Vernon Head (93 results)
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Seller: Better World Books: West, Reno, NV, U.S.A.Better World Books: West
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Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.
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Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.Better World Books
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Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Not for Online. With dust jacket. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
- Softcover
Seller: Evergreen Goodwill, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.Evergreen Goodwill
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Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
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Seller: Riverhorse Books, Saginaw, MI, U.S.A.Riverhorse Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Thus. First Pegasus hardcover printing. This is an ex-lib book, with the usual stamps and markings. There are no marks internally, and the pages are clean.the binding is solid. Library name stamped across the top of the text block. DJ is not price-clipped,…and has no folds or tears, there is a darkening stain at the top of the rear panel.
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Seller: -OnTimeBooks-, Phoenix, AZ, U.S.A.-OnTimeBooks-
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Condition: very_good. Gently read. May have name of previous ownership, or ex-library edition. Binding tight; spine straight and smooth, with no creasing; covers clean and crisp. Minimal signs of handling or shelving. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Sh…ips USPS Media Mail.
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Seller: Turn-The-Page Books, Skyway, WA, U.S.A.Turn-The-Page Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 1st printing. Tight, square and unmarked. 243pp. In a very nice unclipped dust jacket. Size: 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall.
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Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United KingdomWorldofBooks
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
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Seller: Cheryl's Books, Vinemont, AL, U.S.A.Cheryl's Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover with dust jacket in good condition.
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Seller: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.GreatBookPrices
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Seller: Z & Z Books, Newburyport, MA, U.S.A.Z & Z Books
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Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. New York: Pegasus Books/ W. W. Norton, 2015. 244 pages. Recounts an expedition on the Ethiopian plains to search for a bird discovered and named (Caprimulgus solala) in 1990, and identified by only a single wing specimen. Bibliography. New remainder copy with small bla…ck dot on top edge. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Seller: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.GreatBookPrices
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Seller: Rarewaves.com USA, London, LONDO, United KingdomRarewaves.com USA
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Hardback. Condition: New. Part detective trail, part love affair and pure story telling at its best. In 1990 an expedition of Cambridge scientists arrived at the Plains of Nechisar, tucked between the hills of the Great Rift Valley in the Gamo Gofa province in the country of Ethiopia. On that expedition they collected twenty thr…ee species of small mammals, a rodent, a bat; three hundred and fifteen species of birds were seen, sixty nine species of butterfly were identified; twenty species of dragonflies and damselflies; seventeen reptile species were recorded; three frog species were filed; plants were listed. And the wing of a bird was packed into a brown paper bag. It was to become the most famous wing in the world. When the specimens finally arrived at the British Natural History Museum in Tring it set the world of science aflutter. It seemed that the wing was unique, but they questioned, can you name a species for the first time based only on the description of a wing, based on just one wing? After much to and fro confirmation was unanimous, and the new species was announced, Nechisar Nightjar, Caprimulgus solala, (solus:only and ala:wing). And birdwatchers like Vernon began to dream.Twenty two years later an expedition of four led by Ian Sinclair set off to try to find this rarest bird in the world. Vernon R.L. Head captivates and enchants as he tells of the adventures of Ian, Dennis, Gerry and himself as they navigate the wilderness of the plains, searching by spotlight for the elusive Nechisar Nightjar. But this book is more than a boy's own adventure in search of the rarest bird in the world. It is a meditation on nature, on ways of seeing, on the naming of things and why we feel so compelled to label. It is a story of friendships and camaraderie. But most of all it embraces and enfolds one into the curious and eye-opening world of the birdwatcher. For birdwatchers, twitchers, bird lovers, and about-to-become birdwatchers everywhere. For those who enjoy the natural world, the outdoors, the untamed places. Reminiscent of Nathaniel's Nutmeg and Longitude, this true story of incredible adventure will bring out the explorer in everyone who reads it.
- Softcover
Seller: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.GreatBookPrices
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Seller: Chaparral Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.Chaparral Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Presumed first, 2018. Crisp, unmarked copy in like dust jacket. The binding is tight, corners sharp. A faint sticker ghost on rear panel of dust jacket. 333pp.
- Hardcover
Seller: PBShop.store US, Wood Dale, IL, U.S.A.PBShop.store US
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Seller: Rarewaves.com USA, London, LONDO, United KingdomRarewaves.com USA
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Paperback. Condition: New. From the bestselling author of The Search for the Rarest Bird in the World comes On That Wave of Gulls. An audacious novel, the tale is told by three characters - an architect, a Khoisan vagrant and a seagull, all of whom recount their lives in Cape Town. Hieronymus Vos is an overweight, white architec…t, recently fallen on hard times, and married to a beautiful, black British-Caribbean woman. Although he hates the ocean, his practice has, until recently, been doing very well by designing glitzy millionaires' mansions on the Atlantic Seaboard. Pooi is a homeless man, recently arrived from the Kalahari, with a patchy grip on reality. He thinks he is the moon and wants to teach himself to swim so that he can reach Robben Island and fulfil a promise. The third narrator is Calypso, a female seagull who needs to find a mate and lay an egg to pass on her legacy and her identity. On That Wave of Gulls is a shrewd and lyrical tour de force by a natural storyteller. The everlasting story of how men and women relate in the closed system of violence, abuse and intimacy is masterfully told in this vivid novel.
- Softcover
Seller: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.GreatBookPrices
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Seller: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.GreatBookPrices
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Seller: PBShop.store US, Wood Dale, IL, U.S.A.PBShop.store US
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Seller: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.GreatBookPrices
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Seller: Rarewaves.com USA, London, LONDO, United KingdomRarewaves.com USA
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Hardback. Condition: New. The southernmost tip of Africa is home to a vast and shifting population of birds whose soaring movements and flocks are closely followed by a human flock: the entranced and captivated ornithologists, birdwatchers and seekers of wilderness. If the bird writings of Le Vaillant turned a generation of youn…g European readers into ornithologists this remarkable collection of birding curiosities written by some of our most intrepid bird observers will convert a new generation of South African readers. Enter gently and quietly into this world of birds and absorb these stories told by those who have been watching and listening, who can tell their bishops from their butchers. There is a story here for everyone. Contributors include Vernon Head, Mel Tripp, Peter Sullivan, Morne du Plessis, Claire Spottiswood, Raymond Rampolokeng, John Maytham, Ross Wanless, David Letsoalo, Alan Kemp, Mark Brown, Peter Sullivan, Peter Steyn, Rob Little, Peter Ryan, Richard Dean, Warwick Tarbortan, Mark Anderson, Susie Cunningham, Dave Allen, Callum Cohen and Adam Riley.
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Seller: PBShop.store UK, Fairford, GLOS, United KingdomPBShop.store UK
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Seller: PBShop.store UK, Fairford, GLOS, United KingdomPBShop.store UK
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Seller: Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, United KingdomBetter World Books Ltd
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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.
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Seller: Grand Eagle Retail, Bensenville, IL, U.S.A.Grand Eagle Retail
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Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Part detective trail, part love affair and pure story telling at its best. In 1990 an expedition of Cambridge scientists arrived at the Plains of Nechisar, tucked between the hills of the Great Rift Valley in the Gamo Gofa province in the country of Ethiopia. On that expedition they collecte…d twenty three species of small mammals, a rodent, a bat; three hundred and fifteen species of birds were seen, sixty nine species of butterfly were identified; twenty species of dragonflies and damselflies; seventeen reptile species were recorded; three frog species were filed; plants were listed. And the wing of a bird was packed into a brown paper bag. It was to become the most famous wing in the world. When the specimens finally arrived at the British Natural History Museum in Tring it set the world of science aflutter. It seemed that the wing was unique, but they questioned, can you name a species for the first time based only on the description of a wing, based on just one wing? After much to and fro confirmation was unanimous, and the new species was announced, Nechisar Nightjar, Caprimulgus solala, (solus:only and ala:wing). And birdwatchers like Vernon began to dream.Twenty two years later an expedition of four led by Ian Sinclair set off to try to find this rarest bird in the world. Vernon R.L. Head captivates and enchants as he tells of the adventures of Ian, Dennis, Gerry and himself as they navigate the wilderness of the plains, searching by spotlight for the elusive Nechisar Nightjar. But this book is more than a boy's own adventure in search of the rarest bird in the world. It is a meditation on nature, on ways of seeing, on the naming of things and why we feel so compelled to label. It is a story of friendships and camaraderie. But most of all it embraces and enfolds one into the curious and eye-opening world of the birdwatcher. For birdwatchers, twitchers, bird lovers, and about-to-become birdwatchers everywhere. For those who enjoy the natural world, the outdoors, the untamed places. Reminiscent of Nathaniel's Nutmeg and Longitude, this true story of incredible adventure will bring out the explorer in everyone who reads it. Part detective trail, part love affair and pure story telling at its best. In 1990 an expedition of Cambridge scientists arrived at the Plains of Nechisar, tucked between the hills of the Great Rift Valley in the Gamo Gofa province in the country of Ethiopia. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
