Brockie, Keith. Drawn from Nature.
1st. Ed. Pub. Arlequin Press. 1995 pp.152 with b/w. and colour illus. throughout. 4to. Limited edition of 950 clothbound copies of which this is No. 269, signed by the author. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw. Although not inscribed, from the library of ornithologist, artist, illustrator, author and editor Robert Gillmor MBE (purchased by us May 2023).
A fine volume full of this artist sketches.
£65.00 [ref: 65028]
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Brown, A. and Warren, M. (Eds.). There and Back? A Celebration of Bird Migration.
1st. Ed. Pub. Langford Press. 2011 pp.352 with colour illus. throughout. Large 4to. Hardback. With publisher’s Errata slip. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw. Title Number 27 in the series.
No.27 in Langford Press’s Wildlife in Art series. Along with the superb illustrations from some of Europe’s foremost contemporary wildlife artists, this work also includes essays on the migrations of a range of birds.
£12.50 [ref: 64750]
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Brown, L. Birds of the American Waterside.
Pub. Collins. 1979 With colour plates throughout. Sl. faded spine of dw. o/w. a nr. fine copy.
£15.00 [ref: 39470]
Brown, Leslie. and Fennessy, Rena. Birds of the African Bush.
1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1975 pp.[98] with colour plates and sketches throughout with accompanying text. Folio. Signed by the artist Rena Fennessy to title page. Fine hardback in thor. vg. dw., with a little loss to rear. Although not inscribed, from the library of ornithologist, artist, author and editor Robert Gillmor MBE (purchased by us, May 2023).
Paintings by Rena Fennessy and text by Leslie Brown.
£17.50 [ref: 65178]
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Brown, Leslie. and Fennessy, Rena. Birds of the African Waterside.
1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1979 pp.[103] with 24 full-page colour paintings, pencil sketches and supporting text. Folio. Signed by the artist Rena Fennessy to title page. Fine hardback in fine dw. with very gentle sunning to spine. Although not inscribed, from the library of ornithologist, artist, author and editor Robert Gillmor MBE (purchased by us, May 2023).
£17.50 [ref: 65179]
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Brusewitz, Gunnar. Wings and Seasons.
1st. Ed. Pub.Wahlstrom & Widstrand. 1980 pp.119 with colour and b/w. illus. throughout. Landscape 4to. Nr. fine hardback in vg. plus dw.
‘Wings and Seasons’ is a book about the progress of the year in nature in Northern Europe, from the far south right up to the shores of the Arctic Ocean.
£25.00 [ref: 65360]
Buller, W.L. Buller’s Birds of New Zealand. Edited & brought up to date by E.G. Turbott.
1st. Ed. Pub. Macdonald and Co. 1967 pp xviii, 261, with 48 tipped in colour lithographs. Small folio. Fine hardback in fine dw. with thor. vg. publisher’s slipcase.
A new edition of Walter Lawry Buller’s ‘A History of the Birds of New Zealand’, reproducing the 48 lithographs by J.G. Keulemans, from the second edition of 1888.
£75.00 [ref: 61385]
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Busby, John. Birds in Mallorca.
1st. Ed. Pub. Christopher Helm. 1988. pp.viii,120 with 135 watercolours & sketches by the author. Small landscape 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw. Out-of-print.
An illustrated description of this popular birdwatching island, by one of our finest bird artists. It gives his personal account of the birds likely to be found on the island.
£6.25 [ref: 56843]
Busby, John. The Living Birds of Eric Ennion.
Pub. Victor Gollancz Ltd. 1982 pp. 128 with colour illus. and sketches throughout. 4to. A fine hardback in near fine dw.
This book provides a selection of the beautiful studies and field sketches kept by Eric Ennion as references for his larger paintings; as well as illustrations and descriptive extracts from some of his articles and books.
£18.00 [ref: 44452]
Busby, John. The Living Birds of Eric Ennion.
1st. Ed. Pub.Victor Gollancz Ltd. 1982 pp. 128 with b/w. and colour illus. throughout. 4to. Fine hardback in near fine dw. From the library of ornithologist, artist, illustrator, author and editor Robert Gillmor MBE, with his signature to ffep. John Busby has also signed and wrote the date (15 Oct 82) at the end of the introduction, presumably the day Robert acquired the book.
This book provides a selection of the beautiful studies and field sketches kept by Eric Ennion as references for his larger paintings; as well as illustrations and descriptive extracts from some of his articles and books.
£30.00 [ref: 65040]
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