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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
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.
1886rif. 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
2002rif. 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
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
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.
1980rif. 3127468Leiden: Stichting Veth tot Steun aan Waddenonderzoek 1980. 308 Seiten. Als Typoskript gedruckt. Gr. 8° (22,5-25 cm). Illustrierte Orig.-Broschur. [Softcover / Paperback].
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.
1874rif. 101062Washington, 1874. XI, 791 S. OLwd. Rücken fehlt. Einbd. angestaubt u. gelockert. Sign. a. Vors. (Miscell. publ. US Geolog. Surv. terr. 3).
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.
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
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.
19744to., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece and large folding map; original printed wrappers, a near fine copy.
1928rif. 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
1950rif. 172628Ottawa, 1950. M. einigen Abb. 96 S. OBr. Klammerbind. etwas angerostet. Umschl. angestaubt. (Bulletin Canada Dep. of resources and develotment 120/Biol. ser. 40).
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.
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.
1985Faint shelfwear. ; Excavations of the Athenian Agora Picture Book No. 22; 8.3 X 5.3 X 0.2 inches; 32 pages
1928rif. 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
1961rif. 000688New York: Viking Press 1961. Special Limited Edition #444 of 500. 256pp. 90 color photos map ends. Slipcased with a separate portfolio of 20 color plates from the book; cloth cover with color photo of white-tailed tropicbird pasted down on front. 98 species pictured in color with notes and ID guide photographer biographies index. Slipcase edges scuffed. The portfolio is usually missing but present in this case. Limited/Numbered. Cloth. Very Good/Slipcase. 4to. Viking Press Hardcover
1937rif. 012670Northampton: The Hampshire Bookshop 1937. A beautiful copy without the usual browning of spine and foxing of endpapers. Color frontis by Fuertes illustrations.map endpapers index 813 pages. Climate geography and habitats of the Connecticut River valley seasonal lists species accounts with identification occurance field notes. Historical summary of observations. First Edition. Cloth. Fine. 4to. The Hampshire Bookshop Hardcover
rif. 18387LONDON. OLIVER AND BOYD.1966. VOLUME THREE - A HISTORY OF THE BIRDS OF THE AZORES. NEAR FINE COPY WITH A VERY GOOD DUSTWRAP. COLOUR HALF-TONE PLATES WOOD ENGRAVINGS IN TEXT MAPS. ILLUSTRATIONS BY D.M. REID-HENRY GEORGE E. LODGE C.F. TUNNICLIFFE AND OTHERS. EXTRA POSTAGE. LONDON. OLIVER AND BOYD.1966 unknown
rif. 23795LONDON 1930 - 1951 PUBLISHED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES BY THE CROWN AGENTS FOR THE COLONIES. COMPLETE IN 8 VOLUMES DARK BLUE CLOTH 3 VOLS. HAVE FADED SPINES BUT IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE BIRDS OF THE GAMBIA SIERRA LEONE THE GOLD COAST AND NIGERIA. WITH PREFACE BY THE RIGHT HONOURABLE LORD PASSFIELD SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES. 88 COLOUR PLATES BY LODGE GRONVOLD HENRY JONES ROLAND GREEN AND P. RICKMAN. AND MANY CHRONOLITHOGRAPHS. EXTRA POSTAGE WILL BE REQUIRED ON THESE VOLUMES. LONDON, 1930 - 1951, PUBLISHED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES BY THE CROWN AGENTS FOR THE COLONI hardcover
rif. 27702LONDON. OLIVER AND BOYD.1968. VOLUME FOUR - A HISTORY OF THE BIRDS OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS. NEAR FINE COPY WITH A VERY GOOD DUSTWRAP. COLOUR HALF-TONE PLATES WOOD ENGRAVINGS IN TEXT MAPS. ILLUSTRATIONS BY D.M. REID-HENRY GEORGE E. LODGE C.F. TUNNICLIFFE AND OTHERS. EXTRA POSTAGE. LONDON. OLIVER AND BOYD.1968 unknown
rif. 18759VALLETTA MUSEUMS DEPARTMENT MALTA 1976. 1ST EDITION.VERY GOOD HARDBACK WITH CHIPPED DUST WRAP. FOREWORD BY DOM FINTOFF PRIME MINISTER OF MALTA. FULLY ILLUSTRATED BY VARIOUS ARTISTS INCLUDE C F TUNNICLIFFE AND DONALD WATSON. VALLETTA MUSEUMS DEPARTMENT MALTA, 1976 hardcover
