h f witherby rev f c r jourdain (6 Ergebnisse)

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original blue buckram covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. Quarto. 9'' x 6½''. Contains (xl), 326 pp with 32 colour plates, monochrome illustrations throughout. In Very Good condition, only front cover of the dust wrapper laid-in. Member of the P.B.F.A. ORNITHOLOGY.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original blue buckram covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. Quarto. 9'' x 6½''. Contains (x), 387 pp with plates and monochrome illustrations throughout. Very Good condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with chips and tears. Member of the P.B.F.A. ORNITHOLOGY.

Hardback. Sixth Impression. Hardback Sixth Impression All volumes are uniformly bound in blue cloth although generally in good condition do show a little wear small closed tear to the top of the spine to volume four Each volume has a previous owners bookplate to the front free endpaper There is a little foxing throughout however the pages are overall clean Volume I Crows to Firecrest 326pp Vol II Warblers to Owls 352pp Vol III Hawks to Ducks 387pp Vol IV Cormorants to Crane 461pp Volume V Terns to Gamebirds pp 381 A good reference setnbsp. book.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. First edition copies of the complete five-volume set of Witherby's handbook of British birds. The first edition of this five-volume set in the publisher's original cloth binding. Ink inscription to the front paste downs of all volumes, dated 1938. An impressive and practical handbook to the birds of Britain, edited by Harry Forbes Witherby, a noted British ornithologist, author, publisher, and one of the founding members of the magazine, British Birds. This work provides details of identification and classification of bird families, with commentary on habitat, characteristics, and song. With contributions from Francis Charles Robert Jourdain, a notable amateur British ornithologist known for his extensive research into the breeding biology of birds of the Palaeartic region, Norman Frederick Ticehurst, a British ornithologist, and Bernard William Tucker, an English ornithologist and lecturer in zoology at Oxford University. This set comprises: Volume I: Crows to Flycatchers (1938). Illustrated with thirty-three plates which are mostly in colour, six maps, and numerous in-text illustrations. Volume II: Warblers to Owls (1938). Illustrated with thirty plates which are mostly in colour, six maps, and numerous in-text illustrations.Volume III: Hawks to Ducks (1939). Illustrated with thirty-nine plates which are mostly in colour, seven maps, and numerous in-text illustrations.Volume IV: Cormorants to Crane (1940). Illustrated with thirty-three plates which are mostly in colour, eight maps, and numerous in-text illustrations.Volume V: Terns to Game-Birds, with additions and corrections as well as systematic list and indices (1941). Illustrated with twenty-two plates which are mostly in colour, ten maps, and numerous in-text illustrations.Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally generally smart with light shelf wear to the boards and extremities. Fading to spines. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed. book.

Hardback (No Dust Wrapper.). Zustand: Very Good. Condition Notes: Gently, and not uniformly, faded at the spine of all five volumes which are all a little marked on the boards. Previous owners' name to the first blank of each alongside a personal book plate. Pages gently tanned with scattered spotting throughout althought the colour plates are bright and clean throughout. A decent set; ### IMPORTANT: Weighing 6kg. overseas shipping will be with ParcelForce, additional postage will be requested. Within the UK I will request £15.00 to send it along, again by ParcelForce. ### First edition (first printing). Hardback. Blue boards with gilt titles to the spine; Measures 8¾" x 6¼" (6 kg); Edited by H. F. Witherby; Contains: Charts; Colour plates; Black & white drawings; Maps; A Uniform First Published 5-Volumes Set: Volume I with 33 Plates, Text Figures and Maps (Crows To Flycatchers), 1938; Volume II With 30 Plates, Text Figures And Maps (Warblers To Owls), 1938; Volume III With 39 Plates, Text Figures And Maps (Hawks To Ducks), 1939; Volume IV With 33 Plates, Text Figures And Maps (Cormorants To Crane), 1940; Volume V With 22 Plates, Text Figures And Maps (Terns To Game-Birds) (Additions And Corrections) (Systematic List And Indices), 1941; || The book is on the shelf, ready to be appropriately packed, and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the book shop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #181930 ||.

Five volumes, 8vo. 147 plates, most in colour. Cloth, d.w.'s, spines browned and a little rubbed.