ORNITHOLOGY
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BIRDS OF ONTARIO (LONE PINE FIELD GUIDE)
Written by Andy Bezener.
Illustrated by Gary Ross; Ted Nordhagen; Ewa Pluciennik.
Stock no. 1824690
Published by Lone Pine Publishing.
Circa
2000.
Very good condition.
318 species of birds are grouped and color coded for quick identification. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 1551052369. 7th printing. Top front corner of covers and prelims lightly creased. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- CANADA
BLACKBURN'S BIRDS
Written by Jemima Blackburn; Rob Fairley.
Illustrated by Jemima Blackburn.
Stock no. 1824624
Published by Canongate Press.
1st
1993.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
The bird paintings of Jemima Blackburn. Large format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0862414369. Heavy bump along top edge of front cover. Corners are bumped. Page edges are browned. Wrapper is edge-creased with 2" tear to top of front panel; some chips.
- Categorised in:
- ORNITHOLOGY
- ART
OWLS OF EUROPE
Written by Heimo Mikkola.
Illustrated by Ian Willis.
Stock no. 1324354
Published by T. & A.D. Poyser.
1st
1983.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A review of the 13 owls breeding in Europe and an additional four species in lands adjoining the Mediterranean in North Africa and the Middle East. Brown boards, gilt title and owl vignette to spine. Colour plates, b/w photos and b/w illustrated chapter headers. 397 pages. ISBN: 0856610348. Bumping to top and tail of spine. A few marks to outer page edges. Wrapper is lightly edge-creased and browned.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- EUROPE
- OWLS
IMPORTANT BIRD AREAS IN AFRICA AND ASSOCIATED ISLANDS
Written by Lincoln D.C. Fishpool; Michael I Evans.
Stock no. 1324275
Published by Pisces Publications; Birdlife International.
1st
2001.
Very good condition.
Priority sites for conservation. Birdlife Conservation Series No. 11. Large and VERY heavy format. Glazed pictorial boards. 1144 pages. ISBN: 187435720X. Contents are fine. Spine and corners are bumped. 2" splits at top and tail of spine edge on front cover. Top edge of textblock is very slightly grubby. Barcode label to rear cover.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- AFRICA
KEEPING PEAFOWL
Written by James Blake.
Stock no. 1324155
Published by Beech Publishing House.
2006
Very good condition.
Third edition. International Poultry Library. Green cardwraps. 102 pages. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 9781857362350. New impression of the third edition. Covers slightly marked, spine slightly faded. Barcode sticker to rear cover. Lower page corner tips are lightly creased.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
MANX BIRD ATLAS
Written by Christopher Martyn Sharpe; Jason Paul Bishop; James Patrick Cullen; Peter George Giovannini; John Peter Thorpe; Peter Weaver.
Stock no. 1324096
Published by Liverpool University Press.
1st
2007.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
An atlas of breeding and wintering birds on the Isle of Man. Glazed pictorial boards. 389 pages. B/w illustrations and maps. ISBN: 9781846310393. Spine and corners bumped. A few page corner tips slightly creased, Dustwrapper is lightly edge rubbed/creased. Neat barcode sticker to rear panel of wrapper.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- ISLE OF MAN
IN SEARCH OF SPARROWS
Written by J.D. Summers-Smith.
Illustrated by Euan Dunn.
Stock no. 1324018
Published by T. & A.D. Poyser.
1st
1992.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The author's wry descriptions of the tribulations and unexpected pleasures of a traveller on four continents, from the Himalayas and Thailand, to Africa and the Americas are interspersed with observations and speculations on the biology of sparrows in a wide variety of habitats. Light brown boards, gilt title and vignette to spine. B/w photos & illustrations. vii and 141 pages including index. ISBN: 0856610739. SIGNED by the author to title-page. Spine and corners bumped. Some light spotting to textblock else contents fine. Dustwrapper is lightly scored, creased and edge rubbed, with neat barcode label to rear panel.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
WOODLAND BIRDS (NN 52)
Written by Eric Simms.
Stock no. 1323733
Published by Collins.
1976.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A New Naturalist publication. Green cloth. 27 text figures. 31 tables. 28 b/w plates. A new study of British woodlands, coniferous, broadleaves, natural and planted and the varied bird life each support. The author includes a valuable species-by-species account, with information on status and habitats. An important work considering the place of birds in modern forestry. ISBN: 0002132591. Spine bumped. Dent to top edge of front cover. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge creased, slightly browned to spine and removal of a label to rear panel has caused surface paper damage.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NEW NATURALIST
- ORNITHOLOGY
- WOODLAND
A BOOK OF BIRDS
Written by Mary Priestley.
Illustrated by C.F. Tunnicliffe.
Stock no. 1323728
Published by Victor Gollancz Ltd..
1st
1937.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
82 wood-engravings. Green cloth, gilt title to spine 384 pages. A scarce Tunnicliffe item. 7.5 x 5". Spine and corners bumped. Some foxing to cover edges. Endpapers foxed. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with loss, grubby, foxed and browned to spine. Crease to front flap.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- ILLUSTRATED
- WOOD ENGRAVINGS
THE LIFE STORY OF BIRDS
Written by Eric Fitch Daglish.
Illustrated by Eric Fitch Daglish.
Stock no. 1323717
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd..
1st
1930.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Very pale green cloth with black titles and illustration to front. 236 numbered pages plus index. 20 b/w wood engravings. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Endpapers partly browned. Dustwrpaper is browned, particularly to spine (with a couple of small damp spots), slight wear and loss to top of spine.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- WOOD ENGRAVINGS
THE PEREGRINE SKETCHBOOK
Written by Robert Gillmor; Derek Ratcliffe.
Illustrated by C.F. Tunnicliffe.
Stock no. 1824209
Published by Excellent Press.
1st
1996.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Large format. Colour & b/w illustrations. Introduction by Gillmor. Nesting peregrines in Anglesey. ISBN: 1900318024. Minor foxing to top edge of text block else contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly grubby.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- BIRDS OF PREY
- ILLUSTRATED
- ANGLESEY
MERESIDE CHRONICLE: WITH A SHORT INTERLUDE OF LOCHS AND LOCHANS
Written by C.F. Tunnicliffe.
Illustrated by C.F. Tunnicliffe.
Stock no. 1824196
Published by Country Life Limited.
1st
1948.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
In his search for and study of bireds, the meres, pools and reservoirs of east and mid-Cheshire have been favourite hunting grounds for Tunnicliffe. A year of making notes and sketches. Brick red cloth, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. Some minor mottlng to boards, light browning to top of spine. Gilt titles bright. Browning to endpapers. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn with a few chips and closed tears, browned to spine and grubby to rear panel.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- ILLUSTRATED
- CHESHIRE