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United Kingdom Painting. Near Fine. Framed. Signed by THE ARTIST. Original. A large watercolour featuring a magpie foraging about the gnarled trunk of a tree, signed with the artist's monogram. Quintessentially R. B. Talbot Kelly, though with an unmistakable Arthur Rackham influence. Image 515 x 650 mm, frame of limed oak 710 x 870 mm, very good, mount with hand-drawn rules. Glazed. A fine painting. [Richard Barratt Talbot Kelly 1896- 1971. "No form of life lives life more fully than a bird" stated Talbot Kelly in "The Way of all Birds" and Kelly's genius was his ability to capture this vitality in his paintings. As such, he was one of the great ornithological artists of the 20th century. Talbot Kelly developed a unique style that is instantly recognisable, whether painting in watercolour, oil, or coloured inks, but he is epitomised by his use of ink outline, infilled with watercolour. His paintings are characterised by their simplicity without the distraction of… Read More

London: Frederick Warne & Co., Ltd Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 16mo. No Date - circa 1920?, dust jacket price is 3/6 net. Small landscape format with colour litographic plates. Pictorial stiff card boards with dust jacket repeating the design of the boards. Pictorial end-papers. Contents clean and tight, no inscriptions, slight edge-wear to binding which is clean and bright having been protected by the dust jacket, small crack to bottom of frt joint, dust jacket is exceptionally good, v. minor edge-wear and a few v. short tears, now protected in an archival sleeve. A very good early copy in a very good jacket. If you would like further information or a digital image of this book, do not hesitate to contact us - we would be very pleased to help you. In many instances we can offer a discount on the list price depending on payment method - please enquire. To browse our books on natural history, plants and gardening by catalogue - please click LOE below and follow the link to our homepage..

Aylesbury: Shire Publications Limited, 1989. Book. Fine. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo. 24 pages, colour & b/w illustrations. Covers fine. Contents clean and tight, no inscriptions. A fine copy. Shire Natural History Series..

Edinburgh: Oliphant, Anderson & Ferrier, 1881. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 12mo. Prize plate dated 1886. Original decorative cloth binding with gilt lettering, some edge-wear, o/w very good. Contents good, b/w illustrations, paper a little toned, some gatherings loosening. A very good copy of this rare book..

The Folio Society, 1990. Book. Illus. by David Eccles. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition Thus. 8vo. The Folio Society, London., 1990. Hard. Condition: slip case near fine slight marking. Illustrations by David Eccles . Fine copy in near fine slipcase..

Bath: Adams & Dart, 1971. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st. 8vo. 213pp, b/w plts. A very good copy in a very good dust jacket with a gift inscription from the author..

London: Waverley Book Company Limited Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo. 4 Volumes, This Edition is specially prepared for Subscribers. (the original slips remain in the books) No Date circa 191, .pp 760. Illustrated with 24 colour plates, 12 folding plates and upwards of 300 Photographs. Original blue cloth binding with gilt lettering to spine, gilt vignette of a winged train to front boards, some general wear and a few marks, rubbing to joints and extremities. Contents good, no inscriptions, no spotting, bindings a little shakey in a couple of volumes, the edges of a few of the folding plates have been trimmed (not affecting the image) and a few have tears along the fold lines. A good set..

London: Edward Arnold & Co., 1926. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Third Impression. Large 8vo (15 x 22cm). pp xi, 383. Photographic plates and a fold out map. Original dust jacket in very good condition, with a little loss to the top and bottom of the spine and corners that have been expertly repaired using Japanese tissue and coloured paper to the reverse. Original blue cloth binding with gilt lettering, very good with some light general wear only. Contents clean and tight, no foxing , no inscriptions. A near fine copy with a very good rare dust jacket..

London: Dodsley, R. Owen, 1794. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo. 254pp + index. Pages untrimmed and typically of varying sizes. Title page. Original plain leather spine with green card boards. Generally in good to very condition with wear to extremities and corners of boards which are also a little soiled. Contents clean and tight. Front endpapers with contemporary stamp - Castletown. A couple of neat contemporay inscriptions. Binding tight with good joints and hinges. All in all a nice copy..

The Manchester Evening News, 1935. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Revised and Reprinted. 10.5cm x 16.5cm. second impression 118 pages; many b/w illustrations and pages of advertisments. Original hard back binding very good, a little worn on the plain paper spine, binding firm, top corner creased. Contents clean and tight, unmarked, no inscriptions. A very good copy..

London: Sampson Low, Marston and Company, 1893. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to. pp. xv, [i],144; no. 8 of 50 copies on large paper, signed by the author. Top edge gilt, other edges uncut. Original blue cloth with parchment spine, very good, spine a little toned and paper title label very slightly chipped at edges. Contents clean and tight, unmarked. A very good copy. A high quality production with fine paper..

Dalbeattie and London: Thomas Fraser, Dalbeattie; T. fisher Unwin, London, 1896. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. pp xiv 380; b/w frontispiece, title page, index and fold out map to the rear. Olive cloth binding, bevelled edges, gilt lettering to the spine and gilt vignette to the front board, light wear. Contents generally clean and tight, coated endpapers unmarked , some foxing to the first few pages and tissue guard, top edges gilt. A very good copy.

London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1906. Book. Illus. by Louise Reusch. Very Good. Hardcover. Second Edition. Small 4to. "with 87 coloured illustrations by Louise Reusch"; xxiii and 444 pages. Publisher's green cloth with gilt lettering; good with a little general wear and rubbing. Top edge gilt. Contents clean and tight, spotting to endpapers otherwise unmarked, no inscriptions. A very good copy..

Folkestone: J English, 1880. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. Title continues "to which are added Lists of Plants, Lepidopterea, Birds and Land and Freshwater Shells" 157 pages. Publisher's green cloth with black lettering and decoration, very good with a little rubbing to extremities. Contents clean and tight, original yellow endpapers, the front of which with a small contemporary inscription dated 1880. A very good copy..

London: The Richards Press Ltd, 1940. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. Original grey hard-back binding with blue lettering, very good with a little general wear and slight rubbing to extremities, spine very slightly marked. Contents clean and tight, no inscriptions. A very good tight copy..

London: Academic Press harcourt Brace & Company, Publishers [Raptor Research Foundation], 1996. Book. Near Fine. Hardback. First Edition. 8vo. 396 pages; b/w illustrations. Covers near fine, unfaded. Contents clean and tight, no inscriptions. A near fine copy..

Berlin-London-Paris: World Working Group on Birds of Prey,, 1989. Book. Illus. by Weick, Friedhelm. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo. Pp. 611; b/w photographs, illustrations by Friedhelm Weick, maps. Loosely inserted in the Newsletter of the World Working Group on Birds of Prey & Owls No. 10 (16 pages). Knock to head of front joint, otherwise very good, contents clean and tight, no inscriptions. A very good copy. "The proceedings of the III world conference on birds and prey and owls, Eilat, Israel, 22-27th of March 1987, with contributions by many noted authorities.".

Berlin-London-Paris: World Working Group on Birds of Prey,, 1996. Book. Illus. by Weick, Friedhelm. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo. Pp. 549; b/w illustrations and distribution maps. Paperback binding very good with some minor handling wear. Contents clean and tight, no inscriptions or marks. A very good copy. .

London: Collins, 1988. Book. Illus. by Arlott, Norman. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to. 32 fine colour plates by Arnott, 256pp + b/w illus & maps. Dust jacket and binding fine, no marks internally. A fine as new copy..

London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1912. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Original red cloth binding with gilt lettering, good with some general wear and rubbing to extremities, cloth a little marked, neat gilt stamped shelf no. to the base of the spine. Contents good and tight, a few reference library stamps and other associated marks and plates, minimal foxing. A good tight copy..