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AVIAN EMBRYOLOGY
Written by Marianne Bronner-Fraser.
Stock no. 2135755
Published by Elsevier. Circa 2008. Almost very good condition.

2nd Edition. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour and b/w photos/illustrations. Methods In Cell Biology Series Volume 87. ISBN: 9780125641746. Bumping and wear to spine and corners; some chipping to top of spine. Initials in ink to outer page edges; name in ink to half-title page. Front endpaper has been cut out. A reading copy.

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THE BIRDS OF GWENT
Written by W.A. Venables; A.D. Baker; et al.
Stock no. 2135512
Published by Christopher Helm. 1st 2008. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Green boards, gilt title to spine. This book gives an up-to-date status report on the occurrence of every species in the county. B/w illustrations. Colour photos. ISBN: 9780713676334. Small knocks to top and tail of spine. Light edge-creasing to wrapper.

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WOODLAND BIRDS (NN 52)
Written by Eric Simms.
Stock no. 2135436
Published by Bloomsbury Books. 1990. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Collins New Naturalist series. Cream boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. xxii and 391 pages. ISBN: 187063019X. Wrapper is faded to spine with a few small nicks/chips along edges.

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BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES AND THEIR EGGS
Written by T.A. Coward; J.A.G. Barnes. Illustrated by Archibald Thorburn; et al..
Stock no. 1822353
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1975. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Colour illustrations and b/w photos. Based on the original 3 volume work by Coward. Brown cloth, gilt titles and decoration. 359 pages including index. ISBN: 0723209995. Boards clean and bright. Browning to text block and endpapers. Strong musty odour present else contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is browned and faded to spine.

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PSITTACULTURE: BREEDING, REARING AND MANAGEMENT OF PARROTS
Written by Tony Silva.
Stock no. 2135330
Published by Birdworld; Silvio Mattacchione & Co. 1st 1991. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Black boards, silver title to spine. Colour photos. ISBN: 0950416525. A few marks to covers. Wrapper has some light edge-creasing and chipping; laminate is starting to chip off along edges; sticky label to rear panel.

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THE GREENSHANK (NMN 5)
Written by Desmond Nethersole-Thompson.
Stock no. 1822109
Published by Collins. 1st 1951. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth, gilt titles. B/w photos. New Naturalist Monograph no. 5. A few pale marks to boards, gilt title is dull. Front pastedown has evidence of a damp stain (spillage?). Text block browned. Contents crinkled as if from damp but no staining except the front pastedown. Pictorial dustwrapper is strengthened to verso with brown paper at folds, a few grubby marks especially to rear panel, spine is browned and repaired to top where a small piece of loss has occurred.

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BIRD MIGRATION (NN 113)
Written by Ian Newton.
Stock no. 1821658
Published by Collins. 1st 2010. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series 113. An in-depth study of the different types of bird movements along with their main migration patterns. Green cloth boards. Colour photos. ISBN: 9780007307319. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at top of spine and a little grubby to rear panel.

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EAGLES, HAWKS AND FALCONS OF THE WORLD (2 VOLUMES)
Written by Leslie H. Brown; Dean Amadon. Illustrated by Roger Tory Peterson; et al..
Stock no. 1820533
Published by Country Life. 1979. Nearly fine condition.

Large format. 125 full-colour paintings. Brown/terracotta cloth boards, gilt titles and vignette. ISBN: 060043124X. Contained in publisher's slipcase with large brown pictorial onlay to all sides which is scuffed and rubbed at edges.

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PHEASANTS, PARTRIDGES AND GROUSE (HELM IDENTIFICATION GUIDES)
Written by Steve Madge; Phil Mcgowan. Illustrated by Norman Arlott; et al..
Stock no. 1820292
Published by Christopher Helm. 1st 2002. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A Guide to the Pheasants, Partridges, Quails, Grouse, Guineafowl, Buttonquails and Sandgrouse of the World. Red boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations and distribution maps. ISBN: 0713639660. Light stain to lower edge of text block and vertical margin of front endpaper. Else fine. White pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased.

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A HISTORY OF ORNITHOLOGY (NN 104)
Written by Peter Bircham.
Stock no. 1319459
Published by Collins. 1st 2007. Fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist No. 104. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9780007199693. Still in original shrinkwrap but top edge of rear panel of wrapper is a bit creased.

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WRENS, DIPPERS AND THRASHERS (HELM IDENTIFICATION GUIDES)
Written by David Brewer. Illustrated by Barry Kent Mackay.
Stock no. 1319289
Published by Christopher Helm. 1st 2001. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The first comprehensive guide to the world's 83 wrens, 5 dippers and 36 thrashers. Green boards, gilt title to spine. 272 pages. 32 colour plates illustrating all 124 species plus b/w maps. ISBN: 187340395X. Surface paper damage to pastedowns (removal of tape?) else contents fine. Dustwrapper is price-cut.

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BIRDS OF THE WORLD: A CHECKLIST
Written by James F. Clements.
Stock no. 1817600
Published by Pica Press. 5th 2000. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

5th Edition. Large format. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. Colour maps to endpapers. No illustrations present. ISBN: 1873403933. Light rubbing to board and spine edges. Text block grubby & browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased.

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