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No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 135pp. This book is a record of twenty years of research into land reclamation funded by ARC, a company who carry out surface mineral extraction. It shows what can be done by the evidence of the ex-company restored gravel pit near Great Linford in Buckinghamshire which became a valuable and diverse wetland conservation site. Very well illustrated.
Octavo in orange DJ; vii-xv, 223 p, b&w illus (part color); 21 cm. Birds; Africa.
A clean, unmarked copy with a tight binding. Sharp corners; brown leatherette hardcover. Signed by all four editors. 330 pages.
Oblong 4to., First Edition thus, with numerous fine coloured and monochrome illustrations throughout; cloth, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. This edition published simultaneously with the Gollancz first edition
Robert Laffont 1991, In-8 relié toile bleue de l'éditeur. 112 pages. Illustrations. Parfait état.
Robert Laffont 1991, In-8 toile bleue de l'éditeur sous jaquette illustrée. 112 pages. Illustrations. Parfait état.
70 especies de pájaros exóticos y sus características, adquisición, alojamiento, accesorio, cuidados diarios, domesticación, alimentación, reproducción, prevención y cura de enfermadades, presentación a las exposiciones, híbridos, etc.
318 pages. Index. Gorgeous black and white bird illustrations. Text not in English. Large tear to page 283. Olive green front board and backstrip very attractively decorated in colour and gilt. Back hinge open. Above-average but not excessive wear. A worthy copy of this vintage copy. Book
Large octavo in black DJ; xii, 318 p ; 24 cm. Endangered species, Birds; Animals.
Oxford Univesity press, 1983. In-8 broché de 291 pages. Planches en noir et en couleurs, cartes. Bon état
8vo., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece, numerous coloured and monochrome plates by EME Glenister, and photographs by the author, neat contemporary signature on front free endpaper; green cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped, lightly age-soiled dustwrapper. 'A useful guide in a convenient form to the birds of a large region' (Tate p.69). SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Tate, p.202.
Book is very clean, with sharp corners, very little edgewear to covers, absolutely clean text, solid binding, with no marking of any kind, dog ears, or other harm. Dust jacket shows edge wear, scuffing, no tears. "The revised edition of this book includes all bird species known by the writer to occur, or to have occurred, in Canada and its coastal waters within a limit of 320 kim off shore, up to December 1984, a total of 578 species. At least 426 species are known to breed or to have bred in Canada." With location map for every entry, measurement,s, field marks, habitat, nexting, range, or "status in Canada" if "accidental" or extinct. 428pp. Illus. w. b&w drawings and large, full page color plates, endpaper maps.
Four Volumes bound in two. Illustrated with Eighty-Five full page copperplates. Early manuscript ownership of Sarah B. Roger, 1847 on title pages of Volume One and Volume Three. Light age stain in volumes one and two. Mild damp stain on bottom corner margins of volume three and four. 230 mm. Original full leather bindings, worn. Spines very worn with loss. Front board of volume one detached, other boards very fragile. Hardbound. Fair. Text good. Oliver Goldsmith (1728-1774) was an Irish novelist, playwright and poet, who is best known for his novel 'The Vicar of Wakefield' (1766), his pastoral poem 'The Deserted Village' (1770), and his plays 'The Good-Natur'd Man' (1768) and 'She Stoops to Conquer' (1771). He is thought to have also written the classic children's tale 'The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes' (1765). First published in 1774 'A History of the Earth and Animated Nature' was also extremely popular. This Philadelphia 1845 edition is scarce and complete examples are rarely offered for sale. PAIMP20
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
Duculot, 1983. In-8 broché, couverture illustrée de 191 pages. Photos. Bon état
Observations on nature. Index. Very nice small engravings. Wear to top/tail of spine and a little on cover corners. Signature on front pastedown.
Paris Gerfaut Club 1987, In-4 relié cartonnage éditeur sous jaquette illustrée. 176 pages. Dessins. Bon état
1st edition. 8vo, 208 pages, illustrated. Very good condition hardback in very good condition dust jacket. 39945. eng
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with very minor creasing to edges. 264pp. Volume 4 of the Orbis Encyclopedia of Birds of Britain and Europe.
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with rubbing to upper edge and nicks to top of spine. 264pp. Volume 5 of the Orbis Encyclopedia of Birds of Britain and Europe.
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with very minor creasing to upper rear edge. 264pp. Volume 3 of the Orbis Encyclopedia of Birds of Britain and Europe.
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with slight rubbing to top of spine. 264pp. Volume 2 of the Orbis Encyclopedia of Birds of Britain and Europe.
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with slight rubbing to spine ends. 264pp. Volume 2 of the Orbis Encyclopedia of Birds of Britain and Europe.
A magazine for collectors and others interested in times past and in articles of daily use and adornment devised by the forefathers. Features: Rockingham-glazed Earthenware Pitcher - Prontispiece Editorial; The Pineapple - Symbol of Hospitality; Kentucky Silver and its Makers; Blow Birds; Running Fireman; St. Louis Fire Hats; The Fire Engine in Prints; Gideon Shyrock - Kentucky Architect; Edwards Place - In Abraham Lincoln's Springfield; and more. Many pages of nostalgic ads from a broad assortment of prominent dealers. Profusely illustrated with excellent black and white photos. 56 pages. Printed upon glossy stock. Unmarked with above-average wear. Covers present but detached from textblock. A worthy reference copy of this informative issue. Book
No inscriptions or marks. A lovely clean crisp very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or torn or creased with very slight sunning to margin of rear next to spine. 192pp. This book is a tribute to one of nature's most curious creatures, a study of the bird which lives in Antarctica and flies underwater.
