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192856275Boston: Boston Society of Natural History 1928. Memoiors of the Boston Society of Natural History Volume 6 Number 3. With 23 plates from photogrraphs including 6 in color. 1 vols. Folio. Original olive cloth fine. Memoiors of the Boston Society of Natural History Volume 6 Number 3. With 23 plates from photogrraphs including 6 in color. 1 vols. Folio. A large scholarly work based on the Russian Polar Expedition of 1900-1903 undertaken by the St.Petersburg Academy of Sciences. Boston Society of Natural History unknown
1961000688New York: Viking Press 1961. Special Limited Edition #444 of 500. 256pp. 90 color photos map ends. Slipcased with a separate portfolio of 20 color plates from the book; cloth cover with color photo of white-tailed tropicbird pasted down on front. 98 species pictured in color with notes and ID guide photographer biographies index. Slipcase edges scuffed. The portfolio is usually missing but present in this case. Limited/Numbered. Cloth. Very Good/Slipcase. 4to. Viking Press Hardcover
1937012670Northampton: The Hampshire Bookshop 1937. A beautiful copy without the usual browning of spine and foxing of endpapers. Color frontis by Fuertes illustrations.map endpapers index 813 pages. Climate geography and habitats of the Connecticut River valley seasonal lists species accounts with identification occurance field notes. Historical summary of observations. First Edition. Cloth. Fine. 4to. The Hampshire Bookshop Hardcover
18387LONDON. OLIVER AND BOYD.1966. VOLUME THREE - A HISTORY OF THE BIRDS OF THE AZORES. NEAR FINE COPY WITH A VERY GOOD DUSTWRAP. COLOUR HALF-TONE PLATES WOOD ENGRAVINGS IN TEXT MAPS. ILLUSTRATIONS BY D.M. REID-HENRY GEORGE E. LODGE C.F. TUNNICLIFFE AND OTHERS. EXTRA POSTAGE. LONDON. OLIVER AND BOYD.1966 unknown
23795LONDON 1930 - 1951 PUBLISHED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES BY THE CROWN AGENTS FOR THE COLONIES. COMPLETE IN 8 VOLUMES DARK BLUE CLOTH 3 VOLS. HAVE FADED SPINES BUT IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE BIRDS OF THE GAMBIA SIERRA LEONE THE GOLD COAST AND NIGERIA. WITH PREFACE BY THE RIGHT HONOURABLE LORD PASSFIELD SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES. 88 COLOUR PLATES BY LODGE GRONVOLD HENRY JONES ROLAND GREEN AND P. RICKMAN. AND MANY CHRONOLITHOGRAPHS. EXTRA POSTAGE WILL BE REQUIRED ON THESE VOLUMES. LONDON, 1930 - 1951, PUBLISHED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES BY THE CROWN AGENTS FOR THE COLONI hardcover
27702LONDON. OLIVER AND BOYD.1968. VOLUME FOUR - A HISTORY OF THE BIRDS OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS. NEAR FINE COPY WITH A VERY GOOD DUSTWRAP. COLOUR HALF-TONE PLATES WOOD ENGRAVINGS IN TEXT MAPS. ILLUSTRATIONS BY D.M. REID-HENRY GEORGE E. LODGE C.F. TUNNICLIFFE AND OTHERS. EXTRA POSTAGE. LONDON. OLIVER AND BOYD.1968 unknown
18759VALLETTA MUSEUMS DEPARTMENT MALTA 1976. 1ST EDITION.VERY GOOD HARDBACK WITH CHIPPED DUST WRAP. FOREWORD BY DOM FINTOFF PRIME MINISTER OF MALTA. FULLY ILLUSTRATED BY VARIOUS ARTISTS INCLUDE C F TUNNICLIFFE AND DONALD WATSON. VALLETTA MUSEUMS DEPARTMENT MALTA, 1976 hardcover
15131MUSEUMS DEPARTMENT VALLETTA. 1976. VERY GOOD HARDBACK IN VERY GOOD PROTECTED DUSTWRAP. ILLUSTRATED IN COLOUR BY CHLOE E. TALBOT KELLY. FRONTISPIECE BY DONALD WATSON. MUSEUMS DEPARTMENT VALLETTA. 1976 hardcover
1953000805London: Oliver & Boyd 1953. 12 volume set published 1953-1963. 385 full-page color plates by Lodge. Species accounts include identification distribution migration breeding behaviors. Appendices on rarities additional records Celtic bird names. Indexed. A bright pristine set; some Djs price clipped chipped or wrinkled in Brodart covers. First British Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Lodge G.E. 4to. Oliver & Boyd Hardcover
4C-JQWX-HCATNew. Excellent copy that has been discounted due to a minor spine tilt and a bent corner from improper storage. unknown
1924014513Cambridge: Museum of Comparative Zoology 1924. Part One pp.1-210 covering Holboell's Grebe through Coot; Part Two pp. 211-402 covering Red Phalarope through Hawk Owl. Compiled from the diaries and journals of William Brewster by Ludlow Griscom. Note: four parts were issued separately over a 14 year period. In original paper wraps. Vol. 1 has a few chips. First Edition. Original Wraps Softbound. Very Good. Museum of Comparative Zoology Paperback
1906014579Cambridge MA: Nuttall Ornithological Club 1906. 426 pages. Four plates and three maps. Light wear but no tear on spine tips light cover scuffs. . Hardcover. Very Good. 4to. Nuttall Ornithological Club Hardcover
1906008362Cambridge MA: Nuttall Ornithological Club 1906. 426 pages. Four plates and three maps. A clean unmarked copy of a classic ornithological work. Previous owner's bookplate inside front cover. Gold-stamped green cloth. Wear to top and bottom of spine . Hard Cover. Very Good. 4to. Nuttall Ornithological Club Hardcover
1872037067London: John Van Voorst 1872. Book. Illus. by Keulemans J. G. frontispiece. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo. pp. xii 231 pages; frontispiece plate"A Flamborough Trophy Fulmar Petrel." by Keulemans. Green cloth boards very good with a little general wear. Contents clean and tight some foxing to the endpapers on the reverse of the front free endpaper are the signatures of Alexander William Clark Kennedy of the Cold Stream guards 1873 and the initials of Rev. F. C. R Joudain 1899. A good book with a significant provenance firstly belonging to A. W. Clark Kennedy and later given to Rev. Francis Jourdain author of books such as A Handbook of British Birds by Kirkman and Joudain Clark-Kennedy Alexander William Maxwell 1851 -1894 Alexander William Maxwell Clark- Kennedy was born at Rochester Kent. He attended school at Aldershot and then at Eton College. He married Hon. Lettice Lucy Hewitt daughter of James 4th Viscount Lifford d. 1939 in Donegal in 1875 with whom he had five sons and two daughters. In 1867 he inherited the family estate of Knockgray in Galloway. While still at Eton at the age of sixteen he wrote The birds of Berkshire and Buckinghamshire: a contribution to the natural history of the two counties Eton 1868 which proved very popular. Following Eton he joined the Coldstream Guards rising to the rank of Captain. He continued his interests in hunting shooting and fishing and was a member of several societies and associations becoming a Fellow of the Linnaean Society and the Antiquarian Society of Scotland. He also penned To the Arctic regions and back in six weeks : being a summer tour to Lapland and Norway : with notes on sport and natural history London 1878 and Robert the Bruce: a poem historical and romantic London 1884. Ref: Ballance p203; Freeman 817; Mullens & Swann p.144. John Van Voorst Hardcover
1872038272London: John Van Voorst 1872. Book. Illus. by Keulemans J. G. frontispiece. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo. pp. xii 231 pages; frontispiece plate"A Flamborough Trophy Fulmar Petrel." by Keulemans. Green cloth boards very good with a little general wear scuffed to the top and bottom of the spine binding is firm. Contents clean and tight the front endpaper is worn along the hinge but does not affect the binding bookplate belonging to Charles Francis Wyatt of Broughton Rectory Oxon a well known collector of the late 19th century two newspaper cuttings dated 1899 1888 tipped onto the front free endpaper. Ref: Ballance p203; Freeman 817; Mullens & Swann p.144. Charles Francis Wyatt 1820-1906 was rector of Broughton Oxfordshire and an antiquary. John Van Voorst Hardcover
197518722London: Tryon Gallery. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1975. Limited Edition. Hardcover. This is #67 in the limited first edition signed by both the author Brown and the illustrator Fennessy on the title page. Includes not only the slipcase in "fine" condition but mylar dust jacket. ; Folio 13" - 23" tall; Signed by Author . Tryon Gallery hardcover
197517908London: Tryon Gallery. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1975. Limited Edition. Hardcover. This is #65 in the limited first edition signed by both the author Brown and the illustrator Fennessy on the title page. Includes not only the slipcase in "fine" condition but mylar dust jacket which is taped in the upper right corner. ; Folio 13" - 23" tall; Signed by Author . Tryon Gallery hardcover
2020029470Jean-Jacques Rigaud 2020. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by co-author and photographer Rebecca Field who is also co-founder of the Association for the Protection of Birds APO of St. Barts. Cover is rated only Very Good due to minor ding to the top edge only. NO pages are affected. FINE inside. NO year of publication indicated but 2020. Bound in the original blue pictorial laminated boards. 9.25" wide by 9.25" tall. From a 2021 review by soualibra on LibraryThing: "A bilingual French-English book about the birds of St. Martin St. Barts Anguilla and the smaller islands connected to them. It includes species overviews for each bird and sections about the islands their history migration and other topics. Beautifully illustrated with hundreds of color photos.". INSCRIBED / SIGNED by Rebecca Field. 1st ed No additional printings listed. Oversize Hardcover. Very Good - Fine condition/No dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 144pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Jean-Jacques Rigaud Hardcover
31564CALTON POYSER 1992. FIRST EDITION. NEAR FINE COPY IN DUSTWRAP. ILLUSTRATED BY IAN WILLIS. CALTON, POYSER, 1992 unknown
14980DENMARK ZOOLOGICAL MUSEUM UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN 1990. FIRST EDITION FINE IN LAMINATED BOARDS. ILLUSTRATED BY JON FJELDSA.A MANUAL TO THE BIRDS OF THE TEMPERATE ZONE OF THE ANDES AND PATAGONIA SOUTH AMERICA. STANDARD EDITION 5000 COPIES. SCARCE. DENMARK, ZOOLOGICAL MUSEUM, UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN, 1990 hardcover
31761DENMARK ZOOLOGICAL MUSEUM UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN 1990. FIRST EDITION VERY GOOD IN LAMINATED BOARDS. ILLUSTRATED BY JON FJELDSA. A MANUAL TO THE BIRDS OF THE TEMPERATE ZONE OF THE ANDES AND PATAGONIA SOUTH AMERICA. STANDARD EDITION 5000 COPIES. SCARCE. DENMARK, ZOOLOGICAL MUSEUM, UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN, 1990 hardcover
14534LONDON. HELM. 1998. FIRST EDITION NEAR FINE HARDBACK IN LIKE PROTECTED DUSTWRAPPER. COVERS ALL THE SPECIES NEARLY 1300 FOUND IN INDIA PAKISTAN SRI LANKA NEPAL BHUTAN BANGLADESH AND THE MALDIVES. 153 COLOUR PLATES ILLUSTRATE EVERY SPECIES. LONDON. HELM. 1998 hardcover
1931039246Harrow: On Sale at The School Bookshop 1931. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. Royal 8vo. Inscribed and signed to the front end paper by the author "with compliments of Tom Harrisson". 43 pages. Binding very good contents clean and tight. A very good signed copy. On Sale at The School Bookshop Hardcover
007650Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co 1976 -1980 Volume I has 52 color plates including four fold out pages 52 drawings 175 pages Volume II has 48 color plates 48 drawings 167 pages. Slight trace of price sticker on Vol 1. Nice set appears never opened. First American Edition. Hard Cover. New/New. Houghton Mifflin Co Hardcover
1928006245Boston: Boston Society of Natural History 1928. Memoirs of the Boston Society of Natural Historyvol.6 no.3. Many tablesand a full-page map 23 plates 6 color 111-485pp. original geen cloth binding with faded spine and light spotting on boards. Hinges tender but still holding. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Large 4to. Boston Society of Natural History Hardcover
