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LOT 2638
Books on Parrots and Parrot-like Birds - 4 Titles
1959-1995 A.D.
8 1/2 x 5 3/8 - 11 5/8 x 8 1/4 in. (2.33 kg total, 21.6 x 13.7 - 29.6 x 21 cm).
A. Weston - Step-by-Step Book About Lovebirds - Neptune City, 1988, card covers, 64 pp, colour; A. Ruggles - Lories and Lorikeets - London, 195, hardback with dustwrapper, 253 pp, colour plates, line drawings; H. Bates and R. Busenbark - Parrots and Related Birds - New York, 1959, hardback with cloth covers, 372 pp, monochrome and colour plates; J. Norton et al. - World Checklist of Threatened Birds - London, 1990, card covers, 274 pp. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s.
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Books on Endangered Parrots - 3 Titles
1988-1994 A.D.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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. 3.14 kg total, 25.4 x 18 - 31 x 24 cm
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s. -
John Gould's Hummingbirds
1990 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Secaucus, 1990, hardback with dustwrapper, 74 pp, 418 colour plates. 3.75 kg, 37 x 26 cm
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s. -
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.
