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LOT 2617
Bird Books on Crows, Jays, Pheasants and Gamebirds - 4 Titles
1967-1999 A.D.
9 1/4 x 6 1/8 - 10 x 7 1/2 in. (2.96 kg total, 23.5 x 15.6 - 25.5 x 19.1 cm).
S. Madge & H. Burn - Crows & Jays - London, 1994, card covers, 192 pp, colour; S. Madge & H. Burn - Crows & Jays - London, 1994 reprint, hardback with dustwrapper, 192 pp, colour; P. Wayre - A Guide to the Pheasants of the World - London, 1969, hardback with dustwrapper, 176 pp, colour; P.A. Clancey - Gamebirds of Southern Africa - Cape Town, 2nd edition 1967, hardback with dustwrapper, 224 pp, monochrome. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s.
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LOT 2617
Bird Books on Crows, Jays, Pheasants and Gamebirds - 4 Titles
Estimate £20 - 30€23 - 35 (for guidance only)$27 - 41 (for guidance only)
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Books on Animals, Birds, Insects and Other Wildlife - 6 Titles
1860-1956 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Wild Life Illustrated - London, London, 1950, hardback with cloth covers, 512 pp, monochrome; R.L.E. Ford - Eggs and Nests of British Birds - London, 1955 reprint, hardback with dustwrapper, 96 pp, monochrome plates; George Hyde - British Insects - London, 1952, hardback with dustwrapper, 96 pp, monochrome plates, line drawings; George Hyde - British Butterflies - London, 1950, hardback with dustwrapper, 96 pp, colour plates, line drawings; David Attenborough - Zoo Quest to Guiana - London, 1956, hardback with dustwrappers, 186 pp, monochrome plates; Andrew Wilson - Sketches of Animal Life and Habits - London, 1880, hardback with cloth covers, gilt edges and titling, 208 pp, monochrome. 2.6 kg total, 17.5 x 12.7 - 23 x 15.5 cm
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s. -
Books on Birds - 8 Titles
1932-1969 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Jean Delacour - Pheasant of the World - London, 1965, hardback with dustwrapper, 351 pp, 32 colour plates; Dorothy Yglesias - The Cry of a Bird - London, 1962, hardback with dustwrapper, 168 pp, monochrome plates; A.A. Voitkevich - The Feathers and Plumage of Birds - London, 1966, hardback with cloth covers, 335 pp, monochrom pates, line drawings; British Poultry standards - London, n.d., hardback with dustwrapper, 348 pp, monochrome plates; Gertrude Hess - The BIrd: Its Life and Structure - London, 1951, hardback with cloth covers, 244 pp, line drawings; Len Howard - Birds as Individuals - London, 1969 edition, hardback with dustwrapper, 223 pp, monochrome plates; J. Delamain - Why Birds Sing - London, 1933 reprint, hardback with cloth covers, 296 pp; E.F. Dalglish - How to See Birds - London, 1932 reprint, hardback with cloth covers, 101 pp, text figures. 5 kg total, 19.5 x 12.5 - 28.6 x 22.4 cm
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s. -
Field Guides to the Birds of Columbia and Venezuela - 2 Titles
1978-1986 A.D.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
S.L.Hilty & W.L.Brown - A Guide to the Birds of Colombia - Princeton, 1986, card covers, 836 pp, line drawings; R. Meyer de Schauensee & W.H. Phelps - A Guide to the Birds of Venezuela - Princeton, 1978, card covers, 424 pp, colour and monochrome plates. 2.11 kg total, 22.7 x 15.5 cm each
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s.
