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LOT 2594
Books on Birds of the World - 5 Titles
1988-1992 A.D.
8 x 8 1/2 - 11 1/4 x 8 5/87 in. (4.39 kg total, 20.5 x 21.5 - 28.5 x 22 cm).
J.D. Macdonald - Birds of Australia - Chatswood, 1992 reprint, card covers, 552 pp, colour and monochrome, maps; N. Chaffer - In Quest of Bower Birds - Adelaide, 1984, hardback with dustwrapper, 108 pp, colour; kevin Wilson - A Guide to Rosellas - Coolangatta, 1988, card covers, 5 pp, colour; M. Pforr & A. Limbrunner - The Breeding Birds of Europe - Sandgrouse to Crows - London, 1982, hardback with dustwrapper, 394 pp, colour, maps; M. Pforr & A. Limbrunner - The Breeding Birds of Europe - Divers to Auks - London, 1981, hardback with dustwrapper, 330 pp, colour, maps. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s.
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LOT 2594
Books on Birds of the World - 5 Titles
Estimate £20 - 30€23 - 35 (for guidance only)$27 - 41 (for guidance only)
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Books on Elephants and Rhinoceros - 4 Titles
1950-1976 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
P.R. Fenner - Elephants, Elephants, Elephants - London, 1955, hardback with dustwrapper, 239 pp, large print; W.P. Jolly - Jumbo - London, 1976, hardback with dustwrapper, 173pp, monochrome; John Gordon Davis -Operation Rhino - London, 1972, hardback with dustwrapper, 224 pp, monochrome; Lt.Col. J.J. Williams - Elephant Bill - London, 1950, hardback, 320 pp, monochrome. 2 kg total, 20.7 x 14.5 - 22.2 x 16 cm
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s. -
Helm Identification Guides: Starlings and Mynas - Kingfishers, Bee-eaters & Rollers - 2 Titles
1999-2000 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Chris Feare and Adrian Craig - Starlings and Mynas - London, 1998, hardback with dustwrapper, 284 pp, colour; C. Hilary Fry, Kathie Fry and Alan Harris - Kingfishers, Bee-Eaters & Rollers - London, 1992, card covers, 324 pp, colour. 1.57 kg total, 23.5 x 15.7 - 24 x 16.5 cm
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s. -
Books on Birds - 8 Titles
1887-1990 A.D.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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. 2.27 kg total, 17.5 x 11.5 - 24 x 16 cm
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s.
