Search Results: Birds - British Regional Guides from Loe Books

London and Harleston: Bartlett & Co. and R. R. Cann, 1888. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. pp. 157, frontispiece plate with tissue guard. Original cloth binding, very good, slight mark to the upper corner on the front board, gilt lettering tot he spine and front board, bright. Contents clean and tight, original endpapers, unmarked, no foxing, no inscriptions. A very good..

London: Blackie and Son Limited, 1900. Book. Illus. by Whymper, Charles. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. pp. vi, 303; colour frontispiece by Whymper and forty further black and white illustrations also by Whymper. Publisher's red cloth with gilt lettering to spine and front board, very good with a little rubbing and fading to spine. Top edge gilt. Contents clean and tight, fine spotting to the half title, endpapers unmarked, no inscriptions. A very good copy..

Peterborough: Buckingham Press, 2002. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo. SIGNED to the title page. 224 pages with numerous maps and diagrams throughout. Card covers fine, unmarked. Contents clean and tight, signed and inscribed to the title page by the author. A fine, signed copy..

Arbroath: T. Buncle & Co., 1934. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. Edited by Rev. John Adams; pp.154; b/w portrait frotispiece plate of the author; b/w illustrations (by the author?) Publisher's brown cloth with gilt lettering, very good with light wear only.. Contents clean and tight, unmarked, no inscriptions, no foxing. A very good copy..

Sedbergh: Published by Ingram Cleasby, 1999. Book. Illus. by Christine Isherwood. Fine. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo. 149 pages; b/w illustrations by Christine Isherwood, 1 map.. Covers fine with minimal wear. Contents clean and tight, unmarked, no inscriptions. A fine copy, virtually as new..

London: David Douglas, 1895. Book. Illus. by Blackburn, Mrs. Hugh "B". Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Small 4to. pp. viii, 191; frontispiece with tissue guard further 87 fine b/w lithographs "Drawn from Nature by B". Original red cloth binding with gilt lettering and gilt vignette of a birds nest to the front board, lightly marked, very good. Top edge gilt. Contents good and tight, original dark grey end papers, paper to front hinge cracked but hinge still strong, some foxing to the frontispeice and title page, otherwise clean, no inscriptions. A very good copy of this title that has become rather scarce..

London: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, 1924. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. New Edition. 8vo (21 x 14 cm). Pp. xii, [2], 251; b/w plates. Publisher's blue textured cloth, a little general wear, gilt lettering faded to the spine. Contents good and tight, a little spotting to a few early and late pages and page edges, neat gift inscription to the front end paper dated 1934. A very good copy...

London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1898. Book. Illus. by Bryon Hook, Photographs from Nature R. B. Lodge. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. Pp. xiv 339 [40], ; b/w frontispiece of a crow by Bryon Hook, further black and white plates and illustrations (all present and correct); int-text illustrations. Original green cloth binding with gilt lettering to the spine and a gilt vignette to the front board, very goood with a little general wear. Contents clean and tight, original black end papers, tipped in before the half title is a sheet with a newspaper extract on Hudson's death dated 1922. A very good copy..

Port Charlotte, Islay: Argyll Reproductions Ltd, 1981. Book. Very Good. Paperback. Reprint. 8vo. pp. 56; colour and b/w illustrations after photographs. Card covers fine, slightly worn; contents clean and tight, unmarked, no inscriptions. A very good copy..

Cambridge: Cambridge Bird Club, 1934. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 118 pages; fold out map to the rear. Hardback binding very good, some light rubbing to edges. Contents clean and tight, no foxing, signature and address of the Oologist John Emerson Griffith to the front free endpaper, otherwise unmarked, no inscriptions. A very good copy with good provenance.. [John Emerson Griffith; Oologist, specialising in waders, former editor of the Jourdain Society Bulletin, he held a senior post for over 30 years.].

London: Hutchinson & Co. [Publishers] LTD., 1933. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Large 8vo. Pp. 319; 153 illustrations. Publisher's black cloth,some rubbing to head/tail of spine and joints, rear joint repaired at some point. binding remains strong. Contents clean and tight, original end papers, no inscriptions. A good copy..

Sussex: Pica Press, 1999. Book. Illus. by Richard Richardson and others. Near Fine. Hardback. First Edition. Small 4to. 552 pages; 32 colour photographic plates and many b/w vignettes by richard Richardson and others. Dust Jacket near fine, not price clipped. Hard back binding fine. Contents clean and tight, very faint dust soiling to top of the text block only, no inscriptions. A near fine copy..

London: A. Brown & Sons, 1907. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to. Large Paper Edition. pp. vol. I: xlv, 1-374; vol. II: xii, 375-843; coloured frontispiece plate and pictorial titles (by W. Woodhouse) and 158 monochrome photo plates. Bound in original textured green cloth with black lettering to front boards, gilt to the spines; top edge gilt. Bindings very good with just a little wear, no fading to the spines. Contents clean and tight, no inscriptions, toning and foxing to endpapers, free papers and contents pages, some foxing to page margins, fore-edges spotted, generally clean. Very good two volume set of the more scarce large paper edition..

West Midland Bird Club, 1982. Book. Illus. by R. a. Hume. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Small 4to. 494 pages; b/w illustrations by R. A. Hume; photographic illustrations; distribution & other maps; tables, bibliography, index. Original dust jacket very good, a little worn to edges, not price clipped. Hard back binding fine. Contents clean and tight, unmarked, no inscriptions. A fine copy, virtually as new..

Carlisle: The Carlisle Natural History Society, 1962. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo. 136 pages; b/w plates, map. Covers very good, lightly faded to the spine. Contents clean and tight, no inscriptions, distribution map numbered in manuscript. A very good copy. Transactions of the Carlisle Natural History Society, volume X..

Alnwick: Henry Hunter Blair, 1912. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. A very good copy. Pp. xvii 726 several b/w plates. Publisher's attractive blue cloth with onlay to front panel, white lettering to spine somewhat rubbed. Binding very good and bright with light wear. Contents clean and tight, endpapers toned and little foxing to the first few pages and text block edges. A very good first edition.

London: R. H. Porter, 1891. Book. Illus. by J. G. Keulemans. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author to Letter. First Edition. 8vo. pp. xviii, [14], 385 pages; chromolithographic frontispiece plate by Keulemans, and numerous additional colour plates also by Keulemans. Original blue cloth binding very good, light handling wear, gilt lettering to the spine and front board, very good. Contents clean and tight, no foxing or inscriptions There are two previous owner's of note. James Edmund Harting and Colonel Henry Wemyss Feilden. Inserted is a letter dated 1891 from the author, Borrer, to J. E. Harting. Harting was an naturalist a prolific author of many bird books. Secondly Feilden, was mentioned on p.236 of this book, but made a correction to..."Colonal Feilden, naturalist to H.M.S. "Alert" found ten (sanderline) on Sabine Island, in Smith's Sound... in pencil Feilden writes "No! .....1859-70. This is a superb association copy with a long letter to Harting who the author… Read More

London: Bloomsbury [London Natural History Society], 2014. Book. Illus. by Fraser Simpson. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Large 8vo. 432 pages; colour plates and line drawings. Original dust jacket fine, not price-clipped. Hard back binding fine. Contents clean and tight, no inscriptions. A fine copy..

London: PEMT Enterprises Ltd., 1986. Book. Illus. by Lesley C Brewitt. Fine. Paperback. Signed by Author to Letter. First Edition. 8vo. 101 pages; b/w illustrations. Covers fine. Contents clean and tight, no inscriptions, signed by Plant a compliments slip from the London Natural History Society loosely inserted. A fine copy..

Wymondham: Sycamore Press, 1984. Book. Illus. by Chris Park and Jane Wallace. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 167 pages; photographs by Tim Appleton and Chris Knights; drawings by Chris Park and Jane Wallace. Dust jacket fine, hardback binding fine, contents clean and tight, unmarked. A fine copy, virtually as new..