FIRST 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.
FIRST 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.
FIRST 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.
FIRST 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.
REPRINT. 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.
REPRINT. 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.
FIRST 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.
NEW 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.
