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[ Bound Collection of 7 Annual Reports of the American Museum of Natural History, 1884 - 1890 Bound With] Report of the Central Park Menagerie

by [American Museum of Natural History]

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New York: Printed for the Museum, 1884-1891. Undetermined. very good. 1st Edition. Octavo. Seven annual reports with original wrappers bound in contemporary red cloth with paper spine labels. Cloth rubbed and discoloured. Hinges reinforced with cloth. With attractive art deco book plate of the Colorado Scientific Society on front pastedown and their handstamps and penned catalogue number to each issue, else internally tight and clean. very good An interesting collection of 19th century reports from the American Museum of Natural History. Each report details the fiscal and organisational activities of the museum as well a donors and activities in the library. Perhaps most interestingly, a report on the animals present in the Central Park Menagerie is bound at the front of the volume. The impressive list of animals exhibited includes 1 hippopotamus, several monkeys, a polar bear, an elephant, and a rhinoceros. The Central Park Zoo opened in 1864 and was the first "official" zoo in… Read More
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A. Seale: New Hawaiian Fishes

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Honolulu, H. I.: Bishop Museum Press, 1901. Wrappers. very good. 1st Edition. 15pp. Octavo in original beige wrappers with illustrations in text. Unopened. very good An interesting account of fishes new to Hawaii. Includes 7 photographic plates of tropical fishes. 1901
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Alaskan Glacier Studies of the National Geographic Society in the Yakutat Bay, Prince William Sound and Lower Copper River Regions

by Tarr, Ralph Stockman, Martin, Lawrence

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Washington: National Geographic Society, 1914. Undetermined. very good. 1st Edition. xxvii, 498pp. Small quarto, bound in publisher's red cloth with gold gilt lettering and rules to front and spine. All maps in back folder present, still in original wraparound paper band. Frontispiece, 184 black-and-white plates. Light rubbing and edgewear. Covers moderately mottled; toning to reverse of the back free endpaper from the map folder. very good A nice copy of this comprehensive Glacier study. 1914
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The Amateur's Flower Garden. A Handy Guide to the Formation and Management of the Flower Garden and the Cultivation of Garden Flowers

by Hibberd, Shirley

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London: Groombridge and Sons, 1884. Hardcover. very good. new edition. Revised and Enlarged. iv,310pp. + [vi]pp. (ads)pp. Small Octavo (approximately 20cm tall) in original gilt lettered decorated green cloth and patterned gray endpapers with four colour plates (including folding frontispiece) and b&w illustrations in text. very good 1884
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The Beaver. Its Work and Ways. Monographs of the American Society of Mammalogists Number 2.

by Warren, Edward Royal

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Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins Company, 1927. Hardcover. very good. 1st edition. xx,177pp. Octavo. Illustrated with plates from photos (including frontispiece), maps. Original green cloth with blindstamped decoration on front cover and gilt lettering on spine in dust jacket. Small cup mark on front cover. Small open tears to edges of dust jacket. very good 1927
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A Biological Investigation of the Athabaskan MacKenzie Region

by Preble, Edward A.

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Washington: Government Printing Office, 1908. Wrappers. good to very good. 1st Edition. 574pp. Thick Octavo in original wrappers with plates from photos, illustrations from photos and 4 sketch maps, and 4 maps (2 colour one folding - frontispiece). Wrappers repaired with a few leaves carelessly opened. good to very good AB 13921. Results of surveys made for the U.S. Biological Survey, April-August 1901 and May 1903-august 1904, on mammals, birds, reptiles, fishes, etc with acoount of previous explorations and collections and a general account of the routes travelled in 1901 and 1903-4. 1908
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The Bird As a Diver. A Contribution to the Natural History of Diving Birds

by Dewar, John M.

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London: H. F. & G. Witherby, 1924. Hardcover. fine. 1st Edition. xii,173pp. Octavo. Not illustrated. Original blue cloth; bookplate on front pastedown. A bright copy in original dust jacket, chipped and separated at front fold into two pieces. fine An interesting guide to the "underwater activities" of diving waterfowl. Includes a general scientific discussion of diving in ducks and then treats a variety of taxa separately. 1924
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Bird-Lore: A Bimonthly Magazine Devoted to the Study and Protection of Birds, Vol XVII, Nos 2,3,4,5,6

by Chapman, Frank M.

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Harrisburg, Pa: the MacMillan Company, 1916. Undetermined. very good. 1st Edition. Octavo. 5 volumes. Staple bound. Original printed wrappers. Front wrapper of each volume inked with a date and two institutional handstamps. Text block separating from staples in three volumes, but text is complete. Internally clean. With 10 colour illustrations of birds. very good Five numbers (of six) for the year 1916 of Bird Lore Magazine. Each issue is complete with two attractive colour plates of birds by the famous illustrators Louis Agassiz Fuertes, Bruce Horsfall and E.J. Stewart. Each issue also contains numerous black and white illustrations. This attractive ornithological magazine was issued in cooperation with the Audubon Society. 1916
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The Birds of New England and Adjacent States: Containing Descriptions of the Birds of New England, and Adjoining States and Provinces, Arranged by a Long Approved Classification and Nomenclature

by Samuels, Edward A.

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Boston: Noyes, Holmes, and Company, 1872. Undetermined. very good. 6th edition, revised and enlarged. [vii], 591pp. Quarto. Original green ornamental cloth; spine title in gilt with ornaments in same. Embossing to front board, rear blindstamped. Spine darkened with small soil mark at foot; some rubbing to joints, crown and foot show minor shelf wear and chipping. Corners slightly rubbed. Upper edge of textblock slightly dust soiled, small spot to lower edge. Inscription in ink to first blank. Colour frontis with tissue guard, some offsetting to title page from plate but not intrusive. Illustrated with B/W plates from etchings with tissue guards, reproductions in text. A tight copy; interior is bright and clean. very good Comprehensive study of bird species in New England for the amateur birdwatcher. The author notes that he has tried to present a 'work that might be accessible to all" (author's preface). An interesting edition, extensively illustrated. 1872
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The Birds of South Africa
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The Birds of South Africa

by Roberts, Austin [Dr.], Norman C.K. Leighton, Illustrations

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London: The Trustees of the South African Bird Book Fund, 1942. Undetermined. very good. 3rd Impression [revised]. [xxxvi] 463pp. Quarto. Publisher's blue cloth; spine title in gilt. Minor folding to crown and foot, corners of boards lightly bumped. Illustrated dust jacket, price clipped; several small tears to crown, foot slightly creased. Some light sunning to edges of jacket, corners lightly rubbed at hinges. Illustrated colour frontis with tissue guard, 55 further colour plates. Lower edge of textblock show small soil mark; interior otherwise clean and bright. very good Extensively illustrated guide to the birds of South Africa, with species names in Latin, English, Afrikaans and Bantu (when known). The revised third impression with a foreward by General J.C. Smuts. Still an authority. 1942
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The Birds of the Malay Peninsula: Volume V

by Medway, Lord; David R. Wells

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London: H.F. & G. Witherby, 1976. Undetermined. near fine. 1st Edition. xxxi, 448pp. Quarto. Illustrated dust jacket over red cloth boards with titles in gilt to spine and front board. Very light shelfwear to bottom edge of boards. Head of jacket spine wrinkled, else fine. T.e.g. Internally clean. near fine The final volume of a five volume series on the birds of the Malay Peninsula, issued over a period of nearly 50 years. With 25 colour plates and several maps, some partially coloured. Colour plates are after paintings by H. Gronvold. 1976
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The Birds of West and Equatorial Africa Volume One and Volume Two

by Bannerman, David

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London: Oliver and Boyd, 1953. Undetermined. near fine. 1st Edition. xiii,795;viii,797-1526pp. 2 volumes octavo with red cloth boards and gilt lettering on spine. Dust jackets have small chips and tears to edges and volume two may have water damage. Boards of both volumes bumped, have small amount of spotting. Both volumes price clipped. Decorated with B&W and colour illustrations. near fine A concise guide to the birds in those African regions, based on Bannerman's eight volume series on birds of tropical West Africa. Copiously illustrated with many detailed and beautiful bird drawings. 1953
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The Birds of Manitoba

The Birds of Manitoba

by Thompson, Ernest E.

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Washington: Government Printing Office, 1891. Undetermined. very good. 1st Edition. p457-643pp. Octavo. Bound in an attractive modern half calf and marbled boards. Extracted from a larger work but with original front wrapper bound in. Marbled endpapers to match. Single map at rear. Overall a very attractive copy. very good Seton's second publication after the mammals of Manitoba which came out in 1886 as a pamphlet. the publication was based on Seton's field notes and after 5 years delay, it was decided the Smithsonian would publish the work since they had received many of the specimens Seton had collected. His only remuneration was one copies of the finished book. Very scarce! 1891
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The Birds of Burma
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The Birds of Burma

by Smythies, Bertram E. [A. Hughes, Illustrations]

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Endinburgh: Oliver and Boyd, 1953. Undetermined. fine. 2nd revised edition. [xliii] 668pp. Quarto. Publisher's green cloth; spint title in gilt, corners lightly bumped. Illustrated dust jacket, unclipped; small notation in ink to spine of jacket. Textblock edges untrimmed. Colour frontis; 30 further colour plates from paintings, folding map at rear. A magnificent copy; bright and beautifully illustrated. fine Originally printed in an extremely limited edition in 1940 in Rangoon. A detailed study of the species of Burma, with beautifully rendered illustrations by Commander A. Hughes of the Colonial Forestry Service. Scarce in this condition and jacket. 1953
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Birds of the Northern Forest.

by Livingston, John A. [J. Fenwick Lansdowne, Illustrations]

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Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1966. Undetermined. fine. 1st Edition. 248pp. Quarto. Illustrated with black and white and coloured paintings and drawings. Original blue cloth with gilt decoration on front cover and gilt lettering on spine. Complete with very nice copy of the original dust jacket. Signed on title by Lansdowne. Jacket has wear at spines and a couple closed tears. Small stain to front endpaper. fine Companion volume to "Birds of the Eastern Forest", beautifully illustrated by noted wildlife illustrator James Fenwick Lansdowne. Includes 56 portraits of individual species with accompanying text. A magnificent edition. 1966
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Breeding Your Own. How to Raise and Train Colts for Pleasure and Profit.

by Bosworth, Clarence E.

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New York: Derrydale Press, 1939. Hardcover. very good. 1st edition. x,245pp. Limited editon of 1250 copies of which this is number 470. Octavo. Illustrated with photos (including fronispiece). Original blue cloth with gilt lettering on front cover. Gilt lettering on blue label on tan spine in dust jacket. Covers slightly rubbed. Small spot on front cover. Name blacked out on front free endpaper. very good 1939
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British Birds' Eggs and Nests Popularly Described

by Atkinson, Rev. J.C.

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London: George Rutledge and Sons, Ltd., c1900. Undetermined. very good. revised and re-edited. vii,245pp. 12mo. Original publisher's two-toned cloth (blue and green) with white and black titles and illustrations of eggs. Corners bumped. Binding lightly shaken and rear hinge starting. T.e.g. Clean internally with 12 colour plates of eggs and large foldout map in pocket rear board. very good A new and revised edition of the popular guide to British birds, their eggs, and their nests. The book was intended as a useful guide to egg and nest collectors. The twelve colour plates depict upwards of 100 eggs. 1900
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British Birds' Eggs and Nests, Popularly Described

by Atkinson, J.C. [Rev.]

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London: George Routledge and Sons,, 1867. Undetermined. very good. new edition. [viii] 182 + 4pp catalogue at rearpp. 12mo. Publisher's green blindstamped cloth; gilded vignette to front. Spine title in gilt; small chip to corner at foot, several small chips to crown. Small stain to rear board, corners slightly rubbed. Hinge cracked at front. Illustrated colour frontis; 11 colour plates, some offsetting to guard page. Folded chart in pocket at rear, some folds slightly weakened. A bright copy; plates neat and clean. very good Discussion of the nesting sites, habits and eggs of British birds. The author notes that by addressing nests he is also providing a relatively complete list of species in the country as well. Beautifully illustrated; scarce in early edition. 1867
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The British Noctuae and Their Varieties
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The British Noctuae and Their Varieties

by Tutt, J. W.

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London: Swan, Sonnenschein, & Co., 1891-1892. Undetermined. very good. 1st Edition. xvi, 164, [4] ads; xviii, 180, [2] ads; xxiv, 140, [3] ads; xxviii, 143, [4] adspp. Octavo. 4 volumes. Green cloth with gilt titles to spine and front board. Some discolouration to rear board of Volume One. Heads of spines with some chipping to cloth, else very little wear to boards. Some foxing throughout, heaviest on endpapers of Vol. 2. Small open tear to final ad of Vol 1, else a tight, clean and attractive set. very good An in depth work, issued over several month, examining the variation of the Noctuae (now Noctuidae) family of moths. The descriptive catalogue presents hundreds of genera with their species and varieties. Each volume with an attractive illustrated title page. 1891
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The Canadian Field Naturalist [74 Issues from 1899, 1916 - 1965]

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Ottawa: The Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club, 1918-1965. Undetermined. very good. 1st Edition. Quarto. 53 volumes. Staple bound. Original printed wrappers, most with ownership signatures to front wrappers. Later volumes with institutional ink handstamp. Spine of one volume reinforced with linen. Some volumes with pencil notations to text. A clean and attractive set. 5 iduplicate volumes included. A list of specific volumes and numbers present available on request. very good A nice collection of issues of the venerable Canadian natural history journal, the first several volumes still part of the "Ottawa Naturalist" series. Not a contiguous run, but still a nice collection of volumes as early as 30 (1916) and as late as 79 (1965). Also with one issue from 1899. Includes hundreds of articles documenting the natural history of Canadian plants and animals, including records of new species and distributions, observations of interesting field phenomenon, and obituaries of important… Read More
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