Captain C H B Grant (60 results)

hardback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. hardback, octavo, beige cloth lettered gilt to spine, cloth with some splash marking, bottom leading corners of boards knocked at tips, no dust wrapper, a tightly bound copy with a clean and unmarked text, colour and b&w plates, 747pp.

hardback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. hardback, octavo, beige cloth lettered gilt to spine, cloth part faded, no dust wrapper, a tightly bound copy with a clean and unmarked text, colour and b&w plates, 688pp.

single Issue magazine. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Dayton / New York: McCall Corporation. September 1938 First edition Pulp magazine in Pictorial wrappers [about 6.5" x 10"] [edges trimmed flush], 144 pages, illustrated. Edited by Blue Book Magazine with stories by Robert R. Mill, Fulton T. Grant, Captain Michael Gallister, Max Brand, H. Bedford-Jones, Captain L. B. Wiliams, Gordon Keyne, Homer Croy, Frederick Bechdolt, Ira Aten, J. C. Chevalier, and others. Contents page in photos. Cover art by Herbert Morton Stoops A very good to near fine copy with light wear, light dust soiling, text toned. See Photos mag33E. Cover art by Herbert Morton Stoops (illustrator). …

hardcover. Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. Ex library copy with usual stamps & stickers. A well presented copy.…

Hardcover. Condition: Used - Good. None. 1st Edition. African Handbook of Birds Series 1 Volume 2. Spine, binding and cover all fine; contents very clean and no inscription. Some foxing on endpapers. 1099 pages. Heavy - may attract additional postage charge.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. ex Liverpool Reference library, dust jacket very age-related minor wear to edges, clean condition, price unclipped, 1113pp + index rear of book, pages clean and very good condition.

Grey hardback cloth cover. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket. 220mm x 140mm (9" x 6"). 818pp. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Very Good, Price Clipped. First Edition. Some edge wear to boards and dust jacket including two small, closed tears; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition; illustrated with black and white drawings and distribution maps of birds as well as colour paintings of birds. Book.…

Condition: Good. 1960. 2nd Edition. 1113 pages. This is an ex-Library book. Beige pictorial dust jacket over beige cloth with gilt decoration and lettering. Series 1; Vol. 2. Pages are clean and bright, and appear almost good as new. With minimal tanning to edges Binding has remained firm. Red pen to text block. Boards have slight shelf wear with bumping to corners. Spine ends are a little crushed with light tanning. Light wear to unclipped dust jacket with tears, nicks and creases to spine, edge and corners. Light tanning to spine and edges.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. Second Impression. xxiv, 688pp, index, bw ills and distribution maps, 38 col plates. Outline of old price sticker by the upper corner of the front free endpaper. Upper page edges slightly soiled. Or gray cloth with gilt map to front in price-clipped jacket. From the blurb, 'Series II covers the southern part of Portuguese East Africa, Western Nyasaland, both Rhodesias and the whole of the rest of Southern Africa, south of the Congo Watershed. This volume comprises the families from Ostriches to Wagtails.' Size: 8vo.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. dust jacket has age related edge-wear chipping in a clear protective wrapper, clean condition, price clipped, boards in clean condition, light spotting to page edges, 186pp, pages clean and overall very good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. This book comprises the following families: Pipits and Long-Claws; Babblers; Bulbuls; Flycatchers; Thrushes; Swallows; Crows and many more. The Jacket is worn around the edges.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 2nd Edition. Hard cover. This is a near fine copy with the boards have the trace of glue. 1099 pages and index, b & w pictures and color pictures. The book is very heavy should be bought and shipped in the USA only.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Two volume set in good condition. Ex-library, call numbers on spine. African Handbook of Birds Series 1, Volumes 1 and 2. Volume 1 - 1952, 836 pp. Volume 2 - 1955, 1099 pp. + index. Both volumes have some shelf wear and bumped corners. Color plates. B & W illustrations. .

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. This book is a reference book, but is primarily intended for use in the field. It looks at families from Ostriches to Wagtails. Most of the birds are shown in colour but there are also drawings in black and white. The Jacket is worn around the edges with a few small marks on the back.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. Series One Volumes 1 & 2. H/B's Condition is good, some edge wear to the DJ's one of which has been price clipped.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. Two hefty tomes: volume one 860 pp, volume two 1099 pp. Color plates. Dust jackets in new mylar sleeves. Binding is solid. Short inscription on front end paper.

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. 747pp, index, bw ills and distribution maps, 38 col plates. Or gray cloth with gilt map to front in jacket. Small mark on front free endpaper. Jacket price clipped, 7cm tear at top of rear panel, 2cm tear at bottom of rear panel with associated creasing. Dealing with the birds of souther Mozambique, the Rhodesias, Nyasaland and the whole of southern Africa south of the Congo watershed. This volume covers pipits and long-claws, babblers, bulbuls, flycatchers, thrushes and chats, warblers, sparrows, cuckoo-shrikes, drongos, helmet-shrikes, tits, orioles, crows, starlings, sunbirds, sugar-birds, weavers, finches and buntings. Size: 8vo.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. The jacket is edgeworn and marked.Light tanning.Excellent binding.Very good copy.[R.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. Two volumes. A benign set of books. Varying details. Vol 1: Series Two - Vol 1: "Birds of the Southern Thirds of Africa". Pub 1962. The dustjacket has wear, creasing, scuffing, marks all about. It is comfortable. The front board has a clipped copy of the title pasted at the top. The boards are placid. They have mild wear from shelving. They have mild shelving sunning. They have mild handling and shelving marks. They are steady and sound. The contents (688 pages) are in pleasing condition. They are tight, fresh, very clean and clear, conscientious, the illustrations are bright. 2: Series I - Volume 2: "Birds of Eastern and North Eastern Africa". Pub 1955. The front of the dj has been clipped out and pasted onto the front board. The boards have mild shelving wear about the edges, some very mild sunning and handling marks. They are healthy and sure. 1099 pages plus indexes. The contents are most pleasing. They do have mild evidence of ownership and wear about the corners, they are otherwise very clean and clear, convivial, diligent, companionable, the illustrations are fresh. Please note that due to the weight of the books, should they need be posting to the outside of South Africa, extra postal charges may be required. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 2 volumes, inscription on front endpaper, good copy in worn dustjackets.

First Edition. Very good cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 1099p. Subject; Birds Africa, Eastern and North Eastern Identification. 1 Kg.…

Second Edition. Very good cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 806p. Subject; Birds Africa, Eastern and North Eastern Identification. 1 Kg.…

First Edition. Very good cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 1099p. Subject; Birds Africa, Eastern and North Eastern Identification. 1 Kg.…

Second Edition. Very good cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 806p. Subject; Birds Africa, Eastern and North Eastern Identification. 1 Kg.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. 2nd Edition. Written by 2 British ornithologists, a monumental contribution to ornithology; Full of color plates of birds, some B&W plates, artistic illustrations and small maps on every page, over 1800 pages in both volumes. Light brown cloth-covered boards w/gilded image of Africa and gilded titling on spine, lightly worn; Strong bindings; Clean texts; DJs moderately edge worn and chipped. Overall remarkable condition for 68 years. Professional book seller with storefront since 1975. All orders carefully packaged and promptly shipped.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Second Edition. HEAVY. viii, 1113pp + index, num bw ills, col plates, distribution maps, errata, addenda. Or grey cloth, no jacket. Some fading to spine, small bookseller label inside front cover. Size: 8vo.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Dust Jacket. 2nd Edition. Type: Book pp xxv, 806 + index. Spine slightly sun faded. Internally as new.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Reprint. Volume One is a 1957 second edition, volume two is 1955 first edition. Some rubbing to wrappers more pronounced to edges which have some creasing, there is no fading. Not price clipped, no inscriptions, illustrated. Clean internally with very little reading wear. Heavy set, at over three kilos, will require additional postage outside the UK. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. 1st. Dust Jacket: Yes. Price-clipped. External Condition: Both dust jackets a little worn, but bright and clean. Internal Condition: Volume 2 has a neat inscription, otherwise both volumes very clean. Author/Editor: Mackworth - Praed, C.W.; Grant, Captain C.H.B. Publisher: Longmans. Year: 1962 & 1963. Edition: 1st. Binding: Hardcover. Illustrated: Yes, colour and B&W. Language: English. Page Count: 688 & 745. Keywords: Birds, Ornithology, Africa. The book for sale is the one in the photo. 1962 & 1963. …