[BINION, S.]

Mummies of Birds

[1887]. 24" x 19". From Binion's book on Egypt, this litho. contains 10 images of varying mummified remains. Ill.: B&W litho. VG .

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Book number: 001834

Catalogue: Ornithology

Keywords: B&W litho Natural History Egypt Lithographs

GABRIELSON, Ira & LINCOLN, Frederick

The Birds of Alaska

Harrisburg, PA & Washington DC, The Stackpole Company & Wildlife Management Institute, (1959). First Edition. Cloth. A comprehensive account including a history and a 54-page bibliography. Illustrated with color plates by Olaus J. Murie and Edwin R. Kalmbach. Ill.: Olaus J. Murie and Edwin R. Kalmbach. Small owner stamp on front endpaper. Near Fine in a price-clipped, about Very Good dustwrapper .

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Book number: 010345

Catalogue: Ornithology

Keywords: Americana Olaus J. Murie and Edwin R. Kalmbach Birds Alaska Illustrated Books Color Plates

GENTRY, Thomas

Nests and Eggs of Birds of the United States

Philadelphia, J. A. Wagenseller, 1882. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto (8-1/2" x 11-1/2") bound in publisher's decorated cloth, lacking the spine which is here covered with binder's tape. Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of the author, a detailed chromolithographic title page, and 54 gorgeous chromolithographs of birds and their nests with eggs, all protected with a tissue guard. Bennett (p. 44): "Drawings done chiefly by Mr. Edwin Sheppard of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, acknowledged as the best ornithological artist in America. Rear cover split and loose but holding; plates vary from clean to lightly foxed. Very Good .

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Book number: 017493

Catalogue: Ornithology

Keywords: Americana, Ornithology, Birds, Illustrated Books, Bird Eggs, Thomas Gentry, Color Plates, Chromolithographs Birds Chromolithographs Illustrated Books Color Plates

GENTRY, Thomas

Nests and Eggs of Birds of the United States

Philadelphia, J. A. Wagenseller, 1882. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto (8-1/2" x 11-1/2") bound in publisher's full gilt-decorated red morocco leather with silk endpapers, gilt dentelles, all edges gilt. Illustrated with a detailed chromolithographic title page and 54 gorgeous chromolithographs of birds and their nests with eggs, all protected with tissue guards. Bennett (p. 44): "Drawings done chiefly by Mr. Edwin Sheppard of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, acknowledged as the best ornithological artist in America. Fine, bright copy in a lovely binding with only a few minor rubs .

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Book number: 020739

Catalogue: Ornithology

Keywords: Illustrated Books, Ornithology, Americana, Chromolithographs, Bird Eggs, Color Plates, Natural History, Thomas Gentry Birds Chromolithographs Illustrated Books Ornithology

STUDER, Jacob and JASPER, Theodore

Studer's Popular Ornithology. The Birds of North America: Drawn and Colored from Life and Ornithology; or, the Science of Birds. From the Text of Dr. Brehm

Columbus, OH, Jacob H. Studer & Co. 1878. First Edition. Hardcover. Two folio (11-3/4" x 15") volumes bound in publisher's half morocco leather with matching morocco corners. The first volume illustrated with 119 lovely chromolithographs drawn and colored from nature by Theodore Jasper; the second volume with 37 tinted lithographs. One of the best, as well as one of the last, great color-illustrated ornithologies. Later editions, especially the 1903 edition, have noticeably inferior quality plates. Ill.: Theodore Jasper. Contents fresh, one long closed tear to a text page in the second volume. Rubbing with some splitting to the leather along the spine edge of the front cover of the first volume but covers firm. Some loss of cloth to the second volume. Very Good with clean, bright plates .

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Book number: 019037

Catalogue: Ornithology

Keywords: Jacob Studer, Color Plates, Birds, Chromolithographs, Ornithology, Illustrated Books, Chromolithography, 19th Century Theodore Jasper Birds Chromolithographs Illustrated Books Ornithology

BRISSON (Mathurin Jacques)

Ornithologie Ou Methode Contenant la Division Des Oiseaux En Ordres, Sections, Genres, Especes & Leurs Varietes. A Laquelle on a Joint Une Description Exacte de Chaque Espece, Avec Les Citations Des Auteurs Qui En Ont Traite, Les Noms Qu'Ils Leur Ont Donnes, Ceux Que Leur Ont Donnes Les Differentes Nations, & Les Noms Vulgaires [Bound with: ] Supplementum Ornithologiae-.

Paris, Jean-Baptiste Bauche, 1760. First Edition. Hardcover. Six quarto volumes (7-1/2" x 10") bound in contemporary marbled calf leather, rebacked with later gilt decorated spines. Dual title-pages in French and Latin with parallel text in French and Latin, engraved woodcut head- and tailpieces and initials. Illustrated with 6 engraved title pages and 261 folding engraved plates by Martinet depicting numerous species of birds (pigeons, peacock, stork, eagle, ostrich, turkey, pheasant, etc.). The birds are depicted in their natural habitat, with charming backgrounds. The most important French ornithological work of the 18th century. One plate with partial closed tear, most plates with some offsetting from being folded. Near Fine, handsome set ANKER 69: "Written by one of the greatest connoisseurs of birds of the time, the work deals with 1336 species.. Brisson knew by sight more than 800 of the species he described.. The plates, which are folded, were drawn and engraved by Martinet. Both artistically and as accurate detail studies they are better than those of most of his predecessors"; NISSEN 145; ZIMMER, page 95: "One of the early systematic treatises on birds by a contemporary of Linnaeus.

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Book number: 017499

Catalogue: Ornithology

Keywords: Natural History, Birds, Illustrated Books, Americana, 18th Century, Rare, French, Ornithology Ornithology Natural History Birds Illustrated Books

MASSINGHAM, H. J

Birds of the Seashore

London, T. Werner Laurie, (1931). First Edition. Cloth. Illustrated with 69 drawings by Eric Daglish, J. Abbey, and E.E. Clarke. Ill.: Eric Daglish. Occasional light foxing. Minor wear. Very Good, lacking the dustwrapper .

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Book number: 008169

Catalogue: Ornithology

Keywords: Eric Daglish Birds Eric Daglish Natural History 20th Century British Art

THORBURN, A(rchibald)

The Ornithology of the Straits of Gibraltar

London, Longmans, Green and Co. 1916. Second Edition. Hardcover. Four volumes in later buckram (10-1/2" x 12-3/4") with gilt-lettered labels on the front cover and spine; vi, 143; vi, 72; vi, 87; vii, 107 pages. Illustrated with 80 fine color plates protected by tissue guards. Slight occasional foxing, not affecting the plates. Close to Fine .

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Book number: 021449

Catalogue: Ornithology

Keywords: Color Plates, Birds, England, Chromolithographs, Ornithology, Illustrated Books, Chromolithography Birds Chromolithographs Illustrated Books Ornithology

WARREN, B. H

Report on the Birds of Pennsylvania. With Special Reference to the Food-Habits, Basedon over Four Thousand Stomach Examinations

Harrisburg, PA, E. K. Meyers, 1890. Second Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo (6" x 9-1/4") in original marbled boards with a new black leather spine and corners. Illustrated with 98 (of 99) color plates and one B&W plate. Plate #24 of the Kingfisher is lacking. The preferred edition because of the additional color plates after Audubon not in the First Edition. Near Fine .

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Book number: 009050

Catalogue: Ornithology

Keywords: Pennsylvania, Birds: Chromolithographs, Illustrated Books, Ornithology, Natural History, Color Plates Color Plates Illustrated Books Birds Natural History

WARREN, B. H

Report on the Birds of Pennsylvania. With Special Reference to the Food-Habits, Basedon over Four Thousand Stomach Examinations

Harrisburg, PA, E. K. Meyers, 1890. Second Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo (6" x 9-1/4") in original publisher's green cloth. Illustrated with 99 color plates and one B&W plate. The preferred edition because of the additional color plates after Audubon not in the First Edition. Near Fine .

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Book number: 019054

Catalogue: Ornithology

Keywords: Pennsylvania, Birds: Chromolithographs, Illustrated Books Color Plates Illustrated Books Birds Natural History