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LOT 2938
The Birds of the British Isles - Series 1 - 3
1953 A.D.
6 7/8 x 5 1/8 in. (1.73 kg total, 17.5 x 13 cm each).
Three volumes by T.A. Coward comprising: The Birds of the British Isles and Their Eggs, first series, comprising the families Corvidae to Phoenicopteridae, 252 coloured illustrations and 73 photographic illustrations; The Birds of The British Isles and Their Eggs, second series, comprising the families Anatidae to Phasianidae, 203 coloured illustrations and 66 photographic illustrations; The Birds of the British Isles, their migration and habits and observations on our rarer visitants, third series, 68 coloured illustrations and 68 photographic illustrations. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s.
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Books on Wildlife by David Attenborough - 5 Titles
1980-1990 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
David Attenborough - Journeys to the Past. Travels in New Guinea, Madagascar, and the Northern Territory of Australia - London, 1981, hardcover with dustjacket, monochrome images; Life on Earth - A Natural History, London, 1980, hardcover with dustjacket, 319 pp, colour images; The Trials of Life. A Natural History of Animal Behaviour, London, 1990, hardcover with dustjacket, 319 pp, colour images; The Living Planet. Reader's Digest Augmented and Enlarged Edition, London, 1984, hardcover with dustjacket, 368 pp, colour images; Life on Earth. Reader's Digest Augmented and Enlarged Edition, London, 1980, hardcover, 368 pp, colour images. 6.86 kg total, 24.2 x 16.5 - 26.2 x 26 cm
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s. -
Books on Frogs, Reptiles and Amphibians - 5 Titles
1976-1989 A.D.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Joachim Blum - European Reptiles and Amphibians. A Pocket Identification Guide - Somerset, 1976, hardcover, 64 pp, monochrome and colour illustrations; Jay Pyrom - A Complete Guide to Frogs and Toads - 1987, hardcover, 93 pp, colour images; Helmut Zimmerman - Tropical Frogs - 1979, hardcover, 93 pp, colour and monochrome images; Trevor Beebee - Frogs & Toads - London, 1985, hardcover, 121 pp, monochrome illustrations; Chris Mattison - Frogs 7 Toads of the World - London, 1989, hardcover with dustjacket, 191 pp, colour and monochrome images. 1.61 kg total, 17 x 11.5 - 24 x 16 cm
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s. -
British Wildlife Book Group - 5 Titles
1901-1979 A.D.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Rev. Prof. G. Henslow - Prof. Henslow's Botany for Beginners- London, 1901, card covers, 103 pp, monochrome plates; R.M. Lockley - Birds of the Sea - London and New York, 1945, card covers, 24pp, colour plates; B. Vesey-Fitzgerald - A Second Book of British Birds and their Nests - Loughborough, 2nd edition, 1954, hardback, colour images; R.L.E. Ford - British Reptiles and Amphibians - London, first published 1954, hardcover with dustjacket, 86 pp, monochrome and colour illustrations; R. Wilson - The Backgarden Wildlife Sanctuary Book - London, 1979, hardcover with dustjacket, 152 pp, monochrome illustrations. 1.28 kg total, 17.7 x 12 - 25.3 x 19.5 cm
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s.
