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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]
ProvenanceFrom the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s.
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Books on Parrots - 4 Titles
1981-1992 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
W. de Grahl - Parrots: Parakeets, Budgerigars, Lovebirds, Lories, Macaws - London, 1981, hardback with dustwrapper, 176 pp, colour and monochrome; Singapore's Fabulous Jurong Bird Park - Singapore, 1983, card covers, 48 pp, colour; R. Jordan - Parrot Incubation Procedures - Ontario, 1989, hardback, 142 pp, colour; H. Kremer - Aratingas - Noordbergum, 1992, hardback, 160 p, colour. 1.71 kg total, 21.7 x 16.5 - 23.7 x 17.5 cm
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s. -
The Amazon and Madera Rivers
1874 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
By Franz Keller - London, 1874, hardback with cloth covers, library binding with gilt titling 173 pp, line drawings, monochrome. 1.82 kg, 35.5 x 27 cm
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s. -
Books on Birds of South East Asia - 6 Titles
1980-2002 A.D.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
C. & T. Inskipp - A Guide to the Birds of Nepal - London, 1991 edition, hardback with dustwrapper, 400 pp, colour plates, line drawings, maps; C. Robson - A Field Guide to the Birds of South-East Asia - London, 2002 edition, vinyl covers, 504 pp, colour plates; C. Viney & K. Phillips - Birds of Hong Kong - Hong Kong, 1986, card covers, 214 pp, colour plates, line drawings; Salim Ali - A Field Guide to the Birds of the Eastern Himalayas - Oxford, 1992 reprint, hardback with dustwrapper, 264 pp, colour plates; Martin Woodcock - Handguide to the Birds of the Indian Sub-Continent - London, 1984 reprint, card covers, 176 pp, colour plates; Michael Webster & Chew Yen Fook - Birds of Thailand - London, 1997, card covers, 142 pp, colour. 3.38 kg total, 19 x 9.6 - 25.5 x 19.5 cm
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s.