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LOT 2715
Canaries, Hybrids & British Birds in Cage and Aviary
1910 A.D.
10 7/8 x 8 7/8 in. (2.03 kg, 27.5 x 22.5 cm).
S.H. Lewer - London, 1910, hardback with three-quarter leather binding, gilt edges and titling, 421 pp, Colour plates; front cover detached otherwise in good condition.
ProvenanceFrom the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s.
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The Original Watercolor Paintings by John James Audubon for The Birds of America - 2 Volumes
1966 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
M.B. Davidson (ed) - New York, 1966, 2 volumes, hardback with cloth covers in slipcase, colour. 5.5 kg total, 35.5 x 28 cm
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s. -
Books on Birds of the World - 5 Titles
1988-1992 A.D.Estimate: £10 - 20 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
J.D. Macdonald - Birds of Australia - Chatswood, 1992 reprint, card covers, 552 pp, colour and monochrome, maps; N. Chaffer - In Quest of Bower Birds - Adelaide, 1984, hardback with dustwrapper, 108 pp, colour; kevin Wilson - A Guide to Rosellas - Coolangatta, 1988, card covers, 5 pp, colour; M. Pforr & A. Limbrunner - The Breeding Birds of Europe - Sandgrouse to Crows - London, 1982, hardback with dustwrapper, 394 pp, colour, maps; M. Pforr & A. Limbrunner - The Breeding Birds of Europe - Divers to Auks - London, 1981, hardback with dustwrapper, 330 pp, colour, maps. 4.39 kg total, 20.5 x 21.5 - 28.5 x 22 cm
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s. -
Books on Birds - 8 Titles
1945-1977 A.D.Estimate: £10 - 20 (+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.
