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Ackerman, Diane
The Rarest of the Rare. Vanishing Animals, Timeless Worlds
Publisher: Random House New York 1995.
Near fine/f. Review copy. Slip & photo of author laid-in 1st edition Quarter Cloth 184 pp. A trace of sunning on top edges of cvr; else as new.
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Anker, Jean, 1892-1957.
Bird Books and Bird Art. An Outline of the Literary History and Iconography of Descriptive Ornithology.
Publisher: Mansfield Center, CT : Martino Pub., 2007..
4to; xviii, 251 p., illus.; Besterman 4367. Collations and plate counts for 548 important illustrated ornithological books. Originally published: Copenhagen : Levin & Munksgaard, 1938. (1031x) . Fine, binder’s cloth; new from the publisher.
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Audubon, John James, 1785-1851. Griscom, Ludlow.
Audubon's Birds of America. Introduction and Descriptive Captions by Ludlow Griscom. Popular Edition.
Publisher: Macmillan, NY, 1950. 'Second Printing'.
'Audubon's paintings of birds were published in a purely haphazard order, perhaps mainly the one in which he happened to complete them. The 288 here selected have been arranged in scientific order as being both more useful and informative.' 320 p., 288 color lithograph plates; color pictorial paper-covered boards (feathers in herringbone pattern), green cloth spine stamped in black & gold; spine ends worn; VG. 26749.
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Audubon, John James, 1785-1851. Vogt, William.
The Birds of America. With a Foreword and Descriptive Captions by William Vogt.
Publisher: Macmillan, NY, 1942.
x p., 435 color lithograph plates, xiii-xxvi p., index, portrait front.; 32 cm. First published November 1937. ‘The 435 plates in this volume were originally published by Audubon, in London, during the years 1827-1838. A superb set of these original ‘Elephant Folio’ plates— a set believed to be the finest in uncut state in America— has, through the courtesy of the owner, been followed in making the present reproductions. The bird names accompanying the present reproductions are those adapted in the 'Check-List' of the American Ornithologists’ Union. Further information about the original plates is to be found in the 'Transcript of Legends on the Original Plates' in the back of the present volume.’ Maroon cloth stamped in gold; spine faded; VG. 26746 oversize.
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Audubon, John James; Ford, Alice (editor)
THE EIGHTEEN TWENTY-SIX JOURNAL OF JOHN JAMES AUDUBON
Publisher: 1987.
Abbeville Press; Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket Ornithology Hardcover Minor wear to boards and dust jacket. ; Book Club Edition; 8vo ; 447/indrx pages
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Bent, Arthur Cleveland
Life Histories of North American Wild Fowl: Order Anseres (Part)
Publisher: GPO Washington 1925.
VG-/No DJ, Paperback, covers chipped, closed tear Paperback Octavo, Wrappers, 376 pp. , Signed and inscribed by Bent to James B. Young on the cover, Smithsonian Bulletin 130 full sized volume, edges untrimmed.
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Berg, Bengt
Hagrar Och Storkar: En Bok Om Skanska Faglar
Publisher: Ahlen & Akerlunds 1920.
Hardcover G+ pages: 268. Three-quarter leather binding, brown leather at spine and corners, marbled paper-covered boards. Small inscription on decorative end papers. Front hinge cracked, both hinges tender, 2" hole at bottom rear joint. Black and white plates throughout, color frontispiece. Swedish language.
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Bergman, J
THE PEAFOWL OF THE WORLD
Publisher: Surrey, UK: Saiga Publishing Co. Ltd, 1980.
ISBN:0904558517. 98pp. inc. index and bibliography. 16 coloured illustrations and 28 monochrome illustrations. Contents: History of the Peafowl. A General Description. A Different Species. Management of Peafowl. Peafowl Art. Several copies so only
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Birdways [editors]
Adventures Among Birds: JOTTINGS, JOURNALS, LETTERS, NARRATIVES, STUDIES, DIARIES, ETC. & A FLYING TRIP TO DISCOVER, ETC. BIRDS OF THE WORLD,1776-1991
Publisher: Birdways Books ND Fredericksburg, TX.
An unpaginated [96 pp.] sale catalog containing 125 bibliographic descriptions of rare bird books that comprise the collection being sold. scarce We guarantee prompt shipping and complete satisfaction.
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Blanchan, Neltje [Nellie Blanchan DeGraff Doubleday], 1865-1918. Shields, G. (George) O., 1846-1925.
Birds that Hunt and Are Hunted. Life Histories of One Hundred and Seventy Birds of Prey, Game Birds and Waterfowls.
Publisher: NY, Doubleday & McClure, 1898.
xii, 359, [2] p., index, 48 color plates incl. front.; 27 cm. With Introduction by G. O. Shields (Coquina) and Forty-eight Colored Plates. Water Birds, Wading Birds, Gallinaceous Game Birds, Birds of Prey. Good+, shaken. Another copy, 1899, green cloth sunned, spine blackened, top of spine torn, covers spotted & stained; VG. Stock#36668x.
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Blanchan, Neltje,1865-1918. Burroughs, John, 1837-1921
Bird Neighbors. An Introductory Acquaintance...
Publisher: NY, Doubleday & McClure, 1901. 'Tenth Edition.'.
with One Hundred and Fifty Birds Commonly Found in the Gardens, Meadows, and Woods about our Homes. With Introduction by John Burroughs and Fifty-Two Colored Plates. [Thirty-Eighth Thousand] [xii], 234 p., index. Contents include Bird Families; Habitats of Birds; Seasons of Birds; Birds Grouped According to Size; Descriptions of Birds Grouped According to Color. Green cloth covers stamped in silver, top edge green; no dj, spine faded; VG. Stock# 28549
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BOUCHARD, LEONARD
LE CAP-TOURNMENTE ET LA CHASSE AUX OIES BLANCHES
Publisher: FIDES DORCHESTER,MONTREAL 1976.
FRENCH TEXT;160 PAGES; A STUDY OF THE WHITE EYED (OIES BLANCHES) BIRDS AND THEIR MIGRATORY HABITS ISBN: 077550582X Not Signed MAY BE FIRST No Jacket PAPERBACK Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Private Press
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Item number: 002289.
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Browne, D. J. [Daniel Jay], b. 1804
The American Bird Fancier; Considered With Reference To The Breeding, Rearing, Feeding, Management, And Peculiarities Of Cage And House Birds.
Publisher: N. Y., C. M. Saxton [c. 1850].
107, 10, [2] p.; illus. This copy lacks frontispiece but has 12 pages of publisher's advertisements at end. Ripley & Scribner, Ornithological Books at Yale, p. 44. From the Lunenburg, Mass. Town Library with bookplate and withdrawal stamps. The binding is stamped maroon cloth with gold vignette cover which is in excellent condition. OB50.
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BRUUN, BERTEL
BIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA
Publisher: HAMLYN FELTHAM,MIDDLESEX,ENGLAND 1973.
96 PAGES; INDEX; BIBLIOGRAPHY; PHOTOS; ILLUSTRATIONS; BIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA ISBN: 0600312879 NOT SIGNED MAY BE FIRST Good Cloth Good 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Private Press
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Item number: 002872.
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BURN, BARBABA
NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS
Publisher: BONANZA BOOKS NY 1983.
96 PAGES;INDEX; A JOYFUL COLLECTION OF COLOR PHOTOS OF THE BIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA; SPLENDID VOLUME TO USE TO TEACH CHILDREN ABOUT THE BIRDS OF OUR CONTINENT; ISBN: 051744741X Not Signed MAY BE FIRST Good Cloth Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Private Press
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Cantwell, Robert, b. 1908. [Wilson, Alexander, 1766-1813]
Alexander Wilson, Naturalist and Pioneer. A Biography.
Publisher: Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott, 1961..
318 p., illus., 32 cm. "Including eight reproductions in full color and twelve in black and white from the original Alexander Wilson engravings." "Alexander Wilson, 1766-1813-- poet, painter, naturalist-- was the first man to study the birds of America in their native forests." Vg/dj good, has tears. Stock #101,433. Ornithology
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Chapman, Frank M., editor.
Bird-Lore. November-December 1938. Vol. XL No. 6.
Publisher: Published by the National Association of Audubon Societies, 1938..
[4], [389]-468, viii, [4] p., adverts., illus. incl. photos; pictorial printed paper wraps soiled, worn; good. Contents include cover illus. by Lloyd Rosenblum (Smooth-Billed Anis); N. Tinbergen, Why Do Birds Behave as They Do?; Neil T. McMillan, Birds and the Wind; Maurice Brooks, Let the Dummy Do the Work!; Juna Allraum Vogt, Tomorrow (poem); A Japanese Portrait of Audubon; Roger T[ory] Peterson, Water? Life-Blood of the Earth; Henry Clay Gipson, Photography Review; Audubon Society notes & news; The Season CXXIV. August 15 to October 15, 1938; Index to Volume XL. stock#27458
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Chapman, Frank M., editor.
Bird-Lore. January-February 1919. Vol. XXI No. 1.
Publisher: Published for the Audubon Societies by D. Appleton & Company, Harrisburg, Pa. / New York, 1919..
80 p., adverts., illus. incl. photos, color front.; pictorial white printed paper wrappers soiled, rear cover has rust spots, spine bottom torn; good. ?Nineteenth Christmas Bird Census.? Contents include Louis Agassiz Fuentes? color plate (White-Necked Raven, Raven); A. A. Allen, When the North Wind Blows; Mabel Osgood Wright, Our Responsibility: A Page from the Birds? Book of Snow; Chapman, Notes from a Traveler in the Tropics II. Cuba to Panama; J. W. Lippincott, An Evening with Birds in Florida; F. N. Whitman, The Great Horned Owl; Harry C. Oberholser, The Migration of North American Birds. Second Series. VIII. Ravens; Chapman, Notes on the Plumage of North American Birds; 19th Christmas Bird Census reports; The Season XI. October 15 to December 15, 1918; Audubon Society notes & news (A Year of Reconstruction; Butter, Milk, Cheese, and Poultry; A Bird-House Contest; Notes on the Lark Bunting; Slaughter of American Eagles). stock#27457
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Chapman, Frank M., editor.
Bird-Lore. May-June 1918. Vol. XX No. 3.
Publisher: Published for the Audubon Societies by D. Appleton & Company, Harrisburg, Pa. / New York, 1918..
[2], [201]-267, [3] p., adverts., illus. incl. photos & 2 color plates; pictorial white printed paper wrappers soiled, rear cover has small hole in text, small tear near spine; good. Contents include Louis Agassiz Fuentes? color plate (Phainopepla, Bohemian Waxwing, Cedar Waxwing); Mabel Osgood Wright, Three Years After: Some Notes on Birdcraft Sanctuary, Fairfield, Conn.; William Brewster, A Blameless Cat; Edmund J. Sawyer, The Lark (poem); Melicent Eno Humason, The Whip-poor-will; R. W. Williams, My Nuthatch Tenants and a Pair of Red-Headed Ruffians; Harry C. Oberholser, The Migration of North American Birds IV. The Waxwings and Phainopepla; Frank M. Chapman, Notes on the Plumage of North American Birds; Notes from Field and Study; The Season VII. February 15 to April 15, 1918; Joseph Gavit, To an Unseen Singer (acrostic poem); Audubon Societies notes & news (Suggestive Lessons in Bird-Study: The Blue Jay; T. Gilbert Pearson, Slate-Colored Junco (R. Bruce Horsfall color plate); A Summer Outing for Bird-Study; Stinking Lake a Bird Sanctuary; W. W. Arnold, A Bird Hospital; To Stop the Sale of Game; The Pennsylvania Plumage Law). stock#27456
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Chapman, Frank M., editor.
Bird-Lore. March-April 1935. Vol. XXXVII No. 2.
Publisher: Published by the National Association of Audubon Societies..
[4], [91]-148, [2] p., adverts., illus. incl. photos; pictorial printed paper wraps, front edges darkened; good+. Cover illus. by Roger Tory Peterson (Shovellers); J. N. Darling, The Need for a National Wildlife Program; John F. Matuszewski, Planting for Birds; Alexander Sprunt, Jr., Coastal Carolina Bird-Trips (with map); A. D. Aitken, Jr., A Golden Eagle?s Nest; The Association?s Waterfowl Campaign; Margaret Morse Nice, The Fieldfare and Other Norwegian Birds; The Rainey Wildlife Sanctuary; Lewis Wayne Walker, On a Southern California Beach; Feathered vs. Human Predators; Audubon Society notes & news; The Season CV. December 15, 1934 to February 15, 1935. stock#27459
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Coe, William Roberson] Yale University Library. Ripley, S. Dillon & Lynette L. Scribner.
Ornithological Books in the Yale University Library Including the Library of William Roberson Coe.
Publisher: New Haven, Yale UP, 1961; reprint Martino [1993].
4 p.l., 338 p., portrait front., 23.5 cm. Compiled by S. Dillon Ripley & Lynette L. Scribner. "Falconry", pp. 321-333. Contains thousand of titles with collations. 34883x. Fine, new from publisher.
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Cohen, Sharon. Photo. Gerry Ellis
BIRD NESTS
Publisher: CollinsSF SF 1993.
ISBN: 0002551101 gift inscr., fine, minor tear o/w fine, 1st ed, green cloth
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Item number: BOOKS014838I.
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Commons, Marie Andrews
THE LOG OF TANAGER HILL
Publisher: Waverly Baltimore 1938.
rear board damp-stained, good reading copy, 1st ed, boards
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Item number: BOOKS005207I.
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COOPER, JO
HANDFEEDING BABY BIRDS
Publisher: THE PUBLICATIONS NEPTUNE, NJ 1979.
93 PAGES; HANDFEEDING BABY BIRDS; JO COOPER; THF PUBLICATIONS; 1979; NEPTUNE, NJ; 15.00 ISBN 0876669925; MAY BE FIRST; ORNITHOLOGY; 000194; THIS IS THE BOOK FOR ANYONE INVOLVED IN RAISING BABY BIRDS; SUCH WORK IS AN ART WHICH ISN'T NECESSARILY ONE THAT CAN BE TAUGHT; GUIDED BUT NOT TAUGHT; THIS IS THE BOOK FOR ALL WHO HAVE, WHO ARE OR THOSE WHO WANT TO BE ABLE TO BE ADEPT AT THIS ART; ISBN: 0876669925 Not Signed MAY BE FIRST No Jacket Cloth Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Private Press
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Coues, Elliot, compiler.
Ornithological Bibliography.
Publisher: Washinton, G.P.O., 1878-1879; reprint Martino 1995.
Wood 302-303; Zimmer 144-147; BMNH I: 394. ”The most ambitious attempt at a universal bibliography of ornithology ever undertaken, and perhaps the most scholarly effort of its kind in the literature of zoology” (Mengel, 'A Catalogue of the Ellis Collection' 2: 82). In all there are approximately five thousand books and articles on American ornithology, many entries with annotations. 8vo; three parts bound in one, 859 p.; New from publisher. 28665x
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Item number: 28665.
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Darlington, David
IN CONDOR COUNTRY
Publisher: HM Boston 1987.
ISBN: 0395407982 stamp on t.e. o/w fine in dj, 1st ed, boards
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Devlin, John C. ; Naismith, Grace
THE WORLD OF ROGER TORY PETERSON
Publisher: 1977.
Times; 1st Edition; Very Good in Very Good dust jacket Illustrator: Illustrated by Peterson, Roger T. Ornithology Hardcover Minor wear to bds & DJ. Nice book. Index. "The world knows Roger Tory Peterson as America's most eminent naturalist, combining the artistic accomplishment of a John James Audubon with the environmental concerns of a John Muir or a Rachel Carson. "; 8vo; 266 pages
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Dunning, John S.
PORTRAITS OF TROPICAL BIRDS
Publisher: Livingston Publ. Wynnewood, PA 1970.
ISBN: 0870980335 vg+/vg, 1st ed, green cloth
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Item number: BOOKS018909I.
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Etchecopar, R.D; Francois Hue. , Illustrator: Paul Barruel.
LES OISEAUX DU NORD DE L'AFRIQUE de la Mer Rouge aux Canaries.
Publisher: Paris Editions N. Boubée & Cie, 1964 (©1964)..
The first of the titles initiated by the authors about birds of the arid regions, i.e., "..études sur l'avifaune de la large bande désertique qui borde le sud de la zone paléarctique" (avant-propos). This title covers all of North Africa: Western Sahara, Morocco, northern Mauritania & Mali, Tunisia, most of Algeria & Libya, Egypt and the Sinai. Cream cloth with green titles and debossed range map design. 606 pages: frontispiece map, 22 colour + 2 black/white plates hors-texte, numerous drawings & range maps in-texte; 25cm. General Index and an Index of Bird Names in Arabic and Berber, arranged alphabetically by Latin binomial. Book NEAR FINE (clean, bright & sound, no defects). Illustrated dustjacket GOOD (edgewear with a few small tears + one 1" bottom edge tear). Other published titles cover "Proche et du Moyen-Orient" (1970), "Chine - non-passereaux" (1978), and "Chine - passereaux" (1983). The publisher, Nerée Boubée, died before completion of the project. [D] 606p: ill.; 25cm. 1247g. Hardcover Book condition: Near Fine. Jacket condition: Good
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Item number: 2872.
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Fiske, Erma J
PARROTS' WOOD
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Co NY 1985.
VG in VG dj 1st printing Hardback Green cloth hardback. 240 pp. Author's experience watching birds in Belize
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Item number: BOOKS023530I.
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Ford, Alice
JOHN JAMES AUDUBON
Publisher: Univ. Oklahoma Press Norman, OK 1965.
fine/vg, 2nd ptg, beige cloth dj pc
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Item number: BOOKS013741I.
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Gilliard, E. Thomas
Living Birds of the World
Publisher: Doubleday & Co., Inc. New York 1958.
VG+/g+. Dj head chipped, bck soiled. Cloth Cvr; rubbing @ sp ends; else fine. Small hole on half-title. Illus. 400 pp.
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Item number: BOOKS008787I.
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Gooders, John
THE GREAT BOOK OF BIRDS
Publisher: Dial NY 1975.
ISBN: 0803731108 4to, blue cloth, vg+, 1st US ed, boards
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Graham, Frank, Ilustrator: Ayres, Christopher
Gulls: An Ecological History
Publisher: New York, Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1982.
ISBN: 0442229208 175 pp. Binding is tight. Cover, reinforced with clear plastic, shows little wear. Library marks include labels on cover and half-title page, plus library name stamped on top and bottom edges. Text is otherwise tight, clean, and unmarked. Book condition: Good+. Jacket condition: No Jacket. Soft Cover. First Thus (Paperback) Ex-Library
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Grossman, Mary Louise & John Hamlet
Birds Of Prey Of The World
Publisher: Bonanza Books New York (1964).
vg+/vg dj edge wear, ylwng, soiling & fxng. bk shlf wear, sunned Duotones/ Silhouettes/ Maps Cloth cvr, lt thrdng spn ends & tips, soiling & fxng txt blk edgs, sunned endpprs, lt ylwng txt blk edgs.
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Hall, Francis Wyly.
Birds of Florida.
Publisher: St. Petersburg, Fla., Great Outdoors Publications [1979, c1945]..
34 p., index, illus., color plates; 21.5 cm. Describes the birds distinctive to Florida. Stock# 40,246. Vg/ paper. Ornithology; natural history.
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HARRISON, COLIN AND GREENSMITH, ALAN
BIRDS OF THE WORLD
Publisher: DK PUBLISHING NY 1993.
416 PAGES;LC 93-7065; ;INDEX;; ;GLOSSARY; ILLUSTRATIONS; PHOTOS; ORNITHOLOGY; 000194; BIRDS OF THE WORLD; HARRISON, COLIN AND GREENSMITH, ALAN; D K PUBLISHING; NY;ISBN 1564582965; BOOK AND DJ=GOOD; FIRST AMERICAN; ;LABELED; C-0005;8VO; END PAPERS; ROUND TABLE ISBN: 1564582965 NOT SIGNED First AMERICAN Good Cloth Good, Illustrator: Z 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Private Press
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Harting, James Edmund.
Bibliotheca Accipitraria. A Catalogue of Books Ancient & Modern Relating to Falconry.
Publisher: London, Quaritch, 1891; reprint Martino, 2000.
Besterman 2100. Detailed descriptions of 378 early books on falconry, arranged by author within language [19 languages] and annotated. This first substantial bibliography on the subject lists all editions of the various titles. Oversize 8vo; xxviii, 289 p., illus.; binder's cloth; new from the publisher. Stock# 1197x
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Herrick, Francis Hobart : Illustrated by Illustrated
The American Eagle A Study in Natural and Civil History
Publisher: D Appleton-Century New York 1934.
Good+ with no dust jacket First Edition; First Printing Hardcover Library stamps covered with white labels, shelfworn, tone, spine lettering rubbed out, light wear. ; "I aim to give a comprehensive picture of the biology and general natural history of the American eagle, and to supplement this with a sketch of the part eagles have played in the civil history of mankind from remote antiquity to our own times. " ; Ex-Library; 267 pages pages
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Horring, R., Illustrated by: B&W Photos
BIRDS
Publisher: C.A. Rietzels Forlag, 1939 Copenhagen: 1939.
Sewn, stiff green wraps printed in black. 44pp, illustrated with B&W photos. Heavy glazed page stock. A monograph (in English) on the Danish birding expedition to Thule (Greenland), 1931-1933 led by Knud Rasmussen. A report on the aviculture of what was then almost "virgin territory." Light cover soil, spine disjointed about 1-1/2" at bottom, a few light corner creases. Paperbound Good 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Monograph
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Horring, R., Illustrated by: Folding Map
BIRDS COLLECTED ON THE FIFTH THULE EXPEDITION
Publisher: Glydendalske Boghandel Copenhagen: 1937.
Stitched, grey printed wraps. 133 pp. plus Appendix plus large fold-out "Map Showing Territories North of Hudson Bay." Monograph (in English) on the aviculture of Greenland, scientifically discovered and examined. Old tape and marks on back cover, spine disjointed about 1-1/2" at top rear, very light soil on top cover, light creases in some pages. (Heavy glazed stock.) Apparent First Edition Paperbound Good Plus 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Monograph
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Item number: 235.
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KIERNAN, JOHN
AN INTRODUCTION TO BIRDS
Publisher: DOUBLDAY AND CO GARDEN CITY 1965.
65-13703; 4TO; 16.95; 77 PAGES END PAPERS; PHOTOS; INDEX; ANIMALS AND BIRDS; 000024; ILLUSTRATIONS; XW;C-0007; LABELED NOT SIGNED MAY BE FIRST Good Cloth Good, Illustrator: Z 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Private Press
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Item number: 004177.
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Klein, Tom (Preface by Sigurd T. Olson, photos by Woody Hagge)
LOON MAGIC
Publisher: Paper Birch Press Ashland, WI 1985.
VG in slightly edgeworn dj 2nd ed Hardback Gray cloth hardback. xiv+146 p. Color/B&W illus, maps. Sources, index. Follows common loon thru the seasons & its life cycle
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Item number: BOOKS027652I.
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Lack, David
EVOLUION ILLUSTRATED BY WATERFOWL
Publisher: H&R NY 1974.
ISBN: 0061361690 fine in vg dj, 1st ed, blue cloth
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Lansdowne, J. Fenwick, illustrator. Livingston, John A.
Birds of the Eastern Forest: 1 & 2. Paintings by J. Fenwick Lansdowne. Text by John A. Livingston.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1968.
Two volumes: vol. 1 (18 waterfowl & shorebirds, 10 birds of prey, 5 woodpeckers, 5 swallows, 4 flycatchers, 10 others), 231 p., 52 color plates, 52 plates of sketches; vol. 2 (Passeriformes), 261 p., color plates 53-112, 59 sketch plates; bibliography, index; 34 cm. Pictorial dj, top & inner edges faded, ink inscription on half-title of vol. 1; VG+. 35749 oversize, 2 vols.
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Lembke, Janet.
Dangerous Birds. A Naturalist’s Aviary.
Publisher: N.Y., Lyons & Burford, c1992.
x, 179 p., 23.5 cm. A collection of essays on birds and nature. The catchy, and misleading, title is taken from the second essay, which is more about human psychology than ornithology. Vg/dj vg. 101751.
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Lincoln, Frederick C. Hines, Bob, illustrator.
Migration of Birds. By Frederick C. Lincoln, Biologist. Illustrated by Bob Hines.
Publisher: U.S. Dept. of the Interior. Fish & Wildlife Service. Circular 16, 1950.
102 p., illus., index, 23 cm.; stapled in pictorial wraps; edges browned, small chip at top of spine, pencil owner initials; VG. 35254 {ns}.
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McCaddin, Joe, intro
DUCK STAMPS AND PRINTS: The Complete Federal and State Editions
Publisher: Hugh Lauter Levin Assoc. NY 1991.
ISBN: 0883639955 folio, n-fine in dj, 1st ed thus, boards Revised edition. Ducks Unltd Waterfowl Conservation, First Day Plate Block laid in
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Item number: BOOKS010926I.
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Medlin, Faith
Centuries Of Owls
Publisher: Silvermine Publishers Norwalk (1967).
vg-/vg dj lt edge wea, soiling, sunned, prc cut. bk shlf wear, Photographs/ Sketches 1st Edition Cloth soiling to cvr & txt blk edgs, lt thrdng to cvr, slightly bowed, gift crd taped inside frnt endppr.
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Miller, Olive Thorne
The First Book Of Birds
Publisher: Hought, Mifflin & Co Cambridge 1902.
vg+/no dj. 8 color + 12 b/w photos, reprint hardcoer 12mo, 144pp + index. many line drawings.
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Miller, Olive Thorne
The Second Book Of Birds
Publisher: Hought, Mifflin & Co Cambridge 1901.
vg-/no dj. 8 color plates by Fuertes first printing hardcoer threading to covers. Lovely color plates by Louis A. Fuertes.
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Mindell, David P.
NESTING RAPTORS IN SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA: STATUS, DISTRIBUTION, AND ASPECT OF BIOLGY. BLM-ALASKA TECHNICAL REPORT 8
Publisher: U. S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management. August 1983, Anchorage.
8.5 x 11 inch, BLM-Alaska Technical Report 8. August 1983. 60 pagesNesting Raptors in Southwestern Alaska: Status, Distribution and Aspects of Biology. David Mindell. BLM-Alaska Technical Report 8. August 1983. 60 pages Nesting Raptors in Southwestern Alaska: Status, Distribution and Aspects of Biology. David Mindell. BLM-Alaska Technical Report 8. August 1983. 60 pages We guarantee prompt shipping and complete satisfaction. 1st, Very Good
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Item number: 73839.011140.
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Murphy, Robert Cushman and Dean Amadon
LAND BIRDS OF AMERICA
Publisher: McGraw-Hill NY 1953.
VG in edgeworn/tape repaired dj 1st ed Hardback Black cl spine/red cl boards. Color & B&W photos. Index
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Murray, James A.
The Avifauna of British India and its Dependencies. Volume I, Parts I-III; Volume II, Part I [only].
Publisher: London: Richardson & Co., 1887..
325 pp,; xxiv, 128 pp. Sm. 4to. Green Cloth with gilt titles, original wrappers bound in(hardback). First edition. Illus. with 13 color lithographic plates, 14 b/w plates & 39 woodcuts in text. A Systematic Account, with Descriptions of all the Known Species of Birds Inhabiting British India, Observations on their Habits, Nidification, &c. Tables of their Geographical Distribution in Persia, Beloochistan, Afghanistan, Sind, Punjab, N.W. Provinces, and the Peninsula of India Generally, with Woodcuts, Lithographs, and Coloured Illustrations. Prospectus bound in. Contains four of seven parts including 27 of 39 plates (13 of 19 colored). A near fine rebound copy with chips to the top & fore edge of title page and a few leaves, leaves faintly browned at the edges. Plates sharp.
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Item number: 30285.
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Naveen, Ron
WAITING TO FLY: MY ESCAPADES WITH THE PENQUINS OF ANTARCTICA
Publisher: William Morrow and Co NY 1999.
Remainder mark on bottom edge, fine in fine dj 1st printing Hardback Blue spine/white boards. Color photos. Biblio, index. Author's research experiences
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Nelson, Bryan
GALAPAGOS. ISLANDS OF BIRDS.
Publisher: Longmans, Green and Co. Ltd. 1968, London:.
Hardcover. 8vo. Gilt spine titles. xx, 1 l., 337 pp. 59 photographs, 60 line drawings, map. Appendices, glossary, bibliography, index. We guarantee prompt shipping and complete satisfaction. 1st. Edition, Very good in dustjacket.
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Item number: 74275.039450.
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O'Connor, Raymond J.
Farming and Birds
Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 1987;.
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Item condition: GOOD / DJ: No DJ as issued
Former public library copy with library stamps/stickers. Tight binding. Good inside. 290 pages. TomFolio.com Hardcover Pictorial. ISBN: 0521324475
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Item number: 31699CM.
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Pearson, T. Gilbert (Editor)
Birds Of America
Publisher: Garden City Publishing Co. Garden City, New York 1936.
vg-/no dj shlf wear, bmpd tips, soiled & sunned, shkn spn, lt Plates/ Photographs Boards thrdng esp spn, ylwd endpprs, fxng & soil txt blk edges w/ trc fxng & soil in txt blk, signed by prev. owner.
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Item number: BOOKS008765I.
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Perrins, Christopher, Dr.
BIRD LIFE INTRODUCTION TO THE WORLD OF BIRDS
Publisher: Leicester, England 1992.
Magna Books; 2nd Edition; Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket Illustrator: Illustrated by Ad Cameron Ornithology Hardcover Minor wear to boards pictorial binding matching DJ. Gift quality. ; All aspects of avian biology are covered, including: evolution, anatomy, feeding, habitats, bree ding, migratio; 500 color pictures; 4to; 160/index pages
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Item number: 21650.
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Peterjohn, Bruce
THE BIRDS OF OHIO
Publisher: Indiana Univ. Press Bloomington, IN 1989.
ISBN: 0253341833 vg+/vg, 1st ed, black cloth gift inscription, dj torn
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Item number: BOOKS017851I.
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Peterson, Roger Tory
Penguins
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Boston 1979.
F/NF, DJ price-clipped 1st Edition Cloth 4to, 238 pp.
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