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1984053592Sydney: John R. Merrick 1984. HEAVY. 409pp index references glossary col ills line drawings distribution maps front endpaper map rear end paper geologic time scale. Pictorial glossy boards. Boards rubbed at bottom corners. SIGNED with personalised inscription by author Merrick on title page. An important contribution to Australian freshwater ichthyology. Signed & Inscribed by the Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/None as Issued. 4to. John R. Merrick Hardcover
199114527<p>London: HarperCollins 1991. <i><b>Signed and inscribed by the author: To Allan with grateful thanks Anna Merz.</b></i> First edition / First printing. Burnt orange paper-covered boards. Very fine in near fine dust jacket. <i><b>Anna Merz founded and personally financed the Nagare Sergoi Rhino Sanctuary in 1982</b></i>; it is now part of <b>the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy</b>. <i><b>Merz pioneered Rhino conservation</b></i> and has been a primary force in the effort to keep the rhino from extinction. <b><i>One of the first generation of women in Africa without scientific training who revolutionized our view of nature conservation and the appropriate treatment of wild animals.</i></b></p> HarperCollins, hardcover
1994027279London: World Working Group on Birds of Prey and Owls 1994. Soft cover. Good. 0x0x0. Good copy with highlighting to a few pages overall shelfwear foxing and a few pages that are slightly larger than the rest from a publishing mistake does not affect text. World Working Group on Birds of Prey and Owls paperback
1956013932Westminster Press 1956. Gray hardcover binding shows some shelfwear along rubbed edges and bumped corners. Ex-church library with back pocket and date slip intact. DJ flaps with synopsis and about author glued front endpapers. Church library stamps and several marks but overall clean and tight interior. 208 pages includes author bio. Scarce Western horse story. Dave Ule is an orphan but has th good fortune to be boarded out on the Three Rivers Ranch in Idaho. The owners are kind; however their nephew resents Dave hates the town and prefers town life. Conflict comes to a head when Sandy sells the horse Fireball. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall Language: ENG. 1st. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Westminster Press Hardcover
1949013251Westminster Press 1949. Light gray hardcover cloth binding clean square and tight. 176 pages. Some foxing but overall clean and tight interior. DJ has lots of shelfwear 1" chip top of spine price-clipped. Protected in clean Brodart jacket. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall 1st Printing. Illus. by Wickham Bill jacket and title page only. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good-. Westminster Press Hardcover
1893011523-KBoston MA: Joseph Knight Comany 1893. Book. Illus. by Various Artist. Good. Hardcover. 1893 Illustrated hardcover 36 page of text with 13 toned black & white images of the falls and the river . Condition : Good with edge and corner ware to the cover with soiling and a crayon number to the front board. Interior is tight and has a damp stain on two images some foxing to the pages . Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Joseph Knight Comany Hardcover
198424030213Hesperian Press Australia 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. Hardcover. 1203 pages. PUBLISHING DETAILS: Hesperian Press Australia 1984. First Edition. CONDITION: The book itself is in very good condition and comes in near fine dust jacket. More specifically: Boards have no wear rubbing or soiling. Edges of dust jacket have light bumping. . Edges of pages are lightly browned. . Clipped front end page. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Animals & Birds; ISBN: 085905036X. ISBN/EAN: 9780859050364. Inventory No: 24030213. 9780859050364 Hesperian Press hardcover
19881284z1988. Soft Cover. Good. PB/pub.1988/Gd. condition/98 pages - The Great Gray Owl.AE81284z paperback
19784568tUSA: Garland STPM Press. Good. Hardcover. 1978. 296 pages. reasonable ex library d/j had been plastic protected<br><p></p> . Garland STPM Press hardcover
19890071251989. Hardcover. Very Good. Publisher: Howell Book House 1989 V.Good HB ISBN: 0-87605-656-7. Third Printing. hardcover
1920000297Medina Ohio: Root A.I. 1920 Book. Illus. by Photos and Drawings. Good. Original Cloth. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original maroon cloth with black border stripe and lettering black spine lettering. No DJ. Scan shows the mottled cover which I believe was caused by moisture. Only minor corner wear bookplate of previous owner OW good. Dr. Miller was a close associate of A.I. Root who is known among agricultural collectors as the grandfather of American apiculture. A lifetime's education about bees with light-hearted descriptions of early schooling and work experiences of value to anyone especially the young. This is not only the best of the bee books but also a revealing biography of an inquisitive highly-disciplined teacher medical doctor and apiarist. 328 pp. Root, A.I. hardcover
1937013061Cleveland: The Harter Publishing Company 1937. Red pictorial hardcover binding shows wear along spine and rubbed edges. Front cover has b/w photo of a mare and foal. Illustrated endpapers. Interior clean bright and tight. Foreword is by Marshall Saunders author of the beloved dog book Beautiful Joe. Includes preface by the author. This abridged version for young children from the original book White-Saddle published in 1934 includes a cut-out of White Saddle on stiff paper. White Saddle was a real pony from the Shetland Islands. Born in 1903 she came to America from the Shetland Island. Ethel her husband Messenger and daughter Jane had a log cabin on a plot of land in Ohio. The pony won several awards at the Ohio State Fair. She died in 1940. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall 1st Printing. Illus. by Anderson Virginia. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Very Good/No Jacket. The Harter Publishing Company Hardcover
19252T4205Canada: McClelland & Stewart 1925. A very good to fine oversized white hardcover with green cloth spine with a very good plus dust jacket. Presumed 1st Canadian edition with no additional printings and $2.50 price on dust jacket. Minor edge wear to dust jacket and some light moisture staining. Hard Cover. Very Good to Fine/Very Good Plus. Illus. by E h Shepard. McClelland & Stewart Hardcover
19292T4208Canada: McClelland & Stewart 1929. A very good plus oversized yellow hardcover with blue cloth spine Presumed 1st Canadian edition with no additional printings stated . Book has wear to corners and a little edge wear. A littlel wear to spine ends. Clean. Contents are very clean. . Hard Cover. Very Good Plus. Illus. by E h Shepard. McClelland & Stewart Hardcover
19690009082New York: Harper & Row 1969 . First edition. Hardcover. Fine/very good. 12mo 61pages laminated boards; edgeworn top panel of dj <br/><br/>In Harper;s Spanish I Can Read series. Minarik's loved "Little Bear" story with Sendak's illustrations. Harper & Row hardcover
19980384851998. Painting. Illus. by Mitsuharu Mishima. Very Good. Framed. Signed by THE ARTIST. Original. An original watercolour study of Opithandra primuloides by Mitsuharu Mishima signed and dated 1998 in pencil lower right; titled lower left. Image 345 x 370 mm frame 530 x 545 mm. Single cream mount 'clean-lined' gilt frame very slightly rubbed. Painting in very good condition bright and unmarked. Provenance: with Tryon & Swan Gallery Ltd London W1X 1HB label to reverse. Biography. Mitsuharu Mishima 1932 to 2016. Japanese. Graduated University of Chiba in 1956 then at Kuwazawa Design Institute during 1957. Became a freelance graphic designer working in pen & ink watercolour and gouache. Exhibited 1985 1986 Gallery Du Mont Yokohama; 1986 Higashiyama Botanic Garden Gallery Nagoya; 1987 Happy Fair Higashiyama Botanic Garden Nagoya; 1987 12th World Orchid Conference Tokyo. Bibliography. The Bosei. Tokai Education Research Institute 1984.Encyclopaedia Heibonsha. Tokyo. Heibonsha 1984. The Grand Atlas of Alpine Flora. Tokyo. K. K. Hokuryukan 1987.Imai Kunikatsu. The wonder of lily. Tokyo. Akane Publishing 1987.Moriya Sumi. The secrets of water plants. Tokyo: Akane Publishing 1983.Yanagida Kunio. The Memorandum of Wild Flowers. Kanda Tokyo: Yasaka Book Publishing 1985. Information adapted from Hunt Botanical Institute Please contact us if you would like to view any of our artwork in person. The shipping cost on this painting within the UK is likely to be in the region of £20. unknown
19980384801998. Painting. Illus. by Kazuko Miwa. Very Good. Framed. Signed by THE ARTIST. Original. An original watercolour painting of Heleborus niger by Kazuko Miwa initialed "K.W.". Image 260 x 330 mm frame 440 x 500 mm. Double acid-free mount the upper of which slightly marked to bottom left corner. Gilt frame lightly rubbed. The painting in very good condition. Provenance; with label to the reverse stating "Society of Botanical Artists 'Flowers and Gardens' the annual open exhibition of the Society held at the Westminster Gallery Westminster Central Hall London SW1 24 April - 2 May 1998 and the price of £200. Biography: Japanese born 1943 represented in the Shirley Sherwood collection. Please contact us if you would like to view any of our artwork in person. The shipping cost on this painting within the UK is likely to be in the region of £20. unknown
1963010668New York: Viking 1963 Blue cloth pictorially stamped in navy ink gift inscription to half-title else fine in illustrated dust jacket slightly darkened along edges small loss from front panel original price intact $2.50. The story of a cat who keeps watch at the New York Public Library and the resolution of his conflict with the pigeons who frequent the library steps. Illustrated in two colors by Kazue Mizumura. First Edition. Pictorial Cloth Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Kazue Mizumura. Small 4to. Viking hardcover
20000071482000. Hardcover. Good. Publisher: Modern Publishing 2000 Good HB ISBN: 1-56144-775-7 ends of spine scuff marks. top of book two soil marks text fine. hardcover
193020343Turin 1930. Good overall. Advertising brochure for this importer & exporter of livestock and exotic animals with prices for everything you might need. Under "Animali diversi" the American Grisly bear is listed as the most expensive at L 6000 and includes leopards apes boas monkeys turtles including the "piccole tortorelle d'Australia a maschera nera" rabbits cage birds including the sulphur crested cockatoo and other Australian & New Zealand species as well as Japanese & South American species. There is also a section on the method of determining the age of a bird as well as food cages accessories. It's distressing to think of transporting a grisly bear to Turin and its life there. Four sheets 9 x 11" woodcut illustrations. A bit foxed and tanned old folds. unknown
19202991Paris: Leopold Cerf 1920. First Edition . Three-Quarter Leather. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Blue cloth. Vol I 6589p4 Horizon tear with tape on brownTp. Two short nicks on leather on spine where title is Vol II Tome Second de la cinquieme a la neuvieme municipalite 6714p1. French Text Owners book-plate on paste-down. Contemporary binding Leather strip with title on spine <br/> <br/> Leopold Cerf hardcover
1971014008Caldwell Idaho: The Caxton Printers Ltd 1971. Red hardcover binding clean square and tight. Ex-library with front pocket and date slip on ffep intact remains of tape marks on endpapers Overall interior is clean. DJ has spine sticker small chip top of front cover remains of tape marks on flaps not price-clipped. Displays nicely in clean Brodart. 1971 on title page and copyright page. A fictionalized history of how wild horses came to the Western ranges and how trouble comes when the meat hunters found they could get good prices for wild horses. Big Red is a wild stallion trying to save his small band of mares from them. 163 pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall 1st Printing Language: ENG. Illus. by Crowell Pers. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. The Caxton Printers, Ltd Hardcover
1978002608Washington: Smithsonian Inst Press 1978. Photos ills. 574pp. Scarce. Previous owner's name rubber stamped in a few places. Large Paperback. Very Good. Smithsonian Inst Press Paperback
1965012668New York: Duell Sloan and Pearce 1965. Light brown hardcover cloth binding has had spine cover glued to repair rip in back edge. Library numbers on front cover; library sticker on back cover back pocket intact bookplate fep date slip removed interior clean bright and tight with no other stamps or marks except for three blind stamps throughout a very clean text block. 118 pages. Brett struggles to keep his ranch running with the help of some friends so that his uncle won't sell his horse Big Red and the cattle in an attempt to turn Brett's ranch into a resort. Rare Montgomery title. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall 1st Printing. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Duell, Sloan and Pearce Hardcover
1910DEMO016556INew York & Newark: Barse & Hopkins Circa 1910. First edition. Hardcover. Good. Plates by Hugo Von Hofsten. Octavo 45 62pp. red cloth pictorial label on top cover. Unaccountably Scarce. <br/><br/>A curiouser & curiouser combination joins Moore's classic poem with a number of anonymous Christmas poems with others: part two of this is Montgomery's story of cows and calves -and nothing Christmas-y must be for the non-Christians. Montgomery was best-known for the Billy Whiskers adventures which were illustrated by Chicago's Swede Hugo von Hofsten who provided 4 color plates and numerous other black-and-white drawings here. Issued in the Pleasant Hour Series. Nancy H. Marshall Night Before Christmas collection 185 Barse & Hopkins hardcover