Pigeons and Doves in Australia by Joseph M. Forshaw - 2015

London: Printed for the Author, 1737. First edition. 1737 THE BLACK AND WHITE PHEASANT, FROM THE FIRST BIRD BOOK TO INCLUDE COLOR PLATES HANDCOLORED BY THE AUTHOR AND HIS DAUGHTER. 9x11 1/4 inches handcolored engraving from Eleazar Albin's Natural History of Birds. Bright, bold colors, small crease to lower right corner not affecting image; heavy paper, very good. ELEAZAR ALBIN (1690 – 1742) was an English naturalist and watercolorist illustrator who wrote and illustrated a number of books including A Natural History of English Insects (1720), A Natural History of Birds (1731–38) and The Natural History of Spiders and other Curious Insects (1736). Nothing is known of Albin's early life, though he may have been German-born; he claimed to have been in Jamaica in 1701. In 1708 he is known to have been married and living in Piccadilly, London. Albin taught watercolor painting before being instructed in natural history by silk weaver and naturalist Joseph Dandridge. A Natural History of Birds has… Read More

RARE SIGNED STATED FIRST EDITION: Gaddis, Thomas E.: Birdman Of Alcatraz, The Story of Robert Stroud .1955 Random House 1st. Ed. w/ exlib replacement 1st Ed. DJ is an original HARVEY GABOR White/black jail bars/ bird inset dust jacket protected by a mylar wrap. Unclipped Front flap states 9/55. Used. Good-/Good condition original dust jacket. Front cover states: "The fantastic true story of the prisoner with the longest record of solitary confinement in the United States – who became a leading authority on birds." The original source material for the gripping American film starring Burt Lancaster. Quite the find. Will ship from Oregon.

Two volumes with beautiful embossed cloth covers with gilt lettering. First Edition. Edges are bumped. Both books are tightly bound, but the back covers are slightly separating. There is some foxing in Volume I - but not much. Volume I has penciled letters/number inside front cover. Volume II has no writing. Illustrated by numerous woodcuts by Fitch and Branston and steel engravings by Adlard. Volume I has 592 pages & Volume II finished with a total of 1254 pages and includes Treasury of Bible Knowledge and General List of Works. 4 1/4" x 6 3/4".

London: W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd, 1895. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. 2 vols, 1895 & 1897. Chromo plates remain tissue-guarded and in nice condition. Bindings firm, loss of marbling in places (corners and edges) a bit bashed at the spine tips. Partially uncut, some tears to top margins of pages 49-56 in vol 2. An attractive set, nonetheless, free from any noticeable spotting, owner names etc.

INTERESTING EXAMPLE OF DIRECT MARKETING TO FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN
Joseph H. Dodson. The Dodson Birdhouses. Illustrated. Small 8vo. Original color pictorial wrappers. (Joseph H. Dodson, Chicago 1914). First Edition. Early catalog contains a variety of bird houses complete with illustrations, descriptions, and prices. The elaborate text and charming period graphics are marketed for children, and reflect the author's infectious passion for all things birds. The catalogue contains advice on attracting birds, dealing with cats and squirrels, trapping sparrows, keeping birds in winter, proper feeding of birds, etc.; as well as constructing specialized bird houses and bird baths. Birding is described as a family hobby, of which the child plays a major part. "Make friends with our native birds - that is my message. The birds richly repay you for the trouble you take in attracting them and looking out for their interests . . ." Some slight wear to covers, o/w Fine.

Philadelphia: American Sunday-School Union, 1871. Red cloth with silver decoration and lettering. 212 pp. Small worn-through spots to the spine ends and corners. The spine is slanted and slightly sunned. The endpapers are toned. Otherwise fine in a tight binding with hinges intact.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

Publication Date: 1936. Beautiful copy of the Artist's Game Bag. Amazing black and white illustrations with a handful of full color full page illustrations. Minor bumping on corners. Very minor wear. Else Fine. No DJ. Pages are clean and bright. Binding is tight. This is a limited print edition. This particular copy is number 596 out of 1,225. Additional postage applies to mail with USPS priority and insurance.

London: Printed for the Author, 1736. First edition. 1736 MUSCOVY DRAKE, ADAPTED TO TROPICAL AND COLD CLIMATES, FROM THE FIRST BIRD BOOK TO INCLUDE COLOR PLATES HANDCOLORED BY THE AUTHOR AND HIS DAUGHTER. 9x11 1/4 inches handcolored engraving from Eleazar Albin's Natural History of Birds. Bright, bold colors, heavy paper, very good. ELEAZAR ALBIN (1690 – 1742) was an English naturalist and watercolorist illustrator who wrote and illustrated a number of books including A Natural History of English Insects (1720), A Natural History of Birds (1731–38) and The Natural History of Spiders and other Curious Insects (1736). Nothing is known of Albin's early life, though he may have been German-born; he claimed to have been in Jamaica in 1701. In 1708 he is known to have been married and living in Piccadilly, London. Albin taught watercolor painting before being instructed in natural history by silk weaver and naturalist Joseph Dandridge. A Natural History of Birds has colored engravings by Albin and his… Read More

BEWICK, THOMAS. A GENERAL HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. NEWCASTLE, 1807 8vo, wood-engravings, contemporary tree calf, spine gilt, neatly rebacked retaining original spine, slightly spottedEx Libris - NOVA VIRERE FRONDE - Harry Lupton, surgeon (d. 1861) author of LUPTON, Mr. [Harry]. The History of Thame and Its Hamlets; Including the Abbey of Thame, Prebend, Free School, etc. etc. Printed and Published by J. E. and F. Bradford. Thame. [1860]The Figures Engraved in Wood by T. Bewick. Newcastle upon Tyne:T. Bewick and S.Hodgson,1807. Fifth edition (pp. x, 525, advert). Octavo (20 cm) in full mottled leather, gilt decoration, title in compartment on spine. In the addenda, Bewick includes an early mention of two Australian species-- the figures and descriptions of two very rare animals, sent from New South Wales, by James Hunter, Esq. Governor of that settlement . The two animals are the Wombach (sic) and an as yet unnamed amphibious animal with a bill similar to that of a duck. Thomas Bewick (1753- 1828), a… Read More

Thomas Bewick / Iain Bain - The Watercolours and Drawings of Thomas Bewick and His Workshop Apprentices - 1989Two volumes, oblong quarto (23 x 25 cm), pp. Volume 1: 233, Volume 2: 230. Reprint edition. Green cloth boards with gilt titling. Blue endpapers. Introduction and editorial notes by Iain Bain. Exhaustively illustrated with hundreds of sketches and reproductions of engravings originally created for General History of Quadrupeds, History of British Birds, Fables of Aesop and Others, History of British Fishes as well as miscellaneous book illustrations and jobbing engravings. Contains three appendices: "Apprentices and their Workshop Periods," "The Dispersal of Bewick's Workshop Drawings" and "The Present-day Collections" plus bibliography and index.A re-issue of this essential work for anyone engaged in a serious study of Thomas Bewick (1753-1828), the father of English wood engraving and one of the most important illustrators of his day. All the drawings and watercolors have been reproduced in… Read More