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LOT 2943
Books on Animals, Nature and Natural History - 8 Titles
1966-1981 A.D.
6 3/4 x 4 1/2 - 9 7/8 x 8 3/8 in. (3.6 kg total, 17 x 11.7 - 25 x 21.2 cm).
J Hanzak - A concise guide in colour: Bird's Eggs and Nests - London, 1974. hardcover, 228 pp, colour plates; B. Lloyd-Jones - The Animals Came in One by One - London, 1966, hardcover, 202 pp; R. Mabey - Nature in Your Basket - London, 1981, card covers, 64 pp, colour illustrations; R. Thompson - Animals Through the Eyes of an Artist - 1980, card covers, monochrome sketches; D. Shepherd - The Man Who Loves Giants. An artist among elephants and engines - Canada, 1975, hardcover with dustjacket, 164 pp, monochrome illustrations; A. Brown - Who Cares for Animals. 150 Years of the RSPCA - London, 1974, hard cover with dustjacket, 234 pp, colour and monochrome illustrations; L. Home - Reflections on Field and Stream - hardcover with dustjacket, 111 pp, monochrome illustrations; The Illustrated Origin of the Species by Charles Darwin, Abridged and Introduced by Richard E. Leakey, London, 1979, hardcover with dustjacket, 240 pp, colour and monochrome illustrations. [8, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s.
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The Birds of the British Isles - Series 1 - 3
1953 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Three volumes by T.A. Coward comprising: The Birds of the British Isles and Their Eggs, first series, comprising the families Corvidae to Phoenicopteridae, 252 coloured illustrations and 73 photographic illustrations; The Birds of The British Isles and Their Eggs, second series, comprising the families Anatidae to Phasianidae, 203 coloured illustrations and 66 photographic illustrations; The Birds of the British Isles, their migration and habits and observations on our rarer visitants, third series, 68 coloured illustrations and 68 photographic illustrations. 1.73 kg total, 17.5 x 13 cm each
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s. -
Books on Frogs, Reptiles and Amphibians - 5 Titles
1976-1989 A.D.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Joachim Blum - European Reptiles and Amphibians. A Pocket Identification Guide - Somerset, 1976, hardcover, 64 pp, monochrome and colour illustrations; Jay Pyrom - A Complete Guide to Frogs and Toads - 1987, hardcover, 93 pp, colour images; Helmut Zimmerman - Tropical Frogs - 1979, hardcover, 93 pp, colour and monochrome images; Trevor Beebee - Frogs & Toads - London, 1985, hardcover, 121 pp, monochrome illustrations; Chris Mattison - Frogs 7 Toads of the World - London, 1989, hardcover with dustjacket, 191 pp, colour and monochrome images. 1.61 kg total, 17 x 11.5 - 24 x 16 cm
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s. -
Books on British Birds - 5 Titles
1909-1979 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising: T.A. Coward F.Z.S. - The Birds of the British Isles and Their Eggs. A Handy Pocket Guide With Descriptive Text - London and New York, 1919, hardcover, 376 pp, colour and monochrome plates; S. Vere Benson - The Observer's Book of British Birds - London and New York, hardcover, 224 pp, colour and monochrome images; S. Vere Benson - The Observer's Book of British Birds - London, 1972, hardcover, 222 pp, colour and monochrome images; M.K.C. Scott - Birds Shown to the Children - London & Edinburgh, hardcover, 112 pp, colour illustrations, with a handwritten dedication from 1909 to the front page; F.B. Kirkman - British Birds. Descriptions of all but the rarest species, their nests and eggs - 1929, hardcover, 130 pp, monochrome illustrations. 1.43 kg total, 14.6 x 9 - 17 x 11.8 in.
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s.
