Coates, Brian J. The Birds of Papua New Guinea. Including the Bismarck Archipelago and Bougainville. Vols. 1 and 2.
1st. Ed. Pub. Dove Publications. 1985-90 Two volume set with colour photos., and dist. maps throughout. Large 4to. Bookplates. A small area of margin on a couple of pages neatly prized open, o/w. fine hardbacks in fine dws. Out-of-print. A superb set. Volume two particularly scarce.
These volumes give detailed accounts of 740 species of birds found in this archipelago. Volume 1 is dedicated to non-passerines and volume 2 is dedicated to passerines.
£295.00 [ref: 57168]

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Cocker, Mark & Mabey, Richard. Birds Britannica.
1st. Ed. Pub. Chatto & Windus. 2005 pp.x, 518 with colour photos. 4to. Inscription to ffep. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
‘Birds Britannica’ took eight years to research and write, and has been assembled by a team which includes some of the finest writers and image-makers of British wildlife. It offers a comprehensive record of birdlife in the early years of the twenty-first century.
£20.00 [ref: 66130]

Cohen, E. & Taverner, J. A Revised List of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Birds.
1st. Ed. Pub. Oxford Uni. Press. 1972 pp.180 with b/w. photos., and illus. 8vo. Fine hardback in illus. boards.
£5.50 [ref: 57983]

Cole, A. & Trobe, W. Macomb Chance Oologist. An appreciation of an eminent oologist, charting some of his field-work over a period of some four decades.
1st. Ed. Pub. J. Whitaker (Peregrine Books). 2003 pp.xii, 182 with col. & b/w. photos. Large 8vo. New hardback in new dw. Limited to 150 copies.
Macomb Chance’s fieldwork was particularly noteworthy for the discovery of Greenshank nesting close to the coast of Easter Ross. This book includes facsimile reproductions of his handwritten accounts relating to this and other species. With many pages of narrative in diary format, enhanced by several colour and monochrome photographs, this book is a valuable addition to recorded history of oology in the early years of the 20th century.
£120.00 [ref: 70310]

Cole, A.C. The Egg Dealers of Great Britain. Profiles of some Catalogue Dealers of the 19th and 20th Centuries.
1st. Ed. Pub. Peregrine Books. 2006 pp.xiii, [i], 198 with b/w. photos., illus., and tables. Large 8vo. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw., with scratch to rear panel. Limited to 250 copies.
Catalogues and discusses the activites of many identifiable dealers. Some were relatively small players in the field, particularly in the early years, whilst others became household names in the world of oology, until their activities became illegal with the passing of legislation in 1954. A major part of the book illustrates examples of egg sales lists and catalogues, and includes a comparison of prices by various dealers.
£120.00 [ref: 70305]

Cole, A.C. The Egg Dealers of Great Britain. Profiles of some Catalogue Dealers of the 19th and 20th Centuries.
1st. Ed. Pub. Peregrine Books. 2006 pp.xiii, [i], 198 with b/w. photos., illus., and tables. Large 8vo. Nr. fine hardback in nr. fine dw. Limited to 250 copies.
Catalogues and discusses the activites of many identifiable dealers. Some were relatively small players in the field, particularly in the early years, whilst others became household names in the world of oology, until their activities became illegal with the passing of legislation in 1954. A major part of the book illustrates examples of egg sales lists and catalogues, and includes a comparison of prices by various dealers.
£160.00 [ref: 70306]

Cole, A.C. & Trobe, W.M. The Egg Collectors of Great Britain and Ireland. A Compilation of Profiles of some 20th Century Egg Collectors.
1st. Ed. Pub. Peregrine Books. 2000 pp.xiv, [iv], 298, [i] with many rare photographs of early egg collectors. Large 8vo. Nr. fine hardback in fine dw. Limited to 400 copies.
Although the collecting of eggs from wild birds is now illegal, many of the most respected ornithologists of the past were also great egg collectors. This book provides a record in great depth of these collectors.
£175.00 [ref: 70304]

Cole, A.C. and Trobe, W.M. The Egg Collectors of Great Britain and Ireland. An Update.
1st. Ed. Pub. Peregrine Books. 2011 pp.xiii, 171 with b/w. photos throughout. 8vo. New hardback in new dw. An edition limited to 300 copies. Out-of-print.
The original book entitled ‘The Egg Collectors of Great Britain and Ireland’ was published in 2000. This new work updates the former with newly found information which came to light in the intervening years. It adheres to the same format, including a photograph of each oologist profiled.
£55.00 [ref: 43923]

Coles, W. & Pledger, M. Game Birds.
Rep. Pub. Crescent Books. 1988 pp. 117 with 24 full-colour plates and b/w. illus. Folio. Fine hardback in thor vg. dw. with a little sunning.
Fine colour plates accompanied by informative and readable text.
£10.00 [ref: 32333]

Collar, N.J. & Stuart, S.N. Threatened Birds of Africa and Related Islands. The ICBP/IUCN Red Data Book Part 1.
3rd. Ed. Pub. ICBP. 1985 pp.xxxiv,761 with 12 full page colour plates of illus. Large 8vo. Title page signed by both authors. Fine hardback in fine dw.
A completely revised edition of this indispensable RDB, the first in a planned series of 4 volumes covering all of the world. The other volumes will cover the Americas (now available), Europe & Asia, and Australasia & the Pacific.
£10.00 [ref: 65412]