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First Edition, large folio, limited edition, coloured frontis., 37 plates (mostly in full colour), orig. half buckram, marbled paper covers, head and tail of spine and corners slightly bumped, t.e.g. A fine guide to these natural history books. With a lengthy bibliography of bird books.
18992754Genève et Bâle, Georg & Co, 1899. 2 vol. in-8 de [2]ff., XXXVI, 839p. + [2]ff., II, 872p., [2]ff. Demi-percaline verte à coins, dos lisses. Léger accroc au coins inf. 1er plat vol. 2.
18352741Edinburgh, W. H. Lizars; S. Highley; W. Curry Jun. & Co., 1835. 1 vol. in-4 de 228, 20 p. Pleine perc. mauve, dos lisse orné. 1er plat et dos passés, coiffes frottées, quelques ff. déboîtés, sinon exemplaire agréable, exempt de rousseurs.
8vo [23 x 15 cm]; 630, [x, ads, advertising Elisha Kane's Arctic explorations] pp, engraved frontis (portrait), map of Bay of Rio de Janeiro, folding map of Brazil, 150 illus, many plates, including 2 hand-colored plates of birds, not in later editions. original blind-stamped cloth, gilt spine title lettering, wear at edges and corners, name on endpaper, short tear at stub of map, the colored and black & white plates have tissue guards, interior is clean & very good, in good cover, good hinges. A picture Sabin 37709. Griffin 6502. Humphreys 413. Naylor 164. Welch 41. Borba de Moraes p 434: "This is the first edition of this successful book, it was reprinted many times.", "The success of this book was enormous . . . . and became a classic book about Brazil for North Americans." This is a comprehensive treatment, with particularly good illustration, covering views, scenes, people, buildings, birds, plants, etc, with detailed appendices of commerce, history, economics, population, etc. 'The accompanying map is probably the most perfect ever published of an Empire which has never been surveyed. In 1855 the junior author travelled more than three thousand miles in Brazil, making corrections on this map as he journeyed', the Colton map being of Brazil with Guayana, dated 1855 with insets of Rio and Pernambuco showing streets. Wood 417: 'The references to birds and other animals are numerous, including such species as Jacana, Boat-bill, Toucan, Harpy Eagle, Umbrella bird, Variegated Breast Parrot and Rose-colored Spoonbill, the last two depicted in color'. The first edition of one of the first works published in the US just on Brazil based on the author's several decades in the country.
189541992Wien: K.K. Öster. Handels-Museum 1895. Folio. Title leaf and 12 mounted plates held loose in the original pictorial board folder. Contemporary inscription to the inside of the upper board title leaf chipped with some loss to the outer edge boards with some light wear and soiling. Wien: K.K. Öster. Handels-Museum unknown
178449098Pauli, Bln. 1784. Mit 38 unkolorierten Kupferstichen. 282 S. Schlichter Pappband d.Zt. mit Rundumrotschnitt. Kleine, handschriftliche Nummer auf Rücken. Rücken mit winzigem Löchlein. N.a.Vors. Gutes Exemplar.
197567048London: Collins 1975. First trade edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. SIGNED. Folio 40 cm Green vinyl cloth over boards. "With the Compliments SFOM First African Management Seminar Nairobi-Kenya April 1977" label on front free endpaper. The text block is a bit wavy. In a price-clipped dust jacket with numerous light scratches to the surface moderate creasing and two small open tears along the top edge of the rear panel. May require extra postage due to weight. A book which combines beautiful painting with a light and entertaining text which is nevertheless scientifically accurate and contains information never before collected together. The book not only sets out to display the beauty of the birds but also to stimulate the interest of ordinary bird-watchers. Both the artist and the author live in Karen Kenya and spend a great part of their lives in the habitat described in this book.<br /> <br /> Signed by Rena Fennessy on the title page. Collins hardcover
1855DEMO014219IWashington: Beverly Tucker 1855. First & Quarto edition. Hardcover. fair. 34 chromos 22 monochromes. 4to 13485102114 pages original sheep defects. Ex libris House of Repr. Vol. #796. Lacks the two maps and two sheet profiles. <br/><br/>This volume contains seven Reports by Abbott Conrad Newberry Girard & Baird along the Sacramento Valley to the Columbia River. House Exec. Doc. no. 91. Howes P3; Wheat TRANSMISSISSIPPI 822ff; Wagner - Camp - Becker 264a-1; Rittenhouse 442. "This widely known work requires no comment - Cowan CALIFORNIA p.512." 34 chromolithographs 22 monochromes. Beverly Tucker hardcover
189843250Stockholm, (1898). 4to. Orig. hldrbd. med rig dekoration på shirtpermerne. Ryg slidt, særligt ved øverste kapitæl. XV,342,7,II pp. samt 69 kromolitograferede tavler, afbildende talrige arter ( fra 4 til 12 på hver planche). Navne tilskrevet arterne på afbildningerne. Enkelte bladkanter reparerede. Brugsspor.
194211741Field Museum, 1942-48. 636,434,383 pp. (Zool. Series, Field Mus. of Nat. Hist. vol.XIII, Part I:1-3).
197443245Radebeul, Neumann Verlag, (1974-76). 4to. 2 orig. full cloth. Orig. wrappers.. 468,460 pp. Very richly illustr. with photos and range-maps in the text a. 88 plates with coloured eggs. Bookplate of Lorenz Ferdinand.
193643189N.Y., Macmillan Company, (1936). 4to. 2 orig. full cloth. XX,1245 pp., 16 colourplates a. 72 in b/w (by Francis L. Jaques). Light wear along edges, otherwise fine. Bookplate of Lorenz Ferdinand.
193943191(Berlin), J. Neumann=Neudamm, (1939). Lex8vo. Orig. pictorial full cloth. Light wear to top of spine. A very light discolouring to lower part of spine. Frontispiece.412 pp. Illustrations and tables. Bookplate of Lorenz Ferdinand. Internally clean and fine.
197243243(London, 1972). Royal 8vo. Orig. full cloth. XV,407 pp., map, illustr. on plates and 3 colourplates. Fine and clean.
Stockholm, (1898). 4to. Orig. hldrbd. med rig dekoration på shirtpermerne. Ryg slidt, særligt ved øverste kapitæl. XV,342,7,II pp. samt 69 kromolitograferede tavler, afbildende talrige arter ( fra 4 til 12 på hver planche). Navne tilskrevet arterne på afbildningerne. Enkelte bladkanter reparerede. Brugsspor.
Edinburgh a. London, (1958). 4to. Orig. full cloth. LXIX,384 pp., 31 plates(of which 16 are in colour).
Kbhvn., 1981-93. 4to. Indbundet i 3 solide hshirtbd.
Field Museum, 1942-48. 636,434,383 pp. (Zool. Series, Field Mus. of Nat. Hist. vol.XIII, Part I:1-3).
Oslo, 1963. Lex8vo. 460 pp., 18 plates (9 in colours), fold. map a. 33 distributionmaps in pocket at end. (Norsk Polarinstitutts Skr. Nr. 29).
Radebeul, Neumann Verlag, (1974-76). 4to. 2 orig. full cloth. Orig. wrappers.. 468,460 pp. Very richly illustr. with photos and range-maps in the text a. 88 plates with coloured eggs. Bookplate of Lorenz Ferdinand.
Leipzig, Geest & Portig, 1950. Lex8vo. Orig. hcloth. XII,452 pp. 14 colourplates a. 145 illustr. and maps.
N.Y., Macmillan Company, (1936). 4to. 2 orig. full cloth. XX,1245 pp., 16 colourplates a. 72 in b/w (by Francis L. Jaques). Light wear along edges, otherwise fine. Bookplate of Lorenz Ferdinand.
(Berlin), J. Neumann=Neudamm, (1939). Lex8vo. Orig. pictorial full cloth. Light wear to top of spine. A very light discolouring to lower part of spine. Frontispiece.412 pp. Illustrations and tables. Bookplate of Lorenz Ferdinand. Internally clean and fine.
(London, 1972). Royal 8vo. Orig. full cloth. XV,407 pp., map, illustr. on plates and 3 colourplates. Fine and clean.
16°, cm 20, pp. 115, con 14 tavole illustrate. Brossura editoriale arancio con titoli in rosso e nero al piatto entro cornice. Bellissimo esemplare, privo di difetti. Edizione originale e unica.
