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LOT 2608
Books on Natural History - 3 Titles
1801-2011 A.D.
6 x 3 3/4 - 7 1/4 x 4 7/8 in. (960 grams total, 15.2 x 9.5 - 18.5 x 12.5 cm).
Revd. J.G. Wood - The Boy's Own Book of Natural History - London, 1884, hardback with full calf library binding, gold titling, marbled endpapers, 378 pp, spine repaired; Oliver Goldsmith - the Vicar of Wakefield - London, 1911, leather covers, gold titling, 305 pp, monochrome; Gilbert White - The Natural History of Selborne - London 1801 edition, hardback quarter-calf binding with gold titling. 380 pp, monochrome, spine repaired. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s.
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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
1952-1993 A.D.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Eric Hosking - Owls - London, 1982, hardback with dustwrapper, 169 pp, colour; Jon Hadwick - Owl Light: The Unique Story of a Boy and his Owl - London, 1991, hardback with dustwrapper, 157 pp, colour; Colin Harrison & Alan Greensmith - Birds of the World - London, 1993, hardback with dustwrapper, 416 pp, colour; Len Howard - Birds as Individuals - London, 1952 edition, hardback with cloth covers, 223 pp, monochrome plates; G. Bologna - Macdonald Encyclopedia of Birds of the World - London, 1981, hardback with dustwrapper, 511pp, colour plates; Martin Woodcock - Birds of Britain and Europe - London, 1980 reprint, card covers, 96 pp, colour; C.Konig - Birds: Swifts to Finches - London, 1973, hardback, 256 pp, colour; A. Rutgers - Handbook of Foreign Birds in Colour - London, 1964, hardback with cloth covers, 260 pp, colour. 4.03 kg total, 19 x 11.5 - 28.2 x 22 cm
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s. -
Books on Birds - 8 Titles
1945-1977 A.D.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
W.D. Campbell - Birds of Town and Village - London, 1965, hardback with dustwrapper, 156 pp, colour plates; E.H. Ware - Wing to Wing: Bird-Watching Adventures at Home and Abroad - London, 1946, hardback with cloth covers,159 pp, line drawings, monochrome plates; Reg Jones - Birds of the Norfolk Broads - Norwich, 1977, card covers, 24 pp, colour; E.A.R. Ennion - The British Bird - Oxford, 1945 reprint, hardback with dustwrapper, 172 pp, monochrome; M.K.C. Scott & J.A. Henderson - Birds - London, n.d., hardback with cloth covers, 112 pp, colour plates; Roger Peterson et al. - A Field Guide to the Birds of Britain and Europe - London, 1959 edition, hardback with cloth covers, 318 pp, colour plates, line drawings; W. Willett & C. Hall - A Pocket Book of Common British Birds - London, 1952, hardback with dustwrapper, 93 pp, colour plates; British Birds Magazine March 1956, paper covers, 31 pp, line drawings. 2.78 kg total, 17 x 13.4 - 29.5 x 24 cm
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s.
