Migration Birds, Signed (9 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Hardcover with dust jacket. Black cloth binding, with grey lettering stamped into the spine. No date listed on title page; copyright page dated 1996. Very good condition. Light wear to edges and corners; corners are slightly bumped. Binding is square and sturdy. Writing in ink on front pastedown; writing in pencil on front free endpaper. Pages are otherwise free from unwanted markings. Dust jacket is full-color pictorial, with dark red lettering on the spine and front cover. Good condition. Light wear to edges and corners. Edges of jacket have begun to curl a bit. Some rubbing to sides of jacket; a few small indentations are evident. Edges of flaps have begun to tone; some pen markings on front flap. Illustrated throughout with maps and full-color photographs. Signed by the author (Brian Harrington) in black ink on the title page. The route of the red knot on its annual migration is plotted, from one end of the world to the other. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Larger, squarish, sturdy heavy book, black covers, embossed gray lettering very fine on spine, 192 stiffer heavy glossy pages with maps throughout. On title page in black ink: "To Lisa, All the knots that's fit to print! Hope you enjoy the flight. Brian." DJ glossy gray sky with a flock of birds on front, gray background with chicks in person's hands on top back. DJ has several tiny dents at top front and middle back, a light crease at bottom back. Good DJ/Fine book. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. SIGNED by author. Very good cloth in vg dj slightly edge worn and with name and place in ink on end paper.; 9.3 X 7.4 X 1.0 inches; 192 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Blue cloth on hoards with black/silver bird illustration and gilt lettering to front board and gilt lettering and slivered cross illustration to spine. Bumping and rubbing to extremities.The book is cracking at the front and rear hinges, but is secure. There is a previous owner's book plate inside the front cover and a hand-written dedication, in ink, on the half-title page 'The Misses Edwards with the author's compts' Profusely illustrated with black and white engravings as chapter headers and tails, many by Charles Whymper. Folding map at rear is present and undamaged. In addition, there are two coloured plates tipped into the book, that appear to have been removed from an article by Seebohm and his companion John Harvie-Brown, in a copy of 'The Ibis' ornithological magazine of 1876 . Henry Seebohm's account of his 1875 ornithological journey through Siberia, in the company of John Harvie-Brown. Inscribed by Author(s).

Octavo,140 pp.,binder's cloth, the sticker of H. M. Whittell with his signature and that of D. L. Serventy, library stamp on recto of title page, signed by the author.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Oversized hardcover with blue and yellow paper over covers, red cloth over spine, colorful illustration on front cover. Corners bumped, paper chipping. Rubbing to front cover over the illustrated bird's beak, chest, and tail, removing small spots. Several scuffs, stains, and pen marks on covers. All text remains legible and covers are intact, just suffering cosmetic defects. No date on title page. Copyright page dated only 1933. 64 pages. All clean and neat, lightly and evenly toned. Black and white and full color illustrations by Walter Alois Weber throughout text. Signed by Rudyerd Boulton next to his printed name on the title page. Front free endpaper further inscribed "To the children of the Geffrye Museum, from Rudyerd Boulton." Binding is beginning to loosen along gutters, but remains uncracked, overall neat and tight. Please email with questions or to request photos. Note: if there is a photo beside this listing, it's a STOCK photo that ABE put there (for reasons that we cannot understand or control) and might not match this actual book. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. The first edition with these illustrations, limited to 95 numbered copies printed on handmade Arches paper and signed by the artist and publisher (this being #49). 4to. Unpaginated. Decorated paper-covered buckram with a paper title label. With a frontispiece and sixteen delightful full-page lithographs. Small bump to base of spine. A virtually fine copy. Signed by Illustrator(s).

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Various (illustrator). First edition. The first edition of Baxter and Rintoul's extensive study on Scottish ornithology, a unique copy with two signed letters from the authors, addressed to fellow ornithologist Dr. Ian Pennie. The first edition.Complete in two volumes.In the original unclipped dust wrappers.With two signed letters from the authors loosely inserted, both addressed to Dr Ian Durance Pennie, with his bookplate to the front paste downs.The first letter, dated 7th December 1951, reads as 'Dear Dr. Pennis, Many thanks for your schedule + letter. We are very interested to hear you are going to Golspie, we know that part very well + we shall be glad to have counts from Loch Fleet + anywhere else. There is no-one up there who helps us. We are most excited about your autumn migration notes + should like, very much, to have details of species etc for comparison - we hope they will be published somewhere. We are most grateful to your for all the notes you have sent us from Tongue + shall look forward to hearing from Golspie where we hope you will be very happy. Yours sincerely, Evelyn V. Baxter + Leonora Jeffrey Rintoul.'The second letter is dated the 7th June 1953, reading as 'Dear Dr Pennie, How kind of your to write: thank you so much for your sympathy. It does help to know that Miss Rintoul's work + personality are so widely appreciated. We shall miss her badly. Again many thanks for your kindness, Yours v. sincerely Evelyn V. Baxter'. This touching letter follows Rintoul's passing on the 22nd May 1953.Dr. Ian Durance Pennie was a Scottish ornithologist and physician, who co-founded the Scottish Ornithologists' Club. He contributed essays on a variety of important journals.A chronicle of the history, present distribution, and migration of all the birds of Scotland, trailing around the beautiful country from the south-west up to Caithness.The authors, Evelyn V. Baxter and Leonora Jeffrey Rintoul, look into the idea that the bird-life of Scotland fluctuates considerably, and more than any other European country.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece to each volume, one colour folding map to the rear of Volume II, eleven monochrome plates to Volume I, and thirteen monochrome plates to Volume II.Rintoul and Baxter were lifelong friends and co-authors of various ornithological works.Collated, complete.Typed letter from noted seabird scientist Bill Bourne addressed to Pennie loosely inserted, dated the 2nd October 1965. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrappers. Externally, smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spines, small tear to the head of the front joint. Light marks to the rear board of Volume II, with a small patch of cockling to the fore edge. A few scattered spots to the fore edges and spots. Bookplate to the front paste downs. Dust wrappers are edge worn with small closed tears, heavier to Volume I. Aged taped to the head of the wraps of Volume I. Dust wrappers are discoloured and spotted, including some spotting to the reverse. Light blue marks to the rear wrap of Volume I and to the front wrap of Volume II. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with some scattered spots, mostly to the plates. Very Good Indeed. signed by author. book.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Signed by author Harry Robinson on title page. Text unmarked, limited modest shelfwear. Signed by Author.