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LOT 2603
John Gould's Hummingbirds
1990 A.D.
14 1/2 x 10 1/4 in. (3.75 kg, 37 x 26 cm).
Secaucus, 1990, hardback with dustwrapper, 74 pp, 418 colour plates. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s.
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Books on Mammals and Dinosaurs - 7 Titles
1931-2001 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Tim Haines - Walking with Beasts: A Prehistoric Safari - London, 2001, hardback with dustwrapper, 264 pp, colour; Walking with Dinosaurs: A Natural History - London, 1999, hardback with dustwrapper, 288 pp, colour; David Attenborough - The Living Planet - London, 1984, hardback with dustwrapper, 368 pp, colour; The Trials of Life - London, 1990, hardback, 368 pp, colour; Ivan Sanderson - Living Mammals of the World - London, 1959 reprint, hardback with cloth covers, 303 pp, colour plates; Lord Zuckerman - Great Zoos of the World - London, n.d., hardback with dustwrapper, 231 pp, monochrome plates; W.P.Pyctraft (ed) - The Standard natural History from Amoeba to man - London, n.d., hardback with dustwrapper, 942 pp, monochrome and colour plates. 10 kg total, 24 x 16 - 29 x 25.5 cm
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s. -
Books on Parrots and Parrot-like Birds - 4 Titles
1959-1995 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
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. 2.33 kg total, 21.6 x 13.7 - 29.6 x 21 cm
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s. -
Books on British Birds - 8 Titles
1956-1984 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
P. Hayman & P. Burton - The Birdlife of Britain and Europe - London, 1986, hardback with dustwrapper, 272 pp, colour, maps; N. Hammond & M. Everett - Birds of Britain and Europe - London, 1980, card covers, 256 pp, colour; R. Whitlock - Bird Watch in an English Village - Dorchester, 1982, hardback with dustwrapper, 194 pp, monochrome, spine detached; R. Hume - A Birdwatcher's Miscellany - Poole, 1984, hardback with dustwrapper, 192 pp, monochrome; British Birds - January 1956, paper covers, 48 pp, monochrome; May 1956, paper covers, 48 pp, monochrome; C. Britcher - An Introduction to British Owls - Eynsford, n.d., card covers, 24 pp, colour and monochrome; S. Vere Benson - The Observer's Book of Birds - London, n.d., hardback with dustwrapper, 224 pp, colour. 3.4 kg total, 14.5 x 9.5 - 29.5 x 20.5 cm
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s.
