Macpherson H T (44 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 6.5 X 10 inches Very good. 74pp. Map, tables, diagrams, references. Withdrawn library copy what has been rebound into unprinted stiff boards. The pamphlet itself is unmarked. "A record of field observations made during brief stops on Banks Island in 1951 and during the full summer seasons of 1952 and 1953 is given together with those observations of previous authors which aid in estimating the past or present abundance and distribution of the mammals" - from the text.…

paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. paperback, crease to bottom leading corner of front cover, light knock to top leading corner else the text remains clean and is unmarked, b&w frontis & plates, 63pp.

softcover. None as Issued jacket. Very Good.

Paperback. Condition: Good. > Edition/Printing: Bull. No. 161 | BW Illus. Good in card wraps, rear cover has 3 in rip across top corner. Light edge and corner wear. Interior is clean. 63 pages. Year 1959. > Language: English | > Size: 8vo - over 7 3/4 in - 9 3/4 in tall | > Media/Binding: Card Wraps |.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. > Edition/Printing: Vol. XXXIII, Part II 1961 | BW Illus. Very light corner wear. Spine has rips top, middle and bottom, binding and pages tight and intact. Interior is clean. Staplebound. pp. 116 - 239 > Language: English | > Media/Binding: Card Wraps |.

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1993). (1895) 1993 new edition. Small 8vo (135 x 196mm). Ppxxix,265. New colour frontispiece by Rodger McPhail, b/w illustrations. New introduction by P. Robertson & M. Woodburne. Slight use but good-plus. Chapters on natural history by Rev. H.A. Macpherson, shooting by A.J. Stuart-Wortley and cookery by Alexander Innes Shand. This series of monographs by the most experienced sportsmen of the day are still of immense value as the most detailed and comprehensive works ever published on British game species. Chapters include: The Pheasant in History; The Pheasant of the Woodlands; Old-World Fowling; Poaching in the Nineteenth-Century Style; How to Show Pheasants; How to kill Them; Wild-bred and Hand-reared; Policy and Protection; Landscape and Larder; and the Cookery of the Pheasant. Volume 1 of the 12 volume Game Conservancy edition of the New Fur, Feather and Fin series. The series was renamed "The Fur, Feather and Fin Series" part way through publication when it was decided to include the volumes, Salmon, Trout, and, Pike and Perch. Volume 1 of the 12 volume Game Conservancy edition of the New Fur, Feather and Fin series. Edition limited to 500 copies. This is an out-of-series, un-numbered copy. .…

Condition: Very Good. 10 pages, 1 colour portrait plate. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 19 x 25 cms. Category: Society for Army Historical Research; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages).…

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1986). (1895) 1986 new edition. Small 8vo (128 x 198mm). Ppxiii,265. Plain plates by Thorburn, b/w illustrations. Green cloth, spine & upper board titled & decorated in gilt. "The Field Library" edition. Very good copy. Chapters on natural history by Rev. H.A. Macpherson, shooting by A.J. Stuart-Wortley and cookery by Alexander Innes Shand. This series of monographs by the most experienced sportsmen of the day are still of immense value as the most detailed and comprehensive works ever published on British game species. Chapters include: The Pheasant in History; The Pheasant of the Woodlands; Old-World Fowling; Poaching in the Nineteenth-Century Style; How to Show Pheasants; How to kill Them; Wild-bred and Hand-reared; Policy and Protection; Landscape and Larder; and the Cookery of the Pheasant. New introductory essay on Archibald Thorburn by John Southern. .…

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. Book is in excellent condition. Identified in this report are 106 specimens which total 700 birds of 38 species, and some 500 mammals of eight species. ; B&W Photographs, Map & Tables; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 63 pages.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good-. 144 pp. Photos. References. Fold-out chart. Edgewear, cornersr rubbed. Light dampstain to covers. Spine ends have tears. National Museum of Canada Bulletin No. 143 ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

National Museum of Canada: Ottawa 1959. 9.5 x 6.5", wrappers, 63pp, 6 plates, bib, a few library markings else vg. First edition.

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Hardcover, 1993). (1893) 1993 new edition. Small 8vo (135 x 196mm). Ppxxix,265. New colour frontispiece by Rodger McPhail, b/w illustrations. Green boards, titled on spine & upper board in gilt. New introduction by P. Robertson & M. Woodburne. Fine unread out-of-series copy. Chapters on natural history by Rev. H.A. Macpherson, shooting by A.J. Stuart-Wortley and cookery by Alexander Innes Shand. This series of monographs by the most experienced sportsmen of the day are still of immense value as the most detailed and comprehensive works ever published on British game species. Chapters include: The Pheasant in History; The Pheasant of the Woodlands; Old-World Fowling; Poaching in the Nineteenth-Century Style; How to Show Pheasants; How to kill Them; Wild-bred and Hand-reared; Policy and Protection; Landscape and Larder; and the Cookery of the Pheasant. Volume 1 of the 12 volume Game Conservancy edition of the New Fur, Feather and Fin series. The series was renamed "The Fur, Feather and Fin Series" part way through publication when it was decided to include the volumes, Salmon, Trout, and, Pike and Perch. Volume 1 of the 12 volume Game Conservancy edition of the New Fur, Feather and Fin series. Edition limited to 500 copies. This is an out-of-series, un-numbered copy. .…

First edition, second printing. Very good in half leather boards with silver illustration on front board. Some spotting.

Couverture souple. Condition: Très bon. Book is in good condition. Illustrations and tables. Biological Series No. 59 Code 1163.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Couverture souple. Condition: Très bon. Book is in excellent condition, almost new. A lot of tables and illustrations. Biological Series No. 48. Code 1149.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1895). 1895 1st edition. Small 8vo (130 x 197mm). Ppx,265,ads. B/w plates after Archibald Thorburn. Binding A. Oatmeal-coloured cloth, printed in red, brown & gilt, with elaborate image of grouse and hare on upper board, black end-papers, uniform with other titles in this series. A nice cover but the edges of the text block are stained throughout so a good reading copy only. Bookplate. Chapters on natural history by Rev. H.A. Macpherson, shooting by A.J. Stuart-Wortley and cookery by Alexander Innes Shand. This series of monographs by the most experienced sportsmen of the day are still of immense value as the most detailed and comprehensive works ever published on British game species. Chapters include: The Pheasant in History; The Pheasant of the Woodlands; Old-World Fowling; Poaching in the Nineteenth-Century Style; How to Show Pheasants; How to kill Them; Wild-bred and Hand-reared; Policy and Protection; Landscape and Larder; and the Cookery of the Pheasant. The series was renamed "The Fur, Feather and Fin Series" part way through publication when it was decided to include the volumes, Salmon, Trout, and, Pike and Perch. .…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Plus. First Edition. 2000. xiv, 402pp. Colour and B&W illustrations. "This is the first ever Flora of the Glasgow area that relates how plants have changed over time. It is based on the results of some fifteen years' intensive research by members of the Glasgow Natural History Society and other field botanists working under the direction of Professor Jim Dickson, Dr Peter Macpherson and Keith Watson. The survey led to discoveries of many special plants, including some thought to be extinct, and revealed sites of great scientific and conservation interest." Also with contributions from D. Hammerton, W.G. Jardine and M.C. Jarvis with photography by T.N Tait. Both book and unclipped dust jacket are in excellent condition. All contents are tight and clean. No inscriptions. PLEASE NOTE: Heavy book so extra will be needed for shipping to non-UK customers. T.N. Tait (photography) (illustrator).…

Condition: New.

Condition: Very Good. Third Edition. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket. Bookplate at pastedown. 200mm x 130mm (8" x 5"). vii, 276pp + ads. Light brown hardback cloth cover with illustration.

Condition: Very Good. Second impression. VG : in Very good condition without dust jacket. Slight foxing. 200mm x 130mm (8" x 5"). viii, 293pp, 32pp + plates. 12 b/w plates. Light brown hardback cloth cover with illustration.

Condition: Very Good. First Edition. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket. Scattered foxing. 200mm x 130mm (8" x 5"). ix, 263pp, 32pp + plates. 8 b/w plates. Brown pictorial hardback cloth cover.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: Good. Ottawa. 1956. iv+144 pages. Printed wrappers. Inner hinges are strengthened. Owner's signature. With plates. National Museum of Canada, Bulletin No. 143.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good+. Softcover; large 8vo, 144 pages. Beige card covers with black lettering. Light edgewear. Huge fold-out table. The pages are off-white but still bright and clean. With many b+w plates. VG+. Book.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1895. Very good condition with no wrapper. Fur and Feather Series edited by Alfred E.T. Watson. Includes Natural History of the Pheasant by Rev. H.A. MacPherson; Shooting the Pheasant by A.J. Stuart-Wortey; Cookery of the Pheasant by Alexander Innes Shand. 265 pages, plus 24 page booklist to rear. B/w illustrations. Browning to spine; some marks to covers. Inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. Foxing to outer page edges and some page margins. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched. Thorburn, Archibald (illustrator). …

1958. (Staplebound) Very good. 74pp. Map, tables, diagrams, references. There is a faint dampstain to the top half of the front cover and initial interior pages. "A record of field observations made during brief stops on Banks Island in 1951 and during the full summer seasons of 1952 and 1953 is given together with those observations of previous authors which aid in estimating the past or present abundance and distribution of the mammals" - from the text. Published for Arctic Institute of North America 2. Locale: Arctic--Canada; Banks Island; Ellesmere Island; Northern Canada. (Natural History, Mammals, Natural History).…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1895). (1895) 1912 reprint. Small 8vo (130 x 197mm). Ppx,265. B/w plates after Archibald Thorburn. Oatmeal-coloured cloth, printed in red & brown, with elaborate image of grouse and hare on upper board, uniform with other titles in this series. This reissue is titled in red (rather than gilt) and has white end-papers. Front end-paper browned but a very good copy. Chapters on natural history by Rev. H.A. Macpherson, shooting by A.J. Stuart-Wortley and cookery by Alexander Innes Shand. This series of monographs by the most experienced sportsmen of the day are still of immense value as the most detailed and comprehensive works ever published on British game species. Chapters include: The Pheasant in History; The Pheasant of the Woodlands; Old-World Fowling; Poaching in the Nineteenth-Century Style; How to Show Pheasants; How to kill Them; Wild-bred and Hand-reared; Policy and Protection; Landscape and Larder; and the Cookery of the Pheasant. The series was renamed "The Fur, Feather and Fin Series" part way through publication when it was decided to include the volumes, Salmon, Trout, and, Pike and Perch. . …

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1893). (1893) 1896 3rd edition. Small 8vo (130 x 195mm). Ppviii,276 + ii pp + ii pp ads for Badminton Library & other sporting books + 32pp undated publisher's catalogue at rear. Engraved plates by A.J. Stuart-Wortley, Archibald Thorburn and Charles Whymper. Oatmeal-coloured cloth, printed in red, brown & gilt, with elaborate image of grouse and hare on upper board, black end-papers, uniform with other titles in this series. Cloth slightly faded and bumped, bookplate, ownership inscriptions from 1898. Good-plus. Chapters on natural history by the Rev. H.A. Macpherson, shooting by A.J. Stuart-Wortley and cookery by George Saintbury. Subjects include; Natural history - the partridge at home and abroad, in the fields, courtship, nests, partridges as pets, colours, poaching. Shooting - 'arma virumque cano,' form good and bad, driving, walking-up, ground, stock, poaching, some records and comparisons, 'verbum sap.' Cookery of the partridge. This series of monographs, by the most experienced sportsmen of the day, are still of immense value as the most detailed and comprehensive works ever published on the British game species. The series was renamed "The Fur, Feather and Fin Series" part way through publication when it was decided to include volumes on Salmon, Trout, and Pike and Perch. . …