classification synopsis trochilidae (13 Ergebnisse)

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: Very Good. Very Good condition. Covers rebound. (hummingbirds, birds, trochilidae ) A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

Zustand: New. KlappentextrnrnUnlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketc.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Zustand: New.

Gebunden. Zustand: New.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Oversized hardcover, no dust jacket. Bound in a tidy library binding, with maroon cloth over boards. Gold lettering to the spine. Dated 1878 on the title page. It says, " Accepted for publication, January, 1878". Underneath this, a librarian has written in "published March Apr. 1879". No copyright page to be found. 277 pages. Good condition. Binding is strong and square. Cloth is lightly rubbed around the corners and head and foot of the boards. Some fading to the cloth as well. Pages are toned, but free of any marks or writing. Pages 73-90 have been neatly repaired with scotch tape. The corner at the foot had been torn, but was taped back together. There are several other small tape repairs to the page edges. A librarian has added in "Vol. 23, Article 5", to the title page. A few pencilled notes to the head of the front attached end paper. No other marks or notes to be found. Black and white line drawings. Overall good condition. This book is from the collection of Thomas Lovejoy. Dr. Lovejoy was an influential ecologist, field biologist, and activist; former head of the Amazon Biodiversity Center, World Wildlife Fund, and advisor to the United Nations and Smithsonian Institution. He is credited with introducing the term 'biological diversity' to the mainstream environmental movement. In addition, he was a passionate collector of books on the natural world. He died in 2021 and we are very excited to present a selection of his books. Please browse the entire catalogue here on ABE or contact us for instructions on how to get to it. Thomas Lovejoy's name is not written in this book. It will come with a card stating provenance, with a picture of Lovejoy. This is an oversized book. Extra shipping will be required for international or priority shipping. Please email with questions or to see any photos.

Disbound. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge 317; 127 figures from woodcut; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 248 pages; Neatly excised from the bound Volume XXIII. Contents Fine. Illustrated with 127 woodcut figures in-text. Disbound and ready for the binding of the buyer's choice. A standard reference on Hummingbirds. . I can have wraps or boards professionally added for extra $45 to 110. . Oversize book may require additional charges for expedited or international shipping.

Washington, DC, Smithsonian Institution, 1878. 4to (31.3 x 23.7 cm). xii, 275 pp.; 127 text figures. Disbound. = A classic study on the variability and speciation in this bird family. Published in the Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge. Seldom-seen outside North America. Binding weak, lacks the wrappers, otherwise good, clean. Cat. BM(NH) 2, p. 522.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Oversized hardcover. Marbled red and half leather covers. Raised cords and gold lettering on spine. All edges and corners rubbed; binding tight. All edges stained red. Title page dated 1878. No date on copyright page. Large oval stamp on first blank page and title page that reads "LIBRARY Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union." 277 pages. Black and white illustrations in the text. Pages lightly toned; otherwise clean with no marks or tears. Overall a nice copy in very good condition. Please email with questions or to request photos. Note: if there is a photo beside this listing, it's a STOCK photo that ABE put there (for reasons that we cannot understand or control) and might not match this actual book.

Washington, DC, Smithsonian Institution, 1878. Large 4to (31.5 x 23.8 cm). xii, 275 pp., 127 text illustrations. Contemporary half morocco over marbled boards. Spine with five raised, gilt-lined bands and gilt title. Marbled endpapers. Speckled edges. = An attractively bound copy of a classic study by the American ornithologist Daniel Giraud Elliot (1835-1915) on the hummingbirds, or the New World bird family Trochilidae. Published in the series, Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge. Light wear to board ends; annotation "accepted for publication Jan. 1878" on title verso, otherwise a very good, clean copy. Rare outside the U.S. Cat. BM(NH) 2, p. 522.