Price: US$275.00 + shipping
Description: 3 volume set, large octavo, tissue guard to volume I intact (II and III published w/o tissue guard), front hinges of volumes II and III are splin clean throughout, owner's name, spines are mildly sunned leaving gilt titles a bit dulled, mild wear and soiling to the black cloth boards, bumped corners, faded at upper left corner of Volume III, Volume I in Good condition, Volumes II & III in Fair condition. From the library of Dale W. Rice, famed writer/researcher/collector of natural history, and founder of the Dale W. Rice Memorial Library in Seattle, WA.
Seller: COLLINS BOOKS, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
Price: US$359.16 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 3 volume set. Sm 4tos. Vol 1 lii + pp542 plus 6 pages of colour plates and photographic frontispiece of author. Vol 2 viii + pp545- 1134 plus 9 colour plates. Vol 3 viii + pp1137 - 1592 complete with 6 coloured plates and fold out map to rear. Hardcovers, no dust jackets. All bindings in original black buckram with gilt lettering to spine and top edge gilt. Bindings very good condition with a little rubbing to tops and tails of spines and edges and a few scratches to boards. Inside in very good condition.
Seller: Nikki Green Books, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Price: US$359.17 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Three Volume Set. 1938, 1st. Quarto's. lii, 542pp & viii, 545-1134pp & viii, 1137-1592pp plus adverts. Illustrated with colour and monochrome plates and text-diagrams and figures. Large folding map at rear of volume III. Uniform in publisher's cloth, gilt titles to spines. Some rubbing and dust-soiling. In the printed dust wrappers, all having edge and surface wear, a little staining. Rear of volume III wrapper having large loss (see image). Text-block's spotted, with some marginal spotting internally. Overall a 'Good' set only. Heavy - shipping to be advised.
Seller: Kerr & Sons Booksellers ABA, Cartmel, CMA, United Kingdom
Price: US$384.82 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: *1st edition* 1938. 3 volume set. sm 4tos. Vol 1 lii + pp542 plus 6 pages of colour plates and photographic frontispiece of author. Vol 2 viii + pp545- 1134 plus 9 colour plates. Vol 3 viii + pp1137 - 1592 complete with 6 coloured plates and fold out map to rear. Hardcovers, no dust jackets. All bindings in original black buckram with gilt lettering to spine and top edge gilt. Binding very good condition, a little cocked with a little rubbing to tops and tails of spines and edges. Inside in very good condition. A lovely set of these scarce volumes.
Seller: Nikki Green Books, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Cloth & Gilt. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st. Edition. Three Volume set. Vol. 1: lii + 542pp, 10 coloured plates, 115 text illustrations. Vol. 2: viii + pp. 545-1134, 9 colour illustrations, 70 text illustrations. Vol 3: viii + pp.1137-1592, 6 coloured plates, 60 text illustrations. Publisher's original gilt blue cloth. 4to. this set of books is located for visitors at our offices at the Barnett Castle 1st floor rear at Comptom at Washington Blvd in mid town St. Louis. Hours are variable. Our seven rooms offices are by appointment
Seller: Hirschfeld Galleries, Saint Louis, MO, U.S.A.
Price: US$513.10 + shipping
Description: 4to, 3 vols, 1,592 pages, large f-o coloured map, portrait frontispiece, 24 coloured plates by G E Lodge, 241 text figures; hardback, original buckram boards sl rubbed, a little bumped to top and base of spines, gilt lettering, almost vg, an ornithological bible, a heavy set that will attract extra postage, 3 volumes east africa birds kenya uganda ornithology kenyan birds ugandan kenya protectorate
Seller: Yesterday's Books, BOURNEMOUTH, United Kingdom
Price: US$513.10 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Books - very good. Dust jackets well worn with some loss. 3 volumes. Completed and edited by WL Sclater. HEAVY (3.35 kg) - extra postage will be required.
Seller: Calluna Books, Morpeth, United Kingdom
Price: US$600.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: London: Gurney and Jackson, 1938. Volumes I-III. Completed and edited by W.L. Sclater. Twenty-five color plates by George E. Lodge, Text figures, folding map at the end of Volume III. Orginal black cloth, teg. Corners bumped. 1592 pp.
Seller: Buteo Books, Arrington, VA, U.S.A.