Aucott & Thomas

An annotated list of the birds of Costa Rica including Cocos Island.

Carriker, M. A. · 1910

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

U.S.A: Carnegie Museum, 1910. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean hardback tightly bound in turquoise half-leather over blue cloth, gilt titles & 5 raised bands at spine, leather is rubbed at corners, attractive bookplate (of the famous American naturalist William Beebe) on the fr...

British birds and their nests: series 536.

Vesey-Fitzgerald, Brian · 1953

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

Loughborough: Wills & Hepworth Ltd. 1953. First Edition. Hardcover. Very clean & tightly bound hardback book with prize label on front endpaper dated 1959, in a bright price clipped dustjacket which is rubbed on the back cover. 50 pages, illustrations in the text by Allen W. S...

Morning flight - A book of wildfowl.

Scott, Peter · 1937

£19.00 (€22.77 | $25.10 | ¥4,008)

Country Life Limited, 1937. Reprint; Third Printing. Hardcover. Clean & tightly bound hardback book, front endpapers and page edges lightly foxed, no inscriptions, in an unclipped dustjacket which is chipped and creased with short closed tears and areas of loss at the edges. 1...

The feathered folk of an estuary.

Farrar, G. B. · 1938

£9.00 (€10.79 | $11.89 | ¥1,899)

Country Life, 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean & tightly bound hardback book, front endpapers and page edges foxed, no inscriptions, in a price clipped/repriced dustjacket which is chipped and creased with loss at the top of the back cover, spine ends and foldovers. 152 p...

Outlaw of the air.

Brown, Leslie · 1939

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Geoffrey Bles, 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean & tightly bound hardback book, page edges foxed, gift inscription on the front endpaper, in an unclipped dustjacket which is chipped and creased at the edges with minor loss at the spine ends and foldovers. 246 pages. Good i...

Outdoor common birds: their habits and general characteristics.

Stannard, Henry · 1890

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Frederick Warne and Co. 1890. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean hardback tightly bound in half green leather with gilt titles and 7 bands, leather worn at corners, spots where colour leached from front cover, foxing to endpapers and page edges, no inscriptions. 216 pages, illust...

The birds of the air or British birds in their haunts.

Seaby, Allen W. · 1931

£7.00 (€8.39 | $9.25 | ¥1,477)

A. & C. Black, Ltd. 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean hardback tightly bound in tan cloth with black titles and illustrations, cloth has minor rubbing at edges, foxing to some pages, no inscriptions. 180 pages, colour frontispiece, many illustrations in the text by the aut...

Birds in our garden. Truth in a tale series no. 4.

Kerr, Mary · 1951

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Edmund Ward, 1951. Reprint. Hardcover. Clean, small format, tightly bound hardback, boards bowed, no inscriptions, in an unclipped dustjacket which is creased and chipped with repaired tears. 62 pages, full page colour illustrations and black and white vignettes. Good in Fair ...

The peregrine.

Baker, J. A. · 1967

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.28 | ¥52,742)

Collins, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean & tightly bound hardback book, bookseller's label on front pastedown, in an unclipped dustjacket which is chipped and creased at the edges and has 3 repaired closed tears at spine and front foldover. 192 pages. Very Good in Fair d...

Birds of the seashore.

Massingham, H. J. · 1936

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

T. Werner Laurie Ltd. 1936. Reprint. Hardcover. Clean & tightly bound hardback book, minor foxing at page edges, no inscriptions, in an unclipped dustjacket which is tanned, and rubbed a the spine ends. 310 pages, 8 colour plates & many illustrations in the text by J. Abbey, E...

An owl came to stay.

Rome, Claire · 1979

£12.00 (€14.38 | $15.85 | ¥2,532)

Paul Elek Ltd, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Very clean & tightly bound hardback book with no inscriptions, in a bright price clipped dustjacket which is sunned at the spine. 144 pages, photos and illustrations in the text. Very Good in Good dust jacket.

Winged company Studies in bird watching.

Walmsley, R. G. · 1940

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,329)

Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1940. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean hardback tightly bound in blue cloth with black titles, cloth has rubbing at corners and spine ends, gift inscription dated 1940 on front pastedown. xiv + 228 pages, illustrations in the text by Denys Watkins-Pitchford...

Where vultures fly.

Summers, Gerald · 1974

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

Collins, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Reading copy, an ex library hardback with the usual stamps & stickers, no inscriptions, in a laminated dustjacket.190 pages, 'BB' scraperboard illustrations in the text. Fair in Poor dust jacket.

The birds of the British Isles Third series comprising their migration and habits and observations on our rarer visitants.

Coward, T. A. & Boyd, W. (rev) · 1955

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd. 1955. Reprint. Hardcover. Clean hardback tightly bound in brown cloth with faded gilt titles, cloth rubbed at edges, no inscriptions. 286 pages, colour illustrations and black & white photos on plates, references, index. Good.

Small parrots (parakeets).

Seth-Smith, David & Vriends, Matthew M. · 1979

£8.00 (€9.59 | $10.57 | ¥1,688)

TFH Publications, Inc. Ltd, 1979. Reprint. Hardcover. Clean hardback tightly bound in pictorial boards, page edges foxed, no inscriptions. xvi + 302 pages, illustrations & photos on plates, appendix, index. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued.