Queeny Edgar (75 results)

Pamphlet. Condition: Very Good. Oct, 1954, pp. 487-516, Profusely Illus with Color & BW Photos, Extracted from orig vol, begins with title page, trimmed & stapled, thus is like a pamphlet, VG.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. DJ fair condition with tears, bends, rubs; corners on book cover is bumped Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng.

Trade Paperback. Condition: VG. used trade paperback edition. lightly shelfworn, corners perhaps slightly bumped. pages and binding are clean, straight and tight. there are no marks to the text or other serious flaws.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Meets the good condition guidelines. Has wear. Five star seller - Buy with confidence!

267pp. 8vo Off-white cloth. Ex-library, covers stained/soiled: VG-/no dj.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Edge wear to jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Heavy wear to corners. Ex-library book with typical stickers and stampings. Card pocket removed. No Dust jacket. Readable copy. Priority Mail is available on this item. No international shipping.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Very good with fair to poor dust jacket. Dust jacket is faded on spine; is worn, torn and chipped at spine tips and corners; and is worn at top and bottom edges with some short tears along top edges. 267 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First printing chipped. DJ protected in mylar inscribed by author on ffep; owners name plate inside cover; unclipped dj with 1" chip at bottom of spine blank back side of dj. Very Good condition.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dustjacket. Later Edition. ISBN 9780486245447. Trade Paperback. Reprint of 1947 original. Slight wear to corners and edges; laminate lifting on corners; slight dustsoiling to edges; otherwise tight, sound and unmarked in Very Good condition. No Signature.

Booklet - Unbound Pages. Condition: Very Good. 32 Pages, many illustrations, some in colour. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Supplied without title page or cover. Size: 16 x 24 cms. Category: National Geographic Magazine; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on.

Condition: VG+ no dj. 1st. 4to. 256pp. NO INTERNATIONAL OR PRIORITY. 1" brown stain front cover, o/w nice.

Condition: VG in a POOR slipcase. hardcover. 8vo. 133pp. Some wear along spine of o/w nice book. Slipcase is split, tape. repairs, etc. Identical dates, but no statement of printing. One of 1200 copies, printed by the Lakeside Press.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Goos. Richard E. Bishop (illustrator). 2nd edition. ex-library with only marking being spine label over clear plastic jacket, 255pp, quarto, color frontispiece, tissue guard, clean throughout, mild corner wear, owner's name. Limited to 1000 copies.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Faded, lightly worn and soiled wraps. Extremities are lightly rubbed. Corners are bumped and rubbed. Binding is solid. Interior is age-toned, text and images remain clean and clear. From the rear cover: "Prairie Wings is the result of Edgar Queeny's devotion to understanding bird flight. This highly influential study revealed for the first time the true nature of duck flight, particularly take-offs from and landings in water, and remains to this daay a classic source of wildfowl information." **This is a large book, extra postage may be required.**.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Tan cloth with maroon titles and gilt medallion to front cover; folio; 256pp; illustrated with photographic end papers, color frontispiece after painting plus explanatory sketches by Richard Bishop, numerous b&w photographs. No publishing date stated. A facsimile reprinting of the 1946 1st edition published by Ducks Unlimited. A classic study of waterfowl in flight. Cover slightly bowed o/w a near fine copy, internally bright & clean.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Limited Edition. Limited to 1000 copies. Quarto in gray colored cloth binding. Color frontispiece; B&W illustrations. Condition: lower corners bumped; else near fine. Pages: xiv, 256.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. C. Scribner's sons January 1941 Binding: Hardcover.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. BOOK DESCRIPTION: 8vo, xvi, 133 pgs, endpaper maps, author's photograph illustrations. Limited to 1200 copies printed by The Lakeside Press, R.R. Donnelley & Sons, Chicago. Decorated blue and gilt labels on cover and spine over simulated burlap cloth. With an introduction by Nash Buckingham. CONDITION DESCRIPTION: Minor shelf soiling, else bright. Interior is clean and tight. CONTENTS DESCRIPTION: Edgar Monsanto Queeny, a noted American industrialist was also a noted conservationist. He published the book Prairie Wings, called a "classic study of American wildfowl in flight," and participated in the production of several nature documentaries, including some from Africa produced in cooperation with Kenyan guide Donald Ker. Here he describes a hunting adventure in Southeastern Alaska. Very nice Lakeside Press publication; includes a forward by Nash Buckingham. REFERENCE: Riling #2373 "A very well account of bear hunting in Alaska. The photographic illustrations, in color and black and white, are especially noteworthy.".

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. . . . . 8vo, hardcover. No dj. Vg condition. Top edge gilt. Gift inscription of first blank page; covers and contents clean, unworn, no marking or writing. Binding square and tight. 133 pp., illus.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Oversized hardcover bound in woven cloth. Bookplate on fep. A nice copy. Pages unmarked. Presumed first.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Philadelphia / New York: J. P. Lippincott Co., 1947. Nice tight copy, no wear or bumps. Tiny smudge on rear cover. Hardcover. Fine.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Bishop, Richard E. (illustrator). A beautifully clean, crisp, hardcover reprint of the original 1946 edition. No DJ. NOTE: Oversize volume; standard domestic (U.S.) shipping only.

hard cover. Condition: Very Good. No jacket. First Edition. New York:Charles Scribner's Sons. 1941. 1st edition (Of 1200 copies). xvii+133pp. Illustrated with photographs by the author. Hardcover.  Boards soiled/darkened with spine strip sun-faded. Top edges gilt, foreedges and bottom edges soiled.  Internally, a very good, clean copy, free of previous owners marks or signatures.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Hardcover. Condition: Fine. I protective plastic covert. 1st Edition. Pen and Camera Flight Studies by Edgar M. Queeny. Explanatory Sketches by Richard E. Bishop. DucksBuckram. Tan buckram, brown printing on cover and spine and gilt circle with raised bird image. Fully illustrated with black and white photos, photographs in series and diagrams. Study of the dynamics and techniques of bird flight. Essential for nature or bird lovers' library. xiii, 255 numbered pp. Nature, Birds, Flight, Ornithology. Ltd. Edition 1000.

Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

Hardcover. Quarto, xiii, 255 pages. In Good plus condition. Spine is tan with brown print. Boards in tan cloth with brown print, gilt medallion. Slight wear to spine caps and corners. Illustrated: color frontispiece, b&w photographs. [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, Quarto and Folio Case. 1393342. FP New Rockville Stock.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Illustrated by Photographs by the Author (illustrator). First Ed.

First edition, 1/1200 copies. 8vo. xvi, 133 pp. Plates, some in color, endpaper maps. Bruns C-10: "Much fish and fishing." Biscotti, p. 353. Heller 294: "Four chapters on bear hunting." Very good. Tan fabrikoid, gilt-stamped labels on spine (rubbed) and upper board. (6896).