Verlag: Smithsonian Institution, 1984
ISBN 10: 0874748046 ISBN 13: 9780874748048
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Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. J. Fenwick Lansdowne (illustrator). Portfolio edition with introductory chapters and abbreviated species accounts. Forty-one paintings by J. Fenwick Lansdowne. Portfolio case shows shelf wear and some fading. Contents in fine condition, including all 41 color plates.
Verlag: M.F. Feheley Publishers, 1977
ISBN 10: 087923198X ISBN 13: 9780879231989
Anbieter: Recycle Bookstore, San Jose, CA, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Lansdowne, Fenwick (illustrator). The book has light fading, smudging on the text block, and light edge wear. Otherwise, it is tightly bound, clean, and unmarked. The dust jacket as light edge wear, minor rubbing, and fading. Otherwise, it is sharp, clean, and now adorned with mylar. This is an overall well-aged, attractive copy.
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Verlag: M. F. Feheley, 1976
ISBN 10: 0919880037 ISBN 13: 9780919880030
Anbieter: B-Line Books, Amherst, NS, Kanada
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Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good+. J, Fenwick Lansdowne (illustrator). First Edition; First Printing. Stiff unmarked book in clean cream linen cloth with bold gilt titles; in glossy dust jacket with a nick to front corner. 52 colour plates, 52 drawings, 4 folded illustrations. Remarkable. ; 14.3 X 10.4 X 1.2 inches; 176 pages.
Verlag: M. F. Feheley, Toronto, 1977
Anbieter: Charles Lewis Best Booksellers, San Diego, CA, USA
larger demy folio, [27.75cm/14.5inches], full quarter-bound gilt-embossed maroon-backed beige tweed with mylar-protected dust jacket, pp. xx, 406, indexed. Illustrated with 41 colour plates. Please feel free to ask for particulars and/or additional photographs. . Sidney Dillon Ripley, (1913 2001), was an American ornithologist and wildlife conservationist. He served as secretary of the Smithsonian Institution for 20 years, from 1964 to 1984, leading the institution through its period of greatest growth and expansion. For his leadership at the Smithsonian, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Ronald Reagan in 1985. . James Fenwick Lansdowne, (1937 2008) was a self-taught Canadian wildlife artist. He was born in Hong Kong and grew up in Victoria, British Columbia. His first show was at the Royal Ontario Museum in 1956 In exceptionally good condition In exceptionally good condition.
Verlag: M. F. Feheley Publishers, Toronto
ISBN 10: 091988007X ISBN 13: 9780919880078
Anbieter: Lloyd Zimmer, Books and Maps, Chanute, KS, USA
Cloth - Hard Cover. Zustand: Very Good+. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good+. J. Fenwick Lansdowne (illustrator). Copyright is 1977. 406 pages. Foot of spine has been bumped, and there is light rubbing on cloth. Volume is otherwise bright, clean, and intact. Price clipped dust jacket also shows a little wrinkling over spine ends and a very slight smudge over center of spine. Volume is housed in slipcase that the title and library numbers inked on the rear. There are NO library markings on the book or jacket. Extra shipping fees will apply for Priority and/or International shipping due to the weight and size of this book.
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Verlag: Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C., 1984
ISBN 10: 0874748046 ISBN 13: 9780874748048
Anbieter: The Book Shelf, Salem, OR, USA
Portfolio. Zustand: Fine. J. Fenwick Lansdowne (illustrator). Portfolio Edition with 41 color prints by Lansdowne suitable for framing. Introductory chapters and abbreviated species accounts from Rails of the World by S. Dillion Ripley. Prints measure 10" X 14" and are in mint condition as is the booklet included in the portfolio folder. The folder has some wear to the exterior and would be graded very good.
Verlag: Houghton Mifflin 1976 1980, 1976
ISBN 10: 039524580X ISBN 13: 9780395245804
Anbieter: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, USA
Verbandsmitglied: IOBA
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Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Cream Linen, Gilt, Green Endpapers. Two Separate Volumes, 1976 And 1980, First Printings. Fine. Dust Jackets Very Near Fine. Priority Shipping At Great Additional Cost Due To Size And Weight.
Verlag: M. F. Feheley, Toronto, 1977
ISBN 10: 091988007X ISBN 13: 9780919880078
Anbieter: Attic Books (ABAC, ILAB), London, ON, Kanada
Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: fine. xx, 406 p. 37 cm. 41 colour paintings by J. Fenwick Lansdowne. 17 distribution maps. Burgundy spine with beige cloth boards. No slipcase. Ripley was an American ornithologist and wildlife conservationist who acted as Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution from 1964 to 1984. Also from the Smithsonian is Storrs Olson, one of the world's foremost avian paleontologists. The Canadian connection here is illustrator James Fenwick Lansdowne (1937 2008), a self-taught wildlife artist who grew up in Victoria, B.C. His pictured birds are similar in style to the work of Audubon, often featuring a specific species against a largely white background, but Lansdowne's birds are more life-like and more natural postures than Audubon's.
Verlag: David R. Godine, Publisher, 1977
ISBN 10: 087923198X ISBN 13: 9780879231989
Anbieter: curtis paul books, inc., Northridge, CA, USA
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Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good+. Lansdowne, Fenwick (illustrator). First Edition. Oversized cloth/gilt. About fine, hint of soil/bumping. The DJ is lightly soiled/insected. The slipcase is sunned, lightly soiled/creased. First edition. ; 10.66 X 1.95 X 14.54 inches; 406 pages.
Verlag: M.F. Feheley, 1977
ISBN 10: 087923198X ISBN 13: 9780879231989
Anbieter: Stella & Rose's Books, PBFA, Tintern, MON, Vereinigtes Königreich
Verbandsmitglied: PBFA
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Hardback. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Lansdowne, J. Fenwick (illustrator). First edition. 1st 1977. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper. A monograph of the family Rallidai with a chapter on fossil species by Olson. Very large format. Burgundy cloth spine with gilt title and vignette, beige cloth boards. Coloured frontis and 41 superb colour plates together with 17 distribution maps. xx + 406 pages. A book in almost fine condition with faint tape marks to endpapers in a dustwrapper which is slightly faded at spine and lightly creased at edges, small amount of loss to top of spine. Contained in original slipcase which has been covered with green cloth which is now coming unstuck at ends and is bubbled. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!.
Verlag: David R. Godine, Boston, 1977
ISBN 10: 087923198X ISBN 13: 9780879231989
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Hard Cover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good+. Illustrated by J. Fenwick Lansdowne (illustrator). First Edition Thus. 1. A large, heavy book - additional shipping charges may apply. FINE/VERY GOOD+. Color Illustrations. Folio 13" - 23" tall. xx, 406, (3) pp.
Verlag: M. F. Feheley, Toronto, 1977
Anbieter: Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB, Salisbury, CT, USA
Cloth. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. Lansdowne, J. Fenwick (illustrator). Edges and corners sharp, color illustrations throughout. Dw with very minor crease top edge front panel, not priceclipped, bright and clean. In F original publisher's cardboard slipcase.
Verlag: David R. Godine, Boston, 1977
Anbieter: Chester Creek Books, Duluth, MN, USA
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Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. J. Fenwick Lansdowne (illustrator). First Edition. One of those wonderfully done books that are definitive while being artistic. A monograph of the family Rallidae. Over size requiring extra postage.
Verlag: David R. Godine, Publisher, 1977
ISBN 10: 087923198X ISBN 13: 9780879231989
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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Lansdowne, Fenwick (illustrator). First Edition. > DJ > First edition 406 pages. A monograph of the Family Rallidae with 41 full color plates by J. Jenwick Lansdowne. Included is an illustrated chapter about fossil rails by Dr. Storrs L. Olson and an unusual section of photographs of these elusive birds in aviary and natural habitats. Housed in original clamshell box. 10.5in. x 14in. Tan and maroon cloth book cover. Tan cloth with leatherette spine on box. Box has light wear on two corners. The book is in as new condition. Dust jacket spine has light overall soiling and soft crease along front fold. Additional postage will be required for priority mail or shipment to another country.
Verlag: Godine, Boston, 1977
ISBN 10: 087923198X ISBN 13: 9780879231989
Anbieter: Serendipitous Ink, Rosewood, QLD, Australien
Verbandsmitglied: IOBA
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Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Lansdowne, J. Fenwick (illustrator). First Edition. 406 pages. 3.32 kilograms. This book is in good condition with some spotting to page ends. The dust jacket is in very good condition currently enclosed in clear protective covering. 'Rails Of The World: A Monograph of the Family Rallidae. With Forty-One Paintings by J. Fenwick Lansdowne.' "Birds of the family Rallidae, collectively known as rails, include coots, rails, and gallinules. They are among the least known and the most elusive of any bird species. This book is the deinitive study on rails, which are found in almost all parts of the world. S. Dillon Ripley, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, has been studying these birds since he came across his first forest rail in the mountains of New Guinea in 1938. This book records information he has researched and collected on this elusive but provocotive family of birds of marsh, swamp, reeds, and jungle. It is the sequel perhaps to Alfred Newton's statement, in his Dictionary of Birds, 1893: "Base on the safe grond of anatomy, but due regard being also had to the external characters, habits and other peculiarities of this multifarious group, a monograph might be produced of surpassing interest, and one that in its bearing on the doctrine of evolution would be likely to prove a telling record." The author discusses the general characteristics, distribution, and evolution of this family of birds. He then presents a comprehensive treatment of the one hundred twenty-nine known species of rails, with taxonomic keys, descriptions, life histories, courting behaviour, distribution, and status of hundreds of subspecies. Sadly, like many animal groups, the future of these birds is darkened by the shadows of extinct species and the threat of extinction of many living species. They are particularly vulnerable to predation because they do not fly well, if at all; they are fine game birds, and they are losing their habitats as marshlands are filled for development. This monumental work, then comes none too soon, for all the species, alive, endangered, and recently extinct, have been carefully studied and illustrated. The study is completed with an illustrated chaper about fossil rails by Dr. Storrs L. Olson, curator of birds at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. The book also includes an unusual section of photographs of these elusive birds in aviary and natural habitats. Maps throughout show the distribution of various rail species. Forty-one paintings, reproduced in seven-color offset for this monograph, are the work of J. Fenwick Lansdowne. He was born in Hong Kong of British parents, and brought to Canada at the age of three to settle in Victoria, British Columbia. The talent which became evident at an early age has gained world recognition, through international exhibitions and several books. Birds of the West Coast, Volume I, which he wrote and illustrated, was published in 1976. Lansdowne studies his subjects in the field, the uses museum collections of bird skins to achieve the fidelity of color and ornithological detail for which he is known. He has been described as having "the imagination of a poet and the creative hand of an artist." Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Illustrator: Lansdowne, J. Fenwick. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Non-fiction, Science; Non-fiction, Reference. ISBN: 087923198X. ISBN/EAN: 9780879231989. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 000808.
Verlag: David R Godine, Boston, 1977
Anbieter: Kerr & Sons Booksellers ABA, Cartmel, CMA, Vereinigtes Königreich
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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Lansdowne, J. Fenwick (illustrator). 1st Edition. Large Thick Folio. Very Heavy. UK POSTAGE ONLY. xx, 406pp. Publisher's quarter maroon cloth with cream buckram boards. In the cream colour illustrated dust wrapper with black titles. Edge and surface wear to wrapper, some stains to rear. Decorative end papers. Illustrated. Overall a Very Good copy.
Verlag: MF Feheley Publishers Ltd, Toronto, 1977
ISBN 10: 0002194937 ISBN 13: 9780002194938
Anbieter: Calluna Books, Morpeth, Vereinigtes Königreich
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Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. Lansdowne, J Fenwick (illustrator). 1st Edition. Book - near fine. Dust wrapper - near fine. Comes with a cardboard slipcase. 41 paintings, chapter on fossil species by Storrs L Olson. HEAVY (3.47 kg) - extra postage will be required.
Verlag: David R. Godine, Boston, 1977
ISBN 10: 087923198X ISBN 13: 9780879231989
Anbieter: Rodger Friedman Rare Book Studio, ABAA, Tuxedo, NY, USA
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Zustand: Fine. Lansdowne, Fenwick (illustrator). First edition. Folio (37 cm); 430 pages, with 41 color plates by Lansdowne, 35 black-and-white illustrations, and 17 maps. Original publisher's prospectus laid in, together with a photocopy of Ripley's obituary in the New York Times. Fine in original three-piece linen and buckram, with dust jacket, and in original shipping slipcase. One of the great 20th-century bird books. Extra shipping charges will apply.
Verlag: Boston, David R. Godine Publisher. 1977 **MB67, Boston, 1977
Anbieter: Messinissa libri, Milano, MI, Italien
Zustand: Buono (Good). Volume in ottime condizioni. Copertina rigida rilegata in tela e pelle, rilegatura all'americana, con astuccio di cartoncino. English Text. Pagg. 406. Book.
Verlag: Boston: David R. Godine, 1977., 1977
ISBN 10: 0879231998 ISBN 13: 9780879231996
Anbieter: Andrew Isles Natural History Books, Prahran, VIC, Australien
Lansdowne, Fenwick (illustrator). Small folio,406 pp.,41 colour plates by J. Fenwick Lansdowne, fine copy in dustwrapper. One of the better modern bird monograph.
Verlag: David R Godine, 1977
ISBN 10: 0879231998 ISBN 13: 9780879231996
Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Lansdowne, Fenwick (illustrator). Folio. Clean, unmarked pages. Good binding and cover. Red leather spine. Hardcover and slip case. Minor wear/soiling to slip case. Includes review notes. xx, 406 p. : illustrations. This is an oversized or heavy book, that requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.
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Anbieter: Librairie Chat, Beijing, China
Zustand: Fine. Number of pages: xx. 406 p. Size: 37 cm.
Verlag: M. F. Feheley, Toronto, 1977
ISBN 10: 091988007X ISBN 13: 9780919880078
Anbieter: Attic Books (ABAC, ILAB), London, ON, Kanada
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Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. xx, 406 p. 37 cm. 41 colour paintings by J. Fenwick Lansdowne. 17 distribution maps. Half burgundy leather with beige cloth boards. In matching slipcase. Includes a signed lithograph by Lansdowne and sample pages in separate book with light soiling. Ripley was an American ornithologist and wildlife conservationist who acted as Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution from 1964 to 1984. Also from the Smithsonian is Storrs Olson, one of the world's foremost avian paleontologists. The Canadian connection here is illustrator James Fenwick Lansdowne (1937 2008), a self-taught wildlife artist who grew up in Victoria, B.C. His pictured birds are similar in style to the work of Audubon, often featuring a specific species against a largely white background, but Lansdowne's birds are more life-like and have more natural postures than Audubon's. Limited edition of 400 copies signed by author and illustrator of which this is copy no. 37.
Verlag: David R. Godine, Boston, 1977
Anbieter: Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB, Salisbury, CT, USA
Half Red Leather, Beige Cloth. Zustand: Fine. Lansdowne, J. Fenwick (illustrator). Limited First Edition. #108 of 400 copies. Signed, numbered print laid-in. Handsome, red, half-leather over cloth. In publisher's cloth slipcase. Fine.