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London: Printed for the Author, 1736. First edition. 1736 MUSCOVY DRAKE, ADAPTED TO TROPICAL AND COLD CLIMATES, FROM THE FIRST BIRD BOOK TO INCLUDE COLOR PLATES HANDCOLORED BY THE AUTHOR AND HIS DAUGHTER. 9x11 1/4 inches handcolored engraving from Eleazar Albin's Natural History of Birds. Bright, bold colors, heavy paper, very good. ELEAZAR ALBIN (1690 – 1742) was an English naturalist and watercolorist illustrator who wrote and illustrated a number of books including A Natural History of English Insects (1720), A Natural History of Birds (1731–38) and The Natural History of Spiders and other Curious Insects (1736). Nothing is known of Albin's early life, though he may have been German-born; he claimed to have been in Jamaica in 1701. In 1708 he is known to have been married and living in Piccadilly, London. Albin taught watercolor painting before being instructed in natural history by silk weaver and naturalist Joseph Dandridge. A Natural History of Birds has colored engravings by Albin and his…
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The Cockatoos and Nestors of Australia and New Zealand
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Melbourne: Lansdowne Editions, 1981. Hardcover. As New. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Gracius Broinowski. 1981 Limited Edition (Number 187 of 500) by Lansdowne Editions, Melbourne. Folio. Full leatherette binding with elaborate gilt decoration to front board. 12 full-page colour plates from Broinowski. All in "as new " condition
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Muscovy Drake, FROM A Natural History of Birds: illustrated with a hundred and one copper plates, curiously engraven from the life
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Birds of New York: New York State Museum Memoir 12
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Albany, NY: University of the State of New York. Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, foxing, waterstain to head of . volume one and to lower corners of volume two, with some stuck lower page . corners to index of volume two.. 1914. Second Edition. Hardcover. Vol. 1 published in 1910, Vol. II published in 1914. Indices. A two volume set illustrated with a total of 148 color plates by Louis Agassiz Fuertes, including many birds no longer found in New York or extinct, like the Passenger Pigeon. Green cloth binding with gilt lettering on spines. An important ornithological reference. ; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; 1218 pages .
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The Watercolours and Drawings of Thomas Bewick and His Workshop Apprentices: Two volumes
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Thomas Bewick / Iain Bain - The Watercolours and Drawings of Thomas Bewick and His Workshop Apprentices - 1989Two volumes, oblong quarto (23 x 25 cm), pp. Volume 1: 233, Volume 2: 230. Reprint edition. Green cloth boards with gilt titling. Blue endpapers. Introduction and editorial notes by Iain Bain. Exhaustively illustrated with hundreds of sketches and reproductions of engravings originally created for General History of Quadrupeds, History of British Birds, Fables of Aesop and Others, History of British Fishes as well as miscellaneous book illustrations and jobbing engravings. Contains three appendices: "Apprentices and their Workshop Periods," "The Dispersal of Bewick's Workshop Drawings" and "The Present-day Collections" plus bibliography and index.A re-issue of this essential work for anyone engaged in a serious study of Thomas Bewick (1753-1828), the father of English wood engraving and one of the most important illustrators of his day. All the drawings and watercolors have been reproduced in…
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COMMON HARRIER [Original Hand-colored Lithograph from BIRDS OF AMERICA]
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Philadelphia: J. T. Bowen, 1856. 10 inches by 6 3/4 inches. Original color lithograph with additional hand-coloring. The 2nd royal octavo editon of Audubon's BIRDS OF AMERICA differs from the first edition in one important respect: there is a lithographed color background. That difference is the reason that many collectors prefer the second edition over the first. This lithograph is guaranteed to be more than 170 years old. It is in near fine condition: clean and bright, with only a couple of tiny spots of foxing. Now arcivally matted in a 16" by 12" off-white rag mat and ready to be framed.. Second Octavo Edition. Single Sheet. Near Fine. Illus. by James J. Audubon. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Fine Art Print.
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WOODCOCK AT EVENING {Original Drypoint)
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Gloucester, Virginia: Unpublished, 1922. William Joseph Schaldach (1896-1982) was a writer on art and outdoor sporting, editor for Field and Stream, and most notably an important American wildlife artist. He studied at the Art Students League under John Sloan and George Bridgman. The image of the drypoint offered here is 6 1/2 inches by 4 1/4 inches and is matted 13" X 10 3/4" and shrink-wrapped. The drypoint is in near-fine condition: clean and bright, with a single tiny spot of foxing outside the image.. SIGNED. Original. Single Sheet. Very Good. Illus. by W. J. Schaldach. 6 1/2" X 4 1/4". Fine Art Print.
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SONGBIRDS OF THE TORRID ZONE (1979, LIMITED EDITION)
by Vieillot, Louis Jean Pierre
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Kent, Ohio: Volair Limited. Near Fine. 1979. Limited/Numbered Edition. Hardcover. REPRINTOF . Handsome black leather, raised spine bands and heavily decorated with gilt. All edges bright gilt. Marbled endpapers. Limited Edition 264/1500. Stated First Edition. [xxix, 289pp]. Official publication of the National Audobon Society: Reprint of Vieillot's classic work published in 12 parts from 1805 to 1809 under the title "Histoire Naturelle des plus Beaux Oiseaux de la Zone Torride". Ornithology. ; Color Illustrations; Folio - 13" to 23" tall; 289 pages .
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Parrots & Pigeons of Australia
by Francis Crome & James Shields
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Sydney, NSW, Australia: Angus & Robertson, 1992. Jacket has crinkling to rear and front foldover plus previous owners details in pen to rear of front foldover. 318 pages with colour illustrations and distribution maps. Part of The National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife. Covers 54 species of parrots and 27 species of pigeons. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Fair. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Double-crested Cormorant , Audubon Hand-colored lithograph J.T. Bowen, Philadelphia Plate 416, from Birds of America, by John J Audubon
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Double-crested Cormorant , Audubon Hand-colored lithograph J.T. Bowen, PhiladelphiaPlate 416, from Birds of America,
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Apache Talking Stick (hand made)
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Apache Talking Stick (hand made)Purchased through Lincoln India Center.
Muskrat Skull and Fur. 17 inches
In good condition.The talking stick, is a tool used in many First Nations traditions when a council is called. It allows all council members to present their Point of View. The Talking Stick is passed from person to person as they speak . Only the person holding the stick is allowed to talk during that time period.
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The Crown Bird from Mexico FROM A Natural History of Birds : illustrated with a hundred and one copper plates, curiously engraven from the life
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London: Printed for the Author, 1737. First edition. 1737 THE TURACO, FROM THE FIRST BIRD BOOK TO INCLUDE COLOR PLATES HANDCOLORED BY THE AUTHOR AND HIS DAUGHTER. 9x11 1/4 inches handcolored engraving from Eleazar Albin's Natural History of Birds. Bright, bold colors, heavy paper, very good. ELEAZAR ALBIN (1690 – 1742) was an English naturalist and watercolorist illustrator who wrote and illustrated a number of books including A Natural History of English Insects (1720), A Natural History of Birds (1731–38) and The Natural History of Spiders and other Curious Insects (1736). Nothing is known of Albin's early life, though he may have been German-born; he claimed to have been in Jamaica in 1701. In 1708 he is known to have been married and living in Piccadilly, London. Albin taught watercolor painting before being instructed in natural history by silk weaver and naturalist Joseph Dandridge. A Natural History of Birds has colored engravings by Albin and his daughter Elizabeth Albin. In that book…
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The Cockatoos and Nestors of Australia and New Zealand [Limited Edition, signed]
by Broinowski, Gracius J
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Melbourne: Lansdowne. 1981. Limited ed., folio, black leather bds stamped with gilt titles, 13 full-cour plates with accompanying text, plus later 16 page appendix. Near fine condn. Published in a limited edition of 500: No. 60, numbered and signed by Roger Broinowski, the artist's great grandson. Bird prints of the natural history artist G.J. Broinowski, originally published in 1888. Limited Ed.. Leather.
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North American Birdfeeder Handbook
by Robert Burton forward Stephen W Kress
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A guide to creating a bird-friendly environment, with tips on feeders, nest boxes, birdbaths, recipes, and bird identification, all pages clean and unmarked
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Vesper Flights: New and Collected Essays [SIGNED FIRST EDITION]
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New York: Grove Press, 2020. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Helen Macdonald to special themed bookplate affixed to front free endpaper. Stated first edition, with full number line indicating first printing. 8 1/2" X 5 3/4". ix, 261pp. A touch of shelfwear to bright dust jacket. Bound in full black paper over boards, with spine backed in black cloth and lettered in silver. A new, unread signed first edition of this collection of essays about the natural world by Helen Macdonald, author of H is for Hawk. ABOUT VESPER FLIGHTS: From the New York Times bestselling author of H is for Hawk and winner of the Samuel Johnson Prize for nonfiction, comes a transcendent collection of essays about the natural world. Animals don't exist in order to teach us things, but that is what they have always done, and most of what they teach us is what we think we know about ourselves. Helen Macdonald's bestselling debut H is for Hawk brought the astonishing story of…
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The Bald Eagle: The Improbable Journey of America's Bird SIGNED FIRST EDITION
by Davis, Jack E
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New York: Liveright Publishing Company, 2022. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good +/Very good +. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by author in ink at front free endpaper. First Edition with full number line indicating first printing. 9 1/2" X 6 1/4". 417pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of unclipped dust jacket. Bound in black paper over boards with spine lettered in gilt. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Gulf, a sweeping cultural and natural history of the bald eagle in America. The bald eagle is regal but fearless, a bird you're not inclined to argue with. For centuries, Americans have celebrated it as "majestic" and "noble," yet savaged the living bird behind their national symbol as a malicious predator of livestock and, falsely, a snatcher of babies. Taking us from before the nation's founding through inconceivable resurgences of this enduring all-American species, Jack E. Davis contrasts the…
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The Polynesian Triangle
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Eric Berry: The Polynesian Triangle, 1968 Funk & Wagnalls. USED. VERY GOOD CONDITION/ VERY GOOD UNCLIPPED ORIGINAL DUST JACKET. SCARCE THUS. States First Published in the United States of America 1968. SUMMARY: THE 3,000 YEAR HISTORY OF POLYNESIA AND ITS PEOPLES. ANTHROPOLOGY. A NICE FIND.
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Life Histories of North American Wood Warblers: Order Paseriformes, Bulletin 203
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Old original printing of United States National Museum, `1953, 734 pp, rough page ends, strong binding. There are a very few notations by owner and salutation. This was later printed in 2 volumes. No photos, printed by Unite tates Government Printing Office in Washington D.C. orig. price $4.50.
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World of Birds
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New York: Doubleday, 1964. Hardcover. Very good. 4to (33 x 24 cm). 288 pp. Signed by Peterson on 2nd blank endpaper, rest of text block tight and unmarked. Black cloth covers with gilt titles to spine and upper, light wear to head/tail of spine,corners and edges. No DJ.
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Ecological Adaptations for Breeding in Birds
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London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1968. First edition. ILLUSTRATED COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF ADAPTATIONS OF BIRDS FOR BREEDING BY EXPERT ON DARWIN'S FINCHES. 10 inches tall mauve cloth binding, gilt title to spine, unmarked, very good in good price-clipped dust jacket with edge tears. From dust jacket: "The primary aim of this book is an interpretation of the main adaptations of birds for breeding-whether a species lests solitarily or in colonies, whether it is monogamous or has several mates, the lumber of eggs that it lays, the relative size of its eggs, the rate of development of its eggs and young, and the age at which it first breeds. This book is the first comprehensive survey of these points that has been made, so readers can see what is known, and what emains to be discovered, and hence may be stimulated to add to knowledge. However it is much more than a summary of the facts, for these various adaptations have been interpreted in terms of natural selection, and the author has suggested how each of…
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A Natural History of American Birds of Eastern and Central North America
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Houghton Mifflin Compay Boston, 1939. Revised. Hardcover. Very Good. 1939. Revised and Abridged with the Addition of More Than One Hundred Species. Very good red cloth hardcover without dust jacket. Edge wear. Previous owner's name on ffep. Illustrated in color by Louis Agassiz Fuertes, Allan Brooks and Roger Tory Peterson.
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On Ancient Wings: The Sandhill Cranes of North America
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Rising from sandbars on the Platte River with clarion calls, the sandhill crane (Grus canadensis) feels the urgency of spring migration. Elegant, noble, and spiritual, the sandhill crane is one of the most ancient of all birds. More than a half-million strong, flying in squadrons, these majestic creatures point northward to their Arctic and sub-Arctic breeding ranges. Theirs is an epic story of endurance through the ages. With 153 stunning color photographs, On Ancient Wings presents sandhill cranes in their wild but increasingly compromised habitats today. Over the course of five years, Michael Forsberg documented the tall gray birds in habitats ranging from the Alaskan tundra, to the arid High Plains, from Cuban nature preserves to suburban backyards. With an eye for beauty and an uncommon persistence, the author documents the cranes' challenges to adapt and survive in a rapidly changing natural world. Forsberg argues that humankind, for its own sake, should secure the cranes' place in the future.…
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Bird Banding
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Trade paperback with multiple illustrations, maps, photographs. 340 pages with indexOrnithology and how the banding yields info about birds as carriers of disease.
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