Conlin, A. et al. North West England & the Isle of Man. Where to Watch Birds.
Pub. Helm. 2008 pp. 287 with maps and small illus. A fine copy in card covers.
The essential guide to finding birds in North West England. Covers over 90 sites in detail. Fully revised and updated with over 30 new sites added. Each site described in terms of habitat, species, seasons and access.
£12.00 [ref: 39105]

Cordeaux, John. Birds of the Humber District.
1st. Ed. Pub. John Van Voorst. 1872 pp.xii, 231 with illus. frontis., and Errata et Corrigenda. 8vo. Bookplate of Sir John Arthur Brooke, 1st Baronet Brooke of Almondbury (1844-1920) and keen ornithologist. Some sections uncut. Contents in fine condition. Original decorated green cloth boards in fine condition. A super copy.
£350.00 [ref: 56810]

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Cornwallis, R.K. & Smith, A.E. The Bird in the Hand. A Field Guide for Ringers and Bird Observatory Workers.
1st. Ed. Pub. BTO. 1960 pp.69 with b/w. illus. Interleaved. 8vo. Softback. Initials to front cover. Thor. vg. / nr. fine softback.
Includes sections on Handling, Ringing, Identification and Examination of birds.
£12.50 [ref: 65922]

Cortés, J.E. (et al). The Birds of Gibraltar.
1st. Ed. Pub. Gibraltar Bookshop. 1980 pp.118 with b/w. photos, figs., tables & line drawings. 8vo. Softback. A little spotting to top-edge of text block o/w. contents fine. Printed covers gently rubbed o/w. fine.
A reliable account of the status of the bird population of Gibraltar.
£6.50 [ref: 70074]

Corti, U.A, Passereaux. Les Oiseaux Nicheurs D’Europe.
1st. Ed. Pub. Artis. 1959 pp.128 with 60 tipped-in col. plates. 4to. French with latin names. Fine hardback in vg. dw.
A beautifully illustrated guide to the breeding passerines of Europe including two plates illustrating eggs.
£10.00 [ref: 39415]

Cottrell Houle, Marcy. Wings for my Flight. The Peregrine Falcons of Chimney Rock.
1st. Ed. 1st. Printing Addison Wesley. 1991 pp.187. 8vo. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
Forty years ago, the Peregrine Falcon was on the U.S. endangered species list and many doubted that it would survive. Marcy Houle was a young wildlife biologist observing one of the last remaining pairs – located at a site in southwest Colorado slated for development as a major tourist site. ‘Wings for My Flight’ chronicles her work at Chimney Rock along with the recovery of the species.
£5.00 [ref: 54025]

Coulson, J.C. The Kittiwake.
1st. Ed. Pub. T & A D Poyser. 2011 pp.304 with colour photos. & figs. 8vo. Inscription to ffep. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
This book is packed with important information, including a number of ‘firsts’, not only for Kittiwakes but for birds in general.
£37.50 [ref: 70931]

Couzens, Dominic. The Secret Lives of Garden Birds.
Rep. Pub. Helm. 2005 pp.160 with colour photos. and colour illus. 4to. Previous owner’s signature on front paste-down. Fine hardback.
Beautifully illustrated this book ‘reveals, month by month, the extraordinary hidden world of our most familiar species.’.
£8.00 [ref: 48638]

Coward, T.A. The Birds of the British Isles. Wayside and Woodland Series I, II & III.
7th Ed. Rep. Pub. Warne. 1956-58 Three volume set with b/w. photographs and colour illus. Small 8vo. Fine hardbacks in vg. to vg. plus dws. Newspaper article on gulls, loosely inserted in series III.
Series I and II covers the birds of the British Isles and their eggs and Series III covers migration and habits.
£28.00 [ref: 65329]

Coward, T.A. & Oldham, C. The Birds of Cheshire.
1st. Ed. Pub. Sherratt & Hughes. 1900 pp.278 with 6 photogravures plus folding map to rear. Large 8vo. Hardback. TEG. Some spotting to ends and occ. internally o/w. contents fine. Original cloth boards nr. fine with a little rubbing to extremities. A subscriber’s copy - with the pencil signature of ‘A Gomer James’ who is mentioned on p.274 in the List of Subscribers.
The first comprehensive account of Cheshire birds.
£45.00 [ref: 48173]