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Birds of Great Britain and Ireland. Order Passeres, complete in two volumes.
€230.00
London, Caxton, [1907-1908]. Two volumes in two. Large 4to (28.7 x 22.9 cm). Title pages, 434 pp. [I: (iv), 210; II: (iv), 216]; 115 [60; 55] tissue-guarded chromolithographed plates, of which eight with eggs. Original uniform green, gilt-bordered half morocco over green linen boards. Spines with gilt title. Marbled endpapers. Top edges gilt.
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A complete set of this beautifully illustrated work
Faune méridionale ou description de tous les animaux vertébrés vivans et fossiles, sauvages ou domestiques qui se rencontrent toute l'année ou qui ne sont que de passage dans les plus grande partie du Midi de la France; suivie d'une méthode de taxidermie ou l'art d'empailler les oiseaux.
€1,500.00
Nimes, chez l'auteur, and Montpellier, M. Lebrun, 1844. Two volumes of text and one atlas in three. 8vo (text volumes 21.5 x 13.0 cm; atlas 21.6 x 15.2 cm). 714 pp. [xxviii, 320, (2); ix, 354 (1)], 74 lithographed plates (one double-sized and double present). Contemporary uniform pebbled calf over pebbled boards. Spines with gilt lines and title. Marbled endpapers.
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A rare French zoological monograph with the often missing atlas
The birds of Washington. A complete scientific and popular account of the 372 species of birds found in the state. Illustrated by more than 300 original half-tones of birds in life, nests, eggs, and favotite haunts, from photographs by the author and others. Together with 40 drawings in the text and a series of full-page color-plates. By Alan Brooks. Large paper edition. With photogravures and special photographs. Sold only by subscription. Volume I - II. (Complete). [Large paper copy, numbered]
€500.00
Seattle, WA, The Occidental Publishing Co., 1909. In two volumes. Large 4to (31.5 x 24.5 cm). xv, iii, 1,012 pp.; 45 plates including two frontispieces (original photo, mounted and with printed tissue guard), and including 16 colour plates after watercolours of A. Brooks, 300 text figures. Uniform original boards. Spine with original printed labels. Decorated endpapers.
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The true first large paper edition
Histoire physique, naturelle et politique de Madagascar. XII-XV. Histoire naturelle des oiseaux. [AND] XII. Supplément. [Complete].
€6,500.00
Paris, Imprimerie Nationale, Société d'Éditions Géographiques, Maritimes et Coloniales, AND Tananarive, Imprimerie Officielle, 1876-1937. In four volumes (texte, atlas I, atlas II, atlas III and Supplément). Large 4to and folio (31.0 x 24.1 cm). Half-titles and titles; 999 pp. [(i), 779; viii, 211]; 412 plates by John Gerrard Keulemans and others; nine text figures. Somewhat later uniform red morocco over marbled boards. Spines with five raised bands, gilt titles and two gilt vignettes.
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A very good set with all the fine Keulemans plates
Sveriges Fåglar och fågelbon med fågelbilder utförda i Färgljustryck efter original målningar av fil. D:R Gustaf Swenander.
€3,800.00
Lund, Gleerup, 1926-1949-[1954]. Six volumes in six. Large 4to (34.3 x 24.5 cm). Text with 807 plates (146 coloured). Publisher's uniform, limited edition brown half calf, marbled boards, gilt spines.
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A rare, fine set with unrecorded plates
The Nidiologist. Volumes 1-4 [All Published].
€250.00
Alamed, CA, Henry Reed Taylor, 1893-1897. 8vo (23.2 x 16.5 cm). Three title pages and indexes. 620 pp. [I: 184; II: 174; III: 150; IV: 112]. Numerous illustrations (mostly photographic). Near contemporary full morocco with gilt title on the spine.
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A rare illustrated ornithological magazine - complete
Svenska fåglar, efter naturen och på sten ritade. Första delen. Tättingar, Gökfåglar, Hackspettfåglar, Blåkråkfåglar, Skärrfåglar, och Ugglor. Andra delen. Dagroffåglar, Storkfåglar, Flamingofåglar, Andfåglar, Pelikanfåglar, Stormfåglar, Doppingfåglar, och Lomfåglar. Tredje delen. Duffåglar, Stepphöns, Småvadare, Måsfåglar, Alkfåglar, Trappfåglar, Tranfåglar, Rallfåglar, och Hönsfåglar.
€750.00
Stockholm, Ivar Baarsen, Forlaget Svenska Fågler, 1924-1929. In three volumes. Folio (37.3 x 27.8 cm). 940 pp. [I(1924): 9, 295; II (1929): 10, 296-546; III (1929): 16, 547-902]; 364 fine full colour plates after watercolours mostly by W. von Wright. Original uniform blue cloth; spines with green ruled morocco label with gilt title. Marbled endpapers.
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A fine set of this extremely well-illustrated work on birds