London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, (1944. first edition), Octavo, map, bookplate of Dominic L. Serventy, publisher's bright green cloth, a very good copy. More

London: Reaktion Books, 2017. Octavo, paperback, photographs, illustrations. Reaktion Animal Series. Highly regarded woodpecker expert Gerard Gorman presents a unique natural, social, and cultural history of woodpeckers. Woodpeckers are among the most remarkable birds, having evolved a unique anatomy enabling them to peck and bore into solid timber both to..... More

Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution, 2004. Octavo, photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. Looks at the bird's lifestyle, habitat, and cultural significance, examining its iconic status from the late 1800s to the present. More

London: Christopher Helm/A & C Black, 2002. Octavo, 72 colour plates, maps, fine copy in dustwrapper. This guide brings together, for the first time within a single volume, a comprehensive review of all the world's pheasants, partridges, quails, grouse, turkeys, guineafowl, buttonquails, sandgrouse, and the enigmatic Plains-wanderer - over 250..... More

Greenville: Delaware Museum of Natural History, 1982. Quarto, colour plates, fine copy in publisher's binding. More

London: Readers' Union, 1961. Octavo, text illustrations, dustwrapper. More

Mountfield: Pica Press, 1998. Octavo, 43 colour plates by Ber van Perlo, text illustrations, maps, fine copy in dustwrapper. Most species are solitary and somewhat secretive and are therefore high on the "want" lists of many birdwatchers. This book describes and illustrates 145 rail species, comprising all living species, including..... More