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Sm. 8vo., First Edition, endpapers lightly browned; cloth gilt, gilt back, uncut, covers a trifle age-marked else a sound, clean copy. Published as a companion to the bird volumes of 'The Fauna of British India' . Scarce
stampa originale tratta dall'opera "Keepsake d'histoire naturelle - Description des oiseaux suivie d'un exposé de l'art de les preparer et de les conserver" (Classification de Curvier, Texte de Buffon; revue, réduit et précédé d'une introduction par M. Achille Comte). Tavola n° 163. Stampa ottocentesca acquerellata a mano. Dimensioni: 17,5 x 27 cm circa. Stato di conservazione: Un po' rifilata ai margini, qualche leggera e piccola macchiolina / ingialiimento ma, nel complesso, un esemplare decisamente buono. Opportunamente inquadrata, può diventare un raffinato oggetto d'arredamento.
Editions Bordas, collection Bordas découverte, 1971. Grand in/8 (24 x 18 cm), 362 pages, reliure toile éditeur sous jaquette illustrée, illustrations : cartes, dessins et photographies en noir et en couleur. Etude des variations de l'avifaune depuis un siècle. L'auteur fut président de la Société française d'Ornithologie.
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 48 pages. 8 1/2"w x 11"h. Staple-bound. Essay by Yasuko Betchaku.
112 pages. Features: Vladimir Nekola generates his own electric power in downtown Chicago using wind and sun; Stu Kingman and family install a home photovoltaic system; Wind Generators and Birds; Electric Cars - Toys or Reality?; EV Battery Chargers; Electric Vehicle Tires; A Graphic Guide to Solar Water Pumping; California 'Net Metering' legislation introduced; Mark Klein and the Gimme Shelter Crew; David Booth's straw bale home odyssey; and more. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. A quality copy. Magazine
651p. illus. Steel engravings by Pearson Hardcover Ex-Library in good condition; worn spine
Bella incisione acquarellata a mano coeva della fine del 1800, inizi 1900 tratta dall'importante opera di ornitologia "A history of British Birds" di Morris. L'opera venne pubblicata in diverse edizioni dal 1851 al 1903. Morris è noto per aver scritto opere di storia naturale e in particolare di ornitologia. L'incisione rappresenta il falco pennacchiolo occidentale. Testo in lingua inglese. L'incisione è montata su un elegante passepartout In buone condizioni. TECNICA: incisione COLORE: acquarellatura a mano coeva DIMENSIONI PASSEPARTOUT: cm 24x31 DIMENSIONI INCISIONE: cm 13,5x21 EPOCA: fine XIX secolo, inizi XX secolo. Beautiful print coloured by hand with aquarello of the end of 1800, first years of 1900 taken from the important work of ornythology "A history of British Birds" by Morris. The work was published in different editions from 1851 until 1903. Morris is famous because he wrote different works of natural history in particular of ornythology. The engraving represents the Honey buzzard. Text in english language. The engraving is mounted in an elegant passepartout. In good conditions. TECHNIQUE: Engraving COLOUR: coeval colouring with aquarello by hand PASSEPARTOUT SIZE: cm 26x19 PRINT'S SIZE: cm 15x9 PERIOD: end of XIX century, first years of XX century
359p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good
208p. Illustrations by Kimberlee T. Knauf. Tall 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket. Nice copy. NH 2
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 56 pages. Black and white drawings by Chuck Eckhart.
178 pages. Line drawings. Illustrated endpapers. An enjoyable and practical work. Heavy wear to bottom edges of boards and spine. Binding intact. Unmarked. Worthy working copy. Book
1st edition. VG hbk in grey cloth with red spine lettering. Photographs by the author, Eric Hosking and A. G. Britten. Diagrams and sketches by Edward Bradbury. 18071. eng
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full blue cloth boards. Edge wear to cover. Previous owner's name inside. 8 1/4"w x 10"h. Many color photos.
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full beige cloth boards. 7 1/8"h x 10 1/4"h. Small tears on dust jacket. 304 pages. Descriptions of 23 North American hummingbird species, 16 full-page color illustrations by James McClelland, distribution maps, glossary of technical terms, bibliography, identification keys, and more.
30 pages. Features: Hunting Alone; The Blue Grouse is Tops; Square Tail Tactics (part 7); Protecting Migratory Birds; "It's Proof Enough"; Fishermen are Fun!; The Most Beautiful Will Ever Written; They Got Four Moose; Do Deer Migrate?; Magic Tinsel; Jackers Lose Hunting Licenses; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
32 pages. Printed on glossy stock. 62 black and white quality photos and illustrations. Features: Illustration of the Highlander of Aberdeen which pulled into harbour with the wreckage of a Heinkel lying across her poop; Operations in Africa - photos; Map of Khartoum and area; Aerial photo of smoke over Haifa oil storage facilities after Italian raid on July 24th; Illustrated text of speech by Sir Shenton Thomas entitled "The Colonies Go To It"; Singapore photos; photo of a platoon of a Malay regiment at drill; Photos of damage to Italian warship after being hit by a 15" shell; Photos of the ceaseless coast watch for Nazi invaders; Photos of Churchill inspecting N.E. coast defences; Centerfold illustration by S. Chapman depicts the H.M.S. Alcantara routing an enemy raider in first armed merchant cruiser engagement; Dr. Benes inspects a long line of Czeck bomber crews in England; Signing ceremony photo of Anglo-Polish military agreement; Birds of Battle - the men of the R.A.F.; Aerial photo of destruction of the wharves at Duisburg; Illustrated article on the Somaliland campaign; Photo of E-Boats; A commentary on the war for this week; Canada patrols the Atlantic - photos of Stranraer flying boats; H.M.S. Leaves port again - plus photo of the ship's officers behind a plaque which recognizes major British naval accomplishments; Summary of chief events in the war this week. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 368 pages. 6 1/8"w x 8 1/2"h. Full color photographs, identifying more than 900 species. Also gives scientific, English and Afrikaans common names, each species' length, habitat and call. Relative abundance within the region is indicated and whether the species in endemic, while a tow-color distribution map clearly showes where the bird is likely to be found.
Four volume boxed set in excellent condition, as new, possible very slight fading to spine. Bindings are solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exteriors shows no blemishes, texts/interiors are clean and free of marking of any kind. Slipcase/box shows corner wear, light scuffing, shelf wear, no tears. 3042 pages in four volumes, cloth coverd boards, green title blocks on the spine with gilt lettering. Volume I :Aardvark to Cyclops, Volume II : Cypress to Juniper, Volume III: Kangaroo to Poor-Me-One, and Volume IV: Porcupine to Zebra, with Index. Heavily illustrated with sepia and color retouched phots, line drawings, charts, tables, maps, cut-away illustrations, Aardvark to Zebra with art, prehistoric & basilisk lizard along the way.
Small quarto in aqua-green wraps; 285 p. ; 28 cm. Cage birds. Pet industry. Birds, Protection of -- United States.
8vo., First Edition, with title-vignette, and numerous photographs and illustrations in the text; terracotta cloth, gilt back, brown endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The story of the author's lifelong study of sparrow species throughout the world. An enteraining complement to the author's several monographs. EXTREMELY SCARCE.
100 pages. Songs include: The Pink Panther, Meggie's Theme, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Pennywhistle Jig, Crazy World, The Thorn Birds Theme, Pie in the Face Polka, Baby Elephant Walk, Two for the Roadk, Speedy Gonzalez, Theme from "The Molly Maguires", Medley - Days of Wine and Roses/Charade/Moon River; Cameo for Flute. Clean and unmarked with average wear. A sound copy of this most entertaining compilation. Book
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
8vo., First Edition, with numerous coloured and monochrome plates, and endpaper maps, some light offsetting from fold-ins to free endpapers; yellow cloth, backstrip lettered in black, radial corners, a good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. Tate, p.200.
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