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Lippincott, 1961. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Lippincott, 1961. Hardcover. Acceptable. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Lippincott, 1961-01-01. Hardcover. VERY GOOD/ACCEPTABLE. 12x9x1. First edition hardcover in an edge worn jacket.

Lippincott, 1961. Hardcover. Good. 1.4000 12.4000 9.2000.

Philadelphia / New York.: J.B. Lippincott Company., 1961. First edition. Stated 1st.. Hard cover. Very good in fair dust jacket. Surface and edge damage to the dustjacket. Light end paper spotting. Tightly bound.. Wilson, Alexander (Color and B&W Plates from drawings by), and Ball, Robert (Decorations by). 1 Brown cloth over boards. Black decorated title box frame, titles. 319 p. 32 cm. Illustrations. AppendicesIndex. Poet, painter, naturalist, and pioneer Alexander Wilson, b.1766, Paisley, Scotland--d.1813, Philadelphia PA, was the first man to study the birds of America in their native forests. He authored "American Ornithology", "unrivaled for the fidelity of the paintings and the accuracy and humor of the writing", from jacket flaps. Appendices: "The Shark; or Lang Mills Detected" followed by a glossary of Scottish terms used in the poem; "Court Records of Wilson's Arrest", re: accusations of slander in the poem; "Subscribers to the… Read More

New York: J. B. Lippincott. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Bookjacket edges are shelf worn and have a few closed tears ; Both book and dustjacket are in excellent condition. " Alexander Wilson was the first man to make a systematic catalogue of American birds and to describe their habits. He journeyed through the wilderness from New England to Georgia and from Niagara Falls to New Orleans in search of specimens. It was at Louisville on one of his expeditions that he showed Audubon some of his drawings and un-doubtedly gave him the idea for his own great work. "[Woodworth] Heavy book. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 318 pages .

Philadelphia and New York: J. B. Lippincott Company, (1961).. (1961).. Good. - Quarto, green cloth titled in gilt within black rectangles on front cover & spine, in a color pictorial dust wrapper. The covers are bumped with rubbing & slight fraying along the bottom edges. There is a tiny hole in the cloth of the rear cover. The head & tail of the spine are chipped & frayed. The dust jacket is soiled & chipped with a number of pieces out. 318 & [1] pages. Illustrated with 8 color plates, 16 full-page black-and- white illustrations & black-and-white drawings by Robert Ball. There is occasional light soiling. Good in a fair dust wrapper. <p>First edition.

Philadelphia and New York: J. B. Lippincott Company (1961) 320 pp. Original green cloth covers w/ titles in gilt. Binding lightly soiled and rubbed. Front cover a bit bowed. Previous owner's name on front blank endpaper. Illust. w/ 8 color plates, b/w plates, and several b/w decorations. Contents very nice.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good-/No Dust Jacket. Illus. by Robert Ball (Decorations). Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

J.B. Lippincott. Used - Very Good. 1961. Cloth, dj. Folio. 319 pp. Illustrated, including decorative drawings by Robert Ball. Some shelf wear to dust jacket otherwise protected by acetate covers. Altogether a copy in Very Good condition. (Subject: Science & Natural History.)

Lippincott. Used - Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. (naturalist, biography, england, history) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Co, 1961. cloth, dust jacket. Wilson, Alexander. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 318, (2) pages. First edition. With eight reproductions in color and twelve in black-and-white taken from original Wilson engravings and numerous illustrations throughout the text by Robert Ball.

(WILSON, ALEXANDER). CANTWELL, Robert. Alexander Wilson, Naturalist and Pioneer. A Biography. Phila., [1961]. 1st ed. 4to. Illus. (some in color). 319pp. D/j.

Lippincott. Collectible - Acceptable. Philadelphia and New York: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1961. Stated 1st edition. 318pp. Decorations by Robert Ball. Fair book and dust jacket. Boards dampstained. A copy of "Alexander Wilson: A Founder of Scienfitic Ornithology" by Emerson Stringham laid in, with "COMPLIMENTS OF AUTHOR" stamped on its front cover. (ornithologist, birds) Inquire if you need further information. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

Philadelphia : Lippincott, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 318 pages : illustrations ; 32 cm. Subject; Wilson, Alexander 1766-1813.

Lippincott. Collectible - Good. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1961. 1st edition. 4to. 318pp. Illus. Near Very Good book. Good dust jacket. Clear wrap added to dust jacket. Owner's name on front endpapers. Light marginal notes in pencil, recording dates read. (ornithologists, biography) Inquire if you need further information. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

Philadelphia and New York: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1961. Pages clean and bright, boards and binding tidy, scuffing to dust jacket with some chipping to edges.. First Edition. Hard. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Ball, Robert. 4to.

Lippincott Company, Philadelphia and New York, 1961. Softcover. Achterzijde stofomslag beschadigd

Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Co, 1961. First edition. Illustrated with 8 reproductions in full-color and 12 in black and white from the original Wilson engravings. With decorations by Robert Ball. 1 vols. Folio. Original cloth. Fine in dust jacket. First edition. Illustrated with 8 reproductions in full-color and 12 in black and white from the original Wilson engravings. With decorations by Robert Ball. 1 vols. Folio. Biography of the first man to study the birds of America in their native habitats.

Lippincott. As New. 1961. Hardcover. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** - *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - AS NEW, THE TEXT BLOCK IS PRISTINE, CLEAN, UNMARKED, AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - - Corresponds to ASIN: B000UDQUVA. 318 pages , 16 plates (8 in color) , text figs. , 4to. -- with a bonus offer-- .

Lippincott. As New. 1961. Hardcover. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** - *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - AS NEW, THE TEXT BLOCK IS PRISTINE, CLEAN, UNMARKED, AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - - 318 pages , 16 plates (8 in color) , text figs. , 4to. -- with a bonus offer-- .