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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]

Provenance

From 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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