Birds of the Gauntlet by von Michaelis, H - 1952

Hutchinson, 1952-01-01. Hardcover. Good. Hutchinson; London, 1952. Hardcover. Good, spine break in center of book, slight wear to cover, in a Poor, tears along edges with small pieces missing, Dustwrapper. 225pp, 4to[quarto or aprx 9.5 x 12 inches], mostly b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.

Hutchinson, London, 1952. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to, hardcover. Vg condition in vg dj. Light foxing to endpapers and first and last few pages. No marking or writing to the text, binding square and tight. Jacket now in a removable mylar protector. 223 pp. illus.

Hutchinson, 1952. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1952. First Edition. 223 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over red cloth boards. Gilt lettering. Contains black and white and colour illustrations. Clean pages and illustrations with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Gilt lettering is darkened. Moderate splits to spine ends and corners causing cloth to be frayed. Boards are bowed. Visible wear marks to boards. Unclipped jacket. Panels and spine have light edgewear with tears and creases. Moderate tanning and wear marks to flaps, panels and spine.

Hutchinson, 1952. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 223 pages (complete). Boards shelf rubbed, sunned, marked. Light tanning, foxing, minor markings, previous ownership inscription. However, it is still in good condition, tightly bound, has clear pictures. 1st edition. MK.. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hutchinson, 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. the jacket is a little torn and taped. some edge wear on the book. though a little foxed, all pages are intact and clearly legible. may require extra postage outside South Africa. [SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

London: Hutchinson. 1952. First Edition. Hardback. NF+/VG+; DJ sp and edge fade and sm top spine chip ; Dust jacket a little faded on spine & edges, small chip on spine head. .

London: Hutchinson. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1952. First Edition. Hardback. Edge foxing and sm bump; DJ sp and edge aging .

London: Hutchinson. Used - Very Good. 1952. First Edition. hardcover. Cloth, dj. Quarto. 223 pp. Illustrated. Some shelf wear, scuffing, smudging & foxing, and chipping to dust jacket. Variable foxing and toning to pages. Altogether a copy in Very Good condition. Very Good. (Subject: Birds).

London: Hutchinson, 1952. 230pp. ills., 8 color plates. chipped dj with small tears on bottom edge and discolored spine. Von Michaelis, distinguished South African bird artist and expert in aviation gliding, details his experience in raising and training hawks and owls, and experiences with other birds; illustrated with his b&w sketches and color plates. Second part of book examines raptor flight, thermal currents and soaring. Foreword by the Marquess of Willingdon.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Von Michaelis, H.. 4to..

London: Hutchinson, 1952. 1st edition. Nice copy. quarto. hardback in original cloth 223pp., frontis., col. & b/w pls., South African bird artist, Heinrich von Michaelis, describes and illustrates the birds of prey he has kept and flown in this handsome book on falconry and raptors. Inc. 8 fine full-page colour plates. No dust jacket but a nice copy in slightly dulled cloth boards