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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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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. -
Books on African Birds - 5 Titles
1963-1990 A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
P.A.D. Hollom et al. - Birds of the Middle East and North Africa - Calton, 1988, hardback, 280 pp, colour; Philip Clancey - The Birds of Mozambique - Westville, n.d., card covers, 312 pp, colour, line drawings, maps; C.W.M. Praed and C.H.B. Grant - African Handbook of Birds, Series 2 - Southern Third of Africa, Volume 2 - London, 1963, hardback with cloth covers, 747 pp, line drawings, maps; Ber van Perlo - Birds of Eastern Africa - London, 1995, card covers, 301 pp, colour; W.J. Serle et al. - Field Guide to the Birds of West Africa - London, 1990 edition, hardback, 351 pp, colour. 3.53 kg total, 19.4 x 12.7 - 22.3 x 15 cm
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s. -
A Field Guide to the Birds of Britain and Europe - Multiple Signed Copy
1974 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
R. Peterson, G. Montfort, P.A.D. Hollom - London, 1974, hardback with dustwrapper, 344 pp, colour plates; signed by all three authors. 463 grams, 19 x 12 cm
Property of a Cornwall, UK, gentleman.
