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LOT 2623
Books on Birds - 8 Titles
1932-1969 A.D.
7 3/4 x 4 7/8 - 11 1/4 x 8 7/8 in. (5 kg total, 19.5 x 12.5 - 28.6 x 22.4 cm).
Jean Delacour - Pheasant of the World - London, 1965, hardback with dustwrapper, 351 pp, 32 colour plates; Dorothy Yglesias - The Cry of a Bird - London, 1962, hardback with dustwrapper, 168 pp, monochrome plates; A.A. Voitkevich - The Feathers and Plumage of Birds - London, 1966, hardback with cloth covers, 335 pp, monochrom pates, line drawings; British Poultry standards - London, n.d., hardback with dustwrapper, 348 pp, monochrome plates; Gertrude Hess - The BIrd: Its Life and Structure - London, 1951, hardback with cloth covers, 244 pp, line drawings; Len Howard - Birds as Individuals - London, 1969 edition, hardback with dustwrapper, 223 pp, monochrome plates; J. Delamain - Why Birds Sing - London, 1933 reprint, hardback with cloth covers, 296 pp; E.F. Dalglish - How to See Birds - London, 1932 reprint, hardback with cloth covers, 101 pp, text figures. [8, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s.
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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 Birds - 8 Titles
1932-1969 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Jean Delacour - Pheasant of the World - London, 1965, hardback with dustwrapper, 351 pp, 32 colour plates; Dorothy Yglesias - The Cry of a Bird - London, 1962, hardback with dustwrapper, 168 pp, monochrome plates; A.A. Voitkevich - The Feathers and Plumage of Birds - London, 1966, hardback with cloth covers, 335 pp, monochrom pates, line drawings; British Poultry standards - London, n.d., hardback with dustwrapper, 348 pp, monochrome plates; Gertrude Hess - The BIrd: Its Life and Structure - London, 1951, hardback with cloth covers, 244 pp, line drawings; Len Howard - Birds as Individuals - London, 1969 edition, hardback with dustwrapper, 223 pp, monochrome plates; J. Delamain - Why Birds Sing - London, 1933 reprint, hardback with cloth covers, 296 pp; E.F. Dalglish - How to See Birds - London, 1932 reprint, hardback with cloth covers, 101 pp, text figures. 5 kg total, 19.5 x 12.5 - 28.6 x 22.4 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.