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RARE BIRDS DAY BY DAY
Written by Steve Dudley; Tim Benton; Peter Fraser; John Ryan. Illustrated by Dave Nurney.
Stock no. 2118567
Published by T. & A.D. Poyser. 1st 1996. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Individual sightings of rare birds in Britain are presented in diary style. for the years between 1958 and 1994. Fascinating reading for bird-lovers. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0856611026. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Page edge browning. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few marks.

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SOUTH CAROLINA BIRD LIFE
Written by Alexander Sprunt; E. Burnham Chamberlain. Illustrated by Francis Lee Jaques; John Henry Dick; Roger Tory Peterson; et al..
Stock no. 2118321
Published by University of South Carolina Press. 1970. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Cream +cloth boards, gilt titles. Revised edition with a supplement. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0872491234. Tape marks to endpapers. Browning to some pages. Wrapper is unevenly browned/faded with some grubby marks; tear hole to rear panel.

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BUSTARDS, HEMIPODES, AND SANDGROUSE: BIRDS OF DRY PLACES
Written by Paul A. Johnsgard. Illustrated by Henry Jones.
Stock no. 1607493
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1991. Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Large format. Dark boards with gilt title to spine. Colour plates of paintings by Major Henry Jones, from the collection owned by The Zoological Society of London. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0198576986. Spine and corners bumped with some creasing. Top corners of some pages have a little creasing.

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THE BIRDS OF ILLINOIS
Written by H. David Bohlen. Illustrated by William Zimmerman.
Stock no. 1607486
Published by Indiana University Press. 1st 1989. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Large format. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 221 pages. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0253315603. Wrapper is edge creased.

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THE AUDUBON SOCIETY ENCYCLOPEDIA OF NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS
Written by John K. Terres.
Stock no. 1607455
Published by Alfred A. Knopf. 1st thus 1980. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Pale cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos and b/w illustrations. 1109 pages. ISBN: 0394466519. Spine and corners bumped. Wrapper edge creased.

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THE BIRDS OF BORNEO
Written by Bertram E. Smythies. Illustrated by A.M. Hughes.
Stock no. 1607451
Published by The Sabah Society. 3rd 1981. Very good condition.

Third Edition. Colour pictorial boards. 47 colour plates. 4 b/w plates. Spine and corners bumped and a little worn. Contents near fine.

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INLAND BIRDS OF SAUDI ARABIA
Written by Jill Silsby.
Stock no. 1607372
Published by Immel. 1st 1980. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Dark blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos throughout. 160 pages. ISBN: 0907151000.

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EAGLES, HAWKS AND FALCONS OF AUSTRALIA
Written by David Hollands.
Stock no. 1607370
Published by Nelson. 1st 1984. Very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Large format. Colour photos. 212 pages. ISBN: 0170064115. Tape marks to endpapers. A few small scuffes to board edges. Contents fine.

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THE PLOVERS, SANDPIPERS, AND SNIPES OF THE WORLD
Written by Paul A. Johnsgard.
Stock no. 1607369
Published by University of Nebraska. 1st 1981. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Colour and b/w plates, plus b/w illustrations. 491 pages. ISBN: 0803225539. Tape marks to endpapers. Contents are fine. Slight scuffing to edge of wrapper.

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INDIAN SUMMER
Written by BB. Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1607324
Published by Michael Joseph. 1st 1984. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

BB, in his personal Indian Summer, records his own vivid impressions of summer's end. Green boards, gilt title to spine. Exquisite scraperboard illustrations. 183 pages. ISBN: 0718123670. Address sticker to corner of front endpaper. Wrapper is edge creased and has a couple of small marks.

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RAMBLINGS OF A SPORTSMAN-NATURALIST
Written by BB. Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 2118022
Published by Michael Joseph. 1st 1979. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Drawn mainly from the sporting diaries he kept for many years, BB recalls numerous little adventures afield. A collection of happenings and impressions of the seasons, beautifully enhanced by dramatic b/w scraperboard illustrations throughout. Black boards, gilt lettering to spine. 176 pages. ISBN: 0718118154. Inscription in ink and white label stuck to front endpaper. Odd foxspot to outer page edges. Wrapper is a little creased with some light edge-browning.

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FARMING AND BIRDS
Written by Raymond J. O'Connor; Michael Shrubb. Illustrated by Donald Watson.
Stock no. 2117643
Published by Cambridge University Press. 1st 1986. Nearly fine condition.

The book reviews the effects of agricultural development on bird populations in Britain. Green glazed pictorial boards. B/w diagrams and illustrations. 290 pages. ISBN: 0521324475. Spine slightly bumped and sunned, corners lightly rubbed. Contents fine.

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