Ornithology from Natural History Books

New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Books, 1968. First American edition.. Bright, fine copy in fine slipcase.. Pp. 945, 126 full page color plates, 55 black-and-white plates, 32 text-figures, 94 distribution maps. Original red cloth lettered in black on the spine, housed in the original color pictorial cloth-covered slipcase, 4to. Depicts all the diurnal birds of prey in… Saber más sobre este artículo

Philadelphia: J. A. Wagenseller, 1882. First Edition.. Bottom outer corner of some pages at the front and rear of the volume with minor damp-staining not affecting the text or plates, overall, a very good copy.. Pp. x, (2), 1-300; 54 fine chromolithographs of birds and their nests with eggs, all protected with tissue guards. Recent one-half brown… Saber más sobre este artículo

Blaine, WA: Handcock House Publishers, 1993. First edition.. A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket.. Pp. 184; 250+ color photos. Publisher’s original green cloth, color pictorial dust jacket, color pictorial endpapers, 4to. A thorough review of the world’s pheasants with excellent color photographs. Inscribed on the half title page: “To ICF, compliments of… Saber más sobre este artículo

Boise, ID: The Peregrine Fund, 2003. First edition.. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket.. Pp. (6), 394; 495 images in color or black-and-white, other text-figures. Publisher’s original dark blue cloth, lettered in silver on the spine, color pictorial dust jacket, lg 4to (12 x 9 ¾ inches). Documents the recovery of Peregrine Falcon populations… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Academic Press, 1992. First edition.. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket.. Pp. (iv), 385; 50 full-page color plates by Alan Harris and David Quinn, 50 partly colored distribution maps, 34 color photographs in the introductory sections. Documents the 50 species of stocks, ibises and spoonbills of the world with a full-page color plate… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Harper and Row, 1984. First edition.. A bright and clean copy in fine condition in a near fine dust jacket.. Pp. 288, 64 full page color plates from color paintings by Robert Gillmor and Peter Hayman, 60 distribution maps. Color pictorial laminated boards (hardbound), color pictorial dust jacket, 8vo. This volume on herons and… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1978. First edition.. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket.. Pp. 144; 58 full page color plates from illustrations by Gould, Hart, Keulemans and Hayman, 2 black-and-white plates, 85 maps in two colors. Publisher’s original light brown cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine, color pictorial dust jacket, 4to. … Saber más sobre este artículo

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1951. First edition.. A bright copy in near fine condition.. Pp. 431, 32 color plates by Roger Tory Peterson, 40 text-figures. Publisher’s original beige pictorial cloth, lettered in green on the front cover and the spine, lg 8vo. Documents 153 species in full color; many of these are regular visitors to the… Saber más sobre este artículo

Tucson: The University of Arizona Press, 1978. Third printing.. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket.. Pp. xviii, 220; 32 pages of color photographs by Eliot Porter, 12 color plates (field sketches) by George Miksch Sutton, 126 distribution maps. Publisher’s original dark blue cloth, lettered in silver on the spine, color pictorial dust jacket, lg 4to.… Saber más sobre este artículo

Lavenham, Suffolk, UK: The Wildlife Art Gallery, 1995. First edition.. A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket.. Pp. 192; numerous color photographs and fine color illustrations from paintings by 58 international artists. Publisher’s original dark blue cloth lettered in gray on the spine and front cover, color pictorial dust, oblong 4to (12 x 11 inches).… Saber más sobre este artículo

Government Printing Office, Washington, 1972. First edition.. A fine copy.. Pp. xii, x, 750, 422 text-figures and photos (some partly colored). Publisher’s original gray cloth, lettered in black on the spines and front covers, sm folio. United States Department of Agriculture Handbook no. 362. This two-volume set presents a detailed reference to the anatomy of… Saber más sobre este artículo

Skibby, Denmark: Skibby-Books, 1973-1974. First edition.. Slight edge wear to wrappers; a tight and clean copy in near fine condition.. Pp. 255; 18 color plates, 9 black-and-white plates, numerous maps + pp. 216; 36 full page color plates, numerous maps. Color pictorial stiff wrappers, 8vo. A complete set of this monographic study of the tanagers. … Saber más sobre este artículo

Buffalo, NY: Buffalo Society of Natural History, 1965. First edition.. A tight and clean copy in very good condition.. Pp. xix, 479, 38 text-photos and figures, one color folding map. Publisher’s original light brown pictorial cloth, lg 8vo. Inscribed by the author under his photo that is opposite the title page. Name stamp of the… Saber más sobre este artículo

Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1977. First edition.. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket.. Pp. xx, 281; color frontis plate from painting by G. M. Christman, 95 text-figures (black-and-white photos, line-drawings, graphs). Publisher’s original red cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine, color pictorial dust jacket, 8vo. A thorough review of California’s state… Saber más sobre este artículo

Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma, 1969. First edition.. A near fine copy in a very good dust jacket.. Pp. xix, 303, 4 color plates by Sutton, 80+ black-and-white photos. Publisher’s original light tan cloth, lettered in green on the spine and with an illustration of Stoddard’s signature on the front cover, color pictorial dust jacket, lg 8vo.… Saber más sobre este artículo

Ames: Iowa State University Press 1969. First edition.. A fine (as new) copy.. Pp. xix, 306; numerous text-figures (line-drawings). Publisher’s original tan cloth with a drawing of a Coturnix Quail on the front cover, lettered in black on the spine, lg 8vo. Coturnix is a genus of five extant species and five to eight known extinct… Saber más sobre este artículo

Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1993. First edition.. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket.. Pp. xiv, 445; 32 pages of color plates (mainly photographs). Publisher’s original black cloth, lettered in orange on the spine, color pictorial dust jacket, 4to (280 x 215 mm). This is the first worldwide survey of cormorants, darters and pelicans.… Saber más sobre este artículo

Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press, 1983. First edition.. Pp. 413, 31 text-figures, 51 color plates, 72 black-and-white photos, 15 distribution maps. Publisher’s original tan cloth, lettered in black on the spine, color pictorial dust jacket, lg 8vo. Signed by the author on the title page. No ownership marks.

New York: Crown Publishers, 1990. First edition.. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket.. Pp. xv, (1), 238; 250+ fine color photos, some color maps. Publisher’s blue cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine, color pictorial dust jacket, 4to. Superb color photos by the authors. No ownership marks.

Chicago: Field Museum, 1926. First edition.. A near fine copy.. Pp. x, 706, 1 color frontis portrait of Edward Ayer (part 1), 1 black-and-white frontis portrait of an unpublished drawing by C.L. Landbeck (part 2), 5 full page black-and-white plates in the text. Early green cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine, thick lg 8vo. Field… Saber más sobre este artículo