Produktart
Zustand
Einband
Weitere Eigenschaften
Land des Verkäufers
Verkäuferbewertung
Edinburgh, 1953. 2 vols. LIII,763 pp. Ills. Cloth,d/j.Jackets slightly soiled.
Verlag: Edinburgh; Oliver & Boyd, 1935., 1935
Anbieter: Keel Row Bookshop Ltd - ABA, ILAB & PBFA, Whitley Bay, Vereinigtes Königreich
Erstausgabe
Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION. Large octavo, pp lv, [1], 397. 18 illustrations to 16 plates, including frontispiece and colour fold-out map. Finely reeded bottle green cloth with gilt titles to spine. Spine lightly sunned; slightly shaken copy which lacks ffep. A little minor pencil lining to margins and date in pencil to title page but no further annotation or inscriptions. Overall condition very good. Detailed study of the natural history of the Lothian, Fife and Stirling area of the River Forth, including mammals, birds and habitat. The Vertebrate Fauna of Scotland was begun by J A Harvie-Brown intending to study each river catchment area in the country; some areas were completed by other naturalists as he died before his work was finished, and Rintoul and Baxter were requested to take up the task.
Verlag: Oliver & Boyd, 1953
Anbieter: McLaren Books Ltd., ABA(associate), PBFA, Largs, Vereinigtes Königreich
2 volumes. good clean hardback set, though a little musty. historical society stamp to verso of title-pages. faint adhesion mark to foot of spines [heavy books that may require extra shipping costs for some overseas destinations. Please see our storefront page for shipping information] These books are being sold on behalf of the Largs & District Museum & Historical Society, as instructed by the Board of Trustees.
Verlag: Edinburgh; Oliver & Boyd, 1935., 1935
Anbieter: Keel Row Bookshop Ltd - ABA, ILAB & PBFA, Whitley Bay, Vereinigtes Königreich
Erstausgabe
Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION. Large octavo, pp lv, [1], 397. 18 illustrations to 16 plates, including frontispiece and colour fold-out map. Finely reeded bottle green cloth with gilt titles to spine, in unclipped cream pictorial dust-jacket. A little minor foxing to textblock edge and prelims; no annotation or inscriptions. Jacket lightly surface soiled with a few nicks & creases, 1-inch closed tear top front edge, and 1-inch square loss (approx) to rear. A Near Fine copy in Very Good jacket. Scarce in dust-jacket. Detailed study of the natural history of the Lothian, Fife and Stirling area of the River Forth, including mammals, birds and habitat. The Vertebrate Fauna of Scotland was begun by J A Harvie-Brown intending to study each river catchment area in the country; some areas were completed by other naturalists as he died before his work was finished, and Rintoul and Baxter were requested to take up the task.
Verlag: Edinburgh/London, Oliver and Boyd 1953, 1953
Anbieter: Antiquariaat Schot, Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, Niederlande
(LIII) 352, -763 p. (+ folding map) Bound in the publisher's dark green cloth with gilt title spines (The top spine-end of volume two is split at one side, otherwise inn good condition.).
Verlag: Oliver & Boyd, Edinburgh, 1935
Anbieter: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, Vereinigtes Königreich
Verbandsmitglied: PBFA
Erstausgabe
Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. A first edition copy of this illustrated work on animal life in Forth, by the Scottish ornithologists and lifelong friends Rintoul and Baxter. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding. Illustrated with a frontispiece, fifteen further plates, and a folding colour map to the rear. Collated, complete. Leonora Jeffrey Rintoul (1878-1953) and Evelyn Vida Baxter (1879-1959) were Scottish ornithologists. Rintoul was a rare female member of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and Baxter was the first woman to receive Union Medal of the British Ornithological Union. They were lifelong friends, and together they studied bird migration for 20 years, which led to several publications, including The Birds of Scotland in 1953. This is their work on vertebrate fauna in Forth, Scotland, which covers mammals, birds, bird migration, reptiles, amphibians and fish. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, fairly smart, with a few small marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Very Good. book.
Verlag: Edinburgh-London, Oliver and Boyd, Edinburgh-London, 1953
Anbieter: Libreria Alberto Govi di F. Govi Sas, Modena, Italien
Zustand: Buono (Good). Two volumes (246x160 mm). LIII, [1], 352, [2] pp. and [12] plates; [4], 357-763, [1] pp., [13] plates and 1 folding map. Publisher's gilt cloth (lacking the dust jackets). Some foxing. A good copy. Book.
Verlag: Oliver & Boyd, Edinburgh, 1928
Anbieter: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, Vereinigtes Königreich
Verbandsmitglied: PBFA
Erstausgabe
Cloth. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. None (illustrator). First edition. The first edition of this ornithological study on Scottish birds by Evelyn V. Baxter and Leonora Jeffrey Rintoul, with the original very scarce dust wrapper. The first edition.In the publisher's original cloth with the original very scarce unclipped dust wrapper.Illustrated with a frontispiece map.This study was written by Scottish ornithologists Evelyn V. Baxter and Leonora Jeffrey Rintoul. The two ornithologists often worked together, co- writing other works such as 'Birds of Scotland'. Both women were upstanding ornithologists with Baxter being the first women to receive the 'Union Medal of the British Ornithological Union' and Rintoul being a member of the 'Royal Society of Edinburgh', which was rare for women at the time. This work provides a study of Scottish birds, documenting their status in various locations to determine if the birds were visitors to the area, migrating, breading or natives. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally excellent with bumping to the tail of the spine and to the extremities to the boards and slight marks to the rear. Very light scattered spotting to the endpapers. The wrap is very smart with sunning to the spine, handling marks, chipping and the odd small closed tear. Internally firmly bound with generally bright and clean pages with the odd minor spot only. Very Good Indeed. book.
Verlag: Oliver and Boyd, Edinburgh; London, 1953
Anbieter: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, Vereinigtes Königreich
Verbandsmitglied: PBFA
Erstausgabe
Cloth. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Various (illustrator). First edition. A lavishly illustrated first edition of Rintoul and Baxter's brilliant exploration of Scottish ornithology, an important work in the field of study. The first edition.Complete in two volumes.In the original price-clipped dust wrappers.A chronicle of the history, present distribution, and migration of all the birds of Scotland, trailing around the beautiful country from the south-west up to Caithness.The authors, Evelyn V. Baxter and Leonora Jeffrey Rintoul, look into the idea that the bird-life of Scotland fluctuates considerably, and more than any other European country.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece to each volume, one colour folding plate to the rear of Volume II, eleven monochrome plates to Volume I, and thirteen monochrome plates to Volume II.Rintoul and Baxter were lifelong friends and co-authors of various ornithological works.Collated, complete. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original price-clipped dust wrappers. Externally, smart. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and very light bumping to the extremities. Dust wrappers with light edge wear and small closed tears, neatly repaired with tape to the folds, tale to the tail of the backstrip of Volume II is lifting a little. Spines are lightly discoloured. Minor marks to the wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine. book.
Verlag: Oliver and Boyd, Edinburgh; London, 1953
Anbieter: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, Vereinigtes Königreich
Verbandsmitglied: PBFA
Erstausgabe Signiert
Cloth. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Various (illustrator). First edition. The first edition of Baxter and Rintoul's extensive study on Scottish ornithology, a unique copy with two signed letters from the authors, addressed to fellow ornithologist Dr. Ian Pennie. The first edition.Complete in two volumes.In the original unclipped dust wrappers.With two signed letters from the authors loosely inserted, both addressed to Dr Ian Durance Pennie, with his bookplate to the front paste downs.The first letter, dated 7th December 1951, reads as 'Dear Dr. Pennis, Many thanks for your schedule + letter. We are very interested to hear you are going to Golspie, we know that part very well + we shall be glad to have counts from Loch Fleet + anywhere else. There is no-one up there who helps us. We are most excited about your autumn migration notes + should like, very much, to have details of species etc for comparison - we hope they will be published somewhere. We are most grateful to your for all the notes you have sent us from Tongue + shall look forward to hearing from Golspie where we hope you will be very happy. Yours sincerely, Evelyn V. Baxter + Leonora Jeffrey Rintoul.'The second letter is dated the 7th June 1953, reading as 'Dear Dr Pennie, How kind of your to write: thank you so much for your sympathy. It does help to know that Miss Rintoul's work + personality are so widely appreciated. We shall miss her badly. Again many thanks for your kindness, Yours v. sincerely Evelyn V. Baxter'. This touching letter follows Rintoul's passing on the 22nd May 1953.Dr. Ian Durance Pennie was a Scottish ornithologist and physician, who co-founded the Scottish Ornithologists' Club. He contributed essays on a variety of important journals.A chronicle of the history, present distribution, and migration of all the birds of Scotland, trailing around the beautiful country from the south-west up to Caithness.The authors, Evelyn V. Baxter and Leonora Jeffrey Rintoul, look into the idea that the bird-life of Scotland fluctuates considerably, and more than any other European country.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece to each volume, one colour folding map to the rear of Volume II, eleven monochrome plates to Volume I, and thirteen monochrome plates to Volume II.Rintoul and Baxter were lifelong friends and co-authors of various ornithological works.Collated, complete.Typed letter from noted seabird scientist Bill Bourne addressed to Pennie loosely inserted, dated the 2nd October 1965. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrappers. Externally, smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spines, small tear to the head of the front joint. Light marks to the rear board of Volume II, with a small patch of cockling to the fore edge. A few scattered spots to the fore edges and spots. Bookplate to the front paste downs. Dust wrappers are edge worn with small closed tears, heavier to Volume I. Aged taped to the head of the wraps of Volume I. Dust wrappers are discoloured and spotted, including some spotting to the reverse. Light blue marks to the rear wrap of Volume I and to the front wrap of Volume II. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with some scattered spots, mostly to the plates. Very Good Indeed. signed by author. book.
Edinburgh, London, 1935. Royal8vo. Orig. full cloth. LV,397 pp., 18 plates, 1 fold. map.
Edinburgh, London, (1953). Royal8vo. 2 orig. full cloth. LIII,763 pp., 2 coloured frontisp. and 26 plates in b/w.