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GB: H F & G Witherby, 1944. Book is in very good minus condition with minor but noticeable signs of wear and/or age. Lacks front endpaper. SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES MAY APPLY Packed weight 1200g.. Hardback. VG-/No DW.

GB: H F & G Witherby, 1943. Book is in very good minus condition with minor but noticeable signs of wear and/or age. Lacks front endpaper. SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES MAY APPLY Packed weight 1200g.. Hardback. VG-/No DW.

London: H.F. & G. Witherby, 1938. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Fair. Hardcover, covers rubbed and marked, many illustrations coloured and black and white, lower edge uncut, Good in Fair dustjacket with severe edge loss, mainly at spine ends, a small closed tear at top edge of rear panel, and creasing along top edge.

London: H. F. and G. Witherby Ltd, 1938. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Fair. Hardcover, covers rubbed and marked, corners creased, many illustrations, black and white, and coloured, edges uncut, otherwise Good in Fair dustjacket with severe edge loss, mainly at spine ends, and creasing along top edge.

London: H.F.G. Witherby Ltd, 1941. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Fair. Hardcover, edges uncut, covers rubbed and marked, many illustrations, some black and white, and others coloured, otherwise Good in Fair dustjacket with edge loss mainly at top of spine, creasing at side of both flaps top to bottom, and along top edge of rear panel.

London: Witherby, 1949. xiv, 461, 33 plates, text figs, maps. . HB. Orig. buckram. From an institutional library, stamp to titlepage and rear flyleaf, faint withdrawn stamp to endpaper. Good in d/w.. .

H.F. & G. Witherby LTD, 1958. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. H.F. & G. Witherby LTD 1958 eighth impression. Pages clean and bright, binding firm, minor shelf wear to cover.

HF & G Witherby Ltd, 1938-1941.. All first editions.. Hardcover.. Very good condition./No dust jacket.. Previous owner's name. Spine of Vol. 2 faded.

London: H.F. & G. Witherby Ltd., 1948. (UK) 5th impression 1948. No markings, but a small patch of faint white residue to cover of Volume II, slight spine slant to volume V, otherwise Good to VG; lacking the dust jackets. Blue cloth with gold spine titles. Volume I: Crows to Firecrest, xl, 326pp, index, 32 colour plates; B&W illus in text. Volume II; Warblers to Owls, xiv, 352pp, index, colour plates 33 to 60, B&W illus and maps. Volume III; x, 387pp, index, colour plates 61 to 92, B&W illus and maps in text; Vollume IV, Cormorants to Crane, xiv, 461pp, index, colour plates 93 to 125, B&W illus and maps in text; Volume V: Terns to Game-Birds, xii, 381pp, index, colour plates 126 to 147, B&W illus and maps in text. scientific index volumes I-V. The Handbook of British Birds was a pioneering bird guide published in five volumes by H. F. & G. Witherby, first edition in 1941. It was itself a much enlarged and revised version of H.F. Witherby's Practical Handbook of British… Read More

London: Witherby, 1949-1958. , 147 col plates, line drawings. . HB. 5 vols, 8vo, buckram. Owner's name erased with correction fluid to three endpapers. Vg set.. Reprints, 6th, 7th, and 8th impressions. (First published 1938-1941)..

Witherby, 1958. Fifth Impression. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. With colured plates, text figures and maps. Volume one missing. Volume two consisting of Warblers to Owls, Volume Three Hawks to Ducks, Volume Four Cormorants to Cranes, Volume Five Terns To Game Birds. Small nicks and tears to dustwrappers, slight foxing to page edges. Internally very good and plates clean. May incur extra postage heavy volumes Size: Octavo (standard book size). 4 volumes of the 5-volume set. Category: Natural History & Resources; .

London: H.F. & G. Witherby, (1952).. Five volumes, 8vo. 147 plates, most in colour. Cloth, d.w.'s, spines browned and a little rubbed.

H.F. & G. Witherby, 1946-1947. 1st edn 4th imp. 5 vols. 8vo. Original gilt lettered blue buckram cloth (a little rubbed at edges - otherwise VG), dustwrappers (small tears and creases at edges and partial loss at top corner of upper cover of vol III - in protective wrappers fused to covers, not price clipped). Pp. various, illus with coloured and b&w plates, diagrams and distribution maps (previous owner's card on front paste-down of vol I; no inscriptions).

London, H.F. & G. Witherby Ltd, (1949).. Five Volumes; Sixth Impression; 8vo; Volume I: pp; xl, 326; 28 pages of colour plates, 5 pages of b/w plates, index of english names used in volume one, index of scientific names used in volume one; Volume II: pp; xiv, 352; 24 page of colour plates, 6 pates of b/w plates, index of english names used in volume two, index of scientific names used in volume two; Volume III: pp; x, 386; 33 pages of colour plates, 6 page of b/w plates,index of english names used in volume three, index of scientific names used in volume three; Volume IV: pp. xiv, 461; 30 pages of colour plates, 3 pages of b/w plates, index of english names used in volume four, index of scientific names used in volume four; Volume V: pp. xii, 381; 18 pages of colour plates, 4 pages of b/w plates, additions and corrections, supplementary additions and corrections, systematic list of british birds, index of english names used in volumes one to five, index of scientific names used in volumes one to… Read More

London: Witherby, 1938-1941. , 147 col plates, line drawings. . HB. 5 vols, orig. publisher's buckram. Some scattered foxing; spotting to edges. A very good set in d/w's (dust jackets with light soiling, scuffing to spines; a little general wear with some loss to the head of a few spines; in removable protective sleeves). Owner's name to endpapers.. 1st edition..

London, 1948. VG w fair to good+ djÕs (tears). Cloth; 5 Vols., 5th impression; 147 plates

H.F. & G. Witherby Ltd. 1938 - 1941 1st edition. Complete in 5 volumes. Size 6.0 x 8.75 inches. In dark blue cloth covers with gilt to spine. With original dustwrappers with colour plate to front of each. In very good condition. Covers all good matching dark blue. Dustwrappers very good. (Very minor Rubbing to edges. Volume III Small loss at ends of spine, with split down front hinge, and a few small faint marks, Volume IV slightly lighter, Volume V slightly darker) Not price clipped. Three with small inscription on front endpaper. Some foxing, especially on fore edges, Else a clean and tight set. 5 volumes. With b/w and colour plates and distribution maps. A comprehensive guide to british birds. Giving a full description of birds, song, nesting habits, food, courtship, breeding, habitats and distribution. Beautifully illustrated.

London: H.F & G. Witherby Ltd, 1938. This Is All 5 Volumes of The Set....There is foxing and the jackets are grubby , foxed with worn edges and some parts missing from some of the spines.....Please Email for further details. Not Signed or Inscribed. Fifth Impression 1948. Dark Blue Cloth. Very Good (AVERAGE)/Very Good (AVERAGE). Illus. by Numerous Plates , Text Figures and Maps. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". HARDBACK.