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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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Observer Book Collection - 13 Titles
1953-1956 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Various authors, all hardback with dustwrapper, published London: British Geology - 1954; Horses and Ponies, 1953; Horses and Ponies, 1968;Cats - 1961; Birds, 1973; Automobiles - 1972; Wild Flowers - n.d.; Wild Animals - n.d.; Birds' Eggs - 1954; The Larger British Moths - 1953; British Grasses, Sedges & Rushes - n.d.; Common Insects and Spiders - n.d.; Trees & Shrubs - n.d. 2.67 kg total, 14.5 x 9.5 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. -
Bird Identification Guides: Sparrows, Buntings, Munias, Mannikins, Finches & Sparrows - 3 Titles
1994-1997 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
P. Clement, A. Harris & J. Davis - Finches and Sparrows - London, 1994, hardback with dustwrapper, 500pp, colour; C. Byers, J. urson & U. Olsson - Sparrows & Buntings - New York, 1995, hardback with dustwrapper, 334 pp, colour; R. Restall - Munias and Mannikins - Robertsbridge, 1996, hardback with dustwrapper, 264 pp, colour. 3 kg total, 24 x 16.5 - 24.5 x 18 cm
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s.
