Redstart by Buxton (19 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 8vo, xii + pp180 with colour frontispiece by Eric Hosking and b/w photo's, maps, diagrams and illustrations throughout. Hardcover with dust jacket. Clipped DJ designed by Rosemary and Clifford Ellis in protective sleeve in very good+ condition with a few minor marks to back cover and gentle sunning to spine. Green cloth binding with gilt titles to spine in very good condition with a little fading of gilt. Inside in excellent near fine condition, clean and bright throughout , no foxing at all. This detailed description of the biology and the behaviour of the charming Redstart was written by a scholar, university teacher, poet and an ornithologist who played a significant part in the development of ornithology in Britain in the years immediately after World War II. An excellent copy, scare in this condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Book - very good (boards faded), dust jacket - very good. Not price clipped.

Condition: Very good. xii, 180, col frontis + 16 b/w plates. . HB. 8vo, orig. publisher's green buckram. Light foxing to endpapers and edges of text block; small tape marks to endpapers. Vg in d/w (some foxing to d/w; price-clipped; in removable protective sleeve). Previous owner's name to endpaper. First edition.

Green Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Eric Hosking (colour photo) (illustrator). First Edition. NEW NATURALIST MONOGRAPH 2 First edition, xii, 180pp, illustrated with colour frontispiece photo, 19 black & white photos, 20 maps and diagrams and 2 text figures, text pages are clean and crisp, green cloth, dulled gilt spine lettering Wrapper design by Clifford and Rosemary Ellis. price clipped by publisher and new price sticker 90p, some foxing to rear fold and top edge, otherwise very good Size: 8 x 5.5 Inches. Natural History.

Condition: Very Good. First edition. New Naturalist monograph No.2. Hardcover book. Cloth and pictorial dustjacket by Clifford and Rosemary Ellis. 180pp. With 1 colour photograph by Eric Hosking, 19 b&w photos in plates, plus 20 maps and diagrams.Studied by Buxton during his five years as a prisoner of war. Very Good in Very Good jacket, now in clear sleeve. Clean buckram covers slightly faded as usual, no inscriptions. Jacket design clean and bright , small creased area to rear top of jacket otherwise very nice and clean with none of the usual foxing that this title suffers from. Not price clipped. Collins further information/keep me informed postcard inserted. A Very nice copy. Pictures available.

Hard covers, dust jacket. Condition: Fine. 1st edition. Owner's inscription. Weight: 1.0 Language: English.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1950). 1950 1st edition. Small 8vo (138 x 206mm). Ppxii,180. Colour frontispiece photograph, b/w photographs and illustrations, maps, bibliography. Green buckram, spine titled in gilt. Dent and stains to cloth, some browning. Good copy in soiled, frayed and clipped dust-wrapper. This is a detailed description of the life, the biology and the behaviour of the Redstart. This book is "a model of careful observation and a distinguished contribution to our knowledge of a single species of bird." John Buxton began the detailed study underlying this book during the five years' leisure afforded him by the German Army during the Second World War. Chapters include:- Arrival in breeding area - song - territory; Formation of the pair - display; The nest; Egg-laying and incubation; The care of the chicks in the nest; Growth of the chicks; Food - expectation of life; Migration; History and distribution; The redstarts. There are appendices on the scientific names of birds and insects mentioned in the text, maps of ringing recoveries of the redstart and breeding distribution maps of Phoenicurus phoenicurus and its relations. .

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st published 1950. Vg+ hardback copy. Complete with the original wrapper, designed by Clifford and Rosemary Ellis. This is a fine example, albiet price-clipped to front flap. It shows some foxing on the reverse (and is therefore original!) New Naturalist 2.Colour frontispiece. LISTING PHOTO DOES NOT NECESSARILY MATCH THIS COPY.

8vo. Minor spotting, o/w. a fine hardback in thor. vg. dw. with some scattered spotting. No inscriptions. Not price clipped.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 1st, 1950. Small Octavo. 180pp. Illustrated. Publisher's green cloth, boards a little faded. In the illustrative dust wrapper designed by C. & R. Ellis. A little spotted and browned, minor wear to head and tail of spine. Former owner's name and date neatly at head of f.f.e.p. Overall a 'Very Good' copy.

8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw., with just a few, very small spots. No inscriptions. Price-clipped. With period Collins' 'May we keep you informed' flyer (about future New Naturalist titles) loosely inserted. A very pleasing copy indeed.

8vo. Nr. fine hardback in nr. fine dw. No inscriptions. Price clipped. A very pleasing copy.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Various (illustrator). First edition. Three first editions from the Naturalist Monographs series complete with dust wrapper, containing studies of the badger, redstart, and yellow wagtail. Three volumes from Collins' 'New Naturalist Monographs' series, containing studies of natural history specific to various animals. Each volume complete with dust wrapper designed by Clifford and Rosemary Ellis.The present set is comprised of three first editions, containing the following titles:The Badger, 1948. Volume devoted to studies of the badger, written by Ernest Neal. With one coloured photograph taken by the author, twenty-nine black and white photographic plates, and twelve maps and diagrams. Collated, complete. With unclipped dust wrapper.The Redstart, 1950. Study of the redstart by John Buxton, with one colour photograph by Eric Hosking, nineteen black and white photographic plates, and twenty maps and diagrams. Collated, complete. With price-clipped dust wrapper.The Yellow Wagtail,1950. Written by Stuart Smith, with twenty-six paintings by Edward Bradbury, eleven black and white photographic plates from original photographs by the author, four line drawings and four maps. Collated, complete. With unclipped dust wrapper. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally smart with minor shelf wear, bumping to head and tail of spine and extremities of boards. Damp mark to rear board 'The Badger.' Dust wrappers sound with shelf wear, minor loss to front wrap 'The Redstarted,' two unclipped and one price clipped, with sunning to spine, minor chipping to head and tail of spine, general light rubbing and soiling. Internally, firmly bound. Minor light spotting to fore edge affecting endpapers, otherwise pages generally bright and clean. With photographic plates both in colour and in black and white, as well as maps and diagrams in text. Very Good. book.

8vo., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece, 19 monochrome plates on 16, and 2 illustrations and 20 maps and diagrams in the text; original series binding of green buckram, gilt back, boards very lightly faded else a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter mildly spotted on (predominantly white) rear panel. New Naturalist Monograph, 2. With dustwrapper artwork by Clifford and Rosemary Ellis. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.

First edition. 8vo. xii, 180 pp. Publisher's light green buckram, gilt lettered to the spine, dust jacket, not price clipped, a Collins' promotional postcard loosely inserted. Colour frontispiece and 19 black and white photographs plus other maps and diagrams in the text. Some foxing to the jacket, most evident on the flaps and rear panel, plus some tanning to the spine, else very good. New Naturalist Monograph no. 2.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. Clifford and Rosemary Ellis (illustrator). First edition. A beautifully presented collection of first editions from the New Naturalist series, in the original, striking dust wrappers. First editions, in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original dust wrappers. A very smart collection of five editions by The New Naturalists, a series of books published by Collins covering a variety of natural history topics relevant to The British Isles. The aim of this series was "To interest the general reader in the wild life of Britain by recapturing the inquiring spirit of the old naturalists.". This particular collection is comprised of 'The Badger' (1948) by Ernest Neal, 'The Redstart' (1950) by John Buxton, The Herring Gull's World' (1953 by Nico Tinbergen, 'Lords & Ladies' (1960) by Cecil T. Prime and 'The Wood Pigeon' (1965) by R. K. Murton. These works are filled with illustrations, with twenty-four in 'The Badger', nineteen in 'The Redstart', fifty-one in 'The Herring Gull's World', six in 'Lords & Ladies' and sixteen in 'The Wood Pigeon', as well as a colour frontispiece to most volumes and numerous text figures and vignettes throughout. Collated, complete. With beautifully decorative dust wrappers, designed by husband and wife printmaking and artistic duo, Clifford and Rosemary Ellis. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original dust wrappers. Externally, very smart, with light bumping to the extremities and to the spine, with a touch of fading in places. Light offsetting and the odd mark to endpapers. Dust wrappers in very good condition, with light edgewear, moreso the The Badger. All wraps have been price clipped, with the exception of The Redstart. Light sunning to the wraps with the odd mark. The occasional spot to the Herring Gull wrap, mainly to the reverse. Tape to the reverse of The Badger. Ink inscription to the front endpaper of Herring Gull. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Charming badger stamp added to title page of The Badger. Very Good Indeed. book.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Author- Sylvia Mann. First edition. The cover is clear of stains and marking. The hinges are in good condition. Photograph available on request.

Octavo,180 pp.,text illustrations, near fine copy in dustwrapper. New Naturalist Monograph number two.

Dust Jacket Condition: dj. First U.K. Edition. Octavo. 21cm. Publisher's green buckram titled in gilt to spine. Dustjacket. 180pp. Minor wear to extremities and spine ends, some discoloration of the cloth and oxidization of the gilt, strong and tight, internally clean and fresh; in a bright, priceclipped dustjacket (original 18/- price label retained), with a little toning to the spine panel and some soiling to the white portions. A very good copy indeed. The UK's New Naturalist series was instituted in 1945 to educate the British public as to the diversity and beauty of nature in the British Isles. Extremely popular, to date it numbers 149 titles in its original series, and numerous offshooots and monologues by distingished authorities. Throughout the 1960's and 70's the Collins New Naturalist library was credited with inspiring numerous scientists, environmentalists, and biologists to enter their chosen careers, bringing a blend of academic rigor, aesthetic appreciation, and lavish illustration into the home libraries of several generations of British families. Outside of academia the series became known for their beautifully designed dustjackets, with most of the early titles being illustrated by Rosemary and Clifford Ellis.