alan lill (5 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. 1976. Glossy paper covers with stapled binding; mild wear; 8vo, 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; interior is clean and unmarked; 83 pages.

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. Softcover. Yellow covers, with a black and white image of a bird and white lettering. Dated 1976 on title and copyright page. 83 pages. Good condition. Covers are crisp and glossy. A previous owner's name stamped in the upper front corner. A tiny are of the front has a bit of torn paper. Pages very faintly foxed, but otherwise clean and free of any marks or writing. Black and white charts and illustrations throughout. Overall good condition. SIGNED by the author on the title page where he has written, " Best Regards, Alan.". This book is from the collection of Thomas Lovejoy. Dr. Lovejoy was an influential ecologist, field biologist, and activist; former head of the Amazon Biodiversity Center, World Wildlife Fund, and advisor to the United Nations and Smithsonian Institution. He is credited with introducing the term 'biological diversity' to the mainstream environmental movement. In addition, he was a passionate collector of books on the natural world. He died in 2021 and we are very excited to present a selection of his books. Please browse the entire catalogue here on ABE or contact us for instructions on how to get to it. Thomas Lovejoy's name is not written in this book. It will come with a card stating provenance, with a picture of Lovejoy.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 326, [1] p. ; (part col.) 25 cm. ; ISSN: 0459-6137 ; LCCN: 63-24447 ; OCLC: 1783015 ; Serial Publication : Periodical ; stiff paper wrappers with color illustration ; ex-lib, stamps, label, date due pocket ; Contents: Breeding biology of two Cuckoos and their hosts in South West Africa / Rolf A C Jensen and C F Clinning -- The Plumbeous Heron of the Galapagos / Barbara K Snow -- Breeding biology of Swallow-Tailed Kites in Florida / Noel F R Snyder -- The Red-Billed Toucan in Guyana / Godfrey R Bourne -- Bird diversity and abundance in Amazon forest communities / Thomas E Lovejoy -- Acoustic behavior of the Northern Jacana / Donald A Jenni, Roger D Gambs, and Burr J Betts -- The evolution of clutch size and mal chauvinism in the White-Bearded Manakin / Alan Lill -- The Antarctic Terns of Anvers Island / David F Parmelee and Stephen J Maxson -- Social structure and reproductive behavior in the Greater Rhea / Donald F Bruning -- Patterns in the life histories of Storm Petrels on the Farallon Islands / David G Ainley, Steve Morrell, and T James Lewis -- The authors and artists briefly noted -- Staff, administration board, research collaborators, field-collaborators, and Arthur A Allen Medalists -- Members of the Laboratory of Ornithology ; illustrators, Martin Glen Loates, William C Dilger, John P O'Neill, Arthur Singer, Frederick Kent Truslow, Rolf Jensen, Robert Gillmor, Donald L Malick, Orville O Rice, Tony Angell, John A Gwynne, Jr., Albert E. Gilbert, Don Radovich ; crease to page 146-147 ; VG. Book.

Paperback. 270 Seiten 300 gr. Seiten teilw. stockfleckig, Cover hinten von Bindung gelöst, Buchschnitt fleckig, sonst guter Zustand.

Couverture souple. Zustand: bon. RO20216256: 1988. In-8. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Agraffes rouillées, Intérieur frais. Pages 319 à 329. Texte en anglais. Nombreux graphiques et tableaux en noir et blanc dans le texte. Relié par deux agraffes. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon.