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Inhalt: The Characteristics of Rails, The Distribution of Rails, Evolution and Speciation, u.v.m. Zustand: Goldprägung auf dem Buchrücken, Schutzumschlag mit stärkeren Gebrauchsspuren, ansonsten SEHR GUTER Zustand! 405 Seiten, viele Illustrationen Englisch 3320g Hardcover mit Schutzumschlag, Leinen-Einband

1977. Cloth, no dj. Very Good. 1977. Hardcover. Folio. 406 pp. Decorated endpapers. Profusely illustrated, color and b&w. 41 color paintings by J. Fenwick Lansdowne. Does not include slipcase.

Copyright is 1977. 406 pages. Foot of spine has been bumped, and there is light rubbing on cloth. Volume is otherwise bright, clean, and intact. Price clipped dust jacket also shows a little wrinkling over spine ends and a very slight smudge over center of spine. Volume is housed in slipcase that the title and library numbers inked on the rear. There are NO library markings on the book or jacket. Extra shipping fees will apply for Priority and/or International shipping due to the weight and size of this book.

Toronto: M.F. Feheley, 1977. xx, 406, 41 col plates, 26 text figs. . HB + Slipcase. 4to, orig. cloth. Vg in d/w, in card slipcase.. Illustrations by J.F. Lansdowne.. [9780919880078]

xx, 406, 41 col plates, 26 text figs. . HB + Slipcase. 4to, orig. cloth. Vg in d/w, in card slipcase. Illustrations by J.F. Lansdowne. [9780919880078]

Toronto: M. F. Feheley, 1977. Hardcover. Fine/fine. xx, 406 p. 37 cm. 41 colour paintings by J. Fenwick Lansdowne. 17 distribution maps. Burgundy spine with beige cloth boards. No slipcase. Ripley was an American ornithologist and wildlife conservationist who acted as Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution from 1964 to 1984. Also from the Smithsonian is Storrs Olson, one of the world's foremost avian paleontologists. The Canadian connection here is illustrator James Fenwick Lansdowne (1937 – 2008), a self-taught wildlife artist who grew up in Victoria, B.C. His pictured birds are similar in style to the work of Audubon, often featuring a specific species against a largely white background, but Lansdowne's birds are more life-like and more natural postures than Audubon's.

Toronto: M. F. Feheley Publishers, 1977. Book. Illus. by Lansdowne, J. Fenwick ( Signed ). Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Artist. 1st Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Fine But For Prev. Owner Name At Top Corner Of Front Paste Down,( Unobtrusive And Under The Front Flap ), And Insignificant Soil To Fore Edges. Internally Bright, Clean, And Tight. Jacket Is Fine But For A Small Scrape In The Spine, And Very Minor Traces Of Use. With 41 Paintings. Signed By The Artist On The Title Page.Very Large Volume Will Require Extra Postage..

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Toronto, Canada: M. F. Feheley Publishers, 1977. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. J. Fenwick Lansdowne. Forty-one full page paintings reproduced in seven-color offset were done by J. Fenwick Lansdowne also includes a chapter on fossil species by Storrs L. Olson, 406 pages. Maroon cloth spine with black title block, gilt rule, titles in gilt, natural linen boards, tan endpapers with brown rail tracks. A comprehensive treatment of the 129 known species of rails, with taxonomic keys, descriptions, life histories, courting behavior, distrubution and status of hundreds of sub-species. The book also includes an unusual section of photographs of these elusive birds, maps throughout show distrubtion. Book comes housed in the plain cardboard slipcase as issued. Dust jacket has tiny bit of wear at base of spine panel otherwise fine.