Search Results: Birds from Lawrence Jones

South Holland, IL: The Goodheart-Willcox Co., 1976. 96pp, diagrams, photographs. Or stapled card covers. Some edge wear, creases to corners. Detailed plans for over 100 bir houses and feeders.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to.

Melbourne: Wren Publishing, 1974. HEAVY. 2 VOLUMES-COMPLETE. xl, 548; pp549-1101 + 27 col plates at rear; index, appendix, bw ills. Green cloth in jackets. Spines with some fading, minor edge wear to jackets with several very short edge tears (longest 1cm). Originally published in 1900 this facsimile set was limited to 500 copies. Includes 130 photographs of nest, eggs and nesting sites and 28 col plates depicting in lifesize the eggs of 200 species. An imporatant work on the subject.. Facsimile Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

Norwalk, Cn.: Easton Press, 1990. xiv, 299pp, bw ills, bibliography, index endpapers: bird body parts and feathers. Original blue leather with gilt titles and bird decoration to front, all edges gilt, silk bookmark ribbon. Easton Press bookplate with Peterson artwork on front pastedown (with name filled in). Some spotting of edge gilt. Presented to the usual high standards of the Easton Press, this attractive volume is a useful field guide and begins where others leave off and is one for all seasons. One of the Roger Tory Peterson Field Guides Fiftieth Anniversary edition set.. Collector's Lifetime Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo.

Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1990. Foreword by David Hisking. 227pp, illustrated throughout in full colour, distribution maps, appendix, glossary, indexes: general, common names, scientific names, tinted end-papers. Or cloth boards with lightly worn corners, in dust-jacket. While the photographers capture the essence of each of 82 species of African raptors, the text conveys a strong plea for the preservation of these spectacular and environmentally valuable animmals.. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to.

Sydney: Reed New Holland, 2005. 175 pp, num photographs by author(most col), together with historic illustrations from publications such as Gould's The Birds of Australia and those created specially for this book, maps, tables, bibliography, index, illustrated end-papers. Near new. Blue decorative cloth in wrapper. The book tells the life histories of each of the five species of Albatross that breed in Australian waters as well as describing the islands on which they live and outlining the efforts being made to conserve them. It also looks at the history of human involvement in Bass Strait and the Southern Ocean -- whaling, sealing, long-line fishing for Tuna and Patagonian Toothfish, trawling, and the impact of feral animals– and reveals what life is like for researchers on the islands today. . First edition.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to.

New York: Lyons & Burford Publishers, 1990. 84pp, b/w ills. Cloth-backed papered boards in jacket. 'A memoir of the author's life among pigeons from his childhood rooftop days with working-class pigeon-race enthusiasts, to the scientific breeders and collectors in New Mexico.' Written by the author of 'Bodio's Review' for Gray's Sporting Journal. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

Mansfield, UK: DONA Publishing house/Insignis Publications., 2005. 324pp, references, col ills, maps. Pictorial cloth, no jacket issued. As new. All aspects of the 28 species of Amazon parrots with a chapter on extinct species.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/None, as Issued.. 8vo.

Berlin: Paul Parey, 1973. xii, 203pp, index, bibliography, num bw & col ills. Or textured brown cloth with titles in gold, in jacket. Prev owners bookplate on front pastedown, prev owners name on front free endpaper. Some minor edge wear to jacket. Fifth volume in set. This volume deals with the anatomy of the domestic fowl. Text in German.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to.

Farnborough: Saxon House, 1975. Translated by Michael Ross. 217pp, 24pp b/w photos, index. Prev owner's name stamp by the upper edge of the front flyleaf. Cloth boards in dust-jacket which has a rubbed rear cover. The book's examples of animal language and communication make its explanations of animal psychology fascinating reading for those interested in the world's fauna.. First English Language Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

Wellington: A.H. & A.W. Reed, 1970. 99pp, maps, index, appendix. Or green cloth in jacket. Slight sticker mark on front free endpaper. Jacket rubbed with small chip at spine fold, and smaller chips at top corners. Published for the Ornithological Society of New Zealand this comprehensive checklist is arranged by Order and includes birds from the Antarctic Ross dependency as well as an appendix on fossil birds of New Zealand including the Moa species. Each entry includes brief notes on breeding, distribution, etc.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Near Very Good. 8vo.

Secaucus, NJ: The Wellfleet Press, 1990. 192pp, lavishly illustrated throughout in full colour, appendix: print collecting, bibliography, index, tinted eps. Or cl boards in dust-jacket. The book is a pictorial introduction rather than a comprehensive survey of bird illustration through the centuries. With detailed surveys of the work of classic illustrators such as Audubon, Bewick and Edward Lear, it is a fascinating source of information and inspiration. 'The story is told chronologically, each chapter focusing on a specific aspect of the subject. Throughout the achievements of the individuals are explained and analysed, with particular emphasis on their methodical, scientific approach to their chosen subject'.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to.

Sydney: New South Wales Bird Atlassers, 2016. VERY HEAVY. VOLUME 2 ONLY (of 3). xiii, 673pp, references, appendices, gazetteer, glossary, tables, distribution maps, col ills. Glossy pictorial boards. Very small bumps to top corners, otherwise as new. This volume presents information on 165 species of resident and migrant birds. Details for each birds include current distribution, breeding distribution, seasonal and historical range changes and current status. Some analysis alo on breeding season and changes in reporting over time. An impressive scholarly work. Also includes a brief history of ornithology in NSW and the ACT.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/None, as Issued.. 4to.

Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1984. VERY HEAVY. xlvi, 738pp, index, references, glossary, sources of records, num distribution maps, num bw ills. Pictorial boards. Small brown spot on bottom edge. 772 maps in 2 colours and 653 bw sketches accompany the informative text.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/None, as Issued.. 4to.

Sydney: New South Wales Bird Atlassers, 2014. VERY HEAVY. VOLUME 1 ONLY (of 3). xvi, 720pp, references, appendices, gazetteer, glossary, tables, distribution maps. Glossy pictorial boards. As new. This volume presents information on 183 species of resident and migrant birds. Details for each birds include current distribution, breeding distribution, seasonal and historical range changes and current status. Some analysis alo on breeding season and changes in reporting over time. An impressive scholarly work.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/None, as Issued.. 4to.

Utica & New York.: Munson Williams Proctor Institute & The Pierpont Morgan Library., 1965. 57pp text + 94 full page bw plates. Or card covers. Catalogue of an exhibition of Audubon watercolors and drawings presented in 1965 by the Munson Williams Proctor Institute and the Pierpont Morgan Library. Plates include birds, animals and portraits.. First Limited Edition.. Pictorial Card. Near Fine. 4to.

New York: Wings Books, 1997. HEAVY. 192pp, num col photographs. Or blue boards in jacket. Near new. More than 175 col photographs with entertaining and authoritative text.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Alfred A. Knopf Incorporated, 1980. VERY HEAVY. 1109pp, index, bibliography, 1675 ills (875 col). Or grey cloth in jacket. Light bump to corners, prev owners bookplate on ffep. Monumental comprehensive single volume encyclopedia to cater to the needs of ornithologists, bird watchers and nature lovers. Includes all the birds that nest or have been sighted in the 48 contiguos states, as well as Alaska, Grenland, Canada, Bermuda and Baja California, as recorded by the American Ornithologists Union. Arranged alphabetically the volume contains over 6000 entries and includes the life histories of 847 birds, their appearances, habitats, ranges, songs, nests, behavior, and much more. Weighs over 8 pounds (4kg) so be prepared for extra postage charges on this one!. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to.

New York: Harry N Abrams, 1979. 170pp, index, 500 bw ills, 30 full page col plates. Or pictorial card covers. Very slight foxing not affecting plates. 30 full page colour plate of Audubon's plates as well as a bw catalogue of 500 illustrations. Accompanied by a biographical text bringing to life the America in which Audubon lived and worked.. First Paperback. Soft Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Audubon, John James.. 4to.

New York: Castle Books, 1964. 256 pages, 24 pages of color plates, illustrated throughout in b/w. Prelims, endpages and edges lightly foxed. Cloth boards in dust-jacket. The book represents the first time that reproductions of Audubon's birds and animals have been combined in a single book. Some of the best of Audubon's accounts of life in the wild country have been selected to complement the pictures.. New Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to.

London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2003. 288pp, sources, index, col ills, pictorial endpapers. Or red cloth in jacket. Gift note opposite half-title page. It took Audubon twelve years of unremitting effort and several trans-Atlantic voyages to bring his great project- the double-elephant folio Birds of America- to fruition.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Small 4to.