Spoljašnjost kao na fotografijama, unutrašnjost u dobrom i urednom stanju! Zastitni omotaci malo pohabni, i stranice tabaka pozutele od starosti, ostalo u dobrom i urednom stanju! Engleski jezik! Veoma retke i vazne knjige iz oblasti ekologije, biologije, ornitologije svetski priznatog autora Charles Villiam Beebe [`bi: bi] (rođen 29. jula 1877. u Njujorku, † 4. juna 1962. U Arimi, Trinidad) bio je američki ornitolog, ihtiolog, istraživač dubokih mora i ekolog. Za svoj rad, između ostalih, odlikovan je medaljom John Burroughs i Daniel Giraud Elliot. Godinama je radio za njujorški zoološki park, danas poznat kao zoološki vrt Bronk; nedavno kao kustos odeljenja za ptice. Beebe je rođen 1877. godine kao sin trgovca papirom. Kroz interesovanje za biologiju i brojne posete Prirodnjačkom muzeju u Njujorku stekao je prijateljstvo tamošnjeg direktora Henrija Fairfielda Osborna. Posle naučnog obrazovanja na Univerzitetu Kolumbija (bez akademske diplome) radio je od 1899. godine na ornitološkom odeljenju njujorškog zoološkog parka. Tamo se ubrzo proslavio kao talentovani čuvar ptica. 1902. oženio se farmerovom ćerkom Mari Blair Rice iz Virginije. To ga je pratilo na ornitološkim istraživačkim putovanjima. 1913. godine ponovo se razvela od Beebe, da bi se dan kasnije udala za arhitektu Roberta L. Nilesa. U javnosti je, međutim, Vilijam označen kao uzrok bračne krize. Iste godine Beebe je preuzeo upravljanje novoosnovanim odeljenjem za tropska istraživanja. Zbog toga je 1916. osnovao prvu stanicu za istraživanje tropskih područja u Britanskoj Gvajani. Još jedan usledio je kasnije na Bermudima. Tokom svoje prve ekspedicije na ostrva Galapagos 1923. godine popeo se na aktivni vulkan i pretrpeo trovanje odlazećim gasovima. Otprilike u to vreme započeo je i ronjenje sa kacigama kako bi mogao da istraži životinjski svet okeana u njihovom prirodnom staništu. 1927. oženio se vermontskom spisateljicom Elsvith Thane Ricker, koja je bila 25 godina mlađa od njega. Tada su on i Otis Barton razvili batisferu, ronilačku sferu kojom su 15. avgusta 1934. dostigli rekordnu dubinu od 923 m. Saradnja Beebe-a i Bartona nije potrajala; njih dvojica su ubrzo ponovo krenuli svojim putem. Rekord dubine potukao je 1948. godine (bez učešća Beebe-a) Barton u svojoj novoizgrađenoj ronilačkoj sferi Bentoskop sa 1.370 m. (1960. godine Jackues Piccard je dostigao najveću moguću morsku dubinu, skoro 11.000 m, takođe u čeličnoj kugli, ali sa sopstvenim plutajućim telom, podvodnim „Trstom“.) 1944. Beebe je prvi put upoznao Rachel Carson, koja je napisala pogovor za jednu od svojih knjiga. Podstakao ih je da sami istražuju i rone i da objave svoje rezultate. Pošto je istraživačka stanica na Bermudima tokom Drugog svetskog rata pretvorena u bazu vazduhoplovstva, Beebe je osnovao novu bazu u Trinidadu koristeći svoje naknade za knjige. Ova stanica, nazvana Simla, povezana je sa Prirodnjačkim centrom Asa Vright 1974. godine i još uvek je popularno mesto okupljanja ornitologa i ljubitelja ptica. 1952. godine Beebe se povukao u dobi od 75 godina. Naravno da je nastavio da radi na „svojoj“ istraživačkoj stanici Simla, uz podršku svog dugogodišnjeg zoološkog asistenta Jocelin Crane (1909-1998), umro je ovde 4. juna 1962, a takođe je sahranjen u Trinidadu. Fazani, ptice...

prvo izdanje 1922. jako retko lepo za svoje godine korice se vide na slikama Stanislav Krakov (Serbian Cyrillic: Станислав Краков, Polish: Stanisław Kraków; 1895–1968) was a Serbian officer, Chetnik guerrilla, journalist, writer and film director. He participated in the Balkan Wars and First World War. During the Second World War, he supported his maternal uncle, General Milan Nedić, and was the editor of Nedić`s newspapers Novo vreme and Obnova.[1] Stanislav Krakov Stanislav Krakov in uniform, 1912.jpg Stanislav Krakov Born 29 March 1895 Kragujevac, Kingdom of Serbia Died 15 December 1968 (aged 73) Geneve, Switzerland Allegiance Kingdom of Serbia Awards Albanian Medal Early life Edit Krakov was born in Kragujevac, Kingdom of Serbia. His father, Sigismund, was a doctor of Polish origin,[2] and his mother Persida was a granddaughter of Nikola Stanojević, a lord from Zeoke and nephew of voivode Stanoje Mijailović, who was killed during the First Serbian Uprising.[3] Military service Edit Not being able to enroll in the regular army, since he was only 17 years old, he joined the volunteer guard of Vojvoda Vuk, a Chetnik unit, in the war against the Ottoman Empire in 1912. The following year he was back on the frontline of the Serbian defence, this time against Bulgaria, where he was wounded near Kriva Palanka.[4] Together with the last class of cadets-corporals, he left the military academy in 1914 and went straight to the front to fight the Austro-Hungarian Empire. For much of 1914 he, much to his frustration, was assigned to Pirot which was far from the front.[5] In 1915 he participated in many battles, survived the Serbian army`s retreat through Albania, and was one of the first who reached the top of the impregnable Kajmakčalan.[4] During these wars he was wounded seventeen times and was awarded eighteen times.[2] In 1937 Krakov became chief of Propaganda for Zbor thanks to Dimitrije Ljotić and subsequently, the editor-in-chief of the pro-Nazi Obnova newspaper, hailing from Belgrade.[6] Literary and film career Edit After the First World War, from 1919 to 1931, he published prose in almost all newspapers and magazines in Serbia. He wrote novels: `Kroz buru` (1921), `Krila` (1922), travel guide `Kroz južnu Srbiju` (1926), memoirs `Naše poslednje pobede` (1928), a book of short stories `Crveni pjero`. When it comes to historical-fiction works, he wrote `Plamen četništva` (1930), `Prestolonaslednik Petar` (1933) and `General Milan Nedić` (1963-1968). `Život čoveka na Balkanu` (`Life of the Man from the Balkans`) was his autobiography.[2] Stanislav Krakov was a director of the film `Za čast otadžbine i požar na Balkanu`, which premiered on 25 March 1930, and also `Golgota Srbije` (The Calvary of Serbia) in 1931, which is still regarded as the best Serbian documentary film account of World War I ever.[7] He was editor of `Politika` and `Vreme`, and CEO of Radio Belgrade (1940-1941). While working for Vreme magazine, Krakov traveled to Fritz Lang`s house in 1932 and interviewed him.[8] During the Second World War he supported his uncle, General Milan Nedić, and the rest of his life he spent in exile. He died in Switzerland.[4] In his autobiography `Život čoveka na Balkanu` (`Life of a Man from the Balkans`), which was published posthumously, Stanislav wrote: I felt all the high points of success and all the bitterness and humiliation when you reach the bottom of human society. If the adventure is always an unexpected twist, always a surprise, most commonly a danger, usually a dazzling success, and even more hursh fall, then I lived a crazy, often brilliant and painful adventure of my time and my native soil...[4] Bibliography Edit `Kroz buru` (1921) `Krila` (1922) `Kroz južnu Srbiju` (1926) `Naše poslednje pobede` (1928) `Crveni pjero` `Plamen četništva` (1930) `Prestolonaslednik Petar` (1933) `General Milan Nedić` (1963-1968) `Život čoveka na Balkanu` srpska avangarda serbian avantgarde books book cover ilustrovane korice knjiga avant garde milos crnjanski rastko petrovic marko ristic nadrealizam ekspresionizam ..