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LOT 2606

Books on Birds of Africa - 6 Titles

1960-1990 A.D.

7 1/2 x 4 - 9 3/4 x 7 1/2 in. (3.56 kg total, 19 x 10 - 24.7 x 19 cm).

C.J. Skead et al. - The Canaries, Seedeaters and Buntings of Southern Africa - Cape Town, 1960, hardback with dustwrapper, 152 pp, monochrome and colour plates, maps; J.G. Williams et al. - Collins Field Guide: National Parks of East Africa - London, 1981 reprint, hardback, 336 pp, colour, maps; J.G. Williams et al. - Collins Field Guide: Birds of East Africa - London, 1992 reprint, hardback, 415 pp, colour, maps; J.G. Williams et al. - Field Guide to the Birds of East and Central Africa - London, 1963, hardback, 288 pp, colour, maps; C.W. Mackworh-Praed et al. - African Handbook of Birds Series 2 - Southern Third of Africa - London, 1962, hardback with cloth covers, 688 pp, line drawings; Ian Sinclair - Southern African Birds: A Photographic Guide - London, 1990, card covers, 144 pp, colour. [6, No Reserve]

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

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LOT 2606

Books on Birds of Africa - 6 Titles

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

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