Birds from Books & Bygones

Peter Davies Ltd, 1934. Book. Illus. by Seaby, A.W.. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Peter Davies Ltd 1934. Seaby, A.W. (illustr) 8vo. 8.5" tall. 109 page Hardback Tan colour cloth cover. No inscriptions. Illustrations listed (within text). Pages foxed, due to age and paper quality. Light rubbing to boards but good condition for age.… Read more about this item

London: Nelson Book. Illus. by Morrow. Geo. Acceptable. Hardback. 4vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. 96 stiff pages. Illustrated front cover with squirrel and magpie. Inscription has been tippexed out to inside front board..

London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1923. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 287 + 322 pages. With ten coloured plates. Green cloth with gilt title to spines, and embossed title to front board..

London: New Holland, 1999. Book. Very Good. Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fold-out illustrated map. Features the top 270 birding sites..

London: Spratt's Patent Book. Good. Paperback. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 76 pages. Not dated but would appear to be 1947. Four pages of colour illustrations..

London: Cassell, 1977. Book. Very Good. Hardback. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 7.5 x 10.5"; 190pp blue cloth with white; dustwrapper; very good copy illustrated by the author;.

London: Tango Books, 1995. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. 5 x 5.25"; not paginated; illustrated laminated boards; each fold out page has a pop-up picture; very good;.

London: Mitchell Beazley, 1979. Book. Very Good. Hardback. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. "The most beautiful, informative and stimulating bird book with which I have ever been associated." Sir Peter Scott..

Auckland: Reed, 1995. Book. Very Good. Paperback. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 4.75 x 7.25"; 48 + 49pp; illustrated laminated card covers; colour illustrations throughout; mint copies;.

New Jersey: T.F.H., 1984. Book. Good. Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 6.25 x 8.25"; 80pp; paperback with Three Full-Color Pull-Out Posters inside; nice clean copy;.

London: Lutterworth, 1946. Book. Illus. by Herbert, Stanley. Good. Hardback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 6.75 x 8.5"; 94 pages; blue cloth with gilt title to spine, and gilt facsimile signature to front board; dustwrapper, browned to spine; good/good; with delightful scraperboard illustrations by Stanley Herbert;.

New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1988. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Shows and describes antique bird illustrations, discusses the changing knowledge about birds..

London: Barrie and Rockliff, 1960. Book. Good. Hardback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 5.75 x 8.75"; 166pp; red cloth with gilt; dustwrapper chipped to both edges with some loss; edges dusty; exclusive photographs by Alec Brooksbank; good copy;.

London: Nelson, 1958. Book. Good. Hardback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 6 x 9"; 95pp; red cloth with black; dustwrapper, priceclipped and with feint green line to front; very nice clean copy;.

London: Whittet Books, 1989. Book. Very Good. Hardback. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 7.75 x 6.75" tall; 124 pages; blue cloth with gilt; dustwrapper; colour plates and line illustrations by the author; vg/vg;.

Neptune City, NJ: T F H Publications, 1979. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 5.5 x 8.25"; 91pp; pictorial laminated board cover without dustwrapper; illustrated throughout in colour and black and white;.

London: New Holland Publishers, 1996. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This illustrated text combines the attraction and maintenance of a bird-rich garden, with detailed identification and behavioural features of 70 common garden species..

London: Collins, 1972. Book. Good. Hardback. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 5.25 x 7.75"; 254pp; blue cloth with gilt; dustwrapper in protective film, priceclipped; b&w illustrations; A practical handbook to identifying British birds and a county-by-county guide;.

Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1978. Book. Good. Hardback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 6 x 8.5"; 206pp; brown cloth with gilt; dustwrapper; illustrated by Robert Gillmor; minor foxing to edges, not affecting contents; good copy;.

Leicester: Brockhampton Book Co. Book. Illus. by Read, John. Good. Hardback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 5.5 x 8.75"; not paginated; illustrated boards a little dusty; g/-;.