Zoologia e fauna

Notes on Some Common and Rare British Birds

Kelso, J.E.H. · 0 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£70.00 (€83.91 | $92.48 | ¥14,768)

J. & J. Bennett. The Century Press London 420, b/w frontis, 128 b/w photos. . HB. 8vo, orig. cloth, gt. Occasional light spotting to page margins. Vg.. First edition. Uncommon..

The Concise Handbook of British Birds

Swann, H.K. · 1896 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

John Wheldon London viii, 210, [6]-ads, . . HB. Sm. 8vo, orig. green cloth, gt. Vg.. First edition. Scarce..

Hand-List of British Birds

Hartert, E.; Jourdain, F.C.R.; Ticehurst, N.F.; Witherby, H.F. · 1912 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

Witherby & Co London xii, 237, . . HB. 8vo, orig. brown cloth. Owner's name to front endpaper. Vg.. First edition..

Birds of Surrey

Wheatley, J.J. · 2007 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

Surrey Bird Club 696, col + b/w illus, distribution maps, endpaper maps. . HB. Fine in d/w.. Illustrated by John Davis and others.. [9780901963086]

Birds of Shakespeare

Geikie, A. · 1916 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)

James Maclehose and Sons Glasgow x, 121, 20 b/w plates, 1 b/w photo. . HB. 8vo, orig. red cloth, gt, spine slightly faded. Previous owner's bookplate to endpaper. One neat ink annotation to text. Vg.. First edition. Scarce..

The Birds of the Doncaster District

Rhodes, R.J. · 1967 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£22.00 (€26.37 | $29.07 | ¥4,641)

Doncaster and District Ornithogical Society Doncaster [iii], 101, folding map. . PB. 8vo, orig. cloth-backed, card wrappers, Vg.. First edition..

Birds on Coll and Tiree: Status, Habitats and Conservation

Pienkowski, M.W.; Wormell, P.; Harrison, D.; Shepard, K.B.; Stroud, D.A.; Cadbury, C.J.; Madders, M.; Moser, M.; Broad, R.A.; Newton, S.F.; Percival, S.; Fox, A.D.; Francis, I.S.; · 1989 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

Nature Conservancy Council Edinburgh 191, b/w photos, b/w illus, maps. . PB. Orig. wrappers. Vg.. Concerns two islands in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland..

The Birds of Croydon and Its Countryside. Pt 1-2(I-II)

Holloway, S.; Maggs, K. · 1985 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£18.00 (€21.58 | $23.78 | ¥3,797)

North Downs Press Westerham 47; 60; 62-119, text illus, maps. . HB/PB. 3 parts, 8vo, Pts 1 + 2(II) in orig. wrappers. Vg; Pt 2(I): laminated library binding incorporating original wrappers. Ex-lib.: shelf-label to spine, a few stamps/labels. Good.. Part 1: Introduction; Part 2...

Adventures among Birds

Three Schoolboys [Scott, Peter; Dilke, Michael; Brereton, John] · 1926 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£280.00 (€335.62 | $369.92 | ¥59,071)

Privately published, printed by Knapp, Drewett & Sons Oundle [8], 80, numerous b/w illustrations. . HB. Small 4to (275x220mm), orig. cloth-backed, paper-covered boards, printed title label to front board; light stain/surface abrasion to lower corner of both boards. Vg. Inscrib...

Adventures among Birds

Three Schoolboys [Scott, Peter; Dilke, Michael; Brereton, John] · 1926 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)

Privately published, printed by Knapp, Drewett & Sons Oundle [8], 80, numerous b/w illustrations. . HB. Small 4to (275x220mm), orig. cloth-backed, paper-covered boards, printed title label to front board. Vg. Signed by all three authors. Presentation copy from Dilke to his mot...

Birds' Nests, Eggs, and Egg-Collecting

Kearton, R. · 1903 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

Cassell and Company London 96, [4]-ads, 16-publisher's catalogue, 22 col plates. . HB. Sm. 8vo, orig. green cloth, gt. Endpapers lightly browned. Vg.. Reprint of enlarged second edition (First published 1896). The brothers Richard (1862-1928) and Cherry Kearton (1871-1940) wer...

Eric Hosking's Classic Birds: 60 Years of Bird photography

Hosking, D.; Flegg, J.; Hosking, E. · 1993 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

Harper Collins London 191, c. 200 b/w photos. . HB. 4to (280x220mm), orig. dark blue leatherette in original matching slipcase. Fine.. Limited edition of 1000 copies, signed by David Hosking; this copy No. 152.. [9780002199759]

Wild Birds Protected by Law A guide to their Identification and Habits

Greatorex, C.D. · 0 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

Courier Press London xv, 170, [18]-index, b/w illus, b/w photos. . HB. Sm. 8vo, orig. cloth, endpapers slightly browned. Vg.. .

Birds' Eggs and Nests

Hall, C.A. · 1935 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£18.00 (€21.58 | $23.78 | ¥3,797)

A. & C. Black London vii, 88, 16 plates (8 col). . HB. Sm. 8vo, orig. dec. cloth. Owner's name to endpaper. Loosely inserted a flyer for the <i>Peeps at Nature</i>series, dated April, 1935. Vg.. Second Revised printing..

A Bird Book for the Pocket Treating of all the regular British species with coloured plates to scale and an illustrated chapter on eggs

Sandars, E. · 1954 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£9.00 (€10.79 | $11.89 | ¥1,899)

Oxford University Press Oxford xxii, 247, numerous col plates. . HB. Sm. 8vo, orig. red cloth, lightly rubbed. Good in worn/torn d/w. Insription to endpaper.. 4th edition. Including all species to be found in the British Isles (excluding vagrants and domesticated species).

Our Country's Birds and how to know them [with] Eggs of the native Birds of Britain, and List of British Birds, Past and Present

Gordon, W.J. · 1905 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,548)

Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co. London viii, 152; 64, 33 + 16 col plates. . HB. 2 vols, sm. 8vo, orig. green cloth, lightly rubbed with illustration pasted to front panel of <i>Our Country's Birds</i>. Vg.. <i>Our Country's Birds</i>, nineteenth thousand (undated, firs...

Die Insektenwelt: Ein Taschenbuch zu entomologischen Exkursionen fur Lehrer und Lernende

Karsch, A. · 1883 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

Otto Lenz Leipzig cxliv, 702, 338 text figs. . HB. Ex-lib. copy; stamp on title page; spine worn and chipped.. Text German..

Wild Chorus

Scott, Peter · 1947 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

Country Life London x, 120, 20 col and 48 sepia plates. . HB. 4to, orig. cloth. Some foxing. Gift inscription to front endpaper. Short closed tear to bottom margin of a couple of pages, one neatly repaired with japanese tissue. Good in rather worn/repaired d/w, with loss to re...

British Birds from Nature

Smith, Frances Mary Isabella · 1985 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Hamlyn London 94, col illus. . HB. Vg in d/w.. The Tresco Collection of Early Victorian Painitngs and Observations by Frances Mary Isabella Smith, with Introduction and Commentary by Ralph Whitlock.. [9780600306207]

Secrets of Bird Life

Gilbert, H.A.; Brook, A. · 1926 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Arrowsmith London 203, [1]-ad, frontis, 30 b/w plates. . HB. 8vo, orig. cloth, spine faded, a few splash marks to covers. Good in d/w with b/w photographic illustration pasted to front panel (spine faded; a few edge tears, repaired/reinforced to rear; in removable protective s...