THE BIRDS OF NORTH AFRICA FROM THE CANARY ISLANDS TO THE RED SEA
Written by R.D. Etchecopar; Francois Hue. Illustrated by Paul Barruel.
Stock no. 1811050
Published by Oliver & Boyd. 1st thus 1967. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Revised version of the French edition. First English edition, translated by P.A.D. Hollom. Brown cloth, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w plates. B/w drawings. xx + 612 pages. Tape marks to endpapers else fine. Dustwrapper very slightly faded to spine.

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RAILS OF THE WORLD
Written by S. Dillon Ripley; Storrs L. Olson. Illustrated by J. Fenwick Lansdowne.
Stock no. 1811048
Published by M.F. Feheley. 1st 1977. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A monograph of the family Rallidai with a chapter on fossil species by Olson. Very large format. Burgundy cloth spine with gilt title and vignette, beige cloth boards. Coloured frontis and 41 superb colour plates together with 17 distribution maps. xx + 406 pages. ISBN: 087923198X. A book in almost fine condition with faint tape marks to endpapers in a dustwrapper which is slightly faded at spine and lightly creased at edges, small amount of loss to top of spine. Contained in original slipcase which has been covered with green cloth which is now coming unstuck at ends and is bubbled.

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THE BIRDS OF BERKSHIRE
Written by Peter Standley; N.J. Bucknell; Andy Swash; Ian D. Collins. Illustrated by Robert Gillmor.
Stock no. 1810932
Published by The Berkshire Atlas Group. 1st 1996. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A comprehensive summary of the records of every species observed in Berkshire since records began. Green boards, gilt titles. B/w illustrations and distribution maps. vi and 388 pages including index. ISBN: 0952929708. Includes Birds of Berkshire Bookmark.

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WILD GEESE
Written by Malcolm A. Ogilvie. Illustrated by Carol Ogilvie.
Stock no. 2116581
Published by T. & A.D. Poyser. 1st 1978. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Covering the geese of North America, Europe and Asia. Brown cloth boards, gilt title and 6 gilt vignettes of geese to spine. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0856610178. Wrapper is browned to spine, with some edge-creasing.

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FLEAS FLUKES AND CUCKOOS (NMN 7)
Written by Miriam Rothschild; Theresa Clay.
Stock no. 2116263
Published by Collins. 1st 1952. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist monograph. B/w photos and drawings. A study of bird parasites. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. Spine is faded. Couple of small inscriptions in ink to front endpaper. Light foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is grubby in places, with some edge-creasing; small piece of loss to top of spine.

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THE YELLOW WAGTAIL (NMN 4)
Written by Stuart Smith. Illustrated by Edward Bradbury.
Stock no. 2116262
Published by Collins. 1st 1950. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The first New Naturalist Monograph on a single species of bird. 11 b/w photographs taken by the author. Learned bibliography supports this splendid study. 26 paintings by Edward Bradbury. 4 line drawings and 4 maps. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. Covers are unevenly faded., Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is foxed with some browning; lightly edge-creased.

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BRITISH LARKS, PIPITS AND WAGTAILS (NN78)
Written by Eric Simms.
Stock no. 2116224
Published by Collins. 1st 1992. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist No. 78. Four colour plates and over 200 b/w photos and drawings. ISBN: 0002198711. Wrapper is edge-creased, with a vertical crease to spine.

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RIVERMOUTH
Written by Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald. Illustrated by C.F. Tunnicliffe.
Stock no. 1711670
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1st 1949. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Detailed studies of estuary birds. B/w illustrations. Green boards, black title to spine. Endpapers browned. Wrapper edge-chipped and unevenly browned.

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SKETCHES & NOTES FROM A BIRD PAINTER'S JOURNAL
Written by Philip Rickman.
Stock no. 1502802
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode Limited. 1st 1949. Slightly better than good condition.

Pale green cloth covers with dark green titles to spine. 2 colour plates plus numerous b/w illustrations. 119 pages. Published for the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. Spine bumped and worn with very split to top edge. Corners worn. Covers a bit grubby. Front joint is partially broken between frontis and title page. Rear joint starting to crack. Name in ink to front endpaper. Crease and small edge tear to page 85/86. Small brown spot to lower edge of text block affects bottom edge of a few pages. A little foxing.

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A PICTORIAL GUIDE TO THE BIRDS OF THE INDIAN SUBCONTINENT
Written by Salim Ali; S. Dillon Ripley. Illustrated by John Henry Dick.
Stock no. 1808830
Published by The Bombay Natural History Society; Oxford University Press. 1994. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. Map to front endpapers. ISBN: 0195616340. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge-creased and faded at spine.

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SKUAS AND JAEGERS
Written by Klaus Malling Olsen; Hans Larsson.
Stock no. 2114169
Published by Pica Press. 1997. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A Guide to the Skuas and Jaegers of the World. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. B/w photos. ISBN: 1873403461. A few light scuff marks to covers. Wrapper is edge-creased, with some browning.

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A FIELD GUIDE TO THE BIRDS OF THE USSR
Written by V.E. Flint; R.L. Boehme; Y.V. Kostin; A.A. Kuznetsov. Illustrated by Y.V. Kostin.
Stock no. 2113734
Published by Princeton University Press. Circa 1984. Slightly better than very good condition.

Pictorial card wraps. Colour illustrations. B/w distribution maps and illustrations. ISBN: 0691024308. 3rd printing.

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