Search Results: Titles starting with G from Buteo Books

The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia and the American Ornithologists' Union, 1997. Paperback. New. Species account number 283 in the Birds of North America Life Histories for the 21st Century series. In 1992 the American Ornithologists' Union in partnership with the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia undertook the publication of species accounts for each of the more than 700 species which breed in the United States and Canada. These illustrated reviews provide comprehensive summaries of the current knowledge of the species, with range maps and an extensive list of references. The series is finally complete, in 716 parts. Accounts are 8 ½ x 11 booklets.

University of Calgary Press, 1994. Paperback. New. Revised and expanded. Color and b&w photos, maps.

Princeton University Press, 2010. Hardcover. New. This updated tenth-anniversary edition of De Roy's celebrated book offers an unforgettable photographic tour of the Galapagos. Ever since Charles Darwin visited there in 1835, the Galapagos have fascinated us like no other spot on Earth. This richly illustrated book captures the ethereal, haunting quality of the Galapagos and of the birds and animals that make these islands their home. Acclaimed wildlife photographer and writer Tui De Roy has spent her life exploring the Galapagos and recording their secrets. Here, in spectacular full-color images and in her own words, she shares her intimate knowledge of the islands and her deep love and respect for the natural wonders they conceal. De Roy takes readers from vibrant coastlines to sheltered interiors, photographing penguins, turtles, and marine iguanas. She visits active volcanic calderas, where life hangs in the balance each time the volcano remakes itself. De Roy follows the seasons of the giant… Read More

New York: William Morrow & Company, 1968. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Very good hardcover without dust jacket, faded boards, ex-library markings. With a foreword by H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh. 59 photographs and more than 60 line drawings.

Dover, 1988. Paperback. Very Good. Dover paperback reprint in very good condition. Unabridged republication of the work originally published in 1924. Eight of the color plates, originally scattered throughout the text, have been reproduced in a color insert. The ninth appears on the cover. With 114 black & white plates, photos, and illustrations.

University of Calgary Press, 1991. 5th or later edition. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback in Very Good condition, bumped corners. Comprehensive guide to the natural history of the Galapagos Islands. Covers human history there, the physical environment, the arrival and establishment of organjisms, evolutionary and ecological relationships, and includes detailed natural histories of the flora and fauna.

Bradt Travel Guides, 2022. Paperback. New. A new, updated version of the celebrated 1968 title, Galapagos: Islands of Birds, by the renowned late ornithologist Bryan Nelson, with additional, previously unpublished reminiscences and lively and irreverent memories from his wife June. This timely reissue breathes new life into a classic work of natural history that will appeal to bird-lovers and Galapagos-lovers alike. It is as memorable for its groundbreaking descriptions of Galapagos wildlife as for June's naked appearance in the News of the World accompanied by a quote from the Duke of Edinburgh. In 1964 the late Bryan Nelson, a zoologist, and his wife June spent a year living on two uninhabited, waterless Galapagos islands studying the three species of booby (‘we couldn't resist also studying the great frigatebird and waved albatross, too' says June). Bryan's book, Galapagos: Islands of Birds was published in 1968 and, although by necessity a scientific study, his light touch and the… Read More

Collins, 2007. Hardcover. New/New. A complete natural history of this area that contains many sites of special scientific interest and nature reserves. Ratcliffe also explores the results of conservation efforts in the region. 385 pp. Brand new hardcover in dust jacket, still in shrinkwrap.

The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia and the American Ornithologists' Union, 1998. Paperback. New. Species account number 321 in the Birds of North America Life Histories for the 21st Century series. In 1992 the American Ornithologists' Union in partnership with the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia undertook the publication of species accounts for each of the more than 700 species which breed in the United States and Canada. These illustrated reviews provide comprehensive summaries of the current knowledge of the species, with range maps and an extensive list of references. The series is complete, in 716 parts. The item number is the unique number for each species account; accounts are numbered in order of publication. Accounts are 8 ½ x 11 inch booklets which include information about distribution, systematics, migration, habitat, sounds, behavior, breeding, appearance, and conservation. This issue is a reprint of the original printing. No stock of the original… Read More

Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1929. Hardcover. Good. 1929. Hardcover in good condition. Spine has insect damage. Shelf wear, bumped corners. Tissue protected color plates. Guidance on the methods of establishing, rearing and shooting game. Oversized.

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1983. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 117 pp. Hardcover with dust jacket in very good condition. Foreword by HRH The Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh. Faded dust jacket spine edge. Starting at front hinge. B & W illustrations. Color plates.

University of California Press, 1918. Hardcover. Fine. A fine hardcover of the First Edition protected with a mylar jacket. Color plates by Allan Brooks and Louis Agassiz Fuertes. Includes Key to The Game Birds of California.

Caesar Kleberg Research Center, 1985. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback in very good condition, small tear to front cover, previous owner's name stamp on edge of text block and title page. Proceedings of the Third International Symposium of the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, October 1983.

London: W. Thacker And Co, 1904. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. Good. 323 pp. Hardcover in good condition. Bumped corners. Shelf wear. Ex-libris bookplate inside front cover. Fourth edition with 180 natural size illustrations from actual specimens. Spotting to pages.

London: The Bombay Natural History Society/John Bale Sons, 1921. Leather bound. Very Good. Volume two only. London: The Bombay Natural History Society/John Bale Sons. Half-leather over green cloth boards. With 19 colored plates by H. GRÖNVOLD. Two maps in color and six black and white plates. Reprinted from the Bombay Natural History Society's Journal with corrections and additions. Leather corners and edges worn. Shelf wear. Book is starting in the center. Top edge gilt.

Cape Town: Purnell, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A very good hardcover in dust jacket, bumped corners. Covers the 21 gamebirds found in southern Africa: francolins and spurfowls (12 species), quails (3 species), guineafowls (2 species) and sandgrouse (4 species). The authoritative text is matched by 12 color plates, numerous black and white drawings, and range maps.

Smithsonian, 1982. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback in Very Good condition. Clean pages and wrappers. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology Number 360.

T & A D Poyser, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. New/New. A fine hardcover in dust jacket of the First UK Edition. Price sticker over top of original dust jacket price Illustrated with John Busby's brilliant and evocative drawings, plus 32 pages of photographs. A classic study of this species found on both sides of the pond.

Buteo Books, 1978. Hardcover. New/New. A detailed natural history of the Northern Gannet, Morus bassanus in Europe and North America, with frequent reference to the African and Australian gannets. Chapter topics are plumage, shape, structure and voice; numbers and distribution; behavior, ecology; the bird at sea; the gannet family and the order; the gannet and man. There are many tables, maps and a full bibliography. Illustrated with John Busby's brilliant and evocative drawings, plus 32 pages of photographs.

London: Witherby, 1913. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. A very good hardcover of the First Edition. Starting at front inner hinge. AEG. Illustrated with b&w photographs, maps, drawings, and color plate of Gannet nestling by Joseph Wolf.