Burgin C J (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Volume 1 only. This is a damaged copy. The damage consists of a horizontal tear through the middle of pages 381-384 (Deermice). The rest of the book is in Fine condition. It took several years to produce the entire series of the Handbook of the Mammals of the World. The comprehensive Illustrated Checklist of the Mammals of the World forms an impressive finale to the series. The 2 volume set updates the taxonomy of each currently recognized species of mammal, providing a complete checklist over the two volumes. Volume 1 covers Monotremata through to Rodentia. The new illustrated checklist incorporates all recently published revisions in new, brief species accounts for each species. In addition to the updated scientific name of each species, each account includes common names in English, French, German and Spanish, and the IUCN Red List Conservation Category. Taxonomic notes incorporate recent changes, and updated distributions are also included. If subspecies are recognized, they are updated along with their current distributions. Accompanying each species account is a scientific illustration in full color, adapted from the earlier volumes, along with a revised distribution map. …

Condition: Fine. 1166, 7250+ col illus, 6442 col distribution maps. 310x240mm. HB + Slipcase. 2 vols in slipcase, large 4to (310x240mm). Fine. A comprehensive, two-volume illustrated checklist of the world's mammals, published as a companion and taxonomic update to the nine-volume Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Incorporates recent taxonomic revisions and newly described species, providing concise accounts of all recognised mammal species, with updated scientific names, common names in English, French, German and Spanish, and IUCN Red List conservation categories. Includes notes on taxonomic changes, recognised subspecies and their distributions. Each species is accompanied by a full-colour illustration, adapted from the original handbook, and a revised distribution map. An authoritative reference to mammalian taxonomy and distribution, valuable both as a supplement to the original handbook and as a stand-alone work of reference. Complete in two volumes, housed in the publisher's illustrated slipcase. [9788416728367].…

Condition: Wie neu. Auflage: o. A. 208 Seiten Ein NEUES und ungelesenes Exemplar- siehe Scan. Rechnung mit ausgewiesener Mehrwertsteuer liegt der Sendung bei! Fach N9 N9 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 802 17,7 x 2,3 x 25,7 cm, Gebundene Ausgabe.

Condition: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original nutmeg cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back and front. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Home Chimes was a London magazine published between 1884 and 1894 by Richard Willoughby, and edited by F. W. Robinson. Originally published as a weekly, it was published as a monthly from January 1886. Contains (iv), 476 pp with some full-page monochrome illustrations throughout. Rubbing of the cloth across the top of the spine, foxing to the end papers, else in Very Good sound condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. NINETEENTH CENTURY.…