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LOT 2721
Books on Endangered Parrots - 3 Titles
1988-1994 A.D.
10 x 7 - 12 1/4 x 9 1/2 in. (3.14 kg total, 25.4 x 18 - 31 x 24 cm).
David Day - Vanished Species - New York, 1981, hardback with dustwrapper, 288 pp, colour; Guy Mountfort - Rare Birds of the World - Lexington, 1988, hardback with dustwrapper, 256 pp, colour and monochrome; Rosemary Low - Endangered Parrots - London, 1984, card covers, 191 pp, monochrome. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s.
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Books on Birds - 8 Titles
1887-1990 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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. -
Books on Birds of Africa - 6 Titles
1960-1990 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
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. -
Books on Birds of the World - 5 Titles
1988-1992 A.D.Estimate: £10 - 20 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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. 4.39 kg total, 20.5 x 21.5 - 28.5 x 22 cm
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s.
