Folklore Birds by Armstrong, New Naturalist, collins (9 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 288 pages. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Used: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First edition. A Very Good hardcover of the First Edition in dust jacket. The front of the dust jacket is detached from the spine and front flap, now re- assembled under mylar protection, not price clipped. A touch of spotting to the fore edge.New Naturalists No. 39. An Enquiry into the Origin and Distribution of Some Magico-Religious Traditions. With 55 photographs and 85 illustrations in the text. A scarce volume in this collectible series.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1958 1st edition, light foxing on endpapers and half-title, very good,in very good plus dust jacket, unprice-clipped, very slightly worn at head & tail of spine, foxed on rear panel.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. NUMBER 39 IN THE SERIES, HARDBACK BOUND IN THE ORIGINAL CLOTH BINDING WITH THE ORIGINAL UNPRICE CLIPPED DUST JACKET, NUMEROUS FULL PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS + ILLUSTRATIONS AMONG TEXT. BOOK MEASURES APPROX 9 x 6 INCHES WITH 16 + 272 PAGES. A FEW VERY SMALL MINOR CHIPS TO JACKET AT EDGES, SOME LIGHT BROWNING WITH ONE SMALL CLOSED TEAR TO REAR OF JACKET, SOME MINOR WEAR TO JACKET ON EDGE OF REAR FLAP TO JACKET [SEE IMAGE] BUT OVERALL THIS IS A LOVELY COPY WITH CLOTH & PAGES CLEAN & BRIGHT & IN BETTER THAN THE USUAL CONDITION. PLEASE NOTE: DUST JACKET HAS A CLEAR REMOVABLE COVERING THAT DOES SHOW SOME WRINKLES & REFLECTIONS IN IMAGES. EXTRA POSTAGE COSTS MAY APPLY TO OVERSEAS ORDERS.

Hardcover. Condition: Used: Like New. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First edition. A Near Fine hardcover of the First Edition in price-clipped, mylar-protected dust jacket. Cocked with dust spots to top edge. New Naturalists No. 39. An Enquiry into the Origin and Distribution of Some Magico-Religious Traditions. With 55 photographs and 85 illustrations in the text. A scarce volume in this collectible series.

Hard Cover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. First Edition. VG/VG. 8vo. original green buckram gilt (prev. owner's name and quaint animal doodles to FFE, occ. spotting to outer leaves) in dustwrapper (price-clipped, a little rubbed and frayed, short tear at tail of spine, tape repaired, slight sunning to spine); pp. xvi, 272, with colour frontispice and 32 plates + 85 illustrations in the text. A very good copy.

First edition, 1958. Hardback. xvi, 272pp Dust jacket in a protective sleeve. Edward Armstrong was also the author of the New Naturalist Monograph on the wren. His wide scholarship and talents fitted him outstandingly for this book, which could only have been written by someone with his deep understanding, not only of ornithology, but also of social anthropology and comparative religion. The author has selected a number of familiar birds - such as the swan, the raven, the owl, the robin and the wren - and has traced magico-religious beliefs concerning them as far back in time as possible, to the cultures in which these beliefs arose. Many odd and interesting facts are cited and explained - for example the custom of breaking the wish bone, and of fables concerning weather-prophet birds and the generation of the Barnacle Goose from shell-fish. This book treats a group of folklore beliefs as a series of artifacts would be treated by an archaeologist, classifying them in order according to epochs. Archaeological data, as well as oral and literary traditions, have been used to illustrate the origins and significance of the current folklore. The book is illustrated with over 140 photographs and line drawings. Jacket design by Clifford and Rosemary Ellis. Colour frontispiece. Book in very good condition. A little soiling/spotting to text block edges - mostly top and fore edges. Just a little spotting to endpapers. Internally clean and bright. Dust jacket very good and unclipped. A little colour fade and some slight discolouration to spine. Rear panel bery lightly soiled. Book.

8vo. From Eric Hosking s library with his bookplate to front pastedown. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw., with small chip at foot of spine. Appears unread. Not price clipped. Eric Hosking was Perhaps the most famous bird photographer ever to have lived (Gemma Padley). Deservedly feted for his photographic skills, as with his many other talents, carried with modesty and charm Eric Hosking was, undeniably, a great gentle man of 20th century photography (John Chillingworth). Hosking was part of the New Naturalist Editorial Board and attended their first meeting in January 1943 where he would take on the role as photographic editor. Hosking had a complete collection of New Naturalists and he 'took great care of the books themselves' (Bernhard and Loe).

First edition. No. 39 in the New Naturalist series. Octavo. pp xvi, 272. Illustrations. Spine bruised at head. Faint spotting of free endpapers. Very good indeed in very good indeed dustwrapper a little creased at head of spine.