Search Results: Natural History from Bird's Books

London: King Penguin Books, 1945. First edition. Hardcover. Fair. R. B. Talbot Kelly . King Penguin K24. Slim hardback 32pp with 24 coloured plates, 2 black and white illustrations in text. Pictorial card covers. Some shelf wear, surface of spine absent. A description of gulls, petrels etc, with coloured plates by R. B. Talbot Kelly. Cover design by Enid Marx. Contemporary gift inscription dated 1945 on front pastedown.

London: Gay & Hancock, 1922. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Roland Green. 4to, green cloth boards with gilt titles on front and spine. Blind stamped with design of bird in flight on front. 133pp illustrated with 12 tipped in, tissue guarded coloured plates, a further 8 black and white plates and 9 full page line illustrations. Contents include: Concerning Wings, The First Bird, The Sizes and Shapes of Wings and their relation to Flight, Modes of Flight, Courtship Flights, How to Tell Birds on the Wing, The Wings of Nestling Birds, Flightless Birds. Interestingly written with beautiful plates. Handwritten gift inscription on contents page and the same previous owner’s name on blind title page.***Over 1kg when packaged and may require extra overseas postage***

London: King Penguin Books, 1939. First edition. Hardcover. Fair. John Gould . King Penguin K1. Slim hardback 32pp with 16 coloured plates, one black and white portrait in text. Card covers. Some shelf wear particularly to spine which has a part missing. An interesting little book on water birds with descriptions of the species and coloured plates by John Gould. Gift inscription in ink on front free endpaper, dated Christmas 1939, previous owner’s bookplate on front pastedown, otherwise nice and clean inside, the plates are in very good condition.

London: Penguin, 1943. First edition. Hardcover. Fair. Slim 8vo, paper covered boards with shell illustration on front. 32 pp with16 coloured plates. Tear to spine at rear board, edge wear and some marking to covers. Inner book is generally in very good clean condition. No. 6 from the attractive King Penguin series edited by Pevsner. Written for the layman in an informative and engaging style with beautiful illustrations.

London: British Museum of Natural History, 1886. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. London: British Museum of Natural History, 1886. First edition. Very Good. 'with an account of the Morphology and Systematic Position of the Group and a Revision of the Genera and Species'. First edition, 4to, approx. 11'' by 9''. Library rebound in blue cloth with gilt titles on spine & library name on cover. Slight marks on cover (see pictures). Xv + 322pp, illustrated with 20 lithographic plates. Ex reference library with minimal markings, pictorial bookplate on front pastedown, single stamp on rear endpaper & upper edge. No other obvious library markings, the inner book is clean & in very good + condition. ***Over 1kg & may require extra overseas postage***

Trustees of the British Museum, London, 1905. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. Trustees of the British Museum, London, 1905. 1st Edition . Good. 8vo, original brown cloth with gilt titles & number on spine. 255pp illustrated with 51 figures throughout the text & 8 full page plates + 25pp of museum publications catalogue. This is a summary of the Glossopteris flora studied at the time. Ex reference library with presentation bookplate, number & stamp at front, blind stamp & handwritten number on reverse of title page, pictorial library bookplate on rear pastedown, single stamp on upper edge. No other obvious library markings, inner book is clean & in very good condition.

Edinburgh: David Douglas, 10 Castle Street Edinburgh, 1901. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. David Douglas, 10 Castle Street Edinburgh, 1901. 1st Edition . Good. Former library book cloth hardcover with bookplate and card holder to front & back. Library stamps to front & rear. 119pp. WIth 9 plates and illustrations throughout. One plate is slightly torn. Generally clean & intact.

London: Penguin, 1957. First edition. Softcover. Good. Richard Taylor . Broad octavo paperback with pictorial card covers. 31pp illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. A little edge wear, tear to base of spine, generally good. Nice and clean inside. Includes descriptions of early explorers, the search for the North West passage, Shackleton, Amundsen etc. Part of the Puffin Picture Book series no. 111, series editor Noel Carrington.

London: Sidney Appleton, 1907. Hardcover. Good +. London: Sidney Appleton, 1907. Good +. First Edition. 8vo, tan cloth boards with titles and picture of a dog in brown on front cover. A few bumps to the boards. Viii + 197 p, illustrated with frontispiece and 11 other plates. Pages are lightly foxed. This covers the attributes of various breeds, accidents & diseases.

London: William Heinemannn, 1921. First edition. Hardcover. Fair. 4to, green cloth boards with gilt titles on front and spine. Pekingese in gilt on front. Upper edge green. Xix + 207pp with 8 coloured plates including frontispiece and numerous black and white illustrations and photographs. This is a study of some of the breeds of dog originating in China and Japan, together with a history of the place of dogs in society, palace life, breeding, symbolism etc. Chapters include Eastern Dogs in Early Times, Dog-Lore and Superstition, Dog Breeding, Sporting and Guard Dogs, The Chinese Lion, Symbolism of the Buddhist and Lamaist Lion, Historical References to Dogs of Pekingese Type, Evolution of the Pekinese Type, Points of the Pekinese Type, The Chinese Pug, The “Japanese” Dogs, The Chinese Lion Dog, Toy Dogs in Chinese Art, table of dates and index. Corners bumped, some marks to the boards / shelf ware particularly to top of spine, which has a couple of small tears. Some foxing throughout, mostly to… Read More

London: King Penguin Books, 1944. First edition. Hardcover. Fair. Moses Harris. King Penguin K20. Slim hardback 32pp with 16 coloured plates, 6 black and white illustrations in text. Pictorial card covers. Some shelf wear, surface of spine partially absent. A pocket sized guide to English ballet with coloured plates. Cover design by Kay Ambrose. Gift inscription in ink on front free endpaper, nice and clean inside, the plates are in very good condition.

London: B. T. Batsford Ltd, 1952. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 4to, 128pp, with 40 photographs in colour by A. F. Kersting. Dust jacket with some chipping / edge wear. Tipped in photograph on front. Red cloth boards with gilt titles on spine. Beautiful pictures of coast lines, rivers, landscapes, castles, cathedrals, villages and towns, universities and country houses throughout England with accompanying text recalling the history of the landscape, changes etc. Generally very good and clean, a little age toning here and there.

London: By Order of the Trustees of the British Museum, London, 1903, 1903. First edition. Hardcover. Good. London: By Order of the Trustees of the British Museum, London, 1903, 1903. First edition. Good. Complete in 2 vol.s. First Edition. 8vo, original green cloth with gilt titles on spine. Xxxiv + 192pp, 18figures in text; x + 197pp, 29 figures in text. Ex reference library with presentation bookplate from the British Museum & number on front pastedowns, pictorial bookplate on rear pastedown, handwritten number on reverse of title page, single stamp on upper edge. Mark where label has been removed from spine. Inner books generally clean & in very good condition. ***Over 1kg & may require extra postage***

London: King Penguin Books, 1946. First edition. Hardcover. Very good . Noel Rooke. Slim 8vo, illustrated paper covered boards. 37pp with 3 text illustrations, 16 coloured plates and cover by Noel Rooke. A very nice clean copy, no. 27 from the attractive King Penguin series edited by Pevsner. Written for the layman in an informative and engaging style with beautiful illustrations.

London: King Penguin Books, 1946. First edition. Hardcover. Fair. King Penguin K29. Slim hardback 32pp with 24 coloured plates. Pictorial card covers. Some shelf wear, particularly to spine. This describes the British woodland flowers throughout the year with really lovely clean plates inside. Cover design by Rosemary and Clifford Ellis.

Edward Lloyd Limited, 1897. Hardcover. Good +. Complete in 4 volumes. 8vo, paper covered boards with red cloth spine. Gilt titles on spine. Vol. I, xi + 340pp; vol II, xi + 308pp; vol. III, xii + 338pp; vol IV, xvii + 314pp. Illustrated with 124 coloured plates and other figures in the text. Detailed descriptions of male & female birds, range, nests, habits etc. Systematic index, list of plates at front of each volume and alphabetical index at rear. Beautiful plates of the birds and eggs, slightly bumped to corners, occasional chipping & marks, small tears to tissue guards, crack to inner binding in vol II, generally very good and an attractive matching set. ***Over 1kg and may require additional overseas postage***

London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longman, 1836. Good. London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longman, 1836 Hardcover Good 8vo Dark green quarter leather binding with textured cloth boards, gilt titles on spine Spine shows shelf wear, particularly at base & top (see pictures) Vi + 101pp dealing with the history of the birds, illustrated with numerous woodcuts in text; vi + 67pp of the catalogue Ex reference library with pictorial bookplate on rear pastedown, sticker mark on front pastedown, single stamp on front endpaper & upper edge, handwritten number on reverse of title page & front pastedown, occasional blind stamps Inner book is clean and in very good condition

Cambridge University Press, 1902. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. Cambridge University Press, 1902. 1st Edition . Good. 8 vo, library rebound in dark red cloth with gilt titles on spine. Lxi + 1195pp. Ex reference library with few markings, handwritten number on spine & reverse of title page, bookplate & number on front pastedown, 2 stamps on front endpaper, one on rear endpaper & upper edge. Blind stamp on title page (see pic). No other obvious markings, inner book is clean & in very good condition. **Heavy & may require extra overseas postage.***

David & Charles, 1976. First edition. Hardcover. Very good +/Good + . 8vo, turquoise cloth boards with gilt titles on spine and pictorial dust jacket, not price clipped. 168pp illustrated with plate, maps and photographs. Tear to top of dust jacket spine. Lovely and clean inside. Jersey is the largest of the channel islands and is here described in all its facets, history, geography and its people. Handwritten dedication on front pastedown.

Pitman Publishing, 1956. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. Pitman Publishing, 1956. 1st Edition . Good. 8 vo, original blue cloth with gilt titles on spine. Vii + 71pp. Ex reference library with some of the usual treatments. Inner book is clean & in very good condition