Tabular View of the Orders & Families of Birds

London, The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge/Edward Stanford, 1857. Paperback. A scarce collection of four folding plates, displaying the various species of birds, with engravings. A scarce work in quarter cloth and paper wraps, with a title label to the front of the wraps. Bookplate of Roy R. King, a numismatist and art collector, to the front of the wrap. A collection of four folding plates, arranged according to Mr. G. R. Gray's Genera of Birds (1844–49), of orders and families of birds. Plates include Orders Accipitres, Passeres, Scansores, Galinae, Gralle and Anseres, and families within these orders. The illustrations were engraved by Joseph Wilson Lowry (1803–1879), a British engraver who specialised in scientific subjects.Undated, dated through copies held at the Science Museum Library. In quarter cloth and paper wraps. Externally sound, with faint marks to the front of the wraps. Some creasing and small closed tears to the extremities of the wraps. Binding is tender but still held by cords. Folding plates remain smart. Very Good . Ill.: J. W. Lowry. Very Good .

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Book number: 870M4

Catalogue: Ornithology

Keywords: Birds Ornithology Engravings Ornithology J. W. Lowry

H. G. Adams

Humming Birds

London, Groombridge and Sons, 1856 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this illustrated ornithological study of hummingbirds from author Henry Gardiner Adams. With hand-coloured plates. First edition. Illustrated with eight hand-coloured plates and many vignette images. Collated complete. A detailed ornithological study on hummingbirds with reference to their habits, habitats, species, and more. Dated from the British Library.With twelve pages of advertisements to the rear.Written by Henry Gardiner Adams, an English druggist and chemist, known as an author and anthologist. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with gilt detailing. Back strip and board perimeters age toned, with mark to centre of rear board. Bumping to back strip head and tail. Joints starting, with fraying of cloth to joints. Boards somewhat tenderly held. Front free endpaper and frontispiece detached and loosely inserted. Internally, binding strained. Pages significantly age toned due to paper type, with light spotting and handling marks. Good Only . Ill.: H. G. Adams. Good Only .

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Book number: 936F7

Catalogue: Ornithology

Keywords: Humming Birds, Described and Illustrated h g adams ornithology birds h g adams H. G. Adams

H G Adams

Nests and Eggs of Familiar Birds

London, Groombridge and Sons, 1880. Cloth. A charming guide to oology, illustrated with many plates. Written by Henry Gardiner Adams, who wrote several works of natural history. With fourteen coloured plates of eggs. An informative study, which has been written by the same author as 'Favourite Song Birds', 'Humming Birds' and 'Beautiful Shells&apos. Adams has written this work with the hobbyist reader in mind. There are definitions of technical terms and a selection of anecdotes regarding nests and eggs before detailed descriptions of the nests of a variety of British birds. Breeds discussed include Red-Backed Shrikes, Owls, Wheatears, Wrens, and Meadow Pipits. A smart copy of this work. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Light shelfwear to the extremities. A few small marks to boards. Front hinge is strained but firm. Internally, generally firmly bound though strained in places. Pages are bright. Occasional light spots to pages. Tidemark to the edge of plate facing page 78. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: 762L16

Catalogue: Ornithology

Keywords: Nests and Eggs Familiar Birds H G Adams Familiar Birds None

'Fish-Hawk' [David K. Wolfe Murray]

Birds Through the Year

London , Duckworth, 1937. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this work on the birds of Great Britain by David K. Wolfe Murray, a.k.a. 'Fish-Hawk&apos. Illustrated throughout with many plates. Arranged by month. In a blue cloth binding. Externally, sound, though with some dampstaining and rubbing. Slight wear to the head of the spine, bumping to the corners, and sunning to the spine also. Hinges strained. Internally, generally firmly bound although strained in places. Pages are bright, though with some foxing to the first and last few pages. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Book number: GEN36-I-8

Catalogue: Ornithology

Keywords: Birds Ornithology D K Wolfe Murray Ornithology None

E. C. Arnold

Bird Reserves

London, H. F. & G. Witherby LTD, 1940 . First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition of this colourful study of bird reserves, in the very scarce dust wrapper, written by Edward Carleton Arnold. First edition, in the publisher's original blue cloth binding, with the original, vanishingly scarce, unclipped dust wrapper. Written by British ornithologist Edward C. Arnold, author of 'British Waders&apos. This work presents five bird reserves in Britain; The Mere, The Cuckmere Valley, OG's Wood, Rockhouse Fen and Salthouse Broad. With an account of the different species observed by the author in each reserve. With twenty-one beautifully illustrated plates, nine of which are in colour. Collated, complete. These illustrations are printed from paintings from the author. In the publisher's original blue cloth binding, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, lovely, with a little bumping to the extremities and the odd handling mark. Dust wrappers is smart, with light edge wear and the odd closed tear. Tape repair to the tail of the spine. Wrap is lightly soiled, with a touch of sunning to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages very bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: E. C. Arnold. Near Fine/Very Good.

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Book number: 885Q13

Catalogue: Ornithology

Keywords: ornithology first edition bird reserves E. C. Arnold first edition illustrated dust wrapper E. C. Arnold

Edwin Lester Arnold

Bird Life in England

London, Chatto and Windus, 1887. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this very scarce ornithological work on British birds by Edwin Lester Arnold. The first edition. A very scarce work. This ornithological work was written by Edwin Lester Arnold who is best known for creating one of the earliest examples of the 'planetary romance' sub genre. This work provides a study on British bird life, having studied agriculture and ornithology in England after his childhood in India. In the publisher's original cloth. Externally very smart with bumping and rubbing to the extremities and slight marks to the boards. Front hinge tender. Internally binding tender with very lightly age toned pages and the odd spot. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: 906Z45

Catalogue: Ornithology

Keywords: First edition Ornithology Birds Natural science Ornithology Edwin Lester Arnold None

A. C. Arnold

British Waders

Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1924. First edition. Cloth. An interesting ornithological study of british wader birds, beautifully illustrated with watercolour plates throughout. First edition, in the publisher's original red cloth binding, with the extremely scarce original, unclipped dust wrapper. Written by British ornithologist, E. C. Arnold, who wrote a number of books on the subject. This work contains descriptive notes on different species of British wader birds, including lapwings, plovers and curlews. With fifty-one colourful, illustrated plates to accompany descriptive notes. Collated, complete. With an ink inscription of Elsie Barbara Hall, dated July 1937, to the front endpaper. Two articles from Country Life magazine, dated 1982 and 1987, of 'Waders of Wood and Bog' and 'Globe-trotting Migrants' loosely inserted. In the publisher's original red cloth binding, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart, with light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and a touch of fading to the extremities. The occasional small mark to boards. Ink inscription to front endpaper. Dust wrapper is in good condition, with light soiling, moreso to the spine. Light chipping to the wrap, with loss to the rear and to the head of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed/Good.

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Book number: 879Q4

Catalogue: Ornithology

Keywords: birds ornithology watercolour illustrated ornithology dust wrapper Not Stated

E. C. Arnold

British Waders

Cambridge, The University Press, 1924 . First edition. Cloth. A wonderfully illustrated first edition of this ornithological study of British wader birds, written by E. C. Arnold. First edition.Bound in the publisher's original cloth, with the scarce original, unclipped dust wrapper. Written by British ornithologist, E. C. Arnold, who wrote a number of books on the subject. This work contains descriptive notes on different species of British wader birds, including lapwings, plovers and curlews. Wonderfully illustrated with fifty-one watercolour plates to accompany Arnold's descriptive notes. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original red cloth binding, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with light fading to the extremities and the odd mark. Light bumping to the extremities. Spotting to the fore edge and to the endpapers. Dust wrapper is also excellent, with light edge wear and a tear to the head of the rear joint. Sunning to the spine and extremities of the wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright, with scattered spots, plates remaining clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed.

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Book number: 899Q19

Catalogue: Ornithology

Keywords: E. C. Arnold ornithology wader birds british birds ornithology Not Stated

Rev. Canon Atkinson

British Birds&Apos; Eggs and Nests

London, George Routledge & Sons, c1900. Cloth. A smart revised and re-edited copy of Atkinson's popular ornithological study of eggs and nests, illustrated throughout. Revised and re-edited edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and eleven plates. Collated complete. A popular work on British ornithology, looking in particular at the eggs and nests of British birds. Written by John Christopher Atkinson, an English author, antiquary, and priest. Illustrated by William Stephen Coleman, an English painter and book illustrator. In the original beige cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing to the extremities and minor bumping. Fading to the spine with the odd small mark to the boards. Small splits in the cloth to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd spot. Light spotting to the first and last few pages. Contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper with a plain sticker covering another inscription. Very Good . Ill.: W. S. Coleman. Very Good .

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Book number: 906T59

Catalogue: Ornithology

Keywords: British Birds' Eggs Nests Birds' Coleman W. S. Coleman

Rev. J. C. Atkinson

British Birds&Apos; Eggs and Nests

London, George Routledge & Sons, 1866. Cloth. A smart copy of Atkinson's popular ornithological study of eggs and nests, illustrated throughout. Illustrated with a frontispiece and eleven plates. With a large folding synoptical table of British-breeding birds' nests and eggs, showing site and materials of the former, and number, colour, and markings of the latter to a pocket at the rear. Collated complete. A popular work on British ornithology, looking in particular at the eggs and nests of British birds. With a guide to identification and preservation. Written by John Christopher Atkinson, an English author, antiquary, and priest. Illustrated by William Stephen Coleman, an English painter and book illustrator. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Minor fading to the spine with the odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Light age toning to the endpapers. Very Good . Ill.: W. S. Coleman. Very Good .

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Book number: 954T16

Catalogue: Ornithology

Keywords: Biritish Birds' Eggs Nests Birds' W. S. Coleman

John James Audubon

Ornithological Biography, or, an Account of the Habits of the Birds of the United States of America

Edinburgh, Adam Black, 1831. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of John James Audubon's first text volume exploring the birds native to North America. The first edition of this uncommon work.Volume I only of a total of five.'Ornithological Biography' was originally planned by Audubon to be the text accompaniment to his impressive plate work 'Birds of America', however, the work expanded into five volumes.This work is an impressive study of the birds native to the United States, offering charming life histories of each species. John James Audubon was a pioneering ornithologist, who, during his career, produced works which showed a complete pictorial record of the birds of North America. Including a prospectus for 'Birds of America' to the rear.Bookplate of James Agar, the 3rd Earl of Normanton, to the front paste down. Normanton was a Conservative member of parliament. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, worn, rear board is detached but present. Front board is held by cords only and requires careful handling. Spine and extremities are faded. Backstrip is lifting to the head and tail, and a little to the joints. Minor bumping to the extremities. Light rubbing to the boards. A few marks to the spine. Bookplate to the front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with scattered spots. Fair . Ill.: None. Fair .

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Book number: 946P55

Catalogue: Ornithology

Keywords: Ornithological Biography, or, An Account of the Habits of the Birds of the United States of america Ornithological Biography ornithology audubon Ornithological Biography None

Oliver L. Austin, Jr.; Peter Scott [foreword]; Herbert S. Zim [ed.]

Birds of the World: A Survey of the Twenty-Seven Orders and One Hundred and Fifty-Five Families

London, The Hamlyn Publishing Group Limited , 1970. Cloth. Oliver Austin's definitive study of birds around the world, beautifully illustrated by Arthur Singer. The first edition, ninth impression of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Illustrated end papers. A definitive study of birds around the world by the American ornithologist Oliver Luther Austin Jr. (1903-1988), edited by Herbert S. Zim, with a foreword by Peter Scott. This works covers twenty-seven orders and one hundred and fifty-five families. Fantastically illustrated throughout with numerous stunning illustrations in colour by Arthur Singer. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart and bright. Light shelf wear to the bottom edge of the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. The odd spot to the fore edge, not affecting the pages. Dust wrapper is very smart, remaining bright apart from light sunning to the spine. A little edge wear to the upper extremities of the wrap. Fine . Ill.: Arthur Singer. Fine/Near Fine.

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Book number: 943M10

Catalogue: Ornithology

Keywords: Birds Ornithology Oliver L. Austin Arthur Singer Ornithology Natural history Arthur Singer

W. B. Baikie; Robert Heddle

Historia Naturalis Orcadendis

Edinburgh, J. and W. Paterson, 1848. Cloth. A scarce zoological work describing the mammals and birds of the Orkney Islands, penned by Scottish explorer and naturalist W. B. Baikie. This work is a catalogue of the wildlife of Orkney, specifically the mammalia and birds.Written by William Balfour Baikie (1825-1864), a naturalist and explorer born in the Orkney Islands. He completed a number of works regarding Orkney and Scotland.A scarce work. In a full cloth binding. Externally generally smart, with a few marks to the front board, chipping to the tail of the spine, which is faded and with a few small instances of fraying. Internally, generally firmly bound; front hinge is strained but remains firm. Pages have the odd instance of spotting, but are otherwise bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: 766R1

Catalogue: Ornithology

Keywords: Natural History Orkney William Balfour Baikie Zoology Orkney None

E. C. Stuart Baker

Cuckoo Problems

London, H. F. & G. Witherby, 1942 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of E. C. Stuart Baker's charmingly illustrated guide to the Common Cuckoo. The first edition, first impression.In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.Illustrated with eight colour plates, and four monochrome plates. Collated, complete.Baker describes and attempts to solve 'the many problems connected with the domestic economy of that most fascinating bird the Common Cuckoo and its relations from all over the world&apos. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with unclipped dust wrapper. Boards bright, with back strip lightly faded, and bumping to back strip head and tail. Spotting to text block fore edge. Dust wrapper back strip significantly ae toned, with losses of paper to dust wrapper back strip head and tail. Further loss to head of rear wrap, small closed tears to head of front wrap. Closed tear to fold over rear joint. Handling marks to wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and generally clean, with light spotting to first few leaves. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed/Good.

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Book number: 924F22

Catalogue: Ornithology

Keywords: Cuckoo problems cuckoos Edward Charles Stuart Baker birds cuckoos Not Stated

E. C. Stuart Baker

The Indian Ducks and Their Allies

London, The Bombay Natural History Society, 1908. First edition. Leather. A very neat illustrated first edition of this study on Indian ducks. First edition. Illustrated throughout with frontispiece and thirty coloured plates. Collated complete. A study of Indian ducks and the birds around them, reprinted from the Bombay Natural History Society's journals with additions and corrections to previous work. Written by Edward Charles Stuart Baker, a British ornithologist and police officer who catalogued the birds of India and produced the second edition of Fauna of British India which included the introduction of trinomial nomenclature. In the original half morocco binding with green cloth boards. Externally, smart with light rubbing to the extremities and minor discolouration to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with light scattered spotting to the first and last few pages. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: 847T55

Catalogue: Ornithology

Keywords: Ducks India Baker India None