Natural History Art from Z & Z Books
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Lars Jonsson's Birds: Paintings from a Near Horizon
by Jonsson, Lars
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- New
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- New
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- 2009
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780691141510
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- 1
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Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA
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£28.23
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Princeton University Press, 2009. Color photos and watercolors, 192 pages.. Hardcover. New/New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Item Price
£28.23
Fine Bird Books 1700 -1900
by Sitwell, Sacheverell; Buchanan, Handasyde
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- New
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- New
- Published
- 1990
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780871132857
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- 1
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Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA
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£10.45
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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.. Item Price
£10.45
The Ruling Passion of John Gould : A Biography of the British Audubon
by Tree, Isabella
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- New
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- New
- Published
- 1992
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780802114631
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Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA
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£10.45
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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. Item Price
£10.45
Winter Birds
by Jonsson, Lars
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- New
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- Very Good
- Published
- 2017
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781472942814
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- 1
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Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA
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£38.68
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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. Item Price
£38.68
Birds in the Wilderness: Adventures of an Ornithologist
by Sutton, George Miksch
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- Used - Very Good
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- Good
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1936
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- Hardcover
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Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA
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£30.25
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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 Item Price
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The Shorebirds of North America
by Stout, Gardner (editor); Matthiessen, Peter; Palmer, Ralph S.
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
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- 1967
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- Hardcover
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Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA
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£32.22
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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 Item Price
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Great Bird Paintings of the World : The Old Masters
by Jackson, Christine E.
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- New
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- New
- Published
- 1993
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781851491780
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- 1
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Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA
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£32.22
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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.. Item Price
£32.22
William Macgillivray: Creatures of Air, Land and Sea
by Ralph, Robert
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- New
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- New
- Published
- 2000
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- Hardcover
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- 9781858940885
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Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA
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£22.18
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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. Item Price
£22.18
Baby Bird Portraits by George Miksch Sutton: Watercolors in the Field Museum
by Johnsgard, Paul A.
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- New
- Published
- 2006
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780806137698
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Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA
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£10.45
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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. Item Price
£10.45
Floaters and Stick-Ups: A Personal Survey of Wildfowl Decoys
by Reiger, George
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- New
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- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1986
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780879236434
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Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA
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£14.11
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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 Item Price
£14.11
Hummingbirds: Their Life and Behavior
by Tyrrell, Esther Q.
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- As New
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- As New
- Published
- 1985
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780517553367
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- 1
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Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA
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£24.16
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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.. Item Price
£24.16
Borne on the Wind: Insects in Flight
by Dalton, S.; Kings, J. (ed.)
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- Used - Very Good
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- Good
- Published
- 1975
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780883490525
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- 1
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Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA
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£8.07
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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 Item Price
£8.07
Rigor Vitae: Life Unyielding: The Art of Carel Pieter Brest Van Kempen
by Brest van Kempen, Carel Pieter
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- New
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- New
- Published
- 2006
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780972015417
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- 1
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Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA
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£30.25
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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. Item Price
£30.25
Allan Brooks: Artist and Naturalist
by Laing, H.M.
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 1979
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780771881107
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Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA
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£38.31
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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 Item Price
£38.31
Observations of Wildlife
by Scott, Peter
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- New
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- New
- Published
- 1980
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780801413414
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Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA
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£10.45
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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.. Item Price
£10.45
Peregrine Sketchbook
by Tunnicliffe, C. F.
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- New
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- New
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- 1997
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- Hardcover
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- 9781900318020
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Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA
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£18.51
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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.. Item Price
£18.51
Louis Agassiz Fuertes: His Life Briefly Told and His Correspondence Edited
by Boynton, Mary Fuertes
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
- Published
- 1956
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- Hardcover
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Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA
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£12.49
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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). Item Price
£12.49
The Shorebirds of North America
by Stout, Gardner (editor); Matthiessen, Peter; Palmer, Ralph S.
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
- Published
- 1967
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA
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£36.30
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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 Item Price
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Bird Island: Pictures from a Shoal of Sand
by Jonsson, Lars
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- As New
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- Very Good
- Published
- 1983
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780709914433
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Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA
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£50.41
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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. Item Price
£50.41
An Artist's Catch : Watercolors by Frank Stick
by Stick, David (editor)
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- New
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- Slipcase
- Published
- 1981
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780807814857
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Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA
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£28.23
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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 Item Price
£28.23