Report on the birds collected by the British Ornithologist's Union Expedition and the Wollaston Expedition in Dutch New Guinea.
by Ogilvie-Grant, W. R
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London, The British Ornithologist's Union, 1915. 8vo. xx, 336 pp.; two folded tinted maps, eight fine chromolithographed plates by H. Grönvold. Slightly later green cloth with red morocco label with gilt title. Speckled edges. = Rare and very nicely illustrated publication in The Ibis, a famous ornithological journal (as a supplement to the 10th series). Later, an enlarged edition was published in the Transactions of the Zoological Society of London. This version, however, contains the original descriptions of new species. The fine illustrations are by the great Danish bird painter Henrik Grönvold (1858-1940) . The 'Ibis' is the oldest and most beautifully illustrated bird journal ever published. Provenance: on the front free endpaper recto the bookplate of the Dutch naturalist and former director of the Amsterdam Zoological Museum, Lieven Ferdinand de Beaufort (1879-1968). Plate I bound in as frontispiece. Some light, marginal spotting, but generally clean. A very good copy. Nissen IVB, 689; Zimmer, p. 474.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Antiquariaat Schierenberg
(NL)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 44419
- Title
- Report on the birds collected by the British Ornithologist's Union Expedition and the Wollaston Expedition in Dutch New Guinea.
- Author
- Ogilvie-Grant, W. R
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
Terms of Sale
Antiquariaat Schierenberg
New customers will receive a pro-forma invoice by email or post. Payment is due in two weeks after the date of invoice. When payment by credit card is applicable we will send you a secure payment link (Adyen) by email. Buyers within the EU must also pay VAT (Value Added Tax), based on the rates in the country of the buyer: low rate on books and high rate on prints, manuscripts and original artwork, unless they posses a VAT registration number. All goods remain our property until payment is received in full.
Methods of payment accepted: Banktransfer, credit card (VISA, AMEX, MASTER CARD), PayPal. Payment in installments is sometimes possible and can be discussed. Return Policy: Returns are accepted within 10 days after receipt, if our description is incorrect. Please send us an email before returning anything.
All goods remain our property until payment is received in full. Reg. dep. Amsterdam 212/1982 Chamber of Commmerce Amsterdam no. 33147232
About the Seller
Antiquariaat Schierenberg
Biblio member since 2009
Amsterdam
About Antiquariaat Schierenberg
We specialise in old and rare books on Natural History, History of Science, Science, Anthropology, Travel/Exploration, Photography, Decorative Arts & Design. We offer a great range of material priced between Euro 10 and Euro 100.000. We also have a big stock of periodicals on the above subjects. Some more precise categories are: Zoology, Faunal Works, Ornithology, Ichtyology, Molluscs, Herpetology, Entomology, Lepidoptera, Coleoptera, Diptera, Hymenoptera, Arachnology, Botany, Florae, Medicinal Plants, Mycology, General Sciences, General Natural History, Encyclopedia, History of Science, Earth sciences, Geology, Congresses, Regional Earth, Sciences, Expeditions, Palaeontology, Micropalaeontology, Palaeobotany, Palaeozoology, Fossils, Historical Geology, Mineralogy, Crystallography, Petrography, Mining, Geochemistry, Precious Stones.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Recto
- The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Collecting and Using City Directories
Don’t overlook that old city directory - it is priceless for authors, collectors who focus on specific cities, geneaology, and other niche interests. Learn more...
How to identify a rare book
There are several important points to keep in mind when trying to determine if a book can be considered "rare". Read here to learn more.Learn how to determine if a book is rare
