VERY GOOD COPY IN VERY GOOD DUSTWRAP. THIS BOOK DISCUSSES THE SEVEN MAIN FAMILIES OF RAPTORS AND ACCIPITERS: FALCONS EAGLES SECRETARY BIRDS OSPREY VULTURES HAWKS AND OWLS.
VERY GOOD LARGE VOLUME IN VERY GOOD DUSTWRAP. EDITORIAL ADVISOR: PENNY OLSEN ILLUSTRATIONS BY TONY PYRZAKOWSKI. THIS BOOK DEALS WITH THE BIOLOGY OF RAPTORS THEIR BREEDING HABITS THE MAIN THREATS TO THEM AND THE CONSERVATION SUCCESSES. ABOVE ALL IT IMPARTS A FEELING FOR THE BEAUTY OF THESE BIRDS FOR THEIR IMPORTANCE IN HUMAN CULTURE AND FOR THE INSPIRATION THEY HAVE GIVEN TO PEOPLE EVERYWHERE. AN ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIC SURVEY BY INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS.
TWELVE COLOUR PLATES IN FINE CONDITION. A FACSIMILE OF THE ORIGINAL EDITION OF 1919 CONTAINED IN A CARDBOARD SLEEVE. MARSH HARRIER MONTAGU`S HARRIER GOLDEN EAGLE GOSHAWK KITE HONEY BUZZARD GYR FALCON HOBBY MERLIN AND KESTREL. LIMITED TO 1000 COPIES THIS BEING NUMBER 199. VERY SCARCE.
VERY GOOD HARDBACK IN VERY GOOD DUSTWRAP. PAINTINGS BY IAN WILLIS. THIS VOLUME PROVIDES A UNIQUE COMBINATION OF THE LATEST SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION IN A FORM THAT CAN BE APPRECIATED BY A WIDE RANGE OF READERS.
FINE HARDBACK AND DUST WRAP. (PRICE-CLIPPED). TEXT COVERS BOTH INDIVIDUAL SPECIES AND FAMILIES AND A GENERAL INTRODUCTION OUTLINES THE CHARACTER OF THE BIRDS OF PREY AND THEIR BIOLOGY. ILLUSTRATED BY IAN WILLIS
FIRST BRITISH EDITION. VERY GOOD COPY NO DUSTWRAPPER. THE BOOK IS DIVIDED INTO TWO PARTS. PART 1 DEALS WITH PREHISTORY BIRDS OF PREY AND MAN INCLUDING A HISTORY OF THE ART OF FALCONRY ECOLOGY AND HABITATS. PART 2 IS AN ATLAS AND FIELD GUIDE TO BIRDS OF THE WORLD GENUS BY GENUS. PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED WITH PHOTOGRAPHS MAPS AND CHARTS. NEARLY 500 PAGES INCLUDING THE INDEX.
FIRST BRITISH EDITION. VERY GOOD COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER. THE BOOK IS DIVIDED INTO TWO PARTS. PART 1 DEALS WITH PREHISTORY BIRDS OF PREY AND MAN INCLUDING A HISTORY OF THE ART OF FALCONRY ECOLOGY AND HABITATS. PART 2 IS AN ATLAS AND FIELD GUIDE TO BIRDS OF THE WORLD GENUS BY GENUS. PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED WITH PHOTOGRAPHS MAPS AND CHARTS. NEARLY 500 PAGES INCLUDING THE INDEX.
