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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.
1977182 p. + 119 full-color plates by Theodore Jasper. Over 700 species and varieties illustrated in natural color, with scientific and popular descriptions. Original gilt stamped facsimile leather binding. Personalized Christmas presentation (1979). An attractive and very affordable edition of a great color plate bird book. Hardbound. Very Good+. FRONT CASE
1902pp. xii, 359 + Publisher's ad (2). + 48 Halftone color plates. 4to. 265 mm. Original full cloth binding, lettered in silver/white (now somewhat faded). Hardbound. Very Good. Neltje Blanchan De Graff Doubleday (1865-1918) was an American scientific historian and nature writer who published several books on wildflowers and birds under the pen name Neltje Blanchan. Her work is known for its synthesis of scientific interest with poetic phrasing, and most editions are usefully illustrated. In his introduction, (General) G. O. Shields (Coquina) argues for the protection of these beautiful American bird species; which were being decimated, not only by hunters, but by the fashion to adorn ladies' hats with mult icolored feathers. "Nature is not lavish of her beauties; They are widely scattered and occasionally displayed, to be selected with care, and gathered with difficulty" -- Lord Byron (1821). Full Cloth. Hardcover. Very Good. OVERSIZE 5 / YORK HS
1845Four Volumes bound in two. Illustrated with Eighty-Five full page copperplates. Early manuscript ownership of Sarah B. Roger, 1847 on title pages of Volume One and Volume Three. Light age stain in volumes one and two. Mild damp stain on bottom corner margins of volume three and four. 230 mm. Original full leather bindings, worn. Spines very worn with loss. Front board of volume one detached, other boards very fragile. Hardbound. Fair. Text good. Oliver Goldsmith (1728-1774) was an Irish novelist, playwright and poet, who is best known for his novel 'The Vicar of Wakefield' (1766), his pastoral poem 'The Deserted Village' (1770), and his plays 'The Good-Natur'd Man' (1768) and 'She Stoops to Conquer' (1771). He is thought to have also written the classic children's tale 'The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes' (1765). First published in 1774 'A History of the Earth and Animated Nature' was also extremely popular. This Philadelphia 1845 edition is scarce and complete examples are rarely offered for sale. PAIMP20
1810328 p. Pages 143/144 and 177/178 loss of margin and a few letters. Early manuscript ownership of Susan M. Happock, 1813 on first fly leaf. Foxed. 12mo. 185 mm. Original full leather binding. Lacks spine label. A scarce little edition for use in schools. Hardbound. Good. S&S/AI 20229. PAIMP 21
1845pp. v, (5)-217. Foxed. Wide margins. XLib bookplate and manuscript ownership of the Abington Friends Meeting Jenkintown, PA. 8vo. 205 mm. Original full cloth binding, decorated in blind. Front board decorated with flowers in gold gilt. Corners worn with slight loss. Slight loss at head of spine. First Edition. Hardbound. Very good. Interesting essay on the climates and seasons around the globe. NW48 FarRt
1972No marks or inscriptions to contents. Minor creasing to lower portion of front cover. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked covers. 30pp. Early volume of the RSPB magazine. Scarce.
2010Book and jacket in as new condition. 283pp. A fascinating study of the inner workings of flocks, herds, schools and colonies where the author reveals how their intricate behaviour can teach us humans a lot. In fact one comment on this work suggests that the author has proven that there is intelligent life on earth, but it is not necessarily us.
2016Book and jacket in mint unread condition. 405pp. The author explores the intelligence of birds and how they do the things they do. For example, anticipating a distant storm, finding the way to somewhere never been before thousands of miles away, imitating complex songs of other species, or hiding and later finding thousands of seed over hundreds of square miles. These and many other aspects of bird behiour are examined.
2008Book in mint condition. 115pp. No other bird evokes more myth, mystery an misinformation than the raven. Follow the vocal, acrobatic raven through art, literature and folklore to its role in the natural world today. Very scarce in the UK.
2008No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 160pp. A fascinating insight into the lives of the creatures in our gardens including Birds, Hedgehogs, Squirrels, Slugs, Snails, Foxes and more.
2009Book in as new condition. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with sunned spine. 229pp. A tribute to the crow and an invitation to engage with the wildlife in our midst from a writer, researcher and educationalist on nature and birdlife. Hardback scarce in the UK.
