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LOT 2604

Books on Birds - 8 Titles

1952-1993 A.D.

7 1/2 x 4 1/2 - 11 x 8 5/8 in. (4.03 kg total, 19 x 11.5 - 28.2 x 22 cm).

Eric Hosking - Owls - London, 1982, hardback with dustwrapper, 169 pp, colour; Jon Hadwick - Owl Light: The Unique Story of a Boy and his Owl - London, 1991, hardback with dustwrapper, 157 pp, colour; Colin Harrison & Alan Greensmith - Birds of the World - London, 1993, hardback with dustwrapper, 416 pp, colour; Len Howard - Birds as Individuals - London, 1952 edition, hardback with cloth covers, 223 pp, monochrome plates; G. Bologna - Macdonald Encyclopedia of Birds of the World - London, 1981, hardback with dustwrapper, 511pp, colour plates; Martin Woodcock - Birds of Britain and Europe - London, 1980 reprint, card covers, 96 pp, colour; C.Konig - Birds: Swifts to Finches - London, 1973, hardback, 256 pp, colour; A. Rutgers - Handbook of Foreign Birds in Colour - London, 1964, hardback with cloth covers, 260 pp, colour. [8, No Reserve]

Provenance

From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s.

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LOT 2604

Books on Birds - 8 Titles

Estimate £20 - 30€23 - 35 (for guidance only)$27 - 41 (for guidance only)

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