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1907171311907-1930's. Hardcover. Very good end paper name stamps some pages lightly toned. The title on the spine is descriptive only and was added by the binder. A unique book in dark green boards with gilt spine lettering containing articles bulletins etc. 700 pages total. The contents are from the 1907 to the early 1930s. The list of contents handwritten on the front end papers shows 23 items. Contents cover strength testing telephone poles box barrel and crate construction structural timbers treated timber creosote cross ties etc. A heavy book additional postage may be required. ; Photographs graphs charts drawings. . hardcover
1932046183Great Britain: A. & C. Black Ltd. 1932. Book. Good. Hardcover. First free endpaper has been removed. Title page has a faint smudge the rest of the interior is clean endpaper brown with age. Green boards have a discolored spot to lower corner of front edges have light wear corners are lightly bent. No dust jacket. First edition. A. & C. Black Ltd. Hardcover
19890109741989. Hardcover. Very Good. Publisher: Howell Book House Inc. 1989 V.Good HB ISBN: 0-87605-517-X hardcover
1933004627New York: The Macmillan Company 1933. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 92pp. Blue cloth black lettering to cover and spine. Corners and spine ends lightly rubbed very slight fading to spine contents are slightly age-toned binding is tight. Six attractive color illustrations and numerous black and white illustrations. <br/> <br/> The Macmillan Company hardcover
1936014043Macmillan 1936. Blue hardcover binding is clean square and tight with just minimal shelfwear top and bottom of spine. Previous owner name and date 1936 in pencil ffep 3/4" closed tear bottom of title page else clean and bright interior. Some odd barely visible pock-marks on contents page. Scarce DJ not price-clipped - $2.00 on front flap. Lots of tears chips and wrinkles rubbed spots. In two pieces but now protected from further damage in clean Brodart. 1933 on title page; Copyright page shows originally published 1933 and then reprinted 4 times to this one in July 1936. Color frontispiece 2-page color spread in center same as wraparound dustjacket and full color last illustration plus many beautiful black and white throughout. Story begins when Spunky the Shetland Pony is born in the Shetland Islands. He is sold to work in a coal mine then sent to America as a circus pony. His owners along the way include a traveling peddler devoted children and finally a park pony. 90 pages. Size: 8vo - Oblong 5th printing Language: ENG. Illus. by Hader Berta and Elmer. Hardcover. Very Good/Poor. Macmillan Hardcover
192022499London & Cape Town: H. F. & G. Witherby / T. Maskew Miller. Very Good. 1920. First Edition. Hardcover. With 141 illustrations a very good copy. ; 220 x 145mm; xx 248 pages . H. F. & G. Witherby / T. Maskew Miller hardcover
192512040043William Blackwood & Sons UK 1925. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Hardcover. PUBLISHING DETAILS: William Blackwood & Sons UK 1925. First Edition. CONDITION: This book is in good condition but dust jacket is not included. Wear to spine ends and corners of boards. Tanned pages with foxing on end pages. No inscriptions. Page edges foxed and browned. A little rubbing to gilt titles on front cover and spine. ABOUT THIS BOOK: 195 pages of text plus 68 pages of photographic illustrations. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Animals & Birds; Inventory No: 12040043. William Blackwood & Sons hardcover
19950790089Picauville: Editions "Les Esprits Animaux". 1995. F First Edition Collectible. Paperback. Near Fine. Includes: Original print "Nomade Transculturel" by Joel Hubaut appears to be a silkscreen / serigraph numbered 9/100 signed by the artist; photography of Gysin; folded poster for this event; ticket and postcard announcement; plus text loose in original folder. Text in French. Issued in conjunction with an evening of film etc. which Cotentin and "Les Esprits Animaux" presented at Caen titled "Etant Donnes: Quand Le Corps Est La Courbure De L'Esprit". Editions "Les Esprits Animaux" paperback
1998055994Perth: Abrolhos Publishing 1998. HEAVY. 256pp index bibliographytables num bw & col ills. Brown faux-leather boards titled in gilt with jacket. Tiny mark on front free endpaper otherwise near new. Comprehensive work on the Tasmanian tiger or thylacine. Includes earliest traces anatomy first eyewitnesses the thylacine in art persecution and bounty hunting captivity tales of the tiger expeditions and searches and the possibility of the creature surviving somewhere in the remote wilderness of Tasmania. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to. Abrolhos Publishing Hardcover
199327750Hobart: St. Davis's Park Publishing. Near Fine. 1993. Reprint. 0724622098 . First published in 1991 this is a first reprint With photographic illustrations a fine copy. ; 210 x 300mm; iv 28 pages . St. Davis's Park Publishing unknown
2012013241Notre Dame Indiana: Corby Books 2012. Laminated hardcover pictorial binding clean bright and tight - appears unread. 24 pages. Clashmore Mike was a spunky Irish Terrier originally given as a gift to Notre Dame's Knute Rockne and from 1924-1965 the Irish terriers were the Fighting Irish's Mascots. Sequel to Clashmore Mike Comes Home this is the story of an old terrier in the Irish village of Clashmore recalling how he accidentally joined a family emigrating to America in 1924 and would up as the original mascot of the team. Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Illus. by Paynert Andrea. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/None Issued. Corby Books Hardcover
2011013240Notre Dame Indiana: Corby Books 2011. Laminated hardcover pictorial binding clean bright and tight - appears unread. 24 pages. Clashmore Mike was a spunky Irish Terrier originally given as a gift to Notre Dame's Knute Rockne and from 1924-1965 the Irish terriers were the Fighting Irish's Mascots. This is the story of Mikey a modern day Irish who comes to campus for a tailgate party with his family gets lost from his people and discovers the true story of Clashmore Mike. Followed by Clashmore Mike Dublin to Dome. Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Illus. by Paynert Andrea. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/None Issued. Corby Books Hardcover
2005036007Sydney: Longtail Press 2005. HEAVY. 185pp num full page col photographs. Or black cloth in jacket. Light edge wear to jacket. Stunning collection of wildlife photography from a lifetime body of work taken in all corners of the globe. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Grundy Reg photographer. Oblong Folio. Longtail Press Hardcover
1939066048Washington D.C.: National Geographic Society 1939. 2 Volume Set. Heavy books: NO international or priority orders. Clean square and unmarked in full cloth bindings NF/VG. Map endpapers. 382 358pp. Photos in b&w throughout plus 950 color portraits by Major Allan Brooks. Lightly rubbed jackets in protective mylar covers. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9" - 12" Tall. National Geographic Society Hardcover
1989050381Sydney: Surrey Beatty & Sons Limited 1989. HEAVY. 2 volume set. xvi 835pp index references tables bw & col ills. Or brown cloth in jackets. Light edge wear to jackets a couple of tiny spots of foxing to edges. The first comprehensive modern review of the macropods of Australia and Papua New Guinea. Each of seven sections deals with a major field of research into macropod biology- Evolution zoogeography and community ecology; diet feeding and digestion; energy water and temperature relations; reproductive biology; development growth and sexual dimorphism; social organization and behavioural ecology; population ecology and management. There also a further 16 papers reporting results from individual projects. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. Surrey Beatty & Sons Limited Hardcover
1989007500Australia: Surrey Beatty 1989. Two volumes. color and b&w photos illustrations graphs index 832 pages. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Surrey Beatty Hardcover
1989009259Chipping Norton NSW Australia: Surrey Beatty & Sons 1989. New endpapers. A few small marks to the minor title page of volume 1. A total of 835 pages with colour and b/w illustrations. Heavy set 3.3kg. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Surrey Beatty & Sons Hardcover
ria9780702066351_inpPaperback / softback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; N/A paperback
1993007106Grayling Michigan USA: The George Griffith Foundation 1993. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. FINE/NEAR-FINE First Trade Edition SIGNED and warmly inscribed by the author. A beautiful keepsake copy with no wear but for one barely bumped corner. Crisp clean solid like-new interiors. Unclipped DJ is very nice light shelf-wear only no tears. 7.25" x 10.25" 230 pages photographs. As a founding father of Trout Unlimited the author reveals the history of the conservation group. <br/> <br/> The George Griffith Foundation hardcover
19740385821974. Painting. Illus. by Mary Grierson. Very Good. Framed. Signed by THE ARTIST. Original. An original watercolour painting of Mimosa veitchii by the distinguished British botanical artist Mary Grierson signed and dated '74 in pencil lower middle the title has been applied with Letraset. Image 510 x 330 mm slate-blue mount. Gilt and green frame 550 x 460mm lightly worn. Painting in very good condition one small mark under the glass does not appear to be on the paper just before the "M" of "Mimosa". 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 £25. Biography: Mary Anderson Grierson VMH VM GM 1912 - 2012. Mary Grierson needs little introduction doyen of British botanical illustration with an illustrious career. illustrated plants for Kew Gardens and produced numerous illustrations and paintings for Curtis's Botanical Magazine. Remarkably Mary Grierson's notable achievements in botanical art came after the age of 60; she only took up botanical art with any endeavour when in her mid-40s. In 1930 she was awarded the diploma of the Royal Drawing Society in London but it wasn't until 1957 that her interest in plant illustration began to crystallise when she attended a drawing course at Flatford Mill run by John Nash brother of the painter Paul Nash who became her mentor. She attended his classes for 10 years eventually taking over this course which she ran from 1966-1983. In 1960 she was appointed to the post of Botanical Illustrator and Artist to the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew and illustrated many plates in the famous periodical "Curtis's Botanical Magazine." She was awarded Her first RHS Gold Medal for botanical illustration in 1966 followed by further Gold Medals in 1969 1973 1978 1990 and in 1985 she was awarded the RHS Gold Veitch Memorial Medal. Her work has appeared in numerous books and in 1967 she designed the famous "British Flora" set of postage stamps in collaboration with the Reverend Keble Martin. Her outstanding talent and contribution to botanical illustration was widely recognised and various awards and honours were bestowed upon her: in 1967 she was elected a Fellow of the Linnean Society of London in 1986 received an honorary degree of Master of Philosophy at the University of Reading she served on RHS Picture Committee from 1991-1997 and also in 1997 was awarded the RHS Victoria Medal of Honour. Mary Grierson held a number of dedicated exhibitions at the Spink in London including: Hedgerows of England 20th November - 77h December 1979. Coastal Plants of England early 1980s. An English Florilegium - Botanical Watercolour Drawings of the Tradescant Legacy 4th - 27th November 1987. Plants of the Hawaiian Islands and other Recent Watercolours 22nd May - 1st June 1990. On her death in 2012 Obituaries were published in numerous newspapers and periodicals. . unknown
038478Painting. Illus. by Mary Grierson. Very Good. Framed. Signed by THE ARTIST. Original. An original watercolour painting of Poppy cultivars by the well-know botanical artist Mary Grierson signed in pencil lower middle. Image 355 x 260 mm frame 555 x 440 mm. Double mount gilt frame lightly rubbed. Very good condition. Provenance: Spink label to reverse "Spink Kings St. St James's London SW1.; No. APB/Cat. No. 18". 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. Biography: Mary Anderson Grierson VMH VM GM 1912 - 2012. Mary Grierson needs little introduction doyen of British botanical illustration with an illustrious career. illustrated plants for Kew Gardens and produced numerous illustrations and paintings for Curtis's Botanical Magazine. Remarkably Mary Grierson's notable achievements in botanical art came after the age of 60; she only took up botanical art with any endeavour when in her mid-40s. In 1930 she was awarded the diploma of the Royal Drawing Society in London but it wasn't until 1957 that her interest in plant illustration began to crystallise when she attended a drawing course at Flatford Mill run by John Nash brother of the painter Paul Nash who became her mentor. She attended his classes for 10 years eventually taking over this course which she ran from 1966-1983. In 1960 she was appointed to the post of Botanical Illustrator and Artist to the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew and illustrated many plates in the famous periodical "Curtis's Botanical Magazine." She was awarded Her first RHS Gold Medal for botanical illustration in 1966 followed by further Gold Medals in 1969 1973 1978 1990 and in 1985 she was awarded the RHS Gold Veitch Memorial Medal. Her work has appeared in numerous books and in 1967 she designed the famous "British Flora" set of postage stamps in collaboration with the Reverend Keble Martin. Her outstanding talent and contribution to botanical illustration was widely recognised and various awards and honours were bestowed upon her: in 1967 she was elected a Fellow of the Linnean Society of London in 1986 received an honorary degree of Master of Philosophy at the University of Reading she served on RHS Picture Committee from 1991-1997 and also in 1997 was awarded the RHS Victoria Medal of Honour. She held a number of dedicated exhibitions at the Spink in London including: Hedgerows of England 20th November - 7th December 1979. Coastal Plants of England early 1980s. An English Florilegium - Botanical Watercolour Drawings of the Tradescant Legacy 4th - 27th November 1987. Plants of the Hawaiian Islands and other Recent Watercolours 22nd May - 1st June 1990. On her death in 2012 Obituaries were published in numerous newspapers and periodicals. . unknown
1965013158New York: Coward-McCann 1965. Hardcover decorated library binding square and tight usual library markings. Interior tight - some smudges stamps markings. Front pocket intact. DJ flap glued to inside front cover. A good reading copy. 159 pages. When Miss Van has to leave the club stables for two months ill has trouble getting along with the replacement trainer who seems to want to ruin her success in s howing the seal-brown jumper Jumping Jack. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Illus. by Savitt Sam - cover only. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Coward-McCann Hardcover
1963013154New York: Coward-McCann 1963. Hardcover decorated library binding square and tight usual library markings. Interior tight - some smudges stamps markings. Back pocket intact. A good reading copy. 157 pages. Sheila limps and wears a metal brace on her leg. The last thing she wants to do is humiliate herself by trying to ride a horse - until she meets the very unsociable Rogue who was a picador's horse and has the physical and mental scars to go with it. The two form a bond and learn to trust each other. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Illus. by Savitt Sam. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Coward-McCann Hardcover
1968013155New York: W.W. Norton & Company 1968. Pictorial hardcover binding square and tight minimal soiling dj flap glued to ffep. Back pocket intact a few marks but overall clean and tight. 153 pages. Bored with the ranch and her boyfriend Wally Deb visits her friend Kitty on the beach and realizes her impulsive idea of keeping her three-year old stallion Star in Kitty's flimsy corral will not work. Follows Lucky Star. Scarce title. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall 1st Printing. Illus. by Savitt Sam - cover only. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. W.W. Norton & Company Hardcover
1959013934New York: Coward-McCann 1959. Red hardcover cloth binding clean square and tight - only mark is previous owner nameplate neatly inside front cover. Interior clean and tight. DJ price-clipped minor shelfwear. 217 pages. More than anything Ellie wants to be a horse trainer like her grandfather. Challenger is her special horse which takes her to Madison Square Garden. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall 1st Printing Language: ENG. Illus. by Savitt Sam. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Coward-McCann Hardcover
