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MANUAL OF PSITTACINE BIRDS
Written by Peter H. Beynon; Neil A. Forbes; Martin P.C. Lawton; et al.
Stock no. 1327966
Published by British Small Animal Veterinary Association.
1st
1996.
Very good condition.
An easily accessible source of information on the clinical aspects of psittacine medicine. Large format. Card wraps. B/w photos and diagrams and some colour photos as well. ISBN: 0905214307. Covers edge worn. Name in ink to title-page else contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- VETERINARY
- BIOLOGY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- PARROTS
THE HANDBOOK OF BIRD IDENTIFICATION FOR EUROPE AND THE WESTERN PALEARCTIC
Written by Mark Beaman; Steve Madge.
Illustrated by Hilary Burn; et al..
Stock no. 1828293
Published by Christopher Helm.
1st
1998.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A comprehensive guide. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Over 350 colour plates in total. 868 pages. ISBN: 0713639601. Top & tail of spine and lower horizontal edges rubbed. Text block grubby. Name & date in ink to front endpaper (appears to have previously belonged to Brian Sawford, a well known local naturalist). Contents otherwise clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and has a few minor chips, closed tears, and is a little grubby.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- EUROPE
- MIDDLE EAST
THE BIRDS OF THE LETCHWORTH REGION
Written by A.R. Jenkins.
Stock no. 1828284
Published by Letchworth Naturalists' Society.
1st
1958.
Very good condition.
An annotated list showing the present status of the birds of the region. Staple binding cardwraps. Folding map of the region to inside rear cover. Covers unevenly faded, foxing at vertical edges. Minor foxing to text block. Else contents clean. Map present to rear.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- HOME COUNTIES
- HERTFORDSHIRE
- REFERENCE
THE HOUSE ON THE SHORE
Written by E.A.R. Ennion.
Stock no. 1828274
Published by Routledge & Kegan Paul.
1st
1959.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The story of Monks' House bird observatory in Northumberland. Yellow cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. Lower board corners lightly knocked. Light shelf-wear to top of spine. Couple of minor foxspots to endpapers else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is browned and has a couple of spillage spots to lower front panel (tea?).
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- NORTHUMBERLAND
THE BIRDS OF THE LETCHWORTH REGION
Written by A.R. Jenkins.
Stock no. 1828262
Published by Letchworth Naturalists' Society.
1st
1958.
Very good condition.
An annotated list showing the present status of the birds of the region. Staple binding cardwraps. Folding map of the region to inside rear cover. Covers faded with some foxing and a pen mark to front. Foxing to title page and text block. Map present. Contents otherwise clean.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- HOME COUNTIES
- HERTFORDSHIRE
- REFERENCE
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.
BIRDS OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND: ORDER PASSERES (2 VOLUMES)
Written by Arthur G. Butler.
Illustrated by Henrik Gronvold; F.W. Frohawk.
Stock no. 1828250
Published by Brumby & Clarke, Limited.
Almost very good condition.
Two volumes. Large format. Blue/grey cloth spine with gilt title, blue cloth boards. Volume I: 4 color plates of eggs, 56 color plates of birds. Vol II: 4 color plates of eggs, 51 color plates of birds, appendix and index. Colour plates have tissue-guards. Top edges gilt, other edges untrimmed. Ex-Lib with bookplate to front pastedown of both volumes and card pocket to rear pastedown. Not dated. A few marks and scuffs to boards, crinkling to cloth on rear board of volume II. Edges are lightly rubbed, corners are bumped. Endpapers & text block browned. Volume I: Egg plates are MISSING, plate 11 is detached but present. All plates otherwise present.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- ANTIQUARIAN
A SECOND BOOK OF BRITISH BIRDS AND THEIR NESTS
Written by Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald.
Illustrated by Allen W. Seaby.
Stock no. 1327891
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd..
Circa
1961.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Ladybird Series 536. Buff boards with colour vignette and titles. Colour illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is lightly edge rubbed and lightly foxed. Last title listed on rear flap is What to Look For in Winter.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- LADYBIRD
- LADYBIRD 536 NATURE
- NATURE (CHILDRENS)
- ORNITHOLOGY
FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY OF BIRDS
Written by Alastair N. Worden.
Stock no. 1828161
Published by Cage Birds.
1st
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
The aim of this book is to provide an illustrated account of the anatomy or structure of birds. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Publication is undated. Spine faded. Foxing to top edge of text block. Endpapers browned. Faint pencil crayon marking to front pastedown. Contents clean. Red pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn with a few small chips and tears, circular chip missing to lower spine.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- BIOLOGY
- ANATOMY
BIRDS OF ANGLESEY ADAR MON
Written by Peter Hope Jones; Paul Whalley.
Stock no. 1327637
Published by Menter Mon.
1st
2004.
Good condition.
Large format. Card wraps. B/w illustrations. Text in England AND Welsh. ISBN: 0954735811. Creasing to covers and pages, small tear to base of spine. Some grubby marks to rear cover (from removal of small labels).
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- ANGLESEY
- FOREIGN LANGUAGE
- WELSH
THE LIZARD CANARY AND OTHER RARE BREEDS
Written by G.T. Dodwell.
Stock no. 1827782
Published by Saiga Publishing Co. Ltd..
1st
1982.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Brown cloth boards with gilt title to spine. B/w and a few colour illustrations. Cage and Aviary Series. ISBN: 0862300525. Boards clean. Text block slightly browned. Light browning to contents. A very few pale foxspots to prelims. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine and is scuffed to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- CANARY
- CAGE BIRDS
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