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Saint-Dié, Cuny, 1926. In-8 broché, 464 pages avec les illustrations dans le texte. Couverture un peu défraichie, bon exemplaire. Les illustrations sont de L. de Lajarrige et R. de la Nézière.
pp. viii, 632 + Plates; Bound with: CATALOGUE OF NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS [First Octavo Edition]. By Spencer F. Baird. Smithsonian Institution: 1859. 8vo. Library binding. Minor defects. The Cassell book includes over 100 handsome wood engravings of birds. Scarce. NH7 2c
pp. 598 + Color plates. Tall 8vo. Nice faux leather cloth binding. A very tight and clean copy. A really excellent and still useful study. W147
620 p. + 103 Plates. 8vo. Original publisher's cloth binding. Chipped at head. XLib. Includes important papers by the most noted authors on topics such as: Japanese Wood-Cutting and Woodcut Printing; Prehistoric Anthropology; Relation of Biology to Geological Investigation; the Shofar; Scientific Taxidermy for Museums; Comparative Oology of North American Birds; Etc. The article on taxidermy is especially significant, and its ramifications can still be seen today in the major American natural history museums. SM 8
496 p. Woodcut illustrations. Original cloth binding, spine gone. XLib Hereford Literary Society. Officers and Regents of the Smithsonian at this time included: Andrew Johnson; Louis Agassiz; A. D. Bache; and many other important figures of the era. The articles include studies of: Aurora Borealis, or Polar Light; Sense of Feeling; Electrico-Physiology; Lake Neuchatel; Gravity; Birds; etc. Because of the Civil War, this volume could not be published until 1872.
8vo., First Edition, with title in yellow and black, and very numerous coloured and monochrome photographs throughout; original series binding of green cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. New Naturalist 104. Dustwrapper artwork by Robert Gillmor.
Large light blue octavo; 598 p, [8] leaves of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cm. Birds -- Louisiana.
8vo., First Edition thus, with title-vignette, coloured plates, photographs and illustrations in the text; blue cloth gilt, gilt back, blue endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SIGNED BY ROGER TORY PETRSON ON HALF-TITLE. SIGNED COPIES OF THE UK EDITION ARE SCARCE.
8vo., First Edition, with photographs and maps; cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper
3 vols., 4to., First Edition, with coloured and monochrome illustrations and maps throughout; pictorial wrappers, all near fine copies. The run comprises Vol. I No. 1: Shag, Greater Flamingo, Lesser Flamingo, Whooper Swan, Pink-footed Goose, Lesser Kestrel (April 1997); No. 2: Bewick's Swan, Cory's Shearwater, Golden Eagle (August 1997); No. 3: Northern Gannet, White Pelican, Dalmatian Pelican, Pink-backed Pelican, Night Heron, Squacco Heron, Barnacle Goose (December 1997). VERY SCARCE.
8vo., First Edition, with 62 monochrome plates on 24 and very numerous illustrations, diagrams, maps and plans (a number full-page) in the text; original series binding of green buckram, gilt back, a a near fine copy in dustwrapper. New Naturalist, 63. Dustwrapper artwork by Clifford and Rosemary Ellis.
pp. v, (5)-217. Foxed. Wide margins. XLib bookplate and manuscript ownership of the Abington Friends Meeting Jenkintown, PA. 8vo. 205 mm. Original full cloth binding, decorated in blind. Front board decorated with flowers in gold gilt. Corners worn with slight loss. Slight loss at head of spine. First Edition. Hardbound. Very good. Interesting essay on the climates and seasons around the globe. NW48 FarRt
636p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition
328 p. Pages 143/144 and 177/178 loss of margin and a few letters. Early manuscript ownership of Susan M. Happock, 1813 on first fly leaf. Foxed. 12mo. 185 mm. Original full leather binding. Lacks spine label. A scarce little edition for use in schools. Hardbound. Good. S&S/AI 20229. PAIMP 21
This is a fine softcover copy with virtually no wear. Completely clean inside and out. Text in Japanese and English. This is the 2nd pre-event preceding the 1998 Triennale. The 1st Preliminary Event exhibition was held a few years earlier. Both events were in preparation for the 'World Architecture Exposition, Nara 1998'. This volume presents the work of 21 architects from Japan and many other countries including: Taro Asihara, Andrew Birds, Norihiko Dan, Dunning & Versteegh, Terese Erngaard, Kimmo Friman, Hudeo Horiike, Atsushi Kitagawara, Kengo Kuma, Kent Martinussen, Nuno Mateus, Shuji C. Miura, Hiroshi Naito, Tadashi Ohe, Reiser + Umemoto, Dagmar Richter, Kazuyo Sejima, Takayuki Suzuki, Joseph Wong, Hajime Yatsuka and Ken Yokogawa. Each architect is profiled and their work is shown with drawings, models and photographs. The advisory board for this volume and exhibition included: Paul Goldberger, Kenneth Frampton, Jorge Glusberg, Charles Jencks, and Dennis Sharp among others. Illustrated thoughout in color with some black & white. 12" high X 8" wide, 224 pages. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
192 pages. Index. Bibliography. Glossary. Colour and black and white photos. "A detailed account of the rules and practice of falconry, the husbandry and breeding of birds of prey, and the many species that can be trained." - from dust jacket. Heavily worn former library copy with usual markings. Still a worthy reading copy. *Please note: missing pages 117 and 118 which fall in the eagles section. Book
116 pages. Features: Update on Psittacine Feather Disease; Recognizing Breeding Behavior; Living with Parrots in Love; Those Uncommon Hyacinths; Bob Brown's Conure "Yoshi" provides more than was bargained for; Elegant Australian Parakeets; Touring Loro Parque; Is an Emu for you?; Mixed Housing for Pet Birds; Preparing Canaries for Breeding.. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
48 pages. 7.7" x 5.2". Illustrated in three colours - yellow, black and red, primarily to display the Justrite Company's many products. Provides concise general information on the care, feeding, breeding and training of: canaries, love birds, parrots, dogs, goldfish and tropical fish. Undated but appears to be circa 1930s. Above-average wear and soiling. Unmarked. No indication of any prior printings. A worthy vintage copy of this charming piece of pet ephemera. Book
Features: Warships North - On Canada's roof a second year running; Arctic Fuel Cache - 450 Squadron's helicopters are harbingers; Surveillance of Soviet Force - watching Russians emerging as an ocean power; Summer of the Hard Look - Rembrance Day look at the Legion; Expanding roles and more servicewomen; Nursing in Europe; The Queen's Own Rifles - display at the Canadian Regimental Museum in Toronto at Casa Loma; Forces Band Inspiring; Air Show - Snow Birds and more; Whirlybird at Iroquois; This is a cycle - HMCS Yukon returns from 10 weeks in Japanese and Hawaiian waters; Cairns and Maxville - Pipe major's stirring school excursion; back cover features photo of Anne Murray in T-10 canopy harness at the PNE. Sound copy. Book
Features: Vulcan - World's first Delta-winged bomber; Pt. II of the Lockheed P-58 Story - could it have been the best heavy fighter of WW II?; Germany's Slingshot Catapult Birds. Art: XP-58 3 View; Vulcan Mk 1 and Crew; Vulcan Mk II; Vulcan Mk II with Hound Dog Missiles. Water rippling to top portion. Book
66 pages. Features: Country Kitchen; Saskatchewan Mustard Farm; Pie Birds; Landscape Contest; Average wear. Prior owner's small ink stamp on front cover and table of contents. Sound copy. Book
116 pages. Features: Surveying Your Home for Bird Safety; Bake a Birdie Treat!; Homing Pigeons - Thoroughbreds of the Sky; The Grey Cheek Parakeet; Finches Can Live at Least Eight Years; How You can contribute to Avian science; Two memories of childhoods shared with a parrot 'brother'; Greenwing macaw George has established himself as a model in Chicago's advertising circles; Conure on the loose!; Adding Lactobacillus acidophilus to a bird's diet may help prevent bacterial infections. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
521 pages. Index. Line drawings. Average wear. Few markings. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
Paris, Hachette 1868. In 8 relié demi chagrin rouge, dos à nerfs ornés à motifs dorés, monogrammes en queue. Ouvrage illustré de 400 figures insérés dans le texte et de 24 grandes compositions par A Mesnel, A de Neuville et E Riou. Quelques rousseurs éparses
Ex-library copy with the usual stamps, stickers, etc. Text/interior is clean and unmarked. Green cloth boards with gold embossed lettering on cover and spine with black embossed jungle motif. Perforated stamp on title page and gift inscription on front endpaper with "1896". Corners worn and bumped, red "X" at bottom of page ends, general edge wear. Several color plates often with the tissue protective cover missing. A great many b&w engravings in fine and lavish detail. This book has pages 1-288 and covers Birds: Picarian Birds; The Parrot Tribe; The Owls and Ospreys; The Diurnal Birds of Prey, or Acciptrines; The Cormorant Group.
