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Best.-Nr. 27502COUNTRY LIFE BOOKS. LONDON. 1938. FIRST EDITION LIMITED TO 1250 COPIES THIS BEING NUMBER 642 SIGNED BY PETER SCOTT. IN HANDSOME BLUE CLOTH GILT TITLES ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOUR AND BLACK AND WHITE WITH TISSUE COVERINGS. WITH A WORN SLIPCASE. EXTRA POSTAGE REQUIRED FOR OVERSEAS. COUNTRY LIFE BOOKS. LONDON. 1938 hardcover
Best.-Nr. 28322COUNTRY LIFE BOOKS. LONDON. 1938. LIMITED EDITION 1250 COPIES IN HANDSOME HALF BLUE LEATHER AND CLOTH RAISED BANDS GILT TITLES SIGNED BY PETER SCOTT THIS BOOK No. 176 ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOUR AND BLACK AND WHITE WITH TISSUE COVERINGS. EXTRA POSTAGE REQUIRED FOR OVERSEAS. COUNTRY LIFE BOOKS. LONDON. 1938 hardcover
19688vo., Fourth Edition thus, with 23 coloured plates of drawings by the author and numerous illustrations and maps in the text; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter [only] lightly damp-marked. This seminal work, a true classic of modern ornithology, first appeared with black-and-white illustrations in the Second Annual Report of the [then] Severn Wildfowl Trust, 1948-49. It was reissued as a separate book in 1950 with a revised edition in 1951. This coloured version first appeared in 1957 and amounts to an entirely new publication. Substantial revisions have been made to the text and there has been further extensive revision in the light of the most recent taxonomic opinion. Yet further revision in included in the 1968 edition as here. The damp-marking is undeniable but far from offensive. The clothbound copy is very scarce, especially in the dustwrapper.
19658vo., Third Edition thus, with 23 coloured plates of drawings by the author and numerous illustrations and maps in the text; original pictorial wrappers, a very good, clean copy. This seminal work, a true classic of modern ornithology, first appeared with black-and-white illustrations in the Second Annual Report of the [then] Severn Wildfowl Trust, 1948-49. It was reissued as a separate book in 1950 with a revised edition in 1951. This coloured version first appeared in 1957 and amounts to an entirely new publication. Substantial revisions have been made to the text and there has been further extensive revision in the light of the most recent taxonomic opinion. Yet further revision in included in the 1965 edition as here.
19518vo., Second Impression thus, with 23 monochrome plates of drawings by the author; original printed wrappers, sewed as issued, covers lightly age-marked else a clean, firm copy. This seminal work, a true classic of modern ornithology, first appeared as a paper in the Second Annual Report of the [then] Severn Wildfowl Trust, 1948-49. It was first printed separately in 1950; this second impression with important revisions appeared in the following year. An edition with coloured plates was published in 1957
1941Roy., 8vo., Fifth Impression, with coloured portrait frontispiece, vignettes on half-title and title, 15 fine coloured plates and 46 plates in monochrome; blue cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in gilt, a very good, bright, clean, fresh copy. First published in a limited edition in 1935.
19394to., First Edition, with a coloured frontispiece, 23 coloured plates, 64 plates in monochrome and several illustrations in the text, fore-edges lightly spotted; original cloth, gilt back, covers very lightly age-soiled else a very good, clean copy in lightly age-soiled dustwrapper. First Trade Edition, and scarce in this condition
19384to., First Edition, with a coloured frontispiece, 23 coloured plates, 64 plates in monochrome and several illustrations in the text, fore-edges lightly spotted; original cloth, gilt back, covers very lightly age-soiled else a very good, clean copy in lightly age-soiled dustwrapper. EDITION LIMITED TO 1250 COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Scarce in this condition.
1944Roy., 8vo., Fifth Impression, with coloured frontispiece, title-vignette, 19 fine coloured plates and numerous plates in monochrome; green cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in gilt, upper board unevenly sunned, backstrip sunned (but all gilt wholly legible), a very good, clean copy. First published in a limited edition in 1938.
19578vo., First Edition, with 15 coloured plates by Scott; original red pictorial cloth, upper board blocked in gilt, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter frayed and creased at edges. A very good copy of Scott's standard reference. Tate, p.198.
19804to., First Edition, with illustrated title-spread and numerous coloured and monochrome photographs and illustrations ( a number full-page) by the author in the text; brown cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON HALF-TITLE. SCARCE.
19858vo., with a portrait frontispiece and plates; cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter sunned at backstrip. Much-needed re-issue, with foreword by the curator of the Gilbert White museum, of a classic biography first published in 1950
1996Best.-Nr. 051346Wetlands International 1996. Book. VG. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Stiff color pictorial wraps. Slight wear to corners slightly handled former owner's name stamp on upper front flyleaf text block fore-edge and top edge. Square firm binding with one light stress crease. viii336 pp. maps. Wetlands International Paperback
2008Best.-Nr. 51799Tiercel. 2008. 1st. Ed. pp.xvii 182 with colour photos. A new copy in new dw. Small knock to top edge of boards. Limited edition of 700 copies only. Don set himself a personal goal to see all of the claimed world species of harriers and in doing so become the first person to achieve this distinction. The book tells the story of this feat BTO. Tiercel. hardcover
1979No marks or inscriptions to contents. No creasing to covers or to spine. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright slightly marked front board and no bumping to corners. 62pp.
196182 pages. Features: Nice colour-photo Pepsi ad inside front cover; 1962 Zenith TV ad; Political slush funds corrupt all parties; The Year the Government Sold the St. Lawrence River (power rights) to the Beauharnois power company; Last chance to save the world's rarest birds; 1961 - Summer of the Angry Forest Fires in the northern bush - article with colour photos; Brock Chisholm - Incredible Canadian; Disturbing report from inside the juvenile courts; A Weekend with the 'Wild Ones' at Wasaga Beach - short article with photos; UNESCO - the hope of the world - on paper; Cherchez La Femme de Montreal - photo feature; Julie de St. Laurent - portrait of a royal mistress; What it's like to lose the Irish Sweepstakes - Tom and Elsie Marsh of Squamish B.C.; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. Book
Hardback in dust jacket. G++/G (frayed and soiled). Inscription dated 1944 on the front endpaper. Described by J. A. Henderson. With 48 colour plates. (The "shown" series). 16611. eng
1957Best.-Nr. 101381Hamburg, Claassen, (1957). M. mehr. Karten u. Abb. 188 S. OLwd m. OUmschl. (Umschl. m. kl. Randläs., Name a. Vorsatz).
1938Best.-Nr. psc24London: Country Life Ltd. VG : in very good condition with soiled blue slipcase. 1938. Limited Edition 952/1250. Blue hardback cloth cover. 320mm x 260mm 13" x 10". xii 118pp plates. 88 plates 24 in colour. Signed by Peter Scott on limitation page. Heavy book extra shipping needed for overseas. . Country Life Ltd hardcover
Best.-Nr. DADAX0252078241New unknown
1995Best.-Nr. VV316001995 Princeton, Princeton University Press, 1995 : In-8 Cavalier, Broché. xviii, 312 pp., 61 figures et 32 tableaux in-texte, une étude détaillée sur la polygamie et la sélection sexuelle chez le Carouge à épaulettes Etat du neuf, Couv. remarquable, Dos impeccable, Intérieur frais.
1866Best.-Nr. FSKB0400London : Seeley, Jackson, and Halliday 1866. 200 p., 12 plates with illustrations, publ. clothbound with gilt decorations, cover spotted, inside clean
1974No marks or inscriptions to contents. No creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked covers. 45pp. Early volume of the RSPB magazine.
Best.-Nr. 26708LONDON. R H PORTER. 1883. FIRST EDITION. VOLUME 3 OF FOUR. LARGE OCTAVO IN ORIGINAL OLIVE GREEN CLOTH. SMALL MARK ON SPINE BUT VERY GOOD. LONDON. R H PORTER. 1883 hardcover
1901Best.-Nr. 002431London: John Murray 1901. Fold-out map many ills. TEG 512pp. Top of spine frayed corner wear. White spot where library number was removed on spine. Inside has no ex-library evidence no stamps pockets bookplates etc. Nice color illustration of two birds on cover. Inside is tight hinges strong and except for light foxing on endpapers clean. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. John Murray Hardcover
