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BRITISH BIRDS AND THEIR NESTS
Written by Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald. Illustrated by Allen W. Seaby.
Stock no. 1331339
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. Circa 1958. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Ladybird Series 536. Buff boards with colour vignette and titles. Colour illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Spine slightly browned. Heavy pencil initials to front free-endpaper (KR). Contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is edge rubbed, slightly faded to spine and a bit grubby to rear panel.

A SECOND BOOK OF BRITISH BIRDS AND THEIR NESTS
Written by Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald. Illustrated by Allen W. Seaby.
Stock no. 1331338
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. Circa 1958. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Ladybird Series 536. Buff boards with colour vignette and titles. Colour illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Light foxing to textblock and to prelims else contents clean. Dustwrapper is lightly foxed on verso, is edge worn with tears and a small hole to spine and also slightly grubby.

A HAWK FOR THE BUSH
Written by J. Mavrogordato. Illustrated by G.E. Lodge.
Stock no. 1831400
Published by The C.W. Daniel Company Ltd.. 1985. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A treatise on the training of the sparrowhawk and other short-winged hawks. Revised and updated edition. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations, including hood patterns. xviii and 206 pages including index. ISBN: 0854350829. Reprint. Boards clean. Creasing to lower corner of page v. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is heavily faded, is a little grubby and has a barcode label to rear panel.

A THIRD BOOK OF BRITISH BIRDS AND THEIR NESTS
Written by Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald. Illustrated by Roland Green.
Stock no. 1331119
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. Circa 1961. Almost very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Ladybird series 536. Buff boards with colour vignette and titles. Colour illustrations. Covers are browned. Spine and corners bumped. Name in pencil to front pastedown. Some very light foxing to textblock. Price-cut wrapper is very worn and slightly grubby. Couple of small white labels to base of spine and front panel of wrapper. What to Look for in Winter is last title listed on rear flap.

BRITISH BIRDS AND THEIR NESTS
Written by Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald. Illustrated by Allen W. Seaby.
Stock no. 1331078
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. Circa 1960. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Ladybird Series 536. Buff boards with colour vignette and titles. Colour illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn and faded to spine. No titles listed on rear flap.

BIRDS ON THE FAROE ISLANDS
Written by Huw Morgan. Illustrated by Huw Morgan.
Stock no. 1331055
Published by Huw Morgan. 1st 2011. Very good condition.

Intricate pen and ink illustrations complemented by short commentary exploring the naming of birds in Faroese. Square format. Cardwraps. ISBN: 9780956789204. Spine slightly faded. Slight rubbing to corners. Contents clean.

I, SPARKIE: WORLD FAMOUS CHAMPION TALKING BUDGERIGAR
Written by Andrew Dodds; et al.
Stock no. 1831242
Published by Information As Material. 1st 2013. Very good condition.

'I, Sparkie' represents a rich and unusual archive relating to the life of a real budgerigar, Sparkie Williams, who was raised and trained in Newcastle, England by Mrs Mattie Williams. Between 1954-58 Sparkie came to be recognised as the world's most famous talking animal. Grey pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. CD in pocket to rear. 77 pages. ISBN: 9781907468179. Heavy vertical crease to front cover. Rear cover lightly scuffed. Inscription in pencil to inside front cover. Contents clean. CD present but not tested - sold with all faults.

A THIRD BOOK OF BRITISH BIRDS AND THEIR NESTS
Written by Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald. Illustrated by Roland Green.
Stock no. 1331042
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. Circa 1958. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Ladybird series 536. Buff boards with brown titles and vignette of a tit on a branch to front. A Ladybird Senior. Brown ladybird patterned endpapers. Colour illustrations. Spine is bumped and slightly browned. Contents are fine. Price-cut wrapper is edge rubbed, evidence of removal of a small label to rear panel and a small tear to rear flap. Last title listed on rear flap is British Wild Animals.

THE DODO: THE BIRD THAT DREW THE SHORT STRAW
Written by Jan Den Hengst.
Stock no. 1831166
Published by Art Revisited. 1st 2003. Slightly better than very good condition.

Analysing and comparing 17th century illustrations along with eye-witness accounts, the book reconstructs an accurate portrait of the Dodo. Slightly oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour and b/w illustrations. 118 pages. ISBN: 9072736265. Spine lightly sunned. Corners lightly bumped/rubbed. Name & date in ink to first page else contents clean. A nice copy.

HANDBOOK OF THE BIRDS OF THE WORLD VOLUME 4: SANDGROUSE TO CUCKOOS
Written by Josep Del Hoyo; Andrew Elliott; Jordi Sargatal; et al. Illustrated by Richard Allen; Hilary Burn; John Cox; et al..
Stock no. 1830894
Published by Lynx Edicions. 1st 1997. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Burgundy boards, gilt titles. Colour photos and plates. Distribution maps. 679 pages including index. A heavy tome. ISBN: 8487334229. A few minor marks to boards. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper has a few light scuffs else very clean in appearance. Overall, a lovely copy.

HANDBOOK OF THE BIRDS OF THE WORLD VOLUME 2: NEW WORLD VULTURES TO GUINEAFOWL
Written by Josep Del Hoyo; Andrew Elliott; Jordi Sargatal; et al. Illustrated by Francesc Jutglar; Lluis Sanz; et al..
Stock no. 1830893
Published by Lynx Edicions. 1st 1994. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Burgundy boards, gilt titles. Colour plates and photos throughout. 638 pages including index. A heavy tome. ISBN: 8487334156. Top of spine bumped, top & tail fo spine lightly shelf-worn. Couple of small marks to boards. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper has a few minor marks and lower front corner is a little grubby and creased. Overall, a very nice copy.

HANDBOOK OF THE BIRDS OF THE WORLD VOLUME 16: TANAGERS TO NEW WORLD BLACKBIRDS
Written by Josep Del Hoyo; Andrew Elliott; David Christie; et al. Illustrated by Hilary Burn; Chris Rose; et al..
Stock no. 1830892
Published by Lynx Edicions. 1st 2011. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Burgundy boards, gilt titles. Colour photos and plates. Distribution maps. 893 pages including index. A heavy tome. ISBN: 9788496553781. Very light scuff to front board, lower corner of front board lightly bumped. Text block very slightly grubby, top edge has a few minor foxspots. Contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased at bumped corner. Includes laminated Index of Passerines, loosely inserted. Overall, a very nice copy.