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Order of the Trustees, 1898. Volume 26. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Re-bound by library. Red cloth binding. Gilt lettering on spine. All edges red. Binding slightly loose. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1250grams, ISBN:
Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. Volume XVII. Catalogue of the Picarie in the Collection of the British Museum by SHARPE, R. Bowdler; OGILVIE GRANT, W.R - 1892
by SHARPE, R. Bowdler; OGILVIE GRANT, W.R
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Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. Volume XVII. Catalogue of the Picarie in the Collection of the British Museum
by SHARPE, R. Bowdler; OGILVIE GRANT, W.R
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London: British Museum (Natural History), 1892. Hardcover. Good. Keulemans, J.G.. Backstrip missing half, remaining half nearly detached. Half title loose. Containing the Families Coraciae (contin.) and Halcyones by R. Bowdler Sharpe and Bucerotes and Trogones by R Ogilvie Grant. Seventeen hand-colored lithographs by J. Keulemans. The complete work published in 27 volumes (1874-1898) provided a detailed description of every bird with synonomy and distribution. Each volume included a section of color plates. 'Unquestionably the most important work on systematic ornithology that has ever been published.' -Zimmer.
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- Publisher British Museum (Natural History)
- Place of Publication London
- Date Published 1892
- Keywords Birds Ornithology Catalogue of the Picarie in the Collection of the British Museum Coraciae Halcyones Leptosomatidae Coraciidae Meropidae Alcedinidae Momotidae Todidae Coliidae Bucerotes Trogones
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Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum (Volume 26)
by Bowdler Sharpe, R & Ogilvie-Grant, WR
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Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum (Volume 10)
by Bowdler Sharpe, R
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Order of the Trustees, 1885. Volume 10. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Re-bound by library. Red cloth binding. Gilt lettering on spine. All edges red. Binding slightly loose. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1250grams, ISBN:
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Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. Volume XXIV (24): Catalogue of the Limicolae in the Collection of the British Museum
by Sharpe, R. Bowdler
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London: The British Museum, 1896. First Edition . Cloth - Hard Cover. Good/No Dust Jacket. John G. Keulemans. 794 pages, plus seven color plates after John G. Keulemans. Ex-Library in red cloth library binding that is a little faded over spine. Call numbers are gold stamped into spine. There are a few mostly non-intrusive small library stamps. There are one inch circular blind stamps on all plates. The stamps are barely visible and are mostly in the colored back ground.
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Catalogue of the Passeriformes, or Perching Birds in the Collection of the British Museum: Cichlomorphae: Part I (Volume 4)
by Bowdler Sharpe, R
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Order of the Trustees , 1879. Volume 4. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Re-bound by library. Medium red cloth 8vo with gilt lettering on backstrip. Lightly shelf worn. Red speckled edges. Yellow patterned end papers. Interior is secure, clean and clear though a little age toned. Contains 14 coloured plates at the back. Trimmed Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,900grams, ISBN:
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Plataleae, Herodiones, Steganopodes, Pygopodes, Alcae & Impennes. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. Vol. 26
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Ex-Libris Collegii-Sancti-Davidis. Presented by the Trustees of the British Museum. Two labels on the pastedown of each volume, no other library marks. Brown publisher's binding, text pages uncut. Faint trace of an access no. on the spine. Pp. xvii + 688. With 8 chromolithographs by J. Smit & 6 by J.G. Keulmans. Plate no. 5a has some light foxing around the inner & top edges.
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Fulicariae & Alectorides. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. Vol. 23
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Ex-Libris Collegii-Sancti-Davidis. Presented by the Trustees of the British Museum. Two labels on the pastedown of each volume, no other library marks. Brown publisher's binding, text pages uncut. Faint trace of an access no. on the spine. Pp. xiii + 353. With 9 chromolithographs by J.G. Keulmans.
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Plataleae, Herodiones, Steganopodes, Pygopodes, Alcae & Impennes. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. Vol. 26
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Ex. University of London Library, bookplate on front endpaper. Presented by the Trustees of the British Museum, bookplate on front pastedown. Brown publisher's binding. Small circular embossed stamp at the bottom of the title page. Endpapers discoloured. Pp. xvii + 688. With 8 chromolithographs by J. Smit & 6 by J.G. Keulmans.
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Fulicariae & Alectorides. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. Vol. 23
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Ex. University of London Library, bookplate on front pastedown. Presented by the Trustees of the British Museum, bookplate on front endpaper. Brown publisher's binding, top of spine frayed. Small circular embossed stamp at the bottom of the title page and at the top of the final plate. Pp. xiii + 353. With 9 chromolithographs by J.G. Keulmans.
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Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. Volume XXIV (24): Catalogue of the Limicolae in the Collection of the British Museum
by Sharpe, R. Bowdler
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London: The British Museum, 1896. First Edition . Cloth - Hard Cover. Good-/No Dust Jacket. John G. Keulemans. 794 pages, plus seven color plates after John G. Keulemans. British Museum presentation book plate on front paste down and private book plate of Rodolphe Meyer de Schauensee on blank front free end leaf. Brown cloth covers are scuffed and a little rubbed, and there are some tears along the joints. There is also a horizontal tear near center of spine, and some looseness of cloth. Top hinge (internal) is cracked and there is a little separation between the first and second title page. Contents are otherwise clean and intact.
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Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. Volume XXIII (23): Catalogue of the Fulicariae (Rallidae and Heliornithidae) and Alectorides (Aramidae, Eurypygidae, Mesitidae, Rhinochetidae, Gruidae, Psophiidae...) in the Collection of the British Museum
by Sharpe, R. Bowdler
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London: The British Museum, 1894. First Edition . Cloth - Hard Cover. Fair/No Dust Jacket. John G. Keulemans. 353 pages, plus nine color plates after John G. Keulemans. Museum presentation plate on front paste down, and private book plate of rodolphe meyer de schauensee on adjacent front end leaf. Covers are generally clean, though show a little wear at spine ends and corners. Hinges (internal) are cracked, though holding. Plates show a little light foxing, and there is a small penciled annotation at the bottom of one
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