Brown, L.H. et al. The Birds of Africa. Volumes 1 to 8.
1st. Ed. Pub. Academic Press. 1982-2013 Eight volume set. Large 4to. Nr. fine/fine hardbacks in nr. fine/fine dws.
A monumental work. Volumes 1 to 7 of ‘The Birds of Africa’ covered the avifauna of continental Africa in-depth. Volume eight followed in the year 2013. It was the outcome of the aspiration to add a further volume to complete the work through the treatment of the birds of Madagascar, Seychelles, the Comoros, the Mascarenes and their outlying islands - an area collectively known as the Malagasy region.
£500.00 [ref: 64280]

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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Brudenell-Bruce, P.G.C. The Birds of New Providence and the Bahama Islands. Illustrated by Hermann Heinzel.
1st. Ed. Rep. Collins, 1984 pp.142 with map, col. & b/w. illustrations. Small 8vo. Fine softback.
A complete guide to Bahamian birds considering 93 species.
£3.50 [ref: 65294]

Brudenell-Bruce, P.G.C. The Birds of New Providence and the Bahama Islands. Illustrated by Hermann Heinzel.
Collins, 1975. Pp.142 with map, col. & b/w. illustrations. VG. in wrinkled dw.
£3.00 [ref: 17152]

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]

Buchanan, Robert. The Life and Adventures of John James Audubon, the Naturalist. Edited, from materials collected by his widow.
1st. Ed. Pub. Sampson Low, London. 1868 pp.vii, 366, [1] with portrait frontispiece plus 24-page publisher’s catalogue. 8vo. Some spotting to fore-edges of the text block and a minor amount internally o/w. contents very clean and in fine condition. Original green cloth boards, with gilt decoration and lettering to spine, just lightly rubbed to extremities o/w. in fine condition.
A charmingly written, detailed, biography of the American ornithologist, naturalist and painter John James Audubon. With a frontispiece illustration of Audbon, as well as an illustrated title page with a vignette self-portrait by Audubon.
£225.00 [ref: 47767]

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Bucknell, N. et al. The Birds of Berkshire. Atlas and Avifauna.
2nd. Ed. Pub. The Birds of Berkshire Atlas Group. 2013 pp.520 with colour photos., and dist maps throughout. 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw. Latest edition.
A complete and up-to-date account of the county's birds, covering all 330 species recorded. Includes maps showing the distribution and abundance of breeding species and winter visitors.
£30.00 [ref: 62846]

Bucknell, N. et al. The Birds of Berkshire. Atlas and Avifauna.
2nd. Ed. Pub. The Birds of Berkshire Atlas Group. 2013 pp.520 with colour photos., and dist maps throughout. 4to. Bookplate. Fine hardback in fine dw. As new.
A complete and up-to-date account of the county's birds, covering all 330 species recorded. Includes maps showing the distribution and abundance of breeding species and winter visitors.
£35.00 [ref: 58284]

Bucknill, J. The Birds of Surrey.
1st. Ed. Pub. R.H. Porter. 1900 pp.lvi, 374 with 6 photogravures (incl. frontis.) plus illus. to text and folding map. 8vo. Hardback. Some spotting at ends and to fore-edges of text block, o/w., contents fine. Original red cloth boards in vg. plus condition.
£30.00 [ref: 64084]

Bucknill, J. The Birds of Surrey.
1st. Ed. Pub. R.H. Porter. 1900 pp.lvi, 374 with 6 photogravures plus 13 text illus. and folding map. 8vo. Hardback. TEG. Signature of the eminent entomologist Cyril Leslie Collenette (1888-1959), dated 1934, to half title. Part of label to ffep. Some foxing to edges of text block and border of some plates, o/w., contents fine. Original red cloth boards with gilt decoration and lettering, all in thor. vg. condition.
£35.00 [ref: 55525]

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