Zoologia e fauna

The World's Rarest Birds

Hirschfeld, E.; Swash, A.; Still, R. · 2013 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£20.00 (€23.98 | $26.43 | ¥4,221)

WildGuides 360, 75 col plates, 700+ col photos. 285x220mm. HB. Fine in d/w (minor wear to top of spine).. This illustrated book vividly depicts the most endangered birds in the world and provides the latest information on the threats each species faces and the measures being t...

Birds of Sussex

James, P. (Ed.) · 1996 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£20.00 (€23.98 | $26.43 | ¥4,221)

Sussex Ornithological Society 592, col plates, col + b/w photos, line drawings, maps. . HB. Fine in d/w.. Comprehensive species accounts, coloured distribution maps, review of the history of ornithology in Sussex, habitat chapters, gazetteer, full page colour illustrations by ...

The Birds of Orkney

Booth, C.; Cuthbert, M.; Reynolds, P. · 1984 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£12.50 (€14.99 | $16.52 | ¥2,638)

Orkney Press Stromness xxvi, 275, col+b/w photos, text illus. . HB. Vg in d/w. From the library of Michael Bryant, Hampshire ornithologist, with his bookplate.. . [9780907618072]

Estrildid Finches of the World

Goodwin, D. · 1982 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£68.00 (€81.52 | $89.85 | ¥14,350)

BM(NH)/Oxford University Press 328, 8 col plates, numerous maps + line drawings. . HB. 4to, orig. cloth. Vg in d/w. From the library of Michael Bryant, Hampshire ornithologist, with his decorative bookplate.. Colour plates by Martin Woodcock. Detailed monograph on a group that...

The Lost Birds of Paradise

Fuller, Errol · 1995 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)

Swan Hill Press 160, col frontis, 49 col plates, 58 b/w figs. . HB. Vg in d/w (minor edge-wear).. The work includes 50 colour plates (some reproduced from archival sources, others drawn especially for this book). The volume tells the story of each species of Bird of Paradise f...

Red Data Book Vol. 1 Mammalia

Simon, N. · 1966 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Morges , . . HB. Punched data sheets in orig. publishers ring binder. Vg.. Noel Murray Simon (1921-2008) was a British conservationist and author of central importance to the emergence of modern species c...

The Birds of Titchfield Haven: A Review of their Status

Duffin, B. · 1991 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£12.00 (€14.39 | $15.86 | ¥2,532)

Pekkari Books 112, map, colour photos, b/w drawings. A4. PB. Vg.. Text illustrations by Dan Powell. A review of the birdlife of Titchfield Haven, Hampshire, England.. [9780951745304]

The Norfolk Cranes' Story

Buxton, J.; Durdin, C.; Upton, N. · 2011 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£22.50 (€26.97 | $29.73 | ¥4,748)

Wren Publishing 133, 65 col + 6 b/w photos, 3 colour illustrations. . HB. Vg in d/w. Front endpaper and fore-edge slightly soiled.. This book tells the story of how cranes bred at Horsey in Norfolk, and how they were protected and studied there.. [9780954254551]

Lyrebirds Calling From Australia

Littlejohns, R.T. · 1943 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,276)

Robertson & Mullens Melbourne 40, 24 b/w photos. . PB. 8vo (210x140mm), orig. wrappers, spine worn. Good.. Photographs by the author..

The Birds of Middlesex: A Contribution to the Natural History of the County

Harting, James Edmund · 1866 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£65.00 (€77.92 | $85.89 | ¥13,717)

John van Voorst London xvi, 284, tinted frontis. . HB. 8vo, orig. cloth, gt. Vg. From the library of Michael Bryant, Hampshire ornithologist, with his bookplate.. First edition. Frontispiece by J. Wolf..

Curassows and Related Birds

Delacour, J.; Amadon, D. · 1973 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

American Museum of Natural History New York xv, 247, 30 col plates, drawings, photographs, maps. 315x235mm. HB. Vg in d/w (minor edge-wear).. First edition.. [9780913424025]

The Birds of Kent. Vol. 1-2

Harrison, J.M. · 1953 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)

H.F. & G. Witherby London xvi, 510; vii, 314, [1], 80 col + b/w plates, map. . HB. 2 vols, large-8vo, orig. blue buckram, gt title to spines, top edge tinted blue. Loosely inserted a 4-pp offprint on the Redstarts of Kent (1941) by P.A. Rayfield. Vg set. From the library of Mi...

The Shorebirds of North America

Matthiessen, P.; Clem, R.V. (Illus.); Stout, G.D (Ed.).; Palmer, R.S. · 1968 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

Viking Press New York 270, 32 col plates. . HB. Folio (360x255mm), orig. cloth, minor spotting. Vg in d/w (slight edge-wear).. Second printing (first published 1967)..

The Book of Birds: Five Centuries of Bird Illustration

Lysaght, A.M. · 1975 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£18.00 (€21.58 | $23.78 | ¥3,799)

Phaidon Press London 208, 142 illus (40 col). 370x280mm. HB. Vg in d/w (slight edge-wear; price-clipped).. 1st edition.. [9780714816678]

The Pheasants of the World

Johnsgard, P.A. · 1986 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

Oxford University Press Washington xii, 300, 53 col photos, 45 figs. . HB. 4to, orig. cloth. Vg in d/w.. First edition.. [9780198571858]

Swifts in a Tower

Lack, D. · 1974 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

Chapman and Hall London 239, 19 b/w photos, 24 text figs. . HB. Vg in price-clipped d/w. 5-line note in ink to rear endpaper. From the library of Michael Bryant, Hampshire ornithologist, with his bookplate.. Reprint. First published in 1956 by Methuen & Co. Scarce classic givi...

A Guide to the Birds of Trinidad and Tobago

ffrench, R. · 1980 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Harrowood Books Valley Forge, Pa. xx, 470, 36 col plates, 40 figs. . HB. Vg in d/w.. Revised edition, reprint.. [9780915180035]

The Gyr Falcon Adventure

Cerely, S. · 1955 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£12.00 (€14.39 | $15.86 | ¥2,532)

Collins London 255, b/w photos, endpaper maps. . HB. 8vo, orig. bds, light stain to rear board.. An account of the author's 1954 expedition to the north coast of Iceland to observe and photograph Gyr falcons..

The Birds of Norfolk, with Remarks on their Habits, Migration and Local Distribution. Vol. I-II

Stevenson, H. · 1866 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£150.00 (€179.82 | $198.20 | ¥31,654)

John Van Voorst / Matchett and Stevenson London / Norwich lxxii, 445, [1]; x, 449, [1], [4-ads], 2 hand-col + 3 tinted plates. . HB. 2 vols, 8vo, orig. cloth, slightly worn, a few splashes/stains to top and fore-edge of Vol. I. Several hinges cracked and slightly slack. Foxing...

Insect Natural History (New Naturalist 8)

Imms, A.D. · 1947 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

Collins London xviii, 317, 40 col + 32 plates, text figs, maps. . HB. 8vo, orig. publisher's green buckram, spine slightly faded. Vg in unusually well-preserved d/w (not price-clipped; spine slightly faded with minor wear to top; in removable protective sleeve).. First edition..