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1999Small folio in green cloth and color illus DJ; 135 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm. bibliographical references (p. 128-133) and index Lavishly illustrated with high quality color photos on coated stock. Presents the songs and calls of more than seventy North American birds. Includes audio compact disc featuring songbird concerts and solos. || Birdsongs -- North America. Birds. Nature Music
1991Folio in color illus white DJ with blue spine; 261 p. : col. ill. ; 34 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 252) and index. A lovely copy which I was sorely tempted to open, but, alas, have refrained. || Contents: Introduction: historical images. Wrought in the margin: the age of handmade illustrations and woodcuts. Colored after nature: the age of engravings. Drawn on stone: the age of lithographs. Feel of the feathers: the modern age. || Ornithological illustration -- History. Birds in art -- History. Birds -- Pictorial works. Birds in art. || *** Extra shipping charge apply for overseas due to weight (5lbs 13oz) and size of book. ***
1992Large octavo in an orange DJ ; vii, 248 p, sources, index : illus (some col.) ; 25 cm Ornithologists -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Birds
2008Octavo in a yellow DJ ; 257 p, [8] p of b&w plates : color illus ; 22 cm Bird watching -- United States -- Anecdotes
1990Blue octavo ; 144 p ; 22 cm A checklist. No illustrations. || Birds -- Ecuador -- Science -- Observation
2004Octavo in a sky blue DJ ; 288 p : illus ; 22 cm Author signed and inscribed title page // Parrots -- California -- San Francisco -- Human -- Animal relationships -- Homeless persons
1963Octavo in blue and white illus. DJ; 271p. Includes index. Birds - African Birds - Central Africa Birds - East Africa Birds.
1895Ex-library copy with usual library stamps, call numbers and pocket. Light foxing to endpapers. Top of spine is chipped. Tear along one side of spine cover but holding. Spine is discolored. Former owner's name on ffep. Slight wear to corners. Slight rubbing to boards. ; Scarce. Birds in Greek literature and folklore identified (where possible). English and Greek text, plus some Latin and French descriptions. ; 205 pages
1985Faint shelfwear. ; Excavations of the Athenian Agora Picture Book No. 22; 8.3 X 5.3 X 0.2 inches; 32 pages
1947Very faint bump to head of spine. Former owner's name to ffep in ink. ; St. Andrews University Publications. No. XLV; 302 pages
2011A picture book for discussion and activity. Black and white and packed full of graphics gleaned from commercial art and pop culture on the theme of Superstition: apples, astrology, birds, sharks, fish, ships, houses, horses, crows, clothing, Christmas trees, and more. 98 pages. Staple-bound.
2011A picture book for discussion and activity. Black and white and packed full of graphics gleaned from commercial art and pop culture on the theme of Superstition: apples, astrology, birds, sharks, fish, ships, houses, horses, crows, clothing, Christmas trees, and more. 98 pages. Staple-bound.
1993Book shows very slight shelf wear to covers only. Text/interior has charts through the last half of the book and these sometimes have notations: circles and underlines in pencil, indicating birds have been sited. Book otherwise appears new. 255 pages. Metal comb binding.
1992A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full blue cloth boards. 324 pages. Color plates, maps, illustrations.
1985Very large format book in nearly new condition with unbumped corners and light shelf wear only to covers. Text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Book features giant full color photos of birds in their natural environment with informational section at the front with the body of the book being a description of about 55 individual birds, their habitat, behavior etc. 10 1/4"w x 14 1/2"h.
1970Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Small format, 51 pages, with sections on Flickers, Pileated Woodpecker, Lewis Woodpecker, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Red-breasted Sapsucker, Williamson Sapsucker, Hairy and Downy woodpeckers, White-headed Woodpecker, American and Arctic Three-toed Woodpeckers, Canada Jay, Stellar Jay, Magpie, Raven, Crows, Clark Nutcracker. Illustrated with large black and white drawings throughout.
1970Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Small format, 62 pages, with sections on Barn owl, screech owl, flammulated screech owl, great horned, snowy, hawk owl, pygmy owl, burrowing bared, spotted, great gray, long-eared, short-eared, sawwhet, boreal owl. Illustrated with large black and white drawings throughout, map at front.
1970Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Small format, 47 pages, with sections on Blue grouse, franklin grouse, ruffled grouse, willow ptarmigan, rock ptarmigan, White-tailed grouse, sage hen, euorpean grey partridge, chukar partridge, bob-white quail, california quail, mountain quail, ring-necked phesant, etc.. Illustrated with large black and white drawings throughout, map at front.
2002A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Small crease on front cover. 512 pages. Many color photos. "An up-to-date distribution map and a unique code indicating frequency and global status are provided for each of the 668 species covered. The concise text provides vital information on habitats, habits, and voice to ensure accurate identification."
1995A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Light wear to dust jacket. 406 pages.
1965A nature book for children. With numerous illustrations. 320pp. Inscription by previous owner on front free endpaper.
The standard catalogue raisonne of Clark's etchings. 69 plates, almost all full-page. Edition limited to 2500 copies. Folio. Beautifully bound in full crimson morocco. All edges gilt. Fine and bright, with no defects.
Limited-edition (150 copies) reprint of one of the great ornithological bibliographies. 223 pp. 1031 items fully described. Plates. Fully indexed. 4to. Publisher's cloth. Fine and bright. As new.
1993A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full green cloth boards. 8 3/4"w x 11 1/4"h. 704 pages, plus section of color plates.
1979No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with slight traces of storage. 144pp. The author tells the extraordinary story of one of nature's unsung heroes, the feral pigeon, tracing its ancestry back to the wild rock dove - from the despatch of pigeons in 1204BC to announce the coronation of Rameses III to their modern adaptation to man's urban life
