THE BABY BIRD AND ITS PROBLEMS
£12.00VERY GOOD HARDBACK IN GREEN CLOTH – RUBBED ALL ROUND. FOXING. 96 ILLUSTRATIONS
| Author: | BICKERTON W. |
| Place, Publisher, Date: | METHUEN. LONDON. 1927 |
| Binding: | VERY GOOD |
THE BARN OWL
£20.00FIRST EDITION. NEAR FINE IN DW. SLIGHTLY FADED SPINE. INSCRIPTION TO FEP. THE CLASSIC MONOGRAPH MOULD THIS STUDY OF TYTO ALBA IS THE PRODUCT OF ALMOST 40 YEARS FIELD WORK BY ITS AUTHORS AND COMPLEMENTARY OBSERVATIONS BY OTHER DEDICATED ORNITHOLOGISTS IN BRITAIN THE USA AND EUROPE. THE RESULT IS A DETAILED BALANCED ACCOUNT BASED ON INTIMATE KNOWLEDGE OF THE BARN OWL IN VARYING HABITATS IN BRITAIN COMPARING AS APPROPRIATE THIS RACE`S BEHAVIOUR WITH THAT OF SUB-SPECIES IN OTHER AREAS OF THE WORLD. THERE ARE MAJOR CHAPTERS ON BREEDING AND GENERAL BEHAVIOUR FEEDING DISTRIBUTION ETC BUT VOICE IS RIGHTLY GIVEN A FULL TREATMENT. THE TEXT IS GRACED BY IAN WILLIS`S FINE DRAWINGS AND THERE ARE 31 PHOTOGRAPHS PLUS A COLOUR FRONISPIECE.
| Author: | BUNN D.S., WARBURTON A.B. AND R.D.S. WILSON |
| Place, Publisher, Date: | HERTS. POYSER, 1982 |
| Binding: | HARDBACK |
| Condition: | NEAR FINE |
THE BARN OWL
£20.00FIRST EDITION. VERY GOOD IN DW. FADED SPINE. THE CLASSIC MONOGRAPH MOULD THIS STUDY OF TYTO ALBA IS THE PRODUCT OF ALMOST 40 YEARS FIELD WORK BY ITS AUTHORS AND COMPLEMENTARY OBSERVATIONS BY OTHER DEDICATED ORNITHOLOGISTS IN BRITAIN THE USA AND EUROPE. THE RESULT IS A DETAILED BALANCED ACCOUNT BASED ON INTIMATE KNOWLEDGE OF THE BARN OWL IN VARYING HABITATS IN BRITAIN COMPARING AS APPROPRIATE THIS RACE`S BEHAVIOUR WITH THAT OF SUB-SPECIES IN OTHER AREAS OF THE WORLD. THERE ARE MAJOR CHAPTERS ON BREEDING AND GENERAL BEHAVIOUR FEEDING DISTRIBUTION ETC BUT VOICE IS RIGHTLY GIVEN A FULL TREATMENT. THE TEXT IS GRACED BY IAN WILLIS`S FINE DRAWINGS AND THERE ARE 31 PHOTOGRAPHS PLUS A COLOUR FRONISPIECE.
| Author: | BUNN D.S., A.B. WARBURTON AND R.D.S. WILSON |
| Place, Publisher, Date: | HERTS. POYSER, 1982 |
| Binding: | HARDBACK |
| Condition: | VERY GOOD |
THE BARN OWL IN THE BRITISH ISLES: ITS PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE
£12.00A VERY GOOD SOFTBACK COPY. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.
| Author: | SHAWYER COLIN R. |
| ISBN: | 0950318728 |
| Place, Publisher, Date: | LONDON,HAWK TRUST, 1987 |
| Binding: | SOFTBACK |
| Condition: | VERY GOOD |
THE BEE-EATERS
£16.00FIRST EDITION VERY GOOD COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER. BOOKPLATE OF PREVIOUS OWNER. THIS STUDY OF THE BEE-EATERS COVERS ALL 24 SPECIES OF THIS COLOURFUL FAMILY WHICH RANGES FROM SOUTHERN EUROPE AFRIC AND THE MIDDLE EAST TO INDIA CHINA SOUTH-EAST ASIA AND AUSTRALIA. A MAJOR PART OF THE BOOK COMPRISES THE SPECIES ACCOUNTS WITH COMPLEMENTARY COLOUR PLATES OF 42 SPECIES AND SUB-SPECIES AND DETAILED MAPS. THER ARE MORE THAN 100 DRAWINGS BY JOHN BUSBY.
| Author: | FRY C.H. |
| Place, Publisher, Date: | STAFFORDSHIRE, T. AND A.D. POYSER, 1984 |
| Binding: | HARDBACK |
| Condition: | VERY GOOD |
THE BEE-EATERS
£20.00REPRINT. NEAR FINE COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER WITH SLIGHT FADING TO THE SPINE. THIS STUDY OF THE BEE-EATERS COVERS ALL 24 SPECIES OF THIS COLOURFUL FAMILY WHICH RANGES FROM SOUTHERN EUROPE AFRIC AND THE MIDDLE EAST TO INDIA CHINA SOUTH-EAST ASIA AND AUSTRALIA. A MAJOR PART OF THE BOOK COMPRISES THE SPECIES ACCOUNTS WITH COMPLEMENTARY COLOUR PLATES OF 42 SPECIES AND SUB-SPECIES AND DETAILED MAPS. THER ARE MORE THAN 100 DRAWINGS BY JOHN BUSBY.
| Author: | FRY C.H. |
| Place, Publisher, Date: | T. AND A.D. POYSER,1991 |
| Binding: | HARDBACK |
| Condition: | NEAR FINE |
THE BEE-EATERS
£20.00REPRINT. FINE COPY IN FINE DUSTWRAPPER. THIS STUDY OF THE BEE-EATERS COVERS ALL 24 SPECIES OF THIS COLOURFUL FAMILY WHICH RANGES FROM SOUTHERN EUROPE AFRIC AND THE MIDDLE EAST TO INDIA CHINA SOUTH-EAST ASIA AND AUSTRALIA. A MAJOR PART OF THE BOOK COMPRISES THE SPECIES ACCOUNTS WITH COMPLEMENTARY COLOUR PLATES OF 42 SPECIES AND SUB-SPECIES AND DETAILED MAPS. THER ARE MORE THAN 100 DRAWINGS BY JOHN BUSBY.
| Author: | FRY C.H. |
| Place, Publisher, Date: | STAFFORDSHIRE, T. AND A.D. POYSER, 1991 |
| Binding: | HARDBACK |
| Condition: | FINE |
THE BEE-EATERS
£20.00FIRST EDITION NEAR FINE COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER WITH SLIGHT FADING TO THE SPINE. THIS STUDY OF THE BEE-EATERS COVERS ALL 24 SPECIES OF THIS COLOURFUL FAMILY WHICH RANGES FROM SOUTHERN EUROPE AFRIC AND THE MIDDLE EAST TO INDIA CHINA SOUTH-EAST ASIA AND AUSTRALIA. A MAJOR PART OF THE BOOK COMPRISES THE SPECIES ACCOUNTS WITH COMPLEMENTARY COLOUR PLATES OF 42 SPECIES AND SUB-SPECIES AND DETAILED MAPS. THER ARE MORE THAN 100 DRAWINGS BY JOHN BUSBY.
| Author: | FRY C.H. |
| Place, Publisher, Date: | T. AND A.D. POYSER, 1984 |
| Binding: | HARDBACK |
| Condition: | NEAR FINE |
THE BIRD
£50.001ST EDITION. A VERY GOOD COPY IN GREEN BOARDS DECORATED IN GILT. 210 ILLUSTRATIONS BY GIACOMELLI.
| Author: | MICHELET JULES |
| Place, Publisher, Date: | LONDON, T. NELSON AND SONS, 1868 |
| Binding: | HARDBACK |
| Condition: | VERY GOOD |
THE BIRD
£85.00NEW EDITION REVISED FINELY BOUND IN FULL BURGANDY LEATHER ELABORATE GILT TO THE SPINE AND BOARDS RAISED BANDS ALL EDGES GILT. WITH 210 FINE ILLUS. BY GIACOMELLI. VICTORIAN DEDICATION AND TWO BOOKPLATES. MINOR WEAR TO LEATHER. A VERY ATTRACTIVE COPY.
| Author: | MICHELET JULES |
| Place, Publisher, Date: | LONDON, THOMAS NELSON, 1876 |
| Binding: | FULL LEATHER |
| Condition: | VERY GOOD |
THE BIRD ALMANAC
£12.00FIRST EDITION SOFTBACK VERY GOOD. THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO FACTS AND FIGURES OF THE WORLD’S BIRDS.
| Author: | BIRD DAVID |
| Place, Publisher, Date: | U.S.A. FIREFLY BOOKS, 1999 |
| Binding: | SOFTBACK |
| Condition: | VERY GOOD |
THE BIRD FAUNAS OF AFRICA AND ITS ISLANDS
£25.00FIRST EDITION HARDBACK VERY GOOD IN WORN DUSTWRAPPER. WITH MAPS CHARTS AND LINE DRAWINGS.
| Author: | MOREAU R. E. |
| Place, Publisher, Date: | ACADEMIC PRESS, 1966 |
| Binding: | HARDBACK |
| Condition: | VERY GOOD |
THE BIRD ILLUSTRATED 1550-1900
£20.00FINE COPY IN VERY GOOD DUSTWRAP ( SMALL TEAR ) INTRODUCTION BY ROGER TORY PETERSON. FROM THE COLLECTIONS OF THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY. BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED IN COLOUR (45 PLATES) AND BLACK & WHITE 54 PHOTOGRAPHS.
| Author: | KASTNER JOSEPH |
| ISBN: | 0810907461 |
| Place, Publisher, Date: | 1988 ABRAMS NEW YORK |
| Binding: | HARDBACK |
| Condition: | FINE |
THE BIRDS OF AFRICA – VOLUME 1
£45.00VERY GOOD COPY IN VERY GOOD DUSTWRAP: ILLUSTRATED BY MARTIN WOODCOCK AND PETER HAYMAN. THIS VOLUME IS THE FIRST OF A SET WHICH WHEN COMPLETE WILL COVER THE ENTIRE AVIFAUNA OF AFRICA ONE OF THE MOST VARIED AND INTERESTING IN THE WORLD. WHILE MANY REGIONAL GUIDES TO AFRICAN BIRDS EXIST THIS WILL BE THE FIRST COMPRHENSIVE GUIDE TO THE BIRD LIFE OF THE CONTINENT AS A WHOLE INCLUDING NORTH AFRICA. EXTRA POSTAGE WILL BE REQUIRED.
| Author: | BROWN L. H., URBAN E. K.AND NEWMAN K. |
| Place, Publisher, Date: | 1982 ACADEMIC PRESS, NEW YORK |
| Binding: | HARDBACK |
| Condition: | VERY GOOD |
THE BIRDS OF AFRICA – VOLUME 1
£40.00VERY GOOD COPY IN VERY GOOD DUSTWRAP: SIGNATURE TO FEP. ILLUSTRATED BY MARTIN WOODCOCK AND PETER HAYMAN. THIS VOLUME IS THE FIRST OF A SET WHICH WHEN COMPLETE WILL COVER THE ENTIRE AVIFAUNA OF AFRICA ONE OF THE MOST VARIED AND INTERESTING IN THE WORLD. WHILE MANY REGIONAL GUIDES TO AFRICAN BIRDS EXIST THIS WILL BE THE FIRST COMPRHENSIVE GUIDE TO THE BIRD LIFE OF THE CONTINENT AS A WHOLE INCLUDING NORTH AFRICA. EXTRA POSTAGE WILL BE REQUIRED.
| Author: | BROWN L. H., URBAN E. K. & NEWMAN K. |
| Place, Publisher, Date: | 1982 ACADEMIC PRESS, NEW YORK |
| Binding: | HARDBACK |
| Condition: | VERY GOOD |
THE BIRDS OF AFRICA – VOLUME 1
£45.00VERY GOOD COPY IN VERY GOOD DUSTWRAP (FADED SPINE PREVIOUS OWNER’S SIGNATURE TO FEP). ILLUSTRATED BY MARTIN WOODCOCK AND PETER HAYMAN. THIS VOLUME IS THE FIRST OF A SET WHICH WHEN COMPLETE WILL COVER THE ENTIRE AVIFAUNA OF AFRICA ONE OF THE MOST VARIED AND INTERESTING IN THE WORLD. WHILE MANY REGIONAL GUIDES TO AFRICAN BIRDS EXIST THIS WILL BE THE FIRST COMPRHENSIVE GUIDE TO THE BIRD LIFE OF THE CONTINENT AS A WHOLE INCLUDING NORTH AFRICA. EXTRA POSTAGE WILL BE REQUIRED.
| Author: | BROWN L. H., URBAN E. K. & NEWMAN K. |
| Place, Publisher, Date: | ACADEMIC PRESS, 1982 |
| Binding: | HARDBACK |
| Condition: | VERY GOOD |