Watkin j r (11 risultati)

Paperback. Condizione: Good. Good+ Paperback. Cover slightly shelf worn and somewhat creased to corners and spine. Pen mark to prelim page otherwise clean copy. xxii + 538p.

Paperback. Condizione: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condizione: As New. Like New condition. (Travel, guidebook, Biography) A near perfect copy that may have very minor cosmetic defects.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First Edition / First Print. Oblong paperback copy with stapled spine, no dustjacket as issued. 62pp. B/w photographs and illustrations. Not library copy, no inscriptions, some creasing to covers. (53/6).

Condizione: Fair. 1897. Second Edition. 174 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth boards with gilt lettering. Clean pages with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pencil markings and old pencil price to front free endpaper. Ownership plate stuck to front pastedown. Hinges are slightly cracked with exposed netting. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Visible wear marks to boards. Boards are warped.…

Original Wraps. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. 350 x 250mm. Unpaginated. Bound in original pictorial wraps. Contains large photographic colour images of Wilsons work. Book introduced with a 13 page essay by Andrew Wilson. Library marks to first few pages. A little general wear to cover. Small adhesive class mark to base of spine. Ex-Library.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. Print on Demand. This book explores the fascinating history of legal protections for wild birds in England, tracing the evolution of laws designed to regulate their hunting, preservation, and even their destruction. The author delves into centuries of legislation, from the medieval era to the late 19th century, revealing how societal attitudes towards these creatures shifted over time. The book examines the complex interplay between sporting interests, conservation concerns, and economic considerations, demonstrating how human perceptions of wild birds have influenced their legal status and ultimately, their fate. Readers will discover the intricate details of ancient laws, such as those forbidding the taking of swans or the destruction of rooks, as well as the emergence of more comprehensive game acts. By providing a comprehensive overview of English legislation, the author sheds light on the historical forces that shaped our understanding of wild birds and their role in the natural world. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…

Cloth. Condizione: Near Fine. First edition. A scarce first edition copy of this legal account of wild bird protection in Britain. The very scarce first edition.In the publisher's original brown cloth binding.A work by J.R.V Marchant and Watkin Watkins.With a list of subscribers, a list of statutes, a table of cases, and sections on the law relating to wild animals, history of legislation relating to wild birds, the game acts, the wild bird protection acts, an alphabetical list of British wild birds specially protected, and orders of the secretary of state. In publisher's cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Small faint mark to rear board. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine. Not Stated (illustratore). book. …

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good+. 1st Edition. 8vo. Pp, xiv, 174. Original cloth. A tight, sound copy marred only by a library plate to front paste-down endpaper, traces of a small label to head of spine and an inscription to head of title page.

8vo. xiv, (ii), 174, (2) pp. Publisher's brown cloth, gilt lettered to the spine. Just mild bumping to the extremities, a very good bright copy.