Librería: Peter Blest Booksellers, Maidstone, KENT, Reino Unido Calificación del vendedor: 5 de 5 estrellas
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Col. photo. frontis. by Eric Hosking, 19 b.w. photos., some also by Hosking, 20 maps and diagrams and 2 text figs., pp.180. Gilt spine lettering somewhat dulled, mark to bottom edge of lower board, no foxing, stain to lower book block which only affects bottom edge of rear endpaper and pastedown, no inscriptions or other markings, d.w. is bright with minimal browning, not price clipped, in a clear removable protective sleeve. A very nice copy with minimal defects. Size: 8vo. N° de ref. del artículo 006816
Título: The Redstart. New Naturalist Monograph No. 2.
Editorial: Collins, London
Año de publicación: 1950
Encuadernación: Orig. green cloth
Condición: Very Good
Condición de la sobrecubierta: Very Good
Edición: 1st.
Librería: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Reino Unido
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. . Nº de ref. del artículo: 30194
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Librería: Ariadne Books, PBFA, Eynsham, Witney, OXON, Reino Unido
First edition, 1950. Hardback. xii, 180pp. Dust jacket in a protective sleeve. John Buxton has produced a model of careful observation and a distinguished contribution to our knowledge of a single species of bird. Colour frontispiece, 19 black & white photographs, 20 maps and diagrams and 2 text figures. Dust jacket design by Clifford and Rosemary Ellis. Book condition: very good. Some patchy and slight fading to green cloth boards. A printed 'P' to front free endpaper - presumably applied by a previous owner. Internally very clean and sound. Dust jacket condition: very good and unclipped. A little chipping to head & tail of spine and light shelf wear around the edges. Small light crease to bottom corner of front flap. Some discolouration to spine and rear. A little spotting to jacket. Book. Nº de ref. del artículo: 1308203
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Librería: Kerr & Sons Booksellers ABA, Cartmel, CMA, Reino Unido
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: 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. Nº de ref. del artículo: 008833
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