QUARTO. FINE COPY IN FINE DUSTWRAP. THIS BOOKPRESENTS THE LESSONS OF LIFE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN AREA THE SUMPTUOUSNESS OF ITS LUMINOUS LANDSCAPESTHE MAJESTY OF ITS ANCIENT SITES AND THE FINESSE OF DAILY LIFE ALL UNDER THE PROTECTIVE SHADE OF CENTURY-OLD OLIVE TREES.
FINE/FINE COPY. BIRD FAMILIES OF THE WORLD SERIES. ILLUSTRATED BY BER VAN PERLO. SIX TO NINE CHAPTERS ON THE BIOLOGY FEEDING ECOLOGY BREEDING BEHAVIOUR EVOLUTIONARY RELATIONSHIPS AND CONSERVATION OF THE BIRDS IN THE FAMILY. SPECIALLY COMMISSIONED COLOUR PLATES BY A LEADING ARTIST SHOWING ADULTS OF ALL SPECIES AND MANY JUVENILES IMMATURES AND SUBSPECIES. BLACK AND WHITE DRAWINGS ILLUSTRATING SPECIAL FEATURES AND BEHAVIOUR. DESCRIPTIONS OF EACH SPECIES INDIVIDUALLY INCLUDING APPEARANCE WEIGHTS AND MEASUREMENTS; FIELD CHARACTERS; VOICE; HABITAT AND FOOD; BREEDING BEHAVIOUR; LIFE CYCLE; AND RANGE AND STATUS (WITH DISTRIBUTION MAP). THESE WILL PROVIDE THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE AND UP-TO-DATE SPECIES-LEVEL INFORMATION AVAILABLE. FULL BIBLIOGRAPHY AND INDEX.
Author:
JONES DARRYL N. RENE W.R.J. DEKKER, CEES S. ROSELAAR
VERY GOOD COPY IN VERY GOOD SLIPCASE. ADDRESS STICKER TO FEP. CONTAINING AN IMPARTIAL ACCOUNT OF THE MOST REMARKABLE `AFFAIRS OF STATE` DURING THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY NOT MENTIONED BY OTHER HISTORIANS: MORE PARTICULARLY RELATING TO THE KINGDOMS OF ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND UNDER THE REIGNS OF QUEEN ELIZABETH MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS AND JAMES. IN MOST OF WHICH TRANSACTIONS THE AUTHOR WAS PERSONALLY AND PUBLICLY CONCERNED.
1ST EDITION. FINE IN FINE PROTECTED DUSTWRAPPER. LARGE QUARTO 884 PAGES.. PUBLISHED FOR THE BRITISH TRUST FOR ORNITHOLOGY. EXTRA POSTAGE WILL BE REQUIRED FOR OVERSEAS.
Author:
WERNHAM CHRIS, MIKE TOMS, JOHN MARCHANT, JACQUIE CLARK, GAVIN SIRIWARDENA & STEPHEN BAILLIE (EDITORS).
FIRST EDITION VERY GOOD COPY WITH DUSTWRAP. THE EXCELLENT CHARTS AND DIAGRAMS AND A FULL BIBLIOGRAPHY WILL MAKE THIS AN ESSENTIAL WORK OF REFERENCE FOR EXPERTS AND LAYMEN ALIKE.