Search Results: egyptian birds for the most part by whymper charles

Paperback / softback. New.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items.

New.

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

London: Adam and Charles Black, 1909. 236 pages. color frontis, 50 color plates, b&w ills. Description, habits and observations of 55 common species likely to be seen in Egypt in the winter. Ink inscription on front flyleaf, waterstains on edges of front & back flyleaf, not affecting the text pages.Top edge gilt. Tight copy with colorful spine, slight fading, shelfwear at top and bottom edges.. Decorative Cloth. Very Good. Illus. by Whymper, C.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

EB. Hardcover. Hardcover. Large 8vo. Published by Adam and Charles Black, London, UK. 1909. X, 221 pgs. Illustrated with 51 illustrations and 11 line drawings. First Edition/First Printing. Bound in decorated cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. A guide to bird species found in Egypt, especially in the area of the Nile River. Contains many beautiful full-color plates. Beautifully observed illustrations of birds, from birds of prey to water birds and warblers. EB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Hardback. New.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

London: Adam and Charles Black. Very Good. 1909. First Edition. Hardcover. Top edge gilt; wear on cloth spine ends, front hinge crack, contents nice ; 51 color plates; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 221 pages .

Adam & Charles Black, London, 1909. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition (first printing). Royal 8vo. x, 221pp + [ii] publisher's advertisements. Decorated cloth lettered and ruled in gold at the spine and upper board. Top edge gilt. With a captioned tissue-protected colour frontispiece, 50 colour plates each with a captioned tissue-protector, and 11 line drawings in the text. The cloth soiled and a little rubbed, with some wear to the backstrip ends and the lower joint cracked but firm. The rear hinge cracked, and with some moisture staining to the endpapers margins. Edges lightly spotted, encroaching a fraction to the fore edge margins of occasional text leaves. Handsome Egyptian-style bookplate to the front pastedown. A good copy, with the magnificent plates all in super state..

1909. First edition. Adam and Charles Black, London. 1909. Beige cloth with green patterning, gilt type to spine and upper board, illustratrion in pink, dark green, yellow and black to spine. 221 pages. Colour plates. Index. Corners sl. bumped, spine sl. rubbed esp. to sl. crumpled ends; inscriptions to front end-papers, small circular blind "Presentation Copy" stamp to title page.

London: A&C Black, 1909. First edition. Hardcover. Good. Hardcover in good condition. Starting at inner hinges, head of spine is chipped and torn. Some foxing. Original illustrated cover and spine. TEG. Fifty-one tissue guarded color plates by the author. With maps and illustrations.

London: Adam and Charles Black, 1909. x, 221, [3], col frontis, 50 col plates, text figs. . HB. 4to, orig. dec. cloth, teg, minor rubbing to extremities; fore-edge spotted. Endpapers browned; some light foxing. Good.. .

Nabu Press. Used - Like New. Used - Like New. Book is new and unread but may have minor shelf wear. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less (usually same day). Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks, rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry.

Adam and Charles Black., 1909. 1st. Ed.. pp.x, 221 with 51 colour plates and b/w. illus. 8vo. TEG. Bookplate removed from front pastedown. Minor spotting to fore-edge of text-block, o/w. contents fine. Original decorated cloth boards in thor vg. condition. A very pleasing copy.

Adam and Charles Black, 1909. 1st edn presentation copy signed by author on front prelim. Tall 8vo. Original gilt lettered pictorial tan cloth, top edge gilt (a little bumped at head and tail of spine and some light marks on lower board - otherwise bright VG). Pp. x + 221 + publisher's catalogue at rear, illus with 51 coloured plates with captioned tissue guards and line drawings (presentation copy blind-stamp on title page; front prelims tanned and some light spotting throughout; no other inscriptions).

London: Adam & Charles Black, 1909. First Edition. Splendidly illustrated with 51 finely produced colour plates from paintings, and with 11 line drawings in the text. 8vo, publisher's original tan cloth, the spine and upper cover lettered in gilt and with Egyptian motif decoration in gilt, red and green, the spine gilt lettered and decorated featuring a bust of Horus (the falcon-headed god of the sky) in green, yellow, tan, and black, t.e.g. x, 221, 2 ads. pp. A very handsome copy, the text is uncommonly clean and fresh, the plates all bright and very fine, the cloth and decorations also bright and fine, the front hinge slightly shaken. A BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED BOOK OF COLOURFUL EGYPTIAN BIRDS. Includes Vultures, Kites, Owls, Eagles, Kingfishers, and many more. One of the beautiful books published by A. and C. Black in the early 20th century. Several of the plates show the birds in very distinctively Egyptian settings with unmistakable landmarks visible in the background.

Very rare. The Deluxe edition, limited to 100 copies, of which this is number 86. Signed by the author. A. and C. Black, London, 1909. First edition. Large and thick in-8, frontispiece, x & 221 pages, 50 colour plates. Original white cloth, very slight stains on covers, inside in fine condition. Language: English. This book ships from the USA, shipping costs will be updated accordingly (TXR). Relevant subjects: Egypt: Medieval & Modern Egypt.