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1806016790Edinburgh: James Ballantyne & Co. 1806. Small octavo pp 7 5 248 top edge gilt other edges untrimmed some pages slightly dusty internally but generally in very good condition bound in a late nineteenth century quarter morocco and pebbled cloth gilt decorated spine with raised bands. An excellent copy. The Oates-Selborne copy with the bookplate of Robert Washington Oates; the library was later gifted to the Gilbert White Museum in 1955. Rev. James Grahame 1765 - 1811 was a Scottish poet whose poems are full of quiet observation of country sights expressed in graceful verse. The Birds of Scotland exemplifys both ornithological knowledge and descriptive ingenuity and ease. First Edition. Quarter leather. Very Good. James Ballantyne & Co. Hardcover
1998020131U.S.A.: Princeton University Press 1998. 231 pages with colour illustrations. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Princeton University Press Hardcover
009836Unknown 51hand-colored plates 272 pages. This is a black-and-white photo-reproduction of the original Gould second edition; bound in cloth with a gold-stamped leather spine. The reproduced plates have been carefully hand-colored with opaque watercolors to match the original plates. An enclosed 1997 letter from W. Graham Arader speculates that it may be "one of many facsimiles produced in Australia about twenty years ago". Book measures 12 1/4" by 8 1/4" and is in near-fine condition with some minor corner wear. Reproduction. Leather spine Cloth Boards. Very Good. Illus. by Gould John. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Unknown Paperback
1991031577Melbourne: Hill House 1991. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Facsimile Edition. Elephant Folio. Limited facsimile edition this copy stamped no. 203 to the front end paper. A fine copy with minimal wear contents clean and tight unmarked. Original green Japanese Saifu cloth gilt; pp. iv plus 97 fine coloured plates with accompanying text. One of a series of remarkably exact same-size facsimile of the original in the British Library printed by offset lithography on acid-free matt art paper and hand-bound. The Hill House series contained the only authentic full-size facsimiles of the works of John Gould - this volume is one of the original printings and now out of print. Publisher's blurb thus "They are not reproductions because no camera was used in transferring the images from the B.M.N.H. originals. Indeed the originals are taken by Museum security courier to the repro-house in Singapore where they are subjected to the preparation of new plates for printing on 5 and 6 colour offset presses. The paper used is 130 gsm mat art paper. As facsimiles the books carry faithfully every spot mark or stain of the originals. They also carry the original Museum Department of Zoology stamps and librarian's annotations. From behind glass the naked eye would be unable to distinguish the original from the facsimile so accurate is the colour printing. Also as facsimiles they are exactly the same size as the originals Imperial Folio: 22" x 15". Each volume is hand sewn cased-in and bound between 4 mm. gilt stamped on the spine and with the gold Crown Cipher of the British Museum Natural History on the front and blind embossed on the inner margin of the front boards. The end-papers are of special wood-free heavy grade paper printed in a generated repetitive pattern of the Museum's Library stamps. The publisher has not intruded into the authenticity of the books leaving the publication data printed only on the very last page at the end of the book block. Each copy is hand inspected by the printer's quality control officer individually numbered on the inside front board. Thus no two copies are exactly the same. Although initial volumes were printed in more than 500 copies later production runs have not exceeded 300 for world-wide sale. This has been caused by a relative shortage of quality paper together with the intensive hand-labour involved in their production." This book is held in stock. A postal surcharge may apply on this heavy book. Hill House Hardcover
1995031580Melbourne: Hill House 1995. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Facsimile Edition. Elephant Folio. Limited facsimile edition this copy is very early in the sequence and stamped no. 006 to the front paste-down. A fine copy cloth very slightly marked; contents clean and tight unmarked. Original green Japanese Saifu cloth gilt 82 fine coloured plates with accompanying text. Endpapers with a repeating pattern of BM library stamps. One of series of remarkably exact same-size facsimile of the original in the British Library printed by offset lithography on acid-free matt art paper and hand-bound. The Hill House series contained the only authentic full-size facsimiles of the works of John Gould - this volume is one of the original printings and now out of print. An as-new copy. Publisher's blurb thus "They are not reproductions because no camera was used in transferring the images from the B.M.N.H. originals. Indeed the originals are taken by Museum security courier to the repro-house in Singapore where they are subjected to the preparation of new plates for printing on 5 and 6 colour offset presses. The paper used is 130 gsm mat art paper. As facsimiles the books carry faithfully every spot mark or stain of the originals. They also carry the original Museum Department of Zoology stamps and librarian's annotations. From behind glass the naked eye would be unable to distinguish the original from the facsimile so accurate is the colour printing. Also as facsimiles they are exactly the same size as the originals Imperial Folio: 22" x 15". Each volume is hand sewn cased-in and bound between 4 mm. boards covered in special Japanese Saifu cloth gold stamped on the spine and with the gold Crown Cipher of the British Museum Natural History on the front and blind embossed on the inner margin of the front boards. The end-papers are of special wood-free heavy grade paper printed in a generated repetitive pattern of the Museum's Library stamps. The publisher has not intruded into the authenticity of the books leaving the publication data printed only on the very last page at the end of the book block. Each copy is hand inspected by the printer's quality control officer individually numbered on the inside front board. Thus no two copies are exactly the same. Although initial volumes were printed in more than 500 copies later production runs have not exceeded 300 for world-wide sale. This has been caused by a relative shortage of quality paper together with the intensive hand-labour involved in their production." Please see the other Gould titles we are offering in this impressive edition. This copy is held in stock. A postal surcharge may apply on this heavy volume. Hill House Hardcover
1991029401Melbourne: Hill House 1991. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Facsimile Edition. Elephant Folio. Limited facsimile edition this copy stamped no. 177 to the front paste-down. A fine copy in the publisher's original packing box; a little faint spotting to the title page. Original green Japanese Saifu cloth gilt; pp. iv plus 97 fine coloured plates with accompanying text. One of a series of remarkably exact same-size facsimile of the original in the British Library printed by offset lithography on acid-free matt art paper and hand-bound. The Hill House series contained the only authentic full-size facsimiles of the works of John Gould - this volume is one of the original printings and now out of print. A fine copy. Publisher's blurb thus "They are not reproductions because no camera was used in transferring the images from the B.M.N.H. originals. Indeed the originals are taken by Museum security courier to the repro-house in Singapore where they are subjected to the preparation of new plates for printing on 5 and 6 colour offset presses. The paper used is 130 gsm mat art paper. As facsimiles the books carry faithfully every spot mark or stain of the originals. They also carry the original Museum Department of Zoology stamps and librarian's annotations. From behind glass the naked eye would be unable to distinguish the original from the facsimile so accurate is the colour printing. Also as facsimiles they are exactly the same size as the originals Imperial Folio: 22" x 15". Each volume is hand sewn cased-in and bound between 4 mm. gilt stamped on the spine and with the gold Crown Cipher of the British Museum Natural History on the front and blind embossed on the inner margin of the front boards. The end-papers are of special wood-free heavy grade paper printed in a generated repetitive pattern of the Museum's Library stamps. The publisher has not intruded into the authenticity of the books leaving the publication data printed only on the very last page at the end of the book block. Each copy is hand inspected by the printer's quality control officer individually numbered on the inside front board. Thus no two copies are exactly the same. Although initial volumes were printed in more than 500 copies later production runs have not exceeded 300 for world-wide sale. This has been caused by a relative shortage of quality paper together with the intensive hand-labour involved in their production." This book is held in stock. A POSTAL SURCHARGE MAY APPLY ON THIS HEAVY BOOK. We hold the full set of Birds of Australia in stock. Hill House Hardcover
14279WORDSWORTH EDITIONS LTD. LONDON 1990. FOLIO FINE COPY IN FINE DUSTWRAP. THE COMPLETE RENOWNED ORIGINAL EDITION WITH THE 1861 SUPPLEMENT - 418 FULL-PAGE PLATES IN FULL COLOUR. WORDSWORTH EDITIONS, LTD. LONDON 1990 unknown
26656MELBOURNE HILL HOUSE 1988. THE AUTHENTIC FACSIMILIE OF THE ORIGINAL PRODUCED UNDER LICENCE FROM THE BRITISH MUSEUM. IMPERIAL FOLIO 22 BY 15 INCHES ORIGINAL JAPANESE SAIFU RED CLOTH HAND-BOUND STAMP OF BRITISH MUSEUM TO FRONT BOARD IN GILT 56 FINE FULL-COLOUR PLATES A FINE COPY - NUMBERED 0334. POSTAGE WILL BE AT COST. MELBOURNE, HILL HOUSE, 1988 hardcover
28675MELBOURNE HILL HOUSE 1988. THE AUTHENTIC FACSIMILIE OF THE ORIGINAL PRODUCED UNDER LICENCE FROM THE BRITISH MUSEUM. IMPERIAL FOLIO 22 BY 15 INCHES ORIGINAL JAPANESE SAIFU RED CLOTH HAND-BOUND STAMP OF BRITISH MUSEUM TO FRONT BOARD IN GILT 56 FINE FULL-COLOUR PLATES A VERY GOOD COPY MINOR WEAR TO THE CLOTH AT ONE CORNER AND THE FOOT OF THE SPINE - NUMBERED 0160. POSTAGE WILL BE AT COST. MELBOURNE, HILL HOUSE, 1988 hardcover
1847002426London: John van Voorst 1847. Errata slip tipped-in 447pp. Very small white library number on spine spine ends worn corners bumped and worn. Flyleaf has a rubber stamp bookplate and elegant owner's inscription from 1860. 1 1/2" tear along gutter at top of spine with no loss. Neat library pocket in back both hinges reinforced. First Edition. Hard Cover. John van Voorst Hardcover
240201971 ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY KOREA. VERY GOOD COPY IN A DUSTWRAP WHICH HAS A FADED SPINE AND A VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF WEAR. A GUIDE TO THE BIRDS OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA WITH 230 SPECIES ILLUSTRATED IN FULL COLOUR. BY JUDY NORTH AND PEGGY LONG.1ST EDITION. 1971 ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY, KOREA unknown
1982018244London & Oxford: British Museum Natural History & Oxford University Press 1982. Well illustrated with line drawings and distribution maps. eight colour plates quarto pp 328 fore-edge very slightly marked two corners with very slight turns otherwise extremely clean internally blue cloth in very good condition the dustwrapper has only the very slightest signs of use. A presentation copy from the library of the ornithologist Colin Harrison with inscription "To Colin with best wishes Derek". A survey of firetails grassfinches waxbills munias avadavats and parrot finches. In this the third in his series on the bird groups David Goodwin describes the estrildids a colourful group that have long been popular as aviary birds. He deals with behaviour biology coloration adaptive radiation and other aspects describing each species in detail and also gives information on keeping the birds. . A heavy book - extra postage may be needed. Signed by Author. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. British Museum (Natural History) & Oxford University Press Hardcover
1982035951Oxford: Oxford University Press 1982. Book. Illus. by Martin Woodcock. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to. 328 pages; colour plates & b/w illustrations. Original dust jacket near fine not price clipped. Hard back binding fine. Contents clean and tight unmarked no inscriptions. A near fine copy in a near fine jacket. Oxford University Press Hardcover
1989011767Oxford Univ Press 1989. Color plates photos graphs maps biblio index 551 pages. Hard Cover. New/New. Oxford Univ Press Hardcover
1989036383Oxford: Oxford University Press 1989. Book. Illus. by Sherif M. Baha El Din. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to. pp.551; 6 colour plates b/w illustrations maps and tables; map end papers. Original dust jacket near fine no fading minimal wear not price clipped. Hard back binding fine. Contents clean and tight unmarked no inscriptions. A fine copy in a near fine jacket. Oxford University Press Hardcover
1989028350Oxford: Oxford University Press 1989. Book. Illus. by Sherif M. Baha El Din. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to. pp.551; 6 colour plates b/w illustrations maps and tables; map end papers. Original dust jacket fine no fading minimal wear not price clipped. Hard back binding fine. Contents clean and tight unmarked no inscriptions. A fine copy. Oxford University Press Hardcover
37486OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS 1989. 1ST EDITION. VERY GOOD COPY IN VERY GOOD DUSTWRAP. WITH COLOUR PLATES MAPS AND CHARTS. OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1989 unknown
018348London: Henry Fisher at the Caxton Press Four volumes octavo pp 416; 348; 424; 452 untrimmed illustrated with an engraved portrait frontispiece a hand coloured extre title page and 36 had coloured plates one plate is loose and torn without loss original publisher's boards a bit marked and worn the original paper spines worn and chipped with some loss. An unsophisticated set still with a good deal of charm; not dated but c.1825/1826 . Boards. Fair. Henry Fisher, at the Caxton Press Hardcover
1935035936London: H. F. & G. Witherby 1935. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 245 pages frontispiece plate with tissue guard and further b/w plates. Dust jacket very good with some general and rubbing dust soiled a little loss to the top of the spine not price-clipped now protected in a clear removable sleeve. Cloth hardbarck binding near fine. Contents clean and tight a few spots to fore-edges attractive bookplate belonging to Eric Hosking to the front pastedown. A very good copy in a scarce dust jacket with a good provenance. Eric Hosking OBE Hon FRPS FBIPP 1909-1991 was widely acknowledged as one of the world's most eminent natural history photographers "Perhaps the most famous bird photographer ever to have lived" Gemma Padley. He was pioneering and developed new techniques especially the use of flash photography and automatic shutter release technology which enabled him to photograph birds at night and freeze birds in flight for the first time. Famously when just 28 he lost an eye to a tawny owl while climbing up to a hide in rural Wales the event which inspired the ingeneous title of his autobiography "An Eye for a Bird" 1970. Over his exceptionally long career he photographed over 1800 species and his pictures have appeared in some 1000 books including the popular New Naturalist series of which he was photographic editor. Hosking was not only a photographer of birds but also a highly knowledgeable ornithologist. H. F. & G. Witherby Hardcover
013085London: H.F. & G. Witherby Illustrated with 6 plates and a folding map pp xxxii 245 some foxing and marking cloth unevenly faded the spine lettering very faint upper corner slightly bumped. SCARCE. From the library of the naturalist and conservationist Richard Fitter with his signature on the front endpaper. First Edition. Cloth. Good. H.F. & G. Witherby Hardcover
2011051617Heidelberg: Springer Verlag 2011. xvii 263pp index references bw & col ills diagrams. Green boards. As new. The care and breeding of ratites such as ostrich and rhea in a farming situation. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. 8vo. Springer Verlag Hardcover
1912013084Dumfries: J. Maxwell & Son 1912. Large slim octavo pp xiv 80 a little age-toned top edge gilt other edges uncut folding map cloth slightly dusty spine slightly faded otherwise a very good copy. With two short typed letters to the notable ornithologist Rev F.L. Blathwayt signed by the author. RARE From the library of the naturalist and conservationist Richard Fitter with his stamp on the front endpaper. Signed letter from author. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. J. Maxwell & Son Hardcover
1919023091London: Skeffington & Son Ltd 1919. Illustrated small octavo pp xviii 169 clean internally green cloth just very slightly worn a "Review" stamp on the title pagethe spine head slightly pulled. SCARCE From the library of the naturalist and conservationist Richard Fitter with his signature on the front endpaper. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. Skeffington & Son Ltd Hardcover
33037CAPE TOWN STRUIK 1996. 5TH IMPRESSION.NEAR MINT HARDBACK BOOK WITH A NEAR MINT DUSTWRAP CONTAINED IN A NEAR MINT SLIPCASE. PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED IN COLOUR. BOOK WEIGHS OVER 4KG SO EXTRA POSTAGE WILL BE REQUIRED. CAPE TOWN, STRUIK, 1996 hardcover
036057Norfolk 1993. Drawing. Illus. by Robert Gillmor. Fine. Framed. Signed by THE ARTIST. Original. 28cm x 57cm. THE ONLY GILLMOR NEW NATURALIST JACKET WHERE THE ILLUSTRATION IS DRAWN IN BLACK AND WHITE ON CONQUILLE BOARD WITH COLOUR ADDED LATER DURING THE PRINTING PROCESS. Large original drawing of the front panel of the final layout for Caves and Cave Life New Naturalist No. 79 not only the full size pencil drawing of the front panel of the jacket but also finished layout of the jacket on coquille board. Superb illustration of Robert's artistic ability. In 1985 Robert took on the design of the jackets for Harper Collins' renowned New Naturalists series until 2022. Much of his work has been at sell-out exhibitions at the Pinkfoot Gallery in Cley he is one of the UK's most collectable printmakers. Artwork attached to acid free backing with conservtion tape glazed with frame fine. . Frame size 39cm x 66cm. Robert Allen Fitzwilliam Gillmor MBE 1936 - 2022 was a British ornithologist artist illustrator author and editor. He was a co-founder of the Society of Wildlife Artists SWLA and was its secretary chairman and president. He contributed to over 100 books most notably the New Naturalist series. unknown