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LOT 2713
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]
ProvenanceFrom the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s.
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Bird Books on Crows, Jays, Pheasants and Gamebirds - 4 Titles
1967-1999 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
S. Madge & H. Burn - Crows & Jays - London, 1994, card covers, 192 pp, colour; S. Madge & H. Burn - Crows & Jays - London, 1994 reprint, hardback with dustwrapper, 192 pp, colour; P. Wayre - A Guide to the Pheasants of the World - London, 1969, hardback with dustwrapper, 176 pp, colour; P.A. Clancey - Gamebirds of Southern Africa - Cape Town, 2nd edition 1967, hardback with dustwrapper, 224 pp, monochrome. 2.96 kg total, 23.5 x 15.6 - 25.5 x 19.1 cm
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s. -
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. -
Books on Birds - 6 Titles
1962-1990 A.D.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
O.L.Austin - Birds of the World - London, 1962, hardback with dustwrapper, 317 pp, colour; Great Book of Birds - New York, 1990, hardback, cloth covers, 279 pp, colour; H. Aramata - Birds of the World as Painted by 19th Century Artists - New York, 1987, hardback with dustwrapper, 239 pp,colour; keith Brocke - One man's Island - London, 1984, hardback with dustwrapper, 150 pp, colour; Tony Soper - Birdwatch - Exeter, 1982, hardback with dustwrapper, 205 pp, colour, monochrome, line drawings; Malcolm Coe (ed) - Oxford Illustrated Encyclopaedia: The Natural World - London, 1985, hardback with dustwrapper, 377 pp, colour. 9.92 kg total, 25.5 x 19.5 - 34.5 x 26.5 cm
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s.