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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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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. -
Books on Reptiles and Amphibians - 5 Titles
1952-1986 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
The World of Amphibians and Reptiles - Milan, 1976, hardback with dustwrapper, 256 pp, colour; D. Alderton - Reptiles & Amphibians - London, 1986, hardack, 118 pp, colour; A. Leutscher - Vivarium Life - London, 1952, hardback with dustwrapper, 230 pp, monochrome; W.E. Swinton - Fossil Amphibians and Reptiles - London, 1954, card covers, 114 pp, monochrome; J.F. Breen - Reptiles and Amphibians in Your Home - Jersey, 1967, hardback, 281 pp, colour & monochrome. 2.06 kg total, 19.7 x 13.5 - 22.2 x 14.5 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.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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.