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FOUR BOOKS about BIRDS :
1) THE HANDBOOK OF FOREIGN BIRDS
in Colour
By A. Rutgers
Volume Two - Their Care in Cage and Aviary
English Edition Edited by K. A. Norris
BOOK DETAILS :
Date: 1973
Pages: 230
Publisher: Blandford Press, London
Edition: Reprint from Revised Edition 1969
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 0713703776
SIZE: Small 8vo - 19 x 12 x 2
Illustrated: Yes - 64 pages of COLOUR PHOTOS
Dustjacket: Yes
Condition: Blue cloth-bound hardcover with gilt title to
spine, slight rubbing
to spine & corners, STRAIGHT, TIGHT & CLEAN in GOOD CONDITION
with previous owner's name to second page, in a clipped GOOD DUSTJACKET with a couple of small holes to spine & slight edgewear.
- Volume II deals with the larger foreign birds ("FOREIGN MEANING NON-BRITISH i.e. Australian, African, South American): Quail, Partridges, Pheasants, Doves, Pigeons, Waterfowl, Parrots and Parrotlike Species. It includes a special section on the Budgerigar.
2) SONGS OF WILD BIRDS
by E. M. NICHOLSON and LUDWIG KOCH
Introduction by Julian S. Huxley
(Unfortunately without Gramophone Records)
BOOK DETAILS :
Date: 1936
Pages: 216
Publisher: H. F. & G. Witherby, London
Edition: Second Impression - 1st pub. 1936
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: Does not apply
SIZE: Small 8vo - 18 x 12 x 2
Illustrated: Yes - B/W PHOTOS & COLOUR ILLUSTRATIONS
Dustjacket: Yes
Condition:
Blue cloth-bound hardcover with white title to
spine, rubbing
to spine & corners, STRAIGHT, TIGHT & CLEAN in GOOD CONDITION
with no inscriptions in an unclipped FAIR/GOOD DUSTJACKET with rubbing to along the top with a repair, rubbing & edgewear in a clear plastic protective covering.
- Includes a fold-out Bird Song Calendar for Great Britain.
3) COLLINS GUIDE TO
BIRD WATCHING
by R. S. R. FITTER
With 49 Line Drawings by R. A. Richardson
BOOK DETAILS :
Date: 1963
Pages: 254
Publisher: Collins, London
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: Does not apply
SIZE: Small 8vo - 20 x 13 x 2
Illustrated: Yes - B/W PHOTOS & ILLUSTRATIONS throughout
Dustjacket: Yes
Condition:
Blue cloth-bound hardcover with gilt title to
spine, rubbing
to spine & corners, STRAIGHT, TIGHT & CLEAN in GOOD CONDITION
with no inscriptions, very slight foxing to endpapers in an unclipped GOOD DUSTJACKET with some stains to inside, rubbing & edgewear in a clear
plastic protective covering.
- How to watch - What to watch for - Where to watch
4) A BIRD BOOK FOR THE POCKETTreating of all the regular British species, with coloured plates to scale and an illustrated chapter on eggs
by EDMUND SANDARS
BOOK DETAILS :
Date: 1949
Pages: 246
Publisher: Oxford University Press, London
Edition: Third Edition - 1st pub. 1927
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: Does not apply
SIZE: Small 8vo - 15.5 x 11 x 2
Illustrated: Yes - COLOUR ILLUSTRATIONS throughout by the author
Dustjacket: No
Condition:
Grey cloth-bound hardcover with black title to
spine & front cover with bird design, slight rubbing
to spine & corners, STRAIGHT, TIGHT & CLEAN in GOOD CONDITION
with inscription to first page, very slight foxing/age-toning to endpapers. - 'This book has been brought up to date in the light of later knowledge and the most recent vagaries of scientific nomenclature have been followed.'