Biosystems Analysis, Inc.

ECOLOGY OF BALD EAGLES IN ARIZONA, 4 volumes, complete.

Santa Cruz, CA: Biosystems Analysis, Inc, 1992, 1st edition. Pp. xviii, 235; xvi, 376, v, 202; vii, 343, v, 191; v, 245, 650+ maps, photos, text-figures and charts. Pictorial stiff wraps with a flying eagle on covers, 4to. Volume 1: Population Overview; Volume 2: Field Studies; Volume 3: History of Nesting Population; Volume 4: River Map Atlas. No ownership marks, a bright, clean copy in fine (as new) condition..

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Book number: 1951

Catalogue: Falconry and Birds of Prey

Keywords: Ornithology birds Bald Eagle ecology Arizona Natural Sciences Natural Science

Cassin, John and Bowen, J. T.

Hawk from Cuba (Cymindis Wilsonii Cassi.) Hand-Colored Plate

Philadelphia: Academy of Natural Sciences, 1847. Hand-colored lithographic plate, 9.5 inches wide and 13.5 inches long. From J. Cassin, Desrtiption of a new rapacious Bird in the Museum of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, series 2, volume 1, plate 7. This article was also published in the Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, April 1847, pp. 199. Small tears to upper left and lower right corners, 2 inch square cut away from upper right and corner with no affect to image; near fine copy..

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Book number: 5760

Catalogue: Falconry and Birds of Prey

Edwards, George

Little Black and Orange Indian Hawk Hand-Colored Plate

London: Printed for the Author, 1750. Hand-colored lithographic plate, 9 inches wide and 11.75 inches long. From G. Edwards, A Natural History of Uncommon Birds, part III, plate 108, 1750. Edwards describes the bird as being from Bengali in the East Indies and was part of a rarities collection sent to Dr. Mead in 1748. Edwards believed that this hawk had been trained for hunting. Oval shaped discoloration over plate from previously being framed; a near fine copy..

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Book number: 5761

Catalogue: Falconry and Birds of Prey

Evans, Humphrey ap

Falconry: An Illustrated Introduction

New York: Arco Publishing Co. 1974. First American edition. Pp. 160; 4 full page color plates, 100+ black-and-white photos. Publisher's original brown cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine, pictorial dust jacket, sm 4to. Presents a guide for beginning falconers. The front blank endpaper bears the name and address of a former owner. A near fine copy in a slightly worn but very good dust jacket..

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Book number: 7282

Catalogue: Falconry and Birds of Prey

Frisch, J. L.

Bird of Prey Hand-colored Copper Engraving

Berlin: Frisch, 1733-1763. First edition. Hand-colored copper engraving, approximately 14.5 inches by 9.5 inches on watermarked chain-lined type of soft white paper. From Johann Leonhard Frisch, Vorstellung der Vogel in Teutschland und Beylaugffig auch Einiger Fremden, mit Ihren Eigenschaften Beschrieben…und Nach Iheren Naturlichen Farben, class 7, part 2, plate 72. Frisch began publishing this 14 part work with a supplement in 1733. It was finished in 1763 after his death by his sons and grandson. The birds were divided into 12 classes for publication. The title pages after Class IV are undated with the last date being 1743. The work is rated as three stars by Fine Bird Books and described as, ""One of the most enjoyable of all bird books and rare."" This is considered to be one of the top ten greatest ornithological works of all time and the first great German bird book. See also Anker 125; Sitwell 97. Image description lists bird as a ""Miluus"" or bird of prey. A near fine copy..

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Book number: 5824

Catalogue: Falconry and Birds of Prey

Harting, James Edmund

Bibliotheca Accipitraria: A Catalogue of Books Ancient & Modern Relating to Falconry, with notes, glossary, and vocabulary.

London: The Holland Press, 1977. Reprint. Pp. xxviii, 289; frontispiece black-and-white portrait of Sir Ralph Sadler of Everley, 25 full page black-and-white plates mostly of famous individuals in the history of falconry. Publisher's original brown cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine, front cover with gilt falcon, top page edge colored brown, original clear plastic dust jacket protector, lg 8vo. This is the second impression. This volume is an indispensable reference source to the key works on falconry published over the past 400+ years (since about 1486). This volume lists 378 titles in 19 languages, each annotated with their significance. No ownership marks and no signs of use. A fine (new) copy in a fine clear dust jacket..

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Book number: 7037

Catalogue: Falconry and Birds of Prey

Meinertzhagen, Richard

Birds of Arabia.

London: Henry Sotheran Limited, 1980 Pp. (2), xiii, 624; 19 tipped-in fine color plates by G. Lodge, R. Thorburn, and D. M. Reid-Henry, 9 tipped-in black-and-white photographic plates, 53 text-figures, 36 maps (1 is tinted and folding). Dark green half morocco, spine with five raised bands, lettered in gilt in one compartment and with alternating gilt decorations (falcons and crossed swords), in the other compartments, top page edge gilt, hand-made marbled endpapers, sm folio (13.5 x 9 3/4 inches). This is the Edition De Luxe limited to 295 numbered copies - this is no. 143. This is a very attractive reprint of a work first published by Meinerzhagen in 1954. This De Luxe edition is in a larger format than the original edition. An original letter from Henry Sotheran providing instructions for the care of the book is laid in at front. No ownership marks and no signs of use. Aside from some light marginal flecking to cloth on the front cover, this is a fine (mint) copy in a superb binding..

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Book number: 3753

Catalogue: Falconry and Birds of Prey

Keywords: Fine rare ornithology birds

Miyazaki, Manabu

Ural Owl (=Fukuro).

Toyko: Heibonsha, 1989. First edition. Pp. 92, (5); 61 fine color photos of ural owls by Manabu Miyazaki (11 color photos are double page), 2 small black-and-white text-figures. Publisher's original tan textured cloth, lettered in brown on the spine and front cover, color pictorial dust jacket with a dramatic color photo of an ural owl landing on the front of the jacket, square sm folio (11.5 x 11.75 inches, 290 x 300 mm). The Ural owl (Strix uralensis) is a medium sized nocturnal owl of the genus Strix, with up to 15 subspecies found in Europe and northern Asia. This owl has an extended distribution area in Europe and Asia, from Sakhalin, Japan and Korea in the east to Scandinavia in the west. All of the photos in this monograph were taken in Japan by the author. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket..

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Book number: 5712

Catalogue: Falconry and Birds of Prey

Keywords: Japanese birds birds avifauna ural owl fukuro Strix uralensis Asia Asian birds Miyazaki ISBN 4-582-52924-0

Salvin, Francis H. and Brodrick, William

Falconry in the British Isles

Maidenhead, UK: Thames Valley Press, 1973. Reprint. Pp. vi, 146, 24 full page color plates. Publisher's original dark green cloth lettered in gilt on the spine, color pictorial dust jacket, top page edge in gilt, sm 4to. This volume reprints one of the leading works on falconry in the British Isles originally published in 1855. This is the first 20th century reprint of this rare work. No ownership marks and no signs of use. A fine (new) copy in a fine dust jacket..

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Book number: 7098

Catalogue: Falconry and Birds of Prey

Scott, W.E.D. and Sharpe, R. Bowdler

Report of the Princeton University Expeditions to Patagonia, 1896-1899. Vol. II: Ornithology, Part IV. Anatidae -- Tytodidae.

Princeton: The University, 1915. First edition. Pp. 212, 110 text-figures. Publisher's gray printed wraps, sm folio. Covers the following bird of prey families: Cathartidae, Falconidae, and Strigidae. Front wrappers lightly soiled, a tight and clean copy in near fine condition..

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Book number: 5649

Catalogue: Falconry and Birds of Prey

Keywords: Ornithology birds travel exploration Patagonia South America Princeton University Scott Bowdler birds of prey Cathartidae Falconidae Strigidae falcons New world vultures true owls

Snyder, Noel and Snyder, Helen

The California Condor: A Saga of Natural History and Conservation

San Diego: Academic Press, 2000. First edition. Pp. xxi, 410; 100+ illustrations (most are color photographs by the authors), some distribution maps and charts. Publisher’s original color pictorial laminated boards (hardcover), 4to. This volume provides an up-to-date summary of both the biology and conservation of this awesome species. The work includes some historic photographs by William Finley and other early 20th century conservationists. Name stamp Ron Sauey Memorial Library on the top page edge only. No other ownership marks. Sauey was co-founder of the International Crane Foundation, Baraboo, Wisconsin. A bright and clean copy in fine (new) condition..

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Book number: 9755

Catalogue: Falconry and Birds of Prey

Unknown

Greenland Falcon Painting

Unknown Oil painting on semi-transparent white silk, unsigned and undated, image is 5.75 inches wide and 7 inches long, silk is 7 inches wide by 8.5 inches long. The Greenland Falcon is also known as the gyrfalcon or gerfalcon and breeds on Arctic coasts. Some discoloration to silk that does not affect image, discoloration is from flecks of paint and is a byproduct of painting; a fine as new original image..

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Book number: 5762

Catalogue: Falconry and Birds of Prey