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30401OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS 1988. FIRST EDITION VERY GOOD COPY IN VERY GOOD DUSTWRAP SLIGHTLY FADED SPINE. THE COMPREHENSIVE HANDBOOK. EXTRA POSTAGE WILL BE REQUIRED. OXFORD, UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1988 unknown
1967008584London: The Trustees of the British Museum 1967. Large quarto pp xii 68 15 plates an exceedinly good copy in very good dustwrapper which is now protected in a removable cover. The original price on the dustwrapper is neatly crossed out and there are the remains of a small circular price sticker on the front endpaper. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. The Trustees of the British Museum Hardcover
1973000154London: Collins 1973. Collins London. 1973 1st hardback. Very Good/Very Good. 215 x 145 mm 288 pages. B/w photos. Book Condition: Very good clean tight black boards neat owner's plate on front paste-down. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good price-clipped very minor rubbing to lower edge of rear jacket which will be sleeved before delivery. One of the 'classics' amongst bird monographs "The Dotterel" is the result of many years study by Nethersole-Thompson in upland Britain. . Birds Dotterel. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Collins Hardcover
1881003646<p>London: Longmans Green and Co. 1881. Good/Pictorial boards. 8vo. 220 x 140mm 548 pages. Chromopxylographs maps woodcuts. Book condition: Good clean gilt decorated and titled boards not faded tight binding not inscribed. Overall pretty good copy for it's age! Comments: A comprehensive study of the Arctic and Antarctic polar regions: animals birds marine life Iceland Westman Islands Norwegian coast Spitzbergen Bear Island Jan Meyen Novaya Zemlya The Lapps Siberia Kamtschatka Alaska Hudson's Bay Indian tribes Antarctica Patagonia and much more. Some super illustrations!. Hard Cover. Good/Pictorial Board. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.</p> Longmans, Green and Co. hardcover
32318GLASGOW THOMAS MURRAY 1871. FIRST EDITION ORIGINAL GREEN CLOTH. 520 PAGES 15 PLATES FRONT HINGE CRACKED GRUBBY PRELIMS THEN CLEAN SMALL LOSS TO FOOT OF SPINE AND SOME WEAR TO THE CLOTH BUT VERY GOOD OVERALL. GLASGOW, THOMAS MURRAY, 1871 hardcover
32319LONDON PORTER 1907. FIRST EDITION QUARTORED CLOTH COLOUR FRONTIS. 175 PAGES SMALL MAP. SOME AGE-TONING TO THE PRELIMS. BUT A VERY NICE FRESH COPY. LONDON, PORTER, 1907 hardcover
261461992 ACADEMIC PRESS LONDON. NEW BOOK IN DUSTWRAP. ILLUSTRATED BY ALAN HARRIS AND DAVID QUINN. PUBLISHED WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE BREHM FOUNDATION. EXTRA POSTAGE WILL BE REQUIRED FOR OVERSEAS. 1992 ACADEMIC PRESS, LONDON unknown
1986000656T & A D Poyser 1986. T & A D Poyser. 1986 1st hardback. Very Good/Very Good. 240 x 160mm 396 pages. B/w photos line drawings by Keith Brockie maps. Book Condition: Very good clean black cloth boards tight binding. Jacket Condition: Very good clean bright touch of fade to spine not creased not price-clipped. Comments: One of the more noted Poyser titles this monograph on the Sparrowhawk is an excellent comprehensive and detailed study by the author. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Keith Brockie. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. T & A D Poyser Hardcover
39219LONDON H.F. AND G. WITHERBY 1926. A VERY GOOD COPY IN RED BOARDS - SLIGHTLY FADED SPINE. SOME FOXING AT THE FRONT AND REAR AND PAGE EDGES. BEING AN ACCOUNT OF THE AVIFAUNA OF THE COTE D`AZUR FROM THE ESTEREL MOUNTAINS TO THE ITALIAN FRONTIER. SIX PLATES BY VARIOUS ARSTISTS AND TEXT FIGURES BY THE AUTHOR. SCARCE. LONDON, H.F. AND G. WITHERBY, 1926 hardcover
8985WILLIAMS & NORGATE. LONDON. 1926. VERY GOOD HARDBACK IN BLUE CLOTH GOLD TITLE ON SPINE AND FRONT BOARD. SLIGHTLY WEAK SPINE. FOXING THROUGHOUT. FULLY ILLUSTRATED IN COLOUR. 1ST EDITION WILLIAMS & NORGATE. LONDON. 1926 hardcover
2003002122London: Collins 2003. Fine. 8vo. 220 x 150mm 218 pages. Colour and b/w photos line drawings maps. Book condition: Fine clean bright not faded not creased tight binding no inscriptions protected in removable clear Lyfjacket. Comments: An excellent study of British bat species - their evolution biology feeding reproduction threats and conservation; illustrated. First Edition in paperback. Soft Cover. Fine/-. Illus. by -. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Collins Paperback
18280OLIVER AND BOYD. LONDON. 1954. FIRST EDITION VERY GOOD HARDBACK IN TORN DUSTWRAP. AN ACCOUNT OF THE DISTRIBUTION MIGRATIONS AND HABITS AS OBSERVED IN IRELAND. ILLUSTRATED WITH BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS. OLIVER AND BOYD. LONDON. 1954 hardcover
32521POYSER. 2010. REPRINT. FINE COPY IN FINE PROTECTED DUSTWRAPPER. INCLUDES CHAPTERS ON NOMENCLATURE RACES AND MORPHS BIOMETRICS NESTING INCUBATION CHICK REARING MIGRATION FEEDING FEEDING ECOLOGY. ILLUSTRATED BY ALAN HARRIS. POYSER. 2010 unknown
40025LONDON CHRISTOPHER HELM 2008. SECOND EDITION. A FINE COPY IN A FINE DUSTWRAP WITH A CONTRIBUTION ON MOLECULAR EVOLUTION BY MICHAEL WINK PETRA HEIDRICH HEDI SAUER-GURTH ABDEL-AZIZ ELSAYED AND JAVIER GONZALEZ. LONDON, CHRISTOPHER HELM, 2008 unknown
5722LONDON CHARLES KNIGHT 1850. BOUND IN HALF LEATHER VERY WORN TEAR AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SPINE. A CLEAN AND TIGHT COPY. WITH QUALITY ENGRAVINGS OF CONTEMPORARY SCENES AND FIGURES. ALSO THREE FOLD-OUT MAPS. 641 PAGES. MARBLED BOARDS. WOULD INCUR EXTRA POSTAGE IF SENT OVERSEAS. LONDON, CHARLES KNIGHT, 1850 hardcover
1977000127London: Collins 1977. Collins London. 1977 1st hardback. Very Good/Very Good. 225 x 155 mm 223 pages.Colour plates b/w photos line drawings. Book Condition: Very good clean tight green boards neat owner's plate inside cover. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good not price-clipped unfaded spine Mylar sleeving as published. One of the scarcer NN titles with a print run of only 4000 copies. The book investigates ants as insects types of British ant ant structure feeding nesting brood rearing ant communities etc. A nice clean copy in fine condition! . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Gordon Riley. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Collins Hardcover
1892036071London: Gurney & Jackson 1892. Book. Illus. by G.E Lodge Victor Prout. Near Fine. Hardcover. Second Edition Revised. 8vo. Pp. 2 xxvi 271 4; large fold out map in text and plate illustrations throughout by Lodge and others. Green cloth binding very good and bright light rubbing to joints. Contents clean and tight no foxing original yellow end papers. Freddie Spencer Chapman's copy with his pencil initials and date to the front free end paper. A clean near fine copy. F. S. Chapman needs little introduction - war time hero and ornithologisht with an extraordinary story: for over three years during the second world war he "blew up trains bridges and enemy soldiers in the jungles of Malaya all the while studying birdlife and sending home seeds". Gurney & Jackson Hardcover
1917037215London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1917. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 691 pages the definitive bibliography for pre-1913 books on British birds. Original hardback binding very good gilt lettering to spine a little dulled. Contents clean and tight replacement front free end paper to match original unmarked no inscriptions. A very good tight copy. Outstanding and indispensable. Macmillan and Co., Limited Hardcover
40016LONDON CHRISTOPHER HELM 2005. REPRINT. FINE IN FINE DUSTWRAPPER NOT PRICE-CLIPPED. HELM IDENTIFICATION GUIDE. COLOUR PAINTINGS BY HANS LARSSON : 96 FULL-COLOUR PLATES 43 SPECIES OVER 800 PREVIOUSLY UNPUBLISHED FULL-COLOUR PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN BY SOME OF THE WORLD`S LEADING BIRD PHOTOGRAPHERS. COLOUR DISTRIBUTION MAPS FOR ALL SPECIES. EXTRA POSTAGE FOR OVERSEAS. LONDON CHRISTOPHER HELM, 2005 unknown
39207NORFOLK ROUNCE AND WORTLEY 1930. 1ST EDITION. A VERY GOOD COPY IN BLUE BOARDS. SOME FOXING THROUGHOUT. PEN AND INK SKETCHES BY THE AUTHOR. SCARCE. NORFOLK, ROUNCE AND WORTLEY, 1930 hardcover
039200Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company 1947. Book. Illus. by Roger Tory Peterson. Very Good. Hardback. Signed by Authors. Second Revised Edition. 8vo. An important association copy of this important groundbreaking book the first of the field guides. This is the 1947 Second Revised and Enlarged Edition. Signed and inscribed by the author to the naturalist and author Bruce Campbell on the title page. "To Bruce Campbell with my best regards Roger Tory Peterson" Bruce Campbell has also signed his name to the title and half-title pages. 290 pages colour plates throughout decorative end papers. Cloth binding very good with a little general wear lettering faded to the spine. Contents clean and tight. A very good signed association copy. Houghton Mifflin Company Hardcover
24115LONDON COLLINS 1986. FIRST EDITION FINE IN DUSTWRAPPER. ILLUSTRATED WITH COLOUR PHOTOGRAPHS CHARTS AND DIAGRAMS. A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY. SCARCE. LONDON, COLLINS, 1986 unknown
1965000174London: Collins 1965. Collins London. 1965 1st edition hardback. Very Good/Very Good. 205 x 140 mm 256 pages. Colour and b/w photos maps. Book Condition: Very good clean tight binding green boards neat owner's plate on front paste-down. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good price-clipped minor rubbing to corner An excellent monograph on the common and probably least studied of British birds the Wood Pigeon. The book investigates the alleged crop damage attributed to the bird together with revealing facts on it's breeding behaviour. . . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Collins Hardcover
1989033411Oxford: Oxford University Press 1989. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to. Complete in two volumes. The oscine Passerines and The suboscine Passerines; b/w and colour illustrations end paper maps. Dust jackets fine; hardback binding fine; contents clean and tight some spotting to the fore-edges otherwise unmarked. A very good set in fine jackets. Oxford University Press Hardcover
1989033449Oxford: Oxford University Press 1989. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to. Complete in two volumes. The oscine Passerines and The suboscine Passerines; b/w and colour illustrations end paper maps. Dust jackets fine; hardback binding fine; contents clean and tight some dust soiling to the top edge of volume one only otherwise unmarked. A very good set in fine jackets. Oxford University Press Hardcover