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BIRDS OF SURINAME
Written by F. Haverschmidt; G.F. Mees. Illustrated by Paul Barruel; Inge Van Noortwijk.
Stock no. 1204194
Published by Vaco. 1st 1994. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Dark green imitation leather with gilt titles. Colour plates. Includes fold-out sketch map of Suriname to rear. 584 pages. ISBN: 999140029X. Rear joints are just starting to crack. Wrapper a little edge-chipped.

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MONT BLANC A TREATISE
Written by E. Viollet-Le-Duc; B. Bucknall.
Stock no. 1204139
Published by Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington. 1st 1877. Good condition.

A Treatise on its Geodesical and Geological Constitution; its Transformations; and The Ancient and Recent State of its Glaciers. Blue cloth with gilt & black title and decoration. 112 woodcut illustrations. xvi plus 378 pages and 2 page book list to rear. Edges worn, corners bumped. 1" split to side of spine which is browned. Name in ink to verso of front endpaper. One section detached but present pages 65 to 80.

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THE MACMILLAN GUIDE TO BRITAIN'S NATURE RESERVES
Written by Jeremy Hywel-Davies; Valerie Thom.
Stock no. 1803767
Published by MacMillan. 1st 1984. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Accounts of the reserves researched and written by the authors. Colour & b/w photos. xii and 717 pages. ISBN: 0333353986. Wrapper spine faded and a few white spots to front panel.

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A GUIDE TO THE BIRDS OF PANAMA
Written by Robert S. Ridgely. Illustrated by John A. Gwynne.
Stock no. 1204041
Published by Princeton University Press. 3rd 1981. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Black cloth, white title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0691081743.

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ETHIOPIAN EPISODE
Written by Leslie H. Brown.
Stock no. 1803556
Published by Country Life. 1st 1965. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth. Colour & b/w photos. Contents clean. Pictorial wrapper has a name in ink to lower edge of front flap and is edge-worn with slight loss.

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THE BIRD FAUNAS OF AFRICA AND ITS ISLANDS
Written by R.E. Moreau.
Stock no. 1803547
Published by Academic Press. 1st 1966. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

B/w photos and maps. Discussing the ecology and distribution of birds throughout the African continent. Price-cut wrapper is browned, faded at spine and grubby.

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THE RUFF
Written by Johan G. Van Rhijn. Illustrated by Ian Willis.
Stock no. 1803462
Published by T. & A.D. Poyser. 1st 1991. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A fascinating species whose elaborate breeding behaviour has captivated ornithologists for decades. B/w photos and drawings. ISBN: 0856610623.

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RED DATA BIRDS IN BRITAIN
Written by Leo Batten; C.J. Bibby; et al. Illustrated by Ian Willis.
Stock no. 1803461
Published by T. & A.D. Poyser. 1st 1990. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Action for Rare, Threatened and Important Species. Published for The Nature Conservancy Council and The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. Red cloth boards, gilt title & vignette to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0856610569.

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BIRDS OF THE STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR
Written by Clive Finlayson. Illustrated by Ian Willis.
Stock no. 1803455
Published by T. & A.D. Poyser. 1st 1992. Very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Brown boards, gilt title and vignette to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 0856610666. Text block a little grubby, contents fine. White pictorial wrapper slightly grubby.

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BIRDS IN IRELAND
Written by Clive D. Hutchinson. Illustrated by Busby.
Stock no. 1803452
Published by T. & A.D. Poyser. 1st 1989. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Large format. Green boards, gilt title and vignette to spine. B/w illustrations. 215 pages including index. ISBN: 0856610526.

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THE NATURAL HISTORY OF CAPE CLEAR ISLAND
Written by J.T.R. Sharrock. Illustrated by Robert Gillmor.
Stock no. 1803389
Published by T. & A.D. Poyser. 1st 1973. Fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Cape Clear Island, the most southerly point of Ireland, apart from the nearby Fastnet Rock, has been the site of a bird obsservatory since 1959. This account of the island, it flora and fauna, its inhabitants and history is weighted in favour of the birds since the island offers much of exceptional ornithological interest. Mottled blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w sketches. 207 pages. ISBN: 085661002X. A fine copy in a blue wrapper which is rubbed at edges and corners, a little scuffed and has a small closed tear to top of front edge of spine.

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