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1968rif. 004036New York: McGraw-Hill 1968. In two volumes. Color plates illustrations maps 946 pages. Diurnal birds of prey of the world ecology habits identification taxonomy. 125 full-page color plates by 11 artists including Peterson Eckelberry Kelly Cohealeach etc. Some light wear on slipcase. Hardcover. Very Good/Slipcase. Illus. by Peterson R.T.P.et.al. ill. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. McGraw-Hill Hardcover
1960rif. 004032Garden City NY: Doubleday American Museum of Natural History 1960. Signed limited edition this being #272 of an edition of 500. Bound in full green leather in the original slipcase. 272pp. ills 68 tipped-in photographic color plates. Greenewalt was one of the first to master photographing hummingbirds in flight. Photos are supplemented by detailed illustrations and diagrams. Behavior and characteristics; feathers color and iridescence; flight photographic methods and equipment. References index. Very light tiny spots of edgewear otherwise fine. Full-Leather. Very Good. 4to. Doubleday (American Museum of Natural History) Hardcover
1870rif. 004071Saint Petersburg: S. E. Cassino 1870. 2 volumes bound in 3/4 green leather marbled endpapers TEG raised bands gilt lettering. 100 hand-colored plates with tissue guards 1005pp. Small quarter-moon water stain on edge of preliminary pages in vol.1. Wear on the corners but not much on spine ends. No fraying. Evidence of sticker removal on spines but no ex-lib markings inside. Scan available on request. Three-Quarter Leather. 4to. S. E. Cassino Hardcover
rif. 004117Paris: Chez Furne et Cie 1838 & 1839 36 pages of hand-colored plates with tissue guards. Most plates have two vignettes per plate some only one. All have colored background scenes. Some plates have even toning only a few have foxing most are clean and bright. 653 & 726 pp. Rebound in cloth with leather labels. Bookplate and rubber stamp on endsheets. Evidence of spine number removal. Hard Cover. Very Good. Ex-Library. Chez Furne et Cie Hardcover
1991rif. 004095Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution Press 1991. 480pp. ills. color plates maps. Includes every bird species recorded in Japan current to 1989: past and current status; breeding migration ecology behavior voice range maps. 6 color plates depict 42 species with additional line drawings of East Asian specialties. Introductory essay bibliography index of species. Cloth. Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Yabuuchi Masayuki illustrator. 8vo. Smithsonian Institution Press Hardcover
1844rif. 004129Albany: Carroll and Cook 1844. 380 pages of text & 141 hand-colored plates. Most plates contain two birds. They are by John William Hill lithographed by Endicott. Only 300 copies were issued with the plates colored. - Zimmer 165 Bennett 90.Thick 4to. Binding tight but spine is missing heavy corner and edge wear corners bumped. Scattered foxing in text occasional light offsetting on plates but mostly nice and clean. Two different rubber stamps inside cover one library. No other library markings. This is part of the Natural History of New York 20 volume series. Hard Cover. 4to. Carroll and Cook Hardcover
1986rif. 003178Oxford: Oxford Univirsity Press 1986. Color plates photos ills. maps biblio 722pp. Hard Cover. New/New. 4to. Oxford Univirsity Press Hardcover
rif. 000284King of Prussia: W. Graham Arader III 387-591 pp. 55 ills.bibliography small wrinkle at top of spine. Reprint from Transactions of the America. Cloth. Very Good. 4to. W. Graham Arader III Hardcover
1981rif. 000791New Delhi/Washington DC: Amerind Publishing/Smithsonian 1981. 470pp. ills. photos 8 tipped-in color plates. Translated from Russian. Species descriptions for Gaviliformes Procellariiformes Anseriformes Falconiformes Galliformes Gruiformes Charadriformes: distribution migration molting food and feeding. Geographic names. History of ornithology in the region. Front hinge shaken. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Amerind Publishing/Smithsonian Hardcover
1986rif. 000372London: Blandford Press 1986. Second edition revised and enlarged 400pp. ills. color and b&w photos. Comprehensive volume on parrot care in captivity by one of the foremost experts in the field: aviary design feeding breeding hand-rearing health and illness conservation issues. Part two describes all species normally kept in captivity as well as avicultural rarities with details specific to each species. 2nd Edition. Cloth. As New/Very Good. 4to. Blandford Press Hardcover
1931rif. 000798Garden City: Doubleday Doran & Co. 1931. In two volumes. 326pp. photos color plates. Nice bright copy of well-known monograph on the world's pheasant species. General natural history relation to man 66 species accounts care in captivity. In chipped paper wrappers. Bright gilt on spine and covers with embossed gold seal Vol.1 has small area of light stains on front cover making parts slightly darker. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Lodge G.E. Thorburn A.; Gronvold H.; Knight C.R. 4to. Doubleday, Doran & Co. Hardcover
1912rif. 002432London: Witherby & Co 1912. 17 b&w plates teg 1 map 576 pp. Ex-library with a pocket in rear and numbers on spine.Corners bumped inside clean and tight. Included is a prospectus with sample pages and plates and the statement that the edition will be limited to 550 copies. Hard Cover. Very Good. Ex-Library. Witherby & Co Hardcover
1966rif. 002611New York: Academic Press 1966. Photos illls. many maps 1 folding including endpapers biblio 424pp. Owner's signature. "An eco-geographical discusion". First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. Academic Press Hardcover
1981rif. 001098Kuala Lampur: The Sabah Society /Malayan Nature Society 1981. 490pp. ills. Third edition revised by the Earl of Cranbrook. Species accounts with range status description habits.Glossary guide to place-names bibliography Malay and Iban names of birds index. With 47 color plates and 4 in monochrome. Fold-out map. Third Edition. Cloth. Very Good. Illus. by Hughes A.M. ill. 8vo. The Sabah Society /Malayan Nature Society Hardcover
1979rif. 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
1971rif. 002434Chicago: J.G. Ferguson Publishing Co. 1971. Special limited edition bound in blue leather #1392 of 3000. 260pp. color and b&w plates ills. An overview of waterfowl and game birds with brief species descriptions notes on habits and habitat and conservation; illustrated with the art of Richard Bishop. 64 full-page plates in color plus numerous reproductions of etchings. Index. Slipcase has some corner wear and scuffs. Book is fine with a tiny amount of wear at spine tips. Full-Leather. Fine. Illus. by Bishop Richard E. illustrator. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. J.G. Ferguson Publishing Co. Hardcover
1971rif. 002505Gainesville: University of Florida Press 1971. Photos ills. 378pp. Dust jacket chipped soiled small hole but basically all present. Book clean crisp appears unread. The scarce hardcover edition. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. University of Florida Press Hardcover
1953rif. 000805London: Oliver & Boyd 1953. 12 volume set published 1953-1963. 385 full-page color plates by Lodge. Species accounts include identification distribution migration breeding behaviors. Appendices on rarities additional records Celtic bird names. Indexed. A bright pristine set; some Djs price clipped chipped or wrinkled in Brodart covers. First British Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Lodge G.E. 4to. Oliver & Boyd Hardcover
1978rif. 002957New York: Harper & Row 1978. 304pp. ills. 61 full-page color plates. Describes 61 species of herons and bitterns in detail with description and identification habitat distribution feeding and breeding behavior. Introductory chapters on the family Ardidae cover classification plumage and moult breeding feeding migration and dispersal conservation. Distribution maps references index. Fine dust jacket in protective Brodart cover. Cloth. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Hayman P. illustrator; Gillmor R. illustrator. 4to. Harper & Row Hardcover
1973rif. 001719Chicago: American Library Association 1973. 526pp. ills. color frontis. The history and process of the creation of Audubon's "Birds of America" subscribers sets and costs; census and survey of extant complete sets variants; reproductions editions. Notes index. 1/2 green faux leather gold-stamped binding pictorial cloth cover. Small discolored price sticker mark on front cover. Interior front hinge paper partly cracked and reglued. Cover still tight bottom corners show wear spine ends lightly bumped. Still a very presentable copy. Scan can be emailed on request. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good. 8vo. American Library Association Hardcover
1954rif. 000725Mansfield CT: Maurizio Martino Publisher 1954. 800pp. ills. Reprint limited to 100 copies. Originally published in Perth 1954. Part I: History of Australian orntihology 1618-1850; Part II: Bibliography of Australian ornithology 1618-1950 with biographies of authors collectors and others. Index. Limited. Cloth. Very Good. Large 8vo. Maurizio Martino Publisher Hardcover
rif. 003034Buenos Aires: Platt Establecimientos Graficos 1965-1967. 397pp. and 447pp. 104 color plates photos. Indexes of scientific names English names and Spanish names. Foreword by Dr. Alexander Wetmore. Signed by author in vol. #2. Nice dust jackets with a few small chips in protective Brodart jackets. A clean crisp set. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by J.D. Goodall. Platt Establecimientos Graficos Hardcover
rif. 001920Audubon Society Vol. #1 1899 to vol. #42 1942. A complete run of this cornerstone of any ornithological library. Uniformly bound in green cloth with gilt lettering. Volumes 1-20 have a paper library call number label on the spine that looks like it can easily be soaked or peeled off. All have the name of a major institution in gilt lettering on bottom of spine. Inside just a bookplate in front library rules on a bookplate in the rear. No pockets. Bound with the covers. All the great bird artists are represented in its pages including G.M. Sutton R.T. Peterson Bruce Horsfall Allan Brooks L. A. Fuertes etc. Hard Cover. Very Good. Ex-Library. Audubon Society Hardcover
1961rif. 000688New York: Viking Press 1961. Special Limited Edition #444 of 500. 256pp. 90 color photos map ends. Slipcased with a separate portfolio of 20 color plates from the book; cloth cover with color photo of white-tailed tropicbird pasted down on front. 98 species pictured in color with notes and ID guide photographer biographies index. Slipcase edges scuffed. The portfolio is usually missing but present in this case. Limited/Numbered. Cloth. Very Good/Slipcase. 4to. Viking Press Hardcover
1901rif. 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