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THE OWL: A BIOGRAPHY
Written by Stephen Moss.
Stock no. 1827282
Published by Square Peg. 1st 2023. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Uncover the secret lives of owls through this beautiful guide to these secretive and charismatic birds. Small format. Blue paper boards, gilt title to spine. Beautifully illustrated endpapers. B/w and colour illustrations throughout. Blue ribbon page marker. ISBN: 9781529908268. A lovely copy, appears unread. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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THE SPARROWHAWK
Written by Ian Newton. Illustrated by Keith Brockie.
Stock no. 1827280
Published by T. & A.D. Poyser. 1st 1986. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A detailed account of all aspects of the sparrowhawk's lifestyle, population levels and trends and the impact of man and environment on the species in recent times. B/w illustrations. Diagrams, tables and photographs. ISBN: 0856610410. Text block slightly grubby and a few small marks to top edge. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine.

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THE PEREGRINE FALCON
Written by Derek Ratcliffe. Illustrated by Donald Watson.
Stock no. 1827276
Published by T. & A.D. Poyser. 1st 1980. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Maroon cloth with maroon endpapers. 4 beautiful colour plates, many line illustrations, 60 b/w photographs, maps & diagrams. A most detailed and comprehensive study with a splendid selection of excellent illustrations. 416 pages including index. ISBN: 0856610267. Base of spine lightly shelf-worn. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned, minor creasing to top & tail of spine and slight fading to spine.

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BRITISH BIRDS OF PREY (NN 60)
Written by Leslie H. Brown.
Stock no. 1326697
Published by Collins. 1979. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A 'New Naturalist' publication. Green boards. A study of Britain's 24 diurnal raptors. 40 superb b/w photos. This book contains a wealth of scientific information on 15 resident, 7 vagrant and 2 migrant species of eagles, falcons, hawks and vultures in Britain. The detailed tables, maps, figures and bibliography indicate the depth of research in this study. ISBN: 0002194058. 3rd impression. Spine bumped. Minimal foxing to top edge of textblock. Dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine and has a small tear to top edge of front panel.

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FALCONS (NN 132)
Written by Richard Sale.
Stock no. 1827222
Published by William Collins. 1st 2016. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series. A comprehensive natural history of the four British breeding falcons - the Peregrine, Kestrel, Hobby and Merlin. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Blue endpapers with dark grey 'NN' repeating pattern. Colour photos & graphs. ISBN: 9780007511419. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is very slightly scuffed to rear panel.

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UNDISCOVERED OWLS: A SOUND APPROACH GUIDE
Written by Magnus Robb.
Stock no. 1826666
Published by The Sound Approach. 1st 2015. Almost very good condition.

Explore the twilight world of owls that you can hear in your garden, park or woods with this lyrical investigation into their sounds. Includes four CDs with 327 sound recordings of 38 species of owls, a couple of midwife toads, some Parrot Crossbills and a few voles. Oblong format. Matt pictorial boards, yellow spine with white title. Colour photos and illustrations. Annotated sonagrams. ISBN: 9789081093378. Heavy bumping to top edge of boards with some board damage. Top of spine bumped with a small split in paper. Base of spine bumped. Minor knocks to lower edge of boards. Light scuffing to rear board. Contents clean and tight. All four CDs present - not tested.

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IN PURSUIT OF THE PEREGRINE
Written by R.B. Treleaven. Illustrated by R.B. Treleaven.
Stock no. 1826548
Published by Tiercel Publishing. 1st 1998. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

By the doyen of British Peregrine experts, this book is a major contribution from a renowned authority to the study and understanding of peregrines. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w & a few colour illustrations. xiii and 242 pages including index. ISBN: 0953200205. SIGNED by the author (Best Wishes) to title page. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper has a tiny nick to top rear edge of spine and some light scuffing to rear panel.

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THE OWLS OF NORTH AMERICA
Written by Allan W. Eckert. Illustrated by Karl E. Karalus.
Stock no. 1325736
Published by Weathervane Books. Circa 1987. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. All the species fully described and illustrated. American edition. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0517632209. Bookplate to front pastedown. From the personal library of Bryan L. Sage, distinguished naturalist and author. Browning to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with fading to spine and a couple of edges.

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THE SPARROWHAWK: A MANUAL FOR HAWKING
Written by Liam O Broin. Illustrated by Liam O Broin.
Stock no. 1825179
Published by Old Abbey Books. 1st thus 1993. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The history of falconry in Ireland from its earliest beginnings over a thousand years ago to the the present. Written for the beginner and the experienced falconer, this book covers every aspect of keeping, training and hunting. Green cloth boards, gilt titles. Colour photos and line drawings. ISBN: 0952102900. Light knock to vertical edge of boards and top of spine. Contents fine. Brown pictorial dustwrapper is a little scuffed and slightly grubby.

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THE PEREGRINE SKETCHBOOK
Written by Robert Gillmor; Derek Ratcliffe. Illustrated by C.F. Tunnicliffe.
Stock no. 1824209
Published by Excellent Press. 1st 1996. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Large format. Colour & b/w illustrations. Introduction by Gillmor. Nesting peregrines in Anglesey. ISBN: 1900318024. Minor foxing to top edge of text block else contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly grubby.

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DIE GREIFVOGEL DER WELT
Written by Friedhelm Weick.
Stock no. 1823818
Published by Paul Parey. 1st 1980. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Birds of Prey of the World. A coloured guide to identification of all the diurnal species order Falconiformes. Dual text in English and German. Light brown mottled cloth with dark brown title to spine. B/w sketches and colour illustrations. ISBN: 349008618X. Light vertical crease to front flap of dustwrapper. Contents are fine.

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BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION USING UMBRELLA SPECIES
Written by Futoshi Nakamura.
Stock no. 1323003
Published by Springer. Nearly fine condition.

Blakiston's Fish Owl and the Red-crowned crane. Ecological Research Monographs series, edited by Nakamura. Glazed boards. ISBN: 9789811072024. Corners bumped else fine, still in original shrinkwrap.

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