Birds work

A wonderful introduction to bird anatomy--though not just for the the anatomy student. This book tells you how--and why--birds are put together, so you know why they move and behave as they do.   Book Description: Blandford, 1982. Paperback. Book Condition: Good, with 5cm tear at the top of the spine.   Buy more than 1 item and combine shipping!

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 8 - 13 working days Trinidad and Tobago is famous for its beautiful birds. One man has made it his life's work to study them. He's trying to photograph all of the 460 types of birds on the island. But there's one special bird that's difficult to find. Will he succeed? Features Summary Trinidad and Tobago is famous for its beautiful birds. One man has made it his life's work to study them. He's trying to photograph all of the 460 types of birds on the island... Author Rob Waring (Author), National Geographic (Author) Publisher Heinle-Cengage ELT Release date 20080126 Pages 24 ISBN 1-4240-1059-4 ISBN 13 978-1-4240-1059-2

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 6 - 13 working days What could be more delightful than to colour in the amazing plumage of true-to-life birds of paradise? This beautiful book contains illustrations of 39 different birds of paradise, drawn by Andrew Leach, from the work of Dr Edwin Scholes and photojournalist Tim Laman from a Cornell Lab of Ornithology expedition. The photographs are also included as a wonderful bonus and to show the dazzling colours of these remarkable birds. There have been more than 12 million views of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's introductory video to the birds of paradise project on YouTube alone. Features Summary What could be more delightful than to colour in the amazing plumage of true-to-life birds of paradise? This beautiful book contains illustrations of 39 different birds of paradise... Author Edwin Scholes (Author), Andrew Leach (Illustrator), Tim Laman (Photographer) Publisher Pavilion Children's Books Release date 20170112 Pages 88 ISBN 1-84365-341-9 ISBN 13 978-1-84365-341-7

Hardback. English. R. H. Porter. 1901. 323pp. Includes fold-out map at back, with small tear. Used condition in cover boards with gold writing to the spine, gold crest on the upper cover. Front hinge is cracked but still holding a little. Vol 2 of 4. A scarce first edition. Classic first authoritative work on the avifauna of the subcontinent, started by physician and ornithologist Arthur C Stark, who had the misfortune to be killed by a shell while standing on the steps of the Royal Hotel in Ladysmith, Natal. The director of the SA Museum, W L Sclater, completed the work.

This is an original 470 year old hand coloured print from the first edition of Conrad Gessner's bird book published at Zurich by Christoffel Froschower in 1557. Gessner's bird book was part of a four volume set known as the Historiae Animalium or "Histories of Animals" appearing from 1551-1558. It was an encyclopedic work of an inventory of Renaissance zoology. Conrad Gessner (1516-1565) was a Swiss naturalist and bibliographer. It is the first modern zoological work that attempts to describe all known animals, and the first bibliography of natural history writings. Historiae Animalium appeared in four volumes (quadrupeds, birds, fishes) from 1551-1558. Volume 1 was an illustrated work on live-bearing four-footed animals, Volume 2 on egg-laying quadrupeds, Volume three on birds and Volume four on fish and other aquatic animals. A condensed popular version translated into German and known as Gessner's Thierbuch or "animal book" was published in Zurich in 1563. Gessner was a protestant and his work was added to the Roman Catholic Church's list of prohibited books soon after publication. Pope Paul IV strongly believed that the religious convictions of an author contaminated all his writings. Though it is a large work Gessner sought to distinguish facts from myth, his encyclopedic work also included mythical creatures and imaginary beasts, intermixed with the strange newly discovered animals from the East Indies, those of the far north and animals brought back from the New World. Gessner made many of the illustrations for this work himself but acknowledges that he also sought the help of other artists,one being Lucas Schan from Strasbourg. The layout of the work is in the traditional style of the emblem book where images are accompanied by explanatory text and the names of animals are given in different languages. Gessner was ennobled in 1564 and in many later sources he is referred to as Conrad Von Gessner. He did not live long as a nobleman though as he died from the plague scarcely a year later. Patrons of the period had the option of purchasing either uncoloured copies for 2 Guilders or coloured copies for 3 Guilders. If the order was for a coloured copy the book was then sent to specialist shops for this purpose. This leaf is from an incomplete coloured copy. The leaf is in great condition for it's age with some light age yellowing on the margins, two marginal worm holes and some slight colour show through on the verso.  

This is an original 470 year old hand coloured print from the first edition of Conrad Gessner's bird book published at Zurich by Christoffel Froschower in 1557. Gessner's bird book was part of a four volume set known as the Historiae Animalium or "Histories of Animals" appearing from 1551-1558. It was an encyclopedic work of an inventory of Renaissance zoology. Conrad Gessner (1516-1565) was a Swiss naturalist and bibliographer. It is the first modern zoological work that attempts to describe all known animals, and the first bibliography of natural history writings. Historiae Animalium appeared in four volumes (quadrupeds, birds, fishes) from 1551-1558. Volume 1 was an illustrated work on live-bearing four-footed animals, Volume 2 on egg-laying quadrupeds, Volume three on birds and Volume four on fish and other aquatic animals. A condensed popular version translated into German and known as Gessner's Thierbuch or "animal book" was published in Zurich in 1563. Gessner was a protestant and his work was added to the Roman Catholic Church's list of prohibited books soon after publication. Pope Paul IV strongly believed that the religious convictions of an author contaminated all his writings. Though it is a large work Gessner sought to distinguish facts from myth, his encyclopedic work also included mythical creatures and imaginary beasts, intermixed with the strange newly discovered animals from the East Indies, those of the far north and animals brought back from the New World. Gessner made many of the illustrations for this work himself but acknowledges that he also sought the help of other artists,one being Lucas Schan from Strasbourg. The layout of the work is in the traditional style of the emblem book where images are accompanied by explanatory text and the names of animals are given in different languages. Gessner was ennobled in 1564 and in many later sources he is referred to as Conrad Von Gessner. He did not live long as a nobleman though as he died from the plague scarcely a year later. Patrons of the period had the option of purchasing either uncoloured copies for 2 Guilders or coloured copies for 3 Guilders. If the order was for a coloured copy the book was then sent to specialist shops for this purpose. This leaf is from an incomplete coloured copy. The leaf is in great condition for it's age with only light age yellowing on the margins.         

About the product Small quarto; original red cloth with gilt spinetail device to upper cover, lettered in gilt on spine; pictorial dustwrapper; pp. ix + (i) + 175; colour frontispiece and one colour plate, fold-out map. Dustwrapper somewhat rubbed and rather edgeworn; trace of foxing to endpapers and edges; loosely inserted"Additions and Corrections to the Check List of the Birds of Southern Rhodesia". Good condition."The intensive study and collection of birds since the publication of Priest's Birds of Southern Rhodesia 1933-1936, necessitated the compilation of an up-to-date Check List. This work, sponsored by the Rhodesian Ornithological Society, presents the most recent information on distribution, ecology and breeding of all species now known to occur in Southern Rhodesia." Reay H.N. Smithers, Michael P. Stuart Irwin&Mary L. Paterson: A Check List of the Birds of Southern Rhodesia with Data on Ecology and Breeding

Book and wrapper still in very good condition.    >>>    Jo hn James Audubon  (born  Jean Rabin; April 26, 1785 – January 27, 1851) was an American   ornithologist,  naturalist, and  painter. He was notable for his extensive studies documenting all types of American birds and for his detailed illustrations that depicted the birds in their natural habitats. His major work, a color-plate book entitled  The Birds of America  (1827–1839), is considered one of the finest ornithological works ever completed. Audubon identified 25 new species.   * Tran slated *  *N.B.*   If you buy more than one book from me you only pay R 6 postage on each additional book – see what else I have to offer, it might be worth your while.

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 8 - 15 working days The strange and wonderful tale of man's experiences on Mars, filled with intense images and astonishing visions.The classic work that transformed Ray Bradbury into a household name. Written in the age of the atom when America and Europe optimisitcally viewed the discovery of life on Mars as inevitable, Bradbury's 1940s short stories of a brutal, stark and unforgiving martian landscape were as shocking and visionary as they were insightful. `The Martian Chronicles' tells the story of humanity's repeated attempts to colonize the red planet. The first men were few. Most succumbed to a disease they called the Great Loneliness when they saw their home planet dwindle to the size of a pin dot. Those few that survived found no welcome. The shape-changing Martians thought they were native lunatics and duly locked them up. More rockets arrived from Earth, piercing the hallucinations projected by the Martians. People brought their old prejudices with them - and their desires and fantasies, tainted dreams. These were soon inhabited by the strange native beings, with their caged flowers and birds of flame. Features Summary The strange and wonderful tale of man's experiences on Mars, filled with intense images and astonishing visions.The classic work that transformed Ray Bradbury into a household name.. Author Ray Bradbury Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Release date 19950904 Pages 305 ISBN 0-00-647923-5 ISBN 13 978-0-00-647923-9

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 13 working days Moved by the Aboriginal understandings of songlines or dreaming tracks, Norie Neumark's Voicetracks seeks to deepen an understanding of voice through listening to a variety of voicing/sound/voice projects from Australia, Europe and the United States. Not content with the often dry tone of academic writing, the author engages a "wayfaring" process that brings together theories of sound, animal, and posthumanist studies in order to change the ways we think about and act with the assemblages of living creatures, things, places, and histories around us.Neumark evokes both the literal -- the actual voices within the works she examines -- and the metaphorical -- in a new materialist exploration of voice encompassing human, animal, thing, and assemblages. She engages with artists working with animal sounds and voices; voices of place, placed voices in installation works; voices of technology; and "unvoicing," disturbances in the image/voice relationship and in the idea of what voice is. She writes about remixes, the Barbie Liberation Organisation, and breath in Beijing, about cat videos, speaking fences in Australia, and an artist who reads (to) the birds. Finally, she considers ethics and politics, and describes how her own work has shaped her understandings and apprehensions of voice. Features Summary Moved by the Aboriginal understandings of songlines or dreaming tracks, Norie Neumark's Voicetracks seeks to deepen an understanding of voice through listening to a variety of voicing/sound/voice projects from Australia... Author Norie Neumark Publisher MIT Press Release date 20170519 Pages 232 ISBN 0-262-03613-4 ISBN 13 978-0-262-03613-9

 Birders of a feather - Harvey Tyson - 1998 - Paperback in very good condition. Expert birders, writers and poets tell of their experiences and interests – or lack of interest – in birds and birding. I learned from this that writing books is much easier than compiling them – particularly where professional writers are contributing requested work.

Basket Making for Fun & Profit In a Few Minutes, you can be starting a highly-enjoyable craft and possibly a lucrative business... A 32,156-Word Course On Basket-Making in a Fully-Illustrated Ebook That Will Show You How To Create Beautiful Baskets From Rush, Raffia and Rattan (Includes 44 Projects) Learn the The A-Z of the Ancient Craft that brings The Ultimate Enjoyment for All Ages! Table of Contents CHAPTER I Materials, Tools, Preparation, Weaving CHAPTER II Raffia and Some op Its Uses CHAPTER III Mats and Their Borders CHAPTER IV The Simplest Baskets CHAPTER V Covers CHAPTER VI Handles CHAPTER VII Work Baskets CHAPTER VIII Candy Baskets CHAPTER IX Scrap Baskets CHAPTER X Birds' Nests CHAPTER XI Oval Baskets CHAPTER XII The Finishing Touch CHAPTER XIII How to Cane Chairs CHAPTER XIV Some Indian Stitches CHAPTER XV What the Basket Means to the Indian NB. This is an ebook. An ebook is a digital file and not a paper bound book. This item is either sent via download links or emailed directly. If you wish for distribution via the postal service it will be at your cost.