Search Results: the birds of new england and by samuels edward a

Noyes Holmes, 1875-01-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. . A copy in poor condition, lacking the title page so edition is uncertain. Red cloth cover shows minor wear and tear, heavy rubbing. Loose/torn hinges. Pages tanned with minor spotting.

Boston: Lockwood, Brooks, and Company. Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1883. Tenth Edition. Hardcover. Slight wear at ends of spine, slight damp staining at edges of plates, which are much thicker paper, staining not noticeable on rest of text. This edition does not have the color plates of some of the earlier printings although it does have the one color frontis page. ; Illus. , gold embossed lettering and pictorials to front cover and spine very bright; 591 pages .

Noyes, Holmes and Co., Boston, 1870. Hardcover. Good. 8vo, hardcover, no dj. Brown cloth w/ gilt decoration and lettering at spine & front board, top edge gilt. Good condition. Front hinge beginning to split with slight loosening of first gathering of pgs (through title pg), front board itself firm. Contents lightly & uniformly age-toned as expected, light occasional interior foxing, contents otherwise clean, no markings. Tiny nicks to spine ends, spine edges moderately rubbed; outer gilt sharp & bright. vii, 591 p., illus., 8 numbered color plates. Spine title: Birds of New England and Adjacent States.

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The The Birds Of New England And Adjacent States : Containing Descriptions Of The Birds Of New England And Adjoining States And Provinces, Arranged By A Long-Approved Classification And Nomenclature;.

HardPress Publishing, 2012-01-10. Paperback. Good.

Paperback / softback. New.

Boston: Noyes, Holmes, and Company, 1872. Undetermined. very good. 6th edition, revised and enlarged. [vii], 591pp. Quarto. Original green ornamental cloth; spine title in gilt with ornaments in same. Embossing to front board, rear blindstamped. Spine darkened with small soil mark at foot; some rubbing to joints, crown and foot show minor shelf wear and chipping. Corners slightly rubbed. Upper edge of textblock slightly dust soiled, small spot to lower edge. Inscription in ink to first blank. Colour frontis with tissue guard, some offsetting to title page from plate but not intrusive. Illustrated with B/W plates from etchings with tissue guards, reproductions in text. A tight copy; interior is bright and clean. very good Comprehensive study of bird species in New England for the amateur birdwatcher. The author notes that he has tried to present a 'work that might be accessible to all" (author's preface). An interesting edition, extensively illustrated. 1872

Boston, Noyes, Holmes, 1870.. 5th edition, revised and enlarged. Pebbled cloth stamped in gilt and blind on the covers and spine, vii, 591 pp., 8 color lithograph plates. Rodent nibbling to the extreme edges of the top fore corner and light damp-staining to the bottom fore-corners neither affecting text or plate images, careless opening of 1 page with small chip in the margin, else a very good copy with beautiful color plates.

Boston, Nichols and Noyes, 1868-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Royal quarto. vii, 587 p. front., illus., 27 chromolithographic plates. 24 cm. Bound in early 20th century 3/4 tan leather. Red marbled boards. 5 raised bands. Gilt lettering and tooling to spine. Marbled end pages. TEG. Good binding and cover. Wear to extremities. Small dent to top page end. Clean, unmarked pages. Scattered foxing to early pages. Sabin <br><br> Edward Augustus Samuels was a Massachusetts naturalist. From 1860 until 1880, he was assistant to the secretary of the Massachusetts Board of Agriculture. For several years, he was president of the Massachusetts Fish and Game Protective Association besides following the business of a publisher of musical works. He also developed a process for engraving by photography directly from nature or from a photographic print. This particular title for sale, has technical information is quoted from Spencer F. Baird's works and sparked much interest in bird study.