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A Monograph of The Ramphastidae or Family of Toucans
by Gould, John
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- Used - Very good condition
- Edition
- First edition thus
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- 1988
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780959363982
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Garrison, New York, USA
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CA$831.30
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Melbourne: Hill House, 1988. First edition thus. Hardcover. Very good condition. A magnificent reproduction of the copy held by the British Museum of Natural History. John Gould is considered to be the father of Australian ornithology.
Facsimile reprint (1854), limited edition numbered, elephant folio, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt emblem to front board,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Fine Bird Books 1700-1900
by Sitwell, Sacheverell; Handasyde Buchanan, James Fisher
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- Used - Good + overall
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- Limited edition
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- 1953
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- Hardcover
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Garrison, New York, USA
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CA$103.91
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London: Collins & Van Nostrand, 1953. Limited edition. Hardcover. Good + overall. For the bird lover, with beautiful reproductions of plates by Audubon, Gould, Manetti and other famed ornithologists and artists.
One of 2000 copies printed on Gelderland mill paper. Folio, viii, 120pp, color and b&w plates. Orange cloth and marble boards, title in gold on spine.… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands containing two hundred and twenty figures of Birds, Beasts, Fishes, Serpents, Insects and Plants
by Catesby, Mark; George Frick (introduction), Joseph Ewan (notes)
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- Used - Fine
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- First edition thus
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- 1974
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- Hardcover
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Garrison, New York, USA
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CA$242.46
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Savannah: The Beehive Press, 1974. First edition thus. Hardcover. Fine. A facsimile of Catesby's book. Catesby [1683 - 1749] was an English naturalist who studied the flora and fauna of the New World between 1729 and 1747. "The Natural History..." was the first published account of the flora and fauna of North America. (Wikipedia dot com)
Folio,… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Story of Audubon's Birds of America. The Double Elephant Folio
by Fries, Waldemar H.
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- Used - Very good overall
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- 2006
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- Hardcover
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- 9780977082902
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Garrison, New York, USA
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CA$173.19
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Amherst, Massachusetts: Zenaida Publishing, 2006. Hardcover. Very good overall. ''[T]his book details the creation of Audubon's 'Birds of America'... and provides information including names of subscribers, original cost of the book and details regarding sets that were broken up or destroyed...'
4to, 523pp, green cloth, gilt title on spine, original dj cream, brown text and image of… Read more about this item Item Price
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Audubon's Birds of America: The Audubon Society Baby Elephant Folio DELUXE edition
by [Audubon, John James] Roger & Virginia Peterson
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- Used - Fine
- Edition
- First edition thus
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- 1981
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- Slipcased
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- 9780896592537
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Garrison, New York, USA
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CA$1,039.12
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New York: Abbeville Press, 1981. First edition thus. Slipcased. Fine. Deluxe facsimile edition of John James Audubon's "Birds of America", bound in quarter leather, gilt title, with the deluxe slipcase, illustrated label titled and image of a pelican. Audubon's artistic illustrations are organized and annotated by Roger Tory Peterson and Virginia Marie Peterson, with a systematic arrangement of… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Angler's Guide Book and Tourist's Gazetteer of the Fishing Waters of the United States and Canada & other titles, a Sammelband
by Nessmuk"; Harris, Wililam C.
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- 1883
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Garrison, New York, USA
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CA$519.56
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New York, 1883. A sammelband of fishing, trapping, hunting, gymnastics and bird guides bound together in one volume.
Other titles include Woodcraft by "Nessmuk." aka George W. Sears, 1884, Forest and Stream Publishing, 149pp; The Angler's Guide Book and Tourist's Gazetteer of the Fishing Waters of the United States and Canada, 1885, William C. Harris (ed.), The American Angler,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Yellow Tufted Bee Eater, from Sandwich Islands, engraving
by Lewin, W.; Capt. Dixon
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- Used - Otherwise very good condition
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- 1789
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Garrison, New York, USA
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CA$117.77
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London, 1789. Otherwise very good condition. A b&w copper engraving from Latham's Synopsis. Plate mark 7 1/8 x 9 1/4" with margins, browned at edges. Item Price
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The Birds of Norfolk and Lord Howe Islands [with] A Supplement to the Birds of Norfolk and Lord Howe Islands, to which is added those Birds of New Zealand not figured by Buller
by Mathews, Gregory M.
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- Used - Otherwise very good condition
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- First editions
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- 1936
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- Hardcover
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Garrison, New York, USA
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CA$6,234.75
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London: H.F. & G. Witherby, 1936. First editions. Hardcover. Otherwise very good condition. The Birds of Norfolk and Lord Howe Islands" is a subscriber's copy with the limitation of #34 out of the total run of 225. The "Supplement to the Birds of Norfolk and Lord Howe Islands" is unbound and in its original fascicles 23 in total… Read more about this item Item Price
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A twelve-leaf album of Chinese export paintings of Birds
by [Chinese Pith Paintings]
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- Used
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- 1870
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- Silk covered boards
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Garrison, New York, USA
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CA$4,156.50
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Canton: SunQua Studio, 1870. Silk covered boards. 12 intricate bird paintings on pith with foreground, flowers and trees detailed around them. Images include partridges, Mandarin ducks, water fowl, pheasants, etc. Leaves mounted with dark pale turquoise silk ribbon to paper leaves. Oblong 8vo, 8 1/2 x 11 3/4" with original ties. Western binding opening from the right. Bound in… Read more about this item Item Price
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Trichoglossus Porphyrocephalus. Porphyry Crowned Lorikeet. Purple Crowned Lorikeet from Gould's "Birds of Australia"
by Gould, John & Elizabeth
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- Used - Very good condition
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- 1844
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Garrison, New York, USA
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CA$3,117.38
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London: John Gould, 1844. Print. Very good condition. A lovely pair of predominantly green, blue, yellow & black capped lorikeets in a flowering gum tree. Gould's wife Elizabeth collaborated on this print, and her composition & artistry is highly regarded. Elizabeth produced 84 plates before she died in 1841, so this is one of the limited number of… Read more about this item Item Price
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North American Oology in Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge, Vol. XI
by Brewer, T.M.
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- Used - Otherwise very good condition
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- 1859
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- Hardcover
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Garrison, New York, USA
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CA$131.62
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Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1859. Hardcover. Otherwise very good condition. Part I - Raptores and Fissirostres. Brewer was an American ornithologist. This volume on ornithology including eagles, hawks, buzzards, owls, kingfishers and more.
4to, xiv, viii, 132pp, 5 plates, 3/4 brown cloth and brown mottled boards, no title on spine or front. Clean internally. 5 plates of eggs… Read more about this item Item Price
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Painted birds using shells as adornment
by [Handmade cards]
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- 1910
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- Ephemera
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Garrison, New York, USA
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CA$138.55
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1910. Ephemera. 4 cards with ducks and penguins hand painted with the addition of shells as part of their bodies. 2 ducks in flight, 1 duck swimming and 2 penguins. Cards are 3 3/8 x 2 1/2", toned, birds are painted with some background, some shells cracked. Good + condition. Item Price
CA$138.55
Trichoglossus Versicolor, Varied Lorikeet, from Gould's "Birds of Australia"
by Gould, J . Richter, H. C.
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- Used - Very good condition
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- First printing
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- 1844
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Garrison, New York, USA
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CA$1,662.60
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London: By the Author, 1844. First printing. Print. Very good condition. A lovely pair of green, blue, scarlet, yellow & scarlet capped lorikeets in a flowering gum tree. H.C. Richter produced 595 plates for the work, based on Elizabeth Gould's drawings, and they were published in his name.
Lithograph with period hand color, image & text… Read more about this item Item Price
CA$1,662.60
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The Geographical Distribution of the Family Charadriidae, or the Plovers, Sandpipers, Snipes and their Allies
by Seebohm, Henry. [Hubert Massey Whittell]
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- Used - Very good condition
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- Second Printing
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- 1888
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- Hardcover
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Garrison, New York, USA
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CA$2,424.62
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London: Henry Sotheran & Co, 1888. Second Printing. Hardcover. Very good condition. Bookplate of the noted Western Australian ornithologist. Whittell's manuscript pencil inscription at the base of the title page makes clear the publishing dates. He records a presentation of the first printing to be December 25th 1887 and notes that the Zoological Record records the issue date… Read more about this item Item Price
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Methods in the Art of Taxidermy
by Davie, Oliver; Theodore Jasper M.D. (ills)
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- Used - A beautiful copy
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- 1894
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- Hardcover
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Garrison, New York, USA
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CA$242.46
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Columbus: Hann & Adair, 1894. Hardcover. A beautiful copy. The subscription edition of this volume describing all aspects of taxidermy from tools to mounting to care of finished specimens.
Royal 8vo, 150pp, 8pp index, 13pp subscribers, 90 b&w plates, marbled endpapers. Brown 3/4 leather and brown cloth, 6 compartments on spine with gilt title and rules.… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Tragi-Comic History of the Burial of Cock Robin, with the Lamentation of Jenny Wren; The Sparrow's Apprehension; and the Cuckoo's Punishment.; Being a Sequel to the Courtship, Marriage, and Pic-nic Dinner of Robin Red-breast and Jenny Wren
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- Used - A very nice copy of this rare American edition.
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- First American edition
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- 1821
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- Hardcover
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Garrison, New York, USA
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CA$381.01
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Philadelphia: Benjamin Warner, 1821. First American edition. Hardcover. A very nice copy of this rare American edition.. A nice copy of this delicate little pamphlet, housed in a later cloth chemise and morocco slipcase, likely one of the original copies which accompanied A. S. W. Rosenbach's deluxe edition of Early American Children's Books.
16mo, 16pp, 8… Read more about this item Item Price
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Original art of South American birds' eggs, Buteo Erythronotus & Milvago Australis
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- Used - Very good condition
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- 1860
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Garrison, New York, USA
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London, 1860. Very good condition. The artwork of birds' eggs presumably published in "The Ibis" for 1860. The two birds are included in the "List of the Specimens of Birds of the British Museum. Part. I. Accipitres" published in 1848. The BM listing indicates that the birds, commonly named the red-backed buzzard and the southern Caracara were collected… Read more about this item Item Price
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Peacock postcard decorated with real feathers
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- Used - Very good condition
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- 1880
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Garrison, New York, USA
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CA$34.64
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1880. Very good condition. A stunning French postcard depicting a peacock in profile perched on a tree in the foreground of a lovely French garden (printed in color), his real tail feathers literally flowing off the bottom of the card itself! Approximately 5 x 7 1/2", split back, postally unused. Item Price
CA$34.64
Cygne noir de la Nouvelle hollande (Black Swan) & Drome Ardeole (Crab Plover). Hand colored engraving
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- Used - Otherwise very good condition
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- 1820
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Garrison, New York, USA
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CA$90.06
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Paris, 1820. Otherwise very good condition. Hand colored copper engravings of the Crab Plover and Black Swan.
6 1/2 x 10 1/8", slt toned, image off center as printed. Item Price
CA$90.06
Bourke's Parrakeet, Red-winged Parrakeet, Blood rumped Parrakeet. Chromolithograph
by Rutledge, William after
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- Used - Very good condition
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- 1890
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Garrison, New York, USA
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CA$117.77
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London, 1890. Very good condition. Bird print in vivid colors, signed at the lower right, W. Rutledge. From Cassell's Illustrated Book of Canaries and Cage Birds, British and Foreign.
7 x 8 1/2", paper 8 x 11". Very clean. Item Price
CA$117.77
