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Philadelphia, PA: Sherman & Co., Printers, 1885. Book. Good-VG. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Brown cloth, lettered/decorated in gilt and blind. Narrow bands of cloth loss and mild rubbing to spine extremities, corners rubbed with top corners somewhat layered. 182 pp. Former owner's book plate mounted on front fixed endpaper, with his address inscription on front flyleaf and verso of another front blank, a few light pencil marks to early pages of text, otherwise clean and ummarked..

London: British Ornithologists' Union, 1915. Ex-Library. Fair. Cloth. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Deaccessioned from non-circulating museum research library, nominally marked/stamped, rebound in dark red cloth, lettered in gilt. xxii,316 pp. (only), illus. title page. Lacking final entry (Lagopus, p. 317), 3 appendices, index--very curious that a museum library should have chosen to rebind an incomplete copy. Light shelf wear. Clean text block, firm binding. Solid Near Fine in terms of presentation, condition notes rebound status. Very durable reference copy, much preferable to the original binding (wraps). Please note incomplete status..

Philadelphia, PA: Clark Printing House, Inc., 1972. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Pictorial cloth. Covers modestly soiled/tanned. Slight dampstaining in lower binding gutter of a few early leaves noted only for accuracy, a minor fault. viii,228 pp., illus..

London: V. & R. Stevens and G. S. Norton, 1850. Book. Good. Full-Leather. 2nd Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Full leather, spine panel lettered in gilt on red and black fields. Leather rubbed and flaking along edges with exposure at corners, with some dampstaining extending to endpaper edges, interior otherwise unaffected. Firm binding, clean interior. xv,261 pp..

Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott, Grambo and Co., 1852. Book. Good. Decorative Cloth. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Full brown cloth, both covers decorated in blind, spine panel lettered/decorated in gilt. Chiipped spine extremities, showing narrow band of loss at head of spine, mild spotting to covers, slight exposure to several corners. Text block edges dulled by age. Firm binding, clean interior. Former owner signatures on front pastedown, front flyleaf. iv,5-286 pp. + 24 pp. publisher's catalog at rear. Interior typically foxed..

Philadelphia, PA: Edward C. Biddle, 1840. Book. Very Good. Full-Leather. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Full calf, four raised bands and gilt decorated edges, gilt on burgundy title label mounted on upper spine. Leather still decently intact, with two moisture rings on front cover, a few areas of discoloration. Corners somewhat curled, exposure only to bottom rear corner. viii,9-370 pp. Scattered internal foxing, generally light. Main title shows former owner's note signature, date, price paid, etc. written among upper portions of title, dated 1842..

Dover Publications, 1994. Book. Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Stiff color pictorial wraps. Slight bump at head of binding fold, otherwise as issued. 32 pp., printed on one side only, with 16 plates of components and 12 color illus. Interior fully intact..

Oxford, England: Basil Blackwell, 1932. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 4th Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Stiff unprinted manila wraps, deckled text block edges, in tan integral (French-style) dust wrapper lettered/illus. in black. Both jacket panels are moderately soiled with fingerprints and toned; binding is cupped and shows a mild lean. xvi,102 pp. Scattered mild soiling/foxing along some fore-edges, interior otherwise clean. Stated 4th edition, revised. Accompanied by an insert for another Blackwell publication, The History of the City of London School 1442-1837-1937 (1937). Exceptionally scarce early edition..

New York and London: Macmillan Co./Methuen and Co., 1907. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Tan cloth, lettered in gilt. Covers lightly soiled, text block edges slightly dulled by age. xi,307 pp., illus. w/ b&w plates. An uncommonly well preserved copy of a common book..

Helsinki, Finland: Museum of Finnish Architecture, 1978. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 3rd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Stiff ivory wraps, lettered in yellow. Covers are somewhat tanned, with mild soiling and a few light creases to front cover, mild foxing to rear. Firm binding, clean interior. 168 pp., illus. Stated 3rd edition: 1981..

Avignon, France: Palais des Papes, 1988. Book. VG+. Soft cover. 1st Edition. Stiff color illus. wraps, square format. Mild shelf wear with lightly rubbed edges and corners, covers a bit thumbed. Firm binding, clean interior. 60 pp., illus. in color. Text in French. Very scarce..

Olympic Marketing Corp, 1986. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Stiff color pictorial wraps. Lightly sunned toward and along spine panel, minor handling wear. One stress crease along firm binding. 1st ptg. 92 pp., illus..

National Audubon Society, 1966. Book. Near Fine. Original Wraps. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Booklet. 63 pp., illus., with 18 full-color stamps (similar to Golden Books Stamp Albums of the 1950s) mounted on appropriate pages. Light handling wear..

New York: Dodd, Mead and Co., 1887. Book. Illus. by W. C. Jackson and H. W. McVickar. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Light blue cloth, front cover and spine panel illus. in brown, white, and black, lettered in gilt. Surface rubbing and some soiling to front cover, modest soiling to back cover, corners rubbed with modest exposure. Both hinges mended and firm. Christmas 1891 gift inscription and price inked on front flyleaf. Text block edges typically a bit tanned by age, fore-edge a bit soiled. viii,409 pp., illus. Early printing, copyrighted 1887, no date on title page..

New York: Dodd, Mead and Co., 1891. Book. Illus. by W. C. Jackson. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Light blue cloth, front cover and spine panel illus. in brown, white, and black, lettered in gilt. Modest surface rubbing to front cover, minor soiling to back cover cloth, minor rubbing to corners. Mended front hinge. Former owner's signature/date (1892) penciled on front flyleaf. Text block edges typically a bit tanned by age. viii,318 pp., illus. Early printing, issued 1891 (copyrighted 1886). .

Dover Publications, 2003. Book. New. Soft cover. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Stiff black wraps, lettered in red and gold. New/as issued. xxiv,511 pp. 2016 ptg..

New York: Grove Press, 1970. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Green cloth, lettered in green foil. Well-preserved copy with slight tanning to cloth along front joint, just a hint of rubbing to extremities, text block edges a bit tanned. Dust jacket is price-clipped, with mild rubbing and a few moisture spots along top edges, vertical crease to each flap, now in mylar. 223 pp. Stated 1st ptg..

Philadelphia and London: J. B. Lippincott Co., 1899. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6" - 7" tall. Red cloth, lettered/illus. in gilt, top text block edged in gilt. Covers show mild soiling, with spine panel a bit faded/darkened. Firm binding, clean interior. 330 pp., b&w plates with tissue guards. 1899 ptg. (first issued 1892)..

New York: Da Capo Press, 2001. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Stiff color illus. wraps. Slight surface rubbing to covers, otherwise as issued, with square, uncreased binding, unmarked interior. 493 pp..

Portland, ME: H. Hallett and Co., 1882. Book. Near Fine. Decorative Cloth. Salesman's Sample. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Goldenrod cloth, lettered/illus. in gilt and black. Salesman's dummy. Modest handling wear. Sample spine panel mounted inside front cover. Sample pages and engraved plates. Subscription blanks at rear show four entries on one page in pencil, otherwise blanek..