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A CHECKLIST OF THE BIRDS OF ETHIOPIA
Written by Emil K. Urban; Leslie H. Brown.
Stock no. 2112201
Published by Haile Sellassie I University. 1971. Very good condition.

Limited to 2000 copies. Cardwraps. 143 pages including index. Creasing to cover edges and corners. Some browning.

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IN SEARCH OF THE EIDER
Written by Peter M. Driver. Illustrated by David Bygott.
Stock no. 1605299
Published by The Saturn Press. 1st 1974. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

B/w photos and line drawings. A fascinating account of the author's experiences during two expeditions to the remote Canadian Arctic. ISBN: 0904196003. Spine bumped. Wrapper is browned, with text to spine faded.

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FINE BIRD BOOKS 1700-1900
Written by Sacheverell Sitwell; Handasyde Buchanan; James Fisher.
Stock no. 1708677
Published by H.F. & G. Witherby Ltd.. 1st thus 1990. Fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

With a Foreword by S. Dillon Ripley. Large format. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0854932038. Wrapper spine faded.

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RARE BIRDS IN BRITAIN AND IRELAND
Written by J.T.R. Sharrock; E.M. Sharrock. Illustrated by Robert Gillmor; et al..
Stock no. 2111479
Published by T. & A.D. Poyser. 1st 1976. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Mottled red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations and distribution map. 336 pages including index. ISBN: 0856610143. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Scuffing along a couple of cover edges. Small white name and address label to front endpaper. Some foxing. Wrapper is grubby with edge-creasing and small nicks; a little damp staining along bottom edge.

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SOME BIRDS AND MAMMALS OF SOUTH AMERICA
Written by Sacheverell Sitwell; Carlos Selva Andrade. Illustrated by Axel Amuchastegui.
Stock no. 2111295
Published by The Tryon Gallery; George Rainbird. 1st 1966. Nearly fine condition.

Very large format. Quarter bound in morocco with hand marbled paper. 17 colour plates, using multi-colour lithography. Limited edition (in this format numbers 51 to 300). Plates are tissue-guarded. A beautiful book! Due to the size of this book, if posted, it will need to be sent via courier. This is copy no. 217. SIGNED by artist. A couple of marks to endpapers and a few foxspots to outer page edges. Some tissue-guards have become creased. Illustrations are fine - beautifully bright! Contained in a very good slip case, which is foxed and spotted, with wear.

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THE BIRDS OF NORTHERN THAILAND
Written by H.G. Deignan.
Stock no. 1807210
Published by Smithsonian Institution. 1st 1945. Almost very good condition.

United States National Museum Bulletin 186. Beige paperwraps. v and 616 pages including index. B/w plates. Deckle edges. Ex-lib with library stamps to lower margins of contents and plates. Contents clean.

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THE BIRDS OF NATAL AND ZULULAND
Written by P.A. Clancey. Illustrated by P.A. Clancey.
Stock no. 1807201
Published by Oliver & Boyd. 1st 1964. Very good condition.

Large format. 41 colour plates plus b/w text figures and photographs. Folding map to rear. xxxiv and 511 pages including index. Corners rubbed, title block to spine rubbed. Rear cover mottled and a little marked. Top edge of text block has minor foxing. Contents clean.

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BRITISH GAME BIRDS AND WILDFOWL
Written by Beverley R. Morris.
Stock no. 2109803
Published by Groombridge & Sons. 1st 1855. Very good condition.

Large format. Red leather spine and corners. Raised bands and gilt title to spine. Green decorated cloth with gilt vignettes. 60 hand-coloured engraved plates. Wear to cover edges; some darkening marks to edges of leather. Front joint is cracked, with some chipping. Some foxing and grubby marks to pages internally, but illustrations are exquisite!

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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC REFERENCE ATLAS TO THE BIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA
Written by Mel Baughman.
Stock no. 1604117
Published by National Geographic Society. 2003. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

With more than 700 maps, essays by 20 leading experts, and easy cross-referencing tools. Compiled and edited by Baughman. 480 pages. ISBN: 0792233735. Corners lightly bumped. Contents fine. Slight creasing to wrapper edges.

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AMERICAN WILDLIFE PAINTING
Written by Martina R. Norelli.
Stock no. 1207762
Published by Watson-Gupthill Publications. 1st 1975. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0823002179. Wrapper price-clipped and very slightly edge-chipped.

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SWANS OF THE WORLD
Written by Sylvia Bruce Wilmore.
Stock no. 1207141
Published by David & Charles. 1st 1974. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

B/w photos. 229 pages. ISBN: 0715362887.

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THE BIRDS OF NORTH-EAST SCOTLAND
Written by S.T. Buckland; M.V. Bell; N. Picozzi. Illustrated by Keith Brockie.
Stock no. 1206676
Published by North-East Scotland Bird Club. 1st 1990. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Blue cloth, gilt title and vignette to spine, gilt vignette to front. B/w illustrations, distribution maps. 473 pages including index. ISBN: 0018368911. Name stamp to front endpaper and foredge. Slight creasing to laminate on dustwrapper.

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