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Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, 1984. Publisher's slip laid in stating "This leatherbound edition of The Birds of Indiana by Russell E. Mumford and Charles E. Keller, with original paintings by William Zimmerman, was produced in 1984 by Indiana University Press. The special edition was limited to one hundred copies". Fine in Fine dust jacket, a gorgeous production, and SCARCE in the limited edition. . SIGNED BY AUTHORS AND ILLUSTRATOR. Limited, Signed First Edition. Leather. Fine/Fine. Illus. by William Zimmerman . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Limited Edition.
A Hen Pidgeon from the Ninkcombar Islands near Pegu in India FROM A Natural History of Birds: illustrated with a hundred and one copper plates, curiously engraven from the life by Albin, Eleazar - 1737
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A Hen Pidgeon from the Ninkcombar Islands near Pegu in India FROM A Natural History of Birds: illustrated with a hundred and one copper plates, curiously engraven from the life
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1737 NICOBAR PIGEON, RELATIVE OF THE EXTINCT DODO, 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 Albin writes "As for the paintings, they are all done from life, with all the exactness I could either with my own hand, or my daughter's, whom I have taught to draw and paint after the life". This was the first book on birds to include color plates. Fewer than 100 copies were printed, accounting for its rarity.
THE NICOBAR PIGEON (Caloenas nicobarica) is found on small islands and in coastal regions from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India, east through the Malay Archipelago, to the Solomons and Palau. It is the only living member of the genus Caloenas, and may be the closest living relative of the extinct dodo,
1737 NICOBAR PIGEON, RELATIVE OF THE EXTINCT DODO, 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 Albin writes "As for the paintings, they are all done from life, with all the exactness I could either with my own hand, or my daughter's, whom I have taught to draw and paint after the life". This was the first book on birds to include color plates. Fewer than 100 copies were printed, accounting for its rarity.
THE NICOBAR PIGEON (Caloenas nicobarica) is found on small islands and in coastal regions from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India, east through the Malay Archipelago, to the Solomons and Palau. It is the only living member of the genus Caloenas, and may be the closest living relative of the extinct dodo,
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The Birds of Indiana
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The Artist's Game Bag
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Publication Date: 1936. Beautiful copy of the Artist's Game Bag. Amazing black and white illustrations with a handful of full color full page illustrations. Minor bumping on corners. Very minor wear. Else Fine. No DJ. Pages are clean and bright. Binding is tight. This is a limited print edition. This particular copy is number 596 out of 1,225. Additional postage applies to mail with USPS priority and insurance.
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The Watercolours and Drawings of Thomas Bewick and His Workshop Apprentices: Two volumes
by Thomas Bewick / Iain Bain
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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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The Poison Belt
by Doyle, Arthur Conan
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The Poison Belt. 1913 FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. By Arthur Conan Doyle. "Being an account of Another Amazing Adventure of Professor Challenger" Hodder & Stoughton/ George H. Doran. States Hodder & Stoughton on the spine. RARE. Illustrated. Red Boards with gilt titling. Gilting still bright. All 16 B&W plates, including frontis, present and affixed to binding. USED. Bright pages. Good Condition/ No DJ Included. 5 ¼ X 7 ¾. 252 pages.
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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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The Artist's Game Bag
by Lynn Bogue Hunt
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Publication Date: 1936. Beautiful copy of the Artist's Game Bag. Amazing black and white illustrations with a handful of full color full page illustrations. Minor bumping on corners. Very minor wear. Else Fine. No DJ. Pages are clean and bright. Binding is tight. This is a limited print edition. This particular copy is number 596 out of 1,225. Additional postage applies to mail with USPS priority and insurance.
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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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The Poison Belt
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The Poison Belt. 1913 FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. By Arthur Conan Doyle. "Being an account of Another Amazing Adventure of Professor Challenger" Hodder & Stoughton/ George H. Doran. States Hodder & Stoughton on the spine. RARE. Illustrated. Red Boards with gilt titling. Gilting still bright. All 16 B&W plates, including frontis, present and affixed to binding. USED. Bright pages. Good Condition/ No DJ Included. 5 ¼ X 7 ¾. 252 pages.
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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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The Bird Life of Texas - vols. 1 & 2: Number One: The Corrie Herring Hooks Series
by Oberholser, Harry C.
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In the Corrie Herring Hooks Series at U T Press, this is Number One. 70 plates, 34 in color by Louis Fuertes. Edited by Edgar Kinkaid with distribution maps and additional material. The books are in near fine condition with only a small dent toward the bottom cover on volume 1. There is no dust jacket. The slipcase presents very well with very slight shelf wear. However, it is beginning to separate at the bottom.
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Portraits of Nature: Paintings by Robert Bateman
by SHETLER, Stanwyn G
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Smithsonian Institute Press, 1987. Paperback. Very Good. Very good paperback. Liight wear to covers. Published on the occasion of an exhibition of Bateman's work at the National Museum of Natural History in 1987. Amply illustrated in color and b&w.
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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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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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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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On Animals
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On Animals by Susan Orlean. Signed by the author.Book is fine in fine dust jacket.
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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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A Natural History of American Birds of Eastern and Central North America
by Forbush, Edward Howe; May, John Bichard
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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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The Owl Tree, Choose Your Own Adventure #36
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Montgomery, R.A: 1986 Bantam-Skylark: The Owl Tree, Choose Your Own Adventure #36. Softcover. Illustrated by Leslie Morrill. Number line CW 098765432. Used. VG condition. 50 pages. 5 ¼ X 7 5/8. Series. Keywords: Choose Your Own Adventure, Bantam-Skylark, Adventure, Series, Collectible. ISBN9780553154498
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