campbell j a editor (17 Ergebnisse)

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. ORIGINAL 1984 PUBLICATION; ex-library; light creasing of corners of wraps and leaves, o/w in very good condition. Book.

hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. VG+ hardcover. 162 p.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 304 pages. 8.50x5.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 384 pages. 8.90x6.00x0.80 inches. In Stock.

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Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. reprint edition. 360 pages. 9.60x6.69x0.80 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 1st edition. 352 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.50 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 140 pages. 9.50x6.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 1st edition. 319 pages. 8.75x6.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. annotated edition. 288 pages. 9.00x5.75x1.25 inches. In Stock.

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Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 1st edition. 272 pages. 10.25x7.50x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No DJ. 2nd Edition. 104 Pp. Grey Cloth, Gilt. The Scarce Hardcover Issue. One Of The Author's Copies, Inscribed By A E Van Vogt To A Friend Who Was A Long Time Sf Fan. Book Fine, No Wear Or Foxing. Dust Jacket Very Near Fine, Narrow Rubs On Fore-Edge Only. Inscribed by Author(s).

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. illustrated edition. 221 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.50 inches. In Stock.

(3) pages 'Index Supplement [Fitfth Volume, January to December 1930], Building, December 1930'; 564 annually counted pages on medium-glossy paper; fully illustrated throughout with photographs of buildings or their details and ground and floor plans; 8 multiple (partly huge) folded plans and views ('Baker Street Station Buildings', 'Builders' Administration', 'New Olympial Hall', 'New Headquarters Martins Bank Liverpool', 'New Midland Bank, new Headquarters, London', 'Liverpool Cathedral Organ Cases', 2x 'Thames House Westmister London', 'New Masonic Peace Memorial, Queen Street, London'). - Gilt-titled 'olive-grey' cloth-binding of the period with red-sparkled edges; 4to.(ca. 30 x 23 x 4 cm; ca. 2,5 kg.). *** [ERWEITERTER SOMMERVERKAUF / EXPANDED SUMMER-SALE: um über 30% REDUZIERTER PREIS bis Montag, den 20.07.2026 / PRICE-REDUCTION of over 30% until Monday, July 20; ursprünglicher Preis / originally EUR 300,-] --- FIRST EDITION, COMPLETE ANNUAL OF THE AS IMPORTANT AS NOWADAYS RARE ARCHITECTURAL MONTHLY; CLOTHBOUND ORIGINAL, Fifth Year in 12 monthly Issues complete. - Cloth-binding minimally used, last two sheets with short central tear, corners of last page slightly dusty; A BEAUTIFEL COPY.

Octavo,a fine set in binder's cloth, wrappers retained. Jack Hyett and Roy Cooper, frustrated by the impossibility of completing their sets of The Emu published this facsimile in the 1960's.100 sets were produced (Jack Hyett pers com). The single most important twentieth century reference work on Australian ornithology. The Australasian Ornithologists' Union (for most of its existence the Royal Australasian Ornithologists' Union, and now Birds Australia) started with 137 members thus explaining the scarcity of the early volumes and even as early as 1904 the secretary Dudley Le Souef noted that volume one was out of print. In the first volume A. J. Campbell, the first editor of The Emu, gives an account of the formation of the Union and in volume three the editors (Campbell was now joined by Henry Kendall) exhorted the members to ". give wholehearted support by forwarding contributions, while not forgetting the very necessary subscriptions. According to the food (material aid) the natural Emu receives, so will its dress appear- lustrous or otherwise. The same with the literary Emu. Besides the primary plank- the scientific study of the avifauna- there are other great considerations worthy of attention: traffic in birds, their wanton destruction, their national value, especially to the farmer, orchardist, etc, not to mention their aesthetic bearing, without which the sum total of human happiness can never be complete". For an excellent history of Birds Australia and the fortunes of The Emu see Robin, Libby. The flight of the Emu: a hundred years of Australian Ornithology 1901-2001. Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 2001. PROVENANCE: The set of Margaret Cameron, president of Birdlife Australia 1986-89 (see Robin, Libby. The flight of the Emu: a hundred years of Australian ornithology 1901-2001. Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 2001).

Octavo,13 volumes.binder's cloth; "Emu" bindings (green cloth, round back, bevelled boards, gilt Emu design), wrappers retained, all in magnificent crisp condition. Volume one on the front endpaper has the stamp "H. M. Customs Melbourne" with Campbell's signature, plus "The editor, The Emu". The retained wrappers of volume one reads "Editors copy" in red ink in Campbell's hand. A. J. CAMPBELL'S SET OF 'THE EMU' The single most important twentieth century reference work on Australian ornithology. The Australasian Ornithologists' Union (for most of its existence the Royal Australasian Ornithologists' Union, and now Birds Australia) started with 137 members thus explaining the scarcity of the early volumes and even as early as 1904 the secretary Dudley Le Souef noted that volume one was out of print. In the first volume A. J. Campbell, the first editor of The Emu, gives an account of the formation of the Union and in volume three the editors (Campbell was now joined by Henry Kendall) exhorted the members to ". give wholehearted support by forwarding contributions, while not forgetting the very necessary subscriptions. According to the food (material aid) the natural Emu receives, so will its dress appear- lustrous or otherwise. The same with the literary Emu. Besides the primary plank- the scientific study of the avifauna- there are other great considerations worthy of attention: traffic in birds, their wanton destruction, their national value, especially to the farmer, orchardist, etc, not to mention their aesthetic bearing, without which the sum total of human happiness can never be complete". For an excellent history of Birds Australia and the fortunes of The Emu see Robin, Libby. The flight of the Emu: a hundred years of Australian Ornithology 1901-2001. Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 2001. PROVENANCE: Archibald James Campbell (1853-1929) is one of the premier contributors to Australian ornithology. Born on Melbourne, he became a civil servant and worked in the Federal Customs Department. He was a foundation member of both the Royal Australasian Ornithologists' Union and the Bird Observers' Club, the first editor of 'The Emu' and was a prolific contributor to the journals of the day. Along with A. J. North he was the leading oological authority and his 'Nests and eggs of Australian birds: including the geographical distribution of the species and popular observations thereon' published 1900 is rightly one of the classics of Australian ornithology. PLEASE NOTE; This offer of thirteen volumes is a snapshot of what is available. The purchaser will receive other volumes, Emu binding, to complete the set.