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1976VV299051976 292 p., num. figs & maps16 pls, , hardbound (dust jacket). Good copy.
8vo., First Edition, with map as frontispiece, plates, and maps and plans in the text; brown cloth, gilt back, olive endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
2013nn-124baLondon: William Collins / HarperCollins. VG : in very good condition with dust jacket. 2013. First Edition. Green hardback cloth cover. 220mm x 160mm 9" x 6". xii 596pp. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. . William Collins / HarperCollins hardcover
1987619886Praha, 1987. M. 15 Tab. u. 3 Abb. 40 S. (Acta Sc. Nat. Acad. Sc. Bohem. Brno 21/4).
1945VV324231945 London, The Studio, 1945 : in-8, cartonnage éditeur 96 pp., nombreuses reproductions couleurs et N&B de l'artiste in-texte, pleine toile verte de l'éditeur. Bon état, dos fané.
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with slightly dusty unmarked boards, minor tanning to page edges and no bumping to corners. 190pp. Describes the appearance, life and habits of sea birds and waders with many maps and charts. Illustrated.
1947VV307311947 London, Penguin Books, 1947 : In-12 Carré, Broché. édition originale, 190 pp., nombreuses illustrations et cartes in-texte, Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais.
3 vols., 8vo., First Edition, with very numerous illustrations, maps and diagrams throughout; original pictorial wrappers, a very good, bright, clean set. Vol. I: Sea-Birds and Waders; (1947) Vol. 2: Birds of Prey and Waterfowl (1951); Vol. 3: Rails, Game-Birds, Perching and Singing Birds (1955). 'The three books in Pelican series are not really recognition books, but a most useful addition to bird literature' (Tate). A number of innovative features introduced here by a founding father of twentieth century ornithology are now standard techniques. COMPLETE SETS ARE SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Pelicans A175, A176, A177 respectively; Tate, p.182-3.
116 pages. Features: Update on Psittacine Feather Disease; Recognizing Breeding Behavior; Living with Parrots in Love; Those Uncommon Hyacinths; Bob Brown's Conure "Yoshi" provides more than was bargained for; Elegant Australian Parakeets; Touring Loro Parque; Is an Emu for you?; Mixed Housing for Pet Birds; Preparing Canaries for Breeding.. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
124 pages. Features: Stay ahead of mold, mildew and pests common in hot weather; Prevent Finch Behavior Problems; Potty Train Your Bird; Australian Doves; Choosing a good caretaker for your birds when you take a trip; Discover the Pionus Parrot; Dealing with feather plucking; Birds Just Want to Have Fun; Jonas Englund - Parrot Artist of Hawaii; Feeding live food - which of your birds need live protein and how you can supply it. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
116 pages. Features: Surveying Your Home for Bird Safety; Bake a Birdie Treat!; Homing Pigeons - Thoroughbreds of the Sky; The Grey Cheek Parakeet; Finches Can Live at Least Eight Years; How You can contribute to Avian science; Two memories of childhoods shared with a parrot 'brother'; Greenwing macaw George has established himself as a model in Chicago's advertising circles; Conure on the loose!; Adding Lactobacillus acidophilus to a bird's diet may help prevent bacterial infections. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
140 pages. Features: Glorious Peacocks; The Skeletal System; Creating a Mixed Aviary; A Clutch of charming plumheads resulted from an arranged marriage; Cockatiels - personality plus!; A spirited conure trains its owners well; Ingenious ways to feed birds well; A Professionsl Trainer reveals what really happens at bird shows; Sometimes a persistent bird must create a bird lover out of its housemate ; Beaupre Parrot School in Toronto, Ontario; Exotic Birds on Stamps. Somewhat above-average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
1853012031London: Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge/C. Cox 1853. Ex-Library. Good. Half-Leather. First Thus. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Two volumes bound as one: Bird-Architecture SPUK 1853 304 pp. Bird Miscellanies Cox 1847 386 pp. Brown pebbled cloth originally 1/2 leather rebacked in black cloth tape with handwritten title leather corners showing exposed tips and surfaces considerably rubbed. Lacking front flyleaf opening on to title page with cloth tape repair to front hinge obscuring approx. 10% along binding edge; rear hinge also repaired. 304386 pp. illus. w/ several reproduced engravings. Beyond the obvious cosmetic flaws shows a clean text block showing just a bit of toning with firm binding. Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge/C. Cox Hardcover
303p., illus. With this is bound his Bird Miscellanies ... London, 1847. 386p. Hardcover Good condition, 3/4 leather, spine chipped, hinges weak
1971130821Stavanger, Stavanger Museum 1951 - 1971. Ca 900 pages. With some illustrations. Half cloth binding. 21x15 cm
Very Good English Paperback. Large 8vo. (23 x 23 cm). In English and Turkish. 111 p., color ills. Bird-houses. A symbol of love for all created things.= Kus evleri. Cümle yaratilmisa sevginin simgesi.
Octavo in board and illus color DJ; 143 p. p., illus., facsim., map., 22 cm. Cage birds; History, Birdcages; Aviaries, Birds; Pets
1334692114.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
39172GURNEY & JACKSON. LONDON. 1907. SECOND EDITION VERY GOOD HARDBACK IN BROWN BUCKRAM. ON MOORLAND AND SEA WITH FAUNAL NOTES EXTENDING OVER FORTY YEARS. WITH COLOURED MAP AND NUMERUS ILLUSTRATIONS. VERY GOOD. GURNEY & JACKSON. LONDON. 1907 hardcover
39177LONDON GURNEY AND JACKSON 1889. 1ST EDITION. A VERY GOOD COPY IN DARK BLUE BOARDS. RECORDS OF WILD SPORT AND NATURAL HISTORY ON MOORLAND AND SEA. SCARCE. LONDON, GURNEY AND JACKSON, 1889 hardcover
9420GURNEY & JACKSON. LONDON. 1907. VERY GOOD HARDBACK IN BROWN CLOTH. ON MOORLAND AND SEA WITH FAUNAL NOTES EXTENDING OVER FORTY YEARS. WITH COLOURED MAP AND NUMERUS ILLUSTRATIONS. 2ND EDITION. EXTRA POSTAGE REQUIRED FOR OVERSEAS. GURNEY & JACKSON. LONDON. 1907 hardcover
23985GURNEY & JACKSON. LONDON. 1907. VERY GOOD HARDBACK IN BROWN CLOTH WITH SOME FINGERING TO THE TOP AND BOTTON OF SPINE. ON MOORLAND AND SEA WITH FAUNAL NOTES EXTENDING OVER FORTY YEARS. WITH COLOURED MAP AND NUMERUS ILLUSTRATIONS. 2ND EDITION. SOME FOXING. GURNEY & JACKSON. LONDON. 1907 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
1889036460London: Gurney and Jackson 1889. Book. Illus. by Chapman Abel. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. Pp. xii 286 2 pages adverts; numerous fine pen and ink drawings and in-text illustrations throughout by Abel Chapman. Original blue cloth titled in gilt on spine. Binding very good and bright light wear only to the top and bottom of the spine and corners. Content clean and tight original brown endpapers wear along the hinge unmarked but for the pencil signature of F. S. Chapman no relative but the explorer and author also signed in pencil to the half title to the reverse of the front free endpaper no foxing no inscriptions. A very good copy. BIOG. Frederick Spencer Chapman DSO & Bar ED 1907 - 1971 was a British Army officer and World War II veteran most famous for his exploits behind enemy lines in Japanese occupied Malaya. His medals include the following: the Distinguished Service Order and Bar the Polar Medal Gill Memorial Medal Mungo Park Medal and the Lawrence of Arabia Memorial Medal. He joined many expeditions. Chapman was attached as "ski expert and naturalist" to Gino Watkins' 1930 -31 British Arctic Air Route Expedition. Expedition members included John Rymill and Augustine Courtauld. He also joined Watkins' subsequent fatal Greenland Expedition of 1932-33 which was led by Rymill after Watkins' death. Chapman experienced cold of such intensity that he lost all his finger and toe nails. Gurney and Jackson Hardcover
1907abe01aaLondon: Gurney & Jackson. G : in good condition without dust jacket. Cover rubbed and faded. Eps browned. 1907. Second Edition. Brown hardback cloth cover. 230mm x 170mm 9" x 7". xii 458pp plates. 26 b/w plates colour fold-out map. . Gurney & Jackson hardcover
