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1889033226London: Gurney and Jackson 1889. Book. Illus. by Chapman Abel. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author to Letter. First Edition. 8vo. Pp. xii 286 2 pages adverts; numerous fine pen and ink drawings and in-text illustrations throughout by Abel Loosly inserted into the book is a letter from Abel Chapmen to Canon Farquhar of Queensferry. Original blue cloth titled in gilt on spine. Binding very good and bright no fading to the spine light wear only to the top and bottom of the spine; a few raised bubbles to the cloth on the front board. Content clean and tight original brown endpapers private book plate of C. Antony Norris to the reverse of the front free endpaper no foxing no inscriptions. A very good copy. Gurney and Jackson Hardcover
1889036460London: Gurney and Jackson 1889. Book. Illus. by Chapman Abel. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. Pp. xii 286 2 pages adverts; numerous fine pen and ink drawings and in-text illustrations throughout by Abel Chapman. Original blue cloth titled in gilt on spine. Binding very good and bright light wear only to the top and bottom of the spine and corners. Content clean and tight original brown endpapers wear along the hinge unmarked but for the pencil signature of F. S. Chapman no relative but the explorer and author also signed in pencil to the half title to the reverse of the front free endpaper no foxing no inscriptions. A very good copy. BIOG. Frederick Spencer Chapman DSO & Bar ED 1907 - 1971 was a British Army officer and World War II veteran most famous for his exploits behind enemy lines in Japanese occupied Malaya. His medals include the following: the Distinguished Service Order and Bar the Polar Medal Gill Memorial Medal Mungo Park Medal and the Lawrence of Arabia Memorial Medal. He joined many expeditions. Chapman was attached as "ski expert and naturalist" to Gino Watkins' 1930 -31 British Arctic Air Route Expedition. Expedition members included John Rymill and Augustine Courtauld. He also joined Watkins' subsequent fatal Greenland Expedition of 1932-33 which was led by Rymill after Watkins' death. Chapman experienced cold of such intensity that he lost all his finger and toe nails. Gurney and Jackson Hardcover
1907abe01aaLondon: Gurney & Jackson. G : in good condition without dust jacket. Cover rubbed and faded. Eps browned. 1907. Second Edition. Brown hardback cloth cover. 230mm x 170mm 9" x 7". xii 458pp plates. 26 b/w plates colour fold-out map. . Gurney & Jackson hardcover
1924008655London: Gurney & Jackson 1924. First edition large thick 8vo pp xxii 489 cloth slightly worn and rubbed spine head a little pilled and with one tiny tear in a torn and frayed dustwrapper which is lacking a few small pieces but now nicely protected in a removable plastic cover. From the library of the naturalist and conservationist Richard Fitter with his stamp on the front endpaper. Cloth. Good/Good. Gurney & Jackson Hardcover
24139ESSEX ARLEQUIN PRESS 1999. FIRST EDITION VERY FINE LIKE DUSTWRAP. WITH ITS LARGE BIBLIOGRAPHY MAPS AND TABLES THIS BOOK SHEDS MORE LIGHT ON AN ATTRACTIVE BIRD-OF-PREY WITH WHICH MOST BIRDERS MAY ONLY HAVE A BRIEF ENCOUNTER. ESSEX, ARLEQUIN PRESS, 1999 unknown
39172GURNEY & JACKSON. LONDON. 1907. SECOND EDITION VERY GOOD HARDBACK IN BROWN BUCKRAM. ON MOORLAND AND SEA WITH FAUNAL NOTES EXTENDING OVER FORTY YEARS. WITH COLOURED MAP AND NUMERUS ILLUSTRATIONS. VERY GOOD. GURNEY & JACKSON. LONDON. 1907 hardcover
39177LONDON GURNEY AND JACKSON 1889. 1ST EDITION. A VERY GOOD COPY IN DARK BLUE BOARDS. RECORDS OF WILD SPORT AND NATURAL HISTORY ON MOORLAND AND SEA. SCARCE. LONDON, GURNEY AND JACKSON, 1889 hardcover
9420GURNEY & JACKSON. LONDON. 1907. VERY GOOD HARDBACK IN BROWN CLOTH. ON MOORLAND AND SEA WITH FAUNAL NOTES EXTENDING OVER FORTY YEARS. WITH COLOURED MAP AND NUMERUS ILLUSTRATIONS. 2ND EDITION. EXTRA POSTAGE REQUIRED FOR OVERSEAS. GURNEY & JACKSON. LONDON. 1907 hardcover
23985GURNEY & JACKSON. LONDON. 1907. VERY GOOD HARDBACK IN BROWN CLOTH WITH SOME FINGERING TO THE TOP AND BOTTON OF SPINE. ON MOORLAND AND SEA WITH FAUNAL NOTES EXTENDING OVER FORTY YEARS. WITH COLOURED MAP AND NUMERUS ILLUSTRATIONS. 2ND EDITION. SOME FOXING. GURNEY & JACKSON. LONDON. 1907 hardcover
39183LONDON GURNEY AND JACKSON 1930. FIRST EDITION VERY GOOD COPY IN GREEN CLOTH NO DUSTWRAPPER. GILT TITLE ON SPINE. TEXT ILLUSTRATIONS PLUS COLOUR PLATES BY W.H. RIDDELL. WITH A MEMOIR BY GEORGE BOLAM. LONDON, GURNEY AND JACKSON, 1930 hardcover
28141LONDON GURNEY AND JACKSON 1924. FIRST EDITION VERY GOOD COPY IN GREEN CLOTH -- NO DUSTWRAPPER. GILT TITLE ON SPINE. ARCTIC CHEVIOT TROPIC NINETEEN COLOUR PLATES BY W.H. RIDDELL AND 170 SKETCHES BY THE AUTHOR. LONDON, GURNEY AND JACKSON, 1924. hardcover
2953GURNEY AND JACKSON LONDON 1924. VERY GOOD COPY IN GREEN CLOTH. GOLD TITLE ON SPINE. ARCTIC CHEVIOT TROPIC NINETEEN COLOUR PLATES BY W.H. RIDDELL AND 170 SKETCHES BY THE AUTHOR. 1ST EDITION 1924. GURNEY AND JACKSON, LONDON, 1924. hardcover
24307GURNEY AND JACKSON LONDON 1924. FIRST EDITION VERY GOOD COPY IN GREEN CLOTH GILT TITLE. ARCTIC CHEVIOT TROPIC NINETEEN COLOUR PLATES BY W.H. RIDDELL AND 170 SKETCHES BY THE AUTHOR. ARMOURIAL BOOKPLATE ON FRONT PASTEDOWN PLUS BOOKPLATE TO FEP. GURNEY AND JACKSON, LONDON, 1924. hardcover
19601NEW YORK; THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 1932-54. 4 VOLUMES IN GREY CARD COVERS: PART 1 HAS SOME WATER STAINING THROUGHOUT. BULLETIN: VOLUME LXV 1932. PART 2 : VOLUME LXXV 1939.PART 3: VOLUME 75A 1953 PART 4: VOLUME 75B 1954. ILLUSTRATED WITH PHOTOGRAPHS AND MAPS. FOLDING MAP IN VOLUME 1. NEW YORK; THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, 1932-54 unknown
29826NEW YORK; THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 1932. PART 1 ONLY. GREY CARD COVERS 756 PAGES. ILLUSTRATED WITH PHOTOGRAPHS AND MAPS ONE FOLDING MAP. VERY GOOD. NEW YORK; THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, 1932 unknown
200111935World Working Group on Birds of Prey and Owls 2001. Paperback. New. 96x32x140. <B>Raptors at Risk: Proceedings of the V World Conference on Birds of Prey and Owls - South Africa August 1998. </B>. In Africa the pioneering population monitoring of eagles in Kenya by Brown and in Zimbabwe by Gargett are noteworthy. Furthermore the consequences of habitat fragmentation and isolation on bird communities currently a deep concern have been thoroughly analyzed in temperate forests as well as in tropical forests but rarely in Africa and never specifically on a raptor community. Raptors are highly sensitive to prey availability vegetation structurem pollution and human disturbance and thus are good indicators of environmental changes. World Working Group on Birds of Prey and Owls paperback
1925DEMO010638IJoliet: P. F. Volland Company 1925. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Katherine STURGIS. 12mo unpaginated pictorial green boards a few marginal tears tips rubbed. <br/><br/>The Sunny Book series. P. F. Volland Company hardcover
1935034825London: Collins 1935. Book. Illus. by Austen Winifred. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to. Sixteen illustrations in water colour and many black and white drawings by Winifred austen. 180 pages. Original dust jacket somewhat worn with some tape repairs hardback binding very good with a little fading to the spine. Contents clean and tight some spotting to the endpapers otherwise unmarked no inscriptions. A very good clean copy. Collins Hardcover
0365868361.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1991006347Austin: Texas State Historical Association 1991. Three quarter brown leather over marbled paper-covered boards titles gilt. Brown marbled slipcase. 50 color plates and b/w photos 298 pages. A fine reproduction of the 1856 original with an introduction by R. M. Peck. In a "as new" slipcase. A limited edition of 250 copies. Limited & Numbered Edition. Three-Quarter Leather. As New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Texas State Historical Association Hardcover
1989030216British Ornithologists' Union 1989. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 170 pages; b/w illustrations. Original laminated boards fine and unmarked. Contents clean and tight unmarked no inscriptions. A fine copy as new . British Ornithologists' Union Hardcover
1925375774Caperns Undated c.1925. Hardcover. Very Good Condition. Capern's Bird Album brings together 54 plus 2 variant full colour cards depicting familiar British and aviary species each rendered in the clear appealing style that made his work popular with early twentieth century birdlovers. Postcard sized and designed for easy handling or display the set offers a bright nostalgic survey of common birds and remains an attractive example of period natural history illustration. This original album is complely filled with beautiful colour pictures of British birds. Each card is in bright condition with no creases. There are corners marks from the album mounts. The album itself has some minor damage to the front cover and the entire album section is detached from the binding. Size: 29.5 x 19.5 cms. Category: Varied Books; New Arrivals; This item may require more postage than the rates shown for delivery outside the UK. If extra postage is required we will contact you before processing your order and you will be given the details and option to decline the extra cost. Caperns hardcover
148171931 HESTER MAY VANDERBURGH SHANGHAI. VERY GOOD COPY IN DARK BLUE BOARDS. A COMPLETE POPULAR AND SCIENTIFIC ACCOUNT OF NEARLY FIVE HUNDRED AND FIFTY FORMS OF BIRDS FOUND IN FUKIEN KWANGTUNG KIANGSI KIANGSU AND CHEKIANG PROVINCES. ILLUSTRATED BY MORE THAN SEVENTY-FIVE HALF TONES OF BIRDS IN LIFE NESTS EGGS AND HAUNTS FROM PHOTOGRAPHS BY THE AUTHORS AND MORRIS CALDWELL. TOGETHER WITH SIX COLOURED PLATES BY PROFESSOR ANDREW ALLISON. STORIES AND LEGENDS BY MURIEL E. CALDWELL. 1931 HESTER MAY VANDERBURGH, SHANGHAI hardcover
1989008815Canberra: National Library of Australia 1989. Illustrated with 100 colour plates small quarto pp 251 paperback a very slight wave to the pages and cover personal inscription on front endpaper very slight fading to the spine otherwise a very good copy. From the library of the botanical artist Wendy Page with her blind-stamp on the title page. VERY SCARCE A HEAVY BOOK - EXTRA SHIPPING MAY BE REQUIRED . Paperback. Good. National Library of Australia Paperback
1982035925London: Collins 1982. Book. Illus. by R. David Digby. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to. 188 pages. 39 colour plates by David Digby and numerous b/w sketches throughout. Original dust jacket near fine a hint of toning to the flaps not price-clipped. Hard back binding fine. Contents clean and tight no inscriptions no foxing. A fine bright copy virtually as new from the library of Eric Hoskings. No bookplate. Collins Hardcover
