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Kent, Ohio: Volair Limited. Near Fine. 1979. Limited/Numbered Edition. Hardcover. REPRINTOF . Handsome black leather, raised spine bands and heavily decorated with gilt. All edges bright gilt. Marbled endpapers. Limited Edition 264/1500. Stated First Edition. [xxix, 289pp]. Official publication of the National Audobon Society: Reprint of Vieillot's classic work published in 12 parts from 1805 to 1809 under the title "Histoire Naturelle des plus Beaux Oiseaux de la Zone Torride". Ornithology. ; Color Illustrations; Folio - 13" to 23" tall; 289 pages .
The Artist's Game Bag by Lynn Bogue Hunt - 1936
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The Artist's Game Bag
by Lynn Bogue Hunt
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Publication Date: 1936. Beautiful copy of the Artist's Game Bag. Amazing black and white illustrations with a handful of full color full page illustrations. Minor bumping on corners. Very minor wear. Else Fine. No DJ. Pages are clean and bright. Binding is tight. This is a limited print edition. This particular copy is number 596 out of 1,225. Additional postage applies to mail with USPS priority and insurance.
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- Date Published 1936
- Keywords Nature, Animal Drawings, Limited Edition, Birds, Wildlife, Game Birds
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SONGBIRDS OF THE TORRID ZONE (1979, LIMITED EDITION)
by Vieillot, Louis Jean Pierre
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BEIJA-FLORES DO ESTADO DO ESPIRITO SANTO HUMMINGBIRDS OF STATE OF ESPIRITO SANTO Hummingbirds of State of Espirito Santo
by Ruschi, Auguston
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Editora Rios, Brazil, 1982. First Edition Thus; First Printing. . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Etienne Demonte. Color Plates; Defects include a small piece seemingly cut from top of DJ and a couple of other minor flaws. The book has a small cut our of front fly leaf at top and prior owners stamp on bottom of title page. The color plates and all other pages are in perfect condition. ; A beautiful scientific book on hummingbirds. In addition to the 29 color plates, the professor provides the Latin names, identifies the body parts, and describes the characterics of the birds. Everything you've always wanted to know and see in up close color! Whether you are a collector of all things Hummingbird or a student of this amazing creature or love the illustrator, you will want this book. Etienne Demonte is a Brazilian naturalist-painter who lives (at that time) in Rio de Janeiro. Animals & Birds. Member of FABA (Fl Antiquarian Booksellers' Assoc) Size: Folio13-23 inches tall. 263 pp. Illustrator:…
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The White China Pheasant, from A Natural History of Birds: illustrated with a hundred and one copper plates, curiously engraven from the life: THE FIRST BIRD BOOK TO INCLUDE COLOR PLATES
by Albin, Eleazar
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London: Printed for the Author, 1737. First edition. 1737 THE BLACK AND WHITE PHEASANT, FROM THE FIRST BIRD BOOK TO INCLUDE COLOR PLATES HANDCOLORED BY THE AUTHOR AND HIS DAUGHTER. 9x11 1/4 inches handcolored engraving from Eleazar Albin's Natural History of Birds. Bright, bold colors, small crease to lower right corner not affecting image; heavy paper, very good. ELEAZAR ALBIN (1690 – 1742) was an English naturalist and watercolorist illustrator who wrote and illustrated a number of books including A Natural History of English Insects (1720), A Natural History of Birds (1731–38) and The Natural History of Spiders and other Curious Insects (1736). Nothing is known of Albin's early life, though he may have been German-born; he claimed to have been in Jamaica in 1701. In 1708 he is known to have been married and living in Piccadilly, London. Albin taught watercolor painting before being instructed in natural history by silk weaver and naturalist Joseph Dandridge. A Natural History of Birds has…
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A General History of Quadrupeds (2x)
by Thomas Bewick
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Thomas Bewick - A General History of Quadrupeds, 3rd edition,Newcastle upon Tyne, printed by and for S. Hodgson, R. Beilby, & T. Bewick, 1792, numerous wood engraved illustrations by Thomas Bewick, some scattered spotting, all edges gilt, contemporary polished full calf gilt, rubbed and a little wear to joints and head and foot of spine, with upper cover detached, contemporary bookplate of W. Combes to front pastedown, a wide-margined copy, marbled front and end papers, 8vo, 24,5 x 15 cm, and another woodcut pasted down on end paper. 483pp. See the pictures for overall condition.Together with another copy ofBewick's General History of Quadrupeds, 5th edition, 1807 (somewhat worn with upper cover missing), 20 x 13 cm, half leather over marbled boards (but front one missing), raised bands on spine with gilt title and all page ends gilt. Marbled front and end papers. 526pp.Newcastle upon Tyne, printed by Esward Walker for T. Bewick and S. Hodgson.For the real Bewick collector who wants to spend some…
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Fables
by Thomas Bewick / Walter Brown
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Brown, Walter illustrated by Thomas BewickFablesPublished by S. Grosvenor, London, 1884. , title page, ii, ii, 68 pages, with tissue guarded frontispiece and woodcuts throughout by Thomas Bewick First EditionContaining 41 lovely fables, still worthwhile reading,Hardcover half green buckram over marbled boards, spine with original title/author label.First additional blank front paper with embossed round emblem "W.H. Smith & Son Library 186 Strand", otherwise not a single mark or note.Printed letterpress to decal edged wire laid paper, uncut, decorated with wood engravings by Thomas Bewick together with illustrative drop capitals from various sources.Beautiful copy, very nice, internal very clean and neath, outer boards edges rubbed, lower corners bumped. See pictures for overall condition.A must-have for the Thomas Bewick collector. For other works of Bewick please see my other adds of get in contact.
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Are You My Mother?
by Eastman, P.D.
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P.D. Eastman: Are You My Mother? Beginner Books Copyright 1960, Random House First Edition. States States B-18 on the book spine and dj spine. Little Black, A Pony is latest title listed. Used. VG-/VG- Original First state unclipped blue dust jacket with 100 word vocabulary emblem and front flap price of 195/195. Gift inscribed. A nice find.
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ABC of Birds.
by Schwartzott, Carol.
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Freeville, New York:: Lilliput Press,, 2020.. Edition of 25. 2 x 3 x 1.5" miniature book, flutter construction; 30 pages not including free end pages and pastedowns. Digitally printed with pigmented inks. 26 Individual collages with text on reverse side. 28 pocket pages (collages plus title page and colophon) with inserts. Illustrations originally handcolored then scanned for printing. Illustrations then "touched up" with pencils or over colored to bring out colors more defnitely. Signed and numbered by the artist. In the edition of 25, 20 slipcased and 5 "Cabinet of Curiosity" format. Carol Schwartzott: "This Abecedarium is a sweet little miniature book
Twenty of these are book cloth covered boards with printed label, boxed in a paste paper slipcase. The binding style comes from Hedi Kyle, a simple fold-out with pockets. Paper is transparent vellum, each pocket contains one collage, with a special saying about birds on back. "The collages themselves…
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Birds of New York: New York State Museum Memoir 12
by Eaton, Elon Howard
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Albany, NY: University of the State of New York. Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, foxing, waterstain to head of . volume one and to lower corners of volume two, with some stuck lower page . corners to index of volume two.. 1914. Second Edition. Hardcover. Vol. 1 published in 1910, Vol. II published in 1914. Indices. A two volume set illustrated with a total of 148 color plates by Louis Agassiz Fuertes, including many birds no longer found in New York or extinct, like the Passenger Pigeon. Green cloth binding with gilt lettering on spines. An important ornithological reference. ; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; 1218 pages .
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The Watercolours and Drawings of Thomas Bewick and His Workshop Apprentices: Two volumes
by Thomas Bewick / Iain Bain
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Thomas Bewick / Iain Bain - The Watercolours and Drawings of Thomas Bewick and His Workshop Apprentices - 1989Two volumes, oblong quarto (23 x 25 cm), pp. Volume 1: 233, Volume 2: 230. Reprint edition. Green cloth boards with gilt titling. Blue endpapers. Introduction and editorial notes by Iain Bain. Exhaustively illustrated with hundreds of sketches and reproductions of engravings originally created for General History of Quadrupeds, History of British Birds, Fables of Aesop and Others, History of British Fishes as well as miscellaneous book illustrations and jobbing engravings. Contains three appendices: "Apprentices and their Workshop Periods," "The Dispersal of Bewick's Workshop Drawings" and "The Present-day Collections" plus bibliography and index.A re-issue of this essential work for anyone engaged in a serious study of Thomas Bewick (1753-1828), the father of English wood engraving and one of the most important illustrators of his day. All the drawings and watercolors have been reproduced in…
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COMMON HARRIER [Original Hand-colored Lithograph from BIRDS OF AMERICA]
by Audubon, James J
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Philadelphia: J. T. Bowen, 1856. 10 inches by 6 3/4 inches. Original color lithograph with additional hand-coloring. The 2nd royal octavo editon of Audubon's BIRDS OF AMERICA differs from the first edition in one important respect: there is a lithographed color background. That difference is the reason that many collectors prefer the second edition over the first. This lithograph is guaranteed to be more than 170 years old. It is in near fine condition: clean and bright, with only a couple of tiny spots of foxing. Now arcivally matted in a 16" by 12" off-white rag mat and ready to be framed.. Second Octavo Edition. Single Sheet. Near Fine. Illus. by James J. Audubon. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Fine Art Print.
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An Artist's Game Bag
by Lynn Bogue Hunt
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An Artist's Game Bag
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Lyon: Derrydale Press. Fine. 1990. Hardcover. 4to 11" - 13" tall; Leather bound, gold gilt spine and cover title, all edges gilt, Over forty five plates most in black and white **one of 2500 copies produced. Reprint of the 1936 edition .
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An Artist's Game Bag
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The Derrydale Press, 1990. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Limited. Edition limited to 2,500 copies..
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AN ARTIST'S GAME BAG
by Hunt , Lynn Bogue
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Camden South Carolina: Live Oak Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1993. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Number 452 of 1850 ; Thin 4to 11" - 13" tall; Unpaginated pages .
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An Artist's Game Bag
by Lynn Bogue Hunt
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An Artist's Game Bag
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An Artist's Game Bag
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Camden, SC: Liveoak Press. Number 454 of 1850. CLEAN Fine Full leather limited edition. . Fine. Full Leather. Limited Edition. 1993.
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An Artist's Game Bag
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Derrydale Press, January 1936. Hardcover . Good/No Jacket. Good Hardcover with No DJ. Moderate soiling and shelfwear to covers, including rubbing. Spine ends torn. Textblock mildly soiled. Light soiling on inside covers and endpapers. A few pages lightly soiled. Otherwise, pages yellowing, but clean and tight in binding. Pictures available upon request. A locally owned, independent book shop since 1984.
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An Artist's Game Bag
by Hunt, Lynn Bogue
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New York: The Derrydale Press, 1936. First edition.. Light wear to cloth at the head and foot of the spine, light sunning to the spine; a clean copy in very good condition.. Pp. un-paginated, illustrated with 4 color plates and 44 black and white plates by the author. Publishers original mottled brown cloth with gilt lettering on the spine and front cover. Gold and dark brown border with gold and dark brown stamping on the front cover, 4to. This Derrydale edition was limited to 1225 numbered copies, this is copy no. 207. There is no dust jacket preserved. This work cover about 60+ species of gamebirds. See also Siegel #98. Bookplate of Frederick Louis Ott on the front endpaper, no other ownership marks.
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Derrydale Press. 1936. Hardcover. First edition. Number 20 out of 1225 copies. Hard cover published by the Derrydale Press in 1936. No DJ. Leatherette covers, with a gilt design of a game bird and the title in gilt, which have faded slightly. Spine has gilt lettering which has faded some. Ends of spine are rubbed and covers have some edge wear. Corners are bumped slightly, with some wear. Endpapers have some foxing around edges.; 12.50 X 12 X 0.90 inches .
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Portraits of Nature: Paintings by Robert Bateman
by SHETLER, Stanwyn G
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Smithsonian Institute Press, 1987. Paperback. Very Good. Very good paperback. Liight wear to covers. Published on the occasion of an exhibition of Bateman's work at the National Museum of Natural History in 1987. Amply illustrated in color and b&w.
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North American Birdfeeder Handbook
by Robert Burton forward Stephen W Kress
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A guide to creating a bird-friendly environment, with tips on feeders, nest boxes, birdbaths, recipes, and bird identification, all pages clean and unmarked
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Vesper Flights: New and Collected Essays [SIGNED FIRST EDITION]
by Macdonald, Helen
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New York: Grove Press, 2020. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Helen Macdonald to special themed bookplate affixed to front free endpaper. Stated first edition, with full number line indicating first printing. 8 1/2" X 5 3/4". ix, 261pp. A touch of shelfwear to bright dust jacket. Bound in full black paper over boards, with spine backed in black cloth and lettered in silver. A new, unread signed first edition of this collection of essays about the natural world by Helen Macdonald, author of H is for Hawk. ABOUT VESPER FLIGHTS: From the New York Times bestselling author of H is for Hawk and winner of the Samuel Johnson Prize for nonfiction, comes a transcendent collection of essays about the natural world. Animals don't exist in order to teach us things, but that is what they have always done, and most of what they teach us is what we think we know about ourselves. Helen Macdonald's bestselling debut H is for Hawk brought the astonishing story of…
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The Bald Eagle: The Improbable Journey of America's Bird SIGNED FIRST EDITION
by Davis, Jack E
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New York: Liveright Publishing Company, 2022. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good +/Very good +. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by author in ink at front free endpaper. First Edition with full number line indicating first printing. 9 1/2" X 6 1/4". 417pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of unclipped dust jacket. Bound in black paper over boards with spine lettered in gilt. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Gulf, a sweeping cultural and natural history of the bald eagle in America. The bald eagle is regal but fearless, a bird you're not inclined to argue with. For centuries, Americans have celebrated it as "majestic" and "noble," yet savaged the living bird behind their national symbol as a malicious predator of livestock and, falsely, a snatcher of babies. Taking us from before the nation's founding through inconceivable resurgences of this enduring all-American species, Jack E. Davis contrasts the…
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Life Histories of North American Wood Warblers: Order Paseriformes, Bulletin 203
by Arthur Cleveland Bent
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Old original printing of United States National Museum, `1953, 734 pp, rough page ends, strong binding. There are a very few notations by owner and salutation. This was later printed in 2 volumes. No photos, printed by Unite tates Government Printing Office in Washington D.C. orig. price $4.50.
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World of Birds
by James Fisher; Roger Tory Peterson
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Jupiter , Florida, United States
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New York: Doubleday, 1964. Hardcover. Very good. 4to (33 x 24 cm). 288 pp. Signed by Peterson on 2nd blank endpaper, rest of text block tight and unmarked. Black cloth covers with gilt titles to spine and upper, light wear to head/tail of spine,corners and edges. No DJ.
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Ecological Adaptations for Breeding in Birds
by Lack, David
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London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1968. First edition. ILLUSTRATED COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF ADAPTATIONS OF BIRDS FOR BREEDING BY EXPERT ON DARWIN'S FINCHES. 10 inches tall mauve cloth binding, gilt title to spine, unmarked, very good in good price-clipped dust jacket with edge tears. From dust jacket: "The primary aim of this book is an interpretation of the main adaptations of birds for breeding-whether a species lests solitarily or in colonies, whether it is monogamous or has several mates, the lumber of eggs that it lays, the relative size of its eggs, the rate of development of its eggs and young, and the age at which it first breeds. This book is the first comprehensive survey of these points that has been made, so readers can see what is known, and what emains to be discovered, and hence may be stimulated to add to knowledge. However it is much more than a summary of the facts, for these various adaptations have been interpreted in terms of natural selection, and the author has suggested how each of…
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A Natural History of American Birds of Eastern and Central North America
by Forbush, Edward Howe; May, John Bichard
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Houghton Mifflin Compay Boston, 1939. Revised. Hardcover. Very Good. 1939. Revised and Abridged with the Addition of More Than One Hundred Species. Very good red cloth hardcover without dust jacket. Edge wear. Previous owner's name on ffep. Illustrated in color by Louis Agassiz Fuertes, Allan Brooks and Roger Tory Peterson.
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On Ancient Wings: The Sandhill Cranes of North America
by Michael Forsberg
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Rising from sandbars on the Platte River with clarion calls, the sandhill crane (Grus canadensis) feels the urgency of spring migration. Elegant, noble, and spiritual, the sandhill crane is one of the most ancient of all birds. More than a half-million strong, flying in squadrons, these majestic creatures point northward to their Arctic and sub-Arctic breeding ranges. Theirs is an epic story of endurance through the ages. With 153 stunning color photographs, On Ancient Wings presents sandhill cranes in their wild but increasingly compromised habitats today. Over the course of five years, Michael Forsberg documented the tall gray birds in habitats ranging from the Alaskan tundra, to the arid High Plains, from Cuban nature preserves to suburban backyards. With an eye for beauty and an uncommon persistence, the author documents the cranes' challenges to adapt and survive in a rapidly changing natural world. Forsberg argues that humankind, for its own sake, should secure the cranes' place in the future.…
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Bird Banding
by Elliot McClure
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Trade paperback with multiple illustrations, maps, photographs. 340 pages with indexOrnithology and how the banding yields info about birds as carriers of disease.
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