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1911284 p., illus. Hardcover Good condition; dampstained pages, some unopened p.
1989No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with very faint indenting to rear. 181pp. A good description of all the aspects involved in the landowner improving a roughshoot and on how the roughshooter can find and make the best of a roughshoot plus a chapter on the roughshooter's dog.
VG/VG price-clipped. no inscriptions. a clean attractive copy. well bound. 1st edition. fully wrapped in plastic covering, which is loose-fitting - not attached. very faintly lightened to spine. Prepared by the British Ornithologist's Union deals with all the species known to occur in the British Isles, giving the latest information on their status and movements. each bird has been drawn by ROBERT GILLMOR.
1993A clean, unmarked copy with a tight binding. 263 pages. Proceedings of a Symposium Sponsored By the Pacific Seabird Group, the Canadian Wildlife Service, and the British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Lands, and Parks, 22 and 23 February, 1990.
1950Observations on nature. Index. Very nice small engravings. Wear to top/tail of spine and a little on cover corners. Signature on front pastedown.
1991No 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. 77pp. A report by the Suffolk Wildlife Trust on the wildlife and conservation of the Suffolk Estuaries.
1978rif. 57542NY: Oxford University Press. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Jacket tattered edges foxed. 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. 0197141048 . Index bibliography appendices. Seaside author photo with binoculars on rear jacket flap. Aberdeen University Studies Series No. 154. Numerous black and white photographs and illustrations. The author provides a comprehensive look at the sulids encompassing their breeding adaptation selection pressures taxonomy morphology and behavior. Blue cloth binding. ; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; 1012 pages . Oxford University Press hardcover
1909rif. 157226Washington, Smithsonian Institution, 1909. 141 S. OBr. Unaufgeschn. Ex. St. u. Sign. a. Umschl. (United States National Museum, Bulletin 69)
1987rif. 015171Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press 1987. Touch of dust soil/brown spots on top of text block cover has some very light smudge otherwise like new. Color plates maps bibliography index 406 pages. Paperback. As New. Smithsonian Institution Press Paperback
rif. 18-5473Oakland CA: TBW Books 2008. . 8vo. 36 pp. Stiff white wraps. Very good with marginal soiling across wraps. Black and white plates. Black printed endpapers. Catalogue published in conjunction with an exhibition of the same name held at the Stephen Wirtz Gallery in San Francisco CA from September 4 through October 18 2008. Limited edition: Numbered 181 of 500 copies. From the Collection of the Art Historian Peter Selz. Oakland, CA: TBW Books, 2008. paperback
19758vo., First Edition, with plates; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in dustwrapper.
195244 pages. Features:;Six by Two - article on the ship's bunk; British Signals for a Pilot; The Bermuda Race; Shipwrights of Buckler's Hard - this tiny hamlet was once an important shipyard; Intuition of Sea-going rats; Looking at Lisbon - City of Ulysses - article with nice photos; The Gannet - the largest and most impressive of British sea birds; Cleared Foreign; Sailors' Warning; Danish Captain Christiansen , Pilot - A photo-illustrated admiring article of this highest order seaman and navigator by Commander J. Radford, R.D., R.N.R., Retired; Oil Tankers To-day - photo-illustrated article; H.M. Queer Craft - strange vessels which did and did not see operation in WWII, including several two-million ton artificial icebergs envisioned as floating aircraft carriers by Churchill; and more. Numerous excellent illustrated ads. Unmarked with above-average external wear. Binding intact. A worthy vintage copy. Book
rif. 44934PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS 2013. QUARTO A FINE COPY IN A FINE DUSTWRAP. VERY WELL ILLUSTRATED. PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2013 unknown
1910rif. 039004London: Witherby & Co. 1910. Book. Illus. by Thomas Baddeley. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Small 4to. Volume 1 - The Mammals and Birds of Cheshire. Volume 2 - The Dee as a Wildfowl Resort The Reptiles and Amphibians of Cheshire and The Fishes of Cheshire and Liverpool Bay; pp. vol. I: xxxii 472; vol II: xx 210. Illustrated from b/w photographs by Thomas Baddeley folding map in colour. Publisher's green cloth binding with gilt lettering to the spines very good with minimal wear spines and gilt bright. Top edge gilt other edges uncut spotting to fore-edges . Contents clean and tight paper crisp and bright some fine areas of spotting to the first few pages but clean within. A very good clean set. Witherby & Co. Hardcover
1910rif. 013587London: Witherby & Co. 1910. Two volumes illustrated large octavo pp xxxii 472; xl 210 top edges gilt other edges uncut a little scattered foxing slightly heavier on the preliminary pages otherwise very clean internally spines very age-toned otherwise the cloth is in very good condition. Volume 1 contains the birds and mammals; Volume 2 the fishes reptiles and amphibians. From the library of the naturalist and conservationist Richard Fitter with his stamp on the front endpapers. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. Witherby & Co. Hardcover
1976139p. Hardcover Very good condition good
1992rif. 131558Academic Press, London and San Diego, 1992. 460 S. ; 29 x 22 cm ; Pp. ;
19978vo., First Edition, with 48 plates of coloured paintings, and numerous illustrations and maps throughout; cloth, a near fine copy in the dustwrapper.
1985rif. 037706Sydney: Angus & Robertson 1985. HEAVY. xvii 331pp index bibliographynum col photographs maps. Or black cloth in jacket. Foxing to edges and prelims- heavy on half-title. Covers 67 species of Australian waterbirds inhabiting marshes swamps rivers and other wetlands in detail. Second of ten in this important series of books on Australian wildlife. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. Angus & Robertson Hardcover
rif. 24089LONDON GORDON FRASER 1981. FIRST EDITION TWO VOLUMES LARGE OBLONG GREY CLOTH WITH SLIPCASE. FINE COPIES. LONDON, GORDON FRASER, 1981 hardcover
rif. 15140COUNTRY LIFE. LONDON. 1973. VERY GOOD FOUR VOLUME SET CREAM CLOTH FIFTH IMPRESSION 1973. SIXTEEN PLATES IN COLOUR BY PETER SCOTT AND THIRTY-THREE DISTRIBUTION MAPS. COUNTRY LIFE. LONDON. 1973 hardcover
1973rif. 036261London and New York: Country Life-Hamlyn Publishing Group/Arco Publishing Co. 1973. Book. Illus. by Peter Scott. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Complete in four 4 volumes uniformly bound in gold cloth front covers and spine panels decorated in gold foil lettered in gold foil text block edges stained dull red or brown as originally issued. All volumes essentially as issued with very slight foxing evident on spine panel cloth. 284 232 270 388 pp. illus. w/ a total of 66 color plates and 108 distribution maps over the 4 volumes; index. Siipcase cloth- and paper-covered boards shows mild shelf wear and a few slight indentations along one edge VG to Near Fine. Originally copyrighted 1954-64 this set uniformly issued 1973 with various printings I and II 5th ptgs. III and IV 2nd ptgs. Country Life-Hamlyn Publishing Group/Arco Publishing Co. Hardcover
1975rif. 416619London u. New York, Country Life u. Arco, (1975). M. 70 (60 farb.) Taf. v. P. Scott, sowie zahlr. Ill. u. Ktn.-Skizzen. OLwdbde. m. Rücken- u. Deckelverg. in farb. ill. OLwd.-Schuber.
1971rif. 002434Chicago: J.G. Ferguson Publishing Co. 1971. Special limited edition bound in blue leather #1392 of 3000. 260pp. color and b&w plates ills. An overview of waterfowl and game birds with brief species descriptions notes on habits and habitat and conservation; illustrated with the art of Richard Bishop. 64 full-page plates in color plus numerous reproductions of etchings. Index. Slipcase has some corner wear and scuffs. Book is fine with a tiny amount of wear at spine tips. Full-Leather. Fine. Illus. by Bishop Richard E. illustrator. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. J.G. Ferguson Publishing Co. Hardcover
19778vo., First Edition, with 5 coloured plates on 4 and 28 monochrome plates on 20, inscription on front free endpaper; green cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in dustwrapper.