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No marks or inscriptions to contents. No creasing to covers or to spine. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright slightly marked front board and no bumping to corners. 62pp.
160 pages including index. Small amount of writing on half title page. Average wear to covers and page corners. A bird book like no other. Concentrating on behaviour rather than species identification, the book delves into why birds act the way they do. It will raise the pleasure of birding to new heights. Starting with scenes as common as a swampy rookery of blue herons or the antics of a nesting nuthatch, the author adds new meaning to the everyday experiences of birders around the world. Learn that: blue herons live in colonies so that members can follow the colony's most successful hunters on forays rather than risk failure on solo expeditions.; female tree swallows commit mass murder against neighbouring offspring and females during nesting season; songbirds adjust their music to suit the eacoustical characteristics of the surrounding terrain, and much more. Book
Roy. 4to., First Edition, LARGE PAPER, with coloured frontispiece (original tisue guard present), illustrated and printed titles, printed title in red and black, 41 fine coloured plates (8 by Thorburn, 33 by Millais; all original tissue guards present), 6 fine plates in photogravure (all original tissue guards present), and 25 plates in monochrome; original two-tone green cloth, boards in olive, upper board blocked and lettered in gilt, darker green back framed and lettered in gilt, gil top, uncut, a near fine copy. EDITION LIMITED TO 600 NUMBERED COPIES (THIS COPY NO. 423). Anker 340; Mullens & Swann, p.406; Wood, p.464.
Folio, First Edition, with coloured frontispiece (original tisue guard present), title in red and black, 17 fine coloured plates (all original tissue guards present), 17 fine plates in photogravure (all original tissue guards present) and 2 illustrations in the text; original burgundy cloth, upper board ruled and lettered in gilt, red buckram back lettered in gilt, gilt top, uncut, backstrip lightly sunned else a near fine copy. EDITION LIMITED TO 550 NUMBERED COPIES (THIS COPY NO. 494). A splendid copy of this magnificent example of Millais's bird artistry. SETS IN THE PUBLISHER'S ORIGINAL BINDING IN THIS CONDITION ARE RARE. Mullens & Swann, p.406; Tate, p.235.
80p. + Plus frontis. Illustrated with photos and drawings. 8vo. Original full cloth binding with some staining. NH 2
pp. 80, (16) [Appendix], + Plus frontis. Illustrated with photos and drawings. 8vo. Original full cloth binding with some staining. NH 2
8vo., First Edition, with title-vignette, and photographs, illustrations and maps in the text; blue cloth, gilt back, blue endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. VERY SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION.
A magazine for collectors and others interested in times past and in articles of daily use and adornment devised by the forefathers. Features: Rockingham-glazed Earthenware Pitcher - Prontispiece Editorial; The Pineapple - Symbol of Hospitality; Kentucky Silver and its Makers; Blow Birds; Running Fireman; St. Louis Fire Hats; The Fire Engine in Prints; Gideon Shyrock - Kentucky Architect; Edwards Place - In Abraham Lincoln's Springfield; and more. Many pages of nostalgic ads from a broad assortment of prominent dealers. Profusely illustrated with excellent black and white photos. 56 pages. Printed upon glossy stock. Unmarked with above-average wear. Covers present but detached from textblock. A worthy reference copy of this informative issue. Book
According to Tsimshian legend, when an old man' sight was restored by Loon, he gave the bird his precious shell nechlace as a reward. A Canadian Indian tale. Winner of the IODE Book Award and the Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon medal for illustration. Illustrated boards. Undated. Unpaginated. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Nice working copy. Book
Small quarto in white printed and illus paper-covered baords with green cloth-bakced spine; viii, 96 pages, 18 pages of plates, 4 folded leaves of plates : illustrations, 4 maps ; 25 cm; bibliographical references and index Birds; ornithology. Natural Hisotry of Europe, North Africa and Middla eAst; Storks. Ciconia. Cigognes. CiconiidÈs. Storks.
8vo., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece and very numerous coloured photographs (many full-page) throughout; red cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON TITLE.
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 184 pages. Black and white illustrations.
8vo., First Edition, with illustrations in the text and endpaper maps; cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in unclipped and lightly frayed dustwrapper.
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 11 3/4"w x 12"h. 144 pages. Inscribed by Art Wolfe on title page. 4 page article from Columns: Five pages from the University of Washington Alumni Magazine on Art Wolfe laid in.
28 pages. Features: Front cover photo of the ice-covered deck of the H.M.S. "Vansittart"; Great full-age photo of Brigadier K. Pierce Smith taking the salute as a long line of British troops start their maneuvres in Malta; Striking with Success at Enemy Shipping in the Mediterranean - The Fleet Air Arm in Malta - 12 photos; The German Attack in Central Tunisia - article by Cyril Falls; Two large photos of the new German Mark VI Tank - the Tiger in Tunisia; Stalingrad Aftermath - Victory Scenes from a Gallant City - five photos including Field Marshal Paulus and General Von Daniels; Illustrations and texts describing a German Night-Fighter Control Room, as described by the Enemy; Facsimiles of Churchill's directive to General Alexander re: destroying Rommel's army, and Alexander's message advising Churchill of the completion of said mission; Photo of Sir Stafford Cripps visiting Miss Joan Hughes, an A.T.A. instructor; General interest news photos including the King visiting his army in Scotland, a demonstration of a new military raft in Northern Ireland, two sons of the Sultan of Morocco aboard a U.S. Army tank; Air Vice-Marshal Broadhurst, Captain R.St. Vincent Sherbrooke, the Arctic V.C., Air Chief-Marshal Sir Charles Portal in Malta; Centerfold illustration of "Tarzan" Troops - Commandos in training crossing a river by rope; 10,000 Tons of Bombs Dropped on Axis Europe in February - with five aerial photos; Photos of personalities in the news; Identifying Real German Planes; Photos of tank crews training indoors; Food Yeast - its discovery may revolutionize the health of nations - with eight photos; From Dockside to Battlefront - how tanks and trucks are unshipped, built up, and dispatched to the front lines in North Africa - with eleven great photos; Photos of Falcons (birds) in flight; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
Pages 487-530. Features: Cover page photo of state funeral of Adm. of the Fleet Earl Beatty; Major coverage of the funeral of Lord Beatty; Photo illustrated article entitled Flightless Birds in Three Continents; Lovely one page photo portrait of Queen Mary with three of her grandchildren; Two-page pictorial map entitled "Germany re-occupies the demilitarized Rhineland - a breach of the Versailles and Locarno treaties; Photo illustrated article entitled "A Vast Prehistoric Pompeii" revisited - further discoveries in Moravia, at Vestoice and the Pekarna cave; Two pages of photos of products of the paleolithic bone industry - weapons recalling Samson's "jawbone of an ass" and a big spoon; Page of photos and text describe mammoth hunters' cosmetics - dye-making utensils and other relics; Two pages of colour illustrations of animal art of 30,000 years ago - the earliest known sculpture; Page of seven photos document a trail of arson through Spain - the destruction of churches and convents; Photo of crowds surging to see the liner "Queen Mary" before she leaves her birthplace; Aerial photo of London Film Productions studio at Denham aflame; Photo of whales defeating Ireland in rugby championship at Cardiff, with crowds surging onto field of play; Photo of Hitler taking the salute at torch lit procession of 200,000 Nazis on the Theresienweise at Munich; Centrefold photo of the League of Nations Council meeting in London - the most vital for the peace of Europe ever held; Photos of Italian bombing of lava in Abyssinia; Photos of personalities of the week include Gen. Sir David Campell, Lord Dartmouth, Canon Nairne, Lieut. Col. R. S. Rait Kerr, Registrar A.Stiebel; the late Prof. J. S. Haldane, Sir Thomas Inskip, Sir Donald Somervell, Guila Bustabo, Ali Irfan, and the late Sir Dillon Bell; Nice one-page colour ad for the Ford V-8 car; One page Harrods ad features sports woollies for men; Nice illustrated one-page ad for the Hillman "Hawk" "Sixteen" "80" with "Evenkeel" Suspension; Classy halfpage photo ad for Bentley cars; Nostalgic one-page illustrated ad for Castrol oil features famed aviator Tommy Rose; and more. Coverfold holding by one staple. Archival tape repairs along coverfold. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. Magazine
38 pages. Features: King Hussein's First State Visit to Britain; Need Parents Fear Comprehensive Schools? Hardwick Hall - first in a series on the great houses of England"; Birds and Beasts of the Greek Coinage; and more. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Sound copy. Magazine
Features/Photos: Special section on Kenya and Zanzibar; sad fate of the Royal Arsenal; Excavations at Aphrodisias in Caria in southwest Turkey; Centerfold - 'zillions' of guano birds, cormorants and boobies in Peru; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Quality copy. Magazine
Pages 821-864. Features: Gorgeous Arthur Guinness, Son & Co. colour ad inside front cover features Toucan birds illustrated by Lobban; The U.S. Supreme Court; The Coronation Commission's First Meeting, and other royal occasions; Photos of the Silverstone races; The Stricken U.S.S. Wasp limps home - with photos of the 75' gash to her bow where she struck a mine-sweeper-destroyer; Photo of members of the Cho Oyu Expedition, including Mr. Eric Shipton; Stirling Moss is congratulated for a victory; Photo of Stalin holding child; The R.M.S. Gothic in the Captain Cook graving dock in Sydney; The Italian cruiser Raimondo Montecuccoli enters Grand Harbour, Malta; Aerial photos of Lake Eyre in South Australia - an inland sea that is fast reverting to a salt desert; Two pages of illustrations depict the recently completed Amsterdam-Rhine Canal, to be opened on May 21; Two pages of illustrations of engineering features of the new waterway, including the world's largest inland lock; Article entitled "Churchill versus Terpitz"; One-page map illustrates the Central African Federation Plan; Centerfold illustration of the City of Bath in the pride of its Roman civilization - Britain's most ancient spa as it was 1800 years ago; Photos of the Duke of Edinburgh in South Wales; Photos of the Queen and other visitors at the British Industries Fair; Photos of the Royal Danish visit to England; Photos of Personalities of the week - including the recently departed Sir Oswald Birley; Photos of Australia's possible atomic test sites; The New Kirkuk-Banias oil pipeline; Photos of amphibious and cliff assaults demonstrated with realism by the Royal Marines; Very tasteful colour-illustrated ad for the Daimler "Regency" inside back cover; Colour Hawker Siddeley Group ad (#5 in a series) on back cover; and more. Centerfold holding by one staple. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A quality vintage copy. Magazine
541 p. Small 8vo. Original red cloth binding, spine faded. First edition. NH8
Pages 385-424. Features: This Tourist Business of Ours - is it a billion dollar ballyhoo? - photo at Radium Hot Springs; Painted Mountains - Cameron Lake of Waterton National Park; Camper - Respect the Weather!; White Water - photo-illustrated canoeing article by Grey Owl; Memories of Flashing Streams - the trout run big in Cape Breton; "A Big Bee" Brings Pipe of Peace - wonderfully photo-illustrated article describes how treaty money is paid, land is dealt, etc. with Ontario's Native peoples; Blackbird Blizzards; When You're Lost in the Woods - using your watch as a compass; Birds for the Prairie Shelter Belt; With Our Junior Fire Wardens; Trailing the Clouds on Horseback - the life of Rocky Mountain Guide Old Man Logan; Jack Miner's Mail Bag; A Bird Sanctuary in Nova Scotia - by John W. Piggott; Forest Business in British Columbia, by Hon. N.S. Lougheed - includes amazing half-page photo of fallers, their long saws and massive fallen timber; ; Black Bass Furnish Hot Weather Sport, by Ozark Ripley. Nice two-colour ad for C.I.L.'s Dominion Ammunition inside front cover. Canadian National ad inside back cover promotes big game hunting in Canada. Nice ad for Western Super-X shotgun shells on back cover. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Book
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 48 pages. 8 3/8"w x 11 1/8"h.
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Small liquid stain on dust jacket.
8vo., First Edition, with title-vignette, coloured plates, and illustrations, maps and tables in the text; blue cloth, gilt back, grey endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
5 vols., 8vo., First Edition, with 147 coloured plates containing many hundreds of illustrations; original dark blue buckram, gilt backs, rose tops, a very good, bright, clean set in unclipped, very lightly dust-soiled dustwrapper. 'Witherby' remained the standard reference for almost half a century. The work comprises Vol. I: Crows to Flycatchers (1938); Vol. II: Warblers to Owls (1938); Vol. III: Hawks to Ducks (1939); Vol. IV: Cormorants to Crane (1940); Vol. V: Terns to Game Birds, Additions, Corrections, Systematic List and Indices (1941). See Tate, p.44.