Dürwang, R.Livre Rare Book
1974Best.-Nr. VV115341974 126 p., 34 figs, paperbound. Thesis. With author's dedication.We added: Lanyon & Gill, 1964. Spectrographic Analysis of Variation in the Songs of a Population of Blue-winged Warblers (18 p., 9 figs) / Becker, 1977. Geographische Variation des Geanges von Winter- und Sommergoldhähnchen (37 p., 22 figs) / Marshall, 1950. THe Function of Vocal Mimicry in Birds (12 p., 1 plate).
1887Best.-Nr. VV115391887 33 p., 6 figs, plain wrappers. Unopened copy. Published in: Bulletin de la Société nationale d'acclimatation.
1878Best.-Nr. VV115481878 16 p., 2 lithographed pls, roy. 4to, no covers. Edges chipped, waterstain in right margin. Published in: Nouvelles Archives du Muséum.
1877Best.-Nr. VV115551877 21 p., 2 lithographed pls (1 partly coloured and superposed), disbound (no covers). Unopened copy. Published in: Bull. Soc. Zool. de France. Scarce.Pages 285-388 are missing but the text seems to run through. The paper is sold as is.We added: Dybowski, 1882. Observations sur les oiseaux de la famille des Mormonidés (12 p., 2 figs).
1937Best.-Nr. VV138001937-1939 63, 94 p., 2, 1 col. pls, large 4to, disbound. Unopened copy. Published in: Nova Guinea. New Series. Vols I & III.
1990Best.-Nr. VV143051990 416 p., 156 figs, 52 tables, 17 col. photographs, 4to, hardbound. New copy.
1837Best.-Nr. VV147901837 12 p. 2 engraved pls, disbound (no covers). Published in: Mag. Zool. Bot.
1870Best.-Nr. VV147941870-1875 9, 5 p., 2, 1 lithographed pls, disbound (no covers). First page in photocopy. Published in: Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.
1870Best.-Nr. VV147961870 3 p., 2 lithographed pls (by Keulemans), disbound (no covers). First page in photocopy, last page missing?. Published in: Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.
1954Best.-Nr. VV151031954 103, 92, 100 p., num. col. pls, hcloth. Good copies.
1930Best.-Nr. VV151261930 42 p., 18 figs, 1 plate, roy. 4to, paperbound (printed covers). Abhandlungen aus dem Gebiete der Vogelzugforschung Nr. 2. Good copy.
1895Best.-Nr. VV151331895 viii, [1], 518 p., 7 col. lithographed pls (depicting eggs), roy. 4to, paperbound (front cover chipped with repaired tear). Title-page somewhat soiled. Faint library stamp.
1916Best.-Nr. VV151341916 95 p., 4 figs, 4 pls, small folio, hcloth. Half title missing. Thesis.
1903Best.-Nr. VV151411903 Part II. pp. [1-8], 499-922, frontispiece for part I, col. frontispiece for part II, paperbound (covers loose and chipped). Unopened copy.
1893Best.-Nr. VV151431893-1895 724, 48 p., portrait, cloth (spine mostly detached)
1959Best.-Nr. VV151471959-1966 3 vols (complete). xiv, 390, xx, 679, vii, 474 p., 708 figs, 64 (46 col.) pls, cloth (vol. 3 with dust jacket). One inner joint tender, else good copy.
1888Best.-Nr. VV151501888 147 p., 6 pls, paperbound (plain covers, lower end spine worn)new cloth (original printed front cover laid on).
1904Best.-Nr. VV151631904 520 p., num. figs, 27 mostly col. pls, 4to, paperbound (publisher's printed covers). Unopened copy.
1881Best.-Nr. VV151721881 22, [2] p., 2 lithographed pls, 4to, paperbound. Thesis. With author's dedication.
1998Best.-Nr. VV151731998 182 p.,num. figs & pls, paperbound.
1977Best.-Nr. VV151741977 xiii, 594 p.,num. figs & pls, cloth (dust jacket). Corner cut out of first end paper, else a very good copy.
Best.-Nr. VV151791870 (1st German ed.) 336 p., num. illustrations by H. Giacomelli, contemporary hcloth, Previous owner's names on first blank endpaper (dated 1872 & 1973). Some scattered foxing throughout (mostly marginal).Thomas Bewick is responsible for the revival of the art of wood-engraving that had all but died out during the 18th-century with the rise of engraving on copper and steel. "British Birds" was first published in 1797-1804 and is his most popular work, running to eight editions by 1847.
1985Best.-Nr. VV151801985 xxx, 670 p., hundreds of figs, hardbound (dust jacket). Very good copy, as new.
1895Best.-Nr. VV151821895 viii, 172 p., 21 figs, paperbound. Unopened copy.
1913Best.-Nr. VV151871913-1914 2 vols. viii, 529, viii, 628 p., 458 figs, 1 map, publisher's decorated red cloth (spine of vol. 1 detached, needs rebackiing).