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KENTUCKY BIRDS A FINDING GUIDE
Written by Roger W. Barbour; Clell T. Peterson; Delbert Rust; Herbert E. Shadowden; A.L. Whitt.
Stock no. 1811083
Published by University Press of Kentucky. 1st 1973. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A complete guide to Kentucky birds containing a description of every species - 321 in all - that has been reliably recorded within the state. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos. ISBN: 0813112818. Browning to endpapers. Light browning to top edge of text block. Else contents fine. White dustwrapper is faded at spine (title has faded from green to blue) and is a little scuffed.

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COMMON MALAYAN BIRDS
Written by M.W.F. Tweedie. Illustrated by A. Fraser-Brunner.
Stock no. 1811063
Published by Longmans. 1965. Very good condition.

Malayan Nature Handbooks. 20 colour plates plus b/w text figures. Laminate to boards is bubbled. Tape marks to endpapers. Contents clean.

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BIRDS OF THE NETHERLANDS ANTILLES
Written by K.H. Voous.
Stock no. 1811057
Published by De Walburg Pers. 1st thus 1983. Slightly better than very good condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Completely rewritten English version of 'De Vogels van de Nederlandse Antillen' published in 1955. Blue boards, gilt titles. Maps to endpapers. Colour plates. Tape marks to front endpaper and page 326 of index else a fine, clean copy.

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A GUIDE TO THE BIRDS OF MALTA A COMPREHENSIVE CHECKLIST
Written by Joe Sultana; Charles Gauci; Mark Beaman. Illustrated by Rodney Ingram.
Stock no. 1811056
Published by Malta Ornithological Society. 1st 1975. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Brown imitation leather cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w plates and line drawings. Dustwrapper is a little scuffed.

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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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BIRDS OF OUR GARDENS
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Roland Green; Ernest A. Aris.
Stock no. 1503507
Published by George Newnes Ltd.. 1942. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

B/w photos and drawings. Green cloth, gilt titles. 160 pages. 8 x 5.5 inches. Spine bumped. Erased name to front endpaper and rear pastedown. Contents browned with some light foxing. Tiny hole to rear joint. Dustwrapper is edge worn with a few tears and chips, tear to base of spine repaired on verso with clear tape. Most of surface paper is missing from spine and is also missing from edges of front panel. A couple of small holes to grubby rear panel.

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