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Published by Wheldon & Wesley
Seller: Castle Hill Books, Llandrindod Wells, United Kingdom
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Part 14 paginted 353 to 448, pub December 1936, limited to 412 copies, 4 plates mentioned inside front cover not present, bound in original grey card covers; Large 4to.
Published by London: Wheldon & Wesley, Ltd., 1924
Seller: Colin Page Books, Storrington, United Kingdom
First edition, one of 412 sets published in 15 parts, 1924-45, the two title-pages being dated 1930 & 1945 respectively, and bound in two folio volumes (32 x 26.5cm). Vol. I, pp. lxviii,XII,487; Vo II, pp. xx,538. Complete with 39 coloured plates by Grovold, of which 5 are of eggs, and 17 photogravure plates, as called for in the detailed lists, and the front & rear wrappers for each of the 15 parts bound in the rear of the respective volumes. A clean & fresh set in contemporary half red morocco, gilt, teg. the spine to the second volume with some light fading. Vg. [Pittie 1543-51; Enders 234; Tate 118; Irwin 341; Ripley & Scribner 282; Strong 832; Nissen IVB 917].
Published by Wheldon and Wesley, Ltd., London, 1930,, 1930
Seller: John W. Doull, Bookseller, Dartmouth, NS, Canada
SWANN, H. Kirke (auth.) and Alexander WETMORE (ed.). A Monograph of the Birds of Prey (Order Accipitres). London: Wheldon and Wesley, Ltd., 1930; 1945. 2 vols. Pp. lxviii, xi, 487; xx, 538. Large 4to. (12 5/8" x 10 1/2"). Half red morocco with raised bands, spine titled, ruled and ornamented in gilt, t.e.g. Originally published in 15 parts between 1924 and 1945, and sold for £1 per part. Illustrated with 39 colour photolithographic plates (34 of them are after H. Gronvold) and 17 b & w photogravure plates (from photographs). Edition limited to 412 copies. Some patchy foxing affecting, where most noticeable, the backsides of some plates, and with lighter foxing affecting the viewing surface of a lesser number of plates. Elegantly bound, and having very flexible hinges, these volumes together occupy fully six inches of shelf space. A very good to fine set. 2,000.00.