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INLAND BIRDS OF SAUDI ARABIA
Written by Jill Silsby.
Stock no. 1607372
Published by Immel.
1st
1980.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Large format. Dark blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos throughout. 160 pages. ISBN: 0907151000.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- SAUDI ARABIA
EAGLES, HAWKS AND FALCONS OF AUSTRALIA
Written by David Hollands.
Stock no. 1607370
Published by Nelson.
1st
1984.
Very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Large format. Colour photos. 212 pages. ISBN: 0170064115. Tape marks to endpapers. A few small scuffes to board edges. Contents fine.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- BIRDS OF PREY
- AUSTRALIA
THE PLOVERS, SANDPIPERS, AND SNIPES OF THE WORLD
Written by Paul A. Johnsgard.
Stock no. 1607369
Published by University of Nebraska.
1st
1981.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Large format. Colour and b/w plates, plus b/w illustrations. 491 pages. ISBN: 0803225539. Tape marks to endpapers. Contents are fine. Slight scuffing to edge of wrapper.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
INDIAN SUMMER
Written by BB.
Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1607324
Published by Michael Joseph.
1st
1984.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
BB, in his personal Indian Summer, records his own vivid impressions of summer's end. Green boards, gilt title to spine. Exquisite scraperboard illustrations. 183 pages. ISBN: 0718123670. Address sticker to corner of front endpaper. Wrapper is edge creased and has a couple of small marks.
- Categorised in:
- ILLUSTRATED
- WOOD ENGRAVINGS
- ANGLING
- NATURAL HISTORY
RAMBLINGS OF A SPORTSMAN-NATURALIST
Written by BB.
Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 2118022
Published by Michael Joseph.
1st
1979.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Drawn mainly from the sporting diaries he kept for many years, BB recalls numerous little adventures afield. A collection of happenings and impressions of the seasons, beautifully enhanced by dramatic b/w scraperboard illustrations throughout. Black boards, gilt lettering to spine. 176 pages. ISBN: 0718118154. Inscription in ink and white label stuck to front endpaper. Odd foxspot to outer page edges. Wrapper is a little creased with some light edge-browning.
- Categorised in:
- FIELD SPORTS
- ANGLING
- NATURAL HISTORY
- SHOOTING
- WILDFOWL
- BUTTERFLIES
- BIOGRAPHY
FARMING AND BIRDS
Written by Raymond J. O'Connor; Michael Shrubb.
Illustrated by Donald Watson.
Stock no. 2117643
Published by Cambridge University Press.
1st
1986.
Nearly fine condition.
The book reviews the effects of agricultural development on bird populations in Britain. Green glazed pictorial boards. B/w diagrams and illustrations. 290 pages. ISBN: 0521324475. Spine slightly bumped and sunned, corners lightly rubbed. Contents fine.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- ORNITHOLOGY
- FARMING
THE BIRDS OF INDIANA
Written by Russell E. Mumford; Charles E. Keller.
Illustrated by William Zimmerman.
Stock no. 1811191
Published by Indiana University Press.
1st
1984.
Very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
A celebration of birds that live in the heartland of America. Large format. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine and pictorial onlay of Northern Cardinals to front. Beautiful colour illustrations throughout. xviii and 376 pages including index. ISBN: 0253107369. Tape marks to endpapers else contents fine. Dustwrapper is possibly lightly faded to spine.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- AMERICA
THE BIRDS OF OMAN
Written by Michael Gallagher.
Illustrated by Martin W. Woodcock.
Stock no. 1811190
Published by Quartet Books.
1st
1980.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Large format. 120 superb colour plates. 310 pages. ISBN: 0704322161. This copy would make a wonderful gift.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- MIDDLE EAST
- OMAN
OKLAHOMA BIRD LIFE
Written by Frederick M. Baumgartner; A. Marguerite Baumgartner.
Illustrated by Wallace Hughes.
Stock no. 1811187
Published by University of Oklahoma Press.
1st
1992.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
From water birds to birds of prey to the complex order of perching birds, Oklahoma is remarkable for the variety and extent of its bird life. Large format. Blue cloth boards, black title to spine. B/w photos and colour plates. xxxv and 443 pages including index. ISBN: 0806117923. Corners lightly bumped, contents fine. This copy would make a wonderful gift.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- AMERICA
BIRDS OF IDAHO
Written by Thomas D. Burleigh.
Stock no. 1811170
Published by The Caxton Printers Ltd..
1st
1972.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Buff boards, blue titles and vignettes. Colour & b/w photos. xiii and 467 pages including index. ISBN: 0870042084. Light tape marks to endpapers else contents clean. Yellow pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- NORTH AMERICA
A HANDLIST OF THE BIRDS OF SOUTHERN MOCAMBIQUE
Written by P.A. Clancey.
Stock no. 1811169
Published by Lourenco Marques.
1st
1971.
Very good condition.
Parts I & II in one volume. Cardwraps with pictorial onlay to front. Colour plates plus b/w distribution maps & photos. 40 colour plates. Plate 19 appears missing but was never published. Front joint starting to crack else binding tight. Text block slightly grubby. Overall a nice copy.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- MOZAMBIQUE
- SOUTH AFRICA
BIRDS OF THE LABRADOR PENINSULA AND ADJACENT AREAS
Written by W.E. Clyde Todd.
Stock no. 1811163
Published by University Of Toronto Press.
1st
1963.
Very good condition.
A distributional list. Large format, heavy. Dark grey cloth with silver titles. Colour frontispiece of American Gyrfalcon. B/w photos and distribution map. Folding map. Top & tail of spine rubbed, small split to top of spine. Text block a little grubby. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- CANADA