Aspinal. S. Breeding Birds of the United Arab Emirates.
2nd. Eng. Ed. Pub. Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi. 2010 pp.241 with col. photos. & dist. maps. Large 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw.
Covers all native breeding species, plus 'naturalised' breeding species found in the United Arab Emirates. There are also sections on potential natural colonists and escapees, and introduced species that are not free-living/self-sustaining. Introductory sections describe conservation activities and list priority breeding species and areas of importance to wildlife. Species are presented with short descriptive accounts, colour photos, breeding population estimates and distribution maps. Arabic names are also given for each species.
£60.00 [ref: 67618]

Atkinson, Rev. J.C. British Birds’ Eggs And Nests, Popularly Described.
New Ed. Pub. Routledge, Warne & Routledge, 1862 pp.viii, 182 with 12 colour plates. Small 8vo. Hardback. Owner’s stamps to ffep. Some spotting to ends and very occ. to contents, occ. light pencil annotations, o/w. contents fine.. Cords stretched in a couple of places. Original blind decorated boards and gilt decoration to spine very bright and in thor. vg. condition.
Mullens and Swann (1917) wrote ‘the most popular book on the subject for beginners for half a century’. This first edition of 1861 was published with colour plates; a new edition appeared the same year with uncoloured plates.
£40.00 [ref: 64263]

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Atkinson, Rev. J.C. British Birds’ Eggs And Nests, Popularly Described.
1st. Ed. Pub. Routledge, Warne & Routledge, 1861 pp.viii, 182 with 12 colour plates plus large, fold-out, Synoptical Table of British-Breeding Birds nests and eggs (with some wear to folds and tape repairs to verso) in pocket at rear. Small 8vo. Hardback. Occ. marks to contents and plate edges; minor surface abrasion to plate XII o/w. contents thor. vg. Previous owner’s bookplate to front paste down. Original blue, decorative boards in thor. vg. condition. End-papers more recently replaced.
Mullens and Swann (1917) wrote ‘the most popular book on the subject for beginners for half a century’. This first edition of 1861 was published with colour plates; a new edition appeared the same year with uncoloured plates.
£125.00 [ref: 63500]

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Atkinson-Willes, G.L. (Ed.). Wildfowl in Great Britain. A Survey of the winter distribution of the Anatidae and their conservation in England, Scotland and Wales.
1st. Ed. Pub. H.M.S.O. 1963 pp.xiv, 368 with colour plates and b/w. photos. and illus. Illustrated by Peter Scott. 4to. Bookplate of Dr. Ian Durance Pennie (1916-2002, Scottish Ornithologist) to inside front cover and compliment slip (from Slimbridge) neatly pasted to ffep. Thor. vg. hardback in marked, vg. dw. Second draft of a 9-page article entitled “The Northwest Highlands and Skye” (dated 1981) loosely inserted.
£20.00 [ref: 60461]

Avery, M. &. Leslie, R. Birds and Forestry.
1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 1990 pp.xii, 299 with b/w. photos. and illus. 8vo. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
Written following the conflict between forestry and nature conservation in the 1980s, this book studies which birds are threatened, which species benefit from afforestation, the value placed on these species, and the ways in which forestry can fit in with the needs and demands of conservationists.
£25.00 [ref: 59775]

Avery, M. &. Leslie, R. Birds and Forestry.
1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 1990 pp.xii, 299 with some photos. 8vo. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
£30.00 [ref: 55608]

Avery, M. &. Leslie, R. Birds and Forestry.
1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 1990 pp.xii, 299 with b/w. photos. and illus. 8vo. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
Written following the conflict between forestry and nature conservation in the 1980s, this book studies which birds are threatened, which species benefit from afforestation, the value placed on these species, and the ways in which forestry can fit in with the needs and demands of conservationists.
£20.00 [ref: 62752]

Avicultural Society. Aviculture. A Treatise on the Management of Foreign and British Birds in Captivity. Vols. I to III.
1st. Ed. Pub. Avicultural Society. 1925-31 Three volumes with col. plates &. b/w. photos. 8vo. Hardbacks. Light spotting to fore-edges text block, to ends and only very occ. internally o/w. contents fine. A little spine lean to Vol. I. Original decorated cloth bindings vg. plus.
A practical and well illustrated manual on the keeping and rearing of birds. From Parrots to Hoopoe and from Finches to Birds of Prey and Owls.
£100.00 [ref: 39365]

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Aziz, L. Hummingbirds. A Beginner’s Guide.
1st. Ed. Pub. Firefly Books. 2002 pp.64 with colour photos., throughout. 4to. Nr. fine softback.
With chapers on physical make-up, behaviour and ecology, all superbly illustrated with fine colour photographs.
£4.00 [ref: 57115]

Bailey, A.M. Birds of Arctic Alaska.
1st. Ed. Pub. Colorado Museum of Nat. Hist. 1948 pp.317 with b/w. photos., throughout. Large 8vo. Thor. vg. softback. Original softback covers.
The first third of this work is a fascinating insight into the authors travels in this region, the remainder discussing the birds, their nests and eggs wherever possible. Some species feature images of their nests, eggs and young.
£18.00 [ref: 60145]