Nico tinbergen (2 risultati)

Condizione: Gut. Pappe Schutzumschlag verschmutzt, berieben und mit einigen Einrissen. Originalpappband mit goldgeprägtem Deckeltitel, Ränder vergilbt. Fliegender Vorsatz und Vortitel sind leicht braunfleckig, auch am Buchende. Die Seiten auf Kunstdruckpapier sind sauber und gut. Mit zahlreichen Fotografien und Zeichnungen. Sprache / Language: de 64 Seiten. ca. 24,5 x 17,2 cm.…

Cloth. Condizione: Very Good Indeed. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good Indeed. First edition. A beautifully presented collection of first editions from the New Naturalist series, in the original, striking dust wrappers. First editions, in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original dust wrappers. A very smart collection of five editions by The New Naturalists, a series of books published by Collins covering a variety of natural history topics relevant to The British Isles. The aim of this series was "To interest the general reader in the wild life of Britain by recapturing the inquiring spirit of the old naturalists.". This particular collection is comprised of 'The Badger' (1948) by Ernest Neal, 'The Redstart' (1950) by John Buxton, The Herring Gull's World' (1953 by Nico Tinbergen, 'Lords & Ladies' (1960) by Cecil T. Prime and 'The Wood Pigeon' (1965) by R. K. Murton. These works are filled with illustrations, with twenty-four in 'The Badger', nineteen in 'The Redstart', fifty-one in 'The Herring Gull's World', six in 'Lords & Ladies' and sixteen in 'The Wood Pigeon', as well as a colour frontispiece to most volumes and numerous text figures and vignettes throughout. Collated, complete. With beautifully decorative dust wrappers, designed by husband and wife printmaking and artistic duo, Clifford and Rosemary Ellis. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original dust wrappers. Externally, very smart, with light bumping to the extremities and to the spine, with a touch of fading in places. Light offsetting and the odd mark to endpapers. Dust wrappers in very good condition, with light edgewear, moreso the The Badger. All wraps have been price clipped, with the exception of The Redstart. Light sunning to the wraps with the odd mark. The occasional spot to the Herring Gull wrap, mainly to the reverse. Tape to the reverse of The Badger. Ink inscription to the front endpaper of Herring Gull. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Charming badger stamp added to title page of The Badger. Very Good Indeed. Clifford and Rosemary Ellis (illustratore). book.…