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LOT 2716
Books on African Birds - 5 Titles
1963-1990 A.D.
7 5/8 x 5 - 8 3/4 x 5 7/8 in. (3.53 kg total, 19.4 x 12.7 - 22.3 x 15 cm).
P.A.D. Hollom et al. - Birds of the Middle East and North Africa - Calton, 1988, hardback, 280 pp, colour; Philip Clancey - The Birds of Mozambique - Westville, n.d., card covers, 312 pp, colour, line drawings, maps; C.W.M. Praed and C.H.B. Grant - African Handbook of Birds, Series 2 - Southern Third of Africa, Volume 2 - London, 1963, hardback with cloth covers, 747 pp, line drawings, maps; Ber van Perlo - Birds of Eastern Africa - London, 1995, card covers, 301 pp, colour; W.J. Serle et al. - Field Guide to the Birds of West Africa - London, 1990 edition, hardback, 351 pp, colour. [5, No Reserve]
Provenance
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s.
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