Detmold e h (8 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 4to; White cloth cover ; navy lettering; no handwriting inside such as names; ; tipped in colour Illustrations by a variety of good illustrators, in vg condition; as well as b/w illustrations; some of the text pages brownng;; Princess Mary's Gift Book; 4to 11" - 13" tall. Illustrated by Harold Earnshaw; H M Brock; Edmund Dulac; E J Detmold; H RMillar ; rackham, A. Et Al (illustrator). …

Zustand: Fair. - Octavo, blue cloth titled in gilt on the spine with the title and a vignette of a bird stamped in gilt on the front cover. There is dampstaining to front edges of the covers and a small white stain to the rear cover. The spine is faded and stained. ix, [iii] & 323 pages, illustrated with a color frontispiece & 7 color plates by E. J. Detmold. The front hinge is cracked opposite the frontispiece. There is evidence of slight early worming to the front margins of pages 145-174, not affecting the text. There is some scattered foxing to the preliminary leaves and a few pages of text. A good reading copy. First American edition.…

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. First edition. A smart first edition of this ornithological study with delightful illustrations in colour throughout. The first edition of this work.In the publisher's original cloth binding.With a colour frontispiece and seven colour plates. Collated complete.This comprehensive work educates the reader on various species of birds that can be found in inhabited areas, providing fascinating insight into the daily goings on of birds in the context of urban and suburban living.Written by Anglo-Argentine ornithologist William Henry Hudson, or Guillermo Enrique Hudson as he is known in Argentina. In the original cloth binding. Externally, smart. Rubbing and bumping to the extremities and a few marks to the front board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Slight offsetting to the endpapers. Very Good. E. J. Detmold (illustrator). book.…

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. First edition. A very smart first edition of this ornithological study, with colour images throughout. First edition. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and seven colour plates. Collated complete. A detailed and comprehensive ornithological study of towns and villages, with observations of exotic birds in Britain, the eagle and the canary, garden life, mating patterns, characteristics, habits, and more. Written by William Henry Hudson, or Guillermo Enrique Hudson, an Anglo-Argentine author, naturalist and ornithologist. Illustrated by Edward Julius Detmold, a prolific Victorian and early twentieth-century book illustrator. In the original full green cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear and minor fading to the spine. Small puncture marks to the front board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot. Light age toning to the endpapers. Very Good Indeed. E. J. Detmold (illustrator). book.…

First Edition. Octavo (20cm.); original grey pictorial cloth embossed in gilt; ix,[1],274pp.; color frontispiece & 7 plates. Boards a bit dust-soiled, extremities rubbed with small losses at corners, spine toned; contents about fine. Very Good overall. "This book is more than a mere reprint of Birds in a Village published in 1893. The first portion of the old book has been mostly re-written with some fresh matter added; and for the concluding portion of it, entirely new matter has been substituted" (WILSON 35).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. pp. 274, eight plates in colour by Detmold. Publisher's light olive green cloth with gilt lettering to the spine and gilt vignette to the front board, blind ruled edges; very good with minimal wear and some speckled ink marks to rear board. Contents clean and tight, colour frontispiece plate, name and adddress to front free endpaper, J S Chapman, St John's College, Cambridge, text unmarked, no foxing. A very good clean copy. Size: 8vo. E. J. Detmold (illustrator). Book.…

Zustand: Very Good. x, 271, 12 col plates. . HB. Fine copy in fine d/w with orig. publisher's box; box with minor wear to corners, one corner split with archival tape repair to inside. Rarely found with original box. Original owner's book-plate (Louis J. Synck). New edition. First printing of the Tudor re-issue. Fine mounted colour plates by the famous book illustrator Edward Julius Detmold (1883-1957).Jean-Henri Fabre (1823-1915) was a French naturalist, entomologist, and author. He is best known for his observations of living insects and is considered by many to be the father of modern entomology. Fabre combines what he calls 'my passion for scientific truth' with accurate observations and an engaging style of writing, which has contributed to the lasting popularity of his work.…

[8], 271 p., numerous beautiful tipped in plates, original publisher?s green decorated cloth (dust jacket,) in original case. With dedication on first free endpaper. Case and dust jacket are worn, but the book itself (binding and contents) is very well preserved.