Disease and threatened birds.
Cambridge: International Council for Bird Preservation, 1989. Octavo, paperback, More
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Whitewings: the life history, status and management of the White-winged dove.
Princeton: D. Van Nostrand Company, 1968. Octavo, text illustrations, dustwrapper sunned and chipped. More
Birds: ID insights: identifying the more difficult birds of Britain and North-West Europe.
London: New Holland Publishers, 2013. Octavo, colour illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. This identification guide is ideal for birders of all levels. Its unique layout, comparing the plumages of similar pairs and groups of species, makes it perfect for identifying the more difficult birds found in Britain and other parts..... More
Handbook of the birds of Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. The birds of the Western Palearctic [BWP], volume one: Ostrich to ducks.
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1977. Quarto, colour plates, maps, fine copy in dustwrapper. Birds of the Western Palearctic (commonly known as BWP) is one of the greatest scientific bird book ever published. Complete in nine volumes, it covers 770 species of birds, of which about 600 are breeding species. Each..... More
Handbook of the birds of Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. The birds of the Western Palearctic [BWP], volume one: Ostrich to ducks.
Oxford: Oxford University Press, (1977. first edition). Quarto, colour plates, maps, very good copy in dustwrapper. Birds of the Western Palearctic (commonly known as BWP) is the greatest scientific bird book ever published. Complete in nine volumes, it covers 770 species of birds, of which about 600 are breeding species..... More
Traditional British poultry breeds.
Marlborough: The Crowood Press, 2012. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. A practical guide for both novice and experienced poultry-keeper alike. It identifies the basic British poultry breeds and assesses the qualities of each, explaining their attributes to help today's hobbyist understand which breeds are most suited to their needs. Detailed photographs..... More
Great blue: the odyssey of a great blue heron.
New York: Times Books, 1980. Octavo, text illustrations, dustwrapper. More
A birdwatching guide to France North of the Loire including Corsica.
Chelmsford: Arlequin Press, 2003. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, maps. Divided into regions of Brittany; Normandy and the Channel Coast; Paris; North Central; South Central; and The Mountainous East with a number of birdwatching areas for each. More
Idlings in Arcadia.
New York: E P Dutton, 1935. Octavo, text illustrations, bookplate, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
New World warblers.
London: Helm, 1994. Octavo, colour plates, text illustrations, sunned dustwrapper. The best-ever book on this complex group and a "must" for the serious bird watcher. The 36 colour plates show the major age, sex and racial variations for all species, with colour distribution maps. Many of these birds are illustrated..... More
The breeding and wintering populations of the Oystercatcher (haematopus ostralegus linnaeus) in the British Isles.
London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1966. Small quarto, publisher's wrappers slightly grubby otherwise a good copy. More
Penguin biology.
San Diego: Academic Press, 1990. text illustrations, laminated boards, fine copy. More
The birds of Colombia: and adjacent areas of South and Central America.
Narberth: Livingston Publishing, 1964. Octavo, colour plates, dustwrapper. More
A guide to the birds of South America.
Wynnewood: Livingston Publishing, 1970. Octavo, colour plates, bookplate, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
The species of birds of South America and their distribution.
[Philadelphia]: Academy of Natural Sciences, 1966. Octavo, endpaper maps, fine copy. More
Curassows and related birds.
New York: American Museum of Natural History, (1973. first edition). Quarto, colour plates by Albert Earl Gilbert, George Miksch Sutton and David Reid-Henry, maps, shelf worn dustwrapper. More
Curassows and related birds.
New York: American Museum of Natural History, (1973. first edition). Quarto, colour plates, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
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The waterfowl of the world [volume two only].
London: Country Life, (1956. first edition). Octavo, colour plates by Peter Scott, very good copy in dustwrapper, owner's signature on endpaper. More
Photographic guide to birds of Britain and Europe.
London: Hamlyn, 1988. Quarto, 1,300 colour photographs, 465 maps, text illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Distributional checklist of North American birds, Volume one: United States and Canada
Lee Vining: Artemisia Press, 1986. Quarto, laminated boards, illustrations, errata slip. More
The world of Roger Tory Peterson: an authorized biography.
New York: Times Books, 1977. Octavo, Illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper, lengthy inscription. More
Indian birds: being a key to the common birds of the plains of India
London: John Lane, (1923. reprint). Octavo, bookplate, fine copy. More
Save the birds.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1987. Quarto, colour photographs, very good dustwrapper. More
Howard and Moore complete checklist of birds of the world, volume one: non-passerines.
Eastbourne: Aves Press, (2013. fourth edition). Quarto, laminated boards, CD-ROM, WAS $130. Revised extensively with additional new features, this edition has been updated to reflect the considerable change in our understanding of the evolution of birds derived from the study of their DNA over the past decade. This has resulted..... More
The "Howard and Moore" complete checklist of the birds of the world.
Princeton: Princeton University Press, (2003. third edition). Quarto, dustwrapper. Five regional consultants have assisted with a thorough and rigorous reassessment of all taxonomic data, making this an accurate and comprehensive checklist. Introductory sections include a discussion of the relative attributes of the biological species concept and the phylogenetic species concept..... More