Harrisson, T.H / Harley, B.H.

Birds of the Harrow District 1925-1930 / Birds of the Harrow District. Two Volumes.

One hard cover and one pamphlet. Harrow, Harrow School, 1931 / 1949. 21 x 14 cm. 43 pages / 36 pages. Original dark cloth hard cover with black title on front board and spine / Paperback pamphlet with title and author one front board.. Very good condition. Front end papers stained from corroding staples of the pamphlet. Internally both publications and are bright and clean. The metal staples that were used for the pamphlet have corroded away completely, leaving some brown stains.

Lankaster, Owen.

The Human Body. A short Account of the Anatomical Arrangement and Physilological Functions of the Various Organs of the Human Body. Illustrated by Diagrams and a coloured Mannikin, containing the precise position and relative size of the various Organs of the Human Body, arranged in a movable form.

London, Allman & Son, Not dated. Preface dated 1892. 25 x 17 cm. 16 pages of text with B&W Illustrations. Stiff cardboard covers. Rear cover contains the ‘Mannikin’. Stiff illustrated cardboard covers with narrow red cloth ‘spine’. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Age darkened and a little stained in places. Some pencil annotations in text. Signature of A.F. Brooke R.F.A. on front board. Stapled text block separated from cover.

Scott, Peter.

The Eye of the Wind. An Autobiography – Association Copy.

First Edition. London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1961. 22 x 14 cm. xxii, 679 pages. Illustrated with B&W sketches in the text and several coloured plates. Original blue cloth with facsimile signature in gilt on front board. Gilt title on spine. In original price clipped dust jacket. Illustrated end papers. Very good condition. Cloth binding faded/discoloured. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges dust dulled. Dust dulling and some edge wear to dust jacket. Inscribed by the author: ‘For Brookie with love and admiration from Peter. 19th June 1961’.

Bannerman, David A.

The Canary Islands. Their History, Natural History and Scenery. An Account of an Ornithologist’s Camping Trips to the Archipelago.

First Edition. London, Gurney and Jackson, 1922. 23 x 15 cm. xv, 365 pages. With Illustrations, photographs and Maps, some folding. Original blue cloth with gilt title on spine. Top edge gilt, other edges deckle. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Bookplate of Alan Francis Brooke on front paste down. Author’s inscription on front free end paper: ‘To Alan Brooke from his friend David Bannerman’.

Von Michaelis, H. (Heinrich) / Allan Bird.

Our Birds. 8 Colour Plates.

Second Series. First Printing. Cape Town, ABC Press, Not dated (ca. 1960). 35 x 25 cm. A set of eight colour plates, mounted on stiff grey paper sheets. Together with a four page Introduction and Explanation. Plates and Introduction inside decorated cardboard presentation folder. Folder in plastic cover, as published. Very good condition. Some rubbing, dusting and age darkening to outer presentation folder. Colour plates are as new.

Scott, Peter.

Morning Flight. A Book of Wildfowl. Illustrated with Reproductions from the Author’s Paintings and a Self-Portrait.

Signed Limited Edition. No. 199 / 750. London, Country Life Limited, 1935. 32 x 25 cm. xiii, (2), 138 pages. Illustrated throughout in colour and B&W. Original black and brown cloth with title and author on front board and spine. Top edge gilt, fore and tail edge deckle. In original decorated dust jacket. Very good condition in good dust jacket. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping to corners, boards and spine. Binding dust dulled and faded. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Very faded inscription from Peter Scott to Alanbrooke (?), signed Peter and dated 3rd November 1935. Text mostly unreadable. Signed and numbered (199) by Peter Scott. Occasional mild foxing. Internally clean. Dust jacket worn and age darkened. Minor paper losses to top of spine. Now in protective jacket.

Scott, Peter.

Wild Chorus. Written and Illustrated by Peter Scott.

Limited Signed Edition. No. 22 / 1250. London, Country Life Limited, 1938. 32 x 25 cm. xi, 116 pages (6). Illustrated throughout in colour and B&W. Original blue cloth with gilt title and decoration on front board. Gilt title on spine. In original decorated dust jacket. Top edge gilt, fore and bottom edge deckle. Decorated end papers. Slipcase. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled and mildly foxed. Dust jacket shows some edge wear and fraying, mild foxing and has long closed tear on back board. Now in archival jacket. Internally bright and clean. Signed and numbered by Peter Scott.

Ellison, Norman F.

The Mammals of Hilbre Islands.

Arbroath, T. Buncle & Co., [1955]. 21 x 14 cm. Eight page reprint of an article published in The North Western Naturalist Sep./Dec. 1955. Small pamphlet with brown paper covers with title on front cover. Very good condition. Slightly dust dulled. Staples corroded and rusty, causing stains around them. With inscription to Lord Alanbrook on front cover.

Scott, Peter.

Key to the Wildfowl of the World.

Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, Severn Wildfowl Trust, [1951]. 24 x 15 cm. Booklet consists of 23 Plates and text explanations on the opposite side. Pamphlet with light grey paper covers. Very good condition. Dust dulled throughout. Mild water staining on covers and first two pages.

Upton, Sydney.

Australia’s Empty Spaces.

First Edition. London, George Allen & Unwin, 1938. 21 x 14 cm. 288 pages with a frontispiece and other B&W photographs. Original cloth in original dust jacket. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Minor browning/foxing to some pages. Dust jacket edge worn and dust dulled. Minor fraying to tail end of spine.