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189010793Hannover, Alfred Troschütz (Buchhandlung und Verlag für Naturfreunde), o.J. (ca. 1890). OHLwd., 180 S., Gr.8°
1897409720Gera-Untermhaus, Köhler, (1897). Fol. M. 30 chromolith. Taf. IV, 340 S. Mod. Lwdbd. Letzte Tafel ob. Rand etwas lädiert.
1870e8343London: John van Voorst. G : in Good condition without dust jacket. Cover rubbed and edgeworn with chipping at head of spine. Internal hinges cracked also gutter in places. Previous owner's inscription and stamp. 1870. First Edition. Blue hardback cloth cover. 230mm x 160mm 9" x 6". vi 109pp ads. B/W plates. . John van Voorst hardcover
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
1897101293Alameda, 1893-1897. M. zahlr. Abb. OBr. Umschläge gebraünt, teils lose, teils fehlend, mit Randläsuren bzw. eingerissen, teils m. St.
1870101550Berlin, (ca. 1870). 4°. 15 Taf. in mod. Hlwd.-Mappe. Taf. etwas fleckig. Text nicht erschienen.
183921239Philadelphia: J. T. Bowen 1839. Very good condition. Hand colored Audubon lithograph Oppenheimer edition of 'The Birds of America' the octavo edition. No. 4 Pl. 7 and "Drawn from Nature by J. J. Audubon F.R.S.F.L.S." at the lower left. Audubon based these octavo prints on the folio drawings of 'Birds of America' but made some modifications due to the smaller format. With the male and female birds perched on tree branch. Faintly toned upper right edge of print. 6 x 10" J. T. Bowen unknown
188863425New York: George H. Holden 1888. Tall 8vo. 4 309 1 viii pp. including illustrated advertisements one illustrated w/ brass metallic ink. Colour chromolithograph frontisp. 11 colour chromolith plates text illustrations woodcut-engraved plates. Brown pictorial publisher’s cloth cover art illust. of canary in gilt & black gilt illust. of bid on spine black lettering front cover gilt lettering on spine rubbing & edgewear to head & foot of spine minor wear & bumping to corners inner hinges starting ex-lib markings on spine & endpapers still VG- copy w/ former bookplate on endpapers. Second edition of this significantly revised handbook on keeping birds including canaries finches robins nightingales and parrots featuring four additional chromolithograph plates an expanded section on parrots their diseases & breeding and fine illustrated ads. Holden 1848-1914 was a successful breeder and importer of exotic birds for his popular Sixth Avenue store and published several books for the caring and illnesses of birds such as Sparrows White Java Sparrows Cardinals Nightingales Mockingbirds finches parakeets parrots Toucans Canaries and more. Of particular interest in the appended catalogue is the added advertisements for the ornate brass nickel plated and bronze cages with metal bases for birds from Andrew B. Hendryx & Co. of New Haven CT. George H. Holden, hardcover
1900NATW2475Gera-Untermhaus, Köhler o. J. (um 1900). Folio, Tit., 1 Bl., 274 S., 1 Bl. Vlgsanz., mit 27 Chromo- u. 3 Schwarztafeln, OLn., Einband berieb., etw. fleckig, innen vereinzelt schwach stockfleck.
1851175925Stuttgart, Rieger, 1851. M. zahlr. Textholzschn. 289 S. Pp. d. Zt. m. Rsch. Einbd. etwas bestoßen u. berieben. Durchg. braunfl.
1834033090<p>EDINBURGH: 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.</p> W H LIZARS hardcover
1838033186<p>EDINBURGH: 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.</p> W H LIZARS hardcover
1886033934London: R. H. Porter 1886. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo 22 x 14 cm. Pasted onto the front paste-down is an autographed letter from the author dated Jan 19. 1987. My dear Sir Many thanks for Y. polite note. I now know what to do - when y have my book please attach the enclosed to leaf opposite 'errata' it is ready gummed. My publisher played pranks! e.g. inserted 'thank' p. 63 line 2. I am truly Ys. Gregory Smart Lytham Preston Jan 19. 87" The referred to original printed leaf is duly pasted onto the last page and is essentially a reply to an adverse review. 'Birds of the British List To the Editor of the. Dear Sir. - Will you kindly admit the following communication to your next issue. A critique having appeared in a London paper stating that I have in my book upon "Birds on the British List" perverted the opinions of our greater authorities upon Birds. I send you an extract from a letter from Mr. Seebohm than whom there is no greater authority on the subject.' Pp. xxiv 148 4 2. Original green cloth with gilt lettering to the spine very goodwith light wear only. Contents good and tight bookplate of the Daltry Library ncorporating the letters NSFC i.e. North Staffs Field Club and also of The Wells Bladen Gift 1917 to the front free end paper a little foxing to the first and last few pages. A very good copy with author's letter. R. H. Porter Hardcover
1866417644Leiden, Noothoven van Goor, (1866). M. 10 (2 farb.) lith. Taf. VIII, 492 S. OLwdbd. m. goldgepr. Rücken- u. Deckeltitel, sowie Rverg. u. verg. Wappen a. hint. Deckel. Teils stockfl. Vorsatz m. kl. Fehlst.
1900840CGGera-Untermhaus, (um 1900). Chromolithografie der Lithogr. Anst. Franz Eugen Köhler. Bildausschnitt: 23 x 33 cm. + Wichtig: Für unsere Kunden in der EU erfolgt der Versand alle 14 Tage verzollt ab Deutschland / Postbank-Konto in Deutschland vorhanden +, Abb.
1840107DBParis, Fortin, Masson et Cie., 1840-1843. 8°. VIII, 243, (3) S.; (4), 360 S.; (4) 323 S. Halblederbde. d. Zt. mit Rückenvergoldung. + Wichtig: Für unsere Kunden in der EU erfolgt der Versand alle 14 Tage verzollt ab Deutschland / Postbank-Konto in Deutschland vorhanden +, 107D 3 Bde. (v. 4). 2. Auflage.
1900699CGGotha, Friedrich Andreas Perthes, um 1900. Farbige Lithographie auf Karton. Bildformat: 66 x 88 cm. + Wichtig: Für unsere Kunden in der EU erfolgt der Versand alle 14 Tage verzollt ab Deutschland / Postbank-Konto in Deutschland vorhanden +, Kind im Gebüsch
1834033165<p>Edinburgh: W H Lizars 1834 A very good copy of the 1st edition in the original publisher's cloth binding with 30 hand coloured plates. Contents with: black and white frontispiece portrait of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles; hand coloured vignette title page with red grouse; 2 further title pages; advert; contents listing; Memoir of Raffles; text with 30 hand coloured plates; and publisher's catalogues bound at the rear. The binding has been rebacked relaying the original spine and is sound and tight. The spine and the board edges are slightly sunned. The bottom corners of both boards have small bumps; top corners lightly turned. The original green endpapers are present with professional repair at the joints. The text is largely unopened and the text paper is toned towards the margins. The plates are very well coloured and have some toning to top page edges. The tissue guards to plates 6 and 26 are present but detached. Plate 17 has very toned paper particularly at the edges and there is professional paper repair to the side edge. The tissue guard to the frontispiece has been replaced.</p> W H Lizars hardcover
1842033183<p>EDINBURGH: 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.</p> W H LIZARS hardcover
1839033179<p>EDINBURGH: 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.</p> W H LIZARS hardcover
1886013815New York: American Ornithologists' Union 1886. Ex-library edgewear hinges repaired with linen tape 392 pages. Binding is tight insides clean. Original binding. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. Ex-Library. American Ornithologists' Union Hardcover
1891023337Edinburgh: David Douglas 1891. Illustrated a double-page coloured map large octavo pp xxiv 314 top edge gilt the fore-edge lightly untrimmed very clean internally a decorated title page a 16-page publisher's catalogue at the rear original green cloth slightly faded a small private shelf number on the spine the spine frayed at the base lacking a small piece at the top a small split to the top of the upper spine. From the library of the naturalist and conservationist Richard Fitter with his stamp on the half-title. First Edition. Cloth. Good. David Douglas Hardcover
1893023361Huddersfeild & London: Various publishers 1893. Four volumes of this publication - rare as are all of Seth Lister Mosley's works. FIRST VOLUME. comprises Vol II number 13 July 1983 to number 24 June 1884; bound with Volume III number 24 July 1894 to Number 30 December 1894. Possibly lacking part 26 but the months are consecutive so almost certainly a printing error. SECOND VOLUME Vol IV number 31 January 1895 to Volume IV number 53 November 1896. Added at the rear is Swanton's paper on British Puff-Balls 6pp and Mosley's 'Catalogue of British Birds Nests and Eggs' 46pp. Signature again of Albert John Barnes contemporary cloth but hinges completely broken so the text block is sound but detached. THIRD VOLUME Volume VII number 67 January 1898 to number 80 February 1899 plus extra 57 pp of articles including Swanton's Monograph of British Boleti 13pp. Includes 6 colour plates of moths one of fungi and two of beetles. FOURTH VOLUME Volume X number 103 January 1901 to number 114 December 1901 text block completely detached from the contemporary cloth. Includes 5 colour plates two botanical two of lichens and one of moths. Some of the plates are certainly hand-coloured though fairly simple whilst others may be colour printed. There are other engraved illustrations within the text. Extremely scarce. First Edition. Cloth. Fair. Various publishers Hardcover
18995870Chicago: American Field Publishing Co. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1899. First Edition. Hard Cover. Some wear to edges & corners owner's stamp dated 1899 on title page & fep.; 5 1/2x7 1/2" . American Field Publishing Co. hardcover
1890179055Edinburgh, Douglas, 1890. M. zahlr. Ill. XV, 276 S., 2 Bl. OLwd. m. goldgepr. Rtit. Unbeschnitten.