O Salvin (15 results)

Unframed Print. Condition: Very Good. A single sheet print, image area approx. 18 x 29 cms. Anthony Salvin' interior design likely features Gothic detailing and spatial drama, aligning with his broader ecclesiastical portfolio. The illustrations found in leading architectural journals of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, such as The Builder, Building News, and The Architect are masterpieces of visual craftsmanship. These illustrations capture the elegance, intricacy, and stylistic flair of the period's architecture. Rich in ornamental detail and atmospheric depth, they reflect not only the buildings themselves but the artistic sensibilities and design discourse of their age. THIS IS AN ORIGINAL PAGE FROM THE JOURNAL, PRINTED AT THE DATE SHOWN IN THE TITLE, NOT A REPRINT OR COPY. Category: Builder & Building News; Unframed Prints : Old; PRINTS : Buildings & Places. This item may require more postage than the rates shown for delivery outside the UK. If extra postage is required we will contact you before processing your order and you will be given the details and option to decline the extra cost. Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. This is the twenty-fifth Volume of the Catalogue of Birds detailing the Gaviae - Terns, Gulls and Skuas - by Howard Saunders and Tubinares - Petrels and Albatrosses - by Osbert Salvin. . This original brown cloth publishers binding has gilt titling on the spine. as well as the usual library number marking but is generally a little faded There is some wear on the front board with spotting, fading and corner scuffing. . The boards remain fully attached and there are no loose pages despite minor gutter cracks at the front boards. The text block is clean with no marks or annotations. On the inner board there is a presentation plate from the trustees of the British Museum and partially covering this is that of a university library whose borrowing plate is on the front end paper. There is a library stamp on the half title page. The 8 coloured plates are clean and bright. There are systematic and alphabetical indexes, xi, 476, viii, 19 (Natural history publications list) pp We only supply photos of our actual books - never stock pictures. Should you require further photos please ask. This is a book where the packaged weight may incur extra postage depending on where it is to be sent. J.Smit (illustrator).…

Condition: Fair. Volume 25. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Re-bound by library. Red cloth binding. Gilt lettering on spine. All edges red. Binding loose at the spine. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,900grams, ISBN.…

703 p., 14 chromolithograph plates by Keulemans. cloth. cover with minor signs of use, overall, a good, spotless and paint-free copy. Dieses Werk war Teil einer 27-bändigen Reihe (erschienen zwischen 1874 und 1898), die bis heute als eines der ehrgeizigsten taxonomischen Projekte der Vogelkunde gilt. Ernst Harterts präzise Beschreibungen und Systematiken in diesem Katalog legten den Grundstein für die moderne Erforschung von Seglern und Nachtschwalben. Viele der von ihm darin festgelegten Erstbeschreibungen und taxonomischen Einordnungen sind im Kern bis heute gültig.- Die Illustrationen stammen von von dem bekannten niederländischen Tiermaler John Gerrard Keulemans.…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1888 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set and contains approximately 16 pages. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English.…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1884 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set and contains approximately 15 pages. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English.…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1883 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set and contains approximately 20 pages. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English.…

41, 6, 2, 2, 38, 9 p., disbound (no covers). Unopened copy. Taken from: Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.We added from the same journal: Sclater, 1890. From the Scientific meetings. Sclater exhibiting a specimen of singular Duck (hybrid) (2 p., 1 lithographed plate by J. Smit).

8 p., 3 lithographed pls, disbound (no covers). Unopened. Published in: Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. Depicting: Myiarchus semirufus, Capito steerii & Crypturus transfasciatus drawn and lithographed by J. Smit.

London, John van Voorst, 1879. 8vo (22.7 x 15.0 cm). iv, 431 pp. Original red embossed cloth with gilt title on the spine, and gilt vignette on the front board. Yellow endpapers. = The index of the rare start and early series of one of the longest running and most influential ornithological magazines. Especially the earlier years, with fine plates by Keulemans, Grönvold and others, are very uncommon and sought-after. Armorial bookplate of the British ornithologist Percy Sanden Godman (1836-1922), brother of the British entomologist (chiefly Lepidopterist) and ornithologist Frederick Ducane Godman (1834-1919), mounted on the front pastedown. Covers with some staining, spine ends a bit frayed. Otherwise a very good copy.…

8, 3, 1 p., 2, 1 lithographed pls, disbound (original front cover added loose). Unopened. Published in: Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. Depicting: Neomorphus radiolosus, Aramides calopterus & Amblynura kleinschmidti drawn and lithographed by J. Smit.

First edition. First edition. 163 pp, missing title page and i-viii. 1 vols. Folio. "A synoptic list of the species of birds inhabiting America south of the United States, a total of 3565. The name and Neotropical distribution of each is given. The appendix (pp. 155-163) conjtains the original descriptions of 9 new genera and 31 new species" Ayer. Annotated throughout in pencil. Ayer p. 561 Bound in modern three quarter brown morocco and marbled boards 163 pp, missing title page and i-viii. 1 vols. Folio.…

2, 1 p., 3 plain lithographed pls (+ an extra first plate in hand-coloured state), disbound (no covers, but front cover of journal added loose). Published in : Proceedings Zoological Society London. The plates drawn by J. Smit.Attached is also: Sclater & Salvin, Reports on the Collections of Birds made during the Voyage of the H.M.S. 'Chalenger'. On the Birds of Antarctic America (8 p.).…

viii, 163 p., roy. 4to (22 x 34 cm), original printed boards (spine and outer ends worn and partly loose).

Softcover. Condition: New. Reprint. Language: English. Approximately 522 pages. English: Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1891. Text in English. This work recounts the experiences of the rear column of the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition, a British-led mission to rescue the governor of Equatoria, Emin Pasha, during the Mahdist War in Sudan. The narrative, presented in diary form, provides firsthand accounts of the expedition's hardships, encounters, and strategic decisions. The text offers valuable insights into the colonial exploration of Africa and the challenges faced by European expeditions in the late 19th century. Book images are non-contractual.…