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1806037175London & Edinburgh: Longman Hurst Rees and Orme and William Blackwood 1806. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo. Pp. 248. Bound in later pebbled plum cloth with title label to spine taken from original binding very good. Contents good no inscriptions a little foxing along the gutter edge of the title page top edge dust marked. A very good copy. Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme and William Blackwood Hardcover
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
32318GLASGOW THOMAS MURRAY 1871. FIRST EDITION ORIGINAL GREEN CLOTH. 520 PAGES 15 PLATES FRONT HINGE CRACKED GRUBBY PRELIMS THEN CLEAN SMALL LOSS TO FOOT OF SPINE AND SOME WEAR TO THE CLOTH BUT VERY GOOD OVERALL. GLASGOW, THOMAS MURRAY, 1871 hardcover
1871022964Glasgow: Thomas Murray & Son 1871. Illustrated with 15 tinted lithographs all of which are rather age-toned and a bit foxed large thick octavo ppm xii 520 a little used throughout a few corners slightly turned the hinge at the title page is cracked but only slightly weak original green beveled cloth with a gilt decoration on the front cover rather rubbed and slightly marked the spine is frayed and worn at top and bottom and lacking a narrow strip at the top. Tipped-in at the front is a five-page offprint biograohy of Robert Gray. This has the stamp and signature of the Scottish geologist and palaeontologist John Hunter so it seems possible that the book was his also. First Edition. Cloth. Fair. Thomas Murray & Son Hardcover
31583LONDON. CHRISTOPHER HELM. 1997. FIRST EDITION. VERY FINE IN LIKE CELLOPHANE PROTECTED DUSTWRAPPER. AN UNREAD BOOK. SCARCE. DEALS WITH THE STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION OF ALL 422 SPECIES DISTRIBUTION MAPS WITH 70 LINE DRAWINGS. LONDON. CHRISTOPHER HELM. 1997 unknown
38036LONDON H. F. AND G. WITHERBY LTD. 1953. 2 VOLUME FIRST EDITION SET FINE HARDBACKS WITHOUT DUSTWRAPPERS. LONDON, H. F. AND G. WITHERBY LTD., 1953 hardcover
1980032018Kingston Deverill: Fine Bird Books 1980. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Edition Limited. Elephant Folio. Limited copy stamped no. 57 of 275 and signed by the author. A fine copy within a textured slip case with minimal wear. Original half red morocco oatmeal cloth boards gilt lettering to spine. Tipped in list of subscribers twenty tipped in colour plates with associated text. Contents clean and tight unmarked. with superb illustrations. This book is held in stock. A postal surcharge may apply due to the weight. Fine Bird Books Hardcover
1920023360<p>Tring: Novitates Zoologicae 1920. Quarto pp 88 illustrated with two photographic plates slight foxing internally neatly bound in green cloth the covers slightly bubbled. Reprinted from Novitates Zoologicae Vol. XXVII. VERY SCARCE. Richard Fitter's copy with two newspaper cuttings and his signature on the front endapper. First Edition thus. Cloth. Very Good.</p> Novitates Zoologicae hardcover
1866036070London: John Van Voorst 1866. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. pp. xvi 284 tinted frontispiece plate with tissue guard. Green cloth binding near fine gilt bright bright gilt vignette to the front board. Contents clean and tight brown endpapers unmarked a few spots to edge of frontispiece margin otherwise unmarked. A very clean near fine first edition. John Van Voorst Hardcover
1890032681Edinburgh: David Douglas 1890 A good to very good copy illustrated with numerous drawings by the author. In the original green cloth binding with gilt titles to spine. Top page edges gilt. The spine is faded with pulling and some fraying to the top and bottom. Both boards have slight marking with the back board having a small cloth scuff. Corners lightly bumped and with wear. Internally there is some early splitting at the front endpaper joint. Contents: title with signature to top decorative title with crease to tissue guard prefaces contents and illustration list pp xv; half title Memoir text pp 3-34; half title letters; text pp 37-186; half title extracts from diaries; text pp 189-276; index 277-279; and publisher's catalogue dated October 1890 at the rear. Memoir and diary extracts profusely illustrated with Graham's drawings. Original page marker present - detached. Contents generally in very good clean condition. David Douglas hardcover
1901012763Cambridge 1901. Limited edition of 450 copies of which this is No. 93. Light foxing on endpapers blue boards are mottled. Inside clean and tight. Scarce. . Hardcover. Very Good. Privately Printed. Hardcover
39219LONDON H.F. AND G. WITHERBY 1926. A VERY GOOD COPY IN RED BOARDS - SLIGHTLY FADED SPINE. SOME FOXING AT THE FRONT AND REAR AND PAGE EDGES. BEING AN ACCOUNT OF THE AVIFAUNA OF THE COTE D`AZUR FROM THE ESTEREL MOUNTAINS TO THE ITALIAN FRONTIER. SIX PLATES BY VARIOUS ARSTISTS AND TEXT FIGURES BY THE AUTHOR. SCARCE. LONDON, H.F. AND G. WITHERBY, 1926 hardcover
1900061224London: R.H.Porter 1900. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Type: Book Tapemarks to endpapers bookplate address stamp.Map complete at rear. R.H.Porter hardcover
1965023105Buenos Aires: Platt Establecimentos Graficos S.A. 1965. Vol 1 1965 Vol 2 1967 illustrated with 100 & 104 paintings by J.D.Goodall and black-and-white photographs octavo pp 398 447 a little used internally with corners slightly bruised paperbacks with worn dustwrappers. TOGETHER WITH Supplement 1972. Illustrated pp 116 paperback very slightly worn. SCARCE. A highly detailed work. From the library of the naturalist and conservationist Richard Fitter with his stamp on the half-titles. Paperback. Good. Illus. by Goodall. J.D. Platt Establecimentos Graficos S.A. Paperback
003034Buenos Aires: Platt Establecimientos Graficos 1965-1967. 397pp. and 447pp. 104 color plates photos. Indexes of scientific names English names and Spanish names. Foreword by Dr. Alexander Wetmore. Signed by author in vol. #2. Nice dust jackets with a few small chips in protective Brodart jackets. A clean crisp set. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by J.D. Goodall. Platt Establecimientos Graficos Hardcover
24333LONDON ACADEMIC PRESS 1986. VERY GOOD HARDBACK WITH LIKE DUSTWRAP SPINE FADED. AUTHORITATIVE AND COMPREHENSIVE WORK. INCLUDES FULL BIBLIOGRAPHIES ACOUSTIC REFERENCES AND INDEXES. ILLUSTRATED BY MARTIN WOODCOCK AND IAN WILLIS. EXTRA POSTAGE WILL BE REQUIRED. LONDON, ACADEMIC PRESS, 1986 hardcover
2013009720Nuttall Ornithological Club 2013. Inscribed and signed by both authors to a man who contributed much data for the book. Signed by Both Authors. Hardcover. As New/As New. Nuttall Ornithological Club Hardcover
24053LONDON SIMPKIN MARSHALL & CO 1868. FIRST EDITION VERY GOOD SMALL OCTAVO GREEN CLOTH GILT TITLES FIRST BOOK OF BIRDS TO BE ILLUSTRATED WITH PHOTOGRAPHS - FOUR COLOUR PHOTOGRAPHS NEAT INSCRIPTION ON INSIDE FRONT BOARDS HINGE AT THE CENTRE IS TENDER. VERY SCARCE. A NICE COPY. LONDON SIMPKIN, MARSHALL & CO, 1868 hardcover
31599LONDON NATURE GUIDES LTD 2018. 4TH PRINT AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. A FINE HARDBACK COPY IN A FINE DUSTWRAP. ILLUSTRATIONS BY STEWART SEXTON MAPS BY DAVE DUNFORD AND PHOTOGRAPHS BY FIONABARCLAY ET AL. LONDON, NATURE GUIDES LTD, 2018 hardcover
1935037062London: H. F. & G. Witherby 1935. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 303 pages frontispiece plate and further b/w plates and fold out map. Cloth binding very good lightly marked gilt lettering to the spine. Contents clean and tight name and address to the front free endpaper otherwise unmarked and appears unread. A very good copy. H. F. & G. Witherby Hardcover
34158LONDON CHRISTOPHER HELM 2008. 1ST EDITION.NEAR FINE COPY IN NEAR FINE DUSTWRAP. THE DISTRIBUTION TAXONOMY AND BREEDING OF TURKISH BIRDS. WITH ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS FROM GUNESIN AYDEMIR ET AL. LONDON, CHRISTOPHER HELM, 2008 unknown
1908010856Bangor 1908. Very nice copy clean tight no browning not faded. One corner lightly bumped. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover
32322LONDON PORTER 1888. FIRST EDITION QUARTO ORIGINAL BROWN CLOTH 179 PAGES NO DATE BUT 1888. PHOTOGRAPHIC FRONTIS. TEXT ILLUS. SOME FOXING TO THE PRELIMS ONLY THEN CLEAN. AN AUTHOR'S PRESENTATION COPY TO A MEMBER OF THE DORSET FIELD CLUB. VERY GOOD COPY. LONDON, PORTER, 1888 hardcover
298471976 H.F. AND G. WITHERBY LTD. IN ASSOCIATION WITH PENERBIT UNIVERSITS MALAYA. A GENERAL ACCOUNT OF THE BIRDS INHABITING THE REGION FROM THE ISTHMUS OF KRA TO SINGAPORE WITH THE ADJACENT ISLANDS. VERY GOOD COPY IN VERY GOOD DUSTWRAP WITH SOME MINOR DAMP STAINING TO THE DUSTWRAP AND A LITTLE TO THE BOARDS. NEAT PREVIOUS OWNER`S NAME AND DATE ON F.E.P. VOLUME 5:- CONCLUSION AND SURVEY OF EVERY SPECIES. 1976, H.F. AND G. WITHERBY LTD., IN ASSOCIATION WITH PENERBIT UNIVERSITS MALAYA hardcover
1967045550New York: Random House 1967 Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st US Edition. "In the fall of 1958 the author and her husband Kenneth Millar better known as author Ross Macdonald moved into a house in a wooded canyon just outside Santa Barbara California. The place was alive with birds and in the ensuing years of observtion and study Mrs. Millar tabulated 112 species. This book tells the story of her adventures with the birds and the other wild things that live in the canyon." Name of previous owner inside front cover else fine. Random House hardcover