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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
1889e1035Edinburgh: David Douglas. G: in good condition without dust jacket. Corners bumped. 1889. First Edition. Blue hardback cloth cover. 220mm x 150mm 9" x 6". xii 334pp. ads. Folding map in colour to front ; additional b/w line drawings within the text. . David Douglas hardcover
38281LONDON. BROWN 1907. TWO VOLUMES FIRST EDITION ORIGINAL GREEN CLOTH. A VERY GOOD SET. BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHIC PLATES. LONDON. BROWN, 1907 hardcover
31655LONDON. BROWN 1907. TWO VOLUMES FIRST EDITION ORIGINAL GREEN CLOTH. SLIGHT WEAR TO TOP OF SPINES FOXING TO PRELIMS. ONLY. A VERY GOOD SET. BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHIC PLATES. LONDON. BROWN, 1907 hardcover
37922CORNWALL HEADLAND PUBLICATIONS 1978. 1ST EDITION. A NEAR FINE COPY IN DARK BLUE BOARDS - NO DUSTWRAP. AUTHOR`S PRESENTATION COPY AND HIS SIGNATURE ON FEP. CORNWALL, HEADLAND PUBLICATIONS, 1978 hardcover
17713LONDON CHRISTOPHER HELM 2003. NEW BOOK - MINT/MINT. HARDBACK. THE BOOK IS ILLUSTRATED THROUGHOUT WITH CHARMING LINE DRAWINGS AND THERE ARE COLOUR PHOTOGRAPHS DISTRIBUTION MAPS AND CHARTS . LONDON CHRISTOPHER HELM, 2003 hardcover
32263EDINBURGH DAVID DOUGLAS 1905. FIRST EDITION OCTAVO 321 PAGES. VERY GOOD IN NAVY BLUE CLOTH GILT WITH PHOTOGRAPHIC PLATES AND A MAP. MINOR WEAR TO THE SPINE BUT A VERY GOOD COPY. EDINBURGH, DAVID DOUGLAS, 1905 hardcover
10064LONDON CHRISTOPHER HELM 2001. FIRST EDITION SOFTBACK FINE COPY. ONE OF THE HELM FIELD GUIDES. EQUADOR'S NEARLY 1600 BIRD SPECIES ARE MADE ACCESSIBLE IN A USER-FRIENDLY FORMAT. LONDON, CHRISTOPHER HELM, 2001 unknown
28634OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS. 1989. FIRST EDITION FINE COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER. THE OSCINE PASSERINES. WITH COLOUR PLATES MAPS AND CHARTS OVER 500 PAGES. EXTRA POSTAGE REQUIRED. OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS. 1989 unknown
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
1989006318Austin: Univ of Texas Press 1989. Volume I includes: the Jays and Swallows; Wrens Thrushes and Allies; Vireos and Wood-warblers; Tanagers Icterids and Finches. Volume II includes: the Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers Antbirds Gnatcatchers and Tapaculos; Tyrant Flycatchers; and Manakins and Cotingas. Color plates maps bibliography index 516 pages & 814 pages. Tiny tear on one dust jacket. Heavy set extra postage will be required. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Univ of Texas Press Hardcover
2001014044Ithaca NY: Comstock Publishing Ass 2001. HEAVY. xvii 740pp index bibliography hundreds distribution maps 96 col plates num bw ills. Or pictorial card covers. Prev owners initials on first blank page. Superb field guide with many many hundreds of species illustrated in colour in the 96 colour plates. . First Paperback. Soft Cover. Near Fine. Sml 4to. Comstock Publishing Ass Paperback
2001014043Ithaca NY: Comstock Publishing Ass 2001. HEAVY. xviii 848pp index bibliography key map. Or pictorial card covers. Very small bump/crease at top of front cover card at top of spine slightly wrinkled prev owners initials on first blank page. . First Paperback. Soft Cover. Near Fine. Sml 4to. Comstock Publishing Ass Paperback
32202YORKSHIRE SPURN BIRD OBSERVATORY 2016. FIRST EDITION QUARTO FINE HARDBACK COPY IN LAMINATED BOARDS. YORKSHIRE, SPURN BIRD OBSERVATORY, 2016 hardcover
32323LONDON TRUBNER 1880. FIRST EDITION QUARTO ORIGINAL BROWN CLOTH 320 PAGES. WITH AN INTRODUCTION APPENDIX AND BRIEF MEMOIR OF THE AUTHOR BY JAMES HARTING. FOLDING MAP WITH A CLOSED TEAR. A RATHER POOR COPY WITH WEAR TO THE EDGE OF THE FRONT BOARD SOME FOXING TO THE PRELIMS ONLY THEN CLEAN OTHERWISE GOOD. PRICED ACCORDINGLY. SCARCE. LONDON, TRUBNER, 1880 hardcover
32264EDINBURGH MACLACHLAN AND STEWART 1874. FIRST EDITION OCTAVO 398 PAGES. ORIGINAL GREEN CLOTH GILT WITH 8 PHOTOGRAPHIC PLATES. THE FRONT HINGE IS SPLIT BUT HOLDING. HENCE A WEAK BINDING. A READING COPY AND PRICED ACCORDINGLY. SCARCE. EDINBURGH, MACLACHLAN AND STEWART, 1874 hardcover
1901002431London: John Murray 1901. Fold-out map many ills. TEG 512pp. Top of spine frayed corner wear. White spot where library number was removed on spine. Inside has no ex-library evidence no stamps pockets bookplates etc. Nice color illustration of two birds on cover. Inside is tight hinges strong and except for light foxing on endpapers clean. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. John Murray Hardcover
32235LONDON VAN VOORST 1869. FIRST EDITION ORIGINAL GREEN CLOTH A VERY GOOD FIRM COPY. LONDON, VAN VOORST, 1869 hardcover
32289LONDON PORTER 1879. FIRST EDITION ORIGINAL GREEN CLOTH SLIGHT FOXING TO PRELIMS ONLY THEN VERY CLEAN. A VERY BRIGHT COPY OF A SCARCE ITEM. LONDON, PORTER, 1879 hardcover
1869036613London: John Van Voorst 1869. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo 19 x 13 cm. pp x 643; some pages remain uncut. Green cloth hardback binding very good and bright gilt bright contents clean and tight no inscriptions attractive bookplate belonging to Robert Washington Oates no foxing. A near fine first edition copy. Robert Washington Oates a relative of Frank and Lawrence Oates was an extremely wealthy man and like Frank Robert Washington Oates was a fan of natural history; so when he heard in 1954 that there were plans to turn Gilbert White's home into a museum but the project was struggling financially; Oates stepped in purchased The Wakes and helped to fund the Museum and donating his natural history library and the Oates family collection. John Van Voorst Hardcover
24162LONDON OLIVER & BOYD 1953. SECOND EDITION. NEAR FINE COPY IN FINE PROTECTED DUSTWRAP. 31 COLOUR PLATES BY COMMANDER A.M.HUGHES. AN EXCEPTIONAL COPY. LONDON, OLIVER & BOYD, 1953 unknown
135331981 THE SABAH SOCIETY SABAH. NEAR FINE HARDBACK LAMINATED PICTORIAL COVERS. 3RD EDITION. REVISED BY THE EARL OF CRANBROOK. WITH 47 PLATES IN COLOUR AND 4 IN MONOCHROME BY COMMANDER A.M. HUGHES. 1981 THE SABAH SOCIETY, SABAH hardcover
286411953 OLIVER & BOYD LONDON. SECOND EDITION SOME SPOTTING TO THE SPINE HINGE A LITTLE WEAK BUT VERY GOOD. TEAR AT TOP OF SPINE OF DUSTWRAP. 31 COLOUR PLATES BY COMMANDER A.M.HUGHES. 1953 OLIVER & BOYD LONDON unknown
28850HANTS NIMROD PRESS 1986. THIRD EDITION VERY GOOD COPY IN VERY GOOD DUSTWRAP. THIRTY TWO COLOUR PLATES BY COMMANDER A.M. HUGHES. A HEAVY BOOK WHICH WILL INCUR EXTRA POSTAGE. HANTS, NIMROD PRESS, 1986 unknown