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2016e9089East Lothian: The Fife Ornithological Atlas Group and The Scottish Ornithologist's Group. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket as issued. 2016. First Edition. Illustrated hardback laminated board cover. 300mm x 220mm 12" x 9". 384pp. Heavy Book - extra shipping needed for overseas. . The Fife Ornithological Atlas Group and The Scottish Ornithologist's Group hardcover
489p., illus., part. col. Hardcover Very good condition
2953GURNEY AND JACKSON LONDON 1924. VERY GOOD COPY IN GREEN CLOTH. GOLD TITLE ON SPINE. ARCTIC CHEVIOT TROPIC NINETEEN COLOUR PLATES BY W.H. RIDDELL AND 170 SKETCHES BY THE AUTHOR. 1ST EDITION 1924. GURNEY AND JACKSON, LONDON, 1924. hardcover
24307GURNEY AND JACKSON LONDON 1924. FIRST EDITION VERY GOOD COPY IN GREEN CLOTH GILT TITLE. ARCTIC CHEVIOT TROPIC NINETEEN COLOUR PLATES BY W.H. RIDDELL AND 170 SKETCHES BY THE AUTHOR. ARMOURIAL BOOKPLATE ON FRONT PASTEDOWN PLUS BOOKPLATE TO FEP. GURNEY AND JACKSON, LONDON, 1924. hardcover
28141LONDON GURNEY AND JACKSON 1924. FIRST EDITION VERY GOOD COPY IN GREEN CLOTH -- NO DUSTWRAPPER. GILT TITLE ON SPINE. ARCTIC CHEVIOT TROPIC NINETEEN COLOUR PLATES BY W.H. RIDDELL AND 170 SKETCHES BY THE AUTHOR. LONDON, GURNEY AND JACKSON, 1924. hardcover
1924008655London: Gurney & Jackson 1924. First edition large thick 8vo pp xxii 489 cloth slightly worn and rubbed spine head a little pilled and with one tiny tear in a torn and frayed dustwrapper which is lacking a few small pieces but now nicely protected in a removable plastic cover. From the library of the naturalist and conservationist Richard Fitter with his stamp on the front endpaper. Cloth. Good/Good. Gurney & Jackson Hardcover
A nature book for children. With numerous illustrations. 320pp. Inscription by previous owner on front free endpaper.
Quarto in pale blue color illus jacket; xvii, 227 pages : illustrations ; 26 cmbibliographical references (pages 207-215). Signed and inscribed by author on front free endpaper. Handsome full-colro frontis plate. Birds. gamebirds. Woodcock, American. Scolopax. BÈcasses. BÈcasse d'AmÈrique. Scolopax.
"With 950 Color Portraits by Major Allan Brooks." Some marks on covers, fading to spines, on both volumes. Foxing on free endpapers. Volume I has inscription on free endpaper facing title page. This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries
19271060<p>7" x 10". 252 pages. Many many color plates drawings and photographs. Subtitle: Birds of Town and Country The Warblers and American Game Birds. With 331 Color Portraits of North American Birds and 129 Illustrations in Black and White. "Foreward by Dr. Gilbert Grosvenor President of the National Geographic Society: Common Birds of Town and Country Friends of Our Forests -- The Warblers and American Game Birds by Henry W. Henshaw formerly Chief United States Biological Survey: How Birds Can Take Their Own Portraits by Hon. George Shiras 3rd.: Encouraging Birds Around The Home by Frederick H. Kennard: Our Greatest Travelers -- Migratory Birds by Wells W. Cooke: The World Record for Feathered Friends and Bird Banding the Telltale of Migratory Flight by Dr. E.W. Nelson of the United States Biological Survey. Color Plates from Paintings from Life by Louis Agassiz Fuertes." Book is full of clippings and newspaper articles collected by my Grandfather. There is even a small page called "Audubon Daily Field Card of Birds Occurring in the Central United States from the Mississippi River through the Great Plains to the Rocky Mountains" tucked in at page 13 along with a list of the Audubon Bird Leaflets available for ten cents in the mid 1950s. Five pages of color photos from another publication inserted at page 110. Well used. Wear to cover at hinges. Spine is separated at title page but not completely loose. Family heirloom copy. Previous owner's name inside front and back of book. Our listing number 1060.</p> National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C., U.S.A. hardcover
32250LONDON VAN VOORST 1886. FIRST EDITION LARGE OCTAVO ORIGINAL BLUE BOARDS BEVELLED EDGES FOLDING COLOURED MAP AND TEXT ILLUSTRATIONS SOME COLOURED. 214 PAGES PLUS ADVERTS. SMALL INOFFENSIVE STAMP TO HALF TITLE. VERY MINOR FOXING BUT A VERY NICE EXAMPLE OF THIS SCARCE WORK. LONDON, VAN VOORST, 1886 hardcover
Fine in polished dark grren, gilt stamped and Illus boards; AEG; xx, 442 pages, 2 unnumbered leaves of plates : b&w illustrations ; 24 cm. In original slipcase. Place mark ribbon bound in. Limited edition, number 312 of 1,000 copies. For the National Sporting Fraternity Limited. Signed Underwood, Shoffstall, and Rickhoff. Contents: Lifestyle of the upland king. The brave quail / by Robert Ruark -- My respects to Mr. Bob / by Gene Hill -- What is a quail hunter? / by Charley Dickey -- Bobwhite through the year. The prince of game birds / by Charlie Elliott -- The enemies of quail / by Archibald Rutledge -- The gun and the game. To hit a quail in the tail / by Warren Page -- How to miss birds / by Havilah Babcock -- The London gun / by Bob Brister -- Slim Boggins' mistake / by Havilah Babcock -- Hunting around. The Warwick woodlands / by Frank Forester -- Sometimes you can't find them / by Havilah Babcock -- You separate the men from the boys / by Robert Ruark -- They only shoot cockbirds in Carolina / by Jim Rikhoff -- Quail of the eastern sho' / by A.R. Beverley-Giddings -- Bobs of the bayou bank / by Nash Buckingham -- Pipeline "pottiges" / by Nash Buckingham -- Quail of the Kalmias / by Archibald Rutledge -- The dogs that make the hunting. The old maid / by Havilah Babcock -- The mystery of scent / by Ray P. Holland -- Jack / by Ray P. Holland -- Carry me back / by Nash Buckingham -- Mollie / by Paul Hyde Bonner -- Good-time Charlie / by Horace Lytle -- The biscuit eater / by James Street -- The hunting coat / by Paul Annixter -- Some fireside quail stories. Play house / by Nash Buckingham -- Bobwhite blue, Bobwhite gray! / by Nash Buckingham -- The home covey / by Tom Kelly -- The shell / by William Humphrey -- A private affair / by Harold P. Sheldon -- The sundown covey / by Lamar Underwood -- The end of a perfect day / by Horace Lytle./ Bird hunting, Quail shooting.†Fowl
44442LONDON POYSER 2018. FIRST EDITION. A FINE COPY IN A FINE DUSTWRAP. ILLUSTRATED ALAN HARRIS. LONDON, POYSER, 2018 unknown
pp. xii, 52; xviii, 62. Illustrated with text drawings and wood engravings. Green silk moire endpapers. All edges gold gilt. Original green page ribbon. 4to. 390 mm. Original full green leather binding gold decorated in an over-all design of birds in flight. Spine with same gold design and raised bands. Hardbound. Very beautiful, crisp copy. Original bookplate from the Easton Press, left blank. This Collector's Edition is published in advance for the subscribers of the Easton Press collection of "The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written". **PRICE JUST REDUCED! PRESS/W75 # 300PR.
8vo., First Edition, some light offsetting from fold-ins to free endpapers, small neat signature on front free endpaper; original green cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, crisp copy. With fragments of dustwrapper loosely inserted. First appearance of Murray's renowned translation.
pp. 69, (2)[Books by Mrs. Wiggin] + frontis. Text illustrated with drawings. Title page decorated with small drawing of a little girl. 8vo. Original full yellow cloth binding, lettered in black. Black pictorial front cover vignette of a little girl sitting on her chair with her crutches leaning nearby. Original dust jacket, small chip rear wrap. Very nice copy which includes the rare dust jacket. "This edition, dramatized edition, arranged for school, home or amateur dramatic club". Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! CHRISTMAS/W70
66p. + Frontis. Text illustrated with drawings. Title page decorated with small drawing of a little girl. Inked ownership of Susan H. Throne, Christmas, 1899. 8vo. Original full cloth binding, lettered in green. Green pictorial front cover vignette of a little girl sitting on her chair with her crutches leaning nearby. Binding slightly soiled. Nice copy. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W70
104 p. + Color Lithograph Frontis of a Black Bird. Frontis loose. Small text drawings. Age stain. 150mm. Original full green cloth binding. Beveled edges. Color lithograph on front board, loss of head of bird. Head and tail of spine and corners worn with loss. Binding rubbed. NAT HIST BX 9
2 vols., 8vo., First Edition, with 30 fine coloured plates, 24 plates in monochrome and over 430 illustrations in the text; original burgundy cloth, gilt backs, red tops, uncut, fore-edges mildly spotted else a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, one wrapper chipped with minor loss at head and tail of backstrip. Bright, crisp copy of a standard reference. The set comprises Vol. I: Struthionidae to Picidae; Vol. II: Eurylaemidae to Ploceidae. Tate p.200.
1966VV315421966 New York, Natural History Press, 1966 : In-12 Carré, Cartonnage d'éditeurs. édition originale, xxix, 350 pp., 30 planches couleurs et 9 planches N&B hors-texte, jaquette abimée, un guide d'identification sur les oiseaux de Tikal, région située au nord du guatemala Jaquette Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais.
1999VV323791999 London, Academic Press, 1999 : In-4 Carré, Cartonnage d'éditeurs. xii, 176 pp., très nombreuses photos couleurs in-texte, un très beau livre sur les oiseaux des zones humides Etat du neuf, Couv. remarquable, Dos impeccable, Intérieur frais.
2 vols., 4to., First Edition thus, with titles in green, orange and black, many hundreds of coloured and monochrome illustrations and maps, and coloured endpaper maps; black cloth, gilt backs, a near fine set in unclipped dustwrapper, the whole housed publisher's illustrated board slip-case. Based on the nine-volume Handbook of the Birds of Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa. The set comprises: Vol. I: Non-Passerines; Vol. II: Passerines. Nice copy of a standard reference.
1976813847Nairobi, 1976. 16 S. (Journal of the East Africa Natural Hist. Soc. and National Mueseum 156).
1965236270Washington, 1965. M. 1 farb. Taf. u. 72 Abb. IV, 438 S. OBr. (Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, Vol. 150)
1968VV316191968 Washington, Smithsonian Institution, 1968 : In-8 Carré, Cartonnage d'éditeurs. frontispice couleur, v, 605 pp., 75 figures in texte, 2° partie sur 4 de cet important travail sur l'avifaune du Panama Très bon état, Couv. fraîche, Dos impeccable, Intérieur frais.
