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Fernand Nathan 1977, In-8 relié cartonnage éditeur, 175 pages, photos en couleurs. Très bon état
8vo., First Edition, with title-vignette, photographs and tables in the text; green cloth, gilt back, green endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. With personal bookplate on front free endpaper. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
24 pages. Features: Dramatic one-page colour photo of America's Sputnik blowing up on launch pad at Cape Canaveral; Nice one-page colour-photo Campbell's Vegetable Soup ad; Wonderful four-page feature on the Community Farm of the Brethren at Bright, Ontario includes fourteen photos; Photos (one in colour) of "Bran", the Irish wolfhound and regimental mascot of the Irish Regiment of Canada; Photo and brief write-ups of Sylvia Murphy, Joan Fairfax and Joyce Hahn; Behind the Scenes at the CBC - costume-making for CBC productions - includes nice colour photo of Bill Yule and June Sampson - please note that 1/3 of the second page of this article has been removed and is not included; Wow! One-page colour team photo of the Stanley Cup Champion 1957-8 Montreal Canadiens, featuring captain Maurice (Rocket) Richard; Four amazing photos of the Xavantes tribe of Brazil - taken as part of Rolf Blomberg's trip; Photo of Canada's top horseshoe pitching team, W. Faint, G. Miles, E. Crawford and L. Cruise; Wow! - one-page colour pin-up photo of Frank Sinatra!; The MacKay family of Toronto's Forest Hills Village bands birds - ten photos with write-up - son Barry MacKay went on to become a well-known naturalist and artist; Back cover 1958 calendar features large charming colour photo of baby girl in pink bonnet Average wear. Unmarked. Centerpage and covers holding by one staple. A worthy copy of this wonderful vintage issue.. Book
Circa 1963. All cards mounted. Average wear. Sound copy. Unmarked. Book
64 pages. Attractively illustrated with colourful glossy boards. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Excellent copy. Book
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full white cloth boards. Slight edge wear to cover. 448 pages.
447pp. 24 cm. Hardcover Very good condition good
Folio 2 vol., illus. 431 plates reproduced in color for the first time from the collection at the New York Historical Society Hardcover Very good condition in slightly worn slipcase
Paris, Payot 1945. In-8 broché, couverture illustrée de 286 pages. 4 planches. Très bon état
Recueil de 435 reproductions couleurs de planches d'oiseaux d'Amérique légendées, publiées par le peintre naturaliste, dessinateur et ornithologue états-unien John James AUDUBON (1785-1851) de 1827 à 1838 à Londres; "with a foreword and descriptive captions by William VOGT" (1902-1968); fac-similé de la page de titre du recueil original "published by the autor 1827-[18]30" (sic); "transcript of the legends on the original plates with a note concerning them" in fine; index. Exemplaire collationné, bien complet des 435 planches. Anglais
Meschers Chez l'auteur 1936, grand In-8 broché, 207 pages. Bon état.
8vo., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece and very numerous coloured photographs (many full-page) throughout; red cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON TITLE.
Large light blue octavo; 598 p, [8] leaves of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cm. Birds -- Louisiana.
Folio, First Edition, with 130 fine coloured plates of birds, and pictorial endpapers; sage green cloth, upper board blocked in gilt, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter mildly age-soiled, and lightly creased and frayed at edges. SCARCE.
447pp.+ 16pp.ills.hors-texte, non coupé, in-8°, couv.ill., bel état
Delachaux et Niestlé 1983, In-12 broché, 264 pages. Plus de 250 espèces décrites, 24 planches en couleurs. Très bon état
This undated edition was published by L. Rene in London, probably in the late 1890s. "Complete Edition, with engravings." - title page. Colour plates. A fascinating nostalgic presentation of the birds and the bees, and the development of the child from conception to birth, and beyond. "Erection is chiefly caused by scuraum, eringoes, cresses, crysmon, parsnips, artichokes, turnips, asparagus, candied ginger, acorns bruised to powder and drank in muscadel, scallion, sea sheel fish, etc... The act of coition being over, let the woman repose herself on her right side, with her head lying low..." - p.10. Hinges open. Some plates loose but present. Above-average but not excessive wear. Tiny binder's tag inside back board, otherwise unmarked. A worthy vintage copy. Book
pp. xii, 52; xviii, 62. Illustrated with text drawings and wood engravings. Green silk moire endpapers. All edges gold gilt. Original green page ribbon. 4to. 390 mm. Original full green leather binding gold decorated in an over-all design of birds in flight. Spine with same gold design and raised bands. Hardbound. Very beautiful, crisp copy. Original bookplate from the Easton Press, left blank. This Collector's Edition is published in advance for the subscribers of the Easton Press collection of "The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written". **PRICE JUST REDUCED! PRESS/W75 # 300PR.
Collection of ancient Greek comedies by various translators Edited by Robert W.Corrigan. Includes Aristophanes : Lysistrata,The Birds, Peace,Plutus. and Menander : The Grouch Book
New English versions of Lysistrata, The Frogs, The Birds, and Ladies' Day. "Thanks to Dudley Fitts...we can appreciate Aristophanes' vigor, his robust style, his scorching wit, his earthy humor, his devotion to honesty and his poetic imagination" 341p.index Book
Reprinted from "Aristophanes : the Eleven Comedies" Translated by Sir Louis Sterling?] originally published by The Athenian Society. London 1912.This edition in the Dover Thrift Editions series 1999.48p. 54p. Book
[1] The Frogs: translated from the Greek by William James Rickie with an introduction by Gilbert Seldes and wood engravings by John Austin. 62p. [Bound Dos-A- Dos together with] [2] The Birds : with an introduction by Dudley Fitts" Six Greek Plays" issued by the Dryden Press.) 52 p.. 114p; Shligh shelf waer eap to foot of soune. " Spine just a little damaged at foot Book
8vo., First Edition, some light offsetting from fold-ins to free endpapers, small neat signature on front free endpaper; original green cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, crisp copy. With fragments of dustwrapper loosely inserted. First appearance of Murray's renowned translation.
[1] The Frogs: translated from the Greek by William James Rickie with an introduction by Gilbert Seldes and wood engravings by John Austen. 62p. [Bound Dos-A- Dos together with] [2] The Birds : with an introduction by Dudley Fitts" Six Greek Plays"issued by the Dryden Press.) 52 p.. 114p; Slight shelf esp.to foot of spine.. Book
Volumes 1 & 2. Both have tape marks and name to the end papers from previous owner's old cellophane wrappers. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spines. Two very clean very tight copies with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Only Vol 1 has a dust jacket. This has similarly tape marked dust flaps, Total of 509pp. The plays are The Acharnians, The Knights, The Birds, The Peace, The Frogs, The Trial of Euripides, The Clouds and The Wasps. Intro by John P Maine (vol 1) and John Hookham Frere (vol 2).
