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LOT 2639
The Original Watercolor Paintings by John James Audubon for The Birds of America - 2 Volumes
1966 A.D.
14 x 11 in. (5.5 kg total, 35.5 x 28 cm).
M.B. Davidson (ed) - New York, 1966, 2 volumes, hardback with cloth covers in slipcase, colour. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s.
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LOT 2639
The Original Watercolor Paintings by John James Audubon for The Birds of America - 2 Volumes
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
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Books on Animals, Birds, Insects and Other Wildlife - 6 Titles
1860-1956 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Wild Life Illustrated - London, London, 1950, hardback with cloth covers, 512 pp, monochrome; R.L.E. Ford - Eggs and Nests of British Birds - London, 1955 reprint, hardback with dustwrapper, 96 pp, monochrome plates; George Hyde - British Insects - London, 1952, hardback with dustwrapper, 96 pp, monochrome plates, line drawings; George Hyde - British Butterflies - London, 1950, hardback with dustwrapper, 96 pp, colour plates, line drawings; David Attenborough - Zoo Quest to Guiana - London, 1956, hardback with dustwrappers, 186 pp, monochrome plates; Andrew Wilson - Sketches of Animal Life and Habits - London, 1880, hardback with cloth covers, gilt edges and titling, 208 pp, monochrome. 2.6 kg total, 17.5 x 12.7 - 23 x 15.5 cm
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s. -
Books on Birds - 8 Titles
1945-1977 A.D.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
W.D. Campbell - Birds of Town and Village - London, 1965, hardback with dustwrapper, 156 pp, colour plates; E.H. Ware - Wing to Wing: Bird-Watching Adventures at Home and Abroad - London, 1946, hardback with cloth covers,159 pp, line drawings, monochrome plates; Reg Jones - Birds of the Norfolk Broads - Norwich, 1977, card covers, 24 pp, colour; E.A.R. Ennion - The British Bird - Oxford, 1945 reprint, hardback with dustwrapper, 172 pp, monochrome; M.K.C. Scott & J.A. Henderson - Birds - London, n.d., hardback with cloth covers, 112 pp, colour plates; Roger Peterson et al. - A Field Guide to the Birds of Britain and Europe - London, 1959 edition, hardback with cloth covers, 318 pp, colour plates, line drawings; W. Willett & C. Hall - A Pocket Book of Common British Birds - London, 1952, hardback with dustwrapper, 93 pp, colour plates; British Birds Magazine March 1956, paper covers, 31 pp, line drawings. 2.78 kg total, 17 x 13.4 - 29.5 x 24 cm
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s. -
Books on Birds of South East Asia - 6 Titles
1980-2002 A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
C. & T. Inskipp - A Guide to the Birds of Nepal -London, 1991 edition, hardback with dustwrapper, 400 pp, colour plates, line drawings, maps; C. Robson - A Field Guide to the Birds of South-East Asia - London, 2002 edition, vinyl covers, 504 pp, colour plates; C. Viney & K. Phillips - Birds of Hong Kong - Hong Kong, 1986, card covers, 214 pp, colour plates, line drawings; Salim Ali - A Field Guide to the Birds of the Eastern Himalayas - Oxford, 1992 reprint, hardback with dustwrapper, 264 pp, colour plates; Martin Woodcock - Handguide to the Birds of the Indian Sub-Continent - London, 1984 reprint, card covers, 176 pp, colour plates; Michael Webster & Chew Yen Fook - Birds of Thailand - London, 1997, card covers, 142 pp, colour. 3.38 kg total, 19 x 9.6 - 25.5 x 19.5 cm
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s.