Ornithology
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1950-1955 Bird Observatory and Field Study Centre Report for 1949-1954Lincoln: 1950-1955Six very scarce volumes bound in one of these ornithological reports for Lincoln, with illustrations.
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Signed1923 Guide to the Birds of Europe and North AfricaLondon: 1923Colonel Wardlaw Ramsay's guide to the birds of Europe and North Africa, from the library of the ornithologist E. C. Stuart Baker.
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1935-1938 South-Eastern Bird Report: Being an Account of Bird-Life in Hampshire, Kent, Surrey and Sussex during 1935-1938Salisbury: 1935A very scarce collection of four volumes of the South-Eastern Bird Report bound in one, covering the years 1935 to 1938.
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1926 On the Birds of the Riviera: Being an Account of the Avifauna of the Cote D'AzureLondon: 1926A first edition of this comprehensive account of the birds of the Riviera, with illustrations.
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1925 The Birds of HareshawmuirKilmarnock: 1925A very scarce ornithological work on the birds found in the county of Ayr, Scotland.
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1857 Our Native SongstersLondon: 1857A beautifully illustrated work on British birds, with hand coloured plates.
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1912 2vol Studies in Bird MigrationLondon: 1912A smart first edition set of this study into bird migration from William Eagle Clarke, with illustrations.
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1942 Morning Flight: A Book of WildfowlLondon: 1942A smartly bound sixth impression of this beautifully illustrated work on wildfowl from Sir Peter Scott.
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1912 2 Vols Studies in Bird MigrationLondon : 1912The studies of bird migration handsomely bound in a half morocco binding.
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1871 The Birds of the West of Scotland Including the Outer HebridesGlasgow: 1871A smartly bound first edition of this work on birds of the West of Scotland, written by Robert Gray.
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1917 Birds of BritainLondon: 1917A smart copy of this beautifully illustrated ornithological study of British birds, with the very scarce original unclipped dust wrapper.
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1953 A Thousand GeeseLondon: 1953The first edition of this account of Sir Peter Scott and James Fisher's expedition to study the pink-footed goose in Ireland.
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1901 A Handbook of British BirdsLondon: 1901A smart copy of the new and revised edition of this ornithological handbook for birds of Britain, with many illustrations.
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1952 Fleas, Flukes & Cuckoos: A Study of Birds and ParasitesLondon: 1952A smart first edition of this vastly illustrated volume on birds and parasites, with the original unclipped dust wrapper.
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1982-1983 2vol The Barn Owl & Owls of EuropeCalton: 1982-1983Two very smart first edition volumes of ornithological studies on owls, with many illustrations.
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1947-1948 5vol The Handbook of British BirdsLondon: 1947-1948A smart fifth impression complete set of this beautifully illustrated handbook to British birds.
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1948-1965 A New Naturalist CollectionLondon: 1948-1965A beautifully presented collection of first editions from the New Naturalist series, in the original, striking dust wrappers.
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1961 The Eye of the Wind: An AutobiographyLondon: 1961A highly illustrated second impression of Peter Scott's autobiography, in the original, striking dust wrapper.
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1982 John Gould The Bird ManLondon: 1982A beautifully illustrated first edition of this biographical work on John Gould, one of the most distinguished ornithologists of the nineteenth century.
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1990 The Book of the WoodcockShrewsbury: 1990A highly illustrated second edition of this uncommon work on the woodcock bird.
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1953 2vols The Birds of KentLondon: 1953First edition copies of this beautifully illustrated two-volume set on the birds of Kent by James M. Harrison.
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1950 3vols The Birds of the British Isles and their Eggs, Migration and Habits: Series I-IIILondon: 1950The complete three volume set of Thomas Coward's guides to British birds and their eggs in the popular 'Wayside and Woodland' series.
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1963-66 The Waterfowl of the worldLondon: 1963-66The complete set of works, including the first edition of volume four, from the 'Waterfowl of the World' series by Jean Delacour, illustrated with full colour illustrations by Peter Scott.
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1935 A Vertebrate Fauna of ForthEdinburgh: 1935A first edition copy of this illustrated work on animal life in Forth, by the Scottish ornithologists and lifelong friends Rintoul and Baxter.
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1892 Within an Hour of London Town Among Wild Birds and Their HauntsEdinburgh: 1892A second edition of this charming topographical work discussing birds and nature in the areas outside of London.
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1915-1916 4vol British BirdsLondon: 1915-1916A smart full set of these beautifully illustrated studies on the birds of Britain.
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2008 10vols The New Naturalist, Volumes 1 to 10London: 2008A fine set of these first facsimile editions of the first ten volumes of the New Naturalist series, in a handsome slipcase.
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1936 Birds of an Indian GardenCalcutta: 1936A smart second edition of this colourfully illustrated ornithological book on common Indian birds.
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1923 2vol Birds of the British Isles and Their EggsLondon: 1923Series one and two of this beautifully illustrated guide to British birds and their eggs.
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1857 Tabular View of the Orders & Families of BirdsLondon: 1857A scarce collection of four folding plates, displaying the various species of birds, with engravings.
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1925 A Comparative Hand List of The Birds of Japan and the British IslesCambridge: 1925The first edition of this ornithological guide to the birds of Japan and the British Isles.
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Signed1978 Birds of Man's WorldIthaca/London: 1978A first edition copy of this study of mankind's relationship with birds, inscribed by the author Derek Goodwin.
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1877 Our Summer MigrantsLondon: 1877A leatherbound second edition of this ornithological study of migratory birds in the British Highlands.
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1936-1937 4vols The Romance of Nature: Wild Life of the British Isles in Picture and StoryLondon: 1936-1937A four volume set of Country Life's Romance of Nature; colourfully illustrated volumes concerning British wildlife.