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LOT 2593
Books on Birds - 8 Titles
1887-1990 A.D.
6 7/8 x 4 1/2 - 9 1/2 x 6 1/4 in. (2.27 kg total, 17.5 x 11.5 - 24 x 16 cm).
H.A. Gilbert & A. Brook - Secrets of Bird Life - London, 1926 reprint, hardback with cloth covers, 203 pp, monochrome plates; R. Brigham - Ornamental Waterfowl - Blandford, 1990, hardback with dustwrapper, 158 pp, monochrome; R. Spencer (ed.) - The Ringer's Manual - 3rd edition, Tring, 1984, card covers, 138 pp, line drawings; K. Williamson - Identification for Ringers 3: The Genus Sylvia - Tring, 1976, card covers, 75 pp, line drawings; Avicultural Magazine Vol.103, no.2 - Wadebridge, 1997, card covers, 96 pp; M. Petrie & R. Hill - Australian Birds - Potts Point, 1972, card covers, 109 pp, colour; W. Reade & E. Hosking - Nesting Birds, Eggs and Fledglings -4th edition, London, 1974, hardback with cloth covers, monochrome and colour; T. Wood - Our Bird Allies - London, 1887, hardback with cloth covers, gold titling, 214 pp, monochrome. [8, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s.
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LOT 2593
Books on Birds - 8 Titles
Estimate £20 - 30€23 - 35 (for guidance only)$27 - 41 (for guidance only)
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Books on Bird Migration and Bird Ringing - 9 Titles
1935-1985 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
K.B. Rooke - Observations on the Birds of Newfoundland during the 1934 Expedition of the Public Schools Exploring Society - New York, 1935. offprint, card covers, 25 pp, signed by the author; Thomas Burleigh & Harold Peters - Geographic variation in newfoundland Birds - Washington, June 1948 , offprint, paper covers, 12 pp, signed by Harold Peters; J.W. Aldrich & D.C. Nutt - Birds of Eastern Newfoundland - December 1939 offprint, card covers, 30 pp; BTO Ringers' Bulletin - Vol. 6 no.7, June 1985, paper covers, 8 pp, inserts; Ringing & Migration Vol 6 No.1, June 1985, card covers, 62 pp, maps; Kenneth Williamson - Identification for Ringers 1: The Genera - October 1976, card covers, 79 pp; Kenneth Williamson - Identification for Ringers 2: The Genus - October 1976, card covers, 88 pp; A.J. Prater et al - Guide to the Identification and Ageing of Holarctic Waders - BTO Guide 17, Tring, 1977, card covers. 168 pp, line drawings; Bird-Banding: Journal of Ornithological Investigation Vol.XI January 1940, offprint- paper covers, 40 pp. 881 grams total, 21 x 15 - 23.5 x 16 cm
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s. -
Books on British Birds - 8 Titles
1956-1984 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
P. Hayman & P. Burton - The Birdlife of Britain and Europe - London, 1986, hardback with dustwrapper, 272 pp, colour, maps; N. Hammond & M. Everett - Birds of Britain and Europe - London, 1980, card covers, 256 pp, colour; R. Whitlock - Bird Watch in an English Village - Dorchester, 1982, hardback with dustwrapper, 194 pp, monochrome, spine detached; R. Hume - A Birdwatcher's Miscellany - Poole, 1984, hardback with dustwrapper, 192 pp, monochrome; British Birds - January 1956, paper covers, 48 pp, monochrome; May 1956, paper covers, 48 pp, monochrome; C. Britcher - An Introduction to British Owls - Eynsford, n.d., card covers, 24 pp, colour and monochrome; S. Vere Benson - The Observer's Book of Birds - London, n.d., hardback with dustwrapper, 224 pp, colour. 3.4 kg total, 14.5 x 9.5 - 29.5 x 20.5 cm
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s. -
Canaries, Hybrids & British Birds in Cage and Aviary
1910 A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £22
S.H. Lewer - London, 1910, hardback with three-quarter leather binding, gilt edges and titling, 421 pp, Colour plates; front cover detached otherwise in good condition. 2.03 kg, 27.5 x 22.5 cm
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s.
