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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
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. -
Zoo Quest Series and Other Books by David Attenborough - 4 Titles
1956-1974 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Quest in Paradise - London, 1960, hardback with dustwrapper, 224 pp, colour and monochrome plates; Zoo Quest to Guiana - London, 1956, hardback with dustwrapper, 185 pp, colour and monochrome plates; Zoo Quest for a Dragon - London, 1957, hardback with dustwrapper, 174 pp, colour and monochrome plates; Zoo Quest in Paraguay - London, 1959, hardback with dustwrapper, 168 pp, colour and monochrome plates; Clive Rootes - Animals of the Dark - London, 1974, hardback with dustwrapper, 200 pp, colour and monochrome plates. 2.64 kg total, 22.5 x 14.5 cm
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s. -
Books on African Birds - 5 Titles
1963-1990 A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
P.A.D. Hollom et al. - Birds of the Middle East and North Africa - Calton, 1988, hardback, 280 pp, colour; Philip Clancey - The Birds of Mozambique - Westville, n.d., card covers, 312 pp, colour, line drawings, maps; C.W.M. Praed and C.H.B. Grant - African Handbook of Birds, Series 2 - Southern Third of Africa, Volume 2 - London, 1963, hardback with cloth covers, 747 pp, line drawings, maps; Ber van Perlo - Birds of Eastern Africa - London, 1995, card covers, 301 pp, colour; W.J. Serle et al. - Field Guide to the Birds of West Africa - London, 1990 edition, hardback, 351 pp, colour. 3.53 kg total, 19.4 x 12.7 - 22.3 x 15 cm
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s.
