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LOT 2712
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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Books on Birds - 8 Titles
1925-1980 A.D.Estimate: £10 - 20 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
F.K. Truslow - The Nesting Season - London, 1979, hardback with dustwrapper, 136 pp, colour and monochrome plates; C.S.Bayne - Getting to Know the Birds - London, 1948 reprint, hardback with cloth covers, 102 pp, colour plates; C.P. Staples - Birds in a Garden sanctuary - London, 2nd edition 1946, hardback with cloth covers, 2 pp, monochrome plates; John Gooders - Where to Watch Birds - London, 1975 reprint, hardback with card covers, 343 pp, monochrome plates, line drawings, maps; E.R. Ennion - The British Bird - Oxford, 1949 reprint, hardback with cloth covers, 172 pp, line drawings; E.F.M. Elms - Our Resident Birds and How to Know Them - London, 1925 reprint, hardback with cloth covers, 126 pp, monochrome; James Fisher - Watching Birds - Harmondsworth, 1946 reprint, card covers, 192 pp, line drawings; J.S. Duris & E. Burke - Spotting Birds - London, 1980 reprint, hardback, 255 pp, colour. 3.34 kg total, 17.2 x 11.5 - 31.2 x 23.6 cm
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s. -
Canaries, Hybrids & British Birds in Cage and Aviary
1910 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £47
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. -
Books on Endangered Parrots - 3 Titles
1988-1994 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
David Day - Vanished Species - New York, 1981, hardback with dustwrapper, 288 pp, colour; Guy Mountfort - Rare Birds of the World - Lexington, 1988, hardback with dustwrapper, 256 pp, colour and monochrome; Rosemary Low - Endangered Parrots - London, 1984, card covers, 191 pp, monochrome. 3.14 kg total, 25.4 x 18 - 31 x 24 cm
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s.
