The Birds of the Palearctic Fauna: A Systematic Reference, Non-Passeriformes by Charles Vaurie - 1965

H. F. & G. Witherby Limited, 1965. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1965. 763 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Well bound and clean pages, with mild foxing to text block edges. Moderate foxing to pastedowns and endpapers also. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Book has noticeable forward lean. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Moderate tanning, with rubbing and marking.

London: H. F. & G. Witherby, 1965. First Edition . Cloth - Hard Cover. Good+/Good+. sm 4to. 763 pages. Volume remains bright, tight, and clean. The corners are lightly bumped. There is one inch partially open tear at the top of the title page. Volume is otherwise Fine. Price clipped dust jacket shows wrinkles and small tears at corners and over spine ends. Jacket is otherwise bright and clean, and is now protected in a clear mylar sleeve. Due to the weight of this volume, extra charges may apply for Priority and/or International shipping.

The Birds of the Palearctic Fauna - A Systematic Reference - Non-Passeriformes by Charles Vaurie (H. F. & G. Witherby Limited, 1st edition 1965). Detailed study.Hardback - publisher's cloth with gilt title to spine and decoration to front board, lacking the dustwrapper. pp xx, [2], 763. Size: 10 x 7.25 inches approx. (255mm x 184mm). Light sunning/fading to spine; cloth wearing thin to hinges; head of spine pulled (cloth stretched but not broken or torn). Occasional corner crease or edge wear to pages; edges of page block marked and dusty in places; pages curled and creased to lower corner due to weight of page-block. Overall, showing wear from being handled and read but otherwise a reasonably nice copy. *International shipping rates are estimated and may incur an extra charge prior to order fulfilment. Books are despatched via Royal Mail International Tracked/Signed where available; please enquire for an accurate shipping quote to your country.*

Two vols. Passeriformes & Non Passeriformes. Cr. 4to. Pp. xii + 762 & xx + 763. Cloth. Fine copies.

London: Witherbys. Bound in clean red cloth, with gilt titles to spine and owl head vignette to front board, this 1965 hardcover First Edition is VG in Vg wrapper. XX/763pp with Introduction, Systematic List, Addendum, Bibliography and Indexes. Condition VG . Very Good. Hardback. 1st Edition. 1965.

Binding corner bumps. Minor wear. VG., dustwrapper. Eighty Years' War Ediciones Temas de Hoy Madrid 2000 orig. boards 24x15cm

LONDON, WITHERBY, 1965. FIRST EDITION, QUARTO, VERY GOOD IN GREEN BOARDS, WITH DUSTWRAPPER. A SYSTEMATIC REFERENCE . ORDER NON PASSERIFORMES. 761 PAGES. SCARCE.

London: H. F. & G. Witherby Limited, 1959-1965 . First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 10" by 7.5". None. The first edition of this collection of ornithology studies of the Palearctic region with the original dust wrappers. First edition of The Birds of the Palearctic Fauna by Charles Vaurie in the original publisher's cloth bindings and unclipped dust wrappers. Includes a volume on 'Passeriformes' and 'Non Passeriformes', i.e. perching or non-perching birds. Charles Vaurie was a French-American ornithologist and Curator at the American Museum of Natural History. He described for the first time three scarce birds, the cryptic flycatcher, Vilcambamba thisletail, and Vaurie's nightjar. The volume on 'Passeriformes' includes two sketch maps within the text. In the original publisher's cloth bindings and unclipped dust wrappers. Externally, smart. There is some wear to the dust wrappers. There is slight loss to the front of the dust wrapper to Passeriformes, and fading and spotting to… Read More

LONDON, WITHERBY, 1959, 1965. FIRST EDITIONS, QUARTO, VERY GOOD WITH DUSTWRAPPER. VOLUME 1 HAS A WORN DUSTWRAPPER AND SOME FOXING TO THE FEP. VOLUME 2 IS VERY GOOD. A SYSTEMATIC REFERENCE .