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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]
ProvenanceFrom the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s.
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Books on Mammals and Dinosaurs - 7 Titles
1931-2001 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Tim Haines - Walking with Beasts: A Prehistoric Safari - London, 2001, hardback with dustwrapper, 264 pp, colour; Walking with Dinosaurs: A Natural History - London, 1999, hardback with dustwrapper, 288 pp, colour; David Attenborough - The Living Planet - London, 1984, hardback with dustwrapper, 368 pp, colour; The Trials of Life - London, 1990, hardback, 368 pp, colour; Ivan Sanderson - Living Mammals of the World - London, 1959 reprint, hardback with cloth covers, 303 pp, colour plates; Lord Zuckerman - Great Zoos of the World - London, n.d., hardback with dustwrapper, 231 pp, monochrome plates; W.P.Pyctraft (ed) - The Standard natural History from Amoeba to man - London, n.d., hardback with dustwrapper, 942 pp, monochrome and colour plates. 10 kg total, 24 x 16 - 29 x 25.5 cm
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s. -
The Birds of South America Volume II: The Suboscine Passerines
1994 A.D.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Robert S. Ridgely and Guy Tudor - Oxford, 1994, hardback with dustwrapper, 814 pp, colour, maps. 2.26 kg total, 25.8 x 19 cm
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s. -
Books on Birds of Africa - 6 Titles
1960-1990 A.D.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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. 3.56 kg total, 19 x 10 - 24.7 x 19 cm
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s.
