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WILDFOWL OF EUROPE
Written by Myrfyn Owen. Illustrated by Hilary Burn.
Stock no. 1827283
Published by MacMillan. 1st 1977. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Foreword by Sir Peter Scott. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w & colour illustrations plus distribution maps. ISBN: 0333187016. A nice copy. White pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned to spine.

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WILDFOWL (NN 110)
Written by David Cabot.
Stock no. 1827205
Published by Collins. 1st 2009. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good 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. ISBN: 9780007146581. Minor foxspots to top edge of text block else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine (as is normal with this series), slightly grubby to rear panel.

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RAMBLINGS OF A SPORTSMAN-NATURALIST
Written by BB. Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1323855
Published by Michael Joseph. 1st 1979. Very good condition in a 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. Spine bumped. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Light page edge browning. Price-cut wrapper is slightly edge creased.

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THROUGH THE AIR
Written by Michael Bratby; Peter Scott. Illustrated by Peter Scott.
Stock no. 1323485
Published by Country Life. 1st 1941. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Adventures With Wild Fowl, and Small-Boat Sailing. Blue cloth, gilt titles. B/w photos. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Heavy foxing to textblock and to preliminary pages. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with slight loss and a little browned to spine.

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PHEASANTS, PARTRIDGES AND GROUSE (HELM IDENTIFICATION GUIDES)
Written by Steve Madge; Phil Mcgowan. Illustrated by Norman Arlott; et al..
Stock no. 2136048
Published by Christopher Helm. 1st 2002. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A Guide to the Pheasants, Partridges, Quails, Grouse, Guineafowl, Buttonquails and Sandgrouse of the World. Red boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations and distribution maps. ISBN: 0713639660. Some light browning to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with tape repair to bottom edge of front panel.

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THE PHEASANT
Written by Alfred E.T. Watson; H.A. MacPherson; A.J. Stuart-Wortley; Alexander Innes Shand. Illustrated by Archibald Thorburn.
Stock no. 2136035
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1895. Very good condition.

Fur and Feather Series edited by Alfred E.T. Watson. Includes Natural History of the Pheasant by Rev. H.A. MacPherson; Shooting the Pheasant by A.J. Stuart-Wortey; Cookery of the Pheasant by Alexander Innes Shand. 265 pages, plus 24 page booklist to rear. B/w illustrations. Browning to spine; some marks to covers. Inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. Foxing to outer page edges and some page margins.

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WILDFOWL (NN 110)
Written by David Cabot.
Stock no. 2135984
Published by Collins. 1st 2009. Fine condition.

New Naturalist series 110. Brown leather, with gilt titles. All edges gilt. Limited edition to 150 copies. Colour photos. ISBN: 9780007146581. SIGNED by author to bookplate on front endpaper; This is Copy No. 139. Has cream paper cover (not pictorial) jacket. Slip case is near fine.

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PHEASANTS, PARTRIDGES AND GROUSE (HELM IDENTIFICATION GUIDES)
Written by Steve Madge; Phil Mcgowan. Illustrated by Norman Arlott; et al..
Stock no. 1820292
Published by Christopher Helm. 1st 2002. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A Guide to the Pheasants, Partridges, Quails, Grouse, Guineafowl, Buttonquails and Sandgrouse of the World. Red boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations and distribution maps. ISBN: 0713639660. Light stain to lower edge of text block and vertical margin of front endpaper. Else fine. White pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased.

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MODERN WILDFOWLING
Written by Eric Begbie.
Stock no. 1817962
Published by Saiga Publishing Co. Ltd.. 1st thus 1980. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The history of the sport, quarry species, guns and equipment, gundogs and cooking the bag are all covered in a clear and concise manner. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. Colour illustrations of wildfowl. ISBN: 0904558762. Corners bumped. Pencil erasure mark to front endpaper. Top edge of text block browned. Couple of colour illustrations are annotated to show the wildfowl is protected. Pictorial dustwrapper is browned to spine and rear.

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RURAL SPORTS (2 VOLUMES)
Written by William B. Daniel.
Stock no. 2127953
Published by Bunny And Gold. Circa 1801. Almost very good condition.

2 volumes. Brown leather covers, gilt borders. B/w plates. Includes sections on dogs, plus fox and stag hunting, hare coursing. Rabbit, martin, badger and otter hunting. Angling, game shooting and waterfowl etc. Both volumes have been rebacked with new spines with raised bands; new endpapers, original boards and pages. Volume 1 No longer has its title page. All plates present. Volume 1 was published in 1801 and Volume 2 in 1802. Scuffing and wear to covers; heavy wear to corners. Foxing, browning and some margin marks.

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WILDFOWL IN GREAT BRITAIN
Written by Myrfyn Owen; G.L. Atkinson-Willes; D.G. Salmon. Illustrated by Peter Scott.
Stock no. 2127760
Published by Cambridge University Press. 2nd 1986. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Second Edition. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. x and 613 pages including index. ISBN: 0521309867. Bumping to spine. Bookplate to front pastedown. From the personal library of Bryan L. Sage, distinguished naturalist and author. Some foxing. Wrapper is edge-creased with some browning.

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WILDFOWL IN GREAT BRITAIN
Written by G.L. Atkinson-Willes. Illustrated by Peter Scott.
Stock no. 2127608
Published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 1st 1963. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A Survey of the winter distribution of the Anatidae and their conservation in England, Scotland and Wales. Prepared by The Wildfowl Trust. Monograph Number Three of The Nature Conservancy. 11 x 7.5 ins. Orange cloth. A complete survey of the distribution & habitats of wild ducks, geese and swans. The scientific study contained in this Monograph presents a provisional scientific basis for a National Policy for Wildfowl Conservation. Orange cloth boards, burgundy title block to spine with gilt title. Colour illustrations, line drawings, b/w ph, diagrams & maps. Bookplate to front pastedown. From the personal library of Bryan L. Sage, distinguished naturalist and author. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with some chipping and small tears; foxed.

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