Elwin Sanborn (47 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Green cloth, spotted, loose, nice color photos. Reading copy. Animals / Nature; Ex-Library.

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. Twenty-Third Edition. Covers have very heavy wear, chipping, soil and large pieces missing, mostly along spine. Corners bumped. Binding tight. No writing. Last page of index torn in middle. 234 pages including index. Guide to the zoo with information on how it is run, various facilities, statistics and lots of information on exhibits of mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians with black and white illustrations and maps and color frontispiece map. Fascinating history for any zoo lover. Size: 5.75 x 7.75. Sanborn, Elwin R. (illustrator) (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust jacket. Later Edition. ISBN . Hardback. No Dust jacket. Later Printing. Good Condition. Tight sound copy with owner's inscription on front free end paper, light browning to front and back end papers, evidence of neatly done glue repair, faint partial she print on inside back paste down, minor rubs to edges and corners of covers. No Signature.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Vol 36, No 6, pp. 142-175, Many Photos, Orig Journal (Entire Issue), namestamp on cov else VG (Beaver, squirrels, porcupine, rats, etc).

Hardcover. Condition: Used: Very Good. Fourth Edition. Slim volume in green cloth, no jacket. Illustrated by Photographs taken in the New York Zoological Park. Fourth edition(40th Thousand). Well-preserved copy with color photos ((Formerly published as Wild Animal Stamp Primer).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. An original vintage guide book to the New York Zoological Society (aka the world-famous Bronx Zoo). This one is one of the unique editions that was named after an exotic animal - in this case, the Komodo Dragon, which is pictured on the cover. Illustrated throughout with vintage b/w photographs by Elwin R. Sanborn. Measures 5.25" x 7.75" with 224 pages. The edges of the covers, especially the corners, are a bit worn; the contents is clean. Elwin R. Sanborn (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good+. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Pp: 1022-1038. Previous owner's ink stamped name is in lower margin of contents page. Slight use/wear.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: N/A. First Thus. Gray printed boards with olive cloth backstrip. 12th ed. (June 1913). Covers toned toward edges, moisture spot at top back cover corner, former owner's signature in pencil on upper front cover above border. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Elwin R. Sanborn (illustrator). Book. …

HARD BACK GREEN. Condition: POOR. 11TH EDITION. Text block detached from boards and spine, spine almost nonexistant, detached map, bookplate,previous owner marking on color map Illustrated with maps, plans and B&W photos DATE PUBLISHED: 1911, JUNE 1 EDITION: 11TH EDITION 192. SANBORN, ELWIN R. (illustrator). …

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 17th Edition. Seventeenth Edition. Pictorial cloth backed boards, with colour illustration of American Eagle on front and b/w photograph of a family at The Rocking Stone to rear board, 192 pp., [2], plus ads on rear pastedown, colour map of New York Zoological Park, frontispiece of polar bear, plus numerous illustrations of animals and park in-text. Boards somewhat soiled, small tear to paper on to middle front board and edges, otherwise a nice copy. This revised and extended edition of the Zoo?s guidebook contains information on the completion of the Eagle Aviary and Zebra House. Sanborn, Elwin R. (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 17th Edition. Seventeenth Edition. Pictorial cloth backed boards, with colour illustration of American Eagle on front and b/w photograph of a family at The Rocking Stone to rear board, 192 pp., [2], plus ads on rear pastedown, colour map of New York Zoological Park, frontispiece of polar bear, plus numerous illustrations of animals and park in-text. Boards somewhat soiled, small tear to paper on to middle front board and edges, otherwise a nice copy. This revised and extended edition of the Zoo?s guidebook contains information on the completion of the Eagle Aviary and Zebra House. Sanborn, Elwin R. (illustrator). …

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Pamphlet. Condition: Used - Very Good. New York Zoological Society, New York, 1909. American Colortype Co., N.Y. (36) leaves. 32 color halftones: monkey, lion, bird, reptile & boat houses, elephant, donkey & camel rides, monkeys, big cats, bear, deer, elk, bison, giraffes, sea lion pool, aviary, Italian garden, ostrich, flying cage, Rocking Stone Restaurant, python. 5 x 7", pictorial color wrapper, string tie. Wrap edges rubbed, owner name, VG. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Dark green cloth rubbed at extremities, not dated but probably early twentieth century. With twelve full-page illustrations from photographs by Elwin R. Sanborn and seventy-two illustrations from drawings by the author. (illustrator).

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Decorative Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Second Edition. Brown boards slight rubbed, worn, 94 pgs, Color stamps pasted in decorative pages with descriptions, pg 40 Big Horn Mountain Sheep stamp missing o/w complete. Illustrated with Photographs By Author (illustrator). Owner's Name.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. No Dust Jacket. Second Edition. Original cloth. Slight insecting/bumping to cloth. Some scattered foxing. All color stamps present and affixed to their pages. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 93 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Third Edition; 30th Thousand. Cloth dampstains, pencil marks and owner's signatures, light tone with light foxing, otherwise light wear; Dust Jacket spine head well rubbed, dampstains, edgeworn with tears and tattering, tone, wear. Solid hardcover. ; Uncommon in Dust Jacket. All 50 stamps present and attached. "The chief object of the New York Zoological Society is to bring to the millions of New York City fine representatives of the interesting wild mammals, birds and reptiles which the human millions can not possibly visit and see in their haunts. The object of the Society's department of photography is to make fine photographs of those selected animals accessible to people who can not see the animals themselves. The pictures and descriptions set forth in this volume are intended to convey truthful impressions of the most interesting animals of the great Zoological Park collection." Foreword by William T Hornaday, Director. ; Photograph; 93, (1) pages. Illustrated by Elwin R Sanborn (illustrator).…

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. First Edition. Porter & Coates, 1916. Hard cover. Scarce First Edition in even scarcer dust jacket. Jacket is in pieces, heavily chipped on edges, yet, astonishingly, appears about 80 percent complete. Placed in archival Brodart cover. Cover has mild shelfwear, light soiling on right edge, corners and spine ends softened. Name on free endpaper, Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is tight. Hinges are perfect. Very nice copy. All stickers are neatly placed. …

Oblong format,colour photographs, publisher's coloutred wrappers.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Issued Without DJ. 1st Edition. SPINE CHIPPED, COVER TOP EDGE 1/4 DISCOLORED.,ZOO BY WILLIAM T. HORNADAY., MEMORIES OF KIT CARSON BY HIS GRANDNIECE MARY LEE HAWLEY., BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA BY DAN BEARD., WATER CARRIERS AROUND THE WORLD., HEAD-HUNTERS BY THOMAS LEE. ELWIN R. SANBORN (illustrator). …

HARD BACK MINT MULTI. Condition: FAIR. 23RD ED. Spine missing, foxing, small bookplate, previous owner postage stamp Maps and B&W photos DATE PUBLISHED: 1931 AUGUST EDITION: 23RD ED 224. SANBORN, ELWIN R. (illustrator).

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book discusses the history of the New York Zoological Park, the first zoological park in the United States, opened in 1899. The author covers the development of the park from its early beginnings to the early 20th century, including its design and construction, the challenges of housing over 800 different species of animals, and the challenges around caring for such a large menagerie. Throughout, the author highlights the contributions of some of the key figures involved in the zoo's creation, including William Temple Hornaday and Madison Grant, whose vision and passion made it a successful and beloved institution. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…

HARD BACK MINT MULTI. Condition: POOR. 24TH ED. Spine Missing, front board is loose but present, foxing, small bookplate residue, previous owner markings, front map statring to tear, rear hinge cracked Maps and B&W photos DATE PUBLISHED: 1934 OCTOBER EDITION: 24TH ED 224. SANBORN, ELWIN R. (illustrator). …

HB TAN. Condition: Good. PLEASE INDICATE WHICH YEAR YOU ARE PURCHASING; SOLD SEPARATELY; Significant shelf wear, age toned, bumped edges, worn extremities, front hinge cracked, covers slightly soiled, contains maps, plans and illustrations; June 1, 1911 Spectacled Bear 11th edition; May 1, 1907 Elephant 9th edition; DATE PUBLISHED: 1907 EDITION: 192. ELWIN SANBORN (illustrator).…

Condition: Good. 8vo. Signs of shelf wear. Minor creasing. Clipped price corners. Very Good. Original Price on Dust Jacket: $2.50.

Condition: Good. 8vo. Signs of shelf wear. Light creasing. Some discolorations on inside cover. Clipped price corners. Very Good. Original Price on Dust Jacket: $2.50.

Pp. unnumbered pages with color illustrations of animals the New York Zoological Park. Publisher's printed illustrated wrappers,8 1/2 by 6 3/4 inches.New York Zoological Park is labelled Series Number Three. Vintagesouvenir brochure of New York. Light wear to the edges and spine of wrappers; overall the brochures are in very good condition.…