Grant, P.J.

Gulls: A Guide to Identification

Calton, T & A.D. Poyser, 1989. Reprint of the Second Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Stated reprint of the Second Edition of this fabulously influential work, an extensively revised work and augmented with coverage of another eight gull species on the west coasts of Canada and in the U.S. It covers 31 species and has been extensively expanded and revised. 280 new photographs for a new total of 544, including 79 of the new North American species cover here. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear, bright interior, unmarked. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn. 352 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine/Fine,

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Book number: 355245

Catalogue: Birds

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Hagerbaumer, David

Selected American Game Birds, with Sam Lehman

Caldwell, Idaho, Caxton Printers, Ltd., 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: Oblong 8vo 8" to 9" tall. These original paintings and calligraphy were executed solely for this book and were not to be reproduced elsewhere. A perfectly serviceable reference copy; nothing fancy, but complete and sturdy, bound in an oblong hardcover format, sharp and distinct gilt lettering to cover and spine, moderate fading or mottling of the brown cloth at cover, but neither spine nor rear panel. Some bleed-through from glue at rear paste-down, else bright and unmarked of interior. An unusual format indeed. Each of the 26 black-and-white and full color plates are full-page and then captioned opposite in a fine calligraphy; verso the text page is a black-and-white illustration at right bottom. Unpaginated.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Good

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Book number: 355278

Catalogue: Birds

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Hagerbaumer, David, with Sam Lehman

Selected American Game Birds, with Sam Lehman

Caldwell, Idaho, Caxton Printers, Ltd., 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: Oblong 8vo 8" to 9" tall. A handsome, attractive book on the waterfowl and game birds of North America, and complete with useful information for the artist as for the hunter about each species. Complete with biographies of the artist David Hagerbaumer by David Maass, and of the calligrapher Sam Lehman by Lloyd Reynolds. Inside front flap is the note: "These original paintings and calligraphy were executed solely for this book" and were not to be reproduced elsewhere. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear, bright interior, unmarked. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn, protected by a plastic coat. Bound, published, in an unusual format indeed, in oblong. Each of the 26 black-and-white and full color plates are full-page and then captioned opposite in a fine calligraphy; verso the text page is a black-and-white illustration at right bottom. Unpaginated, but roughly 60 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine/Fine,

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Catalogue: Birds

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Koenig, Walter D.; Mumme, Ronald L.

Population Ecology of the Cooperatively Breeding Acorn Woodpecker

Princeton, New Jersey, Princeton University Press, 1987. First Edition. Softcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Volume 24 in the Monographs in Population Biology series. Sturdy, still tightly bound softcover copy, minor green stain to fore-edge, small, little wear of covers and text-block, but with neither underlining nor highlighting. Perfectly readable, usable copy. Plentiful black-and-white graphs and charts and illustrations. Table of Contents shows: Contents: Introduction; Procedures & Methods; Overview of the Population; Ecological Consequences of Acorn Storage; Reproductive Success: General Patterns; Group Composition; Survivorship of Breeders; Sex Ratio, Survivorship, & Dispersal of Young; Consequences of Territorial Influence; The Life Table & Lifetime Reproductive Success; Population Regulation; Living in Groups: Retention of Offspring; Sharing Nests & Mates: Costs & Benefits; Acorn Woodpecker Sociability: Conclusions & Unanswered Questions; Appendices: Relatedness between Siblings & between Partners & Offspring; Estimation of Long Distance Dispersal; Scientific Names of Birds. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. 435 pp., and with previous owner's inscription inside rear flap.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Near Fine

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Book number: 355227

Catalogue: Birds

Keywords: Walter D. Koenig Ronald L. Mumme birds ornithology Acorn Woodpecker

Kortright, Francis H.

The Ducks, Geese and Swans of North America: A Vade Mecum for the Naturalist and the Sportsman

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Stackpole Publishing Company, in association with the Wildlife Management Institute, 1957. Eighth Printing. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Stated Eighth Printing, 1957, of this popular and influential work of ornithology, first published in 1942, with a special focus on the Family Anatidae. Heavy, thick octavo hardcover format, bound in buckram cloth, gilt illustration and blind-stamped ruling to front cover, gilt lettering to spine. Very light dust soiling along top edge, else clean and bright of interior. 412 pp. and including several score black-and-white illustrations and drawings throughout, and then followed by a long range of full-color plates, printed on high-gloss paper.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Very Good

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Book number: 355255

Catalogue: Birds

Keywords: T.M. Shortt Francis H. Kortright ducks geese swans North America birds ornithology natural history

Serle, W., G.J. Morel and W. Hartwig; J.G. WIlliams and N. Arlott

A Field Guide to the Birds of West Africa; a Field Guide to the Birds of East Africa

St. James Place, London, Collins, . . Hardcover. Size: 12mo 7" - 7. Two perfectly serviceable reference copies; nothing fancy, but complete and sturdy. The West Africa volume was published in 1977 as a stated First Edition. It is an attractive, tightly bound hardcover but for slight cracking to rear joint at bottom, clean, unmarked interior but for previous owner's address label and ink stamp opposite title page, thus shadowed opposite. Minimal rubbing to extremities, a bit of torque to spine, light soiling along two edges, else colorful and tank-like. 515 species illustrated, 335 in full color from the photographs by Wolfgang Hartwig; [6] 7-351 pp.; notes, bibliography and index. The East Africa volume is a 1981 reprint of the 1980 second edition of the first edition of 1963. Near Fine of condition, less rubbed and soiled, still bright and unmarked of interior, but for previous owner's address label inside front flap. 48 new colour plates, with over 650 illustrations altogether. [5], 6-413 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Very Good

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Book number: 355277

Catalogue: Birds

Keywords: birds birding birdwatching East Africa West Africa Wolfgang Hartwig J.G. WIlliams N. Arlott W. Serle G.J. Morel W. Hartwig

Pizzey, Graham

A Field Guide to the Birds of Australia

Princeton, New Jersey, Princeton University Press, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Gift inscription at title page, previous owner's embossed owl sticker and ink-stamp prior, else, a clean, bright, tightly bound octavo hardcover copy. Green cloth, gilt lettering to spine, slight bumping to spine head and foot. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated with a trio of birds, little worn. Gorgeous illustrations throughout by Roy Doyle. Illustrated endpapers front and rear (being a map of Australia. Over 700 species illustrated in full color and black-and-white.460 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Near Fine/Near Fine,

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Book number: 355254

Catalogue: Birds

Keywords: Roy Doyle Graham Pizzey birds of Australia ornithology

Rothenberg, David

Why Birds Sing: One Man's Quest to Solve an Everyday Mystery

London, Allen Lane, an imprint of Penguin Books, 2005. First English Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear, bright interior, unmarked but for previous owner's ink-stamp at first free endpaper. Burgundy cloth over boards, sharp and distinct lettering to spine. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn. Plentiful black-and-white drawings and illustrations. 257 pp. including notes, bibliography and index.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . As New/Fine,

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Book number: 355247

Catalogue: Birds

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Terres, John K.

Audubon Society Encyclopedia of North American Birds

New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. Massively heavy, oversized volume, a big bruiser, a would-be great doorstopper were it not the then definitive guide in encyclopedic form to North American Birds. Bound simply in oatmeal cloth over boards, scuffing to bottom front tip, else clean and unmarked, bright and attractive of interior. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn beyond scuffing to bottom front panel, small chip missing. Extensive frontis matter, 1109 pp. Eight hundred seventy-five full-color illustrations plus another 800 in black-and-white. Nearly 6,000 alphabetical entries from an acknowledged mastery of ornithology, presented confidently and without blushing. Stands proudly on the shelf.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Near Fine/Very Good,

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Book number: 356903

Catalogue: Birds

Keywords: birds ornithology John K. Terres North American birds

Terres, John K.

Audubon Society Encyclopedia of North American Birds

New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. Massively heavy, oversized volume, a big bruiser, a would-be great doorstopper were it not the then definitive guide in encyclopedic form to North American Birds. Bound simply in oatmeal cloth over boards, scuffing to bottom front tip, else clean and unmarked, bright and attractive of interior. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn beyond scuffing to bottom front panel, protected in Brodart. Extensive frontis matter, 1109 pp. Eight hundred seventy-five full-color illustrations plus another 800 in black-and-white. Nearly 6,000 alphabetical entries from an acknowledged mastery of ornithology, presented confidently and without blushing. Stands proudly on the shelf.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Near Fine/Very Good,

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Book number: 356999

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Tessimond [Arthur Seymour John Tessimond]

Bewick's Birds: A Selection

London, England, Hutchinson, 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Still colorful teal cloth over boards, with still sharp and distinct black lettering to spine. Printed, illustrated paper dust wrapper protected by Brodart, chipping along bottom edge, price-clipped, else still quite attractive and graced with a fine borrowing from Thomas Bewick's The History of British Birds. Introduction by Phyllis Barclay-Smith, then 181 pp. of text including a one-page Index of all the birds about which are waxed lyrical, the Bittern to the Stormy Petrel. The quarter-page and half-page woodcuts are quite fine; more than 70 of them and their descriptions from Bewick's History of British Birds are accompanied by a short verse by "Tessimond," the pseudonym of the British poet, Arthur Seymour John Tessimond. The author of the Foreword, Phyllis Barclay-Smith, was then the Hon. Secretary of the Advisory Committee on Oil Pollution of the Sea, and she says that she has edited Bewick's descriptions "to retain his original text as far as possible, merely bringing certain information up to date in view of ore recent ornithological knowledge."Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Very Good/Very Good,

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Book number: 357040

Catalogue: Birds

Keywords: Thomax Bewick birds ornithology Tessimond Phyllis Barclay-Smith