Queeny Edgar M (61 results)

Pamphlet. Condition: Very Good. Oct, 1954, pp. 487-516, Profusely Illus with Color & BW Photos, Extracted from orig vol, begins with title page, trimmed & stapled, thus is like a pamphlet, VG.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Meets the good condition guidelines. Has wear. Five star seller - Buy with confidence.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

267pp. Ex-library, covers stained/soiled: VG-/no dj.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Heavy wear to corners. Ex-library book with typical stickers and stampings. Card pocket removed. No Dust jacket. Readable copy. Priority Mail is available on this item. No international shipping.

13272 QUEENY, EDGAR M. 1943 EDITION THE SPIRIT OF ENTERPRISE - 267 PP HARD COVER WITH DUST JACKET, GOOD CONDITION (BS-339).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Very good with fair to poor dust jacket. Dust jacket is faded on spine; is worn, torn and chipped at spine tips and corners; and is worn at top and bottom edges with some short tears along top edges. 267 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First printing chipped. DJ protected in mylar inscribed by author on ffep; owners name plate inside cover; unclipped dj with 1" chip at bottom of spine blank back side of dj. Very Good condition.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Dustjacket. Later Edition. ISBN 9780486245447. Trade Paperback. Reprint of 1947 original. Slight wear to corners and edges; laminate lifting on corners; slight dustsoiling to edges; otherwise tight, sound and unmarked in Very Good condition. No Signature.

Condition: VG+ no dj. 1st. 4to. 256pp. NO INTERNATIONAL OR PRIORITY. 1" brown stain front cover, o/w nice.

Condition: VG in a POOR slipcase. hardcover. 8vo. 133pp. Some wear along spine of o/w nice book. Slipcase is split, tape. repairs, etc. Identical dates, but no statement of printing. One of 1200 copies, printed by the Lakeside Press.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Special Edition. A special edition, a reissue of the 1946 original. A fine hardcover without wear in the original acetate cover. See my photos of the book you will receive, not stock photos. More available upon request. This book is in my possession and will be packed in bubble wrap and shipped in a cardboard box. USPS tracking provided. #RCR3.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Goos. 2nd edition. ex-library with only marking being spine label over clear plastic jacket, 255pp, quarto, color frontispiece, tissue guard, clean throughout, mild corner wear, owner's name. Limited to 1000 copies. Richard E. Bishop (illustrator).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Faded, lightly worn and soiled wraps. Extremities are lightly rubbed. Corners are bumped and rubbed. Binding is solid. Interior is age-toned, text and images remain clean and clear. From the rear cover: "Prairie Wings is the result of Edgar Queeny's devotion to understanding bird flight. This highly influential study revealed for the first time the true nature of duck flight, particularly take-offs from and landings in water, and remains to this daay a classic source of wildfowl information." **This is a large book, extra postage may be required.**.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Tan cloth with maroon titles and gilt medallion to front cover; folio; 256pp; illustrated with photographic end papers, color frontispiece after painting plus explanatory sketches by Richard Bishop, numerous b&w photographs. No publishing date stated. A facsimile reprinting of the 1946 1st edition published by Ducks Unlimited. A classic study of waterfowl in flight. Cover slightly bowed o/w a near fine copy, internally bright & clean.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Limited Edition. Limited to 1000 copies. Quarto in gray colored cloth binding. Color frontispiece; B&W illustrations. Condition: lower corners bumped; else near fine. Pages: xiv, 256.

Hardcover. First Edition. 255pp. fo. Fine condition first edition, tan cloth boards and gilt embossed stamp on front board. Unmarked pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. C. Scribner's sons January 1941 Binding: Hardcover.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. BOOK DESCRIPTION: 8vo, xvi, 133 pgs, endpaper maps, author's photograph illustrations. Limited to 1200 copies printed by The Lakeside Press, R.R. Donnelley & Sons, Chicago. Decorated blue and gilt labels on cover and spine over simulated burlap cloth. With an introduction by Nash Buckingham. CONDITION DESCRIPTION: Minor shelf soiling, else bright. Interior is clean and tight. CONTENTS DESCRIPTION: Edgar Monsanto Queeny, a noted American industrialist was also a noted conservationist. He published the book Prairie Wings, called a "classic study of American wildfowl in flight," and participated in the production of several nature documentaries, including some from Africa produced in cooperation with Kenyan guide Donald Ker. Here he describes a hunting adventure in Southeastern Alaska. Very nice Lakeside Press publication; includes a forward by Nash Buckingham. REFERENCE: Riling #2373 "A very well account of bear hunting in Alaska. The photographic illustrations, in color and black and white, are especially noteworthy.". …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Alaska, History, Travel. . . . . 8vo, hardcover. No dj. Vg condition. Top edge gilt. Gift inscription of first blank page; covers and contents clean, unworn, no marking or writing. Binding square and tight. 133 pp., illus.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Oversized hardcover bound in woven cloth. Bookplate on fep. A nice copy. Pages unmarked. Presumed first.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. A beautifully clean, crisp, hardcover reprint of the original 1946 edition. No DJ. NOTE: Oversize volume; standard domestic (U.S.) shipping only. Bishop, Richard E. (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Philadelphia / New York: J. P. Lippincott Co., 1947. Nice tight copy, no wear or bumps. Tiny smudge on rear cover. Hardcover. Fine.

hard cover. Condition: Very Good. No jacket. First Edition. New York:Charles Scribner's Sons. 1941. 1st edition (Of 1200 copies). xvii+133pp. Illustrated with photographs by the author. Hardcover.  Boards soiled/darkened with spine strip sun-faded. Top edges gilt, foreedges and bottom edges soiled.  Internally, a very good, clean copy, free of previous owners marks or signatures. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Hardcover. Condition: Fine. I protective plastic covert. 1st Edition. Pen and Camera Flight Studies by Edgar M. Queeny. Explanatory Sketches by Richard E. Bishop. DucksBuckram. Tan buckram, brown printing on cover and spine and gilt circle with raised bird image. Fully illustrated with black and white photos, photographs in series and diagrams. Study of the dynamics and techniques of bird flight. Essential for nature or bird lovers' library. xiii, 255 numbered pp. Nature, Birds, Flight, Ornithology. Ltd. Edition 1000.…

Hardcover. Quarto, xiii, 255 pages. In Good plus condition. Spine is tan with brown print. Boards in tan cloth with brown print, gilt medallion. Slight wear to spine caps and corners. Illustrated: color frontispiece, b&w photographs. [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, Quarto and Folio Case. 1393342. FP New Rockville Stock.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket As Issued. First Ed. Illustrated by Photographs by the Author (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Large coffee table size hardcover. Numerous black and white drawings and sketches. Unmarked, clean and square. Heavy 4 lb book. Richard E. Bishop (illustrator).