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LOT 2609
Books on British Birds - 8 Titles
1956-1984 A.D.
5 3/4 x 3 3/4 - 11 5/8 x 8 in. (3.4 kg total, 14.5 x 9.5 - 29.5 x 20.5 cm).
P. Hayman & P. Burton - The Birdlife of Britain and Europe - London, 1986, hardback with dustwrapper, 272 pp, colour, maps; N. Hammond & M. Everett - Birds of Britain and Europe - London, 1980, card covers, 256 pp, colour; R. Whitlock - Bird Watch in an English Village - Dorchester, 1982, hardback with dustwrapper, 194 pp, monochrome, spine detached; R. Hume - A Birdwatcher's Miscellany - Poole, 1984, hardback with dustwrapper, 192 pp, monochrome; British Birds - January 1956, paper covers, 48 pp, monochrome; May 1956, paper covers, 48 pp, monochrome; C. Britcher - An Introduction to British Owls - Eynsford, n.d., card covers, 24 pp, colour and monochrome; S. Vere Benson - The Observer's Book of Birds - London, n.d., hardback with dustwrapper, 224 pp, colour. [8, No Reserve]
Provenance
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s.
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