Atkinson willes g l peter scott (9 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. Monographs of the Nature Conservancy Number Three. Firmly bound, orange cloth boards. Fading mostly along the lower edge of the cover. Light foxing bands on the end papers. Tears, scuffing and dust spotting on jacket which is heavily scuffed and marked. Peter Scott (illustrator).…

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1964. Very good condition in an almost very good dustwrapper. A Survey of the winter distribution of the Anatidae and their conservation in England, Scotland and Wales. Prepared by The Wildfowl Trust. Monograph Number Three of The Nature Conservancy. 11 x 7.5 ins. Orange cloth. A complete survey of the distribution & habitats of wild ducks, geese and swans. The scientific study contained in this Monograph presents a provisional scientific basis for a National Policy for Wildfowl Conservation. Orange cloth boards, burgundy title block to spine with gilt title. Colour illustrations, line drawings, b/w ph, diagrams & maps. Second impression of the first edition. Light fading to top of spine. Text block a little grubby. Contents clean. White dustwrapper is grubby, worn at corners and has 1.5" loss to top of spine. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched. Scott, Peter (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice older book in good condition. Pages in good condition. No dustcover. Year 1963. Hardcover. English. See images for condition. About the book >.>.> BEFORE undertaking the conservation of animals and plants it is necessary scientifically to learn at least something of their numbers and distribution and their relations to other animals and plants within their special environment. The practice of conservation today is partly an art and only partly a science, but its basis must be firmly assured by the ecological sciences. In the case of wildfowl-the great world-wide family of Anatidae comprising the 144 species of ducks, geese and swans-we are dealing with such problems on the grand scale. Not only is the family represented in all the Continents, but even some of the species established in Britain belong to populations existing right round the globe. Individuals which spend part of their year in Britain may be anywhere between Iceland, Siberia and Africa at another season in the same year, as ringing results show. It is indeed hardly defensible to speak of British wildfowl at all since we share so many of the actual birds with other count.…

Original publishers orange cloth hardback, gilt title on red label spine, 4to: frontispiece, xiv, 368pp., 14 coloured plates ca. 175 birds depicted, bl.& wh. text-illustrations & distribution maps, tables, with 28 photographic plates, bibliography, index names & places, index subjects. Fine copy. Volume 3: Monographs of the Nature Conservatory. …

2nd edn. 4to. Original gilt lettered blue cloth (VG), dustwrapper (VG). Pp. 613, illus with b&w drawings, diagrams and distribution maps (no inscriptions).

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. 1st Edition. A complete Survey of the Wildfowl with Colour llustrations by Scott No Jacket book in near fine cond. Peter Scott (illustrator).

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First edition. 1st 1963. Very good condition in an almost very good dustwrapper. A Survey of the winter distribution of the Anatidae and their conservation in England, Scotland and Wales. Prepared by The Wildfowl Trust. Monograph Number Three of The Nature Conservancy. 11 x 7.5 ins. Orange cloth. A complete survey of the distribution & habitats of wild ducks, geese and swans. The scientific study contained in this Monograph presents a provisional scientific basis for a National Policy for Wildfowl Conservation. Orange cloth boards, burgundy title block to spine with gilt title. Colour illustrations, line drawings, b/w ph, diagrams & maps. Bookplate to front pastedown. From the personal library of Bryan L. Sage, distinguished naturalist and author. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with some chipping and small tears; foxed. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched. Scott, Peter (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Near Fine. First Edition. Stored in its original box pp xiv, 368, 15 colour plates and numerous b/w line drawings by Peter Scott , 28 photos, 61 maps. Dust jacket near fine, no loss and reamins bright. Contnets clean and tight, unmarked. A near fine copy in a near fine jacket. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Scott, Peter (illustrator). Book.…

Orange hardback cloth cover. Zustand: Very Good. Second edition. VG : in very good condition with dust jacket and brown box. 280mm x 200mm (11" x 8"). xiv, 368pp + plates. Illustrated throughout with 28 full-page colour plates by Peter Scott and with numerous text-figures and maps. Prepared by the Wildfowl Trust. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas.…