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London: Benton Street Books in association with The Wildlife Art Gallery, 2004. Book. Illus. by Eric Ennion. New. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to. pp. 141, colour frontispiece and numerous colour plates and illustrations superbly printed by Healeys of Ipswich, suffolk. One Man's Birds focuses on Eric Ennion's life and work in the 1930's. This is one of three books edited by Bob Walthew. Dust jacket fine, not price-clipped. Hardback binding, fine. [Eric Arnold Roberts Ennion 1900 - 1981 A British artist, writer, illustrator, and radio presenter, specialising in birds and other natural history subjects. Born 7th June 1900 at Kettering in Northamptonshire, the son of a country doctor. In 1904 the family moved to Burwell on the edge of the Cambridgeshire fens where, after studying medicine at Caius College and St Mary's Hospital, he joined his father's practice in 1926.He held his first London one-man show of sporting pictures at the Greatorex Galleries in 1937. At the end of the war… Leer más

London: Benton Street Books in association with The Wildlife Art Gallery, 2003. Book. Illus. by Eric Ennion. New. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to. pp. 80, colour frontispiece and numerous colour plates and illustrations superbly printed by The Lavenham Press, suffolk. A Life of Birds reproduces all the pictures Eric Ennion painted for Shell in the 1960's. This is one of three books edited by Bob Walthew. Dust jacket fine, not price-clipped. Hardback binding, fine. [Eric Arnold Roberts Ennion 1900 - 1981 A British artist, writer, illustrator, and radio presenter, specialising in birds and other natural history subjects. Born 7th June 1900 at Kettering in Northamptonshire, the son of a country doctor. In 1904 the family moved to Burwell on the edge of the Cambridgeshire fens where, after studying medicine at Caius College and St Mary's Hospital, he joined his father's practice in 1926.He held his first London one-man show of sporting pictures at the Greatorex Galleries in 1937. At the end of… Leer más

London: Benton Street Books in association with The Wildlife Art Gallery, 2011. Book. Illus. by Eric Ennion. New. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to. pp. 160, colour frontispiece and numerous colour plates and illustrations. More than seventy years after Eric Ennion began work on this title Bob Walthew has brought together the work and additional illustrations to produce this superb title. Dust jacket fine, not price-clipped. Hardback binding, fine. [Eric Arnold Roberts Ennion 1900 - 1981 A British artist, writer, illustrator, and radio presenter, specialising in birds and other natural history subjects. Born 7th June 1900 at Kettering in Northamptonshire, the son of a country doctor. In 1904 the family moved to Burwell on the edge of the Cambridgeshire fens where, after studying medicine at Caius College and St Mary's Hospital, he joined his father's practice in 1926.He held his first London one-man show of sporting pictures at the Greatorex Galleries in 1937. At the end of the war he became… Leer más

London: Benton Street Books in association with The Wildlife Art Gallery, 2011. Book. Illus. by Eric Ennion. New. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to. More than seventy years after Eric Ennion began work on the title Bird Man's river, Bob Walthew has brought together Ennion's work and additional illustrations to produce three superb books. All as new. [Eric Arnold Roberts Ennion 1900 - 1981 A British artist, writer, illustrator, and radio presenter, specialising in birds and other natural history subjects. Born 7th June 1900 at Kettering in Northamptonshire, the son of a country doctor. In 1904 the family moved to Burwell on the edge of the Cambridgeshire fens where, after studying medicine at Caius College and St Mary's Hospital, he joined his father's practice in 1926.He held his first London one-man show of sporting pictures at the Greatorex Galleries in 1937. At the end of the war he became warden of the Field Studies Centre at Flatford Mill in Suffolk. After five years at Flatford, he… Leer más

London: Collins, 1982. Book. Illus. by R. David Digby. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to. 188 pages. 39 colour plates by David Digby and numerous b/w sketches throughout. Original dust jacket near fine, a hint of toning to the flaps, not price-clipped. Hard back binding fine. Contents clean and tight, no inscriptions, no foxing. A fine bright copy, virtually as new from the library of Eric Hoskings. No bookplate..

London: Thomas Bosworth, 1854. Book. Illus. by Joseph Wolf. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to. Pp. 54 , 12 colour plates with tissue guards and decorative mounts. Original cloth binding, spine poor and text block separate from the binding, ornate gilt detail to front board. Contents complete, the original end-papers, name and date 1857 to the front pastedown,all edges gilt, the gutta percha has deteriorated to leave the pages loose, the plates with tissue guards are clean and bright. A fair copy in need of a repair to the binding..

London: Henry G Bohn, 1841. Book. Fair. Hardcover. Third Edition. 8vo (13 X 21cm). Vol I: pp. xxiv, 379; hand-coloured title-page vignette; 10 hand-coloured plates most with tissue guards; plus in-text drawings. Vol. II: pp. 39; hand-coloured title page vignette, 9 hand-coloured plates with tissue guards and in-text drawings. Original brown cloth with gilt to the spine, rather worn and faded, corners bumped, top and bottom of spines creaed and a little frayed,fair only. Contents good, a few gatherings loose or detached, original end papers, bookplates from the library of Eric Hosking to the front pastedowns, signature of Charles Cotton to both volumes. A very good association copy . [Eric Hosking OBE, Hon FRPS, FBIPP (1909-1991) was widely acknowledged as one of the world's most eminent natural history photographers, "Perhaps the most famous bird photographer ever to have lived" (Gemma Padley). He was pioneering and developed new techniques, especially the use of flash photography… Leer más

Loughborough: Wills & Hepworth Ltd., 1953. Book. Illus. by Allen W. Seaby. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 18 x 12cm. numerous colour & illustrations. Hard back binding near fine. Contents clean and tight, open wing pattern endpapers, unmarked, no inscriptions. A near fine copy..

London: Longmans Green and Co., 1923. Book. Illus. by Thorburn, A.. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Folio. 78 text pages, index, complete with 30 colour plates showing fifty-eight species, all with tissue guards. Original red cloth hardback binding, gilt titling to spine, bright with slight general wear and just a few marks to boards, professional repair beneath the cloth at the top and bottom of the spine, gilt bright. Contents clean and tight, a little fine spotting to the front and rear free endpapers, no inscriptions or other marks. A very good tight copy..

Calcutta: A.O. Hume and C. H. T. Marshall, 1879. Book. Illus. by E. Neale. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. Complete set of three. 144 colour lithographic plates. Original cloth bindings, very good, some rubbing and wear to corners, edges and spine, gilt bright with highly decorative front boards. Contents clean and tight, a little toned, numerous chromolithographic plates unmarked, this set was bequeathed to Exeter Library and so bears and attracive bookplate to the front pastedowns, no stamps etc. a few spots to the text and fore-edges. A very good set with wonderful illustrations..

London: MIchael Joseph in Association with the National Museum of New Zealand, 1983. Book. Illus. by Lodge, George Edward. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Folio. pp. 409; 90 colour plates. (These plates were intended for a reprint of Buller's Birds of New Zealand which, in the event, was never published). Dust jacket very good with light wear only. Hardback binding fine. Contents clean and tight, unmarked. A fine copy. Please note a very heavy volume and a small postal surcharge might apply..

United Kingdom: Bruce Coleman Books, 2002. Book. Illus. by Chris Rose. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Folio. 122 pages; numerous fine colour illustrations by Chris Rose. Original dust jacket with a couple of nicks, repaired to the underside with archival tape Hard back binding fine. Contents clean and tight, unmarked, no inscriptions. A fine copy..

United Kingdom: Bruce Coleman Books, 2002. Book. Illus. by Chris Rose. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Folio. 122 pages; numerous fine colour illustrations by Chris Rose. Original dust jacket fine. Hard back binding fine. Contents clean and tight, unmarked, no inscriptions. A fine copy..

London: Edward Lloyd Limited, 1897. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. Complete set of two. Total of 42 colour lithographic plates. Original cloth bindings, very good, a little faded on the spines. Contents clean and tight, a little toned, numerous chromolithographic plates unmarked, a few spots to the text and fore-edges, each volume has a plate belonging to Eric Hosking on the pastedown. A very good set with wonderful illustrations. [From the library of Eric Hosking, OBE, Hon FRPS, FBIPP (1909-1991) was widely acknowledged as one of the world's most eminent natural history photographers, "Perhaps the most famous bird photographer ever to have lived" (Gemma Padley). He was pioneering and developed new techniques, especially the use of flash photography and automatic shutter release technology, which enabled him to photograph birds at night and freeze birds in flight for the first time. Famously, when just 28 he lost an eye to a tawny owl while climbing up to a hide in… Leer más

London: H. F. & G. Witherby LTD, 1938. Book. Illus. by Rickman, Philip. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to. 3 vols: pp xix, 381; vii, 384; vii, 384; Each volume with 53 colour plates by Rickman. Original dust jackets very good with some wear and a few professional and careful repairs on the reverse. Binding, brown cloth, bevelled edges, gilt titling to spine, fine, Contents clean and tight, original brown endpapers, all with Eric Hoskings plate to the pastedown, hinges tight, all edges cut top edges gilt, all fine copies. [Eric Hosking OBE, Hon FRPS, FBIPP (1909-1991) was widely acknowledged as one of the world's most eminent natural history photographers, "Perhaps the most famous bird photographer ever to have lived" (Gemma Padley). He was pioneering and developed new techniques, especially the use of flash photography and automatic shutter release technology, which enabled him to photograph birds at night and freeze birds in flight for the first time. Famously, when just 28… Leer más

Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, 2014. Book. Illus. by various. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 25 x 32cm. Two volume set vol. 1 Non-passarines and vol. 2 passarines, numerous colour plates. Published by Lynx Edicions. Original dust jackets, fine. Cloth binding fine. Contents clean and tight, unmarked no inscriptions. An as new fine set of this extraordinary work. Heavy set so please inquire about the additional postage costs..

London: Vawser & Wiles (London) Ltd., 1950. Book. Illus. by Green, Roland. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo. Books I and II complete. Four colour plates to each book by Roland Green. Covers very good, light handling wear, edges a little rubbed. Contents clean and tight, no foxing, plates clean, no marks. [Roland Green original also for sale, please contact for details].

1983. Painting. Illus. by TIMOTHY GREENWOOD. Fine. Framed. Signed by THE ARTIST. Original. 380 mm x 230mm. Watercolour study of a Kingfisher. The image measures approximately 380mm x 230mm . Frame, very good. Glazed, approximately 440mm x 380mm. The work is signed. Condition is very good, the colours appear unfaded. Mount appears not to be acid free. [Biography - Timothy John Greenwood (1947 to 2010; British). An accomplished artist, renowned for his fine copperplate etchings of birds and animals, but perhaps the zenith of his artistic output was a series of 48 watercolour paintings of rare pheasants featured in their natural habitats, several of which have been sold at Christie's. He features in Iain Grahame's Ruffled Feathers, an often humorous account of life at Daws Hall, an international breeding centre for endangered pheasants and waterfowl at which Greenwood was the resident artist; he also illustrated the book. Greenwood's art education began at the Ravensbourne College of… Leer más

London: Lutterworth Press, 1946. Book. Illus. by Stanley Herbert. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. pp 95. Scraperboard illustrations by Stanley Herbert. Dust jacket very good with only light wear. Contents clean and tight, a little spotting to the endpapers, text and illustrations clean, no inscriptions. A very good copy in a very good jacket..

London: Maggs Bros. and Peregrine Books, 2007. Book. Fine. Hardback. Limited Edition. Folio. This is copy number 87 of 120 Standard Copies (There were also 40 De Luxe Copies). Pp. xv, 257, 42 tipped-in colour plates, facsimiles of lists of subscribers and original wrappers printed on pink paper. Dust jacket with a little rubbing to edges, slightly creased at head of spine. Hardback binding of plum buckram fine; contents clean and tight, unmarked, no inscriptions. A fine copy in a very good dust jacket..