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BIRDWATCHING GUIDE TO OMAN
Written by Dave E. Sargeant; Hanne Ericksen; Jens Eriksen.
Stock no. 1829409
Published by Al Roya Publishing.
2nd
2008.
Very good condition.
Second Edition in which the authors have combined their vast field experience of living, travelling and birdwatching in the Sultanate of Oman. Stiff pictorial cardwraps. Colour photos and sketch maps. 256 pages including index. ISBN: 9789948036432. SIGNED by the authors to title page (no dedication). Covers a little creased, scuffed and lightly marked. Text block and endpapers grubby. Contents clean. A nice, used copy.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- MIDDLE EAST
- OMAN
THE WILDFOWL & WETLANDS TRUST (THE ARCHIVE PHOTOGRAPHS)
Written by Diana Fowler; Simon Eckley.
Stock no. 1829408
Published by Chalford.
1st
1996.
Slightly better than very good condition.
The story of the Wildfowl Trust at Slimbridge. Archive Photographs series. Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. 128 pages. ISBN: 0752406167. Slight fading to spine. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- WILDFOWL
THE ART OF PETER SCOTT: IMAGES FROM A LIFETIME
Written by Philippa Scott; Keith Shackleton.
Illustrated by Peter Scott.
Stock no. 1829384
Published by Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust.
1st thus
2008.
Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Selected and with captions by Philippa Scott. Introduction by Keith Shackleton. The first and only book to cover the whole range of Sir PPeter's output - ranging from early childhood sketches to the last unfinished painting: his vision of the London Wetlands Centre. Oblong format. B/w pictorial endpapers. Colour & b/w illustrations. 168 pages. ISBN: 9780900806377. Lower edge of boards rubbed. Contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- ART
- LANDSCAPE
- WATERFOWL
THE HISTORY OF BOROUGH FEN DECOY
Written by Tony Cook; R.E.M. Pilcher.
Illustrated by Anne Treadwell-Cook.
Stock no. 1829280
Published by Providence Press.
1st
1982.
Very good condition.
Duck decoy with the purpose of ringing wild ducks, although this was not always the case. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations a few colour photos. 64 pages. ISBN: 0903803089. SIGNED by the author Tony Cook and the illustrator Anne Treadwell-Cook (no dedication). Covers a little scuffed. Front joint pulled between front endpaper and contents page. Binding tight.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- WILDFOWL
- DUCKS AND GEESE
- EAST ANGLIA
- CAMBRIDGESHIRE
WILD CHORUS
Written by Peter Scott.
Illustrated by Peter Scott.
Stock no. 1329010
Published by Country Life.
1948.
Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Large format. Green cloth, gilt titles. Colour & b/w plates. B/w illustrations. Spine bumped, faded and slightly foxed. Light fading to cover edges. Foxing else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with loss and slightly grubby. Also a number of newspaper clippings related to Peter Scott.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
MORNING FLIGHT A BOOK OF WILDFOWL
Written by Peter Scott.
Illustrated by Peter Scott.
Stock no. 1329009
Published by Country Life Limited.
1950.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Blue cloth, gilt titles. 9 x 11.5". 138 pages. Written with charm and vigour. Exquisite colour plates. B/w illustrations. 11th impression. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Tiny booksellers sticker to rear pastedown. Front endpapers have been professionally replaced. Foxing to textblock, rear endpapers and some page margins. Some pale page edge browning, generally contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with slight loss, has large tear (repaired) and crease to rear panel and is a bit grubby.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- WILDFOWL
- ILLUSTRATED
THE SWANS
Written by Peter Scott.
Illustrated by Peter Scott.
Stock no. 1329007
Published by Michael Joseph Ltd.
1st
1972.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Blue boards, gilt title to spine and vignettes to front cover. B/w illustrations and photos. Comprehensively and scientifically dealing with all eight species of swans. ISBN: 0718107071. Slight bumping and wear to spine and corners. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is browned on verso, edge worn with slight lifting of laminate and a small tear to lower edge of rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- SWANS
OWLS OF THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE
Written by Karel H. Voous.
Illustrated by Ad Cameron.
Stock no. 1829201
Published by Collins.
1990.
Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A definitive work of each of the 47 species of owl found north of the equator. Large format. Cream boards, gilt title to spine. 320 pages. Colour and b/w illustrations. 320 pages including index. ISBN: 0002194937. Reprint. Front board marked. Text block slightly grubby. Foxing top edge of text block, to top of frontis and title page. Else contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and lightly browned.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- BIRDS OF PREY
- OWLS
THE HISTORY OF BRITISH BIRDS
Written by D.W. Yalden; U. Albarella.
Stock no. 1829170
Published by Oxford University Press.
1st
2009.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Reviewing our knowledge of avifaunal history over the last 15,000 years, setting it in its wider historical and European context. Dark navy blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations and maps. vi and 263 pages including index. ISBN: 9780199217519. SIGNED by Derek Yalden with personal gift inscription to front endpaper. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- HISTORY
BRITISH WARBLERS (NN71)
Written by Eric Simms.
Stock no. 1829145
Published by Collins.
1st
1985.
Very good condition.
New Naturalist No. 71 Cardwrap edition. Six colour plates & B/w photos. 432 pages including index. ISBN: 000219404X. Spine lightly faded and lightly creased through use. A few minor flecks to front cover. Corners of covers lightly rubbed. Rear cover scuffed. Minor foxing to text block. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- NEW NATURALIST
THE BIRDS OF THE WESTERN PALEARCTIC CONCISE EDITION VOLUMES 1 AND 2
Written by D.W. Snow; Christopher M. Perrins.
Stock no. 1829137
Published by Oxford University Press.
1st
1998.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A two volume set based on The Handbook of the Birds of Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour map to endpapers. Colour & b/w illustrations and distribution maps throughout. ISBN: 019854099X. Volume 1 - spine is concave but the binding is tight. Contents of both volumes are clean. Dustwrapper of volume I is creased and faded to spine. Dustwrapper of volume 2 is lightly faded to spine. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
THE MIGRATION ATLAS: MOVEMENTS OF THE BIRDS OF BRITAIN AND IRELAND
Written by Chris Wernham; Mike Toms; John H. Marchant; Jacquie Clark; Gavin Siriwardena; Stephen Baillie.
Stock no. 1829109
Published by T. & A.D. Poyser.
1st
2002.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A comprehensive summary of the movements of bird species; 188 detailed accounts covering 192 species, with an additional 73 short accounts. Colour migration maps. xvi + 884 pages. Large format. Green boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0713665149. Text block just a little grubby. Else contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is creased across top edge, a little grubby, a few small closed tears (no loss) to top of spine, title to spine is lightly faded.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- ATLAS