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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
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s. -
III International Loro Parque Parrot Convention 'Parrots Today' Proceedings Book
1994 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Rosemary Low et al. - Puerto de la Cruz, 1994, card covers, 218 pp; rare. 1.21 kg total, 29.5 x 20.7 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.
