The Ibis. A Quarterly Journal of Ornithology. Volume 107.

London, British Ornithological Union, 1965. Large 8vo. xv, 589, (vi) pp.; two plates. Original red embossed cloth with gilt title on the spine, and gilt vignette on the front board. = A volume from one of the longest running and most influential ornithological magazines. Especially the earlier years, with fine plates by Keulemans, Grönvold and others, are very uncommon and sought-after. Spine slightly sunned. Otherwise a very good copy.

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Book number: 75738

The Ibis. A Quarterly Journal of Ornithology. Volume 108.

London, British Ornithological Union, 1966. Large 8vo. xvi, 671, (viii) pp.; 12 plates (two coloured), one portrait. Original red embossed cloth with gilt title on the spine, and gilt vignette on the front board. = A volume from one of the longest running and most influential ornithological magazines. Especially the earlier years, with fine plates by Keulemans, Grönvold and others, are very uncommon and sought-after. Spine slightly sunned. Otherwise a very good copy.

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Book number: 75739

The Ibis. A Quarterly Journal of Ornithology. Volume 109.

London, British Ornithological Union, 1967. Large 8vo. xi, 675, xxvi pp.; 18 plates. Original red embossed cloth with gilt title on the spine, and gilt vignette on the front board. = A volume from one of the longest running and most influential ornithological magazines. Especially the earlier years, with fine plates by Keulemans, Grönvold and others, are very uncommon and sought-after. Spine slightly sunned. Otherwise a very good copy.

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Book number: 75740

The Ibis. A Quarterly Journal of Ornithology. Volume 85.

London, British Ornithological Union, 1943. 8vo (21.2 x 14.0 cm). xlvi, 582 pp.; 15 plates. Original red embossed cloth with gilt title on the spine, and gilt vignette on the front board. = A volume from one of the longest running and most influential ornithological magazines. Especially the earlier years, with fine plates by Keulemans, Grönvold and others, are very uncommon and sought-after. Some wear to bottom and top part of the spine, otherwise very good, unmarked.

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Book number: 76737

The Ibis. A Quarterly Journal of Ornithology. [Eleventh Series, volume I].

London, British Ornithological Union, 1919. 8vo (21.8 x 13.7 cm). xxxvi, 826 pp.; 19 plates (twelve in full colour). Red buckram with gilt title on the spine. Original wrappers bound in. = A volume from one of the longest running and most influential ornithological magazines. Especially the earlier years, with fine plates by Keulemans, Grönvold and others, are very uncommon and sought-after. The current volume contains works on birds from South America (in two parts) by Chubb, birds of the Canary Islands (in four parts) by Bannerman, and birds from South Annam and Cochin China by Robinson and Boden Kloss (in two parts); a detailed obituary of F. D. Goodman, an illustrated paper on the so-called "White Dodo", etc., etc. Especially the paper on Annam and Cochin China birds is very well-illustrated, figuring many new, peculiar taxa. Front wrapper of the fourth part torn and repaired, map of Soudan - belonging to a minor paper - cut in two (binder's error); otherwise in an excellent condition, plates and text clean.

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Book number: 76870

The Ibis. A Quarterly Journal of Ornithology. [Eleventh Series, volume II].

London, British Ornithological Union, 1920. 8vo (21.8 x 13.7 cm). xxxviii, 1022 pp.; 18 plates (five coloured). Red buckram with gilt title on the spine. Original wrappers bound in. = A volume from one of the longest running and most influential ornithological magazines. Especially the earlier years, with fine plates by Keulemans, Grönvold and others, are very uncommon and sought-after. This volume contains continuations of a series on the birds of the Canary islands, including full colour plates of birds, by Bannerman, a large work on the ornithology of the "Middle Atlas" by Lynes, including large, folded full-colour maps, etc., etc. A very good, clean copy.

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Book number: 76871

The Ibis. A Quarterly Journal of Ornithology. [Twelfth Series, Volume VI].

London, British Ornithological Union, 1930. 8vo. xlviii, 776 pp.; 25 plates (three coloured). Original red embossed cloth with gilt title on the spine, and gilt vignette on the front board. Top edge gilt. = A volume from one of the longest running and most influential ornithological magazines. Especially the earlier years, with fine plates by Keulemans, Grönvold and others, are very uncommon and sought-after. Spine slightly sunned, as usual and slightly worn at top and bottom. Repaired tear along the spine.

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Book number: 76907

The Ibis. A Quarterly Journal of Ornithology. [Eight Series, volume I].

London, British Ornithological Union, 1901. Four issues in four. 8vo (22.6 x 14.6 mm). xxxiii, 782, xxi pp.; 15 plates (14 hand-coloured), one printed b/w photo, and several line drawings and maps in the text. Original, uniform printed wrappers. = A volume from the one of the longest running and most influential ornithological magazines. Especially the earlier years, with fine plates by Keulemans, Smit, Grönvold and others, are very uncommon and sought-after. This volume includes three such plates by Joseph Smit (two anatomical), three by George Edward Lodge, six by Keulemans, and two by Grönvold. Wrappers chipped and frayed at edges, spine covers mostly perished, lacking the front wrapper of the fourth issue; otherwise, a very good complete and unmarked copy.

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Book number: 76913

Iconography of weeds and seeds in China.

Beijing, 1980. Large 8vo (26.0 x 18.6 cm). 374 pp.; several text figures, 82 photographic plates, showing 707 different plant seeds. Publisher's green cloth with gilt title on the spine and front board. = A well-illustrated atlas. In Chinese with Latin nomenclature and index. Handwritten translation into English of the title on the title page. Repair to one text leaf lower margin, otherwise a very good, clean copy.

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Book number: 49718

Insecta. Revue Illustrée d'Entomologie. Volume 1-13 [numbers 1-156]. [Complete].

Rennes, Oberthur, 1911-1923. In issues. 8vo (25.0 x 16.5 cm). Over 3000 pp.; numerous illustrations. = A complete run of this rare but important entomological series, published on behalf of the Station Entomologique de la Faculté des Sciences de Rennes. It is generally well-illustrated. Combined shelf space is 14.5 cm. The preface to volume I, part 1 is by the institute's director, Frédéric Guitel. Uncut. A very good, clean set.

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Book number: 72619

[Indian Ocean]

International Indian Ocean Expedition. Collected reprints I-VIII, Index. [Complete].

Paris, Unesco, 1965-1972; Hamburg, Deutsches Hydrographisches Institut, 1972. Eight parts and Index in nine. 4to (27.0 x 21.0 cm) pp. [I(1965): xvi, 915; II(1966): ix, 672; III(1966): ix, 984; IV(1967): x, 867; V(1968): ix, 834; VI(1969): ix, 1,389; VII(1971): x, 1,275; VIII(1972): x, 833; Index(1972): 116]; numerous text figures, tables, and maps. Uniform original printed wrappers. = Rare complete set of one of the main sources of information on the oceanography, zoology (mainly fish, but also crustaceans, molluscs, etc.), botany, geography, economic resources, etc., etc. of the Indian Ocean, including the Persian Gulf, Bay of Bengal, and south to Madagascar and Kerguelen. The subjects are grouped under the following chapters: Marine Biology, Marine Chemistry, Physical oceanography and marine meteorology, marine geology and geophysics, Cruise and general reports, and Papers presented by title only. A massive set. Rarely found complete. The index is in size and wrapper layout identical, but published in Hamburg. Printed compliments card of Unesco loosely inserted. Numbers or label on spines foot, small stamp on half-titles; otherwise a very good set. The last volumes and index are rare.

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Book number: 17083

[Clouds; Wolken]

Internationaler Atlas der Wolken und Himmelsansichten. Internationales Meteorologisches Komitee. Kommission für das Studium der Wolken. Vol 1: Allgemeiner Atlas.

Paris, Office National Méteorologique, 1932. Large, thick 4to (32.0 x 24.5 x 4.0 cm). ix, 108 pp. In original printed wrappers & 174 loose-leaved plates. In original printed portfolio. Contained in cardboard slipcase. = First edition. On each plate a photograph of a cloud, or several cloud-types (some coloured) and a drawing of the same with detailed explanation. A chronological bibliography is included, starting with a work by the great French zoologist and botanist Lamarck (1802). Do not confuse with the 1938 edition, which has only 41 plates, or an identically titled German publication from 1940. Small stamp on portfolio front board. Portfolio hinges weak due to the heavy contents. Otherwise a very nice, complete copy. Definitely rare.

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Book number: 56514

Jaarboek van de Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen gevestigd te Amsterdam. 1857-1874, 1885-1890.

Amsterdam, C. G. van der Post; Johannes Müller, 1858-[1891]. 24 volumes in 24. 8vo (ca. 24.0 x 15.5 cm). Original, uniform printed wrappers. = A rare long run of this periodical, uninterrupted up to 1874. Added: the ten volumes for 1875-1884. Uncut. Covers soiled, a few markings on wrappers, otherwise good.

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Book number: 72506

Jahresbericht des academischen naturwissenschaftlichen Vereines in Graz. I - V Jahrgang.

Graz, Selbstverlage des Vereines, 1875-1879. Five volumes in one. 8vo. Text and eight plates. Contemporary half cloth over marbled board. Spine with gilt lines and title. Brown endpapers. Marbled edges. = The rare start of this interesting local Austrian natural history series. With papers on local geology, mineralogy, botany, etc. From the third volume onwards, "akademische" replaced "academische" in the name and title. Nicely bound. Spine sunned, stamp of a similar society in Brünn on the title pages, otherwise very good, clean.

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Book number: 74387

Jahreshefte des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins für das Fürstentum Lüneburg E.V. 10-29.

Lüneburg, Naturwissenschaftliche Verein für das Fürstentum Lüneberg, 1887-1966. 13 volumes in 13. 8vo. Printed wrappers. = A long run of this seldom-seen natural history publication. It includes the following volumes: X (1885-1887), XI (1888-1889), XII (1890-1892), XIII (1893-1895) up to p. 32 only, lacking the rear wrapper; XIV (1896-1898), XV (1899-1901), supplement Zur Erinnerung an das 50jährige Bestehen (1901), XVI (1902-1904), XXIII (1926-1928), XXIV (1929-1934), XXV Festschrift anlässlich des 100jährigen Bestehens (1933-1951), 27 (1955-1956), and 29 (1966).

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Book number: 73947