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LOT 2600
Books on Animals, Birds, Insects and Other Wildlife - 6 Titles
1860-1956 A.D.
6 7/8 x 5 - 9 x 6 1/8 in. (2.6 kg total, 17.5 x 12.7 - 23 x 15.5 cm).
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. [6, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s.
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LOT 2600
Books on Animals, Birds, Insects and Other Wildlife - 6 Titles
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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Books on Birds - 8 Titles
1925-1980 A.D.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
F.K. Truslow - The Nesting Season - London, 1979, hardback with dustwrapper, 136 pp, colour and monochrome plates; C.S.Bayne - Getting to Know the Birds - London, 1948 reprint, hardback with cloth covers, 102 pp, colour plates; C.P. Staples - Birds in a Garden sanctuary - London, 2nd edition 1946, hardback with cloth covers, 2 pp, monochrome plates; John Gooders - Where to Watch Birds - London, 1975 reprint, hardback with card covers, 343 pp, monochrome plates, line drawings, maps; E.R. Ennion - The British Bird - Oxford, 1949 reprint, hardback with cloth covers, 172 pp, line drawings; E.F.M. Elms - Our Resident Birds and How to Know Them - London, 1925 reprint, hardback with cloth covers, 126 pp, monochrome; James Fisher - Watching Birds - Harmondsworth, 1946 reprint, card covers, 192 pp, line drawings; J.S. Duris & E. Burke - Spotting Birds - London, 1980 reprint, hardback, 255 pp, colour. 3.34 kg total, 17.2 x 11.5 - 31.2 x 23.6 cm
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s. -
The Original Watercolor Paintings by John James Audubon for The Birds of America - 2 Volumes
1966 A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £22
M.B. Davidson (ed) - New York, 1966, 2 volumes, hardback with cloth covers in slipcase, colour. 5.5 kg total, 35.5 x 28 cm
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s. -
Parrots and Parrot-Like Birds
1929 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Marquess of Tavistock - London, 1929, hardback with cloth covers, 298 pp. 923 grams, 25 x 19.5 cm
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s.
