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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 Natural History - 3 Titles
1801-2011 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Revd. J.G. Wood - The Boy's Own Book of Natural History - London, 1884, hardback with full calf library binding, gold titling, marbled endpapers, 378 pp, spine repaired; Oliver Goldsmith - the Vicar of Wakefield - London, 1911, leather covers, gold titling, 305 pp, monochrome; Gilbert White - The Natural History of Selborne - London 1801 edition, hardback quarter-calf binding with gold titling. 380 pp, monochrome, spine repaired. 960 grams total, 15.2 x 9.5 - 18.5 x 12.5 cm
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s. -
Books on the Birds of the West Indies, Galapagos, and Madagascar - 3 Titles
1982-1998 A.D.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
James Bond - Birds of the West Indies - London, 1990 reprint, hardback, 256 pp, colour and line drawings; Michael Harris - Birds of Galapagos - London, 1982 edition, 160 pp, line drawings; P. Morris & F. Hawkins - Birds of Madagascar: A Photographic Guide - Robertsbridge, 1998, hardback, 316 pp, colour. 1.45 kg total, 20 x 13 - 21.6 x 15.5 cm
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s. -
Bird Books on Warblers, Sunbirds, Tits, Nuthatches & Treecreepers
1994-2001 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Jon Curson, David Quin and David Beadle - New World Warblers - London, 1994, hardback with dustwrapper, 252 pp, colour plates; Simon Harrap and David Quin - Tits, Nuthatches & Treecreepers - London, 1996, hardback with dustwrapper, 464 pp, colour plates; Robert A. Cheke, Clive F. Mann and Richard Allen - Sunbirds - A Guide to the Sunbirds, Flowerpeckers, Spiderhunters and Sugarbirds of the World - hardback with dustwrapper, 384 pp, colour plates. 3 kg total, 24 x 16 - 24.5 x 17.5 cm
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s.
