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LOT 2613
Books on Captive Bred Birds and Aviculture - 11 Titles
1957 A.D.
7 1/4 x 5 - 12 x 8 1/2 in. (2.62 kg total, 18.5 x 12.5 - 30.5 x 21.7 cm).
Neil R. Wood - Taxidermy For You - Clwyd, 1980, hardback with dustwrapper, 138 pp, monochrome, line drawings; Rob Harvey - Practical Incubation - Farnham, 1990, hardback, 135 pp, colour and monochrome, signed and dedicated by the author; B.H. Coles - Avian Medicine & Surgery - Oxford, 1985, card covers, 288 pp; Foreign Birds Magazine Vol 26 nos.1, 3, 6 (1960), Vol 30 no. (1964), paper covers, 40pp; W.E. Brooks - Guide to Canary Breeding & Exhibiting - London, 2nd edition n.d., hardback with cloth covers, 114 pp, colour plates; C.P. Arthur - Budgerigars and Cockateels - London, n.d., card covers, 30 pp; W.J. Roche - The Chaffinch - Biggleswade, 1981, card covers, 12 pp; Tanya Josefowitz - Capinero: A Bird - Lausanne, 1992, hardback with cloth covers, 56 pp, limited print run, no.601, signed and dedicated by the author. [11, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s.
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Books on Reptiles and Amphibians - 5 Titles
1952-1986 A.D.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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 Parrots - 4 Titles
1981-1992 A.D.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
W. de Grahl - Parrots: Parakeets, Budgerigars, Lovebirds, Lories, Macaws - London, 1981, hardback with dustwrapper, 176 pp, colour and monochrome; Singapore's Fabulous Jurong Bird Park - Singapore, 1983, card covers, 48 pp, colour; R. Jordan - Parrot Incubation Procedures - Ontario, 1989, hardback, 142 pp, colour; H. Kremer - Aratingas - Noordbergum, 1992, hardback, 160 p, colour. 1.71 kg total, 21.7 x 16.5 - 23.7 x 17.5 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.