Sea terns or sea swallows: their habits, language, arrival and departure.
London: Country Life, 1934. Octavo, photographs, owner's stamp, publisher's cloth, chipped dustwrapper. More
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The shorebirds of North America.
New York: Viking Press, 1967. Small folio, colour plates by Robert Verity Clem, very good copy in slightly worn and chipped dustwrapper. More
The Hawks of North America: their field identification and feeding habits.
New York: The National Association of Audubon Societies, 1935. Large octavo, colour plates, other black and white illustrations, maps. Publisher's cloth, some light wear. More
The nest record scheme.
Tring: British Trust for Ornithology, 1972. Octavo, softcover, text illustrations. British Trust for Onithology, field guide number 12. More
Species taxa of North American birds: a contribution to comparative systematics.
Cambridge MA: Publications of the Nuttall Ornithological Club, No. 9, 1970. Octavo, More
The habitat guide to birding.
New York: Lyons and Burford, (1974. reprint). Quarto, More
The literary prospectus- a collector's item?
Prahran: Andrew Isles, 1990. Octavo, wrappers, illustrations. Naturae Number 1. An essay on natural history propsectusses, primarily ornithological. More
Pheasants: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan 1995-1999.
Gland: IUCN, 1995. Quarto, paperback, illustrations. More
The book of the Woodcock.
London: Debrett's Peerage, 1986. Quarto, colour photographs, bookplate, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
In search of birds in New Zealand: how and where to find them.
Wellington: A H & A W Reed, 1972. Octavo, photographs, maps, dustwrapper. More
The Whooping Crane: the bird that defies extinction.
London: Longmans, 1967. Octavo, photographs, dustwrapper. More
The Whooping Crane: the bird that defies extinction.
New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., 1966. Octavo, photographs, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
The bird collectors.
London: Academic Press, 1998. Octavo, illustrations, dustwrapper. This book examines the history and uses of bird skins and is a very useful for anyone interested in the history of ornithology. There are 160 period photographs showing famous collectors and ornithological expeditions. More
Game birds and shooting-sketches: illustrating the habits, modes of capture, stages of plumage, and the hybrids and varieties which occur amongst them.
London: Henry Sotheran & Co, 1892. Small folio, colour plates. Publisher's dark red quarter morocco and crimson buckram, minor shelf wear, minor spotting throughout, a very good copy. More
North American birds.
New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 1969. Quarto, colour illustrations, inscription, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Hummingbirds.
Hindhead: Triplegate, 1982. Octavo, colour photographs, dustwrapper, very good . One of the few books on the captive care of hummingbirds. More
New Zealand birds and how to identify them.
Christchurch: Whitcombe and Tombs, (1948. third edition), Octavo, photographs, colour plates, fine copy in dustwrapper. British born Moncrief was the granddaughter of Sir John Millais and the first female President of the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union (RAOU), 1932-1933. More
New Zealand birds and how to identify them.
Christchurch: Whitcombe and Tombs, (1961. fifth edition), Octavo, photographs, colour plates, fine copy in dustwrapper. British born Moncrief was the granddaughter of Sir John Millais and the first female President of the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union (RAOU), 1932-1933. More
A world checklist of birds.
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1993. Large octavo, paperback. A checklist of 9,702 species of birds based on the authors' 1990 book Distribution and taxonomy of birds of the world and its 1993 Supplement. Also available in hardcover [stock id 786]. More
Ten-year index to The Auk; volumes 98-107, 1981-1990.
Washington, DC: American Ornithologists Union, 1991. Octavo, wrappers, minor blemishes, a fine copy. More
Focus on New Zealand birds.
Warkworth: Cameo Press, 1957. Quarto, photographs, dustwrapper. More
A field guide to the warblers of Britain and Europe.
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1983. Octavo, colour plates, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
A birdwatchers' guide to Portugal and Madeira.
Cley: Prion, 1998. Octavo, paperback, black and white photographs, other illustrations. Comprehensive guide to 32 of the best birdwatching sites, giving details of location, access, best times to visit, bird species expected, and other interesting wildlife present. Also includes a selective bird list giving brief details on the distribution and..... More
British birds: a selection from the original work, edited and with an introduction by Tony Soper.
Exeter: Webb and Bower, 1981. Quarto, colour plates, engravings, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
British birds: a selection from the original work, edited and with an introduction by Tony Soper.
London: Peerage Books, 1981. Quarto, colour plates, fine copy in dustwrapper. More