Bird Books and Bird Art

The Hague: Dr. W. Junk, 1979. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Reprint. Folio. 1979 facsimile reprint of the first edition of 1938; pp. xviii, 251; frontispiece and 12 b/w plates. Original green cloth binding blocked in gilt, fine, no fading. Contents clean and tight, unmarked, no inscriptions. A very good copy. "An excellent account of the subject arranged… Read more about this item

The Hague : W. Junk, 1973. Reprinted Edition. Hardcover. Fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Provenance: letter from university library in Denmark. Physical description: xviii, 251 pages, 24 unnumbered leaves of plates: illustrations; 31 cm. Notes: ""Based principally on the… Read more about this item

Martino Publishing. Used - Very Good. 2007. Cloth. Folio. 251 pp. Facsimile reprint of the 1938 Copenhagen edition. Mild shelf wear to boards. Altogether a copy in Very Good condition. (Subject: Books on Books.)

Copenhagen: Levin & Munksgaard, 1938. Oversize Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. XL. Indigo blue cloth cover with somewhat worn leather spine and corners. 251 pages. Slight foxing to endpapers. Previous owner's blind embossed name stamp. An outline of the literary history and iconography of descriptive ornithology based principally on the collection of books containing plates… Read more about this item

THE HAGUE, W JUNK, 1973. FACSIMILE REPRINT OF THE 1938 EDITION, QUARTO, GREEN CLOTH, A NEAR FINE COPY, NO DUSTWRAPPER. AN OUTLINE OF THE LITERARY HISTORY AND ICONOGRAPHY OF DESCRIPTIVE ORNITHOLOGY. BASED PRINCIPALLY ON THE COLLECTION OF BOOKS CONTAINING PLATES WITH FIGURES OF BIRDS AND THEIR EGGS NOW IN THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY AT COPENHAGEN AND INCLUDING A CATALOGUE… Read more about this item

Amsterdam: Dr. W. Junk, 1979. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 61 Green boards [11]+xii-xviii+[3]+4-251p,illus. Reprint of 1938 first edition Minor hinge split front Interior fine

Maurice Martino. Collectible - Very Good. Condition: Very Good; Hardcover, no dustjacket. Maroon cloth with black label on spine. Reprint of 1938 edition. Book is in Very Good condition with clean covers and pages, square spine and corner and a tight binding.

New York: Maurice Martino Publisher, 1990. BRAND NEW in perfect condition. NO rubbing. NO fading. Bright, shiny, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Fresh and crisp -- obviously never read. 1990 reprint of the 1938 original. First… Read more about this item

Arno. As New. 1974. Hardcover. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** - *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - AS NEW, THE TEXT BLOCK IS PRISTINE, CLEAN, UNMARKED, AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - - xviii + 252 pages, 34 illus. --… Read more about this item