Dürwang, R.Livre Rare Book
1974rif. 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).
1887rif. VV115391887 33 p., 6 figs, plain wrappers. Unopened copy. Published in: Bulletin de la Société nationale d'acclimatation.
1878rif. VV115481878 16 p., 2 lithographed pls, roy. 4to, no covers. Edges chipped, waterstain in right margin. Published in: Nouvelles Archives du Muséum.
1877rif. 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).
1937rif. VV138001937-1939 63, 94 p., 2, 1 col. pls, large 4to, disbound. Unopened copy. Published in: Nova Guinea. New Series. Vols I & III.
1990rif. VV143051990 416 p., 156 figs, 52 tables, 17 col. photographs, 4to, hardbound. New copy.
1837rif. VV147901837 12 p. 2 engraved pls, disbound (no covers). Published in: Mag. Zool. Bot.
1870rif. 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.
1870rif. 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.
1954rif. VV151031954 103, 92, 100 p., num. col. pls, hcloth. Good copies.
1930rif. VV151261930 42 p., 18 figs, 1 plate, roy. 4to, paperbound (printed covers). Abhandlungen aus dem Gebiete der Vogelzugforschung Nr. 2. Good copy.
1895rif. 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.
1916rif. VV151341916 95 p., 4 figs, 4 pls, small folio, hcloth. Half title missing. Thesis.
1903rif. VV151411903 Part II. pp. [1-8], 499-922, frontispiece for part I, col. frontispiece for part II, paperbound (covers loose and chipped). Unopened copy.
1893rif. VV151431893-1895 724, 48 p., portrait, cloth (spine mostly detached)
1959rif. 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.
1888rif. VV151501888 147 p., 6 pls, paperbound (plain covers, lower end spine worn)new cloth (original printed front cover laid on).
1904rif. VV151631904 520 p., num. figs, 27 mostly col. pls, 4to, paperbound (publisher's printed covers). Unopened copy.
1881rif. VV151721881 22, [2] p., 2 lithographed pls, 4to, paperbound. Thesis. With author's dedication.
1998rif. VV151731998 182 p.,num. figs & pls, paperbound.
1977rif. VV151741977 xiii, 594 p.,num. figs & pls, cloth (dust jacket). Corner cut out of first end paper, else a very good copy.
rif. 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.
1985rif. VV151801985 xxx, 670 p., hundreds of figs, hardbound (dust jacket). Very good copy, as new.
1895rif. VV151821895 viii, 172 p., 21 figs, paperbound. Unopened copy.
1913rif. 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).