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1928réf. 006245Boston: Boston Society of Natural History 1928. Memoirs of the Boston Society of Natural Historyvol.6 no.3. Many tablesand a full-page map 23 plates 6 color 111-485pp. original geen cloth binding with faded spine and light spotting on boards. Hinges tender but still holding. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Large 4to. Boston Society of Natural History Hardcover
1981réf. 000791New Delhi/Washington DC: Amerind Publishing/Smithsonian 1981. 470pp. ills. photos 8 tipped-in color plates. Translated from Russian. Species descriptions for Gaviliformes Procellariiformes Anseriformes Falconiformes Galliformes Gruiformes Charadriformes: distribution migration molting food and feeding. Geographic names. History of ornithology in the region. Front hinge shaken. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Amerind Publishing/Smithsonian Hardcover
2003réf. Q-069111319XPrinceton University Press 2003-09-22. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Princeton University Press paperback
1999réf. 056232Canberra: Canberra Ornithologists Group. 1999. viii91pp index references appendices bw ills map. Pictorial card. Light edge wear to cover. The first update on Canberra's avifauna since 1963. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. Canberra Ornithologists Group. Paperback
1985Faint shelfwear. ; Excavations of the Athenian Agora Picture Book No. 22; 8.3 X 5.3 X 0.2 inches; 32 pages
1999Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 170 pages with three large full color photos per page on R. page with descriptions on L. page featuring birds from the following families: Loon, Grebe, Pelican, Heron, Waterfowl, Hawk, Falcon, Grouse, Rail, Crane, Plover, Avocet, Sandpiper, Gull etc. etc. -- at least 25 more listed in the contents. Map at front.
1980No 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. 408pp. The ornithology of south-east USA, covering both North and South Carolina. This study covers 415 species, most with excellent colour photographs.
1950réf. 172628Ottawa, 1950. M. einigen Abb. 96 S. OBr. Klammerbind. etwas angerostet. Umschl. angestaubt. (Bulletin Canada Dep. of resources and develotment 120/Biol. ser. 40).
1928réf. 56275Boston: Boston Society of Natural History 1928. Memoiors of the Boston Society of Natural History Volume 6 Number 3. With 23 plates from photogrraphs including 6 in color. 1 vols. Folio. Original olive cloth fine. Memoiors of the Boston Society of Natural History Volume 6 Number 3. With 23 plates from photogrraphs including 6 in color. 1 vols. Folio. A large scholarly work based on the Russian Polar Expedition of 1900-1903 undertaken by the St.Petersburg Academy of Sciences. Boston Society of Natural History unknown books
19744to., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece and large folding map; original printed wrappers, a near fine copy.
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.
1914pp. xx, 882 + Plus thirty-six full page plates. 4to. Original printed wraps. Wraps have a small library stamp. A serious ornithological study. NH 5
1977A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 248 pages. 9 3/4"w x 13"h. Full blue cloth boards with gilt bird decoration. "A series of brief profiles and magnificent portraits of fifty-six of the most characteristic birds of this area." Text by John A. Livingston, full color reproductions of the paintings of J.F. Lansdowne. Printed on glossy paper.
1874réf. 101062Washington, 1874. XI, 791 S. OLwd. Rücken fehlt. Einbd. angestaubt u. gelockert. Sign. a. Vors. (Miscell. publ. US Geolog. Surv. terr. 3).
19314to., First Edition, with frontispiece and 68 fine full-page plates in the text, some very faint occasional spotting, neat contemporary signature on front free endpaper; blue , upper board framed in blind and lettered in gilt, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy.
1980réf. 3127468Leiden: Stichting Veth tot Steun aan Waddenonderzoek 1980. 308 Seiten. Als Typoskript gedruckt. Gr. 8° (22,5-25 cm). Illustrierte Orig.-Broschur. [Softcover / Paperback].
1961Sm. 4to., with coloured frontispiece, 82 coloured plates containing 300 illustrations, 8 photographs in monochrome and numerous illustrations in the text; original red pictorial cloth, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in black, a very good, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper, the latter with small loss (not affecting lettering) at head of backstrip. One of the three 'Wayside Pocket Guides' of the Wayside and Woodland series, Coward's 'Birds of the Wayside and Woodland' was distilled from his original three-volume work, (1920-26) and first published in 1936. Several times reissued, it remains one of the best and most popular volumes of the famous series. Very uncommon in this condition. See Marren, pp.196-7.
1976Volumes published in 1976 and 1980 respectively. Volume 1: 176 pages. Contains 52 colour plates, including four fold-out pages, and 52 drawings, reproduced in duotone. Few finger smudges to top and bottom of front board as well as some wear to large gilt title. Light wear. Spine leans slightly to right. Contents unmarked. Many pages have a barely noticeable undulation indicating past exposure to moisture, however we found no related stains. Dust jacket with 2" tear to top of front panel and average wear. Volume 2: 167 pages. Contains 48 colour plates and 48 drawings, reproduced in duotone. Bright gilt upon spine and front board. Very light wear. Spine leans slightly to the right. Unmarked. All pages have a minor undulation at the top left corner from past moisture exposure. We found no related stains. Dust jacket has moderate wear to top edge and 3" tear to bottom of back panel. Along this stain there is faint water staining. Slight evidence of moisture exposure to top right corner of front panel. Overall, these remain two attractive volumes which capture the beauty and detail of the Birds of the West Coast. Book
2002réf. 007400Princeton: Princeton Univ Press 2002. Mint hardcover - still in original publishers shrink-wrap. Color photos 67 color and b&w plates line drawings maps biblio 878 pages. Covers all 1381 known species and their subspecies. List price is $110.00. Second Edition Revised & Enlarged. Hard Cover. New/New. Princeton Univ Press Hardcover
1886réf. 033934London: R. H. Porter 1886. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo 22 x 14 cm. Pasted onto the front paste-down is an autographed letter from the author dated Jan 19. 1987. My dear Sir Many thanks for Y. polite note. I now know what to do - when y have my book please attach the enclosed to leaf opposite 'errata' it is ready gummed. My publisher played pranks! e.g. inserted 'thank' p. 63 line 2. I am truly Ys. Gregory Smart Lytham Preston Jan 19. 87" The referred to original printed leaf is duly pasted onto the last page and is essentially a reply to an adverse review. 'Birds of the British List To the Editor of the. Dear Sir. - Will you kindly admit the following communication to your next issue. A critique having appeared in a London paper stating that I have in my book upon "Birds on the British List" perverted the opinions of our greater authorities upon Birds. I send you an extract from a letter from Mr. Seebohm than whom there is no greater authority on the subject.' Pp. xxiv 148 4 2. Original green cloth with gilt lettering to the spine very goodwith light wear only. Contents good and tight bookplate of the Daltry Library ncorporating the letters NSFC i.e. North Staffs Field Club and also of The Wells Bladen Gift 1917 to the front free end paper a little foxing to the first and last few pages. A very good copy with author's letter. R. H. Porter Hardcover
1947A unique collection of photographs, a tribute to the Author's patience and perseverance. In the text John Barlee tells of some of his personal experiences, and gives many of his own observations on bird flight. 128 pages. Red cloth covers. Dust jacket has chip at bottom front, tears and heavy creases at top of spine, edgewear.
Fine/fine (no faults with book or dj) Large octavo 180pp illustrated throughout. Birds driven to the very edge of extinction but made a recovery
1902pp. xii, 359 + Publisher's ad. + 48 Halftone color plates. Foxed. 4to. 26.5 cm. Uncut and mostly unopened. Top edge gold. Thick soiled buckram binding. Worn leather spine label. In his introduction, (General) G. O. Shields (Coquina) argues for the protection of these beautiful American bird species; which were being decimated, not only by hunters, but by the fashion to adorn ladies' hats with mult icolored feathers. "Nature is not lavish of her beauties; They are widely scattered and occasionally displayed, to be selected with care, and gathered with difficulty" -- Lord Byron (1821). **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W149
1902pp. xii, 359 + Publisher's ad (2). + 48 Halftone color plates. 4to. 265 mm. Original full cloth binding, lettered in silver/white (now somewhat faded). Hardbound. Very Good. Neltje Blanchan De Graff Doubleday (1865-1918) was an American scientific historian and nature writer who published several books on wildflowers and birds under the pen name Neltje Blanchan. Her work is known for its synthesis of scientific interest with poetic phrasing, and most editions are usefully illustrated. In his introduction, (General) G. O. Shields (Coquina) argues for the protection of these beautiful American bird species; which were being decimated, not only by hunters, but by the fashion to adorn ladies' hats with mult icolored feathers. "Nature is not lavish of her beauties; They are widely scattered and occasionally displayed, to be selected with care, and gathered with difficulty" -- Lord Byron (1821). Full Cloth. Hardcover. Very Good. OVERSIZE 5 / YORK HS
1978réf. 125315Leipzig, Edition, (1978). M. zahlr. (meist farb.) Fotos u. Zeichn. 218 S. OLwd. St. a. Vorsatz.
