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An early issue of this popular and long-lived publication. Pages 226-336. Features: The Adventures of Louis De Rougemont - part V; The Votaries of Eternal Silence - the Monastery of La Trappe; E.G. Henham is Saved by a Horse - an 1891 adventure in North-West Canada; A River of Red Lava - photo-illustrated Hawaiian story by Overend G. Rose; Abandoned - Morgan Andrews was left on a desolate island in Lake Winnipeg for 8 days; (Fantastic) Klondike Pictures supplemented by text; The Voyages of the "Mole Hill"; Curious Birds' Beaks; Pirate Hunting in China - Admiral J. Morseby describes the chasing of pirate junks, the queer incidents that happened, and the extraordinary method by which the pirates were smashed (includes photo of Moresby and illustration of the H.M.S. "Snake"); The Indian Child and His Toys - Ute child Capitano and photos of him, his complete outfit of toys, implements and dolls; Christmas in an African Desert - illustrated article by big-game hunter F.C. Selous; How the "Maid of the Mist" Shot the Niagara Rapids (with illustration of Joel R. Robinson); Parachuting adventure of Captain Bidmead (with photos); and more. Front cover loose but present. Few pencil markings. A worthy vintage copy. Book
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, slightly dusty page edges and very tiny bump to lower front corner. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with slight rubbing/nicks to some corners. Now protected in a fully-removable plastic sleeve. 240pp. A survey of the birds and animals in British natural history. With 28 colour reproductions and 81 black & white photographs.
8vo., First Edition, with a title-vignette and illustrations (a number full-page) in the text, some light offsetting from fold-ins to free endpapers; cloth, a very good, firm copy in unclipped and very lightly browned dustwrapper.
A clean, unmarked copy with a tight binding. 263 pages. Proceedings of a Symposium Sponsored By the Pacific Seabird Group, the Canadian Wildlife Service, and the British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Lands, and Parks, 22 and 23 February, 1990.
proceedings of a symposium Dec. 11, 1987 186 pages with 26 contributors. Maps, charts, diagrams. About 22 chapters, each by a different contributor in six parts: The physical and biological environment and prey organisms, Feeding ecology on marine and shoreline birds, Populations and breeding ecology of marine birds, Populations and breeding ecology of shoreline birds, Populations and ecology of wintering birds, History and conservation of birds. 172 pages. Very clean, no marking to interior/text, covers show light wear.
Samen 5 publicaties ingebonden in 2 fysieke banden, 116 + 140 + 256 + 329 + 362pp., met illustraties in tekst, 25cm., 2 uniforme moderne blauwlinnen banden, stempeltje, goede staat, gewicht: 2.2kg., B99770
Atlantica, 2001. In-4 relié plein cartonnage éditeur de 113 pages, nombreuses photos. Très bon état
A detailed and fully illustrated account of the Plover family, particularly its British members. vii, 152 pages. With Bibliography and Index. Cream cloth covers with gilt title on spine. Wear to edges of dust jacket, with marks most obviously on the back.
8vo., First Edition, with coloured and monochrome photographs throughout; ivory cloth, gilt back, covers mildly browned at edges else a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper.
Translated by James Hogarth. Illustrated by the author with 255 photographs, 15 in colour. Light green cloth covers with dark green title on spine. Wear and some loss to dust jacket at top of spine and corners. Some foxing on pastedowns and title page. This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries
41 pages. In 1971 these recipes using local foods were collected from fourteen native communities in B.C. Because most of the communities were coastal or near salmon streams, the majority of the foods are from the sea, but there are also recipes for wild meats, bannock and tea. By popular demand, the list was compiled into this book. Topics include: Smoked Salmon; Barbecued Salmon; Canning Salmon; Eulachons; Steelhead; Halibut; Shellfish and Sea Animals; Octopus; Sea Animals; Sea Lion; Game Animals; Wild Birds; Wild Plants; Fruits and Berries; Bannock; Fats and Oils; Teas; Seaweed; Pit Cooking; Barnacles; Deer and Moose; Tree Bark; and much more. Oblong 11"x8.5". Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this amazing reference. Book
Features/Photos: Special section on Kenya and Zanzibar; sad fate of the Royal Arsenal; Excavations at Aphrodisias in Caria in southwest Turkey; Centerfold - 'zillions' of guano birds, cormorants and boobies in Peru; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Quality copy. Magazine
38 pages. Features: King Hussein's First State Visit to Britain; Need Parents Fear Comprehensive Schools? Hardwick Hall - first in a series on the great houses of England"; Birds and Beasts of the Greek Coinage; and more. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Sound copy. Magazine
28 pages. Features: Front cover photo of the ice-covered deck of the H.M.S. "Vansittart"; Great full-age photo of Brigadier K. Pierce Smith taking the salute as a long line of British troops start their maneuvres in Malta; Striking with Success at Enemy Shipping in the Mediterranean - The Fleet Air Arm in Malta - 12 photos; The German Attack in Central Tunisia - article by Cyril Falls; Two large photos of the new German Mark VI Tank - the Tiger in Tunisia; Stalingrad Aftermath - Victory Scenes from a Gallant City - five photos including Field Marshal Paulus and General Von Daniels; Illustrations and texts describing a German Night-Fighter Control Room, as described by the Enemy; Facsimiles of Churchill's directive to General Alexander re: destroying Rommel's army, and Alexander's message advising Churchill of the completion of said mission; Photo of Sir Stafford Cripps visiting Miss Joan Hughes, an A.T.A. instructor; General interest news photos including the King visiting his army in Scotland, a demonstration of a new military raft in Northern Ireland, two sons of the Sultan of Morocco aboard a U.S. Army tank; Air Vice-Marshal Broadhurst, Captain R.St. Vincent Sherbrooke, the Arctic V.C., Air Chief-Marshal Sir Charles Portal in Malta; Centerfold illustration of "Tarzan" Troops - Commandos in training crossing a river by rope; 10,000 Tons of Bombs Dropped on Axis Europe in February - with five aerial photos; Photos of personalities in the news; Identifying Real German Planes; Photos of tank crews training indoors; Food Yeast - its discovery may revolutionize the health of nations - with eight photos; From Dockside to Battlefront - how tanks and trucks are unshipped, built up, and dispatched to the front lines in North Africa - with eleven great photos; Photos of Falcons (birds) in flight; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
2nd impression. Hardback in a protected dust jacket. VG/G (repaired). 20778. eng
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 240 pages. Metal comb binding. Over 400 species of birds covered. Color photos.
497pp. illustré de 124 figures dans le texte, 26cm., qqs. cachets, reliure moderne en toile bleue en très bon état, br.orig. conservée et reliée, bon état, B99771
Fine in polished dark grren, gilt stamped and Illus boards; AEG; xx, 442 pages, 2 unnumbered leaves of plates : b&w illustrations ; 24 cm. In original slipcase. Place mark ribbon bound in. Limited edition, number 312 of 1,000 copies. For the National Sporting Fraternity Limited. Signed Underwood, Shoffstall, and Rickhoff. Contents: Lifestyle of the upland king. The brave quail / by Robert Ruark -- My respects to Mr. Bob / by Gene Hill -- What is a quail hunter? / by Charley Dickey -- Bobwhite through the year. The prince of game birds / by Charlie Elliott -- The enemies of quail / by Archibald Rutledge -- The gun and the game. To hit a quail in the tail / by Warren Page -- How to miss birds / by Havilah Babcock -- The London gun / by Bob Brister -- Slim Boggins' mistake / by Havilah Babcock -- Hunting around. The Warwick woodlands / by Frank Forester -- Sometimes you can't find them / by Havilah Babcock -- You separate the men from the boys / by Robert Ruark -- They only shoot cockbirds in Carolina / by Jim Rikhoff -- Quail of the eastern sho' / by A.R. Beverley-Giddings -- Bobs of the bayou bank / by Nash Buckingham -- Pipeline "pottiges" / by Nash Buckingham -- Quail of the Kalmias / by Archibald Rutledge -- The dogs that make the hunting. The old maid / by Havilah Babcock -- The mystery of scent / by Ray P. Holland -- Jack / by Ray P. Holland -- Carry me back / by Nash Buckingham -- Mollie / by Paul Hyde Bonner -- Good-time Charlie / by Horace Lytle -- The biscuit eater / by James Street -- The hunting coat / by Paul Annixter -- Some fireside quail stories. Play house / by Nash Buckingham -- Bobwhite blue, Bobwhite gray! / by Nash Buckingham -- The home covey / by Tom Kelly -- The shell / by William Humphrey -- A private affair / by Harold P. Sheldon -- The sundown covey / by Lamar Underwood -- The end of a perfect day / by Horace Lytle./ Bird hunting, Quail shooting.†Fowl
Pages 119- 152 plus sixteen pages of nice vintage ads. Features: Saskatchewan's Oil and Gas - major article with many excellent photos including Tommy Douglas on the podium; Some Birds of Canada; The Canals of England; The Craft School of Fundy; Voyages of Discovery - British Columbia; Canadair one-page ad with illustration of their Sparrow II guided missile; and more. Faint date stamp atop front cover, otherwise unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
pp. 226 + 11 Color chromolithograph plates of birds, drawn by Robert & John L. Ridgway; and Giles Lithograph & Liberty Printing Co., New York. The great bird plates have some damp stain, but could be easily washed. + Plus 15 line drawn plates of fish. Folio. Most of the original full leather binding remains, but it is best to consider this as disbound. Arctic Series of Publications issued in Connection with the Signal Service, U.S. Army, No. II. The bird illustrators deserve special note. Robert Ridgway (1850-1929) was one America's leading ornithologists. At the age of 17, he was appointed zoologist on a geological survey of the 40th parallel. From 1874 until his death, he served as ornithologist and curator of the Smithsonian Institute. Ridgway established a system of color standards and nomenclature that is still used today. Robert's younger brother John was chief illustrator for United States Geological Survey and an artist for the California Institute of Technology and Carnegie Institution of Washington. Check References: Nissen, ZBI, 4184 and 2962; Bennett, p. 107; Wickersham 7836; Ricks p. 222; Arctic Bibliography 18091 & 18092; Ayer Zimmer, pages. 463 & 643 644. W155
Folio in white DJ; 79 p, color and b&w illus, map ; 31 cm. Sketches, accompanied by relevant text from Tunnicliffe's book Shorelands summer diary, selected and introduced by Robert Gillmor, with an essay on the birds by Derek Ratcliffe. || Falcons -- Wales, England.
Oblong 4to., First Edition, with a coloured title-vignette and very numerous fine coloured and monochrome illustrations throughout; brown cloth, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in black, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
Oblong 4to., First Edition, with a coloured title-vignette and very numerous coloured and monochrome illustrations (the majority full-page) throughout; cloth, upper board blocked in brown, backstrip lettered in brown, brown endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
Delachaux et Niestlé 1985, In-12 relié cartonnage éditeur sous jaquette illustrée. 310 pages avec 48 planches en couleurs pour 781 oiseaux illustrès (291 espèces), 138 dessins et 287 cartes de répartition. Bon état
Large octavo in an orange DJ ; vii, 248 p, sources, index : illus (some col.) ; 25 cm Ornithologists -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Birds
