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BIRDS OF THE ALGARVE AND SOUTHERN ALENTEJO - AN ANNOTATED CHECKLIST
Written by Goncalo Elias.
Stock no. 1326425
Published by Goncalo Elias.
1st
2016.
Nearly fine condition.
Print on demand by Lightning Source UK Ltd. Cardwraps. 98 pages. ISBN: 9781517497811. Minimal rubbing to cover edges and corners. Lower edge of front cover is very slightly creased. Contents fine.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- EUROPE
- PORTUGAL
FAR FROM LAND: THE MYSTERIOUS LIVES OF SEABIRDS
Written by Michael Brooke.
Illustrated by Bruce Pearson.
Stock no. 1826864
Published by Princeton University Press.
1st
2018.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A up-close look at the activities of seabirds around the globe. Blue cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations, colour photos. ISBN: 9780691174181. Front board slightly upward bowed, text block very slightly grubby. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
COMMON BIRDS OF QATAR
Written by Hanne Eriksen; Jens Eriksen; Frances Gillespie.
Stock no. 1826720
1st
2010.
Very good condition.
All the common birds found in Qatar and a few not so common. Privately published by the authors. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour photos. ISBN: 9789948157472. Covers lightly creased. Light foxing to prelims. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- QATAR
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.
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- 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.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- OWLS
- BIRDS OF PREY
BRITISH BIRDS: MULES AND HYBRIDS
Written by Bernard Williams.
Stock no. 1825063
Published by B.C. Williams.
1st
2006.
Very good condition.
An essential handbook for any bird keeper with an interest in breeding. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour photos. 160 pages. ISBN: 9780955403705. Board corners lightly rubbed. Light surface paper lifting to front edge of spine. Contents fine.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
BIRDS OF ONTARIO (LONE PINE FIELD GUIDE)
Written by Andy Bezener.
Illustrated by Gary Ross; Ted Nordhagen; Ewa Pluciennik.
Stock no. 1824690
Published by Lone Pine Publishing.
Circa
2000.
Very good condition.
318 species of birds are grouped and color coded for quick identification. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 1551052369. 7th printing. Top front corner of covers and prelims lightly creased. Contents clean.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- CANADA
BLACKBURN'S BIRDS
Written by Jemima Blackburn; Rob Fairley.
Illustrated by Jemima Blackburn.
Stock no. 1824624
Published by Canongate Press.
1st
1993.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
The bird paintings of Jemima Blackburn. Large format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0862414369. Heavy bump along top edge of front cover. Corners are bumped. Page edges are browned. Wrapper is edge-creased with 2" tear to top of front panel; some chips.
- Categorised in:
- ORNITHOLOGY
- ART
OWLS OF EUROPE
Written by Heimo Mikkola.
Illustrated by Ian Willis.
Stock no. 1324354
Published by T. & A.D. Poyser.
1st
1983.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A review of the 13 owls breeding in Europe and an additional four species in lands adjoining the Mediterranean in North Africa and the Middle East. Brown boards, gilt title and owl vignette to spine. Colour plates, b/w photos and b/w illustrated chapter headers. 397 pages. ISBN: 0856610348. Bumping to top and tail of spine. A few marks to outer page edges. Wrapper is lightly edge-creased and browned.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- EUROPE
- OWLS
IMPORTANT BIRD AREAS IN AFRICA AND ASSOCIATED ISLANDS
Written by Lincoln D.C. Fishpool; Michael I Evans.
Stock no. 1324275
Published by Pisces Publications; Birdlife International.
1st
2001.
Very good condition.
Priority sites for conservation. Birdlife Conservation Series No. 11. Large and VERY heavy format. Glazed pictorial boards. 1144 pages. ISBN: 187435720X. Contents are fine. Spine and corners are bumped. 2" splits at top and tail of spine edge on front cover. Top edge of textblock is very slightly grubby. Barcode label to rear cover.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- AFRICA
KEEPING PEAFOWL
Written by James Blake.
Stock no. 1324155
Published by Beech Publishing House.
2006
Very good condition.
Third edition. International Poultry Library. Green cardwraps. 102 pages. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 9781857362350. New impression of the third edition. Covers slightly marked, spine slightly faded. Barcode sticker to rear cover. Lower page corner tips are lightly creased.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
IN SEARCH OF SPARROWS
Written by J.D. Summers-Smith.
Illustrated by Euan Dunn.
Stock no. 1324018
Published by T. & A.D. Poyser.
1st
1992.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The author's wry descriptions of the tribulations and unexpected pleasures of a traveller on four continents, from the Himalayas and Thailand, to Africa and the Americas are interspersed with observations and speculations on the biology of sparrows in a wide variety of habitats. Light brown boards, gilt title and vignette to spine. B/w photos & illustrations. vii and 141 pages including index. ISBN: 0856610739. SIGNED by the author to title-page. Spine and corners bumped. Some light spotting to textblock else contents fine. Dustwrapper is lightly scored, creased and edge rubbed, with neat barcode label to rear panel.
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY