OBSERVATIONS ON BIRDS IN NORTH EASTERN CHINA. Especially the Migration at Pei-Tai-Ho Beach. I. General Part (1951). Hemmingsen. II. Special Part (1968). Hemmingsen & Guildal.

Hemmingsen, Axel M. & Guildal J. A.

Published by Vetch and Lee Limited, Hong Kong, 1951

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Hong Kong: Vetch and Lee Limited. Tall 8vo. PART 1, Volume 11 Spolia Zoologica Musei Hauniennsis, 1951. 227pp. With tables, 1 folding and illustrations; PART 2, Volume 28 Spolia Zoologica Musei Hauniennsis, 1968. 326pp. With tables and illustrations. All bound as one, with tipped in 1pp supplementary additions and corrections and 4 pp of covers for the off prints. Green cloth with dust jacket. Jacket has some small holes and wear to the front fore edge. The cloth is in very fine condition. This title comes from the distinguished library of J. Fenwick Lansdowne (1937-2008), the award winning British Columbia artist and illustrator whose accurate and artistic depictions of birds are prized around the world by museums and collectors. HIS ARTISTICALLY DESIGNED BOOKPLATE IS TIPPED IN. The paintings of James Fenwick Lansdowne have been compared to those of John James Audubon. He's exhibited at the Smithsonian, the American Museum of Natural History, and Audubon House in New York.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: OBSERVATIONS ON BIRDS IN NORTH EASTERN CHINA. Especially the Migration at Pei-Tai-Ho Beach. I. General Part (1951). Hemmingsen. II. Special Part (1968). Hemmingsen & Guildal.
• Publisher: Vetch and Lee Limited, Hong Kong
• Publication Date: 1951
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • China
  • Rare Bird Books