Augusto Ruschi (28 results)

Condition: Good. English & portuguese language. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. DJ with some edge wear and creasing.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Coll - U6 - Very Good. Very Good portfolio containing an oversized 26-page trade paperback, and 24 individual reproductions approximately 9' x 13' on linen textured paper. Paper portfolio has edgewear and some creases. Book and prints are clean and unmarked.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. 335 pp., ill., color plates, large 4to.: Firm binding, no ownership markings, sharp corners, some scuff marks to rear board: Well packaged in a box, ships with tracking.

Condition: Gut. 335 SS. mit vielen, teils ganzseitig-farbigen Abbildungen. Zweisprachig (portugiesisch-englisch). - Sauber und gut erhalten. pt Gewicht in Gramm: 2600 Fol., Illustriertes Original-Leinen. Kopfgoldschnitt.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover. A loose-leaf portfolio of plates, in a hardcover folder. Black paper over boards, with a large illustrated sticker of hummingbirds to the front cover. Black lettering. This is a collection of 43 photographic plates, in full-color, with accompanying text. A limited printing of 1'000 copies signed and numbered copies. This is number 0244. In Portuguese throughout. 172 loose pages, plus an index. Dated 1973 on title page. Good condition. Pages are slightly toned, but clean and free of any marks or writing. Paper portfolio is lightly toned and foxed. Free of any creases or tears. Hardcover folder is foxed. Head of the spine is worn. Overall light foxing. A small handwritten label, with the number 10,636 at the foot of the spine. This is most likely Thomas Lovejoy's personal library inventory system. Overall good condition. This book is from the collection of Thomas Lovejoy. Dr. Lovejoy was an influential ecologist, field biologist, and activist; former head of the Amazon Biodiversity Center, World Wildlife Fund, and advisor to the United Nations and Smithsonian Institution. He is credited with introducing the term 'biological diversity' to the mainstream environmental movement. In addition, he was a passionate collector of books on the natural world. He died in 2021 and we are very excited to present a selection of his books. Please browse the entire catalogue here on ABE or contact us for instructions on how to get to it. This book does not have Lovejoy's name written in it, although the sticker on the spine may well be his addition. It will come with a card stating provenance, with a picture of Lovejoy. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Oversized hardcover, with dust jacket. Bound in white paper over boards with gold lettering and gold illustration of a hummingbird to the front cover. White paper dust jacket with a full color illustration of a hummingbird. Black lettering to the front cover and spine. Dated 1982 on the copyright page. No date on title page. 263 pages. In Portuguese and English throughout. Good condition. Binding is strong and sturdy. Edges of the boards are foxed, but free of any bumps or rubbing. Pages faintly toned. Interior is bright and clean. Full color plates of hummingbirds. Dust jacket is lightly toned, with some foxing to the edges. Light rubbing to the edges of the jacket. Overall good condition. This book is from the collection of Thomas Lovejoy. Dr. Lovejoy was an influential ecologist, field biologist, and activist; former head of the Amazon Biodiversity Center, World Wildlife Fund, and advisor to the United Nations and Smithsonian Institution. He is credited with introducing the term 'biological diversity' to the mainstream environmental movement. In addition, he was a passionate collector of books on the natural world. He died in 2021 and we are very excited to present a selection of his books. Please browse the entire catalogue here on ABE or contact us for instructions on how to get to it. Thomas Lovejoy's name is not written in this book. It will come with a card stating provenance, with a picture of Lovejoy. this is an oversized book. Extra shipping required for international or priority shipping.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1982, small folio, 263pp. 29 colour plates, top edge gilt, dust wrapper, near fine. Dual English and Portugese text.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Very good hardcover in chipped dust jacket. Preface, introduction, and index in Portuguese and English. Includes 24 color plates showing 74 pages, with art by brothers Etienne and Yvonne Demonte.

hardcover, Condition: Good, Espressao e Cultura, Rio de Janeiro, c.1986, 7-1/4"x10-3/4", cloth, 278pp., many color photos, also color drawings, in english & spanish, some foxing, VG-/VG- $.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. São Paulo: Editora Rios, 1979. First edition. 335p. 36 colour plates by Etienne Demonte and Yvonne Demonte. Text in both English and Portuguese. Top edge gilt. Small manuscript note on p.15. A very good copy. A heavy book which may incur extra postage.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. In Portuguese & English. Covered dj. Extra postage required.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. In Portuguese & English.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. In Portuguese & English.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Demonte, Etienne; Demonte, Yvonne (illustrator). First Edition First Printing. Lavishly illustrated oversize volume in both English & Portuguese offers a comprehensive guide to some 2,600 wild species of birds in Brazil! In 10 chapters, including a Bibliography & Glossary, 335 pages, with full-color, full-page illustrations throughout the text. A FIRST EDITION, printing from 1979, this huge hardcover folio has brown cloth-covered boards with lighter tan lettering to front & spine & orange embossed drawing of a bird on front cover. Gilt to top page edges. Condition is Near Fine: completely clean & bright, binding straight & strong, pages creamy white. Red ribbon page marker sewn in & secure. Only flaws are a few mild rubbed spots to both covers, scratch to front, mildly bumped corners. NO DJ. Our photos show the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2pm weekdays Pacific time (PST); later orders, weekends, & holidays ship very next business day. SORRY: book is too large & heavy for expedited domestic or any international shipping without preapproval of extra (at least double) postage per ever-increasing USPS rates!

Condition: gut. 187 S., Abb., Taf., 35 cm, Text Portugiesisch und Englisch, Schutzumschlag leicht beschädigt, Ecke leicht geknickt. Sprache: Portugiesisch.

hardcover. Condition: near fine. Lavishly illustrated with both full-page color plates as well as small b/w drawings. 335 pages. Folio, pictorial brown cloth, t.e.g. (Sao Paulo): Editora Rios, (1979). A near fine copy with one tiny stain to fore-edge.

Leinen. Condition: gut. - Sehr guter Zustand, goldener Kopfschnitt, portug./engl. - 335 S. pages. 35,5 x 27 cm.

Paperback. 382 Seiten 600 gr. deutliche Gebrauchsspuren am Cover, teilw. stockfleckig, ein Satz Seiten lose, da Bindung beschädigt.

Paperback. 216 Seiten 600 gr. guter Zustand, Gebrauchsspuren am Cover, Buchrücken beschädigt, Widmung innen.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Limited Edition. Number 349 of 1000 copies, signed by Ruschi. Text in Portuguese. Preface also in English. Loose pages in folding portfolio. 172 [173-176 index] pages including 43 plates of color photographs. Booklet entitled "Beija-Flores (Hummingbirds)," an English version of the text, laid in. Second booklet regarding the breeding and reproduction of hummingbirds in captivity, in Portuguese, also laid in. Portfolio housed in remnants of black hard case, which has ruptured and is now in two pieces. Signed by Author(s).

Mit 37 ganzseitigen farb. Abb. u. 87, tls. mehrtlg. Illustr. 335 S. 4°. Illustr. OLn., dieses tls. ganz unwesentlich fleckig u. bestoßen, der Rücken etwas aufgehellt. Kopfgoldschnitt. Buchblock tls. angerändert u. bestoßen, dadurch wenige Blatt im unteren Rand etwas defekt, sonst ordentliches, kaum fleckiges Exemplar. (2390 Gr.) Text in Portugisisch u. Englisch. Sprache: englisch/portugiesisch.

VERY GOOD LARGE HARDBACK (11" X 14") IN VERY GOOD PROTECTED DUSTWRAP. 29 FULL COLOUR PLATES BY ETIENNE DEMONTE, TEXT IN PORTUGESE AND ENGLISH.

First edition. Bilingual text. Folio, cloth, (264)pp. With illustrations incolour. Fine in d/w.

2°. 263 p., 29 color plates. In English and Portuguese. - Text in englischer und portugiesischer Sprache. 1 White cloth with dustjacket, top edge gilt (DJ with little tears and somewhat worn, margins with little browning, p. 41-44 partially bumped at the corners - otherwise in good condition).

2°. 263 S., m. 29 Farbtaf. nach Bildern von Etienne Demont, Text:Portug./Englisch, m. Bibliographie, Pp. 2.

OLeinen 36x28 cm. Condition: Sehr gut. Mit zahlr., farb., ganzseit. Abb. 335 S. mit Kopfgoldschnitt. - sehr gut erhalten. Zahlungen mit PayPal möglich. pt Gewicht in Gramm: 2650.

Hardcover/Pappeinband mit OSU. Condition: Sehr gut. 3 - 206 / 209 - 452 Seiten mit zahlreichen farbigen Abbildungen und Illustrationen, in englischer und portugisisch-spanischer Sprache. Buchecken etwas bestoßen. Eigentümerstempel auf dem Vorsatz. Goldener Kopfschnitt. Sonst kaum Lese- und Lagerspuren. Sehr gute Exemplare. Versand in das europäische Ausland auf Anfrage gegen Aufpreis möglich. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 5000.

Condition: Fine. Volume IV. Bilingual Edition. Minor bumps to top outer corners, minor shelfwear to dustjacket and its extremities, otherwise fine.