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THE WHOOPING CRANE

£15.00

VERY GOOD SOFT BACK WITH SOME DAMAGE TO SPINE. RESEARCH REPORT NO. 3 OF THE NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY.

Author: ALLEN ROBERT PORTER
Place, Publisher, Date: 1952 NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY, NEW YORK
Binding: SOFTBACK
Condition: VERY GOOD
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THE WILDFOWL PAINTINGS OF HENRY JONES

£180.00

LIMITED TO 350 COPIES SIGNED BY PETER OLNEY THIS BEING NUMBER 12. TEXT BU OLNEY AND INTRODUCTION BY SCOTT. WITH 60 VERY FINE TIPPED-IN FULL PAGE PLATES IN COLOUR A BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE ON JONES APPENDIX GLOSSARY INDEX. OBLONF FOLIO BOUND IN HALF BLUE LEATHER OVER BLUE CLOTH. THERE IS SOME EVIDENCE OF DAMP-STAINING HAVING AFFECTED THE FIRST AND LAST PRELIMS. THE BINDING HAS BEEN STRENGTHENED FRONT AND BACK SMALL MARK TO CLOTH OF FRONT BOARD OTHER WISE VERY GOOD WITH THE PLATES CLEAN. PRICED ACCORDINGLEY. THE BOOK WEIGHS 5.3 Kg SO POSTAGE AT COST.

Author: OLNEY PETER AND SCOTT SIR PETER
ISBN: 0901366544
Place, Publisher, Date: LONDON, THRESHOLD/HARRAP,1987
Binding: HALF LEATHER
Condition: VERY GOOD
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THE WILDFOWL PAINTINGS OF HENRY JONES

£260.00

LIMITED TO 350 COPIES SIGNED BY PETER OLNEY THIS BEING NUMBER 12. TEXT BU OLNEY AND INTRODUCTION BY SCOTT. WITH 60 VERY FINE TIPPED-IN FULL PAGE PLATES IN COLOUR A BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE ON JONES APPENDIX GLOSSARY INDEX. OBLONF FOLIO BOUND IN HALF BLUE LEATHER OVER BLUE CLOTH. THERE IS SOME EVIDENCE OF DAMP-STAINING HAVING AFFECTED THE FIRST AND LAST PRELIMS. THE BINDING HAS BEEN STRENGTHENED FRONT AND BACK SMALL MARK TO CLOTH OF FRONT BOARD OTHER WISE VERY GOOD WITH THE PLATES CLEAN. PRICED ACCORDINGLEY. THE BOOK WEIGHS 5.3 Kg SO POSTAGE AT COST.

Author: OLNEY PETER AND SCOTT SIR PETER
ISBN: 0901366544
Place, Publisher, Date: LONDON, THRESHOLD/HARRAP,1987
Binding: HALF LEATHER
Condition: VERY GOOD
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THE WISDOM OF BIRDS – AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF ORNITHOLOGY

£16.00

FIRST EDITION SOFTBACK VERY GOOD. AN INTERESTING ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF 437 PAGES.

Author: BIRKHEAD TIM
Place, Publisher, Date: LONDON, BLOOMSBURY, 2008
Binding: SOFTBACK
Condition: VERY GOOD
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THE WOODCOCK IN THE BRITISH ISLES

£15.00

VERY GOOD SOFT COVER. BASED ON A REPORT OF INQUIRY 1934-35. REPRINTED FROM THE IBIS VOLS 87 PAGES 512-550 88 PAGES 1-24 159-179 271-286 427-444 AND 89 PAGES 1-28.

Author: ALEXANDER W.B.
Place, Publisher, Date: 1939 BRITISH TRUST FOR ORNITHOLOGY
Binding: SOFT COVER
Condition: VERY GOOD
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THE WORLD ATLAS OF BIRDS

£19.00

VERY GOOD LARGE HARDBACK IN VERY GOOD DUSTWRAP. FULLY ILLUSTRATED IN COLOUR. REPRINT. FINE COPY.

Author: SCOTT SIR PETER (EDITOR)
ISBN: 0855330422
Place, Publisher, Date: MITCHELL BEAZLEY. LONDON. 1979
Binding: HARDBACK
Condition: VERY GOOD
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THE WORLD OF BIRDS

£15.00

VERY GOOD COPY IN VERY GOOD DUSTWRAP. A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO GENERAL ORNITHOLOGY. BIRD PAINTINGS BY ROGER TORY PETERSON. WILL REQUIRE EXTRA POSTAGE.

Author: FISHER JAMES AND ROGER TORY PETERSON
Place, Publisher, Date: 1964 MACDONALD, LONDON
Binding: HARDBACK
Condition: VERY GOOD
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THE WORLD OF BIRDS (SIGNED, LIMITED EDITION)

£85.00

LIMITED TO 500 COPIES THIS BEING NUMBER 324. SIGNED BY BOTH FISHER AND PETERSON BOUND IN FULL RED MOROCCO TOP EDGES GILT. A VERY GOOD COPY. A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO GENERAL ORNITHOLOGY. BIRD PAINTINGS BY ROGER TORY PETERSON. WILL REQUIRE EXTRA POSTAGE.

Author: FISHER JAMES AND ROGER TORY PETERSON
Place, Publisher, Date: LONDON, MACDONALD, 1964
Binding: HARDBACK
Condition: VERY GOOD
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THE WORLD OF BIRDS (SIGNED, LIMITED EDITION)

£85.00

LIMITED TO 500 COPIES THIS BEING NUMBER 61. SIGNED BY BOTH FISHER AND PETERSON BOUND IN FULL RED MOROCCO TOP EDGES GILT. A VERY GOOD COPY. A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO GENERAL ORNITHOLOGY. BIRD PAINTINGS BY ROGER TORY PETERSON. WILL REQUIRE EXTRA POSTAGE.

Author: FISHER JAMES AND ROGER TORY PETERSON
Place, Publisher, Date: LONDON, MACDONALD, 1964
Binding: HARDBACK
Condition: VERY GOOD
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THE WORLD OF ROGER TORY PETERSON: AN AUTHORISED BIOGRAPHY

£12.00

VERY GOOD COPY IN VERY GOOD DUSTWRAP. FOREWORD BY ELLIOT RICHARDSON. LAVISHLY ILLUSTRATED WITH DRAWINGS AND COLOUR REPRODUCTIONS OF HIS PAINTINGS.

Author: DEVLIN JOHN C. AND NAISMITH GRACE
Place, Publisher, Date: DAVID AND CHARLES, 1977
Binding: HARDBACK
Condition: VERY GOOD
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THE WORLD OF ROGER TORY PETERSON: AN AUTHORISED BIOGRAPHY

£13.50

VERY GOOD COPY IN VERY GOOD CELLOPHANE PROTECTED DUSTWRAP. FOREWORD BY ELLIOT RICHARDSON. LAVISHLY ILLUSTRATED WITH DRAWINGS AND COLOUR REPRODUCTIONS OF HIS PAINTINGS.

Author: DEVLIN JOHN C. AND NAISMITH GRACE
Place, Publisher, Date: 1977 DAVID AND CHARLES, NEWTON ABBOT
Binding: HARDBACK
Condition: VERY GOOD
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THE WORLD OF THE CANADA GOOSE

£18.00

VERY GOOD COPY IN VERY GOOD PROTECTED DUSTWRAP. PHOTOGRAPHS BY THE AUTHOR. THE AUTHOR DESCRIBES THE PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ELEVEN RECOGNISED SUB-SPECIES AND DISCUSSES MIGRATION FOOD PREFERENCES HABITAT AND HAZARDS AS WELL AS COURTSHIP MATING AND NESTING HABITS. THE HISTORY OF GOOSE HUNTING AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROTECTIVE GAME LAWS AND CONSERVATION PROGRAMS ARE AMONG THE FASCINATING AND INFORMATIVE SUBJECTS COVERED IN THIS BOOK. 150 SPLIENDID PHOTOGRAPHS ILLUSTRATE EVERY TOPIC IN THE TEXT WHICH WRITTEN PRIMARILY FOR ADULTS IS CLEAR ENOUGH TO BE UNDERSTOOD AND ENJOYED BY YOUNG READERS. 2ND PRINTING.

Author: WORMER JOE VAN
Place, Publisher, Date: 1968 J.B. LIPPINCOTT CO., U.S.A.
Binding: HARDBACK
Condition: VERY GOOD
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THE ZOOLOGICAL RECORD – AVES (1938-1945)

£45.00

NINE ISSUES VERY NICELY BOUND TOGETHER IN BLACK CLOTH EX LIBRARY OF THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY. VERY GOOD COPIES IN A TIGHT AND CLEAN BINDING GILT TITLES. VOLUME 75 (1938) TO VOLUME 82 (1945).

Author: SCLATER W. L. (COMPILER)
Place, Publisher, Date: LONDON, THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY, 1938-1945
Binding: HARDBACK
Condition: VERY GOOD
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THE ZOOLOGICAL RECORD – AVES (1948-1952)

£30.00

FIVES ISSUES VERY NICELY BOUND TOGETHER IN BLACK CLOTH EX LIBRARY OF THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY. VERY GOOD COPIES IN A TIGHT AND CLEAN BINDING GILT TITLES. VOLUME 96 (1959) TO VOLUME 100 (1963).

Author: TENISON W. P. C. (COMPILER)
Place, Publisher, Date: LONDON, THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY, 1948-1952
Binding: HARDBACK
Condition: VERY GOOD
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THE ZOOLOGICAL RECORD – AVES (1954-1958)

£30.00

FIVES ISSUES VERY NICELY BOUND TOGETHER IN BLACK CLOTH EX LIBRARY OF THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY. VERY GOOD COPIES IN A TIGHT AND CLEAN BINDING GILT TITLES. VOLUME 91 (1954) TO VOLUME 95 (1958).

Author: TENISON W. P. C. (COMPILER)
Place, Publisher, Date: LONDON, THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY, 1954-1958
Binding: HARDBACK
Condition: VERY GOOD