O'Connor, Raymond J.; Shrubb, MichaelMareMagnum
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A clean, unmarked copy with a tight binding. 290 pages.
pp. vi, 288 + Photo frontis. Uncut. Top edge gold. 8vo. Original full green cloth binding, gold lettered. Hardbound. Very nice copy. SET/W47
4 vols., 8vo., with coloured frontispieces, fine coloured plates and line-illustrations in the text; strongly and elegantly bound in half vellum, marbled boards, backs with tan leather labels lettered and ruled in gilt, red sprinkled edges, marbled endpapers, a most attractive set.
192 pages. Index. Bibliography. Glossary. Colour and black and white photos. "A detailed account of the rules and practice of falconry, the husbandry and breeding of birds of prey, and the many species that can be trained." - from dust jacket. Heavily worn former library copy with usual markings. Still a worthy reading copy. *Please note: missing pages 117 and 118 which fall in the eagles section. Book
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full oatmeal colored cloth boards with wildlife design at bottom edge. Small tears and edge wear on price-clipped dust jacket. 110 pages. Sepia toned line drawings by Manuel Milan. This explores humans' conceptions and myths, and beliefs about animals.
Features: Hill Tribes of the Golden Triangle; Avalanche Rescue - a new method; The Ancient Silver-Lead Mines of Laurium, Greece; George Schaller's World; Harold Jefferson Coolidge; Oceanography - past, present, future; Cave paintings of Baha, Mexico; Names for the Birds; Jan Mayen; Follow-up on a Paleolithic site in India. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
Features: Fiery Vesuvius; The Peregrine Falcon's Return; Marine Chart Revisions Urged; In the Wake of Typhoon Pamela - survey of the effect on the Guan Reefs; Offshore Migration of Land Birds - Weather Fronts assist long-distance fliights; Meteors; Underwater Archeology - Photogrammetry of artifacts near Bimini; Native Iron in Western Greenland - discovery and interpreation; Semiotics; St. Lucia Expedition - to collect and photograph wildlife. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
Features: Carl Hoffman - Archival Notes; Encounters with the Killer Whale - studies of Orcinus orca behavior in the wild; Mosquito Shore (Honduras) Settlement Expedition - haunted by 18th-century colonist; Sending Fungi into Deep Space - aids study of space effect on living cells; Anyemaqen Shan Trek - birds and snow leopard survey; Six Weeks Down Under; First People of the Pacific Northwest - Fraser Canyon's earliest settlers placed at 9.000 years B.P.; China's New Frontier - oil discovered in Karamay, northwest China; Excerts from the Explorer's Journal of January-April 1932. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
Features: Birds of Paridise of Papua New Guinea; Quest for an 8,000-meter peak; African Wildlife Conservation - The Eleventh Hour; Rio Azul - Maya City of the Dead; Antarctic Search for Meteorites; Projeto Flora Expedition to Araca, Brazil; On the Desert Trail of Lawrence of Arabia; Natural History Guide to Tropical Isles and Seas. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
Features: Remembering Lowell Thomas - patron of exploration; Northern Labrador Expedition - the Torngat Mountain Range; Birds, Bombs and Borders - migrants find refuge in disputed area north of the Sea of Galilee; From Sydney to Darwin - an Australian odyssey by motorcycle - Benjamin H. Shoemaker; In the Footsteps of the Dinosaurs - Peace River Canyon; Norwegian Explorers - their impact on Polar exploration; Obsidian Technology in Mexico - the cutting edge of an ancient culture; Journeys to the Gates of Hell - exploring the effects of nuclear explosions; Of Karyatids and Friezes - where marble was quaried for the age of Pericles. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
Indice: "AREA DE ESTUDIO". "METODO". "RESULTADOS". "POSIBLES FACTORES QUE HAN AFECTADO A LA EVOLUCIÓN DE LA AVIFAUNA". "AVES DESAPARECIDAS COMO NIDIFICANTES". "ESPECIES DE DUDOSA NIDIFICACIÓN EN EL PASADO". "NUEVAS ESPECIES NIDIFICANTES". "ESPECIES QUE HAN AUMENTADO SU AREA DE DISTRIBUCIÓN Y EFECTIVOS". "OTRAS ESPECIES". "RESULTADOS GLOBALES Y DISCUSIÓN".
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.
8vo, 20cm. Pp. 288 many photos and figs. in text, refs., bibl. Orig. laminated pictorial wrs. - Mostly on bird life (8 papers) and peat-bog related subjects (5 papers).
8vo., First Edition, with title-vignette, and illustrations and maps in the text; dark red cloth, gilt back, maroon endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
A Paris, Chez Panckoucke, Libraire, Hôtel de Thou, rue des Poitevins., A Liège, chez Plomteux, imprimeur des Etats, 1782 . In-4 (20,5 x 26,5 cm), reliure pleine peau, dos à nerfs orné de caissons dorés, pièce de titre et de tomaison, 712 pages. tome 2 seul : FAI-VIP . Coiffes arasées, quelques épidermures. bon exemplaire
Collection " Encyclopédie illustrée " . On connait la qualité de cette collection qui est à la fois complète et synthétique , facilement consultable avec son index en fin d'ouvrage . Cette version française est l'oeuvre de Michel Cuisin , membre du conseil de la société Ornithologique de France . - 580 p. , 1 kg 550 gr.
44p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition
Encyclopédie des Connaissances Pratiques. 1964. In-8 Carré. Broché. Bon état. Couv. légèrement passée. Dos satisfaisant. Intérieur frais. 86 pages. Illustré de dessins et photos en noir et blanc. Annotation au crayon en page de garde. La chasse à la caille. Aménagement des parquest de reproducteurs. Choix et achat des reproducteurs...
proceedings of a symposium Dec. 11, 1987 186 pages with 26 contributors. Maps, charts, diagrams. About 22 chapters, each by a different contributor in six parts: The physical and biological environment and prey organisms, Feeding ecology on marine and shoreline birds, Populations and breeding ecology of marine birds, Populations and breeding ecology of shoreline birds, Populations and ecology of wintering birds, History and conservation of birds. 172 pages. Very clean, no marking to interior/text, covers show light wear.
2 vols., roy. 8vo., First Edition, with very numerous fine coloured plates, monochrome plates and maps in the text; brown cloth, upper boards blocked in gilt, gilt backs, primrose endpapers, a near fine copy in publisher's illustrated board slip-case.
Name on front end paper. No other marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with minor traces of storage 64pp. Very well illustrated in colour account of eagles and their habits. Includes the Snake Eagle.
476 p. Including 36 Color Plates. Original full green cloth binding. 8vo. A very good copy. Second Edition. Both the author and the artist were from Toronto, Canada. NH8
8vo., First Edition, with title-vignette, coloured plates , and illustrations and maps in the text; green cloth, gilt back, green endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
