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Lars Jonsson's Birds: Paintings from a Near Horizon

by Jonsson, Lars

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2009
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9780691141510
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Princeton University Press, 2009. Color photos and watercolors, 192 pages.. Hardcover. New/New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Fine Bird Books 1700 -1900

by Sitwell, Sacheverell; Buchanan, Handasyde

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Published
1990
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Hardcover
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9780871132857
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New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1990. Foreword by S. Dillon Ripley. 52 full-page color plates, illustrations, index., 212 pages..,History and illustrators of the great natural history monographs of the 18th-19th centuries. Extensive scholarly bibliography by Buchanan and Fisher. List of plates, appendix of printing techniques, Excellent reproductions.. Hard Cover. New/New. 4to..
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The Ruling Passion of John Gould : A Biography of the British Audubon

by Tree, Isabella

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Published
1992
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Hardcover
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9780802114631
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New York, NY: Grove Weidenfield, 1992. 256pp. color and b&w plates. Biography of the British ornithologist and illustrator. Appendix of sources, list of illustrated folio works. index.. Hardcover. New/New.
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Winter Birds

by Jonsson, Lars

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Published
2017
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Hardcover
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9781472942814
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Bloomsbury Publishing, 2017. Color and b&w illustrations, index, 343 pages. Book is new, but white dust jacket may have very light wear and soil along edges. May contain remainder mark.. Hardcover. New/Very Good.
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Birds in the Wilderness: Adventures of an Ornithologist

by Sutton, George Miksch

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First Edition
Published
1936
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Hardcover
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New York: Macmillan, 1936. Color frontis, illustrations. color plates, 214 pages. Sutton describes his interest in birds and art from his chilldhood, his relationship with Louis Agassiz Fuertes, and his expeditions and journeys. 12 color and b&w plates. Rubber stamp and inscription. Dust jacket with a few chips but basically all there. As often the case, some browning of covers… Read more about this item
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The Shorebirds of North America

by Stout, Gardner (editor); Matthiessen, Peter; Palmer, Ralph S.

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Published
1967
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New York: Viking, 1967. 32 color plates. illustrations, bibliography, index, 270 pages, A monograph on the shorebirds of North America, with text by Peter Matthiessen (later reprinted separately as "The Wind Birds"), full-page paintings by Robert Verity Clem, and species accounts by Ralph S. Palmer. DJ scuffed with small tears, spine chipped.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Clem,… Read more about this item
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Great Bird Paintings of the World : The Old Masters

by Jackson, Christine E.

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Published
1993
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Hardcover
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9781851491780
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Wappingers Falls: Antique Collectors' Club, 1993. (Volume 1 of a proposed 5-vol. series) 146 pages., color and b&w photos. Focusing on works before 1699, includes artists such as Durer, Bosch, Holbein, Breughel, Rubens, Rembrandt, Merian. Index of birds depicted, and general index.. Hardcover. New/New. 4to..
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William Macgillivray: Creatures of Air, Land and Sea

by Ralph, Robert

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Published
2000
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Hardcover
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9781858940885
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London: Merrell Holberton/ Natural History Museum, 2000. Still in original publisher's shrinkwrap. Color plates, color and b&w ills., bibliography, index,128pp. Part of the wonderful "Art of Nature" series. Hard Cover. New/New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Baby Bird Portraits by George Miksch Sutton: Watercolors in the Field Museum

by Johnsgard, Paul A.

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Published
2006
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Paperback
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9780806137698
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University of Oklahoma Press, 2006. Thirty-five exquisite watercolors of downy chicks, nestlings, and fledglings from the collection of the Field Museum of Natural history. Includes commentary by Johnsgard and a list of dates and places of the paintings. 81pages.. Paperback. New.
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Floaters and Stick-Ups: A Personal Survey of Wildfowl Decoys

by Reiger, George

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Edition
First Edition
Published
1986
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780879236434
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Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: David R. Godine, Inc., 1986. 150+ beautiful color and b&w photos, index.200 pages. This history from the point of view of the sportsman/hunter looks at the decoy as lure and hunting techiniques, as well as the current collecting market and prices, regional specialization, factory decoys and important carvers. Most decoys are shown in use or in natural… Read more about this item
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Hummingbirds: Their Life and Behavior

by Tyrrell, Esther Q.

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Published
1985
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780517553367
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New York: Crown Publishers, 1985. Inscribed & signed by both Tyrrell's at a book signing.. Signed by Author & Illustrator. Hardcover. As New/As New. Illus. by Tyrell, Robert (photographer). 4to..
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Borne on the Wind: Insects in Flight

by Dalton, S.; Kings, J. (ed.)

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Published
1975
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780883490525
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New York, NY: E. P. Dutton & Co. (Reader's Digest Press), 1975. 74 Color and b&w plates, illustrations, 160 pages. DJ has wear and and a large chip, book clean and tight. Dalton was one of the first to successfully photograph insects in flight, creating his own specialized equipment to solve the problems encountered. Descriptive essays about the insects depicted,… Read more about this item
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Rigor Vitae: Life Unyielding: The Art of Carel Pieter Brest Van Kempen

by Brest van Kempen, Carel Pieter

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Published
2006
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Hardcover
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9780972015417
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Eagle Mountain Publishing, 2006. In original publisher's shrinkwrap. Foreword by Carl Brenders. 304 pages, 137 color plates, 8 ink washes, 29 drawings. . Hardcover. New/New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Allan Brooks: Artist and Naturalist

by Laing, H.M.

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Edition
First Edition
Published
1979
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780771881107
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Victoria, British Columbia: British Columbia Provincial Museum,, 1979. New book, but dust jacket has a wrinkle top of spine. Photos, illustrations, bibliography, 260 pages. BC Provincial Museum Special Publication No. 3. Biography of the Canadian artist, naturalist, scientist and hunter with emphasis on the history of science in British Columbia. 8 color plates and numerous reproductions from Brooks's sketchbook. .… Read more about this item
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Observations of Wildlife

by Scott, Peter

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Published
1980
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Hardcover
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9780801413414
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Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1980. Color plates, b&w photos, index, 112 pages. Collection of Scott's wildlife paintings with essays on his life and work as an artist, scientist and conservationist. 105 paintings and drawings span his work from 1937 to 1980, all over the world. . Cloth. New/New. 4to..
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Peregrine Sketchbook

by Tunnicliffe, C. F.

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Published
1997
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Hardcover
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9781900318020
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London: Excellent Press/Metro House, 1997. 26 color plates, b&w illustrations, map, bibliography, 80 pages. Tunnicliffe spent several weeks on the seacliffs of northwest Anglesey sketching and painting a particular pair of peregrine falcons, as they brooded and reared two chicks. Introductory essay by Dr. Derek Ratcliffe. Beautiful watercolors and scratchboard drawings. . Cloth. New/New. 4to..
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Louis Agassiz Fuertes: His Life Briefly Told and His Correspondence Edited

by Boynton, Mary Fuertes

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Published
1956
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Hardcover
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New York: Oxford University Press, 1956. Photos, illustrations, 336 pages. The life and travels of the famous ornithological artist, based on his own letters and diaries, edited by his daughter. Illustrated with black-and-white reproductions of 16 of Fuertes' bird life studies. . Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Fuertes, L.A. (illustrator).
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The Shorebirds of North America

by Stout, Gardner (editor); Matthiessen, Peter; Palmer, Ralph S.

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Published
1967
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New York: Viking, 1967. DJ with light edge wear, now in a protective mylar sleeve. Nice copy.32 color plates, illustrations, 270 pages.A monograph on the shorebirds of North America, with text by Peter Matthiessen (later reprinted separately as "The Wind Birds"), full-page paintings by Robert Verity Clem, and species accounts by Ralph S. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by… Read more about this item
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Bird Island: Pictures from a Shoal of Sand

by Jonsson, Lars

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Published
1983
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780709914433
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Croom Helm, 1983. Dust jacket outside is perfect, no chips, tears, wrinkles or blemishes. Top of inside flap has browning/foxing, as does the inside top edge of the dust jacket. Book itself is like new. No international orders on this one please.. Hardcover. As New/Very Good.
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An Artist's Catch : Watercolors by Frank Stick

by Stick, David (editor)

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Published
1981
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Hardcover
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9780807814857
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Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1981. Color plates, illustrations, 294 pages. Frank Stick (1884-1966) was one of the premier wildlife artists/ illustrators of his time, specializing in images of game fish and fishing for such magazines as Collier's, Field and Stream, and the Saturday Evening Post. Biographical essay, nearly 300 full-color images of the artist's work. Index with… Read more about this item
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