Lancaster Robert a Jr (10 results)
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The Living bird : Thirteenth Annual, 1974.[Cuckoos and their hosts in South West Africa; Plumbeous Heron of the Galapagos; Swallow-Tailed Kites in Florida; Red-Billed Toucan in Guyana; Northern Jacana; White-Bearded Manakin; Anvers Island]
Lancaster, Douglas A.; Johnson, Jean R. [T James Lewis, Steve Morrell, David G Ainley, Donald F Bruning, Stephen J Maxson, David F Parmelee, Alan Lill, Burr J Betts, Donald A Jenni, Roger D Gambs,Thomas E Lovejoy, Godfrey R Bourne, Noel F R Snyder, Godfrey R Bourne, Thomas E Lovejoy,David F Parmelee, Stephen J Maxson,Donald F Bruning; llustrators, Martin Glen Loates, William C Dilger, John P O'Neill, Arthur Singer, Frederick Kent Truslow, Rolf Jensen, Robert Gillmor, Donald L Malick, Orville O Rice, Tony Angell, John A Gwynne, Jr., Albert E. Gilbert, Don Radovich]
Published by Ithaca, NY : The Laboratory of Ornithology at Cornell University; [color plates, Dallas, Pennsylvania : Payne Printery, Inc.], 1974., 1974
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Very Good. 326, [1] p. ; (part col.) 25 cm. ; ISSN: 0459-6137 ; LCCN: 63-24447 ; OCLC: 1783015 ; Serial Publication : Periodical ; stiff paper wrappers with color illustration ; ex-lib, stamps, label, date due pocket ; Contents: Breeding biology of two Cuckoos and their hosts in South West Africa / Rolf A…C Jensen and C F Clinning -- The Plumbeous Heron of the Galapagos / Barbara K Snow -- Breeding biology of Swallow-Tailed Kites in Florida / Noel F R Snyder -- The Red-Billed Toucan in Guyana / Godfrey R Bourne -- Bird diversity and abundance in Amazon forest communities / Thomas E Lovejoy -- Acoustic behavior of the Northern Jacana / Donald A Jenni, Roger D Gambs, and Burr J Betts -- The evolution of clutch size and mal chauvinism in the White-Bearded Manakin / Alan Lill -- The Antarctic Terns of Anvers Island / David F Parmelee and Stephen J Maxson -- Social structure and reproductive behavior in the Greater Rhea / Donald F Bruning -- Patterns in the life histories of Storm Petrels on the Farallon Islands / David G Ainley, Steve Morrell, and T James Lewis -- The authors and artists briefly noted -- Staff, administration board, research collaborators, field-collaborators, and Arthur A Allen Medalists -- Members of the Laboratory of Ornithology ; illustrators, Martin Glen Loates, William C Dilger, John P O'Neill, Arthur Singer, Frederick Kent Truslow, Rolf Jensen, Robert Gillmor, Donald L Malick, Orville O Rice, Tony Angell, John A Gwynne, Jr., Albert E. Gilbert, Don Radovich ; crease to page 146-147 ; VG. Book.
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The Living bird : Fourteenth Annual, 1975.[Green Jay in Colombia; Sunbathing in Grebes; Harris' Hawk in Southern Arizona; Lek mating system of the Ruff; Frigatebirds; Laughing Gulls; Herons; Roadrunner; Hawks & Owls; Marsh Wrens]
Lancaster, Douglas A. ; Johnson, Jean R. [Jared Verner, Frederick Frances Hamerstrom, Martha Whitson, Douglas Mock, William McVaugh, Peter Jutro, Bryan Nelson, Julia Shepard, William Mader, John Kinahan, Robert Storer, W Roy Siegfried, Humberto Alvarez, Robert W Storer, W Roy Siegfried, and John Kinahan, William J Mader,Julia M Shepard, J Bryan Nelson, Peter R Jutro, William McVaugh, Douglas W Mock, Martha Whitson, Frederick and Frances Hamerstrom, Jared Verner; illustrators, George Mikisch Sutton , Don R Eckleberry, Albert E Gilbert, William McVaugh Jr, Diane Pierce, Robert Gillmor, Ted Lewin, Michael J Hopiak, John A Ruthven, James E Coe, peter Goll, John Busby, Lawrence B McQueen, William Zimmerman, Tony Angell]
Published by Ithaca, NY : The Laboratory of Ornithology at Cornell University; [color plates, Dallas Pennsylvania : Payne Printery, Inc.], 1975., 1975
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Seller: Joseph Valles - Books, Stockbridge, GA, U.S.A.Joseph Valles - Books
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Very Good. 314 p. ; (part col.) 25 cm. ; ISSN: 0459-6137 ; LCCN: 63-24447 ; OCLC: 1783015 ; Serial Publication : Periodical ; stiff paper wrappers with color illustration ; ex-lib, stamps, label, date due pocket ; Contents: The social system of the Green Jay i n Columbia [Colombia] / Humberto Alvarez -- Su…nbathing in Grebes / Robert W Storer, W Roy Siegfried, and John Kinahan -- Biology of Harris' Hawk in Southern Arizona / William J Mader -- Factors influencing female choice in the Lek mating system of the Ruff / Julia M Shepard -- Breeding biology of Frigatebirds : a comparative review / J Bryan Nelson -- Territorial defense of people by Laughing Gulls / Peter R Jutro -- The development of North American Herons II / William McVaugh, Jr -- Social b ehavior of the Boat-Billed Heron / Douglas W Mock -- Courtship behavior of the Greater Roadrunner / Martha Whitson -- Hand-rearing Hawks and Owls : some comparisons / Frederick and Frances Hamerstrom -- Complex song repertoire of Long-Billed Marsh Wrens / Jared Verner -- The authors and artists briefly noted -- Staff, administration board, research collaborators, field-collaborators, and Arthur A Allen Medalists -- Members of the Laboratory of Ornithology ; illustrators, George Mikisch Sutton , Don R Eckleberry, Albert E Gilbert, William McVaugh Jr, Diane Pierce, Robert Gillmor, Ted Lewin, Michael J Hopiak, John A Ruthven, James E Coe, peter Goll, John Busby, Lawrence B McQueen, William Zimmerman, Tony Angell ; VG. Book.
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Japanese Maples: Momiji and Kaede [Character & history -- What is a Japanese maple -- Momiji and Kaede -- The character of Japanese maples -- Variegation -- In regard to Fu -- History of Japanese cultivars -- Old literature on Japanese maples -- Taxonomy and nomenclature -- Taxonomy -- Nomenclature, difficulties and confusions -- Taxonomic subdivisions of acer palmatum -- Culture -- Culture in the garden -- Pests and problems -- Propagation -- Methods of propagation -- The cultivars displayed -- How to read cultivars -- Cultivars and selections of acer palmatum -- Plamate group -- Dissectum group -- Deeply divided group -- Linearilobum group -- Dwarf group -- Semi dwarf group -- Variegated group -- Unusual feature group -- New hybrids]
Vertrees, J. D., 1915--1993 ; foreword, Hideo Suzuki ; D. M. Van Gelderen; J.G. S. Harris, Harold G. Hillier, P. Lapin, Richard A. Weaver, Gary Koller, Stephen A. Songberg, Jack Alexander, Alfred Fordham, Michael Hickson, Dan E. Mayers, Wlather E. Eickhorst, Thomas Delendick, J. R. OP. Van Hoey Smith, Joe Witt, Brian O. Mulligan, Judith Shirley, Benjamin Blackburn, Fred W Bergman, William Curtis, Toichi Domoto, Herman J Grootendorst, John Henny, Henry Hohman, Boyd Kline, Jiro Kobayashi, Michael Kristick, Roy Lancaster, John Mitsch, Ken Ogata, Don Smiths, Joel Springarn, Arnold Teese, Robert Ticknor, Y Tsukamoto, Richard P Wolff, Arthur Wright, Jr.
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Seller: Joseph Valles - Books, Stockbridge, GA, U.S.A.Joseph Valles - Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 2nd ed.xiii, 188 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm ; ISBN 9780881920482, 9780917304095, 0881920487, 0917304098 ; OCLC 17441008 ; LCCN 77018737 ; LOC No SB413.J34 V47 ; Dewey 634.9/722/7 ; Bibliography: p. [171]-173. ; Green cloth ; no dustjacket ; J. D. Vertrees (1915--1993) was an entomologist, nur…seryman, and educator who collected rare and unusual maples in southern Oregon. He was probably the most knowledgeable grower of Japanese maples in his time, amassing an impressive list of awards. ; Contents : Character and history -- What is a Japanese maple -- Momiji and Kaede -- The character of Japanese maples -- Variegation -- In regard to Fu -- History of Japanese cultivars -- Old literature on Japanese maples -- Taxonomy and nomenclature -- Taxonomy -- Nomenclature, difficulties and confusions -- Taxonomic subdivisions of acer palmatum -- Culture -- Culture in the garden -- Pests and problems -- Propagation -- Methods of propagation -- The cultivars displayed -- How to read cultivars -- Cultivars and selections of acer palmatum -- Plamate group -- Dissectum group -- Deeply divided group -- Linearilobum group -- Dwarf group -- Semi dwarf group -- Variegated group -- Unusual feature group -- New hybrids -- Cultivars & selections of acer japonicum -- Other acer species from Japan ; One of the first books published by Timber Press, this has remained a bestseller for almost 20 years. It presents the history, taxonomy, nomenclature, culture, & propagation of Acer palmatum & Acer japonicum & illustrates hundreds of wonderful varieties of these versatile trees & shrubs. ; clipped flaps from dustjacket laid in. name on front endpaper ; else FINE. Book.
Published by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1915
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Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.Books From California
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Published by J. B. Lippincott Co, Philadelphia and London, 1915
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Seller: Bartleby's Books, ABAA, Chevy Chase, MD, U.S.A.Bartleby's Books, ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst edition, "limited," with type distributed. 4to. xviii, 527 pp. Illustrated from photographs, frontispiece from photogravure, title-page vignette. Publisher's illustrated prospectus (defective) laid in. Howes L-51. Very good. Original three-color and gilt-stamped decorated green cloth, top edge gilt. (10811).
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Seller: Last Exit Books, Charlottesville, VA, U.S.A.Last Exit Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover. 4to. Published by J. B. Lippincott & Company, Philadelphia, PA. , 1915. Xviii, 527 pgs. Illustrated from photographs, frontispiece from photogravure, title-page vignette. First Edition/First Printing. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have l…ight shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. This fascinating work details practically all of the principal Colonial homes of historic interest in the State of Virginia, together with notable churches from the area. The work began in 1888 with the collection of photographs of the buildings by the author for his private collection, and later grew to this comprehensive guide. An informative and thorough guide, including notable buildings such as Monticello and Carter House. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.
Published by J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, 1915
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very good. Limited Edition. xviii, 527, [1] pages. Occasional footnotes. 316 Illustrations. Index. Decorative front cover. Frontis illustration. This limited edition has been printed from type and the type distributed. Cover has slight wear and soiling. Some pages uncut. Top front corner bumped. Illustratio…ns fall into 8 Parts: Jamestown, Williamsburg and Yorktown (Part 1), Part 2 Hampton Roads and the Lower James, Part 3 Richmond, Manchester and the Upper James. Part 4 Gloucester and the York River Country. Part 5 The Rappahannock and Potomac. Part 6 Piedmont and the South Side. Part 7 Beyond the Mountains. Part 8 The Eastern Shore. This work includes practically all of the principal Colonial homes of historic interest in the State of Virginia then standing and many which had been lost, together with the churches most likely to engage attention. In 1888 the author began to gather photographs of historic buildings in Virginia for his private collection and later, upon the request of friends, decided to publish them. The information has been made as full as the great number of houses treated would allow.
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Published by J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, 1915
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Add to basketCloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. First edition. An excellent copy of this limited edition copy of this architectural work regarding the homes and churches of the state of Virginia. A limited edition, printed from type and the type distributed. In the original pictorial publisher's cloth binding. Profusely illustrated througho…ut with 316 illustrations. This fascinating work details practically all of the principal Colonial homes of historic interest in the State of Virginia, together with notable churches from the area. The work began in 1888 with the collection of photographs of the buildings by the author for his private collection, and later grew to this comprehensive guide. An informative and thorough guide, including notable buildings such as Monticello and Carter House. In the original green cloth binding. Externally in excellent condition with slight bumping to the extremities. The odd mark to the boards. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. The odd spot to the first and last few pages. Very Good Indeed. London (illustrator). book.
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Published by J.B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, 1915
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerLimited Edition. Octavo (27cm); green cloth-covered boards, with titling stamped in gilt on spine and front cover, and decorations stamped in dark green, red, and white on front cover; gilt top-edge; fore- and lower- edges untrimmed; 527pp; tissue-guarded photographic frontispiece, with black-and-white photographic halftone illu…strations throughout. Bookshop sticker to lower front pastedown. Modest shelf-wear and -soil, with tape residue to corners of pastedowns and endpapers; Good. Collection of photographs of Colonial homes and churches of Virginia, with sections including Jamestown, Richmond, the Rappahannock, and the Eastern Shore. [89641].
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Seller: Last Exit Books, Charlottesville, VA, U.S.A.Last Exit Books
Contact seller4-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good+. Hardcover. 4to. Published by J. B. Lippincott & Company, Philadelphia, PA. , 1915. Xviii, 527 pgs. Illustrated from photographs, frontispiece from photogravure, title-page vignette. First Edition/First Printing. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light… shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. This fascinating work details practically all of the principal Colonial homes of historic interest in the State of Virginia, together with notable churches from the area. The work began in 1888 with the collection of photographs of the buildings by the author for his private collection, and later grew to this comprehensive guide. An informative and thorough guide, including notable buildings such as Monticello and Carter House. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.
