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LOT 2634
Books on Falconry and Hunting - 7 Titles
1963-1990 A.D.
8 1/4 x 5 7/8 - 11 3/8 x 8 7/8 in. (5.72 kg total, 21 x 15 - 29 x 22.5 cm).
M. Brander (ed.) - International Encyclopaedia of Shooting - London, 1972, hardback with dustwrapper, 352 pp, colour and monochrome; R. Upton - A Bird in the Hand - London, 1980, hardback with dustwrapper, 160 pp, colour and monochrome; Aubrey Lang - Eagles - London, 1990, hardback with dustwrapper, 64 pp, colour and monochrome; Earl Fitzwilliam - Coursing - London, 1990, hardback with dustwrapper, 304 pp, colour and monochrome; F.H. Salvin & W. Brodrick - Falconry in the British Isles - Leicester, 1980 reprint, hardback with dustwrapper, 147 pp, colour and monochrome; C. Britcher - An Introduction to British Raptors - Eynsford, n.d., card covers, 24 pp, colour and monochrome; T.M. Smith - The Nature of the Beast - London, 1963, hardback with dustwrapper, 206 pp, monochrome. [7, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s.
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Zoo Quest Series and Other Books by David Attenborough - 4 Titles
1956-1974 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Quest in Paradise - London, 1960, hardback with dustwrapper, 224 pp, colour and monochrome plates; Zoo Quest to Guiana - London, 1956, hardback with dustwrapper, 185 pp, colour and monochrome plates; Zoo Quest for a Dragon - London, 1957, hardback with dustwrapper, 174 pp, colour and monochrome plates; Zoo Quest in Paraguay - London, 1959, hardback with dustwrapper, 168 pp, colour and monochrome plates; Clive Rootes - Animals of the Dark - London, 1974, hardback with dustwrapper, 200 pp, colour and monochrome plates. 2.64 kg total, 22.5 x 14.5 cm
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The Amazon and Madera Rivers
1874 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
By Franz Keller - London, 1874, hardback with cloth covers, library binding with gilt titling 173 pp, line drawings, monochrome. 1.82 kg, 35.5 x 27 cm
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s. -
Books on Birds - 8 Titles
1887-1990 A.D.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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.
