William Macgillivray 416521

British Quadrupeds

Chatto & Windus, ca. 1858. Linnen band. Cond./Kwaliteit: Redelijk.

De SlegteProfessional seller

Book number: 3790550

HALLAS, CHARLES H.; FRASER, WILLIAM I. & MACGILLIVRAY, RONALD C.

The Care and Training of the Mentally Handicapped : A Manual for the Caring Professionals

Oxford, United Kingdom, John Wright & Sons. 1982. (ISBN: 0723606242). paperback, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library, Library sticker to spine, pocket on FEP, stamp on inside cover, catalog page and page block. Good/No Dust Jacket.

PsychoBabel BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 015903

Catalogue: Health & Medicine

Keywords: People with Mental Disabilities Social 0723606242

HALLAS, CHARLES H.; FRASER, WILLIAM I. & MACGILLIVRAY, RONALD C.

The Care and Training of the Mentally Handicapped: A Manual for the Caring Professions

London, Wright (John), Oxford. 1978, Sixth Edition. (ISBN: 072360486x). Hardcover. Ex-Library, withdrawn written in red pen on the FEP, spine worn and plastic cover torn and creased, stamps on the inside covers, some creasing to some pages at the front. Good/No Dust Jacket.

PsychoBabel BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 016636

Catalogue: Health & Medicine

Keywords: People with Mental Disabilities Social 072360486x

MACGILLIVRAY, WILLIAM; CUVIER, BARON

The Edinburgh Journal of Natural History and of Physical Sciences. Volumes I & II. 1835-1840. [with] the Animal Kingdom of the Baron Cuvier, Enlarged and Adapted to the Present State of Zoological Science

London: Smith, Elder, & Co, 1839. First Edition. Green hardback cloth cover with brown cloth spine. 370mm x 250mm (15" x 10"). 180pp; 196pp, 62pp, 58pp + plates. 98 full page hand-coloured plates. Published 1839-40. Heavy book extra shipping needed for overseas.. G : in good condition. Cover rubbed and marked. Margin tears and soiling to a few pages. Most plates in excellent condition, but several have soiling and edge-wear. Occasional foxing .

Barter BooksProfessional seller

Book number: r4506

Catalogue: Zoology

Keywords: Zoology Natural History Arts 1750 - 1850 Antiquarian

MACGILLIVRAY William

A History of British Water Birds, indigenous and migratory. Including their Organization, Habits and Relations; Remarks on Classification and Nomenclature; an Account of the principal Organs of Birds, and Observations relative to practical Ornithology. Volumes I and II [complete in themselves.] BRIGHT, CLEAN, CRISP COPY IN PUBLISHER'S BINDING

William S Orr & Co.,, 1852. 2 vols., 8vo., First Edition, with series and volume titles, 7 engraved plates and very numerous illustrations in the text, series titles and plates lightly spotted; original green ribbed cloth, upper boards elaborately framed and blocked in blind, backs gilt extra, primrose endpapers, uncut, a very good, bright, clean, crisp copy. With the nineteenth century trade ticket of Callander & Dixon of Whitehaven on front paste-downs. Published as Volumes IV and V in the author's 'History of British Birds' (1837-1852) but often found (as here) with their own bindings, series and volume titles. Volume I [IV]: Cursores, or Runners; Tentatores, or Probers; Aucupatores, or Stalkers; Latitores, or Skulkers; Vol. II [V]: Cribatores, or Sifters; Urinatores, or Divers; Mersatores, or Plungers. VERY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Freeman 2398; Mullens & Swann 371; Tate p.36.

Island BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 42453

Catalogue: Natural History0

Keywords: natural history, birds, ornithology, water birds, seabirds, wildfowl, macgillivray, william macgillivray

William Macgillivray

A History of British Birds, Indigenous and Migratory

London, Scott, Webster, and Geary, 1837-52. First edition. Leather. A Zaehnsdorf bound set of this impressive work on the birds of Britain, the first edition, illustrated. The first edition.Complete in five volumes.Bound by Zaehnsdorf.A comprehensive study exploring the indigenous and migratory birds of Britain; this is an expansive work which vividly details the birds' organisation, habits, relations, classification, organs, nomenclature, and more.Volume I is illustrated with nine plates, and in-text woodcuts throughout.Volume II is illustrated with four plates, and in-text woodcuts throughout.Volume III is illustrated with nine plates, and in-text woodcuts throughout.Volume IV is illustrated with four plates, and in-text woodcuts throughout.Volume V is illustrated with three plates, and in-text woodcuts throughout.Half-title is present to each volume.Collated, complete.Written by the Scottish naturalist and ornithologist, William MacGillivray. In a full crushed morocco binding, bound by Zaehnsdorf. Externally, smart. Spines are a little faded. A little light rubbing to the boards and spines. Only a few small marks to the boards and spines. Bump to the rear board of Volume II. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, scattered spots to Volume IV. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 927P15D

Catalogue: Ornithology

Keywords: A History of British Birds, Indigenous and Migratory macgillivray ornithology birds macgillivray Not Stated

William Macgillivray

A History of British Birds, Indigenous and Migratory

London, Scott, Webster, and Geary, 1837-1852 . First edition. Cloth. The illustrated first edition of this five volume study of the indigenous and migratory birds of Great Britain. The first edition of this work, complete in five volumes.A comprehensive study exploring the indigenous and migratory birds of Britain; this is an expansive work which vividly details the birds' organisation, habits, relations, classification, organs, nomenclature, and more.Written by the Scottish naturalist and ornithologist, William MacGillivray.Volume I is illustrated with nine plates, and in-text woodcuts throughout.Volume II is illustrated with four plates, and in-text woodcuts throughout.Volume III is illustrated with nine plates, and in-text woodcuts throughout.Volume IV is illustrated with four plates, and in-text woodcuts throughout.Volume V is illustrated with three plates, and in-text woodcuts throughout.Half-title is present to each volume.Collated, complete.Rebacked, with original cloth back strips laid down, and boards restored. Endpapers renewed.Former owner's inscription to volume I front free endpaper. Rebacked, in the original cloth bindings. Back strips laid down, with endpapers renewed. Bumping and instances of loss of cloth to back strip heads and tails. Mark to centre of front board of volume I. Hinges of volume II strained, but firmly held. Rear hinge of volume III strained, but firmly held. Inscription to front free endpaper of volume I. Internally, generally firmly bound, with volume I strained in a small number of places. Pages bright, with instances of light spotting throughout, most concentrated in volumes I and V. Spotting to plates. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 933F13

Catalogue: Ornithology

Keywords: A History of British Birds, Indigenous and Migratory MacGillivray Birds ornithology MacGillivray Not Stated

William Macgillivray; J. Arthur Thomson

Life of William Macgillivray

London, John Murray, 1910. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of the autobiography of Scottish naturalist and ornithologist William MacGillivray. A scarce first edition.Illustrated with a frontispiece and eleven plates. Collated, complete.The biography of Scottish ornithologist William MacGillivray, who is best known for his five volume 'A History of British Birds, Indigenous and Migratory', published between 1837 and 1852.With a former owner's inscription, dated 1952, to the front free endpaper.With an advertisement leaf to the rear. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail. Hinges strained, but firmly held. Inscription to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright, with significant spotting throughout, most concentrated to page perimeters. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 933F15

Catalogue: Science, Medicine & Natural History

Keywords: William MacGillivray ornithology birds ornithology Not Stated

MacGILLIVRAY (William)

A Manual of Botany: Comprising Vegetable Anatomy and Physiology, or the Structure and Functions of Plants.

London: Printed for Scott, Webster, and Geary, 1840. First edition, small 8vo (175 x 110 mm), xii, 272, 4, 12pp., 16 plates, orig. blind-stamped cloth, lettered in gilt.

Forest BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 37170

Keywords: BOTANY NATURAL HISTORY

William Macgillivray

A Manual of Botany: Comprising Vegetable Anatomy and Physiology

London, Scott, Webster, and Geary, 1840. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated manual of botany from Scottish naturalist William MacGillivray. First edition. Scarce. Illustrated with fifteen plates to the rear and numerous in-text images. Collated complete. A detailed and comprehensive manual of botany, focused on vegetable anatomy and physiology or the structure and functions of plants. With chapters on buds, forms, mode of flowering, the seed, germination, vegetable life, nutrition, geographical distribution, and much more. Written by William MacGillivray, a Scottish naturalist and ornithologist. In the original red cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Light fading to the spine and board edges. The odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd pencil annotation. Further pencil marks to the plates with annotations to the rear endpapers. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 937T70

Catalogue: Natural Sciences

Keywords: Manual Botany Vegetable Anatomy Botany None