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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 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. -
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 of South East Asia - 6 Titles
1980-2002 A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
C. & T. Inskipp - A Guide to the Birds of Nepal -London, 1991 edition, hardback with dustwrapper, 400 pp, colour plates, line drawings, maps; C. Robson - A Field Guide to the Birds of South-East Asia - London, 2002 edition, vinyl covers, 504 pp, colour plates; C. Viney & K. Phillips - Birds of Hong Kong - Hong Kong, 1986, card covers, 214 pp, colour plates, line drawings; Salim Ali - A Field Guide to the Birds of the Eastern Himalayas - Oxford, 1992 reprint, hardback with dustwrapper, 264 pp, colour plates; Martin Woodcock - Handguide to the Birds of the Indian Sub-Continent - London, 1984 reprint, card covers, 176 pp, colour plates; Michael Webster & Chew Yen Fook - Birds of Thailand - London, 1997, card covers, 142 pp, colour. 3.38 kg total, 19 x 9.6 - 25.5 x 19.5 cm
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s.
