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réf. 24160LONDON. LONGMANS GREEN AND CO. 1902. FIRST EDITION - LIMITED TO 600 COPIES OF WHICH THIS IS NUMBER 18. SMALL FOLIO BEAUTIFULLY REBOUND IN HALF GREEN MOROCCO MARBLED ENDPAPERS TEG WITH 6 PHOTOGRAVURES. 41 TISSUE-GUARDED COLOURED PLATES SOME BY THORBURN AND 25 OTHER ILLUSTRATIONS. SOME FOXING TO THE EDGES OF A FEW PLATES BUT A VERY NICE CLEAN AND FIRM COPY IN A LOVELY BINDING. A VERY HEAVY BOOK - EXTRA POSTAGE WILL BE REQUIRED FOR OVERSEAS. LONDON. LONGMANS, GREEN AND CO., 1902 unknown
réf. 1334680450.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
réf. 37531EDINBURGH LIZARS 1835. FIRST EDITION VOLUME 4 PART 3 OF JARDINE'S NATURAL HISTORY. WITH A TOTAL OF 30 HAND-COLOURED PLATES NUMEROUS WOODCUTS. FRONTIS. OF PLINY WITH A MEMOIR. NICELY BOUND IN HALF RED LEATHER OVER MARBLED BOARDS MARBLED ENDPAPERS T.E.G. MINOR WEAR TO TOP AND BOTTOM OF SPINES. FIRMLY BOUND AND VERY CLEAN. A HANDSOME COPY. UNCOMMON. EDINBURGH, LIZARS, 1835 hardcover
réf. 37533EDINBURGH LIZARS 1836. FIRST EDITION VOLUME 6 OF JARDINE'S NATURAL HISTORY. WITH A TOTAL OF 30 HAND-COLOURED PLATES BY LEAR NUMEROUS WOODCUTS. FRONTIS. OF BEWICK WITH A MEMOIR. NICELY BOUND IN HALF RED LEATHER OVER MARBLED BOARDS MARBLED ENDPAPERS T.E.G. MINOR WEAR TO TOP AND BOTTOM OF SPINES. FIRMLY BOUND AND VERY CLEAN. A HANDSOME COPY. UNCOMMON. EDINBURGH, LIZARS, 1836 hardcover
réf. 032666Edinburgh: W H Lizars A good to very good copy of the second 'Popular' edition of Pigeons with hand coloured vignette title and 30 hand coloured plates from drawings by Edward Lear. Undated but circa 1845. Improvements in printing and materials enabled Lizars to reissue the Naturalist's Library at lower cost while retaining the original text and plates. This volume has added text - a section on rearing feeding and management of domestic pigeons. The red cloth binding is in very good condition. It is complete sound and clean. The cloth is faded to the spine which is pulled - particularly to the top where there is the beginnings of a split and the corners have some bumping and wear. The original endpapers are present. Contents: half title; frontispiece with guard; vignette title; title; contents; memoir and text 252pp with 30 plates. Contents are very clean and bright. The gather at pp 114-226 has loose stitching. W H Lizars hardcover
réf. 25400BERKHAMPSTED POYSER 1973. FIRST EDITION VERY GOOD IN VERY GOOD DUSTWRAPPER. ILLUS. BY R GILLMOR DIAGRAMS MAPS CHARTS. A SCARCE POYSER. BERKHAMPSTED, POYSER, 1973 unknown
réf. 27705BERKHAMPSTED POYSER 1973. SOFTBACK EDITION WITH 'SPECIAL PAPERBACK EDITION NOT FOR SALE' PRINTED ON THE FRONT COVER. SLIGHT WEAR TO COVERS BUT VERY GOOD. ILLUS. BY R. GILLMOR DIAGRAMS MAPS AND CHARTS. A SCARCE POYSER. BERKHAMPSTED, POYSER, 1973 paperback
1838réf. 033186EDINBURGH: W H LIZARS 1838 A very good copy of the 1st edition of Part 1 of Birds of Great Britain and Ireland from the Naturalist's Library. In the original publisher's cloth binding with gilt titles to spine with 34 hand coloured plates as called for. Containing half title; list of volumes in the series; frontispiece portrait of Sir Robert Sibbald; black and white vignette title page 2 people hunting with birds; 2 further title pages; publisher's advert; contents listing; Memoir of Sir Robert Sibbald; text with black and white illustrations; and 34 hand coloured plates bound at the rear. The binding has been rebacked preserving the original spine and is sound and tight. There is fading to the spine and board edges and a couple of small marks to the front board. The top corners of the boards have light bumps. The original green endpapers are present with professional repair to the joints. The contents are very clean and the plates are well-coloured. The and plate paper has light toning. The tissue guards to the plates have occasional marks or spots and some offsetting. The tissue guard to plate 16 has a red paint mark at the edge. Plate 22 was originally badly bound making the image too close to the side edge so that the top edge of a bird's head has been removed. W H LIZARS hardcover
1842réf. 033183EDINBURGH: W H LIZARS 1842 A good to very good copy of the 1st edition in the original publisher's cloth binding with 34 hand coloured plates. With volume listing; frontispiece portrait of Rev Dr Walker; hand coloured vignette title page showing a spaniel and a heron; 2 further title pages; publisher's advert; contents listing; Memoir of Dr Walker; and text with black and white illustrations and 34 hand coloured plates bound at the rear. The binding has been rebacked relaying the original spine and the end papers repaired and retained. The binding has fading to spine and board edges and light wear to corners. The end papers have some marking at the joints where repaired. The text pages are generally clean with light toning and occasional marking and spotting mainly at the edges. All the plates are tissue-guarded and are very well coloured. There is some offsetting to the guards and the occasional nibble to the guard edge. There is an old crease to plate 29 and its tissue guard not affecting the image. W H LIZARS hardcover
1839réf. 033179EDINBURGH: W H LIZARS 1839 A very good copy of the 1st edition of Part II of Birds of Great Britain and Ireland in the original publisher's cloth binding. This volume covers a range of familiar birds from bullfinches to wrens. Contents: volume listing; half title; black and white frontispiece portrait of William Smellie with tissue guard; hand coloured vignette title page showing a robin; 2 further title pages; publisher's advert; contents listing; Memoir of William Smellie; text with black and white illustrations and 30 hand coloured plates bound at the rear. The original binding has been rebacked relaying the original spine and is sound and tight. There is slight scuffing to the boards which have light wear to corners and edges. There is fading to the spine and to the board edges. The original green endpapers are present with professional repair at the inner joints. Text and plate pages have light toning at the margins. The plates are clean and well coloured. The paint has splashed however in a couple of places eg at plate 16 where there is a small blue splot at the bottom of the plate and a blue splash at the back of the previous plate affecting the plate edge. Plates are without tissue guards and there is some offsetting to the backs of previous plates. W H LIZARS hardcover
1834réf. 033090EDINBURGH: W H LIZARS 1834 A good to very good copy of the 1st edition of Volume I of Gallinaceous Birds covering varieties of domestic and wild fowl eg turkeys pheasants in the publisher's brown cloth binding. Copy previously in the ownership of Francis Hemming the entomologist and with his book plate at the front pastedown. Contents with half title; black and white frontispiece portrait of Aristotle; hand coloured vignette title page with a picture of a cockerel; 2 further title pages; contents listing; Memoir of Aristotle; and text with black and white illustrations and 30 hand coloured plates 29 plates are listed in the contents index but there are 2 versions of plate 18. 32pp of advertisements and a 4 page yellow geographical works advert at the rear. The cloth binding has been rebacked relaying the original spine and is sound and tight. There is some slightly paler marking to the boards and the corners have light wear. The original green endpapers are present - the free endpaper is watermarked - and have professional repair at the joints. Contents are clean with toning to the margins including to the plate paper. Pages 169-172 have been roughly opened at the top edge and there is a small ink spot at the top edge of p 205. The plates are generally clean and very well coloured. Tissue guards tend to have some spotting or offsetting - Plate 1 has general toning and a very browned guard and the guard to plate 24 has a small area of paint from the bird on it. W H LIZARS hardcover
réf. 37534EDINBURGH LIZARS 1837. FIRST EDITION TWO VOLUMES. VOLUMES 7 AND 8 OF JARDINE'S NATURAL HISTORY. WITH A TOTAL OF 64 HAND-COLOURED PLATES NUMEROUS WOODCUTS. FRONTIS. OF BRUCE WITH A MEMOIR. NICELY BOUND IN HALF RED LEATHER OVER MARBLED BOARDS MARBLED ENDPAPERS T.E.G. MINOR WEAR TO TOP AND BOTTOM OF SPINES. FIRMLY BOUND AND VERY CLEAN. A HANDSOME COPY. UNCOMMON. EDINBURGH, LIZARS, 1837 hardcover
1838réf. 034906Edinburgh: W. H. Lizars 1838. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo. Pp.x 256; engraved frontispiece plate of Haller; engraved title page with a hand-coloured vignette; 33 engraved plates of which 32 are hand-coloured with tissue guards; letterpress title and half-title pages. Original cloth binding with gilt lettering to the spine some fading top and bottom of spine a little creased binding firm. Contents good and tight original green endpapers bookplate belonging to John L Sinclair and further to Leonard Cowcill the first few pages have some toning but the main body is clean plates with tissue guards present tissue guards have some offsetting. A very good complete copy. W. H. Lizars Hardcover
réf. 31127LONDON REEVE BENTHAM 1850. FIRST EDITION. THIS IS VOLUME 2 DEALING WITH RASORES AND GRALLATORES. ORIGINAL BLIND-STAMPED GREEN CLOTH WITH SPINE FADED TO BROWN NICE AND CLEAN AND TIGHT. 350 PAGES. LONDON, REEVE, BENTHAM, 1850 hardcover
1838réf. 033322EDINBURGH: W H LIZARS 1838 A good to very good copy of the 1st edition in the original publisher's cloth binding with 31 hand coloured plates and a hand coloured vignette title page. The binding is clean and sound with light fading to the spine and the board edges. The spine ends have some chipping and there is a small cloth split developing at the top end of the front spine joint. The corners are turned inwards. The original green endpapers are present and are bright and unmarked. Contents: volume listing; half title; black and white frontispiece portrait of Haller; hand coloured vignette title page with picture of Green Tody; 2 further title pages; advert; contents listing; Memoir of Baron Haller; text; and 31 hand coloured plates bound at the rear. This is an unusual copy in that all of the text remains unopened - in the state in which it came from the publishers. The text paper looks quite brown toned. The plates at the rear are all very clean. There is offsetting to the tissue guards. The tissue guard to the frontispiece has been torn out. W H LIZARS hardcover
190280p. + Plus frontis. Illustrated with photos and drawings. 8vo. Original full cloth binding with some staining. NH 2
1906pp. 80, (16) [Appendix], + Plus frontis. Illustrated with photos and drawings. 8vo. Original full cloth binding with some staining. NH 2
1913réf. 022370Washington D.C.: National Geographic Society 1913. PHOTOS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Good condition overall. Light soil/wear to the cover. Internally Very Good. Previous owner's name. Pages are otherwise clean and unmarked. Among the articles in this issue are: FIFTY COMMON BIRDS OF FARM AND ORCHARD WITH 50 ILLUSTRATIONS IN EIGHT COLORS; BIRDS MAY BRING YOU MORE HAPPINESS THAN THE WEALTH OF THE INDIES by Frank M. Chapman; CHINESE PIGEON WHISTLES; THE NATION'S CAPITAL by James Bryce; and CURIOUS SCENES IN OUT-OF-THE-WAY PLACES. Bound in the original yellow and white wraps stamped in black. First Edition. Softcover 7" by 10 ". Good-Very Good condition. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. National Geographic Society Paperback
1973réf. 000506Nairobi: East African Publishing House 1973. East African Publishing House Nairobi. 1973 paperback. Fair. 225 x 180mm 130 pages. Colour and b/w photos map. Book condition: Fair clean bright not faded creasing to coverse photo a little staining to lower corner on first few pages book plate of Jeffery Boswall BBC NH producer Signed by author on title page. An unusual study to determine the biology of East African Flamingos undertaken in Kenya by the author in the 1950s. Signed by Author. Soft Cover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. East African Publishing House Paperback
1991réf. 002219Harley Books 1991. Very good/Very good. 4to. 260 x 210mm 400 pages. Colour photos maps. Book condition: Very good clean green boards tight binding no inscriptions. Jacket condition: Very good clean bright not faded not creased not clipped will be protected in removable clear sleeving upon sale. Comments: The 'Bible' for Lepidopterists; a classic high-quality volume from the Harley Books series covering families Lasiocampidae - Thyatiridae with a Life History Chart of British Lepidoptera. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Harley Books Hardcover
1979réf. 002220Harley Books 1979. Very good/Very good. 4to. 260 x 210mm 288 pages. Colour photos colour plates line drawings maps. Book condition: Very good clean green boards tight binding no inscriptions. Jacket condition: Very good clean bright minor tanning to spine not creased not clipped will be protected in removable clear sleeving upon sale. Comments: The 'Bible' for Lepidopterists; a classic high-quality volume from the Harley Books series covering families Sphingidae - Noctuidae Part 1. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Harley Books Hardcover
1983réf. 002221Harley Books 1983. Very good/Very good. 4to. 260 x 210mm 459 pages. Colour plates line drawings maps. Book condition: Very good clean green boards tight binding no inscriptions. Jacket condition: Very good clean bright minor tanning to spine not creased not clipped will be protected in removable clear sleeving upon sale. Comments: The 'Bible' for Lepidopterists; a classic high-quality volume from the Harley Books series covering families Noctuidae Part II - Agaristidae. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Harley Books Hardcover
1989réf. 002218Harley Books 1989. Very good/Very good. 4to. 260 x 210mm 370 pages. Colour plates line drawings maps. Book condition: Very good clean green boards tight binding no inscriptions small 'bump' to lower rear corner. Jacket condition: Very good clean bright not faded not creased not clipped light lower corner 'bump' will be protected in removable clear sleeving upon sale. Comments: The 'Bible' for Lepidopterists; a classic high-quality volume from the Harley Books series covering families Hesperiidae - Nymphalidae. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Harley Books Hardcover
1983réf. 002216Harley Books 1983. Very good/Very good. 4to. 260 x 210mm 343 pages. B/w photos colour and b/w plates line drawings maps. Book condition: Very good clean green boards tight binding no inscriptions. Jacket condition: Very good clean bright not faded minor tanning to spine and adjacent covers not creased not clipped will be protected in removable clear sleeving upon sale. Comments: The 'Bible' for Lepidopterists; a classic high-quality volume from the Harley Books series covering families Micropterigidae - Heliozelidae. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Harley Books Hardcover
1985réf. 002217Harley Books 1985. Very good/Very good. 4to. 260 x 210mm 460 pages. Colour and b/w photos colour plates line drawings maps. Book condition: Very good clean green boards tight binding no inscriptions. Jacket condition: Very good clean bright not faded very minor tanning to spine and adjacent covers not creased not clipped will be protected in removable clear sleeving upon sale. Comments: The 'Bible' for Lepidopterists; a classic high-quality volume from the Harley Books series covering families Cossidae - Heliodinidae. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Harley Books Hardcover
