Blaauw, F.E. A Monograph of the Cranes.
Pub. E.J. Brill / R.H. Porter. 1897 pp.viii, 64 with 22 fine chromolithographed plates. 15 by Leutemann and the other 7 by Keulemans of which 2 are plates of eggs. All the plates are tipped into the book and one has a small piece missing from the corner. There is some foxing to a few plates. There is a re-layed spine and repairs to the edges of the book, neatly executed. Condition overall is good. A limited edition of only 170 copies of which this is no. 16. From the library of the Zoological Society of Tel Aviv with some stamps.
The work’s main object was to introduce the public to beautiful watercolour paintings taken from birds living in the Zoological Gardens of Amsterdam in the year 1872.
£3,250.00 [ref: 28242]

Bolton, J. Harmonia Ruralis. Or An Essay Towards the Natural History of British Song Birds: Illustrated with Figures, the Size of Life. Or the Birds, Male and Female, In Their Most Natural Attitudes; Their Nests and Eggs.
Pub. W. Simpkin & R. Marshall. 1830 Volume 1 & 2 bound recently into handsome green morocco and marbled boards. 81 Hand-coloured copper-engraved plates. Professional repairs to a small part of hand-coloured frontis. and also to the edges of pages 11 and 57. Small spots and thumb marks to a handful of plates. Overall a clean, fine copy of this very scarce work.
£3,250.00 [ref: 38830]

Buffon, Count. The Natural History of Birds. in nine volumes translated from the French.
Pub. Strahan, Cadell & Murray. 1893 Nine volumes with 262 copper engravings bound in full tree calf with gilt panelled spines. A little wear to top/ bottom of spines and boards. A nice clean set internally with an extensive addenda at rear of volume nine by the translator.
£800.00 [ref: 35948]

Butler, Arthur Gardiner. Foreign Finches in Captivity.
1st. Pub.L.Reeve & Co. 1894-96 pp.viii, 332 with 60 fine hand coloured plates after F.W.Frohawk by Brumby & Clarke. 4to bound in original red cloth. This volume is in superb condition with bright cloth covers and pristine plates. This is not to be confused with the octavo chromolithographed second edition. Very scarce in the first edition.
This was Butler’s most important work and involved his favourite subject Cage Birds. Although some of the illustrations are not true finches the book does contain considerable information on their appearance, distribution, song and behaviuor in captivity.The illustrations by Frohawk are some of his best and are outstanding.
£4,000.00 [ref: 35129]

Ching, R. Studies & Sketches of a Bird Painter.
1st. Pub. Lansdowne. 1981 pp. 260 with colour & b/w. illus. Thoroughly fine in slip case. Scarce.
£250.00 [ref: 32015]

Ching, Raymond. The Bird Paintings. Water colours and pencil drawings.
Ltd. Ed. Pub. Collins / Tryon Gallery 1978 pp. 142 with 24 full page coloured illus. and 31 illus. in b/w. A fine limited edition no. 232/360. Bound in full morocco in slip-case.
£500.00 [ref: 35649]

Dresser, H.E. Eggs of the Birds of Europe. including all the Species inhabiting the Western Palearctic Area. Vol. I & II.
Pub. Dresser. 1910 2 vols. with many coloured plates depicting many hundreds of eggs. Handsomely re-bound in brown half-morocco and green cloth. With raised bands & gilt work to spine. All ends marbled and marbled end-papers. Title page has been creased & repaired at bottom with a strip of acid-free tape.pp.13-31 has some light marginal damp staining not affecting text. A fine set in handsome binding. Scarce.
£1,500.00 [ref: 31988]

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Forshaw, J. M. Kingfishers and Related Birds, Part Two, Volume One and Two. Volume 1. Todidae, Momotidae & Meropidae. Volume 2. Leptosomatidae, Coraciidae, Upupidae & Phoeniculidae.
2 volumes Pub. Landsdowne Editions. 1987-1993 pp. 315;251 with 26 and 22 fine coloured plates after William T.Cooper. Beautifully bound in half morocco and cloth. Ltd. 1000 copies of which this is 655. Fine.
This work was published in 3 parts, each part had two volumes. This the complete second part in elephant folio. Any parts of this work are now difficult to obtain.
£1,200.00 [ref: 35941]

Forshaw, J.M. & Cooper, W.T. Parrots of the World.
Pub. Doubleday. 1973 pp, 584 with fine illus. by W.T. Cooper plus figs. & numerous distribution maps. Folio. A vg. copy in dw.
£200.00 [ref: 29112]

Forswhaw, J.M. Kingfishers and Related Birds. Part 1. Volume 1 only. Alcedinidae- Ceryle to Cittura.
Pub. Landsdowne Editions. 1983 pp180 with 26 fine plates after William J. Cooper. Fine copy bound in half blue morocco and cloth. This was the publishers copy.
This is volume one of two that makes up part one of this three part set.
£500.00 [ref: 35942]