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IN PURSUIT OF THE PEREGRINE
Written by R.B. Treleaven. Illustrated by R.B. Treleaven.
Stock no. 1826548
Published by Tiercel Publishing. 1st 1998. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

By the doyen of British Peregrine experts, this book is a major contribution from a renowned authority to the study and understanding of peregrines. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w & a few colour illustrations. xiii and 242 pages including index. ISBN: 0953200205. SIGNED by the author (Best Wishes) to title page. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper has a tiny nick to top rear edge of spine and some light scuffing to rear panel.

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BRITISH BIRDS: MULES AND HYBRIDS
Written by Bernard Williams.
Stock no. 1325859
Published by B.C. Williams. 1st 2006. Slightly better than very good condition.

An essential handbook for any bird keeper with an interested in breeding. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour photos. 160 pages. ISBN: 9780955403705. Slight bumping/rubbing to spine and corners. Tiny indentation to lower edge of rear cover. Pale page edge browning.

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A SECOND BOOK OF BRITISH BIRDS AND THEIR NESTS
Written by Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald. Illustrated by Allen W. Seaby.
Stock no. 1325754
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. Circa 1958. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Ladybird Series 536. Buff boards with colour vignette and titles. Colour illustrations. Spine bumped. A few light marks to covers. Top edge of textblock is slightly dusty/foxed else contents fine. Dustwrapper is lightly edge rubbed, slightly marked to rear panel and front flap, 1.55 written in black biro to top margin of front flap.

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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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THE STARLING
Written by Christopher J. Feare.
Stock no. 1825433
Published by Oxford University Press. 1984. Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The starling's extraordinary biological success. From habitat choice through to roosting. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0192177052. Reprint. Top & tail of spine shelf rubbed, a few minor knocks to board edges. Large personal bookplate to front endpaper. Otherwise contents clean. Green pictorial dustwrapper is lovely.

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THE SPARROWHAWK: A MANUAL FOR HAWKING
Written by Liam O Broin. Illustrated by Liam O Broin.
Stock no. 1825179
Published by Old Abbey Books. 1st thus 1993. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The history of falconry in Ireland from its earliest beginnings over a thousand years ago to the the present. Written for the beginner and the experienced falconer, this book covers every aspect of keeping, training and hunting. Green cloth boards, gilt titles. Colour photos and line drawings. ISBN: 0952102900. Light knock to vertical edge of boards and top of spine. Contents fine. Brown pictorial dustwrapper is a little scuffed and slightly grubby.

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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 interested 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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WHEN THERE WERE BIRDS: THE FORGOTTEN HISTORY OF OUR CONNECTIONS
Written by Roy Adkins; Lesley Adkins.
Stock no. 1824875
Published by Little, Brown. 1st 2021. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A social history of Britain that charts the complex connections between people and birds, set against a background of changes in the landscape and evolving tastes, beliefs and behaviour. Blue boards, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 9781408713570. A lovely copy, dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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AVIAN MEDICINE AND SURGERY IN PRACTICE: COMPANION AND AVIARY BIRDS
Written by Bob Doneley.
Stock no. 1824786
Published by CRC Press. 2nd Nearly fine condition.

Second Edition. An invaluable quick reference resource for clinicins and a useful study guide for veterinary students. Thoroughly revised with updated diseases, new and expanded clinical techniques, over 100 new colour illustrations. Pictorial glazed boards. Still in original shrinkwrap which is split to bottom edge.

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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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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.

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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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