Resultados de búsqueda: the life of the robin de lack david

Paperback. Very Good.

London: Penguin Pelican Pub A226. Very Good. 1943,1953. New Revised Ed. paperback. 4x7". VERY GOOD Condition PAPERBACK,clean, solid, bright attractive copy..; black & white ilust of robin cover art...with red brest & leg band.. bottom left corner has riginal pr ice 2/6.Back cover photo & biog of author.."studied birds intensively during holidays on ROMNEY MARSH from 1908 to 1928."..and later spent almost all his spare time & holidays watching robins...." ; glossy Photo Section,drawings; 240pg pages; Indexed. A Full Account Of Britain'S Most Populr Bird.. "This portrait of Britain's most popular bird was originally published in 1943, and was one of the first full-length monographs of a single species to appear in print. Since then it has taken its place among the small group of Natural History classics. It tells the life story of the robin, through the year, based on the author's observations on wild birds." .

Collins, 1970. Paperback. Good. 1970. 219 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.

H. F. & G. Witherby Ltd, 1976. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 1976. Reprint. 240 pages. Dust jacket over blue cloth. Pages are bright and clear with no visible markings. Binding throughout remains firm. Pencil inscription to front pastedown. Boards have light edge wear with minor corner bumping. Mild crushing to spine, with occasional markings overall. Clipped jacket has light edgewear with tears and creasing. Notable foxing. Notable rubbing and marking all over. Mild tanning to spine. Droplet to front panel.

H.F. & G. Witherby, 1965. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1965. Fourth edition. 239 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout by Robert Gillmor. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge wear with tears, chipping and creasing.

Paperback. Very Good.

Paperback. Good.

Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin Books, 1953. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 'Newly revised edition published in Pelican Books'. In good plus Pelican style blue bordered card with central two-tone illustration of a robin. The covers are firm, flat and quite clean. With tanned cut edges. The text block pages are tightly bound, straight and tanned, mostly around the edges - good plus condition. With three b/w plates and some b/w drawings. No dedications etc.

Paperback. Very Good. VG+.

H. F. & G. Witherby, 1946. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1946. Revised Edition. 224 pages. Red dust jacket over red cloth. Contains black and white plates throughout. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Light tanning to spine and edges. Minimal marks to boards. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears and creasing. Loss to spine ends. Noticeable sunning to spine. Grubby panels overall. Visible rubbing to surfaces.

H.F. & G. Witherby, 1944. Reprinted edition, first published in 1943. Hard covers, no dust jacket. Good/No Jacket. Charming monograph. Owner's signature on ffep., spine sunned.

H.F. & G. Witherby, 1944. Reprinted edition, first published in 1943. Hard covers, no dust jacket. V.g./No Jacket. Charming monograph. Owner's signature on ffep.

Paperback / softback. New. The robin was hardly understood when David Lack - Britain's most influential ornithologist - started his scientific observations. This book is a landmark in natural history, not just for its discoveries, but because of the approachable style, sharpened with an acute wit. It reads as fascinatingly today as when it was written.

London: H.F. & G. Witherby Ltd.. Blue cloth. 240pp., b/w illus. Spine ends slightly bumped o/w very good condition. Dustwrapper a little grubby with some light staining to front panel, spine sunned o/w very good. Weight: 0.53 kg - Overseas orders may require additional postage. . VG+. Hardcover. Fourth Edition. reprinted. 1976.

Paperback / softback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; A new edition of the original biography of the robin, Britain’s favourite bird, full of surprises and wit and with added postscript on recent ornithological advances.

Witherby. Hardcover. Used - Good. hardcover blue cloth covered boards which show some signs of wear. Inside is taped a small newspaper clipping about experiments with robins and their migration. There is a former ownership mark in ink on the loose end paper. foxing as usual. spine is at a slant. DJ is in good condition with chipping and the beginnings of delamination along the top edge. fourth edition 1965.

Penguin Books. Used - Acceptable. Acceptable condition. (Reference, Guidebook, Bird Watching) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

Penguin Books , 1953 . Paperback. . Paperback. The image on this listing page is of the actual book for sale. Good+ paperback (light edgewear, covers and pages age-toned). Short gift inscription otherwise clean and unmarked).

Ornithology Monographs . 3rd. Ed. Rep. Pub. Witherby. 1944. pp.200 with 6 b/w. photographic plates plus illus. Small 8vo. Thor. vg. hardback. David Lack added information as it came to light for each new edition of �The Life of the Robin�.

H.F & G Witherby Ltd, 1943. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. This book is based on four years observations as the robin is the most popular British Bird.Tiny bit of foxing on the end pages.