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LOT 2614
Observer Book Collection - 13 Titles
1953-1956 A.D.
5 3/4 x 3 3/4 in. (2.67 kg total, 14.5 x 9.5 cm).
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. [13, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s.
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Books on Birds - 8 Titles
1887-1990 A.D.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
H.A. Gilbert & A. Brook - Secrets of Bird Life - London, 1926 reprint, hardback with cloth covers, 203 pp, monochrome plates; R. Brigham - Ornamental Waterfowl - Blandford, 1990, hardback with dustwrapper, 158 pp, monochrome; R. Spencer (ed.) - The Ringer's Manual - 3rd edition, Tring, 1984, card covers, 138 pp, line drawings; K. Williamson - Identification for Ringers 3: The Genus Sylvia - Tring, 1976, card covers, 75 pp, line drawings; Avicultural Magazine Vol.103, no.2 - Wadebridge, 1997, card covers, 96 pp; M. Petrie & R. Hill - Australian Birds - Potts Point, 1972, card covers, 109 pp, colour; W. Reade & E. Hosking - Nesting Birds, Eggs and Fledglings -4th edition, London, 1974, hardback with cloth covers, monochrome and colour; T. Wood - Our Bird Allies - London, 1887, hardback with cloth covers, gold titling, 214 pp, monochrome. 2.27 kg total, 17.5 x 11.5 - 24 x 16 cm
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Canaries, Hybrids & British Birds in Cage and Aviary
1910 A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £22
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. 2.03 kg, 27.5 x 22.5 cm
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Books on Birds - 8 Titles
1932-1969 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Jean Delacour - Pheasant of the World - London, 1965, hardback with dustwrapper, 351 pp, 32 colour plates; Dorothy Yglesias - The Cry of a Bird - London, 1962, hardback with dustwrapper, 168 pp, monochrome plates; A.A. Voitkevich - The Feathers and Plumage of Birds - London, 1966, hardback with cloth covers, 335 pp, monochrom pates, line drawings; British Poultry standards - London, n.d., hardback with dustwrapper, 348 pp, monochrome plates; Gertrude Hess - The BIrd: Its Life and Structure - London, 1951, hardback with cloth covers, 244 pp, line drawings; Len Howard - Birds as Individuals - London, 1969 edition, hardback with dustwrapper, 223 pp, monochrome plates; J. Delamain - Why Birds Sing - London, 1933 reprint, hardback with cloth covers, 296 pp; E.F. Dalglish - How to See Birds - London, 1932 reprint, hardback with cloth covers, 101 pp, text figures. 5 kg total, 19.5 x 12.5 - 28.6 x 22.4 cm
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s.
