Category: Ornithology

The Roseate Spoonbill.

Price: $10.00

Publisher: New York: Dover Publications, Inc., (1942).

Seller ID: 9926gcs

Octavo, softbound (stiff, full-color illus. green wrappers), xviii + 142 pp + [vi] pp. Very Good, with light wear to covers. From lower cover: ÒRosy pink, with wing and tail coverts of deeper carmine. The tail tawny orange. It is as though an orchid has spread its lovely wings and flown.Ó Thus as the Roseate Spoonbill been described. But it is a sorry fact that man's persecution once reduced this magnificant species to the verge of extinction throughout tis normal range in the Gulf region of the United States. Now once again in the ascendent thanks to stringent conservation measures, t...
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Birds of Mexico: A Guide for Field Identification. Illustrated by Douglas E. Tibbitts.

By: Blake, Emmet Reid.

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, [1953].

Seller ID: 70651s

Octavo, green cloth (hardcover), gilt letters and decoration to upper cover, xxix, 644 pp. Very Good+, with light soiling to page edges (covers bright and tight).
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Birds of the New York Area.

By: Bull, John.

Price: $10.00

Publisher: New York: Harper & Row, Publishers 1964. First Edition.

Seller ID: 335556qms

Octavo, burgundy blind-stamped cloth (hardcover), silver letters, map illus. endpapers, xiv, 540 pp. Near Fine in a Very Good, mylar protected dust jacket with light edgewear. From dust jacket: The most populated area of the country is also a way station on the Atlantic flyway. And whether interested in falcons and bluebirds, sparrows or loons, birders within a hundred-mile radius of Manhattan are here offered complete data on the area's avian population. Ten years in the making, the book's geographic range extends from the Delaware Water Gap north to Port Jervis, New York, south to Point...
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For the Birds: Recipes for the Backyard Birder. Over 100 recipes, tips and drawings.

By: Cooper, Holly S.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Published by the Author, n.d.

Seller ID: 3082qs

Quarto, spiral bound (laminated wrappers with black plastic spiral), 64 pp. Fine (As New).
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A Field Guide to The Birds of Mexico and Adjacent: Belize, Guatemala, and El Salvador. Principal Illustrator Edward Murrell Butler.

By: Edwards, Ernest Preston.

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, (1998).

Seller ID: vas5358

Octavo, softbound (slick, full-color illus. red wrappers), xxi + 209 pp. Fine. From lower cover: More than a thousand species of birds occur in Mexico and in the adjacent countries of Beltze, Guatemala, and El Salvador. Of these birds, a unique mixture of temperate-zone and tropical species, less than half are found in the United States, and many cross the border only a short distance into the southwestern states. This practical field guide contains detailed annotations for easy identification of all of Mexico's regular species. The descriptions include the English, Spanish, and Latin na...
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The Birds of Korea. A Guide to the Birds of the Republic of Korea with 230 Species Illustrated in Full Colour.

By: Gore, M. E. J. and Won, Pyong-Oh.

Price: $250.00

Publisher: Published by Royal Asiatic Society, Korea Branch in conjunction with Taewon Publishing Company, Seoul, Korea, and Charles E. Tuttle Co., Inc., Rutland, Vt., and Tokyo, Japan. First Edition.

Seller ID: 335549qms

Octavo, green cloth (hardcover), gilt letters, map illus. endpapers, ribbon marker, 450 pp. Fine in a Near-Fine, mylar protected dust jacket. From dust jacket: The publication of this book marks a significant milestone in the history of the study of the birds of Korea, and the Royal Asiatic Society, Korea Branch, is proud to sponsor this important project. Every species of bird which occurs or has occurred in Korea is described and 230 species are illustrated in full colour on the 41 colour plates. In addition, there are 24 pages of black and white photographs and four separate maps,. Th...
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The Birds of Korea. A Guide to the Birds of the Republic of Korea with 230 Species Illustrated in Full Colour.

By: Gore, M. E. J. and Won, Pyong-Oh.

Price: $250.00

Publisher: Published by Royal Asiatic Society, Korea Branch in conjunction with Taewon Publishing Company, Seoul, Korea, and Charles E. Tuttle Co., Inc., Rutland, Vt., and Tokyo, Japan. First Edition.

Seller ID: 1335549qms

Octavo, green cloth (hardcover), gilt letters, map illus. endpapers, ribbon marker, 450 pp. Fine in a Near-Fine, mylar protected dust jacket. From dust jacket: The publication of this book marks a significant milestone in the history of the study of the birds of Korea, and the Royal Asiatic Society, Korea Branch, is proud to sponsor this important project. Every species of bird which occurs or has occurred in Korea is described and 230 species are illustrated in full colour on the 41 colour plates. In addition, there are 24 pages of black and white photographs and four separate maps,. Th...
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Gulls: A Guide to Identification. Illustrated by the Author.

By: Grant P. J.

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Calton: T & A D Poyser, (1989). Second Edition.

Seller ID: 9557gcs

Octavo, gray cloth (hardcover), gilt letters and decoration to spine, 352 pp. Fine in a Fine dust jacket. From dust jacket: This second edition of Peter Grant's guide has been extensively revised and has been reset throughout. Importantly, a further eight species of gulls occurring on the west coast of Canada and the USA have been added. The book now covers 31 species and has been increased in length from 280 to 352 pages. more than 280 new photographs have been added or substituted, bringing the total to 544, including 79 photographs for the eight North American additional species.. Unti...
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Birds of Suriname. Illustrated by Paul Barruel and Inge van Noortwijk.

By: Haverschmidt, Francois and G. F. Mees.

Price: $150.00

Publisher: Paramaribo: VACO N.V. Uitgeversmaatschappij, (1994).

Seller ID: 242fd

Quarto, green leatherette (hardcover), gilt letters, 46 full-color plates with 443 drawings, 88 photographs, 153 line drawings, 3 color maps; 579 pp. Fine (As New) in a Fine (As New), mylar protected dust jacket. Publisher's announcement and letter laid-in. From publisher's description: A masterpiece of ornithological artistry and scholarship, describing extensively all of suriname's birds (668 species), many of which are likely to be found in the neighbouring countries. This makes the book useful for all of the Guianas and will enable observers to identify most of the birds of the adjace...
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Birds of Arkansas. U. S. Department of Agriculture Biological Survey -- Bulletin No. 38. Henry W. Henshaw, Chief. Issued October 12, 1911.

By: Howell, Arthur H.

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Washington: Government Printing Office, 1911.

Seller ID: vas889

Octavo, paperbound brown wrappers, fold-out plate, illustrations, 100 pp. Badly chipped spine is reinforced with tape; otherwise, clean and bright.
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Florida's Birds, A Handbook and Reference. Illustrated by Karl Karalus.

By: Kale, Herbert W., II and David S. Maehr.

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Sarasota, Florida: Pineapple Press, (1990).

Seller ID: 9573gcs

Octavo, softbound (slick, full-color illus. wrappers), 288 pp. Illustrated in full color. Near-Fine. From the lower cover: The product of many years' preparation, this first comprehensive handbook of Florida birds is a guide to identification, enjoyment, and protection of Florida's varied and beautiful population of birds. Over 325 species are identified and discussed with information on distinguishing marks, habitat, season, and distribution.
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A Birder's Guide to Florida. Revised by Harold R. Holt.

By: Lane, James A. [Holt, Harold R., ed.]

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Colorado Springs, Colo.: ABA Sales, [1990].

Seller ID: m1880

Octavo, stiff priinted wrappers, stapled, 164 pp. Photos, maps. Very Good.
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A Stillness in the Pines: The Ecology of the Red-Cockaded Woodpecker. Illustrations by Ellen Mabry. A Volume of The Commonwealth Fund Book Program under the editorship of Lewis Thomas, M.D.

By: McFarlane, Robert W.

Price: $10.00

Publisher: New York: W. W. Norton & Company, (1992). First Edition, stated.

Seller ID: 9975gcs

Octavo, red cloth &Êcream boards (hardcover), gilt letters, 270 pp. Near-Fine, with bird-decorated sticker of former-owner. From dust jacket: From easter Texas the remnants of a once-magnificent forest, nurtured by moisture from the Gulf of Mexico, extend a thousand miles to the Atlantic shore and as far north as Chesapeake Bay. This unique woodland gave birth to two woodpeckers, one large -- the ivory-billed woodpecker, which has not been sighted in over ten years and which is almost surely extinct -- and the other small -- the red-cockaded woodpecker, which may yet be saved. This dimini...
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A Stillness in the Pines: The Ecology of the Red-Cockaded Woodpecker. Illustrations by Ellen Mabry. A Volume of The Commonwealth Fund Book Program under the editorship of Lewis Thomas, M.D.

By: McFarlane, Robert W.

Price: $12.00

Publisher: New York: W. W. Norton & Company, (1992). First Edition, stated.

Seller ID: 9975gcs2

Octavo, red cloth &Êcream boards (hardcover), gilt letters, 270 pp. Near-Fine, with former owner inscription and Fine dust jacket. From dust jacket: From easter Texas the remnants of a once-magnificent forest, nurtured by moisture from the Gulf of Mexico, extend a thousand miles to the Atlantic shore and as far north as Chesapeake Bay. This unique woodland gave birth to two woodpeckers, one large -- the ivory-billed woodpecker, which has not been sighted in over ten years and which is almost surely extinct -- and the other small -- the red-cockaded woodpecker, which may yet be saved. This...
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Birds of the Bermudas: A Guide to the Resident and Seasonal Birds of the Bermuda Islands. Illustrated in Colour and giving sufficient description to enable the Observer to identify the various species.

By: n.l.

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Bermuda: The Bermuda Book Stores, Reid & Burnaby Streets, n.d.

Seller ID: 9931gcs

Duodecimo, cloth-backed illus. boards (hardcover), paper label to upper cover, gilt letters, 55 pp, including numerous full-color plates. Very Good, with wear to spine.
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Amazon Parrots.

By: Paradise, Paul R.

Price: $8.50

Publisher: Neptume, NJ: T. F. H. Publications, [1979].

Seller ID: 70075s

Octavo, color illus. boards, glossy pages, 93 pp. Fine (As New). Contents: A History of Bird-Keeping; Introduction; The Genus Amazona; Amazon Parrots; Endangered Amazon Species; Taming and Training; Diet; Cage and Aviary; Diseases; Breeding.
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Birds of the Bahamas. Described and Illustrated by Andrew Paterson.

By: Paterson, Andrew.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Battleboro, Vermont: Durrell Publications, (1972). First Edition, Stated.

Seller ID: 9487gcs

Octavo, blue cloth (hardcover), viii + 180 pp. Near-Fine, in a Very Good dust jacket with edgewear that includes light chipping. From dust jacket: This is an excellent introduction to the more frequently found Bahamian birds. Although over 280 species have been recorded, and all are listed here, the 100 described and illustrated will keep the most enthusiastic birdwatcher on the alert for quite some time. The author spent four years in compiling this collection, and it is the first definitive study on the subject. Each year more than a million visitors travel to the Bahamas, and their va...
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Swans of the World: In Nature, History, Myth & Art.

By: Price, A. Lindsay.

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Tulsa, Oklahoma: Council Oak Books, 1994. First Edition.

Seller ID: vas852

Royal octavo, white cloth & boards (hardcover), gilt letters, 195 pp. Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. From dust jacket: A bird both mythic and real, the swan has captured the imagination of people throughout history, throughout the world. Perhaps only A. Lindsay Price, a poet and artist as well as one of the world's leading swan lovers, could do justice to such a creature. Beginning with her own sighting of the nearly-extinct Trumpeter Swan's first migration in over a century, Price tells the story of each of the world's swan breeds. Eloquent and learned, she takes a variety of perspect...
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Kiwi and Moa: New Zealand's Unique Flightless Birds.

By: Riley, Murdoch.

Price: $9.50

Publisher: Wellington: Viking Sevenseas Ltd., (1983).

Seller ID: 12470scs

16mo, paperbound (stiff, full-colour illus. stapled wrappers), 60 pp. Illustrated with full-colour photos. Fine (As New).
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Inland Birds of Saudi Arabia.

By: Silsby, Jill.

Price: $25.00

Publisher: London: IMMEL Publishing, [1980]. First Edition.

Seller ID: 28449

Octavo, cloth, 160 pp. Color photos, illus., map. Fine in a Very Good dust jacket with light edgewear.
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Category: Ornithology