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THE OWLS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA
Written by Alan Kemp.
Illustrated by Simon Calburn.
Stock no. 1828425
Published by Struik.
1st
1987.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A monograph on the twelve owl species that inhabit the southern African subregion. Standard Edition. Large format. Beige cloth boards, brown title to spine and vignette of owl to front. Beautiful colour plates & b/w text illustrations. 184 pages. ISBN: 0947430032. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded (sunned) to spine. Otherwise, a lovely copy. Contained in the publishers matching slipcase which is starting to split at top and tail open edges, lightly faded (sunned) to open edge and lightly bumped at corners (Generally, VG condition). Overall, a lovely copy.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- BIRDS OF PREY
- OWLS
- SOUTH AFRICA
THE BIRDS OF ESSEX: A CONTRIBUTION TO THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE COUNTY
Written by Miller Christy.
Stock no. 1828260
Published by Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co. Ltd..
1st
1890.
Almost very good condition.
Essex Field Club Special Memoirs Vol II. Red cloth boards, black titles and owl vignette to front. 162 woodcut illustrations, two plans and a frontispiece. Chapters include Hawks & Hawking; Wild Fowl Decoys and Wild-Fowling. SIGNED by author to verso of front endpaper ('with the author's kind regards'). Boards marked, spine faded and frayed at top. Corners a little worn. Joints starting to crack. Text block browned. Foxing to prelims. Hinges pulled but binding tight. A few marks to ontents mainly to margins. Contents are lightly browned.
THE ART OF FALCONRY
Written by Frederick Ii Of Hohenstaufen; Casey A. Wood; F. Marjorie Fyfe.
Stock no. 1827708
Published by Stanford University Press.
1st thus
1961.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
The Art of Falconry Being the De Arte Venandi Cum Avibus of Frederick II of Hohenstaufen translated and edited by Wood and Fyfe. De Arte Venandi cum Avibus was originally written shortly before the year 1250. This is a reissue of the 1943 edition. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt title and tooling to spine. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. cx + 637 pages. Boards clean. Foxing to text block and endpapers. Gift inscription in ink to first blank page else contents clean. Dustwrapper has some foxing, loss to spine (affecting title) and rear panel flap edge caused by insect/snail damage. Edges slightly worn. Overall, a decent copy.
- Categorised in:
- FIELD SPORTS
- FALCONRY
- BIRDS OF PREY
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
A MANUAL OF FALCONRY
Written by Michael Woodford.
Stock no. 1827590
Published by Adam & Charles Black.
1961.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
B/w photos. Covering every aspect of falconry from choosing a hawk for training; individual species used in falconry; game hawking; rook hawking and a bibliography. Early reprint. A few minor marks to boards. Text block browned with some foxing. Front endpapers browned. Contents otherwise clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is slihgtly faded to spine, lightly rubbed at corners, a little browned and scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- FIELD SPORTS
- FALCONRY
- BIRDS OF PREY
THE OWL: A BIOGRAPHY
Written by Stephen Moss.
Stock no. 1827282
Published by Square Peg.
1st
2023.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Uncover the secret lives of owls through this beautiful guide to these secretive and charismatic birds. Small format. Blue paper boards, gilt title to spine. Beautifully illustrated endpapers. B/w and colour illustrations throughout. Blue ribbon page marker. ISBN: 9781529908268. A lovely copy, appears unread. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- OWLS
- BIRDS OF PREY
THE SPARROWHAWK
Written by Ian Newton.
Illustrated by Keith Brockie.
Stock no. 1827280
Published by T. & A.D. Poyser.
1st
1986.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A detailed account of all aspects of the sparrowhawk's lifestyle, population levels and trends and the impact of man and environment on the species in recent times. B/w illustrations. Diagrams, tables and photographs. ISBN: 0856610410. Text block slightly grubby and a few small marks to top edge. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- BIRDS OF PREY
THE PEREGRINE FALCON
Written by Derek Ratcliffe.
Illustrated by Donald Watson.
Stock no. 1827276
Published by T. & A.D. Poyser.
1st
1980.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Maroon cloth with maroon endpapers. 4 beautiful colour plates, many line illustrations, 60 b/w photographs, maps & diagrams. A most detailed and comprehensive study with a splendid selection of excellent illustrations. 416 pages including index. ISBN: 0856610267. Base of spine lightly shelf-worn. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned, minor creasing to top & tail of spine and slight fading to spine.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- BIRDS OF PREY
FALCONS (NN 132)
Written by Richard Sale.
Stock no. 1827222
Published by William Collins.
1st
2016.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
New Naturalist series. A comprehensive natural history of the four British breeding falcons - the Peregrine, Kestrel, Hobby and Merlin. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Blue endpapers with dark grey 'NN' repeating pattern. Colour photos & graphs. ISBN: 9780007511419. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is very slightly scuffed to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NEW NATURALIST
- ORNITHOLOGY
- BIRDS OF PREY
UNDISCOVERED OWLS: A SOUND APPROACH GUIDE
Written by Magnus Robb.
Stock no. 1826666
Published by The Sound Approach.
1st
2015.
Almost very good condition.
Explore the twilight world of owls that you can hear in your garden, park or woods with this lyrical investigation into their sounds. Includes four CDs with 327 sound recordings of 38 species of owls, a couple of midwife toads, some Parrot Crossbills and a few voles. Oblong format. Matt pictorial boards, yellow spine with white title. Colour photos and illustrations. Annotated sonagrams. ISBN: 9789081093378. Heavy bumping to top edge of boards with some board damage. Top of spine bumped with a small split in paper. Base of spine bumped. Minor knocks to lower edge of boards. Light scuffing to rear board. Contents clean and tight. All four CDs present - not tested.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- OWLS
- BIRDS OF PREY
THE OWLS OF NORTH AMERICA
Written by Allan W. Eckert.
Illustrated by Karl E. Karalus.
Stock no. 1325736
Published by Weathervane Books.
Circa
1987.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Large format. All the species fully described and illustrated. American edition. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0517632209. Bookplate to front pastedown. From the personal library of Bryan L. Sage, distinguished naturalist and author. Browning to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with fading to spine and a couple of edges.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- OWLS
- BIRDS OF PREY
THE PEREGRINE SKETCHBOOK
Written by Robert Gillmor; Derek Ratcliffe.
Illustrated by C.F. Tunnicliffe.
Stock no. 1824209
Published by Excellent Press.
1st
1996.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Large format. Colour & b/w illustrations. Introduction by Gillmor. Nesting peregrines in Anglesey. ISBN: 1900318024. Minor foxing to top edge of text block else contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly grubby.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- BIRDS OF PREY
- ILLUSTRATED
- ANGLESEY
DIE GREIFVOGEL DER WELT
Written by Friedhelm Weick.
Stock no. 1823818
Published by Paul Parey.
1st
1980.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Birds of Prey of the World. A coloured guide to identification of all the diurnal species order Falconiformes. Dual text in English and German. Light brown mottled cloth with dark brown title to spine. B/w sketches and colour illustrations. ISBN: 349008618X. Light vertical crease to front flap of dustwrapper. Contents are fine.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- BIRDS OF PREY
- FOREIGN LANGUAGE
- GERMAN