Mumbai: Oxford University Press, 1996. Hardcover. This is the Twelfth Revised and Enlarged Centenary Edition, celebrating the centenary of Dr. Ali's birth. The previous edition was published in 1979, with reissues up to 1992. This edition was expanded to cover 538 species, compared to the 296 covered in the Eleventh Edition. Contains 64 plates. This edition is scarce in the United States. Octavo. Dark gray cloth cover with gilt title to spine. Illustrated dust jacket in light blue with black title to spine panel. Pages are bright and clean. Dust jacket shows some wear to top and bottom edges, with an Indian price tag on back panel. 354 pages, including index. NAT/061322. Near Fine / Very Good. More

United States: Denver Museum of Natural History, 1965. Hardcover. This is a large, 2-volume set containing 124 lovely full-color illustrations and over 400 black and white photographs. Four hundred thirty-nine species and 67 subspecies are described, with information about their recognition, range, and status in Colorado and neighboring states. Alfred Bailey was Director of the Denver Museum of Natural History and Robert Niedrach was Curator of Birds. The publication is dedicated to the memory of Persifor M. Cooke, a museum benefactor and trustee. Large quarto. Red cloth covers. Gilt title to cover and spine of each volume; gilt is darkened and slightly discolored. Pages are bright and clear. Covers have minor wear to edges. Rubbing to panels of jackets. Each dust jacket has an open tear to front or back, with several closed tears. 1175 pages in 2 volumes combined. NAT/053122. Very Good / Good. More

Cambridge: Nuttall Ornithological Club, 1943. Hardcover. This is No. IX in the Memoirs of the Nuttall Ornithological Club, which was founded in 1873 and is the oldest ornithological organization in North America. The memoirs series was begun in 1886 and includes 25 volumes through 2020. This volume is a new version of Barbour's previously published Birds of Cuba (1923). Barbour was the Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology at Harvard and Director of the Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology. Quarto. Dark green cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Pages are clean, with minor foxing to many, including inside covers. Cover shows signs of handling, with bumping at the corners. Slight sunning to spine and edge of front board. Previous owner's book plate on front inside cover. 144 pages, including index. NAT/061522. Very Good. More

Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. This sizable book includes a brief "History of Ornithology in Georgia" by William W. Griffin and a discussion of the "Physiographic and Biogeographic Regions of Georgia". Burleigh was a biologist with the US Fish and Wildlife Service; Miksch was professor of zoology at the University of Oklahoma and curator of birds in the University Museum. 35 full-page color plates. Small quarto. Light blue cloth cover with dark blue title to spine. Illustrated dust jacket with blue spine panel, blue title to front panel and white title to spine panel. Pages are clean and bright; small smudge to bottom of textblock. Cover has minor fading of color in spots on spine. Dust jacket has multiple closed tears, especially to top and bottom of front panel, and is price-clipped. 746 pages, including index. NAT/061622. Very Good / Very Good. More

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1983. Hardcover. This is the third volume of a 9-volume series covering different bird groupings. The volume contains descriptions of 112 species. Each species is shown in color plates, and maps show breeding and wintering areas. There is a special section of colored plates of eggs at the end of the book. Quarto. Dark blue cloth cover with gilt title to spine. Brown illustrated dust jacket with yellow and white title to front and spine panels. Pages are bright and clean, with minor smudging to top/side edge of text block. Binding is cocked. Dust jacket has rubbing, slight wear at top, a small open tear to front panel, a small closed tear to top of spine panel, and creasing on bottom corner of back panel. 913 pages, including index. NAT/061522. Very Good / Very Good. More

Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. This book focuses on the top 500 sites to find birds in New York State. More than 400 species are discussed, with special emphasis on rare spots, such as the 25 best sites for observing hawk migrations. The book includes 106 maps. Octavo. Blue cloth boards with gilt title in black box on spine. Grey and white dust jacket, with white title and bird photo to front and black title to white spine. Pages are bright and clean. Cover is in fine condition. Dust jacket has minor wear, with several small closed tears to top front. Small close tears and light foxing to ear panel of jacket. 499 pages, including index. NAT/060622. Fine / Very Good. More

Wilmington: Delaware Museum of Natural History, 1976. Hardcover. John E. duPont was the founder of the Delaware Museum of Natural History. This publication is Monograph Series No. 3 from the museum. It covers birds from the island groups of Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Cook, Society, Tuamotu, Matquesas, Austral, Pitcairn, and Henderson. 183 species are described. There are 31 full-color plates. Octavo. Olive-green cloth cover with gilt title to front and spine. White illustrated dust jacket with teal title to front and spine panels. Pages are bright and clean. Dust jacket has a small closed tear at top gutter, minor smudging, and foxing to back panel. 218 pages, including index. NAT/061622. Fine / Very Good. More

Massachusetts Department of Agriculture, 1929. Hardcover. Volume I is a first edition, 3rd printing issued in 1929. The other two volumes are first printings. Edward Forbush Howe (1858 - 1929) was a noted ornithologist from Massachusetts. At the age of 16, he became the curator of ornithology of the Worcester Natural History Society. Later in life, he founded the Massachusetts Audubon Society. All volumes are bound in matching green cloth boards with gilt titles to spines and front boards. All volumes have minor wear to edges and bumping to corners. Volume I has a short tear to the bookcloth on the head of the spine. Gift inscription in pen to front free endpaper of Volume II. Foxing and light toning to margins throughout all volumes, but heavier in second and third volumes. All volumes contain color plates as well as line drawings within the text. Volume I is 481 pages; Volume II is 461 pages; Volume III is 466 pages. NAT/060922. Very Good. More

Los Angeles: Los Angeles Audubon Society, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. This book discusses the geographical and seasonal patterns of the distribution of over 500 species of birds. Includes material on habitats, population trends, seasonal movements, and migration. Includes numerous black and white illustrations. Octavo. White glossy paper cover with black title to front and spine. Brown illustrated dust jacket with white title to front and spine panels. Pages are clean and bright. Dust jacket has slight wear to top and bottom of panels, a slight scratch on front panel, and a small open tear to bottom edge of back panel. 408 pages, including index. NAT/061322. Very Good / Very Good. More

Bloomington and Indianapolis: Indiana University Press, 1994. Hardcover. This book covers 200 species which nest in the state of Michigan, with 115 full-color paintings by 5 well-known wildlife artists, including Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen. Paintings cover entire page: 12"x9". A very attractive book. Large quarto. Rose/pink cloth boards, with gilt title in blue box on spine. In illustrated dust jacket with with blue spine panel titled in pink. Pages are bright and clean, with slight toning to margins. Dust jacket has minor wear to edges and minor rubbing to panels 358 pages, including index. NAT/052722. Near Fine / Near Fine. More

Pittsburgh: Carnegie Museum of Natural History, 1983. Hardcover. Special publication No. 7 from the Carnegie Museum of Natural History. This book is an attempt to put on record the status of the bird population in West Virginia in the 3rd quarter of the 20th century. The focus is on their distribution and ecology, reflecting the profound changes that had occurred since the first half of the century. Produced in cooperation with the West Virginia Department of Natural Resources. Black and white photographs and illustrations, with one color plate of Sutton's warbler (by George Sutton), which is also printed on the dust jacket. Blue cloth boards with gilt title to front and spine. White dust jacket with black title to front and spines panels and bird illustration on front panel.Pages are clear and bright. Dust jacket has light foxinig and small spot of staining on front cover; some sunning and several small tears (one open) to back panel. 180 pages, including index. NAT/052722. Fine / Very Good. More

Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1986. Hardcover. "The primary purpose of this work is to enable observers to identify the birds of the region, but it also provides detailed species accounts and will serve as an important handbook and reference volume" (jacket). Includes 56 lavish color plates and 100 line drawings in text. Over 1,700 species are documented within. Octavo bound in green cloth boards with white title to spine. Clean and bright. Top edge of textblock has light soil. Minor wear to edgse of boards. In white illustrated dust jacket with green title to spine and front panels. Light rubbing to jacket and a few light spots of foxing. 836 pages. NAT/061322. Very Good / Very Good. More