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LOT 2729
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.
ProvenanceFrom the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s.
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LOT 2729
The Original Watercolor Paintings by John James Audubon for The Birds of America - 2 Volumes
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
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Books on Birds - 6 Titles
1962-1990 A.D.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
O.L.Austin - Birds of the World - London, 1962, hardback with dustwrapper, 317 pp, colour; Great Book of Birds - New York, 1990, hardback, cloth covers, 279 pp, colour; H. Aramata - Birds of the World as Painted by 19th Century Artists - New York, 1987, hardback with dustwrapper, 239 pp,colour; keith Brocke - One man's Island - London, 1984, hardback with dustwrapper, 150 pp, colour; Tony Soper - Birdwatch - Exeter, 1982, hardback with dustwrapper, 205 pp, colour, monochrome, line drawings; Malcolm Coe (ed) - Oxford Illustrated Encyclopaedia: The Natural World - London, 1985, hardback with dustwrapper, 377 pp, colour. 9.92 kg total, 25.5 x 19.5 - 34.5 x 26.5 cm
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s. -
Books on the Birds of the West Indies, Galapagos, and Madagascar - 3 Titles
1982-1998 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
James Bond - Birds of the West Indies - London, 1990 reprint, hardback, 256 pp, colour and line drawings; Michael Harris - Birds of Galapagos - London, 1982 edition, 160 pp, line drawings; P. Morris & F. Hawkins - Birds of Madagascar: A Photographic Guide - Robertsbridge, 1998, hardback, 316 pp, colour. 1.45 kg total, 20 x 13 - 21.6 x 15.5 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: £20 - 30 (+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.
