Owls of the world: their evolution, structure and ecology.
Weert: Peter Lowe, (1973. first edition). Quarto, colour illustrations, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
Weert: Peter Lowe, (1973. first edition). Quarto, colour illustrations, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
Sydney: Hodder and Stoughton, (1985. second edition), Quarto, colour paintings, colour photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Sydney: Hodder and Stoughton, (1973. reprint). Quarto, photographs, signature, softcover. More
Maidenhead: WILDGuides, 2010. Octavo, colour photographs, maps, fine copy in dustwrapper. Includes all Nightjars, Potoos, Frogmouths, Oilbird and Owlet-nightjars. Each species fully described, with local and international status shown. This lavishly illustrated book is the first comprehensive photographic guide to the Caprimulgiformes of the world. Each of the 100 species..... More
Mountfield: Pica Press, (1998. first edition). Octavo, 36 colour plates, maps, fine copy in dustwrapper. Sighting a nightjar or nighthawk in the gloaming is an experience much sought-after by every birder; but these relatively common, insectivorous and crepuscular birds are but representatives of an order that comprises 119 species in..... More
Washington D C: American Ornithologists' Union, 2004. Octavo, illustrations, softcover. American Ornithologists' Union Monograph number 54. More
Collingwood: CSIRO, 2007. Octavo, photographs, bookplate, softcover. An overview of one of Australia's most intriguing birds. This book draws on the limited amount of published research, as well as the author's ten years of personal observations in the field. Part of the Australian Natural History Series. More
Cape Town: Struik Winchester, 1987. Quarto, colour plates by Simon Calburn, fine copy in dustwrapper and slipcase. More
London: Christopher Helm/A & C Black, (2008. second edition). Large octavo, colour plates, distribution maps, fine copy in dustwrapper. This revised second edition (first published 1999) covers the identification of owls of the world. The plumages of many species are cryptic and difficult to separate by plumage alone. This problem..... More
Mountfield: Pica Press, (1999. first edition). Large octavo, 64 colour plates by Friedhelm Weick, signature, very good copy in dustwrapper. Owls is the most comprehensive book ever published on the group. It is not merely an identification guide, although it does this job handsomely; it is also an invaluable source..... More
London: Poyser, 1990. Octavo, illustrations, bookplate, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Vermillion: Buteo Books, 1983. Octavo, photographs, bookplate, fine copy in dustwrapper. Review the 13 owls breeding in Europe and an additional four species in lands adjoining the Mediterranean in North Africa and the Middle East. Divided into three sections covering origins, taxonomy and biology; species descriptions; and ecology. More
Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1980. Octavo, paperback, photographs. More
London: Hawk Trust, 1987. Octavo, colour photographs, bookplate. More
London: Harper Collins Publishers, 2014. Octavo, colour photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. New Naturalist # 125. In a much-anticipated volume Mike Toms draws on a wealth of experience and research, providing a comprehensive natural history of British owls. The first part of the book covers various aspects of owl taxonomy..... More
Shrewsbury: 1990. Quarto, colour photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
London: Collins, 1988. Small folio, colour plates, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1974. first edition). Octavo, black and white photographs, some minor foxing otherwise a near fine copy in dustwrapper. More