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LOT 2636
Large Books on Birds - 6 Titles
1962-1990 A.D.
1- x 7 5/8 - 13 1/2 x 10 1/2 in. (9.92 kg total, 25.5 x 19.5 - 34.5 x 26.5 cm).
O.L.Austin - Birds of the World - London, 1962, hardback with dustwrapper, 317 pp, colour; Great Book of Birds - New York, 1990, hardback, cloth covers, 279 pp, colour; H. Aramata - Birds of the World as Painted by 19th Century Artists - New York, 1987, hardback with dustwrapper, 239 pp,colour; keith Brocke - One man's Island - London, 1984, hardback with dustwrapper, 150 pp, colour; Tony Soper - Birdwatch - Exeter, 1982, hardback with dustwrapper, 205 pp, colour, monochrome, line drawings; Malcolm Coe (ed) - Oxford Illustrated Encyclopaedia: The Natural World - London, 1985, hardback with dustwrapper, 377 pp, colour. [6, No Reserve]
Provenance
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s.
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LOT 2636
Large Books on Birds - 6 Titles
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
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