Chilton glen (12 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. No Jacket. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. No Jacket. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: Good. First Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.…

Zustand: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 2009). 2009 1st edition. 8vo (160 x 242mm). Ppxii,305. B/w photographs, map. Green and cream boards, spine titled in gilt. A fine copy in slightly shelf-worn dust-wrapper. "Finally, the world's leading authority on the extinct Labrador duck, Dr. Glen Chilton, shares the story of the mysterious bird - a saga wherein he sets out to examine the remains of every Labrador duck, conduct genetic analysis on every Labrador duck egg, and visit every site where the duck was shot .with many a (mis)adventure along the way. .More elusive than the passenger pigeon, the dodo, or the great auk, and breeding in places so obscure that no certain records exist of its nests, the Labrador duck succumbed to extinction almost before anyone realized it was in decline. When Chilton began his travels there were thought to be approximately fifty stuffed specimens scattered among the museums of Europe and North America. However, as his search progressed, it became clear that some specimens had been lost to war and theft while others lay hidden in far-flung collections, overseen by secretive curators." Chilton finally did succeed in seeing every single specimen known to be in existence, but only after travelling the equivalent of 3.3 times around the earth in order to do it. A good read, with much useful information on a hitherto rather obscure subject. .…

hardcover. Zustand: Good. Our good condition books are generally good for reading but not for gifting or collecting. They could have imperfections such as creasing, fanning, inscriptions, margin notes, yellowing, staining on edge or cover or pages, bumps, scuffs, etc etc (sometimes multiple of these). It's a wide category that encompasses anything that isn't almost-new down to anything that is slightly better than poor. We would NOT recommend gifting Good books - these should be considered reading copies. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive, furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order (at least not without checking with us first, although we don't always have time to check). We aim to dispatch prompty, the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries, see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only.…

Hardback. Zustand: Near Fine. 1st US Edition. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Near Fine copy in Very Good dustjacket. Dustjacket is now protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Black & white illustrations. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 305 pages. A quest to see all 54 stuffed Labrador duck specimens that remain in existence. The author is noted travel writer and ornithologist.…

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 320 pages. 9.00x6.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Dustwrapper, pp.xii, 305. First US edition. The duck in question is extinct, this is Dr Glen Chiltons account of his quest to research the remains and sites of their shooting of every such duck known in museums, private collections etc, and also analyse the genetics of every duck egg he can locate. Dustwrapper a bit creased along the top edge, with two neat old repairs to small splits on the inside top edge surface. Text block trims a little browned, as is the text. VG in VG dustwrapper. …