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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 Parrots and Parrot-like Birds - 4 Titles
1959-1995 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
A. Weston - Step-by-Step Book About Lovebirds - Neptune City, 1988, card covers, 64 pp, colour; A. Ruggles - Lories and Lorikeets - London, 195, hardback with dustwrapper, 253 pp, colour plates, line drawings; H. Bates and R. Busenbark - Parrots and Related Birds - New York, 1959, hardback with cloth covers, 372 pp, monochrome and colour plates; J. Norton et al. - World Checklist of Threatened Birds - London, 1990, card covers, 274 pp. 2.33 kg total, 21.6 x 13.7 - 29.6 x 21 cm
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s. -
John Gould's Hummingbirds
1990 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Secaucus, 1990, hardback with dustwrapper, 74 pp, 418 colour plates. 3.75 kg, 37 x 26 cm
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s. -
Book - The Pigeon
1957 A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Wendell Mitchell Levi - Columbia, 1957, hardback with cloth covers, 667 pp, monochrome images. 2.45 kg, 28.9 x 22.5 cm
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s.
