WILDFOWL (NN 110)
Written by David Cabot.
Stock no. 1829990
Published by Collins. 1st 2009. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series 110. An overview of these fascinating birds that have become icons of our diminishing wilderness areas. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos. Blue endpapers with repeating New Naturalist logo. xiii and 460 pages including index. ISBN: 9780007146581. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is very slightly grubby to rear panel and is NOT faded to spine (as is often the case).

Buy now for £34.00 In basket » checkout Enquire about this book Enquire Add to Wish List

AFRICAN BIRDS OF PREY
Written by Warwick Tarboton. Illustrated by Peter Pickford; Beverly Pickford.
Stock no. 1329825
Published by Cornell University Press. 1st USA 1990. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Wonderful colour photos throughout by the Pickfords. Square format. Pale blue boards, gilt title to spine. 227 pages. ISBN: 0801425158. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is lightly creased to spine and corners.

Buy now for £24.00 In basket » checkout Enquire about this book Enquire Add to Wish List

THE WILDFOWL & WETLANDS TRUST (THE ARCHIVE PHOTOGRAPHS)
Written by Diana Fowler; Simon Eckley.
Stock no. 1829408
Published by Chalford. 1st 1996. Slightly better than very good condition.

The story of the Wildfowl Trust at Slimbridge. Archive Photographs series. Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. 128 pages. ISBN: 0752406167. Slight fading to spine. Contents clean.

Buy now for £12.00 In basket » checkout Enquire about this book Enquire Add to Wish List

THE HISTORY OF BOROUGH FEN DECOY
Written by Tony Cook; R.E.M. Pilcher. Illustrated by Anne Treadwell-Cook.
Stock no. 1829280
Published by Providence Press. 1st 1982. Very good condition.

Duck decoy with the purpose of ringing wild ducks, although this was not always the case. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations a few colour photos. 64 pages. ISBN: 0903803089. SIGNED by the author Tony Cook and the illustrator Anne Treadwell-Cook (no dedication). Covers a little scuffed. Front joint pulled between front endpaper and contents page. Binding tight.

Buy now for £16.00 In basket » checkout Enquire about this book Enquire Add to Wish List

MORNING FLIGHT A BOOK OF WILDFOWL
Written by Peter Scott. Illustrated by Peter Scott.
Stock no. 1329009
Published by Country Life Limited. 1950. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth, gilt titles. 9 x 11.5". 138 pages. Written with charm and vigour. Exquisite colour plates. B/w illustrations. 11th impression. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Tiny booksellers sticker to rear pastedown. Front endpapers have been professionally replaced. Foxing to textblock, rear endpapers and some page margins. Some pale page edge browning, generally contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with slight loss, has large tear (repaired) and crease to rear panel and is a bit grubby.

Buy now for £20.00 In basket » checkout Enquire about this book Enquire Add to Wish List

THE SWANS
Written by Peter Scott. Illustrated by Peter Scott.
Stock no. 1329007
Published by Michael Joseph Ltd. 1st 1972. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, gilt title to spine and vignettes to front cover. B/w illustrations and photos. Comprehensively and scientifically dealing with all eight species of swans. ISBN: 0718107071. Slight bumping and wear to spine and corners. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is browned on verso, edge worn with slight lifting of laminate and a small tear to lower edge of rear panel.

Buy now for £14.00 In basket » checkout Enquire about this book Enquire Add to Wish List

THE HISTORY OF BRITISH BIRDS
Written by D.W. Yalden; U. Albarella.
Stock no. 1829170
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 2009. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Reviewing our knowledge of avifaunal history over the last 15,000 years, setting it in its wider historical and European context. Dark navy blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations and maps. vi and 263 pages including index. ISBN: 9780199217519. SIGNED by Derek Yalden with personal gift inscription to front endpaper. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

Buy now for £50.00 In basket » checkout Enquire about this book Enquire Add to Wish List

THE BIRDS OF THE WESTERN PALEARCTIC CONCISE EDITION VOLUMES 1 AND 2
Written by D.W. Snow; Christopher M. Perrins.
Stock no. 1829137
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1998. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A two volume set based on The Handbook of the Birds of Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour map to endpapers. Colour & b/w illustrations and distribution maps throughout. ISBN: 019854099X. Volume 1 - spine is concave but the binding is tight. Contents of both volumes are clean. Dustwrapper of volume I is creased and faded to spine. Dustwrapper of volume 2 is lightly faded to spine. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

Buy now for £64.00 In basket » checkout Enquire about this book Enquire Add to Wish List

HOW TO RECOGNISE YOUNG BIRDS
Written by Eric Pochin. Illustrated by Eric Pochin.
Stock no. 1328780
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1951. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The Young Naturalist series. Beige boards with brown title and vignette to front. 124 delightful colour pictures. Foxing to endpapers and prelims. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is price-cut, edge-chipped, very slightly grubby with a few spots to front panel.

Buy now for £10.00 In basket » checkout Enquire about this book Enquire Add to Wish List

40 YEARS OF EVOLUTION: DARWIN'S FINCHES ON DAPHNE MAJOR ISLAND
Written by Peter R. Grant; B. Rosemary Grant.
Stock no. 1829027
Published by Princeton University Press. 1st 2014. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

By continuously tracking finch populations over a period of four decades, the authors uncover the causes and consequences of significant events leading to evolutionary changes in species. Navy blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Beige speckled endpapers. Colour photos and graphs. xxxii and 400 pages including index. ISBN: 9780691160467. Light scuffing to boards. A few small foxspots to top edge of text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

Buy now for £32.00 In basket » checkout Enquire about this book Enquire Add to Wish List

THE FAUNA OF SHROPSHIRE
Written by H. Edward Forrest.
Stock no. 1828991
Published by L. Wilding. 1st 1899. Very good condition.

Being an account of all the mammals, birds, reptiles and fishes found in the county of Salop. Photographic plates and portraits. Green cloth, gilt titles. 248 and vi pages. Spine lightly browned, boards have a few minor marks, corners are rubbed. Text block and endpapers browned. Name & address in ink to front pastedown. A few minor marks to contents but generally clean.

Buy now for £40.00 In basket » checkout Enquire about this book Enquire Add to Wish List

SHAKESPEARE AND THE BIRDS
Written by William Shakespeare. Illustrated by Persis Kirmse.
Stock no. 1328687
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1938. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Wonderful b/w illustrations accompany quotations from Shakespeare. Red cloth, black titles. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Foxing to endpapers. Dustwrapper is edge chipped and torn, grubby and browned to spine with inscription in ink to front panel.

Buy now for £34.00 In basket » checkout Enquire about this book Enquire Add to Wish List