Birds and Ornithology

Portland, Maine:: Rebecca Goodale,, 2002.. Edition of 10. 9 x 8.5" hand-colored prints with collage in magic wallet binding with wraparound case. Rebecca Goodale: "Two rare moths in Maine that share the same habitat are winged adults during different months, so even though they live together they are never seen at the same time." From Goodale's Threatened and Endangered Exhibit, this book focuses on two threatened Maine moths that share a common habitat but mature in different months. Goodale uses a magic wallet form which unites the twilight moth, April, and zanclognatha, July, in a pitch pine / scrub oak barren setting. Using this format restricts the viewer to see both moths simultaneously but these two species are adults in different seasons so one would not see them in the same view.

Portland, Maine:: Rebecca Goodale,, 2009.. Edition of 6. 5.5 x 5.5 x 3.25" cloth-covered box holds a pamphlet and interior lid that can be lifted to display a string assembly on which hang 5 butterfly cutouts (printed on a Gocco printer). The outer box has an interior notch for the interior lid to rest upon. Five cotton strings attach to underside of interior lid and bottom of the box. A cotton loop on top of interior lid lifts the butterfly display. Laid in on top of the interior lid a 5 x 5" hand-stitched two-leaf title and colophon pamphlet with text handwritten in ink. The outer cloth-covered box, a drop lid clamshell box, has a cotton thread and bone closure. Rebecca Goodale: "Sleepy Duskywing was added to Maine's threatened species list in 2007. It is a small brown butterfly. "After opening the box and pulling the string upward five of the butterflies float up out of the box. With a string from the ceiling the loop on the interior lid can be tethered in place for… Read More

New York & Philadelphia:: Audubon, J. J. & Chevalier, J.B.,, 1840-44.. First Royal Octavo. Fine condition with bright original hand-coloring. A fine original hand-colored lithograph on paper. Sheet size: 6.5 x 10.25 inches. Drawn from nature by John James Audubon, Fellow of the Royal Society, Fellow of the Linnaean Society. Lithographed, printed and colored by JT Bowen, Philadelphia for the First Royal Octavo Edition of John James Audubon's The Birds of America. Includes the text from Audubon's Ornithological Biography. The Royal Octavo Edition represents John James Audubon's (1785-1851) desire to create an affordable work based on his magnum opus; the Double Elephant Folio Edition of The Birds of America. London: Published by the Author, 1827-38, with engravings produced by William H. Lizars and Robert Havell, Jr. after Audubon's dramatic life-sized portraits of North American birds set amidst their native foliage and surroundings. During the… Read More

LONDON. LONGMANS, GREEN AND CO., 1902. FIRST EDITION - LIMITED TO 600 COPIES OF WHICH THIS IS NUMBER 18. SMALL FOLIO, BEAUTIFULLY REBOUND IN HALF GREEN MOROCCO, MARBLED ENDPAPERS, TEG, WITH 6 PHOTOGRAVURES. 41 TISSUE-GUARDED COLOURED PLATES (SOME BY THORBURN) AND 25 OTHER ILLUSTRATIONS. SOME FOXING TO THE EDGES OF A FEW PLATES, BUT A VERY NICE CLEAN AND FIRM COPY IN A LOVELY BINDING. A VERY HEAVY BOOK - EXTRA POSTAGE WILL BE REQUIRED FOR OVERSEAS.

1895-6 R.H. PORTER, LONDON. FIRST EDITION. QUARTO. THIS WORK WAS ISSUED IN FOUR PARTS FROM OCTOBER 1895 TO JULY 1896. IT COVERS THE LIMICOLAE ( PLOVERS, SANDPIPERS....). IN THIS VOLUME THE PARTS HAVE BEEN BOUND TOGETHER IN RED HALF- LEATHER OVER MARBLE BOARDS. MARBLED END PAPERS AND TEG. FRONT END PAPER HAS BECOME DETACHED BUT IS COMPLETE. SOME FOXING THROUGHOUT. 54 COLOURED PLATES IN TOTAL. WITH LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS AND AN INDEX OF THE AUTHORS QUOTED. THE ORIGINAL COVERS OF THE PARTS HAVE BEEN BOUND IN. A HANDSOME AND UNUSUAL BOOK FROM THE LIBRARY OF SEPTIMUS HEDGES. VERY SCARCE.

Antwerp, Belgium : Hermans' International Publica, 1991. First Thus . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First English Edition (First Thus) - Nap (No Additional Printing Stated, Thus First) Original Title "Zo Kweken & Spelen Kampioenen" And Published In Belgium. Includes Bibliography. The Book Is Bound In Blue Cloth With Gilt Stamped Lettering On The Spine. The Book Has A Former Owner's Signature Under The Front Flap On The Front Pastedown. The Text Appears To Be Clean And Without Marks. Mild Smell Of Cigarette Smoke. The Jacket Has Minor Wear And Some Creasing At The Upper Edge. There Is A Tiny Tear At The Upper Edge Of The Back Flap.

New York:, undated [1902].. Fine. Fine condition. Original Charcoal and ink on paper. Image size: 10.25 x 15.25 inches. Sheet size 13 x 17.5 inches. Elegantly custom framed in Ecru rag board with gilt decoration, one inch neoclassical silver molding. Dimensions: 20 x 26 inches. Executed in charcoal and ink on paper- Charles Livingston Bull's preferred medium-an elegant composition of a Blue-winged Teal in flight leading a V formation ofr ducks at dusk. As in his drawing of the Solitary Teal, (6671) here the influence of Japanese design is unmistakable. As a collector of Japanese wood block prints- Bull studied and here utilized the finely- tuned conventions of image building commonly found in the Japanese prints of the late nineteenth century. A mature teal floats towards the viewer followed by the silhouette of birds in v formation. Patterned and tonal blocks of monochrome create the form of the floating Teal, with just the hint of landscape accentuated by the thinnest of… Read More

New York:, undated [1902].. Fine. Fine condition. Original Charcoal and ink on paper. Signed CL Bull lower center. Image size: 12 3/4 x 9 1/4 inches. Sheet size 16 x 13 inches. Elegantly custom framed in Ecru rag board with gilt decoration, one inch neoclassical silver molding. Dimensions: 22 1/8 x 19 1/8 inches. Executed in charcoal and ink on paper- Charles Livingston Bull's preferred medium-an elegant composition of a Blue-winged Teal in flight over lily pond with reeds in the foreground.The influence of Japanese design is unmistakable. As a collector of Japanese wood block prints- Bull studied and here utilized the finely tuned conventions of image building commonly found in the Japanese prints of the late nineteenth century. In this composition Bull utilizes the foreshortened reeds and flowering lily pads below to create an intimate setting into which the floating Teal appears. The Teal's extended wing obscures a portion of the lily pad- allowing for sense of motion. The form… Read More

London: R. H. Porter, 1912. First Edition . Half Cloth - Hardbound. Very Good+/No Dust Jacket. H. Gronvold. 504 pages, plus original stiff paper wrap covers bound at rear [and] 11 pages, plus 38 colored plates after H. Gronvold, and stiff paper wrap covers of the first 19 plates bound at rear. Both volumes are beautifully bound in burgundy half leather over spines and corners, and with dark red cloth over boards. Raised spine bands and gilt lettering on spines. Zimmer (1926, pp 85-86) states "As projected this work was to have comprised 16 volumes with 400 plates, but the death of the senior author terminated the publication after the issue of the present volume containing only the list of species. A series of 38 of the plates intended for this work was issued subsequently, under separate authorship and title, as 'Illustrations of the Game Birds and Waterfowl of South America,' by H. Gronvold, 1917." He goes on to state (p 276) "...Later, these plates were issued… Read More

London: Methuen & Co, 1956. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A near fine hardcover of the first edition in an un-clipped dust jacket. Previous owner's name and purchase details in pencil on ffep.

Edinburgh and London: Oliver and Boyd, 1958. Very Good. 28 cm; lxix, 384 pages. Illustrated with plates by Roland Green and D.M. Reid-Henry, text figures and folding map. Publisher's dark green cloth, gilt title to spine. Matching textured dust wrapper with plate illustration to front. Minor edge wear to dust jacket only. About fine.

London: Thornton Butterworth Limited, 1929. Near Fine, scattered foxing at end pages only, slight toning to boards, in a Near Fine dust jacket, small spot rear panel, slight wear at spine ends. Uncommon in such a lovely dust jacket. 416 pages, with 16 wood engravings with tissue guards, Fine, fold -out map at rear Fine. . First Nicholson Edited Edition . Quarter Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Very Good. Royal Octavo Edition. Print. From the first Royal Octavo edition of Birds of America published from 1840 to 1844. Octavo (approximately 10.25 x 6.5 inches). Drawn from nature by JJ Audubon, printed and hand-colored by J. T. Bowen, Philadelphia. One edge unevenly trimmed as a result of removal from binding. Please examine the provided photo's for personal inspection of condition. Provenance - From the A. D. Andrews Collection of Southern and Natural History. Print is very good or better with some litght toning and few foxing spots on the edges. The relevant text pages also included along with a certificate of authenticity dated May 15th 2004. .

BEWICK ThomasHistory of British Birds - complete 2 volume setThe Figures Engraved on Wood by T. Bewick.Vol 1. Containing the History and Description of Land Birds. (1821) pp xl + 43-330 pp British Birds + 48 pp Supplement to Vol. IVol 2. Containing the History and Description of Water Birds. (1821) pp xxii + 19-360 British Birds + 44 pp Supplement to Vol. IINewcastle: Printed By Edward Walker, Pilgrim Street, for T. Bewick: Sold By Him and E. Charnley, Newcastle and Longman and Co London, 1821.Complete two volume set, professionally restored (but pages left uncut) in matching contemporary half calf over marbled boards.Spine with raised gilt decorative bands, name, title and volume.Condition; occasional marks to margins, leaf Z2 (p 182)in volume 1 with closed tear archivally repaired without loss, wide margins, partly untrimmed, contemporary diced half calf, later rebacks (endpapers replaced, with previous owner's book plates removed from inner boards).The-General-History-of-Quadrupeds and… Read More

Boston And New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1934. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Very Good Copy With Slightest Wear To Extremities, Prev. Owner Name And Poem Entitled " White Egrets " Tipped To The Front End Paper. Very Lightly Foxed Prelims And Fore Edge. 4Th State Of The First Edition, With Green Pebbled Cloth, And 4 Full Page Coloured Illustrations. 167 Pages. A Nice Tight Copy..