Couzens, DominicMareMagnum
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.
réf. 42070LONDON COLLINS 2005. A NEAR FINE SOFTBACK COPY - 256 PAGES. ILLUSTRATED BY PHILIP SNOW TONY DISLEY DAVID NURNEY RICHARD JARVIS AND MICHAEL WEBB. VERY SCARCE. LONDON, COLLINS, 2005 unknown
1812réf. 032746London : T Cadell and W Davies; R C and J Rivington; et al 1812 A very good set of this 20 volume edition with black and white frontispiece 2 folding maps and 681 hand coloured plates. With an account of Buffon's life by William Wood. It is rare to find this set with hand colouring. In contemporary full speckled calf bindings that have been rebacked to provide new spines with gilt-lined raised bands and title and volume labels. The original boards have scuffing and pitting and there is light wear at edges and corners but the bindings are in very good clean condition. Endpapers are marbled and some of the front pastedowns have a scuffed area indicating the removal of bookplates. 2 of the volumes have the armorial bookplate of the Right Hon. Sir Robert Peel Bart who was Prime Minister 1834-5. and 1841-6 and is viewed as the founder of the modern British police force. The contents are in very good condition with occasional light spotting generally at the top margin and offsetting from the plates. The occasional plate and text page is toned. All the volumes have 2 initial and final blanks a half title and title contents listings and directions to the binder. All have the original page marker torn in one volume. In this set Vol VI has 2 plates numbered 152 and 2 numbered 158 with different animals; Vol VII lacks one plate 211 and Vol VIII lacks plate 252 but has 2 numbered 254 different animals. Detailed contents: Vol I: preface by translator and life of Buffon pp lv; text 496pp; 2 folding hand coloured maps. Vol II: text 592pp; 13 plates of which 6 are folding. There is a small hole in text p 443. Vol III: text 567 pp; 1 plate. Vol IV: text 419 pp including folding chart of dogs; 48 plates. Vol V: text 378 pp; 63 plates. Vol VI: text 439pp; 67 plates. Vol VII: 477 pp; 49 plates of which 2 are folding. Vol VIII: 400 pp; 49 plates. Vol IX: 406pp; 56 plates. Vol X: text 288 pp; appendix with half title to p396; index 44 pp; 69 plates. Vol XI: first volume of Birdspreface by translator pp xvi; text 435 pp; notes by translator to p 444; 29 plates 29 is misprinted 39 on directions to binder. Vol XII: text 518 pp; 27 plates - plate numbering not in sequence. p 305 has lost the bottom corner tip. Vol XIII: 496pp; 27 plates. Vol XIV: 464 pp; 22 plates. Vol XV: 468 pp; 22 plates. Vol XVI: 494 pp; 15 plates. Vol XVII: 574 pp; 19 plates. Vol VXIII: 567 pp; 31 plates. Vol XIX: 514 pp; 40 plates. Vol XX: text 1-390; appendix by translator to p 515; index 88 pp; 34 plates. T Cadell and W Davies; R C and J Rivington; et al hardcover
1874réf. 101062Washington, 1874. XI, 791 S. OLwd. Rücken fehlt. Einbd. angestaubt u. gelockert. Sign. a. Vors. (Miscell. publ. US Geolog. Surv. terr. 3).
1972réf. 8540Nantes Imprimerie Marthe Chantreau 1972 -in-4- broché revue (magazine) in-quarto, première de couverture illustrée (front cover illustrated), illustrations : bien documenté (well-documented), sans pagination (unpaginated), sans date (no date) (1972) à Nantes Imprimerie Marthe Chantreau et Compagnie,
réf. 12379Editions Sud Ouest, 2005 - Plein cartonnage illustrée de l'éditeur au format petit In-4°, 186 pages, importante iconographie dans le texte et hors texte en couleurs, cartes, tableaux...ensemble pondéreux à l'état de neuf.
réf. 110017sd A Paris, Librairie de Paris, Chez Firmin-Didot et Cie, Imprimeurs-Editeurs - Sans date - Petit In-4 (17,25 x 26cm environ), demi chagrin à coin brun, titre doré et décor sur le premier plat - Titre doré au dos, tranche de tête dorée - 285 pages - Complet de ses 18 planches en chromolithographie (sous serpente) et de 258 gravures sur bois
2010réf. 101417Delachaux et Niestlé 2010 In-4 broché 26 cm sur 22. 240 pages. Très bon état d’occasion.
1949réf. bb3867Librairie Polytechnique Charles Béranger Toile d'éditeur 1949 Trois grands volumes in-8 (21 x 27,5 cm.), en toile d'éditeur, sous crystal, illustrations dorées aux dos et 1ers plats, tome premier : 1.Introduction-La vie de la Terre-L'homme et les races humaines-les Mammifères (312 pages) / 2.Les oiseaux-Les reptiles-Les batraciens-Les poissons-Les chordés-Les mollusques (306 pages), tome deuxième : 1.Les vers-Des vers aux arthropodes : les némathelminthes-Les crustacés-Les arachnides et les myriapodes-Les insectes (316 pages) / 2.Les animaux-plantes-Les protozoaires-Les bactéries-Les algues, les champignons et les lichens-Vers les plantes vasculaires -Les plantes : les gymnospermes + les angiospermes (336 pages), tome troisième : Les plantes angiospermes (Dicotylédones) (366 pages), culs-de-lampes, illustrations noir et blanc in-texte, planches hors-texte, dont certaines en couleurs ; crystal jauni, dos incurvés, plats un peu jaunis, intérieur frais, très bon état général. Livraison a domicile (La Poste) ou en Mondial Relay sur simple demande.
réf. 13508In 8 broché, 200x290mm. Couverture à rabats, premier plat de couverture illustré en couleurs, contrecollé. Faux-titre, titre, 430 pages, 1 page de table des matières, 226 illustrations dans le texte. Couverture modeste, intérieur en très bon état. Paris librairie Vuibert 1931
2016réf. 500097466Albin Michel 2016 60 pages 21x1 2x35cm. 2016. Relié. 60 pages.
2016réf. 500113080Albin Michel 2016 60 pages 21x1 2x35cm. 2016. Relié. 60 pages.
197627 leaves Paperback Very good condition, comb binding
1996réf. 58EwParis Editions Messene 1996 In4 Oblong 253 pages - cartonnage editeur - trés nombreuses photographies - trés bon etat
1996réf. 58EwParis Editions Messene 1996 In4 Oblong 253 pages - cartonnage editeur - trés nombreuses photographies - trés bon etat
réf. 6344in 4 reliure d’éditeur demi-chagrin vert,titre doré,fers spéciaux à froid en long, percaline verte décorée à froid avec titre doré, sur le premier plat,semeuse à froid sur le deuxième plat 316 pages,tranches rouges nombreuses illustrations dans et hors-texte.Librairie Larousse 1922 bon exemplaire
1995réf. 24720NY: Sterling. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1995. Hardcover. 0806912626 . Color photographs throughout. First printing. Fine in a very near fine price clipped dust jacket. . Sterling hardcover books
1900réf. 2101987Paris: Enest Flammarion ohne Jahr / sans date (ca. 1900). VIII, 384, (4); 384, VIII, (4) Seiten. Durchgehend mit überaus zahlreichen Illustrationen und Photographien, davon einige farbig auf Tafeln. 4° (28 x 22,5 cm). Orig.-Leinenbände mit schönen, flächendeckenden Deckelillustrationen in Gold-, Schwarz- und Blindprägung sowie goldgeprägten Rückentiteln. [Hardcover / fest gebunden].
2006réf. SBBI-mon0000153358Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2006. paperback. Good. Our good condition books are generally good for reading but not for gifting or collecting. They could have imperfections such as creasing fanning inscriptions margin notes yellowing staining on edge or cover or pages bumps scuffs etc etc sometimes multiple of these. It's a wide category that encompasses anything that isn't almost-new down to anything that is slightly better than poor. We would NOT recommend gifting Good books - these should be considered reading copies. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order at least not without checking with us first although we don't always have time to check. We aim to dispatch prompty the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only. Jessica Kingsley Publishers paperback
1872réf. 038272London: John Van Voorst 1872. Book. Illus. by Keulemans J. G. frontispiece. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo. pp. xii 231 pages; frontispiece plate"A Flamborough Trophy Fulmar Petrel." by Keulemans. Green cloth boards very good with a little general wear scuffed to the top and bottom of the spine binding is firm. Contents clean and tight the front endpaper is worn along the hinge but does not affect the binding bookplate belonging to Charles Francis Wyatt of Broughton Rectory Oxon a well known collector of the late 19th century two newspaper cuttings dated 1899 1888 tipped onto the front free endpaper. Ref: Ballance p203; Freeman 817; Mullens & Swann p.144. Charles Francis Wyatt 1820-1906 was rector of Broughton Oxfordshire and an antiquary. John Van Voorst Hardcover
1872réf. 037067London: John Van Voorst 1872. Book. Illus. by Keulemans J. G. frontispiece. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo. pp. xii 231 pages; frontispiece plate"A Flamborough Trophy Fulmar Petrel." by Keulemans. Green cloth boards very good with a little general wear. Contents clean and tight some foxing to the endpapers on the reverse of the front free endpaper are the signatures of Alexander William Clark Kennedy of the Cold Stream guards 1873 and the initials of Rev. F. C. R Joudain 1899. A good book with a significant provenance firstly belonging to A. W. Clark Kennedy and later given to Rev. Francis Jourdain author of books such as A Handbook of British Birds by Kirkman and Joudain Clark-Kennedy Alexander William Maxwell 1851 -1894 Alexander William Maxwell Clark- Kennedy was born at Rochester Kent. He attended school at Aldershot and then at Eton College. He married Hon. Lettice Lucy Hewitt daughter of James 4th Viscount Lifford d. 1939 in Donegal in 1875 with whom he had five sons and two daughters. In 1867 he inherited the family estate of Knockgray in Galloway. While still at Eton at the age of sixteen he wrote The birds of Berkshire and Buckinghamshire: a contribution to the natural history of the two counties Eton 1868 which proved very popular. Following Eton he joined the Coldstream Guards rising to the rank of Captain. He continued his interests in hunting shooting and fishing and was a member of several societies and associations becoming a Fellow of the Linnaean Society and the Antiquarian Society of Scotland. He also penned To the Arctic regions and back in six weeks : being a summer tour to Lapland and Norway : with notes on sport and natural history London 1878 and Robert the Bruce: a poem historical and romantic London 1884. Ref: Ballance p203; Freeman 817; Mullens & Swann p.144. John Van Voorst Hardcover
18728vo., First Edition, with an engraved frontispiece; original green cloth, sides with double frame border in blind, gilt back, uncut, black endpapers, a near fine copy. With a fine nineteenth century engraved armorial bookplate on front paste-down, and errata leaf facing text. A beautiful copy of an important avifauna. Rare, especially in this condition. Freeman 817; Mullens & Swann, p.144.
réf. 49665aafZürich, Silva, 1956, -58, -60, -62, in-4°, Reich farbig illustriert auf Tafeln, Original-Leinenbände. farbig. Orig. Umschlag.
1981réf. RO20171060ITAVI. 1981. In-8. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 242 pages - nombreuses photos en noir et blanc dans et hors texte.. . . . Classification Dewey : 636.6-Oiseaux de cage et de volière
1978réf. R300272165La renaissance/Itavi. 1978. In-8. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 242 pages - nombreuses photos et quelques planches dépliantes en noir et blanc dans et hors texte.. . . . Classification Dewey : 636.6-Oiseaux de cage et de volière
