Knight capt cwr (9 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: N/A. 2nd Edition. 2nd edition (revised). 156pp, with a colour plate frontispiece and 53 further plate illustrations. In decorated green cloth-covered boards, blind rules around edges and gift owl on front panel, gilt titles front and spine. Upper text block edge sprayed green, other edges deckled. Small 4to. Boards a rubbed on edges, slightly rounded on corners and spine ends, a couple of small marks. Some minor spotting and toning to text block edges and prelims, else Internally neat, clean, bright ad tight. A beautifully presented study of the rarer birds of prey which inhabit the British Isles. Chapter headings include In a Modern Bird Sanctuary; In Quest of the Golden Eagle; A Montagu Harrier at Close Quarters; Five British Owls; Heronry from an Observation Point; Filming the Yaffle etc. A lovely vintage volume. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. 2nd edition (revised). Book - good, dust jacket - fair (tatty).

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Book - good. Hardback.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. 2nd edition (revised). Book - good. Hardback. No date (ca 1927). Weight exceeds standard 1.0 kg rate - extra postage may be required for some overseas destinations.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Green cloth board with gilt title and decoration to upper board. Bruised corners and some wear to extremities of spine. Browning to endpapers, previous owner's bookplate to front paste-down. Frontispiece in colour and 53 other illustrations in black and white. Preface by Lord Grey of Falloden. Rough cut pages which are marked by foxing but this has not spread by and large to the body of the text. Crack to front hinge, but binding remains fir.…

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. The second edition of this immersive collection of Captain C. W. R. Knight's explorations and observations of birds, with plates throughout. The second (revised) edition of this work.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and thirty-two monochrome plates. Collated complete.With a signature from Viscount Grey of Fallodon, K.G to his preface.In the publisher's original cloth binding.A fascinating work comprising of observations and photographs made by Captain C. W. R. Knight, also known informally as 'Chas', a well-known British falconer.This book comprises of his explorations and sights, most notably his quest to find and capture photos of the alluring Golden Eagle. In the original cloth binding. Externally, smart. A few discoloured spots to the cloth and slight rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Ex libris of one Stanley Old to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with the odd spot to the first and last few leaves. Very Good. Capt. C. W. R. Knight (illustrator). book.…

pp. xxii, 296, col. Fronts., b/w plates, illus. e.ps., award inscr. on front paste-down dated 1928, foxed e.ps., or. dec. bds, rubbed, some fishing to backstrip and edge (4cm) of rear board along spine, o/w good condition.

First. Preface by Viscount Grey of Fallodon. Frontispiece in colour and 53 other illustrations in black and white. Birds of prey , including a chapter on falconry. 166pp. untrimmed. Blue cloth with sl ight wear top and base of spine. No dj. One plate loose but undamaged. Owner's inscription. VG.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. A very smart set of abundantly illustrated ornithological works on the species and habitats of British birds. A three volume set.In the publisher's original cloth bindings.A three volume set of ornithological works, giving insight into bird species and habitats, most commonly in Britain.Including:(1922) Wild Life in the Tree TopsBy Capt. C.W.R. Knight. The first edition, second impression. Illustrated with a frontispiece, 53 illustrations across 31 plates from photographs by the author. With sections such as a rookery in spring, the lady's hawk, two brown owls, photographing the crow, and many more.(1934) Birds in Britain To-DayBy Geoffrey C.S. Ingram, and H. Morrey Salmon. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and 65 photographs across plates of fifty species by the authors. With sections such as crows and starlings, orioles, finches, buntungs and larks, pipits, wagtails, tits and shrikes, flycatchers and warblers and many more.(1937) A Bird Lover's BritainBy G.K. Yeates. The first edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and 37 plates. A work on the British birds of Britain, with sections such as the lane, the common heath, the down, the marsh, the stream and lake, the sea- cliff and coast, he loch, and the pleat bog.All volumes collated, complete. In publisher's original cloth bindings. Externally, very smart. Bumping to the heads and tails of the spines. Odd mark to boards, with slight rubbing to 'Birds in Britain To-Day'. Light fading to spine of 'Wild Life in the Tree Tops'. Front free endpaper of 'A Bird Lover's Britain' is clipped. Ink inscription to front paste down of 'Wild Life in the Tree Tops', with offsetting to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Light spotting to 'Wild Life in the Tree Tops'. Prize bookplate to first blank of 'Birds in Britain To-Day'. Very Good. Geoffrey C.S. Ingram; H. Morrey Salmon; Capt. C.W.R. Knight (illustrator). book.…