WITHERBY, H.F.MareMagnum
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5 vols., 8vo., Fourth Impression, with coloured plates containing many hundreds of illustrations, some light offsetting from fold-ins to free endpapers, tops lightly dust-soiled; original navy cloth, gilt backs, a near fine set in unclipped 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.
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. Clean very tight pages with unmarked slightly rubbed rear board and spine ends, foxing to page edges and bumping to some corners. 387pp. Volume three in this series covering hawks to ducks. A number of magazine and news cuttings on birds tucked in, from around 1957 onwards, some in English, some in Danish.
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. Clean very tight pages with unmarked slightly rubbed boards and spine ends, foxing to page edges and bumping to lower rear corner. 352pp. Volume two in this series covering warblers to owls.
Ex-library copy with the usual stamps and markings. Interior pages clean and unmarked; tight binding. 242 pages; many photos.
Pages 256-314 pages. Printed upon glossy stock. Nice reproductions of black and white photos. Features: Hooksett and its Leadinng Men; Birds in Their Economic Relations - II; The Story of Hannah Dustin; The Bow of the Riven Oak; Bird Songs in August; Rockingham County Towns; Poems; Nice illustrated ad for Prescott pianos inside front cover; Nice one-page photo ad for The First National Bank, of Concord, N.H. Unmarked. Average wear. Chips from backstrip. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
Pages 99-128. Printed upon glossy stock. Nice reproductions of black and white photos. Features: . New Hampshire's Oldest Lawyer; The Laconia Woman's Club; Dr. Ezra Green; A Camping Experience; Winter Birds of Central New Hampshire; An Interesting Letter; New Hampshire Obituaries - William O. Clough; Hon. Asa P. Morse; Hon. Henry F. Marston; Hon. Phineas Ayer; Mrs. Jesse A. Gove; Nice illustrated ad for the Boston and Maine Railrroad inside back cover features fishing; Poems; Unmarked. Moderate wear. Binding intact. A quality vintage copy. Magazine
Pages 262-320. Printed upon glossy stock. Nice reproductions of black and white photos. Features: The Nashaway Woman's Club; Early Life of rev. Thomas Baldwin; The Vegetable Food of Birds; The Christian Science Home School; The Baptist Church in Hopkinton; Poems. Unmarked. Moderate wear. Binding sound. A quality vintage copy. Magazine
Pages 189-244. Printed on glossy stock. Numerous black and white photos. Features: A Norwegian Road - interesting article with great photos from Norway; A Story of Old New England; The causes of the decrease of birds; The Vaughans - A California Idyl (continued); Thomas Leavitt and his artist friend, James Akin; Life on the Magalloway; The Gipsy Maiden's Song (poem); Nice photo ad for the Boston and Maine Railroad; New Hampshire Necrology. Sunning to front cover. Peripheral chipping. Contents in quality condition. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
Pages 69-130. Printed on glossy stock. Numerous black and white photos. Features: Nice Prescott Pianos ad inside front cover; Some Alaskan Experiences; Gilman Marston (poem); Our Winter Birds and their food relations; The Philippines (poem); Rt. Rev. Philander Chase, D.D., Bishop of Ohio and of Illinois; The Old Daguerreotype; "Finnigan's Chateau"; New Hampshire Industries (first paper) - Our Only Piano Factory - article with great photos and illustrations of the Prescott Piano Company factory; New Hampshire Necrology. Peripheral chipping. Contents in quality condition. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
Pages 311-366. Printed on glossy stock. Numerous black and white photos. Features: A Trip to Jamaica - part III; Barca and the Philippines; Love's Dream (poem); Our Largest Standing Army - The Birds; The Vaughans - A California Idyl - continued; Life on the Magalloway - Part III; Inaugural Address by E.D. Hadley, President S.A.R., Des Moines, Iowa; Jonathan's Preparations; George Bancroft Griffith; Index for Volume XXV; New Hampshire Necrology. Peripheral chipping. Contents in quality condition. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
42p. Hardcover Very good condition Ilus. by Feodor Rojankovsky
Book and jacket in mint unread condition. 405pp. The author explores the intelligence of birds and how they do the things they do. For example, anticipating a distant storm, finding the way to somewhere never been before thousands of miles away, imitating complex songs of other species, or hiding and later finding thousands of seed over hundreds of square miles. These and many other aspects of bird behiour are examined.
8vo., First Edition, with title-vignette, and photographs, illustrations and maps in the text; brown cloth, gilt back, terracotta endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 224pp. A wealth of exciting ideas for game recipes - Birds (pheasant, pigeon, partridge, grouse), geese, rabbit, hare and venison.
[1] The Frogs: translated from the Greek by William James Rickie with an introduction by Gilbert Seldes and wood engravings by John Austen. 62p. [Bound Dos-A- Dos together with] [2] The Birds : with an introduction by Dudley Fitts" Six Greek Plays"issued by the Dryden Press.) 52 p.. 114p; Slight shelf esp.to foot of spine.. Book
pp. viii, 243. XLib stamp on title page and elsewhere. Inner hinges taped. 8vo. 225mm. Original Folk Lore Society red cloth binding. Boards stamped Mercantile Library in blind. Spine very worn with loss. Library paper label call numbers on spine. Folk Lore Society Volume XVII (1885). Scarce. ENGLAND BX 5
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, minor dint to front and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with dint to front lower edge and label removal effect to front dust flap. 158pp. In this study, based on the BBC TV Natural History Unit production, the author describes in vivid detail the landscape and ecology, the flora and the fauna of the entire Andes mountain chain through South America. Very well illustrated.
Large octavo in black, color illus jacket; 59 pages color illustrations 23 cm; bibliographical references (pages 57-59) Birds -- Pictorial works. Birds -- North America. Birds. Birds Oiseaux. Oiseaux -- Ouvrages illustrÈs. Oiseaux -- AmÈrique du Nord. Birds. White, John, active 1585-1593. Topsell, Edward, 1572-1625?
Volume I xxiv, 379 pages. Volume II 391 pages. With alphabetical list of British Birds giving English and systematic name. Modern calf-backed boards. Light wear/scuffing.
43 pages. Includes lyrics, guitar chords and music for the following songs and more: The Aussie Bar-B-Que Song; The Ballad of Henry Holloway; And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda; Birds of a Feather; Bushfire; Goodbye Lucky Country; The Great Aussie Takeaway; Hard Hard Times; He's Nobody's Moggy Now; If Wishes Were Fishes; Just Not Coping; Little Gomez; No Man's Land - The Green Fields of France; Now I'm Easy; Old Friends; A Reason for it All; Safe in the Harbour; Scraps of Paper; Shining River; Soldier, Soldier; When the Wind Blows; Notes on the Songs. Undated. Appears to be circa 1980s. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
No inscriptions or marks. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked slightly rubbed boards and no bumping to corners. 256pp. A truly complete book about the cockatiel, a medium sized Australian parrot. Very well illustrated in colour and black & white.
No inscriptions or marks. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 255pp. This book provides a combination of stunning photographs and an authoritative yet accessible text describing the astonishing riches and complexity among the crowns of the giant rainforest trees.
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Previous owner's label inside. Price-clipped dust jackets with small tears and edge wear. Full light aqua blue cloth boards with a crab gracing the front corner of the cover. Very cool decorated endpapers with black and green wavy lines. 276 pages. 5 3/4"w x 8 5/8"h. Black and white illustrations throughout by Bob Hines. Second printing.
The Ecology of Indonesia Series Volume III. Previous owner's name inside. Front corner of dust jacket torn away. Slight edge wear to cover. 802 pages of text, plus section of color photographs. A complete summary of current scientific knowledge about Borneo. Rainforest and riverine habitats endangered by logging and industrial devlopment are described in detail, along with a discussion of land use patterns and current problems.
A clean, unmarked copy with a tight binding. 255 pages. Previous owner's name. The study of the overwintering process can offer an insight into the development of insects, as well as predict the patterns of disease epidemic and crop destruction caused by some species.
