T R Birkhead (28 results)

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition. A fine book in a fine dust jacket. Sec 60E1.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Pamphlet. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Vol 56, pp. 235-241, Illus, 4to, Extracted from orig vol, begins with title page, trimmed & stapled, thus is like a pamphlet, VG.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Blackie & Son Ltd. trade paperback, 1983-1st printing, clean/tight, "Environmental Studies Center Bowdoin College" stamped on first page else unmarked. No signs of use, minimal wear(Near Fine). We will bubble wrap the book and ship it in a New BOX- Not a plastic bag like the zombie sellers.…

Pamphlet. Condition: Very Good. Vol 45, pp. 105-118, Illus, Extracted from orig vol, begins with title page, trimmed & stapled, thus is like a pamphlet, VG.

Pamphlet. Condition: Very G.ood. Vol 92, No 2, pp.508-516, Illus, Extracted from orig vol, begins with title page, trimmed & stapled, thus it is like a pamphlet, VG.

Pamphlet. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Vol 56, pp. 1311-1321, Illus, 4to, Extracted from orig vol, begins with title page, trimmed & stapled, thus is like a pamphlet, VG.

Pamphlet. Condition: Very Good. Vol 38, pp. 935-950, Illus, Extracted from orig vol, then Recased in Orig Journal Covers, cover worn with owner name else VG.

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Pamphlet. Condition: Very Good. Vol 107, No 3, pp. 397-412 + Color Frontis, Extracted from orig vol, then Recased in Orig Journal Covers, VG.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Ornithology journal. Articles on gulls, terns, guillemots, auks. Covers and contents clean and sound. Used.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: N/A. 222pp. Laminated stiff card covers. 8vo. A little gentle edge wear to card covers, a little faded cross the top. Slight ridge in lamination on rear panel. A previous owner's details neatly inked on the first leaf else neat. clean, bright and tight. A volume aimed at the serious amateur or early stage professional, on bird behaviour, bridging the gap between popular bird books and detailed, scholarly treatise.…

Condition: Very Good. None. 282 pages. Softcover. B/w illustrations throughout. Wrapper excellent. Pages clean and unmarked. Previous owner's name stamped or written on bottom edge, front flyleaf and title page. Binding tight. In great shape. Record # 31867.

Ocatvo,221 pp.,text illustrations, signature, dustwrapper.

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1700grams, ISBN:9780121005436.

Soft Cover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. First Edition. From an academic library with the usual stamps etc. This item is heavy and will attract postal surcharges. Corners curled. A00021583.

Super octavo softcover (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 may reduce your overall postage costs.…

Condition: Very Good. 270, 1 col plate, numerous text figs. . HB. Vg in d/w. Very slight foxing to edges of text block. First edition. [9780856610677].

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1750grams, ISBN:9780121005436.

Booklet. Condition: Fine. Limited First Edition. Fine. Limited first edition. No date, (1969). Booklet. (8)pp. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. The author has written on title-page, 'This edition is limited to fifty signed copies, of which this is No. 1'. A fine copy of a RARE book. Signed by Author, T R Birkhead.…

FIRST EDITION, FINE IN DUSTWRAPPER. THE ECOLOGY AND BEHAVIOUR OF BLACK-BILLED AND YELLOW-BILLED MAGPIES. ILLUSTRATED BY DAVID QUINN.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Trade paperback in very good + condition.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 826 pages. 9.75x6.75x1.50 inches. In Stock.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

pp.xx, 574 with b/w. photos., maps, figs., and tables. 8vo. Bookplate. Nr. fine softback. Out-of-print.

[0-19-854860-5] 1996. (Hardcover) Fine, no dust jacket. 420pp. Tables, charts, diagrams, illustrations, notes, indices. "The idea for this book arose from an attempt to comprehend the evolution and maintenance of long-term monogamy in geese and swans, species in which mates maintain contact all day, each season, often for life. Somehow these pair members stay together in large foraging flocks and during gruelling migrations. The stimulus behind the book was sheer intrigue about the possible link between the partners' team work and reproductive performance and why this lifestyle varies across species" - from the 1995 Preface by Jeffrey Black. Book about Monogamy. Contributors include Frank Adriaensen, Russell P. Balda, T. R. Birkhead, Stuart Bradley, Sharmila Choudhury, Andre Desrochers, Andre A. Dhondt, Steven D. Emslie, Bruno J. Ens, John W. Fitzpatrick, Patricia Adair Gowaty, Susan Hannon, Pia Lievesley, Frank McKinney, Elizabeth B. McLaren. Illustrations by Mark Hulme. Publisher series: Oxford Ornithology Series 6. (Natural History, Birds, Essays, Migration, Natural History, Ornithology, Wildlife). …

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Pages 503-598, plus 28 pages of vintage ads. Features: Eight Days On a Capsized Ship - three seamen tough it out upon the overturned hull of the 'Anna Rebecca' in 1906 off Memel (with photos); My Adventures in Sarawak (part I) - Her Highness the Ranee of Sarawak describes her experiences getting to know 'the loveable little people and their language' (with photos); The Girl Who Came to Copperfield, Oregon - Miss Fern Hobbs was sent at the head of a regiment of soldiers to restore order in the lawless town of Copperfield - article with photo of Miss Hobbs; Across Canada by Motor-Car (part II) - Photo-illustrated account of the second half of Mr. Wilby's arduous journey, ending in British Columbia; My Escape from Kelantan - a veteran pioneer of Malaya, W.E. Nash, relates how he took a frail stern-wheel river steamer across the China Sea in the teeth of a monsoon; The Case of "Jack Thompson" - an Englishman in a Bolivian prison; The Haunted Trees - The Malays believe evil spirits take up residence in certain 'hantu' trees; Pieter Erberfeld, Traitor - the story behind this man and a memorial tablet, bearing his skull, in Batavia, Dutch West Indies (Indonesia); The Hermit of Smith's Mountain - a strange character in San Diego County; Man-Eaters - the menace wild animals constitute to dwellers in less-favoured parts of the world; Sport in the Ukraine - with photos; Freshwater Pearl-Fishing - clam-fishing as carried out on the rivers of Illinois - with great photos; Wanted, A Wife - the amusing adventures of Dominick Forese of Butte, Montana; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy of this wonderful vintage issue. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Wigfull, W.E.; Somerfield, T.; Elcock, H.K.; Leake, Gerald; Simmons, Graham; Coller, Henry; Reynolds, Warwick; Rodger, Biron; Wood, Stanley L. (illustrator).…

London 1992, 282 pp., b&w photos and ill., / tables, paperback in good shape 9780121005412 (code V-47).