Zoologia e fauna

Rambles in Britain's Birdland

Pike, O.G. · 1930 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Herbert Jenkins London 236, [4]-ads, frontis, 23 b/w plates. . HB. 8vo, orig. cloth. Vg in slightly worn d/w (in removable protective sleeve).. First edition. 60 photographs of British bird life taken by the author. Chapter headings are: Chapters are: The Cuckoo; The Black-nec...

Bird Pageant: Field Studies of some East Anglian breeding birds

Robertson, A.W.P. · 1954 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

Batchworth Press London 192, frontis, 43 b/w photos. . HB. 8vo, orig. cloth, gt. Vg.. First edition..

Butterfly Lives

Beaufoy, S. · 1947 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

Collins London 128, 190+ b/w photos. . HB. 4to (260x210mm), orig. cloth. Good in d/w (some edge wear, several tape repairs to rear panel) .. First edition..

Seasons with the Kestrel

Riddle, G. · 1992 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Blandford 160, col + b/w photos. . HB. Vg in d/w.. First edition. 'a unique view of the life of a bird of prey, seen through the eyes of a field naturalist. Using his dary notes, intimate observation and detailed photography, Gordon Riddle illustrates and explains the breeding...

Birds of our Country: Their Eggs, Nests, Life, Haunts and Identification. Vol. I-II

Finn, Frank; Robinson, E.K. · 19221923 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

Hutchinson & Co. London [iv], 480; [iv], 491-960, [8]-Index, 30 col plates, b/w photos, b/w illus. . HB. 2 vols, 4to, orig. green blind-stamped dec. cloth, gilt title to front boards and spines. Some light foxing to versos of plates. Vg.. First edition. Title pages undated..

The Ramblings of a Bird Lover

Raven, C.E. · 1927 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Martin Hopkinson London xvi, 186, [6]-ads, b/w frontis, 30 b/w plates. . HB. 8vo, orig. cloth. Light foxing to edges of text block; endpapers browned. Gift inscription to endpaper. Good.. First editon..

Quest for Birds: The Problems and Pleasures of an English Bird-Watcher

Richmond, W.K. · 1934 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

H.F. & G. Witherby London 196, b/w frontis. . HB. 8vo, orig. cloth. Vg in slightly worn/chipped d/w (in removable protective sleeve). With bookplate of British ornithologist and wildlife photographer Eric Hoskings (1909-1991).. First edition..

The Vertebrate Animals of Leicestershire and Rutland

Browne, Montagu · 1889 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£85.00 (€101.89 | $112.30 | ¥17,932)

Midland Educational Company Birmingham and Leicester xii, 223, col map, 4 plates (1 fully + 1 partly hand-col), folding table. . HB. Large 8vo (260x190mm), orig. brown cloth, rebacked retaining orig. faded backstrip, rubbed to extremities, gilt title to spine and front board, ...

British Moths

Tutt, J.W. · 1902 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

George Routledge and Sons London xii, 368, 4-ads, 12 col plates, 61 wood cuts. . HB. Sm. 8vo, orig. two-tone cloth, teg, head and tail of spine slightly rubbed; inner hinges cracked but firm; endpapers and first/last leaves browned; plates clean. Vg.. 1902 reissue (first publi...

Bird Llife of Mountain and Upland

Ratcliffe, D. · 1990 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Cambridge University Press xi, 256, 69 b/w figures . . HB. Vg in d/w.. Written for the amateur ornithologist, this book describes the bird life of the various upland regions of the British Isles from an ecological standpoint. It relates distribution and abundance to the variou...

Complete Birdwatcher's Guide

Gooders, J. · 1992 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Kingfisher Press London 360, col illus, maps. . HB. Fine in d/w.. Illustrated by Alan Harris and Terence Lambert.. [9780862723699]

Threatened Birds of the World

GeBirdlife International · 2000 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

BirdLife International Cambridge 852, col illus, maps. 310x220mm. HB. Fine.. The Official Source for Birds on the IUCN Red List.. [9780946888399]

The Birds of Midlothian

Nash, J. Kirke · 1935 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,658)

H.F. & G. Witherby London xxiv, 303, 4 b/w plates, folding map. . HB. 8vo, orig. cloth, gt, some foxing, mainly to first and final leaves. Vg.. First edition. Scarce.Ballance p. 494..

A Field Guide to Caterpillars of Butterflies and Moths in Britain and Europe

Carter, D.J.; Hargreaves, B. (Illus.) · 1986 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

Collins London 296, 35 col plates. . HB. Half-title and final leaf of index browned. Vg.. First edition. Over 500 species are described and illustrated, with 300 miniatures of the corresponding butterflies and moths. 165 characteristic food plants are also illustrated.. [97800...

British Pyralid Moths: a guide to their identification

Goater, B. · 1986 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Harley Colchester 175, 9 col plates, 12 text figs. . HB. Vg in d/w.. Includes 208 species, with concise descriptions and information on life histories, habits, seasonal occurrence and geographical distribution. Colour illustrations of all species on the British list.. [9780946...

Birds of Islay

Elliot, R.E. · 1989 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Christopher Helm London viii, 216, b/w illus, maps. . PB. Vg.. . [9780747008033]

A History of the Birds of Middlesex

Glegg, W.E. · 1935 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)

H.F. & G. Witherby London xxxii, 245, frontis, 5 b/w plates, folding map. . HB. 8vo, orig. cloth, teg, light spotting to fore-edge. Vg. Paper slips bearing neat manuscript notes inserted throughout, with locality records for species seen in Middlesex in the 1930s-50s (includin...

The Vertebrate Fauna of "Dee"

Sim, G. · 1903 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

D. Wyllie & Son Aberdeen 295, 5 b/w plates, 3 text figs. . HB. 8vo, orig. cloth, gt title to spine, teg. A few neat marginal ink corrections. Vg.. First edition. Scarce. Includes chapters on Mammalia, Birds, Reptilia, Fishes. The Ichthyological portion includes the Fishes of t...

British Birds in their Habitats

Freethy, R. · 1985 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Crowood Press Marlborough 207, col + b/w photos, b/w illus. . HB. 8vo, orig. cloth. Vg in d/w.. . [9780946284566]

Birds of Great Britain and their Natural History

Pycraft, W.P. · 1934 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£22.00 (€26.37 | $29.07 | ¥4,641)

Williams & Norgate London 206, col frontis, 16 b/w plates, 1 text fig. . HB. 8vo, orig. cloth. Vg in slightly worn d/w (in removable protective sleeve). Bookplate of British ornithologist and wildlife photographer Eric Hoskings (1909-1991).. First edition. Colour frontispiece ...