clouds flying book wild fowl de pitman ian (27 résultats)

Hardcover. Etat : Good. Hardback in good condition no jacket. Pages lightly tanned. Blue cloth board cover.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. PETER SCOTT (illustrateur). 1st Edition. AND CLOUDS FLYING, A BOOK OF WILD FOWL BY IAN PITMAN. 1ST EDITION ILLUSTRAED HARDBACK, PREVIOUS ONWER'S NAME ON FFEP,COVERS A BIT FRAYED AND SOILED. 152 PAGES.

First ed. Affected by damp - stain on front board, & in gutters of first half of the books; page fore-edge foxed; some wear to spine & board corners Used - Acceptable. Fair hardback (no dust jacket).

Hardback, 256mm x 158mm green cloth boards, gilt titles, first edition, 152+pp. Colour illustrations. Black and white illustrations. Illustrations by Peter Scott. Fair/NoWrapper. Gift Inscription. Spine and boards a little bumped and scuffed, foxing to endpapers, block edges, and faintly to some pages. Top block edge also grubby. Engaging narrative describing the life cycles and behaviour of British wildfowl, with illustrations by Scott. Catalogue: Natural History. Keywords: Britain, fowl, duck, goose.

Etat : new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1947). 1947 1st edition. Large 8vo (157 x 255mm). Pp152. Colour and b/w illustrations by Peter Scott. Turquoise cloth, spine titled in gilt and silver-gilt. Foxing and use. Good-plus in chipped dust-wrapper. Written while the author was a prisoner-of-war in Germany. Mostly wildfowling on the east coast of Scotland. Chapters include: Part I - Introduction and list of duck and geese - an introduction to myself, to wildfowling and to this book, British duck and geese, field characteristics of British duck and geese; Part II - Mallard - introductory, morning flight, morning flight inland, morning flight on the coast, evening flight on the coast, evening flight inland, teal; Part III - Widgeon - introduces a new type of flight, ebb tide, flood tide; Part IV - Geese - introductory, Black geese; Grey lag, Pinkfooted geese, Pinkfeet - the influence of the moon on their flighting, Pinkfeet - new moon, first quarter and last quarter, full moon, a conclusion. .

Etat : new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1947). 1947 1st edition. Large 8vo (157 x 255mm). Pp152. Colour and b/w illustrations by Peter Scott. Turquoise cloth, spine titled in gilt and silver-gilt. Marks to end-paper else very good clean copy in a torn and frayed, price-clipped dust-wrapper. Written while the author was a prisoner-of-war in Germany. Mostly wildfowling on the east coast of Scotland. Chapters include: Part I - Introduction and list of duck and geese - an introduction to myself, to wildfowling and to this book, British duck and geese, field characteristics of British duck and geese; Part II - Mallard - introductory, morning flight, morning flight inland, morning flight on the coast, evening flight on the coast, evening flight inland, teal; Part III - Widgeon - introduces a new type of flight, ebb tide, flood tide; Part IV - Geese - introductory, Black geese; Grey lag, Pinkfooted geese, Pinkfeet - the influence of the moon on their flighting, Pinkfeet - new moon, first quarter and last quarter, full moon, a conclusion. .

Etat : Good. 1947. Hardcover. Good copy in good dustwrapper. DW has some nicks and tears. Previous owners name to FFEP, remains a good copy. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Hardback. Etat : Vg. No Jacket. Peter Scott (illustrateur). 1st Edition. 152pp 2 colour plates and 8 monochrome. Unfaded blue cloth, trifle rubbed.

1st edition. 1947 1st edition in tight binding with B&W illustrations from paintings and drawings by Peter Scott; light wear and darkening to cover edges. Dust jacket not price-clipped with wear, tear and small losses; back panel a little discoloured. Slight foxing to page fore-edges. Internally, outer pages a little yellowed/foxed; owner's book plate on front paste-down; otherwise, a good, tidy copy. Used - Good. Good hardback in Fair dust jacket.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Publisher - Faber and Faber, London, 1947. 1st ed. With illustrations from paintings and drawings by Peter Scott. Very good condition, green boards with gilt and silver gilt lettering to spine. Corners and spine tips bumped, general mild shelf wear.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. Scott, Peter (illustrateur). 1st Edition. True first British printing. No jacket. Boards are very good with just some pushing/bumping to corners, little patchy rubbing to edges, odd small mark and some rubbing and wear to head and tail of spine. Smells a little musty. The binding is tight and pages are generally clean. Previous owners name and date to front end-paper. No other faults. With illustrations from drawings and paintings by Peter Scott. A nice copy. All books described honestly and accurately. Paypal accepted.

Hardcover. Etat : Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.01.

Etat : Good. 1947. Hardcover. Good copy in good dustwrapper. DW has some nicks and tears. Previous owners name to FFEP, remains a good copy. . . . .

1st. Edn. Tall 8vo. (25cm. tall x 16cm.). 152pp. With 2 colour plates, 8 monochrome plates and numerous text drawings after Peter Scott. In the original turquoise cloth with gilt lettered spine. A very good hardback copy in a scruffy wrapper.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. Peter Scott (illustrateur). 1st Edition.

First Edition, 8vo, pp152, colour frontispiece and numerous b/w illustrations all from paintings and drawings by Peter Scott. Turquoise cloth with silver and gilt spine, a good copy. Pictorial dust wrapper a little bit shabby, but generally sound. (Shelf 48) Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.

Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

First edition. Provenance: John Aris bookplate. W. H. Smith SIGNED postcard loosely inserted. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: 152 pages: illustrations; 26 cm.Subjects: Ducks. Geese.Anseriformes, waterfowl.Other names: Scott, Pete 1909-1989. Genre: Illustrated. 1 Kg.

Hardback, 10.0 x 6.0 inches. In blue cloth covers with gilt to spine. In very good condition. Slight foxing to edges. Occasional foxing spots throughout. Else a clean and tight copy. 152 pp. 2 col.& 8 b/w plates. Many woodcut ills.;

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original aqua blue cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt and silver back. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains colour frontispiece, 152 pp with one other colour plates, 7 monochrome plates and illustrations throughout. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with rubbing to the spine ends and corners, not price clipped, 15s. Member of the P.B.F.A. ORNITHOLOGY.

Etat : Good. First edition copy. . Acceptable dust jacket. (birds, animals).

Couverture rigide. Etat : bon. RO60066027: Non daté. In-8. Relié. Etat d'usage, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 152 pages. Dessin en couleur en frontispice, et dessin en noir et blanc en page de titre. Illustré de nombreux dessins et photos en noir et blanc, dans et hors texte. Jaquette très abîmée. Page de garde légèrement déchirée et annotée. Avec Jaquette. . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon.

Hard Cover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. dust jacket has tears to it, they have been repaired with tape and the jacket is now in brodart protecting it from any other damage.

Etat : Good. Good condition. No Dust Jacket (Ducks, Geese) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

London, s.d. (1980 circa) 8vo tutta tela sovraccopertina illustrata a colori, pp. 152 con due tav. a colori ed otto in nero f.t.

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Good. First edition. 152pp. Illustrations from paintings and drawings by Peter Scott. Small nick on rear board near the bottom edge, near fine in a good only edgeworn and torn dustwrapper with some chipping.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : VG+. Scott, Peter (illustrateur). First Edition. Signed by Scott on the half -title with an finely-rendered illustration of the head of a duck in blue ink, and scarce thus . Dustjacket has small tears on bottom edge and top spine, about very good. Book near fine.