Del Hoyo, J. et al. (Eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 4 - Sandgrouse to Cuckoos.
1st. Ed. Pub. Lynx Edicions. 1997 pp.679 with colour plates, colour photographs and dist. maps. Royal 4to. A fine hdbk in fine dustwrapper. As new.
£110.00 [ref: 47841]

Del Hoyo, J. et al. (Eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 3 - Hoatzin to Auks.
Pub. Lynx Edicions. 1996 pp.821 with colour plates, colour photographs and distribution maps throughout. A fine copy in vg. dustwrapper, lightly marked in places.
£105.00 [ref: 47829]

Del Hoyo, J. et al. (Eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 3 - Hoatzin to Auks.
1st. Ed. Pub. Lynx Edicions. 1996 pp.821 with colour plates, colour photographs and dist. maps. Royal 4to. A fine in fine dustwrapper. As new.
£110.00 [ref: 47840]

Del Hoyo, J. et al. (Eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 3 - Hoatzin to Auks.
Pub. Lynx Edicions. 1996 pp.821 with colour plates, colour photographs and distribution maps throughout. A fine copy in fine dustwrapper. As new.
£110.00 [ref: 46264]

Delacour, J. The Pheasants of the World.
2nd. Rev. Ed. Pub. Spur Publication 1977 pp. 397 with colour and b/w. plates and dist. maps. 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw.
£85.00 [ref: 60331]

Delacour, J. The Waterfowl of the World. Volumes I to IV.
1st. Ed. 5th. Imp. Pub. Country Life 1973 Four volume set with 66 colour plates by Peter Scott plus b/w. dist maps and illus. Small 4to. Nr. fine hardback set in original gilt decorated, blond cloth, boards.
£75.00 [ref: 61333]

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Delacour, J. & Amadon, D. Curassows and Related Birds.
1st. Ed. Pub. American Museum of Nat. Hist. 1973 pp.xv, 247 with colour and b/w. illus. and maps. Tall 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw., gently darkened on spine.
With colour paintings by Albert Earl Gilbert and George Miksch Sutton.
£25.00 [ref: 59756]

Delacour, Jean & Scott, Peter. The Waterfowl of the World Vol. 1. The Magpie Goose, Whistling Ducks, Swans and Geese, Sheldgeese and Shelducks.
1st. Ed. Pub. Country Life. 1954 pp.284 with 15 col. plates, line drawings & dist. maps. Large 8vo. Spotting to fore-edges of text block o/w. a fine hardback in vg. dw. Loosely inserted is a Times newspaper obituary of Dr. Jean Delacour.
The first of a series of books whose aim was to provide a synthesis of all that that was known of the waterfowl of the world at the time.
£22.00 [ref: 70061]

Delacour, Jean & Scott, Peter. The Waterfowl of the World. Vol. 2. The Dabbling Ducks.
1st. Ed. Pub. Country Life. 1956 pp.232 with 23 col. plates, line drawings & dist. maps. Large 8vo. Some spotting to fore-edges of text block and endpapers o/w. a fine hardback in thor. vg. dw.
The second of three volumes covering the waterfowl of the world and illustrated by Peter Scott.
£25.00 [ref: 70053]

Delacour, Jean. The Waterfowl of the World.
Pub. Country Life. 1960-64 4 volumes with 66 colour plates by Peter Scott and numerous distribution maps. Clean fine copies in dustwrapper which are a little chipped in places.
£245.00 [ref: 44562]