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1950128 p. Illustrated. Large 12mo. Original printed wraps. Large ownership stamps of I.G.F. Kinard, Inc. Red Lion (York County), PA. A very handy guide to waterfowl. NH9
1929Three volumes. Volume I: Water Birds, Marsh Birds and Shore Birds. Volume II: Land Birds - From Bob-Whites to Grackles. Volume III: Land Birds - From Sparrows to Thrushes. 1408 p. + Maps; + Plus numerous color plates (93) on glossy paper, from paintings by Louis Agassiz Fuertes (1874-1927), and others by Allan Brooks. Each plate with multiple birds; + Plus over 45 glossy black and white photos with two birds each; and over 175 figures in the text. Large 8vo. Original full cloth bindings, faded. "This book is the first comprehensive work on the birds of this state. It marks notable advances in our knowledge of the local distribution of species." **PRICE JUST REDUCED! NH8
1950793 p. Text illustrations. Eges uncut. 8vo. Original printed wraps. Bookplate of Samuel Hull Dyke. First Edition. Part XI. A Descriptive catalog of birds, including: The American Vulture; Hawks; Eagles; Kites; Harriers; Old World Vultures; Ospreys; Falcons; and Caracaras. Full descriptions and synonymics. This carries on a series started by Robert Ridgway covering all the birds of North America. NH9
1960pp. xii, 242. Small 4to. Ownership name removed from front flyleaf. Original full decorated cloth binding. Original dust jacket. A very good copy of a wonderful book - that includes a chapter on South American shore birds. NH8
1944541 p. Small 8vo. Original red cloth binding, spine faded. First edition. NH8
1932pp. xxiv, 579 + Color plates after paintings by Francis L. Jaques, with guards and explanations + Photographic plates + Folding colored map. Small 4to. 25 cm. Plain cloth binding. "Florida occupies a unique position biologically among the States of the Union and has been a Mecca for naturalists. Comprising a long narrow peninsula projecting southward into the tropics, and provided with myriad lakes, ponds, marshes, and tidal lagoons, it is an attractive lane of migration for many birds and furnishes an ideal home at all seasons for immense numbers of waterfowl, shorebirds, and swamp-loving species." - Introduction. A nice clean copy of a invaluable work that contains a description of each bird found in Florida, with: its range, distribution, haunts, habits, food, recognition marks, etc. Ripley 138. NH7
1962pp. xxx, 591 + 43 Color Plates. Text photographs and maps. Minor foxing to first and last leaves. Large 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket. "With detailed descriptions of the 352 species of birds known in Alabama, supplemented by color illustrations from paintings, photographs of habitats and nests, maps showing distribution and banding records, and accounts of nesting and food habits, range of species, and records of Alabama occurrence." A very nice copy. NH8
1943476 p. Including 36 Color Plates. Original full green cloth binding. 8vo. A very good copy. Second Edition. Both the author and the artist were from Toronto, Canada. NH8
1983160 p. Beautifully photographed in color throughout. 4to. Original fill cloth binding. Dust jacket. Fine copy. A wide range of birds are described, with information on: their food; natural enemies; migratory patterns; nesting & breeding habits; related species; and their current status in the environment. NH7
1936pp. 315 + Eight Color Plates. Lightly foxed. 8vo. Original full brown cloth binding. The Mitchell family were long time commercial game breeders, and this is still a classic in the field. NH8
1936Two volumes. pp. xx, 640; vii, 641-1245 + 72 monochrome numbered plates and 16 full page plates, in color, showing paintings by Francis L. Jaques. Includes also 80 text illustrations. Large 8vo. Original full cloth bindings. A very nice set of an important work. Especially significant for its descriptions of the birds of the Antarctic seas. SCARCE. NH7
1958pp. 379 + Folding chart. 4to. Original full cloth binding, decorated in black and color. Chapter heads include: bird topography; feathers; feather tracts; anatomy; physiology; systematics; migration; mating; nesting; eggs; and much much more. A very nice copy. NH7
1964331 p. Front flyleaf and half-title excised. Large 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket. Great reading. NH8
1979pp. xii, 52; xviii, 62. Illustrated with text drawings and wood engravings. Green silk moire endpapers. All edges gold gilt. Original green page ribbon. 4to. 390 mm. Original full green leather binding gold decorated in an over-all design of birds in flight. Spine with same gold design and raised bands. Hardbound. Very beautiful, crisp copy. Original bookplate from the Easton Press, left blank. This Collector's Edition is published in advance for the subscribers of the Easton Press collection of "The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written". **PRICE JUST REDUCED! PRESS/W75 # 300PR.
1895pp. vi, 241 + Photo frontis. Uncut. Top edge gold. 8vo. Original full green cloth binding, gold lettered. Hardbound. Very nice copy. SET/W47
1904pp. vi, 288 + Photo frontis. Uncut. Top edge gold. 8vo. Original full green cloth binding, gold lettered. Hardbound. Very nice copy. SET/W47
1912284 + Photo frontis. Uncut. Top edge gold. 8vo. Original full green cloth binding, gold lettered. Hardbound. Very nice copy. SET/W47
1907235p. + Photo frontis. Uncut. Top edge gold. A few leaves stained with old newspaper clippings. 8vo. Original full green cloth binding, gold lettered. Hardbound. Nice copy. SET/W47
1914271p. + Photo frontis. Uncut. Top edge gold. Inked poem of Henry van Dyke on verso of contents page. A few leaves stained with old newspaper clippings. 8vo. Original full green cloth binding, gold lettered. Hardbound. Nice copy. SET/W47
1916pp. viii, 316 + Photo frontis. Uncut. Top edge gold. Staining on rear end-paper from old newspaper clippings. 8vo. Original full green cloth binding, gold lettered. Hardbound. Nice copy. SET/W47
1913pp. vi, 233 + Photo frontis. Uncut. Top edge gold. Inked ownership of Marion Fox Dippell. Front endpapers stained by old newspaper clipping. 8vo. Original full green cloth binding, gold lettered. Hardbound. Nice copy. SET/W47
1905pp. vii, 280 + Photo frontis. Uncut. Top edge gold. Newspaper clipping on end paper. 8vo. Original full green cloth binding, gold lettered. Hardbound. Very nice copy. SET/W47
1887pp. 337 + 12 Color chromolithograph plates of birds, drawn by Robert & John L. Ridgway. The great bird plates have some damp stain, but could be easily washed. + Plus 9 line drawn plates of fish. Folio. Disbound. Arctic Series of Publications issued in Connection with the Signal Service, U.S. Army, No. III. The bird illustrators deserve special note. Robert Ridgway (1850-1929) was one America's leading ornithologists. At the age of 17, he was appointed zoologist on a geological survey of the 40th parallel. From 1874 until his death, he served as ornithologist and curator of the Smithsonian Institute. Ridgway established a system of color standards and nomenclature that is still used today. Robert's younger brother John was chief illustrator for United States Geological Survey and an artist for the California Institute of Technology and Carnegie Institution of Washington. Check References: Nissen, ZBI, 4184 and 2962; Bennett, p. 107; Wickersham 7836; Ricks p. 222; Arctic Bibliography 18091 & 18092; Ayer Zimmer, pages. 463 & 643 644. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W155
1886pp. 226 + 11 Color chromolithograph plates of birds, drawn by Robert & John L. Ridgway; and Giles Lithograph & Liberty Printing Co., New York. The great bird plates have some damp stain, but could be easily washed. + Plus 15 line drawn plates of fish. Folio. Most of the original full leather binding remains, but it is best to consider this as disbound. Arctic Series of Publications issued in Connection with the Signal Service, U.S. Army, No. II. The bird illustrators deserve special note. Robert Ridgway (1850-1929) was one America's leading ornithologists. At the age of 17, he was appointed zoologist on a geological survey of the 40th parallel. From 1874 until his death, he served as ornithologist and curator of the Smithsonian Institute. Ridgway established a system of color standards and nomenclature that is still used today. Robert's younger brother John was chief illustrator for United States Geological Survey and an artist for the California Institute of Technology and Carnegie Institution of Washington. Check References: Nissen, ZBI, 4184 and 2962; Bennett, p. 107; Wickersham 7836; Ricks p. 222; Arctic Bibliography 18091 & 18092; Ayer Zimmer, pages. 463 & 643 644. W155
1857510 p. + Lithograph Frontis and half title. Numerous woodcut text illustrations designed by George G. White and engraved by Louderback & Hoffmann. Age stain. Manuscript ownerships of R. D. Hamilton and H.H. Hamilton. Old newspaper clipping, The new game laws of Senator Hammond, pasted onto front paste down. tall 8vo. 240 mm. Original full red cloth binding. Front board decorated in gold with a bird dog and ducks. Same decoration embossed in blind on rear board. Binding worn with loss at extremities. Third and best edition. Written by Dr. Elisha Jarrett Lewis (1820-1877), and first published in 1856. This book is a classic and a delight to read for anyone interested in shooting game birds and wild fowl; or indeed, anyone that loves stories of the woods and fields. After the section on shooting, which includes rabbits and squirrels as well as birds. . There is a large section on general hints for sportsmen on: how to deal with terrain; their guns; first aid for chance injuries to self or their dogs; taxidermy; and even cooking game. PA SHELF 33.