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Art de Faire Eclore de d'Elever en Toute Saison des Oiseaux Domestiques de Toutes Especes, Soit par le Moyen de la Chaleur du Fumier, Soit par le Moyen de Celle du Feu Ordinaire by Reaumur, René Antoine Ferchault de - 1749: [Art of Hatching and Raising Domestic Birds of All Species in All Seasons, Either by Means of Heat from Manure, or by Means of Ordinary Fire]
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Art de Faire Eclore de d'Elever en Toute Saison des Oiseaux Domestiques de Toutes Especes, Soit par le Moyen de la Chaleur du Fumier, Soit par le Moyen de Celle du Feu Ordinaire: [Art of Hatching and Raising Domestic Birds of All Species in All Seasons, Either by Means of Heat from Manure, or by Means of Ordinary Fire]
by Reaumur, René Antoine Ferchault de
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1749 FIRST EDITION 2-VOLUME MONOGRAPH ON INCUBATION OF DOMESTICATED FOWL EGGS WITH TECHNIQUES ILLUSTRATED BY FINE COPPER ENGRAVINGS.
Two hardcover volumes 6 3/4 inches tall, full calf binding, spine with raised bands, compartments gilt, gilt red title labels, red-speckled edges, xii, Vol. I: xii, 342 pp, 9 folding copper plates; Vol. II: [iv], 339 pp, 6 folding plates; each volume additionally illustrated by 10 engraved title vignettes and several in-text engraved vignettes. Edges of boards rubbed, endpapers browned, pages age-toned, very good. French language.
RENE ANTOINE FERCHAULT DE REAUMUR (1683-1757) was a French naturalist regarded as a founder of ethology. He studied the relationship between the growth of insects and temperature. He also computed the rate of growth of insect populations and noted that there must be natural checks since the theoretical population numbers achievable by geometric progression were not matched by observations of actual populations. He devised processes for preserving birds and eggs, and elaborated a system of artificial incubation (offered here). He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in November 1738. Reaumur's contributions were cited by Joseph Needham in his History of Embryology, p 203: "But the most famous of all the attempts to make artificial as successful as natural incubation were those of de Reaumur, whose book De l'Art de faire eclore les Poulets of 1749 achieved a wide renown." Reaumur's place in history was secured by this contribution to the French economy. As noted in No Need for Geniuses (2016), Steve Jones notes, "In 1666, the monarch [Louis XIV], at Colbert's suggestion, established the Academie Royale des Sciences. As the years went by, more and more of their efforts were directed towards applied work. The Academy's efforts to apply its members' talents to commerrial ends reached a peak in the half-century around the Revolution. Reaumur was ordered to produce an account of the useful arts. His own contribution was a document entitled The Art of Hatching and Bringing up Domestic Fowls by Means of Artificial Heat, and he went on to edit an enormous multi-author work, the Descriptions des Arts Metiers, which ran to 113 folio volumes and took 25 years to complete. It remains the most extensive single publication on technology ever produced."
1749 FIRST EDITION 2-VOLUME MONOGRAPH ON INCUBATION OF DOMESTICATED FOWL EGGS WITH TECHNIQUES ILLUSTRATED BY FINE COPPER ENGRAVINGS.
Two hardcover volumes 6 3/4 inches tall, full calf binding, spine with raised bands, compartments gilt, gilt red title labels, red-speckled edges, xii, Vol. I: xii, 342 pp, 9 folding copper plates; Vol. II: [iv], 339 pp, 6 folding plates; each volume additionally illustrated by 10 engraved title vignettes and several in-text engraved vignettes. Edges of boards rubbed, endpapers browned, pages age-toned, very good. French language.
RENE ANTOINE FERCHAULT DE REAUMUR (1683-1757) was a French naturalist regarded as a founder of ethology. He studied the relationship between the growth of insects and temperature. He also computed the rate of growth of insect populations and noted that there must be natural checks since the theoretical population numbers achievable by geometric progression were not matched by observations of actual populations. He devised processes for preserving birds and eggs, and elaborated a system of artificial incubation (offered here). He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in November 1738. Reaumur's contributions were cited by Joseph Needham in his History of Embryology, p 203: "But the most famous of all the attempts to make artificial as successful as natural incubation were those of de Reaumur, whose book De l'Art de faire eclore les Poulets of 1749 achieved a wide renown." Reaumur's place in history was secured by this contribution to the French economy. As noted in No Need for Geniuses (2016), Steve Jones notes, "In 1666, the monarch [Louis XIV], at Colbert's suggestion, established the Academie Royale des Sciences. As the years went by, more and more of their efforts were directed towards applied work. The Academy's efforts to apply its members' talents to commerrial ends reached a peak in the half-century around the Revolution. Reaumur was ordered to produce an account of the useful arts. His own contribution was a document entitled The Art of Hatching and Bringing up Domestic Fowls by Means of Artificial Heat, and he went on to edit an enormous multi-author work, the Descriptions des Arts Metiers, which ran to 113 folio volumes and took 25 years to complete. It remains the most extensive single publication on technology ever produced."
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migration: a field guide to love that was and might have been.
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China Complete Works of modern flower (Hardcover)(Chinese Edition)
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Shoveller Duck - Plate 394
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Aviary [Limited to 60 Copies, Signed by Kate Delos]
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San Francisco: Limestone Press, 1988. Limited Edition. Octavo. 36 unnumbered pages. One leaf cut in shape of a bird. No. 3 of 60 copies. Front cover has image of bird from a woodblock carved by the artist. Aviary was printed from linoleum blocks cut by Kate Delos, each impression was hand inked by printers, Jill Livermore and Yoshiko Shimano. Kate Delos has exhibited widely on the West Coast, as well as in the Foyer, d'Acueill in Paris and the Museum of Modern Art in Tokyo. She lives in the Bay Area where she has taught bookmaking and painting in Bay Area schools for many years.
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The Long-Faced Tumbler : and its Varieties
by Henry Child; H. W. B Bruno; with Eight Original Illustrations by J. W. Ludlow
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London: "The Feathered World", 1904. First book appearance, originally appeared in "The Feathered World" in a series of monographs. RARE, WorldCat locates 3 copies, at Michigan State University, College of Charleston, and Utrecht University. No copies found in current commerce. Near Fine, soiling and spotting to boards. 64 pp. Charles Darwin became a pigeon fancier in 1855, and his studies of the tumbler pigeon and other pigeon breeds were instrumental in his "Origin of the Species", 1859. . Second Edition. Cloth. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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migration: a field guide to love that was and might have been.
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China Complete Works of modern flower (Hardcover)(Chinese Edition)
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Shoveller Duck - Plate 394
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Aviary [Limited to 60 Copies, Signed by Kate Delos]
by Rosenwasser, Rena; with Kate Delos Illustrations
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San Francisco: Limestone Press, 1988. Limited Edition. Octavo. 36 unnumbered pages. One leaf cut in shape of a bird. No. 3 of 60 copies. Front cover has image of bird from a woodblock carved by the artist. Aviary was printed from linoleum blocks cut by Kate Delos, each impression was hand inked by printers, Jill Livermore and Yoshiko Shimano. Kate Delos has exhibited widely on the West Coast, as well as in the Foyer, d'Acueill in Paris and the Museum of Modern Art in Tokyo. She lives in the Bay Area where she has taught bookmaking and painting in Bay Area schools for many years.
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The Long-Faced Tumbler : and its Varieties
by Henry Child; H. W. B Bruno; with Eight Original Illustrations by J. W. Ludlow
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London: "The Feathered World", 1904. First book appearance, originally appeared in "The Feathered World" in a series of monographs. RARE, WorldCat locates 3 copies, at Michigan State University, College of Charleston, and Utrecht University. No copies found in current commerce. Near Fine, soiling and spotting to boards. 64 pp. Charles Darwin became a pigeon fancier in 1855, and his studies of the tumbler pigeon and other pigeon breeds were instrumental in his "Origin of the Species", 1859. . Second Edition. Cloth. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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North American Birdfeeder Handbook
by Robert Burton forward Stephen W Kress
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A guide to creating a bird-friendly environment, with tips on feeders, nest boxes, birdbaths, recipes, and bird identification, all pages clean and unmarked
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The Polynesian Triangle
by Berry, Erick & Best, Herbert
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Eric Berry: The Polynesian Triangle, 1968 Funk & Wagnalls. USED. VERY GOOD CONDITION/ VERY GOOD UNCLIPPED ORIGINAL DUST JACKET. SCARCE THUS. States First Published in the United States of America 1968. SUMMARY: THE 3,000 YEAR HISTORY OF POLYNESIA AND ITS PEOPLES. ANTHROPOLOGY. A NICE FIND.
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Vesper Flights: New and Collected Essays [SIGNED FIRST EDITION]
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New York: Grove Press, 2020. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Helen Macdonald to special themed bookplate affixed to front free endpaper. Stated first edition, with full number line indicating first printing. 8 1/2" X 5 3/4". ix, 261pp. A touch of shelfwear to bright dust jacket. Bound in full black paper over boards, with spine backed in black cloth and lettered in silver. A new, unread signed first edition of this collection of essays about the natural world by Helen Macdonald, author of H is for Hawk. ABOUT VESPER FLIGHTS: From the New York Times bestselling author of H is for Hawk and winner of the Samuel Johnson Prize for nonfiction, comes a transcendent collection of essays about the natural world. Animals don't exist in order to teach us things, but that is what they have always done, and most of what they teach us is what we think we know about ourselves. Helen Macdonald's bestselling debut H is for Hawk brought the astonishing story of…
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The Bald Eagle: The Improbable Journey of America's Bird SIGNED FIRST EDITION
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New York: Liveright Publishing Company, 2022. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good +/Very good +. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by author in ink at front free endpaper. First Edition with full number line indicating first printing. 9 1/2" X 6 1/4". 417pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of unclipped dust jacket. Bound in black paper over boards with spine lettered in gilt. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Gulf, a sweeping cultural and natural history of the bald eagle in America. The bald eagle is regal but fearless, a bird you're not inclined to argue with. For centuries, Americans have celebrated it as "majestic" and "noble," yet savaged the living bird behind their national symbol as a malicious predator of livestock and, falsely, a snatcher of babies. Taking us from before the nation's founding through inconceivable resurgences of this enduring all-American species, Jack E. Davis contrasts the…
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Life Histories of North American Wood Warblers: Order Paseriformes, Bulletin 203
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On Ancient Wings: The Sandhill Cranes of North America
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Rising from sandbars on the Platte River with clarion calls, the sandhill crane (Grus canadensis) feels the urgency of spring migration. Elegant, noble, and spiritual, the sandhill crane is one of the most ancient of all birds. More than a half-million strong, flying in squadrons, these majestic creatures point northward to their Arctic and sub-Arctic breeding ranges. Theirs is an epic story of endurance through the ages. With 153 stunning color photographs, On Ancient Wings presents sandhill cranes in their wild but increasingly compromised habitats today. Over the course of five years, Michael Forsberg documented the tall gray birds in habitats ranging from the Alaskan tundra, to the arid High Plains, from Cuban nature preserves to suburban backyards. With an eye for beauty and an uncommon persistence, the author documents the cranes' challenges to adapt and survive in a rapidly changing natural world. Forsberg argues that humankind, for its own sake, should secure the cranes' place in the future.…
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