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1857rif. 032907London: Willis and Sotheran 1857 A good set in contemporary rebacked cloth bindings with 322 colour plates of birds 102 colour plates of eggs and 8 black and white plates. The original cloth was probably a shade of green but it has sunned. It has been rebacked in a dark green relaying the original gilt-decorated spines which are mostly complete. The bindings are therefore sound and tight but there is a lot of wear to corners with varying degrees of bumping corner turning fraying and loss of cloth. Newer marbled endpapers have been added and each volume has an armorial bookplate of K I Beynon to the front pastedown with the motto 'Gwell Dysg Na Golud' the original motto of Llandovery College. Internally the volumes are complete and the plates are well-coloured. All the title pages have a small ink signature of Spencer Nicholl to the top. There is sporadic light marking which is mostly to margins particularly the side margin and occasional foxing to text. The top margin has dark toning at the top edge. Vol I: title; contents; preface; text pp 3-320 with 45 bird and 14 egg plates in colour and 6 black and white plates. There is a small top edge tear to plate 22; small loss from the side edge of p 119; and the text pp vary from white to toned with some spotting. Vol II: title; contents; text 233pp with 46 bird and 12 egg colour plates. Plate at p 45 lacks guard; plate at 86 has a creased guard; plate at 107 has a loose guard and there is a small paint run to plate at p214. Vol III: title; contents; text 240pp with 45 bird and 13 egg colour plates. Some spotty text and odd marks to guards or verso of plates. Vol IV: title; contents; text 215pp with 45 bird and 15 egg colour plates. Some marking to plate 160. Vol V: title; contents; text 192pp with 45 bird and 15 egg colour plates. Small repaired paper hole at p49. Vol VI: title; contents; text 185pp with 44 bird and 15 egg colour plates and 1 black and white plate. Light foxing. Vol VII: title; contents; text 198pp with 52 bird and 18 egg colour plates and 1 black and white plate; index pp 199-206. Paper repair to top edge p 49; offsetting to guards. Willis and Sotheran hardcover
1936rif. biblio8959xxiii 317 p. incl. facsim. front. plates. Includes: Illustrations Plates Facsimiles. Nature The MacMillan Company hardcover
1870rif. 030898LONDON: George Bell & Sons 1870 A nice set of the second edition of Morris's History of British Birds. In 6 volumes with original decorative cloth bindings and 365 hand coloured plates as called for. The bindings are all clean with bright gilt pictures of birds to each front board and gilt titles and decoration to spine. There is some wear: volume I has some cloth splitting at the hinges and splitting at the rear endpaper with rubbing to corners; volumes II III and IV have very slight pulling to top and bottom of spine and a little rubbing at corners; volume V has very small splits at the top and bottom of the spine; and volume VI has a 1 inch tear at the top of the spine with no loss and scuffing at the corners. Internally all have the original endpapers; the first section including the frontispiece is becoming loose on volumes I II and III; volume IV is sound but the stitching is looser than on the others. There is a little spotting to some plates and text pages but in general the contents are very clean looking unread and the plates are bright and well coloured. A few plates in volume III lack tissue guards and the plate of the Whitethroat is present but detached. Volume 5 has 4 plates present but detached: the Little Stint Schinz's Sandpiper Pochard and Polish Swan - and pages 131-134 the same. A few pages have been roughly opened and a few have darkening to edges. Overall the set is complete with bright bindings and well coloured plates. George Bell & Sons hardcover
1996rif. 051395Boroko: Papua New Guinea National Museum. 1996. 352pp index references maps. Pictorial glossy boards in jacket. As new. Trade cycles in south east asia in particular the plume trade and spice trade and in regard to PNG and Indonesia until 1920. The plume trade highly influenced conservation measures in Irian Jaya and New Guinea. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to. Papua New Guinea National Museum. Hardcover
1996rif. 051410Sydney: Angus & Robertson 1996. HEAVY. x 301 pages illustrated throughout with colour photographs line drawings distribution maps index bibliography. Near new. The book while providing a serious and comprehensive reference also captures the beauty and charm of these Australian birds. One of the scarcer titles in the series: National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to. Angus & Robertson Hardcover
rif. 31214to. Pp. 194. Original cloth leather label on spine gilt titles on spine and top board with a black & white photograph pasted-on. The cloth is showing signs of use and shelfwear. There is some occasional faint spotting to the text pages. With 21 mounted photographs on heavy tinted paper and 65 illustrations in the text all by the author. Nicholl was at the Royal Naval College Osborne House and wrote the work to interest Osborne cadets in the bird life around the Isle of Wight. Newport, 1916 hardcover
1886rif. 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
1940rif. 17391Very Good HC no DJ. Green calico-grain cloth over boards gilt stamped titles on front cover and spine. Clean square covers and spine; lightly scuffed; tightly bound; clean interior. 12mo 120 pp; illustrated. Cf OCLC #33435289. Boston: Meador Publishing hardcover
2014rif. 051069Sydney: New South Wales Bird Atlassers 2014. VERY HEAVY. VOLUME 1 ONLY of 3. xvi 720pp references appendices gazetteer glossary tables distribution maps. Glossy pictorial boards. As new. This volume presents information on 183 species of resident and migrant birds. Details for each birds include current distribution breeding distribution seasonal and historical range changes and current status. Some analysis alo on breeding season and changes in reporting over time. An impressive scholarly work. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/None as Issued. 4to. New South Wales Bird Atlassers Hardcover
2016rif. 051070Sydney: New South Wales Bird Atlassers 2016. VERY HEAVY. VOLUME 2 ONLY of 3. xiii 673pp references appendices gazetteer glossary tables distribution maps col ills. Glossy pictorial boards. Very small bumps to top corners otherwise as new. This volume presents information on 165 species of resident and migrant birds. Details for each birds include current distribution breeding distribution seasonal and historical range changes and current status. Some analysis alo on breeding season and changes in reporting over time. An impressive scholarly work. Also includes a brief history of ornithology in NSW and the ACT. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/None as Issued. 4to. New South Wales Bird Atlassers Hardcover
2005rif. 051018Mansfield UK: DONA Publishing house/Insignis Publications. 2005. 324pp references col ills maps. Pictorial cloth no jacket issued. As new. All aspects of the 28 species of Amazon parrots with a chapter on extinct species. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/None as Issued. 8vo. DONA Publishing house/Insignis Publications. Hardcover
1990rif. 2111902160305773Kenkyu-sha 1990. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of pages: 2225 pages Size: A5 size Kenkyu-sha paperback
2015rif. 049535Australia: The Wyandotte Club of Australia Inc. 2015. viii 280pp bw & col ills. Pictorial glossy boards. As new. SIGNED by editor and one of the authors Brad Anderson on title page. Limited edition of 100 copies of which this #40. Signed by 2 Authors. First Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/None as Issued. Small 4to. The Wyandotte Club of Australia Inc. Hardcover
1989rif. 046882Sydney: Brian Chester 1989. HEAVY. 139 col plates index 79 73pp text 4pp facsimile letter loosely inserted. Or green cloth with laid on illustration to front. Some foxing to laid on illustration at front cover first/last pages quite heavily foxed other prelims less so some foxing to page edges. The plates and text are clean and fresh. A "new and improved edition" encompassing both the original volumes of le Vaillant's masterwork. The Library Edition limited to 1000 copies. Magnificent illustrations. Limited Edition / Library Edition . Hard Cover. Very Good/None as Issued. Illus. by Barraband Jacques. Folio. Brian Chester Hardcover
1986rif. 041653Helsinki: Otava 1986. HEAVY. 288pp index chronology num col ills. Or pictorial boards. Slight rippling at bottom margin small bump to bottom corner. Paintings by brothers Ferdinand Julius Magnus and Wilhelm von Wright. The title translates as Brothers von Wright. Finland's Most Beautiful Bird Paintings. As that suggests most of the illustrations are of birds but there are a few landscapes as well. TEXT IN FINNISH. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Von Wright Ferdinand; Von Wright Julius; Von Wright Magnus; Von Wright Wilhelm. Square 4to. Otava Hardcover
1912rif. 040456London: John Lane the Bodley Head. 1912. viii 271pp index glossary. Or green cloth lacking jacket. Top corners of last few pages torn tears at bottom of first few pages at bound edge. Minor sunning to spine gift note on front pastedown. Mostly dealing with Indian birds there re also sections on cobra mongoose and several other creatures. Includes chapter on falconry in India. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo. John Lane the Bodley Head. Hardcover
1985rif. 037706Sydney: Angus & Robertson 1985. HEAVY. xvii 331pp index bibliographynum col photographs maps. Or black cloth in jacket. Foxing to edges and prelims- heavy on half-title. Covers 67 species of Australian waterbirds inhabiting marshes swamps rivers and other wetlands in detail. Second of ten in this important series of books on Australian wildlife. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. Angus & Robertson Hardcover
1979rif. 7128Sydney: Methuen 1979. 12mo xx 202 pp full colour illustrations. llustrated card covers with good clear spine titles. Extremely scarce. The most elusive of this collectable series. Includes 150 different species and covers all families of Australian birds. First edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Methuen Paperback
1979rif. 034388Sydney: Methuen 1979. 202pp index num col ills. Or pictorial card with colour photo of bird. Spine slightly faded and creased. Some toning to page edges and light edge wear. Observer book #A2. The only book in the Australian Observer's series to be published in soft cover this is also the key to that set. A better than usual example. Includes over 150 species and covers all families. A brief description of each bird together with common Latin and family names details of habitat and information on eating and breeding habits; all entries are illustrated mostly with color photographs. The introduction includes advice on selection of bird-watching equipment. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Very Good. 24mo. Methuen Paperback
1903rif. 030752New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1903. xii 396pp index 28 bw plates 8 col plates of shooting scenes. Contemporary full tree calf marbled edges marbled endpapers. Joint parting at title page staring to split at top front join. A most attractively bound example of this classic of American game birds and hunting. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo. Charles Scribner's Sons Hardcover
1981rif. 021310Washington D.C.: Smithsonian Instition Press 1981. VERY HEAVY. Four volumes complete. vii483; v605; iv 631; vi 670 pages; indices bw ills maps. Or green cloth in jackets. Prev owners name in each volume all jackets covered in clear plastic 'contact' moderate foxing to page edges some pages and jacket of V4. All except Volume 1 are first editions- volume one is a second printing. Volume 1:Tinamidae Tinamous to Rynchopidae Skimmers 1981 ISBN 0874740630. Volume 2: Columbidae Pigeons to Pictidae Woodpeckers 1968 . Volume 3: Passeriformes: Dendrocolaptidae Woodcreepers to Oxyruncidae Sharpbills 1972 ISBN 087474122x . Volume 4: Passeriformes: Hirundinidae Swallows to Frngillidae Finches 1984 ISBN 087474122x . Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections Volume150 Parts I-IV. Compelte set of an important and massive work on the avifauna of Panama. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. Smithsonian Instition Press Hardcover
rif. 021699Sydney: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales HEAVY. 334 372pp 62 20 42 bw plates indices line drawings. Green cloth boards. Some occasional toning to pages endpapers toned. Volumes 10 and 11 of this prestigious journal from 1941-1951 bound together complete in one volume. Numerous articles on fish birds mollusca insects notably bees and butterflies and mammals. Periodical. Hard Cover. Fine. 4to. Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales Hardcover
1977rif. 018589Boston: David R. Godine 1977. HEAVY. xx 406pp index bibliography bvw line drawings and photographs 17 distribution maps 41 color plates inc frontis. Or ivory cloth flecked with brown with red leather spine and corners ie 1/2 leather with titles in gilt to spine presented in sturdy cloth covered slipcase with red leather highlights at head and foot of open edge patterned endpapers. Edition limited to 400 copies of which this #298 signed by both authors and numbered on limitation page colophon. Some toning/foxing to slipcase and also the cloth of the rear cover otherwise a very clean fresh copy. A narrow strip of color on the front free endpaper has been abraded in the removel of the previous owners name. This copy lacks the monochrome lithograph as is so often the case. An impressive in both size 35.5 x 26 x 5cm and content monograph of the Rallidae or rails of the world. The full page color plates are spectacular and the scholarly text is well researched. An additional chapter on the fossil species rounds out this important volume. Signed by Authors. First Numbered Limited Signed Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Slipcase. Illus. by Lansdowne J. Fenwick. Folio. David R. Godine Hardcover
1980rif. 018695London: Quartet Books 1980. VERY HEAVY. 309pp index bibliography appendices maps 120 full page col plates tipped in numbered signed print of Sooty Falcon loosely inserted. Tipped in foreword from the Sultan of Oman. Or full green Moroccan goatskin leather blocked in 24 carat gold. Edition limited to 500 copies of which this is #90 signed print has matching number signed by both author and artist on the limitation page. Included is the original prospectus issued by the publisher. Superbly produced and lavishly illustrated this was the first major work on Arabian birds for over 25 years and the first comprehensive book on the birds of any Arabian country. 120 superb full page plates plus a full page frontispiece adorn the text which covers over 380 species in detail. Introductory chapters cover the country its climate and physical geography the birds history of discovery habitats and more. A complete systematic list of families and appendices which include a checklist of 372 species and details of ringed birds recovered in Oman. A comprehensive bibliography and detailed scientific index. This magnificent volume retains its original publisher's shipping box. Signed by Author & Illustrator. First Edition Numbered & Signed. Hard Cover. Fine. Illus. by Woodcock Martin W. Elephant Folio. Quartet Books Hardcover
1969rif. 018171Wynnewood: Livingston Publishing Company 1969. HEAVY. xiv 306pp illustrated throughout by tipped-in full-page colour photographs with five paintings by American bird illustrator John C Yrizarry line drawings distribution maps monochrome photographs bibliography gazetteer index. There is an erasure mark prev person's name at the centre of the front flyleaf. Original green cloth boards in dust-jacket. In this Joseph M Forshaw's definitive study of Australian parrots a detailed description of every species is provided together with information on classification and nomenclature flight call habitat distribution habits and movements. Details of the care and housing of parrots in captivity are also given. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Folio. Livingston Publishing Company Hardcover
