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London: Country Life. Hardcover. Good. Peter Scott. A good hardcover set of Volumes I-IV, First Impressions. Shelf wear, Volume I cocked, Volume IV with a few small white paint chips on front cover. London: Country Life, 1954-1964. Color plates by Peter Scott. Distribution maps. A classic work.

London: Country Life, 1954-1956. First edition.. A near fine copy in near fine dust jackets.. Pp. (vol. 1): 284, 16 color plates from paintings by Peter Scott, 33 distribution maps; pp. (vol. 2): 232, 24 color plates from paintings by Peter Scott, 29 distribution maps. Publisher's original blue cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine in red panel label and with 8 sets of gilt panel lines, front cover with gilt scene of flying ducks on the front cover, color pictorial dust jacket, sm 4to. Volume I covers the Magpie Goose, Whistling Ducks, Swans and Geese, Sheldgeese and Shelducks. Volume II covers the Dabbling Ducks. This is the first edition of volume I and volume II of this well-known set that is complete in four volumes. Signature of Chet Dolley on the front endpaper of volume II.

London: Country Life Limited Book. Fine-. Hard Cover with Dustjacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Four blue cloth hardcovers with dustjackets. Volume 1: book is fine; jacket is fair; 1959. Volume 2: book is fine minus; jacket is fair;1956. Volume 3: book is very good; jacket is good minus; 1959. Volume 4: book is fine; jacket is good minus; 1964. Will require extra for shipping. Not available for international shipping..

Country Life / Arco Publishing 1974. 4 VOL BOXED SET, imperial octavo, beige buckram boards, brown lettering to spines, gilt decoration to spines & boards, page edges stained brown, frontispieces, various pagination, illus, VG+ (light scuffing & soiling to spine extrems with some minor discolouration, occasional light foxing to some pages & boards) in slipcase, VG (light scuffing & chafing/bruising, moderate foxing & soiling)

London: Country Life Limited. VG+. 1966. 5th Printing. Hardcover. Hardback in Very Good+ condition with Very Good+ dust jacket. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Complete 4 volume set. With sixteen plates in colour by Peter Scott and thirty-three distribution maps. . * Quick Shipping * All Books Mailed in Boxes * Free Tracking Provided * .

COUNTRY LIFE. LONDON. 1973. VERY GOOD FOUR VOLUME SET, CREAM CLOTH, FIFTH IMPRESSION 1973. SIXTEEN PLATES IN COLOUR BY PETER SCOTT, AND THIRTY-THREE DISTRIBUTION MAPS.

London: Country Life. Four volume set, blue cloth with gilt titles and decoration. Vol. I., publ. 1954, 284pp., 16 col. plates, 33 distribution maps; Vol. II., publ. 1956, 232pp., 24 col. plates, 29 distribution maps; Vol. III., publ. 1959, 270pp., 20 col. plates, forty-six distribution maps; Vol. IV., publ. 1964, 364pp., 6 col. plates, b/w illus. Common to all vols.: Extremities slightly bumped and worn. Some foxing to endpapers, prelims and outer edges of text blocks o/w contents in good to very good condition. Vol. II. : five hinges cracked. Paper dustwrappers to all volumes shelf worn, a little grubby, chipped or with closed tears. Heavy, four volume set (combined weight 4.7 kg) - UK and Overseas orders may require additional postage. . Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1954.

London: Country Life Limited, 1963-66. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good. 10" by 7.5" . Peter Scott. The complete set of works, including the first edition of volume four, from the 'Waterfowl of the World' series by Jean Delacour, illustrated with full colour illustrations by Peter Scott. Four volume set. Complete in four. The first edition for 'Volume four'. In the original publishers blue cloth with gilt birds to the front and with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Illustrated by Peter Scott with frontispieces, maps, full page monochrome illustrations, vignettes and 19 full colour plates to 'volume three', five to 'volume four', twenty three to 'volume two' and fifteen to ' volume one'. Collated complete. This work was written by Jean Delacour, one of the most widely travelled and foremost ornithologists from this time period. This four volume set provides a comprehensive work on waterfowl, covering many species and topics. The works are beautifully illustrated by Peter… Read More

London and New York: Country Life-Hamlyn Publishing Group/Arco Publishing Co., 1973. Book. Illus. by Peter Scott. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Complete in four (4) volumes, uniformly bound in gold cloth, front covers and spine panels decorated in gold foil, lettered in gold foil, text block edges stained dull red or brown (as originally issued). All volumes essentially as issued, with very slight foxing evident on spine panel cloth. 284 + 232 + 270 + 388 pp., illus. w/ a total of 66 color plates and 108 distribution maps over the 4 volumes; index. Siipcase (cloth- and paper-covered boards) shows mild shelf wear and a few slight indentations along one edge, VG+ to Near Fine. Originally copyrighted 1954-64, this set uniformly issued 1973, with various printings (I and II 5th ptgs., III and IV 2nd ptgs.)..

Country Life, 1954. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Peter Scott. Country Life, 1954 - 1964. Four volume set. Vol. 1, third impression, Vol. 2, second impression, Vol. 3, second impression, Vol. 4, first printing. Hard Cover, blue cloth boards with gilt titles and decoration. Dust jackets have moderate shelfwear, small tears at edges, more at tops of spines. Covers are in beautiful condition, very slight shelfwear on bottom edges. Mild foxing on endpapers, otherwise pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Bindings are tight, hinges are perfect. Numerous full-page colour plates by Peter Scott. Very nice set.

Country Life, 1974. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. Country Life 1974 reprints. Pages clean and bright, bindings firm, minor shelf wear to covers and slip case, in protective sleeves.

London: Country Life, 1975. Seventh and final printing.. A fine set in a fine clear dust jackets in a fine slipcase.. Pp. 1174, 66 fine color plates by Peter Scott, 10 black-and-white plates, 108 maps, 37 text-figures. Publisher’s original tan cloth, gilt decorations on the spine and gilt border decorations on the front cover, lettered in brown on the spine, in original clear plastic dust jackets housed in a color pictorial cloth-covered slipcase, sm 4to (10 x 7 1/2 inches). Contents include: Volume 1: The Magpie Goose, Whistling Ducks, Swans and Geese, Sheldgeese and Shelducks; Volume 2: The Dabbling Ducks; Volume 3: Eiders, Pochards, Perching Ducks, Scoters, Golden-Eyes and Mergansers, Stiff-tailed Ducks; Volume 4: General Habits, The Reproductive Cycle Ecology, Distribution and Species Relationships, Fowling, Conservations and Management, Aviculture, Domestic Waterfowl, The Anatomy of Waterfowl, Fossil Anseriformes, Corrections and Addictions. Volume 1 is signed and dated by the artist… Read More

Country Life. Hardcover. Good/Good. Four hardcover volumes in dust jackets, all first impressions in good condition. All volumes slightly shaken. Volume IV with mylar protected dust jacket. A few lightly bumped corners. Dust jackets chipped, especially at heads of spines. London: Country Life, 1954-1964. Color plates by Peter Scott. Distribution maps. A classic work.

Country Life. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First Editions, First Printings. Published by Country Life, 1954. Quartos. 4 Volumes. Blue cloth boards stamped in gold. Books are very good; with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Dust jackets are very good with shelf wear and small tears. Jacket of volume 3 price clipped. A very good copy of this encyclopedia of waterfowl with illustrations by Peter Scott. Book placed in custom acetate protector. Approximately 1456 total pages. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York.

London: Country Life Limited, 1954. Definitive description of the ducks, swans & geese of the world with fine color plates by Peter Scott. Volume four offers ten essays by Delacour, Hildegarde Howard, Milton W. Weller, Philip S. Humphrey and George A. Clark, Jr. on various aspects of the history of waterfowl & their relations with humans. Both Delacour and Scott were waterfowl experts, each having a large menagerie destroyed in the second World War; Scott, the son of polar explorer Robert Falcon Scott, was also a sailor, Olympic athlete, naval officer, and writer. INSCRIBED by Scott to one Tim Bell on the free endsheet of volume one. Hardcovers, blocked in red, gilt titling. Light wear to book, a bit more to volume one, which also shows minor foxing & 4 pages, 117-120, bound in upside down; bookseller's label (Sotheran, London) inside front cover of volume 4; jacket of volume one spine faded, chipped, torn, missing chunks at the spine ends, mended internally with browned tape; the… Read More

Bangkok: White Lotus Press, 1959. Paperback. Very Good/no dj. 1.00. Delacour, Jean. Waterfowl of the World Vol. 1-4, The