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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 1924-1945, 1924
Seller: Hermann L. Strack, Loguivy Plougras, France
2 vols. xi, 487, lxviii, 548, xx p., 54 (of 56) pls, 38 coloured of which 5 are of eggs, roy. 4to., loose in printed covers as issued (in 16 parts). Two plates are missing: one col. plate of Climacocercus ruficollis and one black & white plate of Goshawk attacking Capercaillie. Some light scattered foxing of text and on a few of the uncoloured plates. Scarce work limited to 412 copies.
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].
Leather. Condition: Very Good. Edited by Alexander Wetmore. 2 volumes. London: Wheldon & Wesley, Ltd. 1930. Thick small folio. 2.5" x 11". Vol. I: [6] + lxviii + xi + [1] + 487pp + [4]. 33 colored / sepia plates. Vol. II: [4] + xx + 538pp + [6]. 27 color / sepia plates. Plates are printed on thick paper. Crimson half morocco. Very slight foxing to a few preliminary leaves in each volume, and occasional here and there, with some light foxing to the versos of few plates. Fine copies. This title comes from the distinguished library of J. Fenwick Lansdowne (1937-2008), the award winning British Columbia artistand illustrator whose accurate and artistic depictions of birds are prized around the world by museums and collectors. HIS ARTISTICALLY DESIGNED BOOKPLATE IS TIPPED IN. The paintings of James Fenwick Lansdowne have been compared to those of John James Audubon. That Lansdowne owned a deluxe, and costly edition of Audubon's work, the Bird of America which suggests that Lansdowne not only prized Audubon's illustrations, found inspiration in them, but perhaps tried to emulate the American artist for his magisterial depiction of wildlife, in particular birds. Lansdowne was born in Hong Kong and in 1940 moved to Victoria, British Columbia where he worked and resided for the rest of his life. When he was only 19 years old, the Royal Ontario Museum mounted an exhibition of his watercolours. He later went on to exhibit at the Smithsonian, the American Museum of Natural History, and Audubon House in New York. In the mid 1960s, he would go on to provide illustrations for bird books as well as limited edition prints based on the large watercolour and gouache paintings used to illustrate books. He is best known as the illustrator of sumptuous books. Lansdowne was awarded the Order of Canada and made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1977, as an ornithological artist of wide renown, with the rare ability not only to be essentially correct in his paintings of birds, but to portray them so they seemingly come to life. In 1995, he received the Order of British Columbia.
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.
Published by Wheldon & Wesley, London, 1930
Seller: Rulon-Miller Books (ABAA / ILAB), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
First Edition
First edition limited to 412 copies, 2 volumes, 4to, pp. lxviii, xi, [1], 487; xx, 538; color plates from drawings by H. Gronvold, photogravures; contemporary half red morocco, gilt-decorated spine in 6 compartments, gilt-lettered direct in 2, marbled endpapers; spines a little sunned, else near fine. The only complete monograph of the diurnal birds of prey. Nissen 917.
Published by Wheldon & Wesley, London, 1924
Seller: Diamond Island Books, Gorham, ME, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Henrik Gronvold (illustrator). 1st Edition. First edition limited to 412 copies in original publisher's thick paper loose covers. 16 parts in 15 volumes. Previous owner's name M W Mann? on front covers and first page of text. I have collated the contents and the plates and this is a complete set with no missing text or plates. Top edges of text blocks uncut. Soft covers with some edge wear as shown. Some plates with some occasional light edge wear. Part I is 1924 and Part XV/XIV is 1946. The pages of text portions in each volume are sewn together and loose as are the plates in each volume. Hard to find in original format. PayPal accepted.
Published by Wheldon & Wesley, London, 1930
Seller: Rulon-Miller Books (ABAA / ILAB), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
First Edition
First edition limited to 412 copies, original 16 parts in 15, 4to, pp. lxviii, xi, [1], 487; xx, 538; 40 colored plates by Henrik Gronvold and 16 photogravure plates; quarter green calf drop-down case with red morocco labels on the spine. The only complete monograph of the diurnal birds of prey. Nissen 917.
Published by Wheldon Wesley, London, 1945
Seller: B & L Rootenberg Rare Books, ABAA, Sherman Oaks, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
FIRST EDITION. With 40 color plates from drawings by Henrik Grönvold (1 is a duplicate) and 17 sepia photogravures. Later green buckram with gilt lettering on spine. An excellent and very clean copy of this beautiful book from the library of Dr. James M. Dolan Jr.,directorof collections for the San DiegoZoologicalSociety, with his blind-stamp. First edition of this preeminent work, limited to 412 copies, the only publication to document completely the diurnal birds of prey. A systematic treatment of every species and sub-species, this treatise provides the classification, characteristics, and distribution of birds such as vultures, condors, buzzards, hawks, eagles, and falcons, to name a few. The publication of this work was delayed for some time by the death of the author in 1926, after he had completed the first six parts. It was later taken up and finished by the esteemed ornithologist Alexander Wetmore (1886-1978), who served as Assistant Secretary of the Smithsonian as well as of the Director of the Natural History Museum. Swann (1871-1926), an English naturalist, was one of the partners in the publishing firm Wheldon and Wesley Ltd., and a corresponding fellow of the American Ornithologist's Union. He founded the Naturalist's Journal of which he was the editor for two years. Grönvold (1858-1940), a Danish naturalist, was one of the great ornithological artists of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He worked at the London Natural History Museum both as a taxidermist and an artist where became well known for his illustrations of birds and eggs.