Morris Beverley (82 results)

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: New.

Soft cover. Condition: Good to Worn.

Condition: Fair. 1853. No Edition Remarks. 283 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Detached title page remains present. Light foxing and noticeable tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Moderate cracking to gutters and front hinge causing some looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

paperback imperal octavo (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

Paperback. Condition: Good. 177 pages. Cover worn. Text foxed.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Sandra Morris (illustrator). 0.

Condition: New. KlappentextrnrnThis is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the origina.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, older, handsome rebinding, new endpapers, of 3/4 leather over marbleized boards, with leather title label applied to spine, aeg. 60 richly colored plates, 252 pages, textual leaves gently toned about edges. Plates quite nice. ORNITHOLOGY.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. MORRIS Beverley R. (illustrator). 1st Edition. In contemporary half calf over cloth, some repairs, edges & corners worn. Spine, raised bands, blind tooling, gilt titles to black morocco label. Internally, [3], (iv) only, [1], 2-252 pp, 60 pls (coloured), ink name to fep verso (M Criner), marbled endpapers & text block edges, occasional light spotting. news paper article tipped to ep. With a smaller coloured plate of a Greenshank tipped to verso of the pl at p138/139. Plates by Fawcett of Driffield. A much better than normal copy. (308*244 mm). (Anker 345; Nissen IVB 644. Zimmer II, 442). Beverley Morris was a younger brother of Francis Morris, the famous ornithologist. 'A collection of accounts of British game birds, with a statement of the distribution and habits of the species and descriptions of the birds, their eggs and nests, and notes on their value as articles of food. Most of the forms treated are figured on the hand-coloured plates (wood-engravings),

Condition: New. Print on Demand.

LeatheBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 318. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1897 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Volume v. 1 Language: English Pages: 318 Volume v. 1.

Condition: New. PRINT ON DEMAND.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 4th Edition. Very good condition. Magnificent two volume set. Gilt decorations of birds on front and spine of deep green boards. Leaves largely clean with only very minor foxing and binding solid. The sixty hand painted plates are charming and bright and undamaged, fully collated, all folding. Edgewear to spines and a little rubbing, corners bumped and a little worn, but overall a very good and pleasing set. No inscriptions. Hardback. No dj.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Fourth Edition. 2 volumes, leather bound in half green morocco and matching cloth, raised bands, gilt, top egde gilt, marbled endpapers, small Tregaskis Caxton Head stamp, bookplates of both Lionel Phillips and C.S. Barlow, in clean, bright condition, all 60 hand colooured plates present, an attractive set with a good provenance Size: Large 8vo.

No Edition Stated. Folio dark green cloth hardback with gilt titles to spine and vignette illustration to upper board. t.e.g. 254pp. Text plus 59 of 60 (lacking Mute/Tame Swan) hand-coloured plates. Armorial bookplate to front pastedown. Occasional light foxing, mainly to prelims, but generally clean and bright internally, especially the plates. Binding rather slack and covers, particularly the spine, in a sad state (please see photos). Internally a Very Good Copy, externally a Poor Copy. (Shelf 130 TOP) PLEASE NOTE: Very Heavy Book (2.5 kg+) Postage rates vary according to destination, weight and speed. For an accurate overseas quote PLEASE either call or email us before ordering. [AbeBooks shipping quote is based on items weighing up to 1 kilo only]. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good condition. First Edition. 252 pages of text. Maroon leather spine and corners, with marbled paper-covered boards. The spine is slightly darkened and rubbed. Top edge (of the closed pages covered in) gilt. Complete with 60 hand-colored ornithological plants. The text is slightly to moderately foxed, and there are a few small tears and chips to several page edges. While some plates are pristine, most of the plates have at least one or two spots of foxing in the image area, and some have a half dozen or in several cases more. The images remain striking with vivid hand-coloring. Previous owner's bookplate on the inside front cover. First edition. Size: Quarto (4to). Book.

Condition: Very Good. iv, 254, 60 hand-col plates. . HB. Large-4to, orig. blue-green cloth, gt dec. to spine and front board, teg. Extremities lightly rubbed; a few minor marks to boards. Light spotting to fore-edge, some scatterd foxing, mostly light (heavier to front endpapers) but generally a very good, clean copy. Gift inscription to endpaper dated 1890. Reissue of the second (?) edition (originally published 1873) - no date to title page; date to foot of spine, 1889. Attractive hand-coloured, wood-engraved plates, printed by Benjamin Fawcett, Driffield.Accounts of British game birds and wildfowl with information the distribution and habits of the species and descriptions of the birds, their eggs and nests, and notes on their value as articles of food.Beverley Robinson Morris (1816-1883) was the younger brother of Francis Orpen Morris (1810-1893), who produced numerous works on British natural history, many also printed by Benjamin Fawcett.McLean 20; Nissen IVB 644; Mullens & Swann, p. 414; Anker 345; Freeman 2667. [Bibliographical Note: This work was published in four editions between 1855 and 1895, with several reissues. There appears to be some confusion over the date of the third edition, which is given as 1891 by Wood, but 1881 by the other bibliographies consulted. All copies of the third edition we have seen are dated 1891].

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. MORRIS, Beverley R. British Game Birds and Wildfowl. Illustrated with Sixty Coloured Plates. London, Groombridge and Sons, 1864. Large 4to, pp. iv, 252. With sixty impressive and fine lithographic colour plates, all finished by hand. Title-page foxed. Very occasional and light marginal spotting throughout the text. Plates bright and fresh, vivid colours with minimal spotting only to margins of some illustration. Bound in later red Russia half leather and buckram over plywood boards with bevelled edges, spine in compartments with five raised bands, blind-tooled floral centrepieces, gilt-stamped name of author and black morocco label with gilt title. Only some minor rubbing around lower outer corners and cover edges. An excellent copy.

Cloth. Condition: Good Minus. No Jacket. Fourth Edition. With sixty large paltes coloured by hand. Hinges cracked, particularly to volume two which is a little shaken. Extremities rubbed. Unfortunately, the rear boards and also the spine of vol 2 are extensively dampstained, affecting the colour of the cloth. Closed edges are untrimmed and lightly chipped. Small owner name to front endpapers, otherwise, apart from some light foxing throughout, contents are clean and tidy, all plates are present and in very good condition, beautifully hand painted. Size: 4to.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First edition. 1st 1855. Very good condition with no wrapper. Large format. Red leather spine and corners. Raised bands and gilt title to spine. Green decorated cloth with gilt vignettes. 60 hand-coloured engraved plates. Wear to cover edges; some darkening marks to edges of leather. Front joint is cracked, with some chipping. Some foxing and grubby marks to pages internally, but illustrations are exquisite! Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1844 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set and contains approximately 42 pages. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English.

Condition: ACEPTABLE. Grabado en madera con color original. Perteneciente a la primera edición de British Game Birds and Wildfowl publicada por Groombridge & Sons, Londres 1855 Un buen ejemplo de las maravillosas ilustraciones de aves de Benjamin Fawcett. Formato (cm): 22x29.

Condition: As New. Beverley R Morris (illustrator). This is a print. Size: 12" x 10" (300mm x 250mm). British Game Birds and Wildfowl. Lithograph of the Pink Footed Goose from 1891, by Beverley R. Morris, MD. with original hand colouring. (1.01).

Condition: ACEPTABLE. Estampa litográfica acuarelada a mano de un Jack Snipe o una agachadiza chica, ave de pequeño tamaño. Perteneciente a la primera edición de British Game Birds and Wildfowl publicada por Groombridge & Sons, Londres 1855 Un buen ejemplo de las maravillosas ilustraciones de aves de Benjamin Fawcett. Formato (cm): 19x23.

Condition: Very Good. Red half morocco over marbled boards with gilt particular of a bird to covers and spine. Gilt edges. Five raised bands. Wear to top of spine. Film to spine (see image). Tear to page 245 and 247 not affecting text. Bookplate laid on marbled paper to front fly. No other previous owner's names or other markings. 10.25 x 12.65 inches (25.5 x 32.3 cm).

No Binding. Condition: Fine. MORRIS, Beverley R., engraved by Benjamin Fawcwett. Ten coloured engravings of game birds and wildfowl. 1855 Gilt and burr wood frames 15 x 19 in. (38 x 48.5 cm.) overall.

Third edition. 4to. vi, 272 pp. Publisher's dark green cloth, gilt lettered to the spine and with a vignette to the upper cover. 60 hand coloured plates. Slight darkening to the spine, a little flecking to the boards and mild rubbing to the extremities, generally very good. Casey Wood, p. 472. Freeman, 2667.

Half Morocco. Condition: Very Good. Measures 12 by 10 inches, 32 by 26 cm. iv, 252 pp. With sixty lithographic color plates, all finished by hand. Occasional light foxing. Plates are bright and fresh. Rubbing to contemporary red morocco along joints, extremities, edges, corners. One quarter-sized splotch on marble pastedown.