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Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1984. First edition.. A bright and clean copy in near fine condition.. Pp. 31 + 41 color plates by J. Fenwick Lansdowne. Stiff green portfolio case, lettered in black on the spine and front cover, sm folio (14 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches). This "Portfolio edition" presents the introductory chapters and abbreviated species accounts for the 'Rails of the World.' It contains all of the color plates of the first edition. The family Rallidae includes the coots, rails, and gallinules of the worlds' marshlands. Small name stamp Ron Sauey Memorial Library on verso of the final plate, small empty blank pocket on the inside of the portfolio case, no other institutional marks. Sauey was co-founder of the International Crane Foundation, Baraboo, Wisconsin.

Boston: David R. Godine, 1977. First edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket.. Pp. xiii, 430, 41 color plates of rails from paintings by J. Fenwick Lansdowne, 17 distribution maps, 10 black-and-white photos of rails at rear, 26 black-and-white text-figures in chapter on fossil rails by Storrs L. Olson. One-quarter burgundy-red cloth, spine lettered in gilt and with gilt image of a rail below title, over beige cloth boards, color pictorial dust jacket, sm folio (14 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches). Laid in at the front is the original eight-page prospectus, in color, announcing the volume’s publication. The front page of this prospectus is signed by S. Dillon Ripley, Litchfield, October 1988. A lavishly produced volume describing all species of rails. The family Rallidae includes the coots, rails, and gallinules of the worlds' marshlands. Small call number of the International Crane Foundation on the spine of the dust jacket, plain pocket on the rear endpaper and name stamp of Ron Sauey… Read More

Boston, Massachusetts: David R Godine, 1977. Trade Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near fine.. Boston: David R Godine, 1977. Near fine hardcover in dust jacket. With forty-one color paintings by J. Fenwick Lansdowne. B&W maps and illustrations. 406 pp.

Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution. Very Good with no dust jacket; Portfolio scuffed.. 1984. First Edition. Softcover. Printed green cardboard portfolio housing introductory chapters (31 pages) and abbreviated species accounts from Ripley's larger monograph and 41 loose color prints after paintings by J. Fenwick Landsdowne. The author the family Rallidae, which includes the coots, rails and gallinules of the worlds' marshlands. Prints measure 13.5 x 10 inches. ; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall .

M. F. Feheley Publishers. Used - Very Good. 1977. Cloth, no dj. Very Good. 1977. Hardcover. Folio. 406 pp. Decorated endpapers. Profusely illustrated, color and b&w. 41 color paintings by J. Fenwick Lansdowne. Does not include slipcase.

Toronto : M. F. Feheley, 1977. In exceptionally good condition/In exceptionally good condition. larger demy folio, [27.75cm/14.5inches], full quarter-bound gilt-embossed maroon-backed beige tweed with mylar-protected dust jacket, pp. xx, 406, indexed. Illustrated with 41 colour plates. Please feel free to ask for particulars and/or additional photographs. ... Sidney Dillon Ripley, (1913 – 2001), was an American ornithologist and wildlife conservationist. He served as secretary of the Smithsonian Institution for 20 years, from 1964 to 1984, leading the institution through its period of greatest growth and expansion. For his leadership at the Smithsonian, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Ronald Reagan in 1985. ... James Fenwick Lansdowne, (1937 – 2008) was a self-taught Canadian wildlife artist. He was born in Hong Kong and grew up in Victoria, British Columbia. His first show was at the Royal Ontario Museum in 1956

USA: David R. Godine Publisher Inc, 1977. Book is in very good plus condition with very minor signs of wear and/or age. but slight text edge spotting and bottom edge of covers slightly crushed. Dustwrapper/dustjacket is in near very good condition with minor but just noticeable signs of wear and/or age. SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES APPLY (GB 2020 £8) Packed weight 3600g. NOT AVAILABLE OVERSEAS. . 1st Edition. Hardback. VG/VG DW.

M. F. Feheley Publishers. New. 1977. Hardcover. Slipcased, in publisher's box. New.

Toronto: M. F. Feheley Publishers. Cloth - Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good+. sm folio. J. Fenwick Lansdowne. Copyright is 1977. 406 pages. Foot of spine has been bumped, and there is light rubbing on cloth. Volume is otherwise bright, clean, and intact. Price clipped dust jacket also shows a little wrinkling over spine ends and a very slight smudge over center of spine. Volume is housed in slipcase that the title and library numbers inked on the rear. There are NO library markings on the book or jacket. Extra shipping fees will apply for Priority and/or International shipping due to the weight and size of this book.

Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1984. Paperback. Illustrations by J. Fenwick Lansdowne. Folio. Stiff green printed folder housing 31pp pamphlet and 41 color plates. Fine/fine/near fine. Faintest edgewear to folder only. Handsome "Portfolio Edition," being text excerpts and all of the artwork from the original 1977 hardbound limited edition issued in Boston by David R. Godine. All 41 plates (frontispiece and 40 illustrations) are outstanding and pristine.

David R. Godine, 1977. small bump at top corner; small dents at bottom front edge. no other flaws. a very nice copy; due to the weight of this item, additional shipping charges may apply.. hardcover. Good/Good. Illus. by Lansdowne, J. Fenwick. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

Ornithology Illustrated . 1st. Ed. Pub. David R. Godine. 1977. p.xx, 406 with colour frontis., 40 colour plates of illus. and b/w. photos. and maps. Folio. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw., with vg. publisher’s slipcase. Although not inscribed, from the library of ornithologist, artist, author and editor Robert Gillmor MBE (purchased by us May 2023). Daily telegraph obituary of the author, loosely inserted, together with a newspaper article on the discovery, in the Philipines, of a new species of flightless bird, the Calayan Rail dated August 2004 in Gillmor’s hand. With forty-one paintings by J. Fenwick Lansdowne and a chapter on Fossil Species by Storrs L. Olson.

London: M. F. Feheley Publishers, Limited, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. J. Fenwick Lansdowne. Original publisher’s beige cloth boards backed with red cloth. Gilt lettering of spine over a burgundy label, sharp and distinct. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, dust jacket not being price-clipped, with three rails shown on the front panel. Housed in a simple cardboard slip-case that has done its job. 14 ½” x 10 ½” x 2.” (i) + (xx) + 1-406 pp., complete. A beautiful book with many color plates depicting the rail bird family Raillidae. Pages and covers are pristine and intact. Binding is tight. An As New condition copy. Excerpt from the front flap of the dust wrapper: “This monumental work, then, comes none too soon, for all of the species, alive, endangered, and recently… Read More

Boston: David R. Godine Publisher. xx 406pp hardback, burgundy and oatmeal cloth gilt in wrapper, with 40 colour plates and 17 distribution maps, folio, some light spotting to deges of wrapper else very good in a very good wrapper . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1977.

Toronto: M. F. Feheley Publishers Limited, 1977. A near-fine copy, jacket price clipped and with a few small soft creases and soilmarks to spine panel. Folio (14 x 10 inches). Illustrations by J. Fenwick Lansdowne. Original cloth; pictorial dust jacket; publisher's plain card slipcase. First edition. With a chapter on fossil species by Storrs L. Olson. An exquisitely designed and printed book, produced in Verona under the direction of Martino Mardersteig at the Stamperia Valdonega.

David R Godine, 1977. Hardcover. Slight discoloration at bottom of spine, bookplate, else very good plus condition with text clean and binding sound without dust jacket. Size: 10.5x14.25 inches. 430pp., illus. From the library of Rodolphe Meyer de Schauensee with his bookplate.

Boston: David Godine. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1977. First Trade Edition. Hardback. No slipcase ; folio4; 41 beautiful color plates by Lansdowne. ; 406 pages .

Boston: David R. Godine, 1977. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 406p. An oversize hardcover book in fine condition with a very good dustjacket. The book is clean and tight. The jacket is fully intact, though tanned and lightly creased on the spine. A guide to the bird species of the Rallidae family, such as coots, gallinules, and rails. Illustrated with paintings by J. Fenwick Lansdowne. Measures approx. 14.5" x 10.5

Boston: David R. Godine, (1977).. First edition, folio, xx, 406, (2) pp. 41 coloured plates, 17 maps and 10 photographs. Two toned cloth, d.w. slightly worn to the head, in the original card slipcase - this torn to top and bottom, the whole still held in the publisher's original cardboard box.

Toronto: M. F. Feheley, 1977. Hardcover. Fine/fine. xx, 406 p. 37 cm. 41 colour paintings by J. Fenwick Lansdowne. 17 distribution maps. Burgundy spine with beige cloth boards. No slipcase. Ripley was an American ornithologist and wildlife conservationist who acted as Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution from 1964 to 1984. Also from the Smithsonian is Storrs Olson, one of the world's foremost avian paleontologists. The Canadian connection here is illustrator James Fenwick Lansdowne (1937 – 2008), a self-taught wildlife artist who grew up in Victoria, B.C. His pictured birds are similar in style to the work of Audubon, often featuring a specific species against a largely white background, but Lansdowne's birds are more life-like and more natural postures than Audubon's.