Zoologia e fauna

Animal Artisans: And other studies of Birds and Beasts

Cornish, C.J. · 1907 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Longmans, Green & Co London xxxiv, 274, portrait frontis, 1 b/w photo, 12 plain plates. . HB. 8vo, orig. cloth, rubbed, gilt.. First edition. Includes a memoir by his widow. Charles John Cornish (1858-1906) was an English naturalist and writer, who wrote contributions to <i>Th...

Hints on Cage-Birds (British and Foreign)

Butler, A.G. · 1903 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

The Feathered World London 80, b/w photos + b/w illus to text (some full-page). . HB. 8vo, orig. cloth, minor bump to corner. Endpapers lightly browned. Vg.. First edition. Scarce. 'The present hand-book summarises the results of twenty-one years' study…' - Preface..

The House on the Shore

Ennion, E. · 1959 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

Routledge & Kegan Paul xv, 200, 8 b/w plates. . HB. 8vo, orig. cloth, gt. Previous owner's name to endpaper. Vg in d/w (rubbed, minor edge wear).. First edition. A history of the Monks' house bird observatory, in Seahouses, Northumberland. With drawings by the author..

Complete History of the Echalaz Collection

Echalaz, C.T. · 0 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

Printed by Roffey & Clark Croydon 325, portrait frontis, 24 b/w plates. . HB. 8vo, orig. cloth, slightly rubbed, gt, corners bumped. Patterned endpapers. Vg.. First edition. Scarce. A history of ornithological specimens, collected primarily from Britain, by Lieut.-Col. Charles...

Tales of a Wildfowler

Cadman, A. · 1957 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Collins London 192, b/w illus. . HB. 8vo, orig. cloth, gt. Vg in d/w (price-clipped; minor edge wear; a little browned; mark to rear panel; in removable protective sleeve). Author's inscription (dated 1959) and short note tipped in at endpaper.. First edition. Illustrated by P...

Birds and Bird-Life

Buckland, F.T.; Martin, W.C.L.; Kidd, W. · 1870 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£28.00 (€33.56 | $36.99 | ¥5,907)

Religious Tract Society London 285, [1]-ads, frontis, woodcuts to text. . HB. 16mo (185x135mm), orig. green cloth, blocked in black and gilt to spine and front board, blind to rear. Vg. Bookplate of Francis Woodland Reader.. Undated reissue (this work first appeared in 1863).F...

The Birds of Yorkshire

Mather, J.R. · 1986 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

Croom Helm [vi], 613, b/w photos; distribution maps. . HB. Vg in d/w.. First edition.. [9780709935100]

The Breeding Birds of the Malvern Hills

Duncan, I. · 2008 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£28.00 (€33.56 | $36.99 | ¥5,907)

The Malvern Hills Conservators Malvern [vi], 167, col photos, b/w illus, text figs, distribution maps. . HB. Fine.. First edition. This book documents the population changes of 82 breeding species and assesses their status with respect to the local and national trends. For eac...

Birds of Jesmond Dene

Noble, George · 0 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

Eyre & Spottiswoode London xv, 26, col frontis, 8 col plates, 5 b/w plates, 2 col maps. . HB. 8vo, orig. cloth, gilt title to front board. Some foxing throughout. Vg. Author's inscription to endpaper, also with previous owner's inscription.. First edition. Scarce. Colour plate...

Birds of Jesmond Dene

Noble, George · 0 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

Eyre & Spottiswoode London xv, 26, col frontis, 8 col plates, 5 b/w plates, 2 col maps. . HB. 8vo, orig. cloth, gilt title to front board. Occasional minor spotting. Vg. Author's inscription to endpaper.. First edition. Scarce. Colour illustrations by the author. A guide to th...

The Breeding Birds of Somerset and their Eggs

Lewis, Stanley · 1955 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£300.00 (€359.60 | $396.34 | ¥63,291)

Arthur H. Stockwell Ilfracombe 359, b/w frontis, 22 b/w plates, double-page map. . HB. Crown 8vo, orig. cloth. Vg in d/w (price clipped; in removable protective sleeve). Very minor spotting to front endpaper.. First edition. Scarce. Preface by W.C. Taunton (dated 1952). Edited...

The Birds of Guernsey and the neighbouring Islands, Alderney, Sark, Jethou, Herm

Smith, C. · 1879 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

R.H. Porter xix, 223, . . HB. 8vo, orig. cloth, gt, rubbed with minor wear to extremities; front joint cracked but firm; slight foxing to prelims/final leaf. Good.. First edition. Scarce. Mullens & Swann p. 546..

Familiar Scottish Birds

Simpson, A.N. · 1906 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Alexander Gardner Paisley 160, . . HB. 8vo, orig cloth, gt. Previous owner's gift inscription to endpaper. Ex-lib.: library bookplate partly removed. Good.. Second edition..

Some notes on Wild Nature in Scillonia Particularly of Sea-birds and Seals

King, C.J. · 1924 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

C.J. King & Son St Mary's [ix], 52, 5 b/w plates. . HB. 12mo (180x125mm), orig. printed, paper-covered boards; light foxing to endpapers. Vg.. Notes on the natural history of the Scilly isles (mostly sea-birds). Advertisements printed to inside of covers for the author's photo...

Scottish Birds

Thom, V. · 1994 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£7.00 (€8.39 | $9.25 | ¥1,477)

Harper Collins 256, col photos, col illus. . PB. Vg.. Describes and illustrates in full colour over 180 birds.. [9780002199834]

The Vertebrate Fauna of Cheshire and Liverpool Bay. Vol. I-II

Coward, T.A. · 1910 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

Witherby London xxxii, 472; xli, 210, 48 plates, 6 text figs, folding map. . HB. 2 vols, 8vo, orig. green cloth (light mottling to Vol. I), gilt title to spines, teg, other edges uncut. Vg.. Vol. I: The Mammals and Birds of Cheshire by T.A. Coward and C. Oldham. Vol. II: The D...

The Birds of Borneo

Smythies, B.E. · 1981 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

Sabah Society/Malayan Nature Society Sabah xiii, 473, col frontis, 47 col + 4 b/w plates, folding col map. . HB. Orig. pictorial boards, spine and front board slightly sunned. Vg.. 3rd edition..

The Birds of Devon

Moore, R. · 1969 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£9.00 (€10.79 | $11.89 | ¥1,899)

David & Charles Newton Abbot 293, 16 b/w plates. . HB. 8vo, orig. cloth. Previous owner's gift inscription to endpapers. Vg in slightly worn d/w (priceclipped).. First edition.. [9780715347201]

The Birds of Devon

D'Urban, W.S.M.; Mathew, M.A. · 1892 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

R.H. Porter London lxxxvii, 459, 7, col frontis, 4 col + 4 b/w plates, 3 folding maps. . HB. 8vo, orig. dec. cloth, gilt, rubbed with minor wear to extremities; patterned endpapers. Owner's name to endpaper. Vg. Attractive bookplate of Agnes Seymour Kerr.. With an introduction...

The Breeding Bird Atlas of Cheshire and Wirral

Guest, J.P.; Elphick, D.; Hunter, J.S.A.; Norman, D. · 1992 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Cheshire and Wirral Ornithological Society 310, b/w illus, distribution maps. . HB. Vg in d/w.. First edition.. [9780951730102]