Scott peter 1909 1989 (38 Ergebnisse)

paperback. Zustand: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. 1957. A good, clear condition book.…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1986). (1980) 1986 paperback edition. 4to paperback (215 x 280mm). Pp112. Colour and b/w illustrations by author. Slight use but a very good second-hand paperback. An attractive collection of Sir Peter Scott's wildlife paintings accompanied by anecdotes about their origins. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1980). 1980 1st edition. 4to (219 x 287mm). Pp112. Colour & b/w illustrations by author. Blind-stamped bird motif to brown boards, spine titled in gilt. Corners bumped, inscription to fep. Good-plus in dust-wrapper. An attractive collection of Sir Peter Scott's wildlife paintings accompanied by anecdotes about their origins. .…

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description; x, 242, 48 pages, leaf. illustrations (including 1 color), maps ; 26 cm. Notes; Illus. on lining papers. Includes bibliographical references (pages 216-235). Subjects; Swans. H5 -- Zoology: birds. Birds Ornithology. game birds. geese. Aves. Genres; Bibliography. Illustrated. 1 Kg. …

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1977). (1961) 1977 revised edition. 8vo (142 x 222mm). Pp256. 16 b/w plates, b/w vignette illustrations to chapter headings. Mauve boards, spine titled in gilt. Ex-library copy with associated faults. Working copy only. Scott's autobiography. Oundle, fowling, painting, decoys and punt-gunning, sailing, WW II, Sutton Bridge and Slimbridge, gliding, travelling and collecting wildfowl. . …

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1980). 1980 1st edition. 4to (219 x 287mm). Pp112. Colour & b/w illustrations by author. Blind-stamped bird motif to brown boards, spine titled in gilt. End-paper slightly browned but very good in slightly used dust-wrapper. An attractive collection of Sir Peter Scott's wildlife paintings accompanied by anecdotes about their origins. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1966). (1965) 1966 edition. Pp139. B/w illustrations by Keith Shackleton. Very good in torn dust-wrapper. Nice illustrations by Keith Shackleton. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1980). 1980 1st edition. 4to (219 x 287mm). Pp112. Colour & b/w illustrations by author. Blind-stamped bird motif to brown boards, spine titled in gilt. Very good in dust-wrapper. An attractive collection of Sir Peter Scott's wildlife paintings accompanied by anecdotes about their origins. .…

2nd Impression. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 138 pages. Subjects: Animals -- Anecdotes. Animals. Wild Life. 1 Kg.

Revised Edition. Good paperback copy; edges somewhat dust-dulled and nicked. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 96 p.: ill. (some color), maps; 23 cm. Subjects: Waterfowl. Anseriformes Identification. Water birds. Game and game-birds. Genre: Illustrated 1 Kg.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1938). (1938) later reprint. 4to (227 x 291mm). Ppx,120. Colour & b/w by the author. Green cloth, spine and upper board titled in gilt. Various minor faults, stained and rubbed, good only. Lacks dust-wrapper. "At my home, which is a lighthouse, standing upon a sea wall at the mouth of an east coast river, live several hundred wild geese and ducks. Without their co-operation many of the pictures in this book could not have been painted, and many of the chapters would not have been written." Chapters include: The chorus of the geese; Anabel - the story of a wild goose; Brogden - a marsh; Barnacle Bill; Great occasions; Twelve hours afloat; The railway bridge; Broadcasting; A broadcast; The wild geese of Hungary; To Roumania; The Delta and the Black Sea; The return journey; The Lesser Whitefronts; A flare, a gong and a net; More about the Caspian shore; Fabulous birds; The Shelducks; The lighthouse birds; Beware!; The magic spell. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1980). 1980 1st edition. 4to (219 x 287mm). Pp112. Colour & b/w illustrations by author. Blind-stamped bird motif to brown boards, spine titled in gilt. Slight tanning but very good in price-clipped dust-wrapper. Author's signature to half-title. An attractive collection of Sir Peter Scott's wildlife paintings accompanied by anecdotes about their origins. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1951). 1951 1st edition. 8vo (142 x 222mm). Pp254. Colour frontispiece & b/w text illustrations by the author, photograph plates, photograph plates by Paul Queneau, end-paper maps. Gilt decorative cloth. Faded and foxed else good-plus in poor dust-wrapper. A two-month expedition in search of the rare Ross's geese on the Perry River in Canada's North-West Territories. . …

First Edition. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked pictorial cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 127, [1] pages frontispiece, illustrations, plates 26 cm. Subjects; Birds Folklore. Birds Migration. Geese. Sailing. Birds. Birds Migration. Geese. Sailing. Birds Migration. Geese. Sailing. Birds Legends and stories. Genres; Folklore. Illustrated. 1 Kg. …

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1961). (1961) later reprint. 8vo (148 x 226mm). Ppxxii,682. 4 colour & 16 plain plates, illustrations, pictorial end-papers. Blue cloth. Owner's name to title-page else good-plus in used dust-wrapper. Scott's autobiography. Oundle, fowling, painting, decoys and punt-gunning, sailing, W.W.II, Sutton Bridge and Slimbridge, gliding, travelling and collecting wildfowl. . …

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1951). 1951 1st edition. 8vo (142 x 222mm). Pp254. Colour frontispiece & b/w text illustrations by the author, photograph plates, photograph plates by Paul Queneau, end-paper maps. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt, gilt skein of geese in flight to upper board. Minor faults, slight browning to edges, good-plus in slightly frayed dust-wrapper. D/w price 21s. A two-month expedition in search of the rare Ross's geese on the Perry River in Canada's North-West Territories. .…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1938). (1938) later reprint. 4to (227 x 291mm). Ppx,120. Colour & b/w plates by the author, b/w illustrations. Browning to end-papers, preliminaries and edges but good-plus. Lacks dust-wrapper. "At my home, which is a lighthouse, standing upon a sea wall at the mouth of an east coast river, live several hundred wild geese and ducks. Without their co-operation many of the pictures in this book could not have been painted, and many of the chapters would not have been written." Chapters include: The chorus of the geese; Anabel. The story of a wild goose; Brogden - a marsh; Barnacle Bill; Great occasions; Twelve hours afloat; the railway bridge; Broadcasting; A broadcast; The wild geese of Hungary; To Roumania; The Delta and the Black Sea; The return journey; The Lesser Whitefronts; A flare, a gong and a net; More about the Caspian shore; Fabulous birds; The Shelducks; The lighthouse birds; Beware!; The magic spell. . …

Revised Edition. Very good paperback copy; edges slightly dust-toned and edge-nicked. Minor foxing to cover and prelims. Bright and clean internally. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: 91 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. Notes: Previous ed 1957. Subjects: Game and game-birds; Water birds; Waterfowl Identification. 1 Kg.…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1951). 1951 1st edition. 8vo (142 x 222mm). Pp254. Colour frontispiece & b/w text illustrations by the author, photograph plates, photograph plates by Paul Queneau, end-paper maps. Gilt decorative cloth. Cloth faded but very good in chipped dust-wrapper. A two-month expedition in search of the rare Ross's geese on the Perry River in Canada's North-West Territories. . …

First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a very good, somewhat dust-dulled and edge-torn dust wrapper. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; xii, 679 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 23 cm. Notes; Includes index. Subjects; Scott, Peter (1909-1989). Ornithologists Great Britain Biography. Naturalists Great Britain Biography. Wildlife conservationists Great Britain Biography. Scott, Peter. 1 Kg.…

1st edition. Fine cloth copy in a poor if somewhat edge-torn (with loss) and dust-dulled dust-wrapper (price-clipped). Light foxing on the prelims. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 171 p.: ill.; 33 cm. Subjects: Animals Africa; Pictorial works. Zoology Africa, East. National parks and reserves Africa, East. Genre: Illustrated. 1 Kg.…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1961). 1961 1st edition. 8vo (146 x 227mm). Ppxxii,682. 4 colour & 16 b/w plates, b/w illustrations, pictorial end-papers. Blue cloth, spine titled in gilt, author's signature printed in gilt to upper board. Front hinge slightly cracked, slight foxing. some browning and use. Good-plus, lacks dust-wrapper. Scott's autobiography. Oundle, fowling, painting, decoys and punt-gunning, sailing, W.W.II, Sutton Bridge and Slimbridge, gliding, travelling and collecting wildfowl. . …

Reprint. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 118 pages, illustrations (some color). Subjects: Water birds. Geese. Ducks. Birds; Pictorial works. Birds Romania. Game and game-birds. 1 Kg. …

Third Edition. Previous owner's inscription. Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xii, 679 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 23cm. Subjects: Scott, Peter (1909-1989). Ornithologists ; Great Britain ; Biography. 1 Kg. …

2nd impression. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; xii, 679 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 23 cm. Subjects; Scott, Sir Peter Markham 1909-. Ornithologists Biography. Ornithologists Great Britain ; Biography. Naturalists Great Britain Biography. 1 Kg. …

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1961). 1961 1st edition. 8vo (146 x 227mm). Ppxxii,682. 4 colour & 16 b/w plates, b/w illustrations, pictorial end-papers. Blue cloth, spine titled in gilt, author's signature printed in gilt to upper board. Spine slightly shaken, some browning and use. Rear of rubbed and frayed dust-wrapper reinforced with tape, good copy. Scott's autobiography. Oundle, fowling, painting, decoys and punt-gunning, sailing, W.W.II, Sutton Bridge and Slimbridge, gliding, travelling and collecting wildfowl. . …

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1951). 1951 1st edition. 8vo (142 x 222mm). Pp254. Colour frontispiece & b/w text illustrations by the author, photograph plates, photograph plates by Paul Queneau, end-paper maps. Gilt decorative cloth. Spine slightly faded but very good in slightly used dust-wrapper. A two-month expedition in search of the rare Ross's geese on the Perry River in Canada's North-West Territories. . …

First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 64 pages : 16 color plates ; 25 cm. Subjects: Water birds. Birds Great Britain. Genre: Nature. Language: English. 1 Kg. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. FIRST EDITION with rubbed dust jacket - rare and collectable - will send out 1 st class post within 12 hours of receipt of order.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1961). (1961) 1961 2nd impression. 8vo (150 x 226mm). Ppxxii,682. 4 colour & 16 plain plates, illustrations, pictorial end-papers. Blue cloth, spine titled in gilt. Good-plus in slightly frayed, price-clipped dust-wrapper. Scott's autobiography. Oundle, fowling, painting, decoys and punt-gunning, sailing, W.W.II, Sutton Bridge and Slimbridge, gliding, travelling and collecting wildfowl. . …