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BIRDS OF WESTERN NORTH AMERICA
Written by Paul Sterry; Brian E. Small.
Stock no. 1609770
Published by Princeton University Press.
1st
2009.
Nearly fine condition.
A photographic guide. Card wraps. 415 pages. ISBN: 9780691134284.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- AMERICA
BIRDS I HAVE KEPT IN YEARS GONE BY
Written by W.T. Greene.
Stock no. 2123638
Published by L. Upcott Gill.
1st
1885.
Very good condition.
Green cloth with gilt title to spine and bird vignette to front cover. 16 colour plates. A few light marks to covers, couple of scuffs. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Front joint next to half-title is a bit cracked. Some foxing and a few grubby margin marks.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- PETS
THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF BRITISH BIRDS
Written by S. Vere Benson.
Stock no. 2123616
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd..
1st
1937.
Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Observers book No. 1. Brown cloth with black titles to spine and front. Describing two hundred and twenty-six species with 200 illustrations, 100 of which are in full colour. Damp spotting along edges of covers. Name to front endpaper. Hinge next to half-title page is partially cracked. Contents are still excellent. Wrapper has become a bit faded in places. Edge-chipped with a few tears and small pieces of loss. What looks like ink splash marks and dark brown spots, also to wrapper. Still remarkably full wrapper for its age.
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- OBSERVERS
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
HANDBOOK OF THE BIRDS OF THE WORLD VOLUME 9: COTINGAS TO PIPITS AND WAGTAILS
Written by Josep Del Hoyo; Andrew Elliott; David Christie; et al.
Illustrated by Norman Arlott; Hilary Burn; John Cox; et al..
Stock no. 2123525
Published by Lynx Edicions.
1ST
2004.
Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.
Large format. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt titles. Colour plates, photographs and distribution maps. 863 pages including index. ISBN: 8487334695.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
HANDBOOK OF THE BIRDS OF EUROPE THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA VOLUME II HAWKS TO BUSTARDS
Written by Stanley Cramp; et al.
Illustrated by C.J.F. Coombs; Peter Hayman; Ian Willis.
Stock no. 1814498
Published by Oxford University Press.
1982.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The Birds of the Western Palearctic. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Maps on endpapers. 695 pages. A comprehensive reference manual describing over 740 species with detailed information on field characteristics, habitat, distribution, mortality and longevity, population, with distribution maps, social pattern and behaviour, breeding, food, voice, plumage, moults, measurements, weights, structure & geographical variation. Specially commissioned colour plates. Bibliography, glossary of scientific terms and indexes. ISBN: 019857505X. Reprinted with corrections. Plain label with previous owner's name and date to front flap of dustwrapper affecting some of the text to the flap. Tiny closed tear to lower front edge of dustwrapper and spine faded (as is common with this title).
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
HANDBOOK OF THE BIRDS OF THE WORLD VOLUME 8: BROADBILLS TO TAPACULOS
Written by Josep Del Hoyo; Andrew Elliott; David Christie; et al.
Illustrated by Norman Arlott; Hilary Burn; John Cox; et al..
Stock no. 1814455
Published by Lynx Edicions.
1st
2003.
Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.
Large format. Burgundy boards, gilt titles. Colour photos, plates and distribution maps. 845 pages including index. ISBN: 8487334504. This copy would make a wonderful gift.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
HANDBOOK OF THE BIRDS OF THE WORLD VOLUME 5: BARN-OWLS TO HUMMINGBIRDS
Written by Josep Del Hoyo; Andrew Elliott; Jordi Sargatal.
Illustrated by Richard Allen; Norman Arlott; et al..
Stock no. 1814452
Published by Lynx Edicions.
1st
1999.
Nearly fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.
Large format. Burgundy cloth boards with gilt titles. Colour plates, photos and distribution maps. 759 pages including index. ISBN: 8487334253. Text block slightly grubby. A few very minor marks to boards. Dustwrapper in fine condition.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
HANDBOOK OF THE BIRDS OF THE WORLD VOLUME 10: CUCKOO-SHRIKES TO THRUSHES
Written by Josep Del Hoyo; Andrew Elliott; David Christie; et al.
Illustrated by Norman Arlott; Hilary Burn; John Cox; et al..
Stock no. 1814428
Published by Lynx Edicions.
1st
2005.
Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.
Large format. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt titles. Colour plates, photographs and distribution maps. 895 pages including index. ISBN: 8487334725. This copy would make a wonderful gift.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
BRITISH BIRDS VOL. LXIV
Written by Stanley Cramp.
Stock no. 1608529
Published by H.F. & G. Witherby Ltd..
1971.
Very good condition.
Brown cloth, gilt titles; Colour and b/w photos. White spotting to covers. Contents excellent.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
WATERBIRDS BIRDS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA'S WETLANDS
Written by Warwick Tarboton; Nigel Dennis.
Stock no. 2119861
Published by New Holland.
1st
1993.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Large format. Green cloth with gilt titles. Colour photography by Dennis throughout. ISBN: 1853682586. A few small marks to half title page. A little light foxing. Wrapper is edge-creased with some scuff marks.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- SOUTH AFRICA
RARE BIRDS DAY BY DAY
Written by Steve Dudley; Tim Benton; Peter Fraser; John Ryan.
Illustrated by Dave Nurney.
Stock no. 2118567
Published by T. & A.D. Poyser.
1st
1996.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Individual sightings of rare birds in Britain are presented in diary style. for the years between 1958 and 1994. Fascinating reading for bird-lovers. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0856611026. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Page edge browning. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few marks.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
SOUTH CAROLINA BIRD LIFE
Written by Alexander Sprunt; E. Burnham Chamberlain.
Illustrated by Francis Lee Jaques; John Henry Dick; Roger Tory Peterson; et al..
Stock no. 2118321
Published by University of South Carolina Press.
1970.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Large format. Cream +cloth boards, gilt titles. Revised edition with a supplement. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0872491234. Tape marks to endpapers. Browning to some pages. Wrapper is unevenly browned/faded with some grubby marks; tear hole to rear panel.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- AMERICA