Antarctic bird studies.
Washington DC: American Geophysical Union, 1968. Quarto, photographs, bookplate, fine copy. More
BIRDS - General Reference
A passion for birds: American ornithology after Audubon.
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1998. Octavo, illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper, The history of American ornithology from the death of John James Audubon to the start of the Second World War. Available in paperback see stock ID 33943. 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 Mitchell Beazley world atlas of birds.
London: Mitchell Beazley, 1974. Quarto, colour illustrations, very good copy in dustwrapper, slipcase. More
A dictionary of birds.
Vermillion: Buteo Books, 1985. Quarto, illustrations, dustwrapper. Contributions from over 280 ornithologists covering the field of modern ornithology and related subjects. Includes articles on all the bird families, almost all of which are illustrated by a representative species. There are also short entries defining special terms, application of names etc...... 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
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 John Gould Collection from his personal library.
Melbourne: Ebes Douwma Antique Prints and Maps, 1987. Octavo, colour photographs, softcover. A very useful reference with a photograph of every plate from "Birds of Australia", "Mammals of Australia" and "Birds of New Guinea" More
The birds of CITES and how to identify them.
Cambridge: Lutterworth Press, 1993. Quarto, spirally bound, colour plates, other illustrations. The birds of CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) covers 406 species and is the first guide to the world's endangered birds as listed in the CITES appendices. More
Discovering birds: the emergence of ornithology as a scientific discipline, 1760-1850.
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1997. Octavo, illustrations, softcover, fine copy. 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 collected scientific papers of the late Alfred Henry Garrod.
London: R H Porter, 1881. Tall octavo, frontispiece, 31 lithographed plates including eleven coloured and seven either folding or double page. Contemporary black half morocco, the bookplate John Calaby. Alfred Henry Garrod (1846-1879) was an anatomist and physiologist with a strong interest in zoology. He was the first person to..... More
The world atlas of birds.
New York: Random House, 1974. Quarto, illustrations, maps, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Birds of man's world.
London: British Museum (Natural History), 1978. Octavo, photographs, dustwrapper. More
Modern bird study.
Cambridge: MA: Harvard UP, (1947reprint). Octavo, photographs, maps, chipped dustwrapper. More
Beyond birding: field projects for inquisitive birders.
Pacific Grove: Boxwood Press, 1986. Octavo, tables, text illustrations, publisher's wrappers slightly sunned otherwise a fine copy. 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
A birdwatcher's miscellany.
Poole: Blandford Press, 1984. Octavo, text illustrations. A fine copy in dustwrapper. More
The ornithologists' guide: especially for overseas.
London: British Ornithologists' Union, 1956. Octavo, text illustrations, dustwrapper. More
A field guide to advanced birding.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1990. Octavo, text illustrations, dustwrapper. More
Laboratory animal management: wild birds.
Washington: National Academy of Sciences, 1977. Octavo, paperback, good copy. More