Charles scribner's sons edition revised (12 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. Revised. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. Revised & Enlarged. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. Revised. With dust jacket. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Revised & Enlarged. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Revised Edition. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Good condition. Name on front free endpaper. Decorative blue cloth binding. Spine tips and corners are worn. Spine is slightly darkened. Back cover is lightly soiled. 185 pages. Top edge gilt. 12mo size.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Very good with very good dust jacket. Dust jacket is bumped and rubbed at spine tips and corners. 752 pages with index and illustrations.

Trade Paperback. Zustand: Good - Cash. **Third revised edition, 14th printing, 1963.** General surface and edge wear to the covers. Creasing and bumped corners with some soiling. Tears in the corners of the spine. Pages show reader and age wear. A few pages have underlining and notations. A few cracks in the spine throughout the book, but pages appear to be secure. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.…

Very good with good to very good dust jacket. Dust jacket film laminate is peeling but is taped down at bottom front edge. Jacket is also worn at spine tips and corners and has a two inch tear at top back edge. 342 pages.

hardback, 8vo, xvi,243pp, illustrated, endpapers and page edges browning, text clean and binding sound, green cloth, corners bumped, Good condition in browned dustwrapper, edges heavily rubbed .

Gr.-8°. Mit 4 Karten (davon eine mehrfach gefaltet)und zahlreichen Abbildungen auf Tafeln. XXIII,(1),364 S. Orig.-Leinenband mit goldgeprägtem Rückentitel. Charles Alexander Sheldon (1867-1928), Ingenieur, Jäger und Naturschützer, der sich aufgrund von lukrativen Investitionen schon mit 36 von der Lohnarbeit verabschieden konnte und fortan den Erkundungen, der Jagd aber auch dem Schutz der Natur widmen konnte. Sein besonderes Interesse galt der Gattung der Dickhornschafe, denen er von Alaska bis nach Mexiko folgte. Deren Vorkommen studierte er in der Wildnis des Oberen Yukon allerdings erschoss er auch eine beträchtliche Anzahl. Er setzte sich vehement für den Schutz der Region des Denali (höchster Berg Alaskas) ein, welches nach elf Jahren unermüdlichen Einsatz, dazu führte, dass 1917 der Mount McKinley National Park" ausgerufen wurde, welcher später unter der Regierung von Barack Obama in Denali National Park" umbenannt wurde. Ein Berg im heutigen Nationalpark ist nach Sheldon genannt, ebenso ein Naturschutzgebiet in Nevada. Einband etwas berieben und mit kleinen Kratzspuren; Ecken und Kanten etwas beschabt und bestoßen; Seiten gering gebräunt.…

pp. xxv, (i), 836. Coloured folding frontispiece, 10 engraved plates, 30 text figures; xii, 775, (i). Folding frontispiece, 4 engraved plates, 26 text figures. Lacking the map from the rear pocket. Both volumes in publisher's cloth, v.II sometime rebacked with the original spine relaid, v.I uncut, plates in v.II foxed, front free end-paper cut from v.II, offered as excellent working set, WITH presentation inscription in v.I to DR. J. WILSON-CAMERON, MB.CH, D.P.H., 1904, donor's signature is illegible. …