The birds of the South Orkney islands.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1936. Quarto, photographs. Binders, cloth, bookplate, wrappers retained. Discovery Reports, volume twelve, More
BIRDS - General Reference
Antarctic bird studies.
Washington DC: American Geophysical Union, 1968. Quarto, photographs, bookplate, fine copy. More
Of birds and men.
Sussex: The Book Guild, 1992. Octavo, photographs, fine birds dustwrapper. More
A bibliography of the published writings of William Brewster.
Cambridge MA: Nuttall Ornithological Club, 1951. Quarto, fine copy in publisher's cloth. More
Birdwatchers' year.
Berkhamsted: Poyser, 1973. Octavo, photographs, very good copy in price-clipped dustwrapper, scarce. More
The complete encyclopedia of birds.
Lisse: Rebo Publishers, (2006. Octavo, colour photographs, laminated boards. For a pot boiler hardly complete) this is a surpsingly good collection of decent photographs. More
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Acta [Twentieth] Congressus Internationalis Ornithologici: Christchurch, New Zealand, 2-9 December 1990.
Wellington: Ornithological Congress Trust Board, 1990-1991. Octavo, softcover. More
The bird almanac: the ultimate guide to essential facts and figures of the world's birds.
Toronto: Key Porter Books, 1999. Octavo, paperback, text illustrations. A useful new reference book. With a listing of bird species worldwide, a glossary and detailed information on avian biology, anatomy, reproduction and mortality. More
The Mitchell Beazley world atlas of birds.
London: Mitchell Beazley, 1974. Quarto, colour illustrations, very good copy in dustwrapper, slipcase. More
The world atlas of birds.
Sydney: Colporteur Press, 1982. Quarto, colour illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
The Cambridge encyclopedia of ornithology.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1991. Quarto, colour photographs, other illustrations, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
The poetry of birds.
London: B T Batsford, 1976. Octavo, illustrations, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
Birds to watch: the ICBP world check-list of threatened birds.
Girton: International Council for Bird Preservation, 1988. Octavo, paperback. International Council for Bird Preservation Technical Publication No. 8. More
Top 100 birding sites of the world.
California: University of California Press, 2008. Quarto, colour photographs, maps, inscription, a fine copy in dustwrapper. Focusing on king penguins in Antarctica, cassowaries in Queensland, cocks-of-the rock in Peru, this gorgeous book describes the one hundred best bird-watching sites on the planet. Introductory sections give an overview of each continent..... More
Save the birds.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1987. Quarto, colour photographs, very good dustwrapper. More
The life of birds.
London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, (1971. first edition). Octavo, illustrations, very good set in dustwrappers. More
The life of birds.
London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, (1982. reprint). Octavo, photographs, text illustrations, fine set in dustwrappers. More
Birds.
San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2009. Octavo, dustwrapper, colour illustrations. In this lovely gift book, artist Jeffrey Fisher portrays the elegance and beauty of 46 of the world's birds. Each spread features a different bird in Fisher's signature style, paired with thoughtful musings on the species' history and lore. There are..... More
The bedside book of birds: an avian miscellany.
London: Bloomsbury Books, 2007. Octavo, colour illustrations, softcover. In this stunning assemblage of words and images, novelist and avid birdwatcher Graeme Gibson has crafted an extraordinary tribute to the venerable relationship between humans and birds. With the passion of a birdwatcher and hoarder of words, Gibson has spent fifteen years..... More
The bedside book of birds: an avian miscellany.
London: Bloomsbury Books, (2005. first edition). Octavo, colour illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. In this stunning assemblage of words and images, novelist and avid birdwatcher Graeme Gibson has crafted an extraordinary tribute to the venerable relationship between humans and birds. With the passion of a birdwatcher and hoarder of words..... More
Modern bird study.
Cambridge: MA: Harvard UP, (1947reprint). Octavo, photographs, maps, chipped dustwrapper. More
Birds against men.
New York: The Viking Press, 1938. Octavo, text illustrations, very good copy in chipped dustwrapper, bookplate and inscription. More
Birds in Fact and Legend.
New York: Sterling, 1979. Small quarto, photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
A red bird in a brown bag: the function and evolution of colourful plumage in the house finch.
New York: Oxford University Press, 2002. Octavo, laminated boards, graphs, illustrations. A study of the house finch, detailing the function and evolution of colorful plumage. More
The ornithologists' guide: especially for overseas.
London: British Ornithologists' Union, 1956. Octavo, text illustrations, dustwrapper. More