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WILD CHORUS
Written by Peter Scott.
Illustrated by Peter Scott.
Stock no. 1329010
Published by Country Life.
1948.
Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Large format. Green cloth, gilt titles. Colour & b/w plates. B/w illustrations. Spine bumped, faded and slightly foxed. Light fading to cover edges. Foxing else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with loss and slightly grubby. Also a number of newspaper clippings related to Peter Scott.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
MORNING FLIGHT A BOOK OF WILDFOWL
Written by Peter Scott.
Illustrated by Peter Scott.
Stock no. 1329009
Published by Country Life Limited.
1950.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Blue cloth, gilt titles. 9 x 11.5". 138 pages. Written with charm and vigour. Exquisite colour plates. B/w illustrations. 11th impression. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Tiny booksellers sticker to rear pastedown. Front endpapers have been professionally replaced. Foxing to textblock, rear endpapers and some page margins. Some pale page edge browning, generally contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with slight loss, has large tear (repaired) and crease to rear panel and is a bit grubby.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- WILDFOWL
- ILLUSTRATED
THE SWANS
Written by Peter Scott.
Illustrated by Peter Scott.
Stock no. 1329007
Published by Michael Joseph Ltd.
1st
1972.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Blue boards, gilt title to spine and vignettes to front cover. B/w illustrations and photos. Comprehensively and scientifically dealing with all eight species of swans. ISBN: 0718107071. Slight bumping and wear to spine and corners. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is browned on verso, edge worn with slight lifting of laminate and a small tear to lower edge of rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- SWANS
WILDFOWL OF THE BRITISH ISLES
Written by Peter Scott; Hugh Boyd.
Illustrated by Peter Scott.
Stock no. 1328620
Published by Country Life.
1st
1957.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Red cloth, gilt title to spine and vignette to front cover. Colour plates. Spine and corners slightly bumped, spine very slightly faded. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn and creased with a faded spine.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- WILDFOWL
THE SNOW GOOSE
Written by Paul Gallico.
Illustrated by Peter Scott.
Stock no. 1827696
Published by Michael Joseph.
1st thus
1946.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
This legend of Dunkirk, first published during the grim days of 1941, has proved to be one of the minor classics of the war. Embellished by 4 magnificent full-colour plates plus dramatic b/w illustrations, this is a truly special edition. Royal blue cloth, with white titles amd b/w vignette to front cover. 55 pages. Light fading to top edge of spine and rear board. Neat name and date in ink to front endpaper. Couple of light rust marks to gutter of front endpaper. Contents otherwise clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is lightly chipped at corners, some scuffing to front panel, rear panel has a few closed tears and is lightly browned. Overall a lovely copy.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ILLUSTRATED
- GEESE (CHILDRENS)
THROUGH THE AIR
Written by Michael Bratby; Peter Scott.
Illustrated by Peter Scott.
Stock no. 1323485
Published by Country Life.
1st
1941.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Adventures With Wild Fowl, and Small-Boat Sailing. Blue cloth, gilt titles. B/w photos. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Heavy foxing to textblock and to preliminary pages. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with slight loss and a little browned to spine.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- WILDFOWL
- SAILING
THE HAWAIIAN GOOSE: AN EXPERIMENT IN CONSERVATION
Written by Janet Kear; A. Berger.
Illustrated by Peter Scott.
Stock no. 2140642
Published by T. & A.D. Poyser.
1st
1980.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A timely and absorbing account of the history of the Hawaiian Goose, or Nene, its descent to near extinction, its eleventh hour rescue and its restoration to the wild. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour frontis, 24 b/w plates, b/w line drawings. 154 pages including index. ISBN: 0856610259. Wrapper is edge-creased with some browning.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- USA
- HAWAII
- CONSERVATION
- HAWAII
LEMUEL
Written by Edith Ray Gregorson.
Illustrated by Peter Scott.
Stock no. 1321538
Published by The Owl Press Ltd..
1st
1947.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
The story of Lemuel, the tree kangaroo. White boards with blue cloth spine. Small brown vignette and title to front. Simple brown text illustrations throughout. 48 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Foxing to covers and a few light fox spots to contents. Dustwrapper is edge worn and chipped, loss to top edge of front panel and grubby.
WILDFOWL IN GREAT BRITAIN
Written by G.L. Atkinson-Willes.
Illustrated by Peter Scott.
Stock no. 2127608
Published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office.
1st
1963.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
A Survey of the winter distribution of the Anatidae and their conservation in England, Scotland and Wales. Prepared by The Wildfowl Trust. Monograph Number Three of The Nature Conservancy. 11 x 7.5 ins. Orange cloth. A complete survey of the distribution & habitats of wild ducks, geese and swans. The scientific study contained in this Monograph presents a provisional scientific basis for a National Policy for Wildfowl Conservation. Orange cloth boards, burgundy title block to spine with gilt title. Colour illustrations, line drawings, b/w ph, diagrams & maps. Bookplate to front pastedown. From the personal library of Bryan L. Sage, distinguished naturalist and author. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with some chipping and small tears; foxed.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- WILDFOWL
WILDFOWL IN GREAT BRITAIN
Written by G.L. Atkinson-Willes.
Illustrated by Peter Scott.
Stock no. 1801251
Published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office.
1964.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
A Survey of the winter distribution of the Anatidae and their conservation in England, Scotland and Wales. Prepared by The Wildfowl Trust. Monograph Number Three of The Nature Conservancy. 11 x 7.5 ins. Orange cloth. A complete survey of the distribution & habitats of wild ducks, geese and swans. The scientific study contained in this Monograph presents a provisional scientific basis for a National Policy for Wildfowl Conservation. Orange cloth boards, burgundy title block to spine with gilt title. Colour illustrations, line drawings, b/w ph, diagrams & maps. Second impression of the first edition. Light fading to top of spine. Text block a little grubby. Contents clean. White dustwrapper is grubby, worn at corners and has 1.5" loss to top of spine.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- WILDFOWL