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H. F. & G. Witherby Limited, 1965. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1965. 763 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Well bound and clean pages, with mild foxing to text block edges. Moderate foxing to pastedowns and endpapers also. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Book has noticeable forward lean. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Moderate tanning, with rubbing and marking.

London: H. F. & G. Witherby, 1965. First Edition . Cloth - Hard Cover. Good+/Good+. sm 4to. 763 pages. Volume remains bright, tight, and clean. The corners are lightly bumped. There is one inch partially open tear at the top of the title page. Volume is otherwise Fine. Price clipped dust jacket shows wrinkles and small tears at corners and over spine ends. Jacket is otherwise bright and clean, and is now protected in a clear mylar sleeve. Due to the weight of this volume, extra charges may apply for Priority and/or International shipping.

London: H. F. G. Witherby, 1965. Book. Good to Very Good. Hardcover. Second Edition. 185mm x 255mm. Clipped jacket has moderate general wear. Jacket spine is sunned and has some minor chipping at top. Even age-toning to edges of page-block. Internally clean. Binding tight. 763pp.

Two vols. Passeriformes & Non Passeriformes. Cr. 4to. Pp. xii + 762 & xx + 763. Cloth. Fine copies.

London: Witherbys. Bound in clean red cloth, with gilt titles to spine and owl head vignette to front board, this 1965 hardcover First Edition is VG in Vg wrapper. XX/763pp with Introduction, Systematic List, Addendum, Bibliography and Indexes. Condition VG . Very Good. Hardback. 1st Edition. 1965.

LONDON, WITHERBY, 1965. HARDBACK. VERY GOOD. . FIRST EDITION QUARTO VERY GOOD IN GREEN BOARDS WITH DUSTWRAPPER. A SYSTEMATIC REFERENCE . ORDER NON PASSERIFORMES. 761 PAGES. SCARCE.

London: H. F. & G. Witherby Limited, 1959-1965 . First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 10" by 7.5". None. The first edition of this collection of ornithology studies of the Palearctic region with the original dust wrappers. First edition of The Birds of the Palearctic Fauna by Charles Vaurie in the original publisher's cloth bindings and unclipped dust wrappers. Includes a volume on 'Passeriformes' and 'Non Passeriformes', i.e. perching or non-perching birds. Charles Vaurie was a French-American ornithologist and Curator at the American Museum of Natural History. He described for the first time three scarce birds, the cryptic flycatcher, Vilcambamba thisletail, and Vaurie's nightjar. The volume on 'Passeriformes' includes two sketch maps within the text. In the original publisher's cloth bindings and unclipped dust wrappers. Externally, smart. There is some wear to the dust wrappers. There is slight loss to the front of the dust wrapper to Passeriformes, and fading and spotting to… Read More

London: H.F. & G. Witherby. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. A near fine set in dust jackets. Volume 1: Passeriformes, 1959, 762 pp. Volume 2: Non-Passeriformes, 1965, 763 pp.

LONDON, WITHERBY, 1959, 1965. HARDBACK. VERY GOOD. . FIRST EDITIONS QUARTO VERY GOOD WITH DUSTWRAPPER. VOLUME 1 HAS A WORN DUSTWRAPPER AND SOME FOXING TO THE FEP. VOLUME 2 IS VERY GOOD. A SYSTEMATIC REFERENCE .

London: H. F. & G. Witherby, Ltd., 1959-1965. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good Indeed. 10" by 7.5". None. A very smart complete two volume set of the ornithology studies made by Vaurie of the Palearctic region, with the original dust wrappers. Complete in two volumes. First edition. Includes Passeriformes (1959) and Non Passeriformes (1965), i.e. perching or non-perching birds. A vast and comprehensive study of the birds of the Palearctic fauna, which embraces North Africa, Asia (north of the tropical areas), and Europe. With further research into the distribution and migration patters of birds, many new forms, and commentary on the relationships between geographical variation and speciation. Volume one, Passeriformes, contains two sketch maps. Collated complete. Written by Charles Vaurie, a French-born American ornithologist, who described for the first time, three scarce birds: the cryptic flycatcher, Vilcambamba thisletail, and Vaurie's nightjar. In the original full cloth… Read More