Bewick, Thomas. A History of British Birds. Vols. I & II with both supplements.
5th. Ed. Printed by Edward Walker for T. Bewick. 1821 Bound in one volume, with wood engravings throughout. 8vo. Hardback. Period signature to top of title page. All edges marbled. Minor amount of spotting, only very occ. heavier, o/w. contents fine. Recently rebound in half leather over marbled boards, with sewn headbands in fine condition.
‘The success of the ‘History of British Birds’ was immediate and complete; six editions were issued in Bewick’s lifetime’ (Mullens and Swann).
£150.00 [ref: 65151]
Bewick, Thomas. A Memoir of Thomas Bewick. Written by himself.
Pub. The Cresset Press. 1961 pp.xxxiv, 203 with b/w. illus. 8vo. Tho. vg. hardback in vg. dw., chipped and rubbed on extremities.
This memoir of Bewick’s life has been through many editions since its first appearance in 1862 - 34 years after Bewick’s death. The text established by Bewick’s daughter Jane with the unwelcome help of her printer, Robert Ward was a smoothed out, repunctuated and abridged version of the original manuscript.
£7.50 [ref: 49255]
Bhushan, B. et al. A Field Guide to the Waterbirds of Asia.
1st. Ed. Pub. Wild Bird Soc. of Japan. 1993 pp.224 with colour plates throughout. Small 8vo. Fine softback.
£25.00 [ref: 60148]
Bhushan, B. et al. A Field Guide to the Waterbirds of Asia.
1st. Ed. Pub. Wild Bird Soc.of Japan. 1993 pp.224 with colour plates throughout. Small 8vo. Nr. fine softback.
£22.50 [ref: 59310]
Bibby, C.J. et al. Bird Census Techniques.
Pub. Academic Press. 1992 pp.xvii, 257 with figs. Spine slighlty faded otherwise a fine hdbk copy.
£20.00 [ref: 42197]
Birding World Complete List of the Birds of the Western Palearctic.
1st. Ed. Pub. Birding World. 1995 pp.21. 8vo. Fine softback. Out-of-print. Complete checklist with columns for recording sightings.
£7.50 [ref: 55875]
Birkan, M. et al. (Eds.). Gibier Faune Sauvage. Vol. 9. First International Symposium on Partridges, Quails and Francolins.
Pub. N.S. 1992 pp.283-918. with tables throughout. A vg. copy in spine-faded card covers. Text in French and English.
£8.00 [ref: 42008]
Birkhead, M. & Perrins, C. The Mute Swan.
1st. Pub. Croon Helm. 1986 pp, xiv, 157 with b/w. plates, illustrations and tables. 8vo. Spotting to top-edge of text block, o/w. a fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
Written by two of the leading authorities on the Mute Swan, this monograph examines all aspects of the bird's life, including its history, and the laws and customs associated with swan ownership, its life-history and populations, and the threats to its survival.
£9.00 [ref: 64080]
Birkhead, T. Great Auk Islands. A field biologist in the Arctic.
1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 1993 pp.viii, 275 with colour, b/w. photos and illus. 8vo. Some spotting to top-edge of text block o/w. a fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
In this book Tim Birkhead describes in personal detail the different facets of research and brings to life both the difficulties and the excitement of working in the Arctic.
£38.00 [ref: 66420]
Birkhead, T. et al. Ten Thousand Birds. Ornithology since Darwin.
1st. Ed. Pub. Princeton Uni. Press. 2014 pp.xvii, [iii], 524 with colour, b/w. photos. and illus. Small 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw.
Describes how in the early 1900s pioneering individuals such as Erwin Stresemann, Ernst Mayr, and Julian Huxley recognized the importance of studying live birds in the field, and how this shift thrust ornithology into the mainstream of the biological sciences. Tells the stories of eccentrics like Colonel Richard Meinertzhagen and influential figures such as David Lack, Niko Tinbergen, Robert MacArthur and many others.
£20.00 [ref: 60057]