Idlings in Arcadia.
New York: E P Dutton, 1935. Octavo, text illustrations, bookplate, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
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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
A guide to the birds of South America.
[Philadelphia]: The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, (1982. reprint). Octavo, paperback, line drawing, annotations. 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
The waterfowl of the world.
London: Hamlyn, (1973. reprint). Quarto, 66 colour plates by Peter Scott, distribution maps. Later publisher's decorated cloth, each volume in a glassine wrapper, owner's sticker, a fine set. More
Why birds sing.
London: Penguin, (1932. reprint). Octavo, text illustration, bookplate, very good copy in dustwrapper. 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
Pageantry of tropical birds.
London: A Zwemmer, 1960. Folio, 60 plates, fine copy in dustwrapper and cracked slipcase Includes "Oiseaux brillans et remarquables du Brésil: placés près des végétaux don't les fruits les nourrissent" by same author, facsimile, first issued 1835, folio, wrappers. 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
Priority! The dating of scientific names in ornithology: a directory to the literature and its reviewers.
Eastbourne: Aves Press, 2011. Quarto, laminated boards, CD-ROM, black and white photographs. Scientific names are vital to communicate clearly and efficiently about the amazing life around us. This is the first book to explain the importance of priority in relation to names in ornithology. Backgrounds are provided on the International..... More
A birdwatching guide to Bermuda.
Chelmsford: Arlequin Press, 2002. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, maps. Includes sections on conservation, general information, birding through the seasons and birding localities in Bermuda by parish. Also includes breeding, sought-after and rare birds as well as a checklist and bibliography. More
The life of birds.
London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, (1971. first edition). Octavo, illustrations, very good set in dustwrappers. More
Birdwatch round Britain: a personal selection of Britain's bird reserves.
London: Collins, and Harvill Press, 1982. Octavo, colour photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. More