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1837Best.-Nr. 033014London: Printed by Richard Tayor for the Author 1837 A good copy of the 1st edition in the original cloth binding with 2 folding maps at the rear. Robert Dunn titles himself as an 'animal-preserver' - which sadly does not mean that he was a conservationist. The book is a full account of his travels and the various species that he encountered and then shot and presumably stuffed when he was back home. The binding is complete and sound with pulling to spine ends bumped corners and some staining to the front board. There are the remains of a paper title label to the spine. Internally the original endpapers are present with 2 old signatures at the fep which has some light marking at the bottom. Contents with half title; frontispiece; title page; dedication; introduction; notice to subscribers announcing the addition of maps for those who wanted them; text 128pp; and folding maps of Orkney and Shetland. Contents are generally clean with light toning particularly to page edges and with the odd spot or mark. Pages 45-48 are badly opened with some loss to the side margin. The maps have some creasing at the side edges. Printed by Richard Tayor for the Author hardcover
1794Best.-Nr. 033347London : Printed for the Author and for F and C Rivington 1794 A complete set of Donovan's British Birds with 244 hand coloured plates. In contemporary half morocco leather bindings with marbled paper sides with the 10 volumes bound in 5. A mixed edition - with Vol III having a 'New Edition' title page dated 1815 and Vol V with a title dated 1820. The other 8 volumes have first issue titles. The bindings have highly decorative spines with 6 gilt compartments 4 with a gilt bird in the middle one with titles and one with volume numbers. The leather has occasional scuffing and surface loss particularly on the corners. There is rubbing to the spine joints and the first 2 volumes have closed splits at the joints extending 2 compartments down from the top. The marbled paper is quite scuffed on the surface and edges. Internally the endpapers have the same marbling. All the volumes have initial blanks; some have final blanks. Unusually the plates have thick slightly waxy paper guards instead of the normal tissue paper. These do not enhance the appearance of the volumes but they have protected the plates well and the colours are vibrant. The contents are not sewn in and a couple of plates and some guards are loose. Overall the text paper tends to be toned and with occasional spotting and browning around the edges - particularly the top edge. The plate paper is slightly toned but fox spots are rare. There is some offsetting to the guard paper. Contents tightly bound. Contents: Vol I/II - I - title 1794 with ink gift inscription at the top; text paginated for a few pages only; plates 1-29 with text. II - title 1795; index to Vol II 6pp; plates with text 30-48 19 plates; Index Vol I 9 pp Vol II alphabetical arrangement 1p. Guards loose to plates 4 45 and 46 plate 6 loose. Vol III/IV; III - title 'new edition' 1815; plates with text 49-72 25 plates; IV - title 1797; plates with text 73-100 28 plates; Index to III and IV. Plates 62 and 83 loose. Vol V/VI: V - title 1820; text with plates 101-124 24 plates; VI - 1816; plates and text 125-148 24 plates; index to V and VI. Guards to 136 140 and 147 with some damage; plate 148 loss top edge at gutter.Vols VII/VIII: VII - title 1816 plates with text 149-172 24 plates; VIII - title 1817; plates with text 173-196 24 plates; index to VII and VIII. Small paint spot on plate 158; guard to 159 loose; plates 174 and 180 with small paint runs. Vols IX/X: IX title 1818; plates with text 197-220 24 plates; index Vol IX; X - 1819; plates with text 221-244 24 plates; index to X; General Systematic Arrangement 15pp. Please enquire if you would like additional details and/or images Printed for the Author and for F and C Rivington hardcover
1935Best.-Nr. 32670Chicago: Popular Publications Inc. 1935. Tanning to text paper closed tears to first two leaves vertical crease along right front edge with tiny tears covers reglued a very good to nearly fine copy. 32670. Small octavo cover by Frederick Blakesee pictorial wrappers. Pulp magazine. "The Telsa Raiders" by Robert Sidney Bowen. The Dusty Ayres series was set in the near future. The world with the exception of the United States has been conquered by an Asiatic dictator. Reference: Tymm and Ashley Science Fiction Fantasy and Weird Fiction Magazines pp. 194-196. Popular Publications, Inc. unknown
1935Best.-Nr. 32669Chicago: Popular Publications Inc. 1935. Mild tanning to text paper covers appear somewhat trimmed covers re-glued. A good to very good copy. 32669. Small octavo cover by Frederick Blakesee pictorial wrappers. Pulp magazine. "The Blue Cyclone" by Robert Sidney Bowen. The Dusty Ayres series was set in the near future. The world with the exception of the United States has been conquered by an Asiatic dictator. Reference: Tymm and Ashley Science Fiction Fantasy and Weird Fiction Magazines pp. 194-196. Popular Publications, Inc. unknown
1934Best.-Nr. 32666Chicago: Popular Publications Inc. 1934. Tanning to text paper supple mild wear to yapp edges with tiny tears several creases pencil numbers to upper left front cover front cover over glued some spine edge rubs a good to very good copy. 32666. Small octavo cover by Frederick Blakesee pictorial wrappers. Pulp magazine. "The Green Thunderbolt" by Robert Sidney Bowen. The Dusty Ayres series was set in the near future. The world with the exception of the United States has been conquered by an Asiatic dictator. Reference: Tymm and Ashley Science Fiction Fantasy and Weird Fiction Magazines pp. 194-196. Popular Publications, Inc. unknown
1935Best.-Nr. 32668Chicago: Popular Publications Inc. 1935. Text paper tanned but readable mild edge wear to covers with a few tiny tears a number of pin holes to front cover near spine and also rear cover covers re-glued. A very good copy. 32668. Small octavo cover by Frederick Blakesee pictorial wrappers. Pulp magazine. "The Troposhere F-S" by Robert Sidney Bowen. The Dusty Ayres series was set in the near future. The world with the exception of the United States has been conquered by an Asiatic dictator. Reference: Tymm and Ashley Science Fiction Fantasy and Weird Fiction Magazines pp. 194-196. Popular Publications, Inc. unknown
Best.-Nr. 9403513683.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
Best.-Nr. 1144842824.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
Best.-Nr. 9403503017.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1914Best.-Nr. 51184Albany NY: University of the State of New York. Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn foxing waterstain to head of . volume one and to lower corners of volume two with some stuck lower page . corners to index of volume two. 1914. Second Edition. Hardcover. Vol. 1 published in 1910 Vol. II published in 1914. Indices. A two volume set illustrated with a total of 148 color plates by Louis Agassiz Fuertes including many birds no longer found in New York or extinct like the Passenger Pigeon. Green cloth binding with gilt lettering on spines. An important ornithological reference. ; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; 1218 pages . University of the State of New York hardcover
1853Best.-Nr. 033269London : Reeve and Co 1853 A good copy of the 2nd edition in the original decorative cloth binding with 20 hand coloured plates. Popular British Ornithology was part of Reeve's Popular Natural History series which was produced to give young students a proper grounding in natural history subjects. The binding is sound and clean. The spine is faded with light pulling to the ends. Boards have some mottling to the cloth but the gilt decoration on the front board is bright. There are a couple of small dents in the side edge of the back board and 2 slightly darker scuffs on the front board. There is some splitting at the front endpaper joint but the book is sound. Contents are in very good clean condition with light toning and occasional spotting to page edges. The plate list is slightly confusing because the frontispiece is not numbered and plate 14 is placed earlier than it should be. Reeve and Co hardcover
1858Best.-Nr. 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
1964Best.-Nr. 724734PN. New. 1964. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition. . PN paperback
1815Best.-Nr. 033188Bungay: Printed and published by Brightly & Childs. Published also by T Kinnersley 1815 A good 2 volume set in new half calf and marbled board bindings with 148 of 152 hand-coloured plates. This work is extremely rare and as is usual with the Bungay publications the paper quality is poor tending to attract dirt and staining. The collation of this work is generally haphazard and the plates are not numbered. The bindings are in fine condition with leather title labels and gilt lines to spines. Contents: Vol I: title; introduction i - xxxv; text pp 1-586 with 67 of 71 plates. Vol II: title dated 1820; text pp 1-700 with 81 plates Finis. The paper in both volumes is toned to varying degrees with some areas of offsetting marking or staining. Some page corners have been turned over. There is the occasional side edge tear and there is professional paper repair to the title page of Vol I and initial pages where there has been some worming. There is slight worming in the margin of xiii-xvi. The plates in these volumes are cleaner with better and more detailed colouring than usual and the plate paper is in better condition than the text paper. The plate of the Spoonbill in Vol II has some black ink splots on it - as does the opposing text page no 333. Please enquire if you would like to see additional images to better assess condition. Printed and published by Brightly & Childs. Published also by T Kinnersley hardcover
1982Best.-Nr. 0005345University Press of Kansas 1982. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. Facsimiles plates in color and b&w. Quarto 416pp. green cloth; white dust jacket. This is the first comprehensive reference work on this superb artist and ornithologist. Facsimiles plates in color and b&w. University Press of Kansas hardcover
1959Best.-Nr. 000652London: Collins 1959. Collins London. 1959 1st hardback. Very Good/Good 220 x 145mm 208 pages. Colour and b/w photos line drawings. Book condition: Very good clean green buckram boards firm binding dedication on endpaper minor corner bumps. Comments: A classic NN volume on the biology of various species of Bumblebees. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Collins Hardcover
Best.-Nr. 21369Boston: D. Lothrop 1882. unpaginated 63pp a.e.g. frontis. salmon cloth 8vo w/gilt titles & decorations: about Good/no dj hinges are cracked but holding; spine strip is age darkened with wear @ ends; endpp. show some foxing; else a clean & complete copy A charming woodland jaunt written for juvenile readers by the New Hampshire writer Amanda Bartlett Harris 1824-1917 with 14 illustrations including 12 full page sketches. Boston: D. Lothrop hardcover
1893Best.-Nr. 033264Washington: U S Department of Agriculture 1893 A good copy of the 1st edition in the original cloth binding with 26 coloured plates. The binding is sound and bright with gilt titles to spine and textured cloth boards. There is some pulling to spine ends and light wear to corners. The back board has 4 tiny spot marks and a slightly paler area at the top close to the spine. The contents are complete with 26 coloured plates as per the plate listing which places plate 26 before plates 24 and 25. The text paper and endpapers are lightly toned and there is some spotting to the foredge which is occasionally visible internally at the page edge - including plate pages. The plates are tissue-guarded - the guard to plate 9 has small loss from a side edge. There is small stain at the bottom gutter edge which is visible at the rear endpapers and on plates 1 24 and 25. This does not affect the images. A sliver of text surface from p 96 has attached itself to the back of plate 14 - this affects some words but it is possible to work out what they are from what remains. Please enquire if you would like to see additional images. U S Department of Agriculture hardcover
1978Best.-Nr. 57542NY: Oxford University Press. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Jacket tattered edges foxed. 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. 0197141048 . Index bibliography appendices. Seaside author photo with binoculars on rear jacket flap. Aberdeen University Studies Series No. 154. Numerous black and white photographs and illustrations. The author provides a comprehensive look at the sulids encompassing their breeding adaptation selection pressures taxonomy morphology and behavior. Blue cloth binding. ; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; 1012 pages . Oxford University Press hardcover
2002Best.-Nr. 053153Nerang Qld: Petaurus Publishing 2002. 85pp bw ills. Pictorial card. Moderate edge wear to covers bottom front corner creased. SIGNED and inscribed To Steve by compiler David Fleahy's daughter on title page. David Fleahy first to breed the platypus in captiviy and pioneering Australian conservationist has his writings on Australia's largest raptor compiled in this volume by his daughter. Signed & Inscribed by the Compiler. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/None as Issued. 4to. Petaurus Publishing Paperback
1895Best.-Nr. 052720Philadelphia: David McKay Co 1895. 278pp index bw ills. Pictorial brown cloth. Very slight flecking to rear cover slightest of edge wear to covers light even toning to page edges. A most attractive copy. This edition with additions and a chapter on American incubators included for the first time. First Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good/None as Issued. 8vo. David McKay Co Hardcover
2002Best.-Nr. 002118London: Collins 2002. Fine. 8vo. 220 x 150mm 310 pages. Colour and b/w photos line drawings. Book condition: Fine clean bright not faded not creased tight binding no inscriptions. Comments: A classic New Naturalist title on Moth species their biology habitats conservation. Moths are the second-largest order of organisms after beetles worldwide!!. First Edition in paperback. Soft Cover. Fine/-. Illus. by -. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Collins Paperback
2003Best.-Nr. 002122London: Collins 2003. Fine. 8vo. 220 x 150mm 218 pages. Colour and b/w photos line drawings maps. Book condition: Fine clean bright not faded not creased tight binding no inscriptions protected in removable clear Lyfjacket. Comments: An excellent study of British bat species - their evolution biology feeding reproduction threats and conservation; illustrated. First Edition in paperback. Soft Cover. Fine/-. Illus. by -. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Collins Paperback
1971Best.-Nr. 56491NY: Harper and Row. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Page bottoms foxed owner name on front . pastedown endpaper jacket price-clipped with tape repair on the reverse . of the front panel. 1971. First Printing. Hardcover. 0060127759 . Cream cloth. xi 220pp. Foreword black and white illustrations and colored plates. In addition to sixty handsome plates there are also reproduced dozens of sketches in pen and ink pencil and stunning black-and-white wash which show Fuertes at his informal best. rear jacket panel. Foreword by Dean Amadon introduction by Roger Tory Peterson. ; Folio 13" - 23" tall . Harper and Row hardcover
1999Best.-Nr. 004405New York: Harry N Abrams Inc 1999. 448pp/200 colour plates other illustrations. Every aspect of the Great Auk's natural-and unnatural-history is covered with special chapters devoted to its life cycle and the years during which it dwindled to extinction. Other chapters concern prehistory archaeological finds and areas where the bird made its home. This fascinating historical catalogue covers every known specimen and surviving egg and is a handsome production. Clean. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Harry N Abrams Inc hardcover
