Peter Great by Atkinson (9 results)

Orange Cloth Hardback. Condition: Good Minus. No Jacket. 1st Edition. The spine tab at the top is torn off and the book cloth is unevenly faded. Yet, it is a tight copy and looks about very good and clean inside except for a couple of dog-eared pages. This book will last several lifetimes. 386 pages. Frontis portrait. Little label in back shows purchase from J.W. Robinson Co. In Los Angeles. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. The book has some minor surface wear.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. A good condition ex library copy with the usual markings. Includes dust jacket. Light wear, darkened slightly. Structurally sound.…

Condition: Fair. 1930. Second printing. 384 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Thumb-marking present. Visible creasing to gutter. Cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Some crushing to spine ends. Light tanning to spine and edges. Textblock is shaky. Book has a visible forward lean.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice older book in good condition. Pages in good condition. No dustcover. Year 1963. Hardcover. English. See images for condition. About the book >.>.> BEFORE undertaking the conservation of animals and plants it is necessary scientifically to learn at least something of their numbers and distribution and their relations to other animals and plants within their special environment. The practice of conservation today is partly an art and only partly a science, but its basis must be firmly assured by the ecological sciences. In the case of wildfowl-the great world-wide family of Anatidae comprising the 144 species of ducks, geese and swans-we are dealing with such problems on the grand scale. Not only is the family represented in all the Continents, but even some of the species established in Britain belong to populations existing right round the globe. Individuals which spend part of their year in Britain may be anywhere between Iceland, Siberia and Africa at another season in the same year, as ringing results show. It is indeed hardly defensible to speak of British wildfowl at all since we share so many of the actual birds with other count.…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1963). 1963 1st edition. 4to (188 x 275mm). Ppxiv,368. B/w photograph plates, b/w maps, colour paintings and b/w illustrations by Peter Scott. Orange cloth, red spine label titled in gilt. Spine unobtrusively bumped, slight browning to end-papers else very good in rubbed dust-wrapper. Monographs of the Nature Conservancy No. 3. "This monograph has been prepared for the Nature Conservany Council by the Wildfowl Trust. It presents a complete survey of the distribution and habitats of the wild ducks, geese and swans belonging to the world-wide family of Anatidae which winter in England, Scotland and Wales. The survey is the result of an unprecedented coordinated effort by amateur and professional ornithologists over many years in wildfowl counting and ringing. The results are analysed and presented on a regional basis and are also summarised species by species with maps showing the most important concentrations. Besides their general value, these summaries indicate which species require special protection and where. A description of the wider migrations of the birds, as well as that of their movements within Britain, is also included and an explanation of various catching techniques is given. With supporting studies on the problems of the control of wildfowl stocks, the impact on wildfowl distribution of artificial habitats, and the relation of wildfowl to agriculture, the Monograph reveals a provisional scientific basis for a national policy of wildfowl conservation. It contains many colour illustrations and line-drawings by Peter Scott as well as numerous photographs and diagrams." .…

Pappband. Second edition. 4°. (1986). 7 Blätter, 613 Seiten. Originalpappband mit goldgeprägtem Rückentitel und illustriertem Originalumschlag. Sprache: Englisch, - Name auf Titel; sehr gutes Exemplar. Versandhinweis: Die Versandkostenpauschalen basieren auf Sendungen mit einem durchschnittlichen Gewicht. Falls das von Ihnen bestellte Buch besonders schwer oder sperrig sein sollte, werden wir Sie informieren, falls zusätzliche Versandkosten anfallen.…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Second Printing. A second printing in Very Good condition wiht rubbing to the board edges, soiling to the surfaces and some age toning in an alike dust-jacket with light soiling and wear to the trim; Peter the Great is the story of one man's determination to make his country the greatest in the world. Born in 1729, Peter was the son of a peasant farmer turned Czarist general. After serving in the army and becoming a successful bureaucrat, he was appointed governor of Moscow in 1755. Under his leadership, Moscow became a metropolis of great beauty and wealth. Peter's desire to make Russia a superpower led to many ambitious projects, including the construction of a new capital city, St. Petersburg, and the modernization of the Russian army. But Peter's greatest achievement was his transformation of Russia into a modern, secular society.; 8vo; 384 pages; TBC.…

London, 1963. Small 4to. Orig. full cloth. Cold. frontisp. XIV,368 pp. , textillustr. and plates. Bookplate of Lorenz Ferdinand.