover
réf. 012643Nutall Ornithological Club 1905 & 1920. Original editions not cheapo reprints. Top corners bumped on Vol. 1. Hardcover. Very Good. Nutall Ornithological Club Hardcover
1990réf. 014599Academic Press 1990. Nice copy. Hardcover. Very Good. Academic Press Hardcover
1907réf. 009571St. Louis MO: Privately Printed 1907. Presentation copy from Widman to the ornithologist Dr. Jonathan Dwight Jr. This is the scarce original edition not a reprint. Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Very Good. Privately Printed Hardcover