Vendeur : PEMBERLEY NATURAL HISTORY BOOKS BA, ABA, Iver, Royaume-Uni
Etat : Fine. 154, [4], 4 tinted plates, text illus. . HB. Small 8vo (198x130mm), orig. green leather, gilt, marbled endpapers, in cloth covered slipcase. New limited edition (first published 1872, John Van Voorst). Edition limited to 799 numbered copies of which 139 are bound in leather (this copy No. 29). Illustrations from tinted lithographic plates by Joseph Wolf. Arthur Edward Knox (1808-1886) is best known for his works on the birds of Sussex, where he lived most of his life. He was a keen observer of natural history, particularly birds, and an all-round sportsman. As a guest of the Duke of Richmond and Gordon, he was a frequent visitor in autumn to Speyside for deer and grouse hunting and fishing for salmon. His field notes of these visits are recorded in this book. [9781899600144]. N° de réf. du vendeur S64351
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Vendeur : Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Royaume-Uni
ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 2000). (1967) 2000 2nd edition. 8vo (145 x 222mm). Pp131. B/w photographs, illustrations. Blue pictorial cloth gilt, silk marker. Edition limited to 800 numbered copies. Slight corner-bump & slight use but a very good copy. Copy number 100, signed by the author "For David from Peter Wheat, Tight Lines!". Mainly by Peter Wheat but with chapters contributed by Peter Stone, Dick Walker, Fred Russell, John Ginifer, S. Donald Stone, John Mitchell, Ian R. Howcroft, Alan Barker and Tag Barnes. This is the first Medlar Press edition published in 2000. It was limited to 800 numbered copies, the first 100 of which were bound in leather. This is one of the cloth-bound copies. It is long out-of-print and quite sought-after. . N° de réf. du vendeur 58801
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Vendeur : Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, Royaume-Uni
ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 2000). (1967) 2000 2nd edition. 8vo (145 x 222mm). Pp131. B/w photographs, illustrations. Blue pictorial cloth gilt, silk marker. Edition limited to 800 numbered copies. Fine copy. Mainly by Peter Wheat but with chapters contributed by Peter Stone, Dick Walker, Fred Russell, John Ginifer, S. Donald Stone, John Mitchell, Ian R. Howcroft, Alan Barker and Tag Barnes. This is the first Medlar Press edition published in 2000. It was limited to 800 numbered copies, the first 100 of which were bound in leather. This is one of the cloth-bound copies. It is long out-of-print and quite sought-after. . N° de réf. du vendeur 30483
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