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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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RIVERMOUTH
Written by Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald. Illustrated by C.F. Tunnicliffe.
Stock no. 1328855
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1st 1949. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Detailed studies of estuary birds. B/w illustrations. Green boards, black title to spine. Spine slightly bumped. Light foxing and browning to endpapers. Dustwrapper is browned to spine and slightly browned at edges.

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HOW TO RECOGNISE YOUNG BIRDS
Written by Eric Pochin. Illustrated by Eric Pochin.
Stock no. 1328780
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1951. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The Young Naturalist series. Beige boards with brown title and vignette to front. 124 delightful colour pictures. Foxing to endpapers and prelims. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is price-cut, edge-chipped, very slightly grubby with a few spots to front panel.

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40 YEARS OF EVOLUTION: DARWIN'S FINCHES ON DAPHNE MAJOR ISLAND
Written by Peter R. Grant; B. Rosemary Grant.
Stock no. 1829027
Published by Princeton University Press. 1st 2014. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

By continuously tracking finch populations over a period of four decades, the authors uncover the causes and consequences of significant events leading to evolutionary changes in species. Navy blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Beige speckled endpapers. Colour photos and graphs. xxxii and 400 pages including index. ISBN: 9780691160467. Light scuffing to boards. A few small foxspots to top edge of text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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