Search Results: Birds from Craftsbury Antiquarian Books

New York and London: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1949. Book. Illus. by locely drawings by Wallace Hughes. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original green cloth with a gilt Bobwhite on the front and bright gilt title on the unfaded spine. Very clean and tight inside, with no prior owner marks. Dust jacket has a hint of edge wear, no tears and is clipped with the price ($3.75) still there. "The restoration and production of the Bobwhite Quail by land management.".

Bombay: The Bombay Natural History Society, 1946. Book. Illus. by map, 189 color plates depicting 197 species plus 3 in line & 24 in half-tone. Near Fine. Hardcover. 4th Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Handsome dark green cloth with a bird in gilt on the front and bright gilt title on the unfaded spine. Rebacked. This book is notorious for falling apart, not constructed well in India. This copy has been resewn and is stronger than the original. The fourth edition was revised and enlarged, thus becoming preferred. Very clean and tight inside and out, with no stains or browning, no prior owner marks. Gift quality. .

London: The Art Journal Office, 1882. Book. Illus. by frontispiece engraving of Bewick and 100 Bewick woodcuts. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Original publisher brown cloth with a lighter brown panel on the front cover that includes the title and a Bewick bird on a branch. Corners bumped, spine ends worn, spine darkened with the gilt from the title worn off. Back hinge has a three inch tear near the bottom, but hinges for this large book are solid. The publisher made two sizes of this production, and this is the large paper edition of which only 75 copies were made, this being number 42. Title continues, "with an Account of His Career and Achievements in Art , with a Notice of the Works of John Bewick". Exceptionally clean inside. Book plate of Edward Bellamy, and no other prior owner marks. .

Lonson: Croom Helm, 1986. Book. Illus. by 25 full page photo plates, plus lovely line drawings . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fine blue cloth with a bright gilt title on the unfaded spine. This Royal bird is now endangered in England. The authors are leading authorities on the subject. No wear to the dust jacket and NOT price clipped. As new inside. .

Cincinnati, and New York: Jennings & Graham, 1911. Book. Illus. by Frontispiece Silvan Scene. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. This is a bird book - observations of them, their habits, and the joys of having them about. There might be an Oxford, Ohio or an Oxford, England but it matters not at all to bird lovers. A little wear at the top of the spine. Clean and tight inside..