Best.-Nr. 22194R H. Porter London 1899. First edition. Plates. 8vo 7 3/4 x 5 1/4 inches 150-pages. Original green pictorial cloth blocked in gilt. Lacking the frontispiece which replicated the head of a Sea Eagle on the upper cover. Overall very good. R, H. Porter, London, 1899. hardcover
2010Best.-Nr. 039335London: T & A D Poyser 2010. Book. Illus. by Emma Stansfield. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. pp. 592 b/w illustrations. Original dust jacket fine not price-clipped. Hard back binding fine. Contents clean and tight. A fine bright copy. T & A D Poyser Hardcover
2015Best.-Nr. 003120Ipswich: Suffolk Naturalists' Society 2015. Very good. 8vo. 245 x 170mm 192 pages. Colour photos sketches map. Book condition: Very good clean bright not faded not creased tight binding no inscriptions. Comments: A round-up of ornithology for Suffolk incliuding: Lesser White-fronted Goose Surf Scoter Great Knot Little Crake Black-winged Stilt Common Swift Pallid Harrier bird reports sightings systematic lists rare birds ringing reports etc. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Suffolk Naturalists' Society paperback
1949Best.-Nr. 11427Basingstoke: Royal Counties Society 1949. Book. Very Good. Hardback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 5.5 x 8.75"; 440 pages; blue leather with gilt titles some bumping to edges otherwise a very good tight copy; a wonderful record of agriculture at that time with exhibitors including Bovril; Vestey Shand-Kidd Iliffe and many more; numerous advertisements;. Royal Counties Society Hardcover
Best.-Nr. 41287LONDON CHRISTOPHER HELM. PRESENTATION COPY. SIGNED BY OLSEN WITH A DRAWING OF A GULL ON THE FEP. NEAR FINE IN DUSTWRAPPER. HELM IDENTIFICATION GUIDE. LONDON, CHRISTOPHER HELM unknown
Best.-Nr. 34144LONDON CHRISTOPHER HELM 2010. REPRINT. FINE IN FINE DUSTWRAPPER. HELM IDENTIFICATION GUIDE. COLOUR PAINTINGS BY HANS LARSSON : 96 FULL-COLOUR PLATES 43 SPECIES OVER 800 PREVIOUSLY UNPUBLISHED FULL-COLOUR PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN BY SOME OF THE WORLD`S LEADING BIRD PHOTOGRAPHERS. COLOUR DISTRIBUTION MAPS FOR ALL SPECIES. EXTRA POSTAGE FOR OVERSEAS. LONDON CHRISTOPHER HELM, 2010 unknown
Best.-Nr. 31124NEW YORK GARDEN CITY 1936. THICK QUARTO WITH 106 COLOUR PLATES BY LOUIS AGASSIZ FUERTES ORIGINAL GREEN CLOTH 289 PAGES NO DUSTWRAPPER A VERY GOOD AND CLEAN COPY. HIGH QUALITY PAPER WEIGHS 3.3 KG SO EXTRA POSTAGE REQUIRED. NEW YORK, GARDEN CITY, 1936 hardcover
1993Best.-Nr. 000661Birdcheck 1993. Birdcheck. 1993 1st hardback. Very Good. 215 x 155mm 147 pages. Colour and b/w photos line drawings. Book Condition: Very good clean pictorial boards not faded tight binding a very clean copy! Comments: A practical guide to the control of bird activity at or near airfields for aircraft safety. It includes active & passive control bird behaviour with a Case Study. Book apparently quite uncommon; most available at £100 some over £300 !! . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Pictorial Boards. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Birdcheck Hardcover
1993Best.-Nr. 002127London: Collins 1993. Collins London. 1993 1st edition paperback. Good. 215 x 150mm 224 pages. B/w photos line sketches maps. Book Condition: Fine clean bright not faded not creased tight binding no inscriptions. Comments: An excellent study of caves as a habitat and the life within them includes a chapter on limestone caves in Britain and Ireland. First Edition in paperback. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Collins Paperback
Best.-Nr. 18969POYSER 1993. SECOND EDITION FINE COPY IN FINE DUSTWRAPPER. THIS IS A DETAILED DEFINITIVE STUDY BY AN INTERNATIONALLY ACKNOWLEDGED AUTHORITY IT IS ALSO A WELL COMPOSED WORK WITH AN EASY FLOW THAT CONCEALS ITS AUTHOR`S SKILLED PRESENTATION. DONALD WALTON HAS CONTRIBUTED THREE COLOUR PLATES AND MANY LINE ILLUSTRATIONS AND THERE ARE MAPS DIGRAMS AND MORE THAN SIXTY PHOTOGRAPHS. POYSER, 1993 unknown
1979Best.-Nr. 096252London: Kestrel Books 1979. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Pauling Baynes. First edition first printing. Large octavo. Hardback. 320 pages colour and Black and white illustrations. Very Good condition in Very Good price-clipped dust jacket. No inscriptions. Kestrel Books hardcover
1949Best.-Nr. 094691London: Hamish Hamilton 1949. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition first printing octavo hardback. 200 pages Illustrated end paper maps End papers foxed otherwise Very Good condition in Good unclipped dust jacket now in protective transparent sleeve lacks a little material at top and bottom edges of spine area of jacket No inscriptions Hamish Hamilton hardcover
Best.-Nr. 28119EDINBURGH DAVID DOUGLAS 1882. SECOND EDITION QUARTO GREEN CLOTH TISSUE-GUARDED PLATES INTERNALLY VERY GOOD BUT WITH DAMAGED SPINE - SPLIT AND WITH SOME LOSS AT THE TOP. HENCE APPROPRIATELY PRICED. A GOOD READING COPY. EDINBURGH, DAVID DOUGLAS, 1882 hardcover
1895Best.-Nr. 039259London: Horace Cox 1895. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. "With a Preface by Frank E. Beddard." 319 paes. Original green cloth binding with gilt lettering and vignette of gulls to the front board bevelled edges; very good. Contents clean and tight no inscriptions light spotting to few pages original patterned end papers. A very good to fine copy. Scarce. In three parts; part I Notes from the Zoo; part II Birds in London where 14 native species are examined "being the result of personal observations."; part III Appendix includes The Farne Islands etc. Mullens & Swann p. 589. Horace Cox Hardcover
2002Best.-Nr. 032008Philadelphia: The American Ornithologists' Union and The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 2002. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition Thus. Folio. Volume 18 from the set of 18. Nos. 681 great Frigatebird to 716 Dark eyed Junco. Complete with table of contents and cumulative index 1- 716. Slip-case very good short crack to bottom edge with very slight rubbing. Contents clean and tight unmarked no inscriptions pages crisp the staples are firm but show signs of rusting booklets appear unread. A very good volume from this huge work on The birds of North America in a very good slip-case. The American Ornithologists' Union and The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Hardcover
Best.-Nr. 34312NETHERLANDS WASSINK 2015. FINE COPY IN LAMINATED BOARDS. VERY WELL ILLUSTRATED. NETHERLANDS, WASSINK, 2015 hardcover
2007Best.-Nr. 036197Netherlands: WASSINK 2007. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 288 pages colour and b/w illustrations. Original laminated boards fine. Contents clean and tight fine. A fine as new copy. WASSINK Hardcover
Best.-Nr. 148161999 ACADEMIC PRESS LONDON. FINE COPY IN A FINE DUSTWRAP. COVERING BURMA AND THAILAND SOUTH OF THE ELEVENTH PARALLEL PENINSULAR MALAYSIA AND SINGAPORE. VOLUME 1. - NON PASSERINES. CONTRIBUTIONS FROM PHILIP D. ROUND AND UTHAI TREESUCON. COLOUR PLATES BY PHILIP BURTON GEOFFREY DAVISON R. DAVID DIGBY DANA GARDNER PETER HAYMAN IAN LEWINGTON DAVID QUINN AND CHRIS ROSE. WOODCUTS BY DANA GARDNER. NEW BOOK. 1999 ACADEMIC PRESS, LONDON unknown
1907Best.-Nr. 16664AB1907. Leipzig Nögele 1907-1908. 315 : 235 cm. Title 12 pages 7 coloured plates with many illustrations. Original boards. hardcover
2013Best.-Nr. 009720Nuttall Ornithological Club 2013. Inscribed and signed by both authors to a man who contributed much data for the book. Signed by Both Authors. Hardcover. As New/As New. Nuttall Ornithological Club Hardcover
2015Best.-Nr. 013936T & AD Poyser 2015. Color photos illustrations graphs bibliography index 352 pages. Hardcover. New/New. T & AD Poyser Hardcover
Best.-Nr. DADAX0548482977New unknown
Best.-Nr. 0332473082.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1997Best.-Nr. 008000Bernardsville New Jersey: New Jersey Audubon Society 1997. Fine condition. 8.75" wide by 11.25" tall. Bright clean square and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are fresh crisp and unmarked. Laid-in is a letter on New Jersey Audubon Society letterhead that describes this author-signed copy as a "special limited edition." The letter is signed by Thomas Gilmore President of the Society. Bound in the original green leatherette lettered in shiny gold on the spine and front cover. . Signed by the Author signature only. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/No jacket probably as issued. viii 82pp. New Jersey Audubon Society Hardcover
Best.-Nr. 1883065038.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover