FINE SOFTBACK COPY. HELM FIELD GUIDES. A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO 137 SPECIES OF PELAGIC SEABIRDS WITH SUBSPECIES AND PHASES FULLY ILLUSTRATED. CONCISE INFORMATION OPPOSITE PLATES IS DESIGNED FOR USE IN THE FIELD WITH TIPS FOR IDENTIFICATION AT SEA AT CLOSE RANGE AND OVER DISTANCE. CONFUSION SPECIES INCLUDED ON PLATES TO ASSIST ACCURATE IDENTIFICATION. DETAILED SPECIES ACCOUNTS INCLUDE COLOUR DISTRIBUTION MAPS FOR EVERY SPECIES. FULL TREATMENT OF RECENTLY REDISCOVERED AND RARELY SEEN SPECIES.
FINE SOFT BACK. ALESSI COMPANY EMERGED AT THE FORE FRONT OF DESIGN ACTIVITY IN THE 1980s ALL THEIR FAMOUS PRODUCTS ARE ILLUSTRATED AS WELL AS MUCH LESS WELL-KNOWN MATERIAL ALL BEAUTIFULLY PHOTOGRAPHED.
Very good copy but some damage to the spine – also slightly loose front hinge. Limited and signed edition – this is number 702 of 1025. Boxed (grubby). With a portrait frontispiece from a drawing by Percy Smith
FOURTH EDITION FINELY BOUND HALF LEATHER OVER MARBLED BOARDS MARBLED ENDPAPERS T.E.G. RAISED BANDS ELABORATE GILT DESIGN TO THE SPINE. A VERY GOOD COPY. SCARCE.
PRESENTATION COPY IN CARD COVERS TO FIONA MACCARTHY (AUTHOR) . FINE CONDITION. POEMS BY CHRISTOPHER REID AND DRAWINGS BY SARA FANELLI. INSCRIPTION IN RED CRAYON.
BUFFON’S ILLUSTRATED NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL AND PARTICULAR OF BIRDS. ILLUSTRATED BY FRANCOIS-NICOLAS MARTINET. FOREWORD BY DAVID SIBLEY. FOLIO IN STURDY SLIPCASE. 670 PAGES. A MAGNIFICENT PRODUCTION. A VERY FINE COPY CLEARLY UNUSED WITH BOOKPLATE OF PREVIOUS OWNER. THE BOOK WEIGHS 8.4 Kg SO POSTAGE AT COST. VERY SCARCE.
FIRST EDITION VERY GOOD IN GREEN CLOTH ATTRACTIVE GILT DECORATION OF A PLANT TO THE FRONT COVER SOME FOXING TO THE TITLE PAGE OTHERWISE VERY CLEAN AND TIGHT. WITH 64 COLOURED PLATES.
FIRST EDITION LARGE OCTAVO LATER VERY ATTRACTIVE HALF GREEN MOROCCO MARBLED BOARDS RAISED BANDS NEW ENDPAPERS GILT TITLES ALL EDGES GILT. 54 FULL COLOUR PLATES. SLIGHT FOXING TO THE EARLY PAGES BUT A VERY ATTRACTIVE TIGHT AND CLEAN COPY.
