Chapin james p (12 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Good. New York, 1953; paper covers; spine slightly toned, title written on spine in pencil; interior is clean and unmarked; 820 pages.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 1st edition. Part I only, 756pp, octavo, fold-out map, illustrated, tight binding, clean throughout, soiled & worn backstip, mild wear to the boards, corner wear.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. HARDBACK green cloth gilt lettering on spine, spine slightly faded, head, ex-Zoological Society of London with small gilt mark on tail, small stamps on front end paper and original card front cover (bound in at rear), all page edges speckled. very clean and bright. Please see our listing ID No 046269 for Part 4 Please contact me for photographs or more information if required. …

Broschur. Zustand: gut. VIII, 391 S., graph. Darst., 24 cm, unaufgeschnitten, Bibliotheksexemplar, Ecke geknickt. Sprache: Englisch.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. HARDBACK green cloth gilt lettering on spine, spine slightly faded, head, ex-Zoological Society of London with small gilt mark on tail, small stamps on front end paper and original card front cover (bound in at rear), all page edges speckled. very clean and bright. Please see our listing ID No 046268 for Part 3 Please contact me for photographs or more information if required. …

8° (20 x 13,8 cm), OBrosch., 48 S., 26 Abb., sehr guter Zustand. James P. Chapin war Associate Curator of Birds im Museum of Natural History, New York. 76 gr.

Soft Cover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Paperback. 821pp. Illus. Heavy book. Spine reinforced with paper strip. Edgewear and some areas of slight abrasion to covers. Previous owner's details to half title. A good reading copy. (p10).

391 Seiten, Gr.-8°, kartoniert. Stempel auf Titelblatt, sonst gut erhalten.

binder's cloth Blind binder's cloth, some faint soil & smudges to binding,VG 13pp photoplates 24x16cm, ( 307 ) pp, Title labelled in ink on spine.Original front cover wrappers of each item bound in.One (blank) page paper-t This is a volume containing 7 offprints from the "Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History", Vol. 49-58, 1924-28,all concerning Ornithology.Includes: James P. Chapin "Size-Variation in Pyrenestes.A Genus of Weaver- Finches", 1924,pagination runs 415-441; Robert Cushman Murphy "The Marine Ornithology of the Cape Verde Islands, with a list of all the birds of the Archipelago",1924,pagination runs 211-278; Frank M. Chapman & Ludlow Griscom "The House Wrens of the Genus Troglodytes",1924,pagination runs 279-304; W.DeW.Miller "Further Notes on Ptilosis",1924,pagination runs 305-33 1 ; Peter P. Sushkin "On the Anatomy & Classification of the Weaver-Birds",19 27, 32pp; Ernest G. Holt "An Ornithological Survey of the Serra do Itatiaya, Brazil", 1927, pagination runs 251-326 + 13pp photoplates; Frank M. Chapman "The Nesting Habits of Wragler's Oropendola (Zarhynchus Wagleri)on Barro Colorado Island",1928,pagination runs 123-166. Blind binder's cloth, some faint soil & smudges to binding,VG.…

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Good. First Edition. 82 pages. Articles: The Kids Get a Night Club - Rochester's teenagers solve their entertainment problem; The A-Bomb's Invisible Offspring - the menace of radioactivity from atomic blasts - article with scary photos; The Balkan Follies - how Americans are browbeaten in Moscowized southeast Europe (Yugoslavia); Little Man on a Horse - sketches of backstage life of the big-time jockeys; I Stopped Stammering - how he was cured - Dr. Richard R. Hutcheson and the district speech clinic in Washington, D.C.; They Kicked Us Off Our Land (conclusion) - the misuse of public grazing lands. Includes ads for: Duraglas bottles; Ipana toothpaste - featuring Bryan Cornell and his mother; General Electric entertainment products (in colour); Admiral FM-AM phonograph with miracle tone arm; U.S. Royal tires; International Harvester products - trucks, dozers, tractors and appliances; Ford woody wagons; Borden - featuring Elsie the Cow; Colgate tooth paste; Lucky Stricke cigarettes; Ballantine Ale - featuring Victorian bathing suits; Good Year - centerfold; Kingsey gin; GM Electro-Motive Division; Veedol motor oil; "The Long Night" movie starring Henry Fonda; Schlitz beer; Polaroid sportglas - modelled by Bill Stern and Margaret Young; Acushnet golf balls; Back cover Chesterfield cigarette ad features large color image of actor Charles Boyer. A worthy vintage copy. Kling, Wendell; Chapin, James (cover); Hallman, A.; Temple, Willard H.; Groth, John; Wiggins, K.; Lewicki, James; Kling, Wendell; (illustrator).…

First Edition. First printing. Octavo (24.5cm). 4 volumes in taupe paper wrappers, printed in black; I: x,756pp; II: [viii],632pp; III: [822]pp; IV: [x],846pp; vol. I with frontispiece, 10 plates, and folding map of the Congo at rear, vol. II color frontis., 2 color pl., 19 black and white pl., vol. III 24 pl., vol. IV 27 pl., all volumes with in-text black and white figures. Largely unopened. Generally whole, with minor wear and short tears to wrapper edges, occasional external marks and stains, vol. I wrapper detached from front joint, and with large loss to rear upper corner; overall Very Good. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History Vols. LXV, LXXV, 75A, 75B. First edition of "one of the outstanding works of zoological research ever completed on any African region, and the best done by an American" (ANB). This work deals with the field research Chapin performed with Herbert Lang in the Congo from 1909 to 1915, while Chapin was still a student. He spent his career as a curator of ornithology at the American Museum of Natural History, and is widely regarded as one of the best ornithologists of the twentieth century. …

New York The American Museum of Natural History. 1932/1939/1953/1954 4 vols. in orig. publishers paperbinding, 756-632-821-843pp., 16x24.5cm., num. b/w illustr., 3 col. illustr. and 1 fold. map of Congo, spines of vol. 2 and 3 slightly damaged, otherwise a very fine and rare compl. 4 volume set. This monumental four-volume monograph presents the definitive scientific treatment of the avifauna of the Belgian Congo, based on decades of fieldwork, expedition material, and taxonomic revision. Including extensive species descriptions, distribution analyses, ecological observations, and hundreds of plates and maps, it remains one of the most comprehensive ornithological works ever produced for Central Africa. The set documents the birdlife of the Belgian Congo through systematic accounts, specimen records, measurements, comparative morphology, behavioral notes, and habitat descriptions. Each volume contains detailed plates, distribution maps, and keys for identification. The work synthesizes findings from major AMNH expeditions and preserves essential data for modern biodiversity research, historical biogeography, and African ornithology. James Paul Chapin (1889-1964) was an American ornithologist affiliated with the American Museum of Natural History. He participated in the Congo expeditions of the early 20th century and became one of the leading authorities on African birdlife. His long-term research, museum work, and extensive field documentation established him as a cornerstone figure in African ornithology. …