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1910039004London: Witherby & Co. 1910. Book. Illus. by Thomas Baddeley. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Small 4to. Volume 1 - The Mammals and Birds of Cheshire. Volume 2 - The Dee as a Wildfowl Resort The Reptiles and Amphibians of Cheshire and The Fishes of Cheshire and Liverpool Bay; pp. vol. I: xxxii 472; vol II: xx 210. Illustrated from b/w photographs by Thomas Baddeley folding map in colour. Publisher's green cloth binding with gilt lettering to the spines very good with minimal wear spines and gilt bright. Top edge gilt other edges uncut spotting to fore-edges . Contents clean and tight paper crisp and bright some fine areas of spotting to the first few pages but clean within. A very good clean set. Witherby & Co. Hardcover
1910013587London: Witherby & Co. 1910. Two volumes illustrated large octavo pp xxxii 472; xl 210 top edges gilt other edges uncut a little scattered foxing slightly heavier on the preliminary pages otherwise very clean internally spines very age-toned otherwise the cloth is in very good condition. Volume 1 contains the birds and mammals; Volume 2 the fishes reptiles and amphibians. From the library of the naturalist and conservationist Richard Fitter with his stamp on the front endpapers. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. Witherby & Co. Hardcover
197857542<p>NY: Oxford University Press. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Jacket tattered edges foxed. 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. 0197141048 . Index bibliography appendices. Seaside author photo with binoculars on rear jacket flap. Aberdeen University Studies Series No. 154. Numerous black and white photographs and illustrations. The author provides a comprehensive look at the sulids encompassing their breeding adaptation selection pressures taxonomy morphology and behavior. Blue cloth binding. ; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; 1012 pages .</p> Oxford University Press hardcover
198311246Lawrence 1983. Lex8vo. Orig. full cloth. XXIX877 pp. hardcover
1986000656T & A D Poyser 1986. T & A D Poyser. 1986 1st hardback. Very Good/Very Good. 240 x 160mm 396 pages. B/w photos line drawings by Keith Brockie maps. Book Condition: Very good clean black cloth boards tight binding. Jacket Condition: Very good clean bright touch of fade to spine not creased not price-clipped. Comments: One of the more noted Poyser titles this monograph on the Sparrowhawk is an excellent comprehensive and detailed study by the author. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Keith Brockie. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. T & A D Poyser Hardcover
1986py-064Calton: T & A D Poyser. VG : in very good condition with creased and lightly marked dust jacket. Spine faded. Some rippling to pages. 1986. First Edition. Black hardback cloth cover. 240mm x 160mm 9" x 6". 396pp plates. Illustrations by Keith Brockie. . T & A D Poyser hardcover
1987055895Sydney: Angus & Robertson Publishers 1987. VERY HEAVY. 295 x 220 mm 692pp illustrated throughout with colour photographs distribution maps bibliography index. Blackcloth boards in jacket. Light edge wear to jacket minor rubbing to bottom of boards light foxing to page edges. Fourth in the series of 10 books in the National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife this volume covers all species of bird inhabiting the shores of Australia. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Folio. Angus & Robertson Publishers
1987019596Sydney NSW Australia: Angus & Robertson 1987. 692 pages with colour illustrations and distribution maps. Part of the National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife series. Heavy book 2.9kg. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Angus & Robertson Hardcover
1972wil52London: Macdonald & Co Ltd. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket as issued. Slight marks to eps. 1972. Limited Edition 102/250. Blue hardback leather cover. 220mm x 140mm 9" x 6". 152pp. Signed by author on limitation page. . Macdonald & Co Ltd hardcover
1981170527009Arizona Game and Fish Department 1981. Paperback. very good. 47 page pamphlet very good condition. Arizona Game and Fish Department paperback
1988019509Sydney: Angus & Robertson 1988. HEAVY. Foreword by Ronald Strahan. xix 508 pages illustrated throughout with colour photographs line drawings distribution maps extinct forms eggs bibliography index. Prelims end-pages and edges slightly foxed. Cloth boards in dust-jacket which is covered plastic. Narrataives introduce each species group while synopses present a summary of details about such aspects as habitat breeding and world distribution. The fifth in the series: National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. Angus & Robertson Hardcover
1997014811London: T & A D Poyser 1997. Photos illustrations. graphs index 326 pages. Hard Cover. New/New. T & A D Poyser Hardcover
1990014599Academic Press 1990. Nice copy. Hardcover. Very Good. Academic Press Hardcover
1967j6768cLondon: Collins. VG : in very good condition with dust jacket. Jacket with two inch tear at lower edge of front fold. Minor impact at top edge of fep of a paper clip. 1967. First Edition. Black hardback cloth cover. 210mm x 150mm 8" x 6". 191pp. . Collins hardcover
1907007108New York: The Outing Publishing Company 1907. Clean bright spine. Red cloth with gold-stamped title. Previous owners' names in ink on front flyleaf plates and title page blind-stamped. Color frontis by L. A. Fuertes 2 color and 6 b&w plates. A history of the passenger pigeon and its extinction the pigeon industry and old-time hunters and the last efforts at its conservation with essays from the works of Wilson Audubon William Brewster Ruthven Deane Robert Ridgeway etc. 240 pages. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No DJ. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The Outing Publishing Company Hardcover
1913010360Pantagraph Printing and Stationery Co 1913. 1913 reprint of the 1889 & 1895 editions. 2 vols include Vol 1 and Vol 2 Part 1. A very nice set with no foxing writing or other defects. Includes the handsome color lithographed plate of a Meadowlark by Ridgway. Photos on request. Hard Cover. Fine. Pantagraph Printing and Stationery Co Hardcover
1966250699New York & Boston: American Heritage Publishing 1966. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/issued without dj. Audubon. 4tos blue cloth in a blue publisher's slipcase with yellow ribbon possibly a bit shorter than as published spines somewhat faded uniformly <br/><br/>Reproduces -for the first time in full color -virtually all of the original paintings -- not the engravings of the published work. The accuracy made possible by modern photographic and printing techniques makes this in incomparable production. Audubon's original paintings differ markedly from the final engraver's products. This work can be studied side-by-side with the collection of prints to appreciate the substantial advances Audubon made beyond the accepted standards in bird art yielding a fresh view of his achievement. American Heritage Publishing hardcover
196626055New York & Boston: American Heritage / Houghton Mifflin 1966. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/issued without dj. Audubon. 4tos light blue cloth in publisher's dark blue slipcase spines somewhat faded <br/><br/>Reproduces -for the first time in full color -virtually all of the original paintings -not the engravings of the published work. The accuracy made possible by modern photographic and printing techniques makes this in incomparable production. Audubon's original paintings differ markedly from the final engraver's products. This work can be studied side-by-side with the collection of prints to appreciate the substantial advances Audubon made beyond the accepted standards in bird art yielding a fresh view of his achievement. American Heritage / Houghton Mifflin hardcover
1966adb23bLondon: Michael Joseph / The Connoisseur. G: in good condition with worn slipcase backstrip missing. Minor fading to spine of one volume. 1966. First edition thus. Brown hardback cloth covers. 350mm x 280mm 14" x 11". lvi 200pp; 200pp 431 plates. 431 colour plates some double page. Heavy set extra shipping needed for overseas. . Michael Joseph / The Connoisseur hardcover
1966adb23aLondon: Michael Joseph / The Connoisseur. VG : in very good condition in marked brown patterned slipcase with ribbon marker. Edge-wear to slipcase with small split to top edge. 1966. First edition thus. Brown hardback cloth covers. 350mm x 280mm 14" x 11". lvi 200pp; 200pp 431 plates. 431 colour plates some double page. Heavy set extra shipping needed for overseas. . Michael Joseph / The Connoisseur hardcover
19797128Sydney: Methuen 1979. 12mo xx 202 pp full colour illustrations. llustrated card covers with good clear spine titles. Extremely scarce. The most elusive of this collectable series. Includes 150 different species and covers all families of Australian birds. First edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Methuen Paperback
1979034388Sydney: Methuen 1979. 202pp index num col ills. Or pictorial card with colour photo of bird. Spine slightly faded and creased. Some toning to page edges and light edge wear. Observer book #A2. The only book in the Australian Observer's series to be published in soft cover this is also the key to that set. A better than usual example. Includes over 150 species and covers all families. A brief description of each bird together with common Latin and family names details of habitat and information on eating and breeding habits; all entries are illustrated mostly with color photographs. The introduction includes advice on selection of bird-watching equipment. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Very Good. 24mo. Methuen Paperback
1913022370Washington D.C.: National Geographic Society 1913. PHOTOS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Good condition overall. Light soil/wear to the cover. Internally Very Good. Previous owner's name. Pages are otherwise clean and unmarked. Among the articles in this issue are: FIFTY COMMON BIRDS OF FARM AND ORCHARD WITH 50 ILLUSTRATIONS IN EIGHT COLORS; BIRDS MAY BRING YOU MORE HAPPINESS THAN THE WEALTH OF THE INDIES by Frank M. Chapman; CHINESE PIGEON WHISTLES; THE NATION'S CAPITAL by James Bryce; and CURIOUS SCENES IN OUT-OF-THE-WAY PLACES. Bound in the original yellow and white wraps stamped in black. First Edition. Softcover 7" by 10 ". Good-Very Good condition. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. National Geographic Society Paperback
1973000506Nairobi: East African Publishing House 1973. East African Publishing House Nairobi. 1973 paperback. Fair. 225 x 180mm 130 pages. Colour and b/w photos map. Book condition: Fair clean bright not faded creasing to coverse photo a little staining to lower corner on first few pages book plate of Jeffery Boswall BBC NH producer Signed by author on title page. An unusual study to determine the biology of East African Flamingos undertaken in Kenya by the author in the 1950s. Signed by Author. Soft Cover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. East African Publishing House Paperback
1991002219Harley Books 1991. Very good/Very good. 4to. 260 x 210mm 400 pages. Colour photos maps. Book condition: Very good clean green boards tight binding no inscriptions. Jacket condition: Very good clean bright not faded not creased not clipped will be protected in removable clear sleeving upon sale. Comments: The 'Bible' for Lepidopterists; a classic high-quality volume from the Harley Books series covering families Lasiocampidae - Thyatiridae with a Life History Chart of British Lepidoptera. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Harley Books Hardcover