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LOT 2949
The Observer's Books on Natural History - 9 Titles
1951-1979 A.D.
5 7/8 x 3 3/4 in. (1.74 kg total, 15 x 9.5 cm each).
Comprising: Birds, Wild Animals, Mosses and Liverworts, Freshwater Fishes, Sea Fishes, Common Fungi, British Butterflies, Pond Life, and Geology; all hardcover, some with dustjackets. [9, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s.
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Books on British Birds - 5 Titles
1909-1979 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising: T.A. Coward F.Z.S. - The Birds of the British Isles and Their Eggs. A Handy Pocket Guide With Descriptive Text - London and New York, 1919, hardcover, 376 pp, colour and monochrome plates; S. Vere Benson - The Observer's Book of British Birds - London and New York, hardcover, 224 pp, colour and monochrome images; S. Vere Benson - The Observer's Book of British Birds - London, 1972, hardcover, 222 pp, colour and monochrome images; M.K.C. Scott - Birds Shown to the Children - London & Edinburgh, hardcover, 112 pp, colour illustrations, with a handwritten dedication from 1909 to the front page; F.B. Kirkman - British Birds. Descriptions of all but the rarest species, their nests and eggs - 1929, hardcover, 130 pp, monochrome illustrations. 1.43 kg total, 14.6 x 9 - 17 x 11.8 in.
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. -
Exploration and Natural History Books - 5 Titles
1966-1980 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
The Amazon - Amsterdam, 1973, hardcover, 183 pp, colour images; Robert Wallace (ed.) - The Grand Canyon - 1973, hardcover, 184 pp, colour images; Craig McGregor - The Great Barrier Reef - Amsterdam, 1974, hardcover, 184 pp, colour images; Reader's Digest. Book of Natural Wonders. A guide to the world's most unforgettable places, 1980, hardcover, 463 pp, colour images; Robert C. Miller - The Sea - London, 1966, hardcover with dustjacket, monochrome and colour images. 5.69 kg total, 26.1 x 23 - 28.7 x 22.5 cm
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s.
