Rev J C Atkinson (74 results)

Paperback. 84p., softbound, semi-coated paperstock with vignette portrait and site photos, stapled and paste-fastened into 8x5 inch plain printed buff wraps. Next to last leaf has two short marginal tears, there are scattered paperclip dents (no rust, nor any paperclips), covers are somewhat worn and handled and back cover has a crease-with-short-tear casually taped together, a good copy; laid in is a 7x4 photograph showing matron with Sunday school display, looks to be from the 1920s, photo slightly faded.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. n.d. The publisher's details at the foot of the title page indicate a date range of 1866-1878. Whilst first published in 1861, this is an early edition, c.1876. 12 chromolithograph plates of eggs located throughout the text, plate 1 serves as frontispiece (with tissue guard), pp. viii,182. Bound in reddish-brown blind-stamped cloth, bevelled edges, gilt decoration to front cover and spine, all edges gilt, cover not worn. Some minor spotting throughout, plates mostly clean, some marks at hinge of front prelims. No inscriptions. Binding firm. Condition overall very good, consistent with age. Sze: sm 8vo. W.S. Coleman (illustrator).…

Condition: New.

Condition: Good. 1860. 433 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Book has been rebound. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 16th Edition. n.d. The publisher's details at the foot of the title page indicate a date range of 1889-1892. Whilst first published in 1861, this is the 16th edition c.1890. 12 chromolithograph plates of eggs located throughout the text, plate 1 serves as frontispiece, pp. viii,182. Bound in blue blind-stamped cloth, bevelled edges, gilt and black decoration to front cover and spine, some wear to head of spine and corners worn. Occasional marks to text pages, plates mostly clean. Inscription to front paste-down dated 1890. Binding firm. Condition overall very good. Slightly larger format than earlier editions which were trimmed for gilt treatment and which led to loss of plate numbers on some pages. Sm. 8vo. W.S.Coleman (illustrator).…

Condition: New. In English.

PF. Condition: New.

Condition: Very Good. 1992. Paperback. Good clean copy. Cover and pages showing some shelf wear and age, remains a very good copy. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. New edition. n.d. The publisher's details at the foot of the title page indicate a date range of 1879-1886. Whilst first published in 1861, this is an early edition, described as New Edition, c.1880. 12 chromolithograph plates of eggs located throughout the text, plate 1 serves as frontispiece, pp. viii,182. Bound in green blind-stamped cloth, bevelled edges, gilt decoration to front cover and spine, all edges gilt, cover without wear and protected by stiff plastic sleeve, new endpapers. No inscriptions. Binding firm, decoration bright. In very good condition throughout, an attractive copy. Size: Sm. 8vo. W.S. Coleman (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, (iv) + 115pp, hardcover, 8vo, bound in green grained cloth, gilt lettered, very good condition with no markings or annotations, Kent & Co and Sylvester Reed, London and Whitby, 1882.

Condition: Very Good. 1992. Paperback. Good clean copy. Cover and pages showing some shelf wear and age, remains a very good copy. . . . .

Hardback. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. pp. vi, 122, [2 adverts]; 12 b/w engraved plates, end-paper adverts. Original brown boards, text in dark brown to front board and spine, some general wear, corners bumped, cloth dust soiled. Contents clean and tight, no inscriptions. A good complete copy. (Bibliographic note: this work was issued in a number of different formats and over many years, later editions being significantly enlarged, this edition was was probably a cheaper edition of the first or at least a very early edition - it was issued as part of Routledge's Cheap Series - the series ran to over 230 volumes many of which are now rare and virtually impossible to obtain) Size: 12mo. W. S. Coleman (illustrator). Book. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Pott8vo, coloured frontis, viii, 182, [2] p. Twelve colour plates of eggs complete. Original green blind-stamped, bevel edge cloth, elaborate gilt, all edges gilt. The hinges are cracked, fore-corners just peeping otherwise a good+ copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Used; Good. This decorative book would look lovely in any home library. This is an antiquarian edition of British Birds' Eggs and Nests, popularly described, by Rev. C. J. Atkinson. The purpose of this book is to present young readers with a complete and systematic list of British birds, the word British being taken to mean such as, being truly wild birds, either inhabit Britain throughout the year. This book presents accurate accounts of Nests and Nesting-sites the Eggs, and any ascertained nesting or breeding-season peculiarities of every undoubtedly British -breeding species. Just one of the many antique, rare and obscure books available on our online vintage bookstore. Title: British Birds' Eggs and Nests Author: Rev. C. J. Atkinson Publisher: George Routledge Publication Date: Undated Format: Hardback Condition: This book is in acceptable condition for its age with minor board wear and marking, front pages are loose, pencil endpaper inscription on the front pastedown.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. iv + 115pp, original embossed cloth, spine rather faded o/w good, ca 1882. *A sound history. VERY GOOD CONDITION, NO DUST JACKET, NO MARKINGS, SPL;ENDID VALUE.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Plum Cloth Boards with gilt blocked titles to spine, 200 x 145 mm approx. xlviii + 472 pp + 2 of adverts. Portrait Frontis with tissue guard + 4 other illustrations and two maps all as called for. Prefatory Memoir by Alice Stopford Green. 1923 reprint. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Very Good/ Good (Book - no notable shelf wear or soiling. Ink previous owner name and date to front paste down, ink gift inscription with same date to free front end paper. Dust Jacket - nibbled/ chipped to top front panel, reinforced with magic tape to reverse along top edge and also to tail of spine. Spine a little tanned. Surprisingly fresh and complete for a dust jacket now more than 100 years old. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. Reprint. Clean blue covers with gilt lettering on the spine, lightly worn on spine-ends and corners. lightly rubbed over joints tervous owner's name of front end-paper, frontis portrait-plate with protective sheet. Separation between black and white Danby and Surroundings map and following page (introductory title-page), this latter page together with following plate (another portrait of author) are together almost detached, binding is otherwise sound. Clean pages and plates. Illustrations: Portrait by Mis Nelly Richards; The Author in His Study; Danby Castle Bridge, built circa 1386; Ruins of Rafter-Built House in Danby Dale; Castleton Bow Bridge. Maps: Danby and its Surroundings; Parish of Danby (colour and folded. short split from each end of upper fold. Reprint of First Edition. Ex-library, with library plate from North Riding Reference Library. Library stamps and labels, sound binding, clean pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: under 1 kg. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 50321111005. All our books are sent by tracked mail.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover. Full leather binding. Gold stamping on front cover, spine, and along the board edges and squares as well. All edges gilt. Leather is worn and chipping along joints and at corners, which are bumped and rounded. Endpaper cracked inside the front cover's hinge at top and bottom. Large bookplate from King's College, London affixed inside front cover, indicates this book was a prize for writing during Easter term, 1892. Title page dated 1892. Copyright page states that two first editions were published elsewhere, with this being the first Macmillan and Co publication of this title. 445 pages. Pages clean and unmarked. Illustrations throughout. A good copy, overall. Please ask for photos -- we'd love to send you some.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. Macmillan, London, 1982. Hard cover. Book condition : Very good, clean unmarked text. Superb fold out maps Previous owners signature title page. Mild bumping spine. Book will be sent by UK postal service. Inventory #bf021042.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket as Issued. 115pp, name to top of front free endpaper, some very slight foxing within the book, minor rubbing to boards.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Slim octavo; 115p. Original pale puprle boards, gilt lettering to upper board, corners sl worn, ms title label to the plain spine. VG copy.

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. pp.vii, 245 with 12 colour plates plus large, fold-out, Synoptical Table of British-Breeding Birds nests and eggs (with wear and repair to folds to verso) in pocket at rear. Small 8vo. Hardback. TEG. Inscription and recipient's details to ffep. (dated 1905 and 1945). A little spotting to fore-edge, ends and only occ. internally, tape repair between plates II & III o/w. contents fine. Original decorated boards in thor. vg. condition. Ths Synoptical table provides fascinating detail on each featured bird - the nest materials used, site (tree, bush, ground etc), number, marking and colour of eggs along with relevant notes.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. reprint. Circa 1920 but undated. 12 colour plates of birds eggs. Fold-out chart in pocket at back of British Breeding Birds Nests & Eggs. Pictorial cover in blue, green & white with white & black lettering. Coleman, W S (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Bright gilt titles to front board. Previous owners name neatly written on ffpe. Minor scuff to front board otherwise clean tight copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 115 pages H.21cm W.14cm D.1cm.

Condition: Poor. Binding split towards back cover.This book has hardback covers. Ex-library, With usual stamps and markings, In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,700grams, ISBN. …

8vo. viii[ii], 244pp, 4pp and 44pp publisher's catalogues, head pieces. Original green pebble-grained cloth gilt. Extremes very slightly rubbed, eps browned.

Cloth. Condition: Good Only. First edition. A first edition of this collection of short stories following the adventures of two schoolboys, from English author and priest John Christopher Atkinson. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and seven plates. Collated complete. A collection of short stories following the adventures of two schoolboys, with chapters on bird-catching, explorations, bait-fishing, watching otters, and a walk to the common, amongst others. Written by John Christopher Atkinson, an English author, antiquary, and priest. Illustrated by Coleman. With publisher's catalogue to the rear. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, sound with rubbing and loss to the extremities. Further loss to the tail of the spine. Minor bumping with the odd small mark to the boards. Light fading to the spine with small splits in the cloth to the joints. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small handling mark. Light age toning to the endpapers. School bookplate to the front pastedown. Good Only. Coleman (illustrator). book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. New Edition. No torn or missing pages. Previous owner's name stamp in a few pages. Foxing and age spotting to some pages. Binding weakening and showing binding webbing at page 177. Smells of old books. Some wear and bumps to edges and corners of boards. 434 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Antiquarian & Rare; Fiction. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 54844. …