Illus Peter Scott (19 results)

First Thus. Beautifully illustrated history of the polar bears encounters with man, with many insights into their lives and habits. Excellent clean crisp bright copy of 1st. 9-1/4 x 13, 96 pp, bibliography, color photos & maps, colorphoto endpapers. Fine unmarked in Fine unclipped jacket. Oversize Hardcover in turquoise cloth boards, in color photo jacket. Illus (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First eition. [20]pp, 9 x 9 inches. Peter Scott (illustrator).

hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st. Small 4to, 242 pp. Fine copy in nearly fine dust jacket. Illus. by the author (illustrator).

hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st. 4to, 112 pp. Fine copy in very good dust jacket. Illus. by the author (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. twenty second impression. [55]pp, 7 x 10 inches, ex-lib, in good condition. PETER SCOTT (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. 160 pages; numerous colour illustrations. Original dust jacket fine with a little general wear, not price clipped. Hard back binding fine. Contents clean and tight, unmarked, no inscriptions. A fine copy in a fine jacket. Size: 8vo. Illus. By The Author (illustrator). Book. …

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First US Edition. 160pp, bibliography, bw ills. Or blue cloth in jacket. Moderate foxing, scrape on top edge. Minor edge wear to jacket. The story of Scott's Terra Nova Expedition of 1910-13 through the photographs of Herbert Ponting. Size: 4to. Illus. With Photos (illustrator).…

Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.…

Quarto hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.…

Square super octavo hardcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Reprint. 160 pages. "Tells the story of Scott's last expedition - the British Anarctic (Terra Nova) expedition of 1910-13 - during which Captain Scott and his four companions died on their return journey from the South Pole." - from dust jacket. Usual library markings. Average wear. Binding intact. Decent reference copy. Illus. With Photos (illustrator).…

Orange hardback cloth cover. Condition: Very Good. Second edition. VG : in very good condition with dust jacket and brown box. 280mm x 200mm (11" x 8"). xiv, 368pp + plates. Illustrated throughout with 28 full-page colour plates by Peter Scott and with numerous text-figures and maps. Prepared by the Wildfowl Trust. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas.…

Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Seventh Impression of First (1936) Edn. Recounting ornithological observations. Seventh Imp. of First (Ordinary, 1936) Edn., 1944 (the book was originally pub. in a Signed Limited Edn., 1935); full blue cloth; titling blocked in gilt to front board/spine; xiii+[i]+138pp.; illus. col. plates and bw. repros. (paintings)/drawings. Spine lightly rubbed/crushed at top/tail, and gilt titling dulled, but spine robust/clean/bright; rear joint lightly rubbed; rear board faintly soiled; boards bumped at corners, but robust/very bright; very light foxing to page edges, but text very fresh, pages very clean/bright. Binding firm, all complete/intact. Ink inscriptions to front free endpaper. A weighty tome at approx. 1125g (packaged), hence overseas customers are welcome to contact us to ascertain additional shipping charges incurred. Good. PRICE INCLUDES UK POSTAGE & PACKING. Illus. by Peter SCOTT (illustrator). Hardback. …

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Minus. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Eighth Reprint of First (1939) Edition. Recounting ornithological observations. Eighth Reprint of First (Ordinary, 1939) Edn., 1949 (the book was originally pub. in a Signed Limited Edn., 1938); full green cloth; titling blocked in gilt (bright) to front board/spine; top edge green (very slightly faded); ix+[i]+118+[2]pp.; illus. col. plates and bw. repros. (paintings)/drawings. Spine very lightly rubbed/crushed at tail, but robust/clean/bright; boards very clean/crisp/bright; light foxing to bottom edges and endpapers, but text very fresh, pages clean and very crisp/bright; slightly soiled dj. has small chips/tears to top/bottom edges, with small loss (approx. 12mm x 20mm) to tail of spine, but dj. bright. No inscriptions. A weighty tome at approx. 1200g (packaged), hence overseas customers are welcome to contact us to ascertain additional shipping charges incurred. VG- in Good unclipped dj. PRICE INCLUDES UK POSTAGE & PACKING. Illus. by Peter SCOTT (illustrator). Hardback.…

Hardcover. Condition: Collectible-Good. Illus (illustrator).

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Minus. No Jacket. First Edition. Recounting ornithological observations. First (Ordinary) Edn., 1938 (the book was originally pub. in a Signed Limited Edn., 1938); full green cloth; titling blocked in gilt (bright) to front board/spine; illus. endpapers; ix+[i]+118+[2]pp.; illus. col. plates and bw. repros. (paintings)/drawings. Spine very lightly worn at top and lightly crushed at tail, but robust/clean/bright; moderate scuff to rear joint, but boards quite crisp and very clean/bright; slight foxing to page edges, but text very fresh, pages clean/crisp/bright. Binding firm, all complete/intact. No inscriptions. A weighty tome at approx. 1400g (packaged), hence overseas customers are welcome to contact us to ascertain additional shipping charges incurred. VG- PRICE INCLUDES UK POSTAGE & PACKING. Illus. by Peter SCOTT (illustrator). Hardback. …

Full Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. FIRST EDITION, first printing, large 8vo. Full blue cloth, red label on spine with gilt lettering, gilt blind stamped illustration of a pelican on front board, map endpages, bright and crisp with numerous photos some full page. Jacket is not price-clipped there is light wear at extremities. Overall a EXCELLENT book ina VERY GOOD dust jacket. A good gift. Guy Mountfort OBE (December 4, 1905 - April 24, 2003) was an English advertising executive, amateur ornithologist and conservationist. Born in London, Mountfort was the author of A Field Guide to the Birds of Britain and Europe (1954), with illustrations by Roger Tory Peterson and distribution maps by Philip Hollom. In 1961 he created the World Wide Fund for Nature (then the World Wildlife Fund) with Victor Stolan, Sir Julian Huxley, Sir Peter Scott and Max Nicholson. He was awarded OBE in 1970, for services to ornithology. In 1972 he led the campaign to save the Bengal Tiger, persuading Indira Gandhi to create nine tiger reserves in India, with eight others in Nepal and Bangladesh. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.…

4 VOL BOXED SET, imperial octavo, beige buckram boards, brown lettering to spines, gilt decoration to spines & boards, page edges stained brown, frontispieces, various pagination, illus, VG+ (light scuffing & soiling to spine extrems with some minor discolouration, occasional light foxing to some pages & boards) in slipcase, VG (light scuffing & chafing/bruising, moderate foxing & soiling).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. limited edition of 550 signed copies. This no 109. Dark green cloth spine, lighter green cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine under a plain dustwrapper with caligraphic lettering in black to spine and front board. TEG. 10.25ins x 8ins, [viii], 147pp plus colour frontis and two other colour plates. Also 20 black and white illustrations within the text.The limitation page is signed by Kennett and Peter Scott (E. Hilton Young was Lord Kennet of the Dene). The tissue guards of the colour plates are very browned but they have preserved the plates. Previous owners signature and date to top of front free endpaper. Endpapers foxed. Dw has loss to base of spine and approx one inch square loss to bottom front corner. It is generally a bit nicked and tatty but it has now been paced in a removeable sleeve to preserve it. …