Diggles, Silvester. The Ornithology of Australia. Vol. 3. (Parts 15 to 21).
Facs. Ed. Pub. State Publishing Ltd. Ed. 1992 pp.[142] with fine col. plates throughout. Folio. Hardback. Contents fine. Bound in half grey leather and cloth with silver gilt lettering, just lightly marked and sunned, o/w. in fine condition. Copy No. 436 from the Limited edition of 500 copies.
The original work was published between 1866 and 1870 in twenty-one parts in a limited edition of an uncertain number. The original plates were executed by Diggles. His niece, Rowena Birkett, was the artist who hand-coloured each plate. This facsimile limited edition reproduces the original accurately. This volume contains the plates from parts 15-21 from the original. This alike with the original has become scarce.
£70.00 [ref: 35229]

Dixon, C. Among the Birds in Northern Shires.
1st. Ed. Pub. Blackie & Son. 1900 pp.303 with colour frontis., and b/w. illus. by Charles Whymper. 8vo Hardback. TEG. Minor foxing to first and last few pages, o/w. contents fine. Original red cloth boards with gilt lettering in vg. plus condition.
In his introduction, Dixon said his book ‘must be regarded as a popular introduction to the bird-life of our northern shires’. Considers birds in Yorkshire, North Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, Northumbria, Lancashire, parts of the Lowlands and the Highlands of Scotland.
£15.00 [ref: 58210]

Dixon, C. Open-Air Studies in Bird Life. Sketches of British Birds in their Haunts.
1st. Ed. Pub. Charles Griffin & Co. 1903 pp.xii, 280 with colour frontis., b/w. plates and illus., in text. 8vo. Hardback. Bookplate. Minor foxing to verso of frontis., and title page, o/w. contents fine. Original red cloth boards with gilt lettering and decoration in nr. fine condition.
£40.00 [ref: 58219]

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Dixon, C. Our Favourite Song Birds. Their Habits, Music, and Characteristics.
1st. Ed. Pub. Lawrence & Bullen. 1897 pp.x, 287 with b/w. illus. 8vo. Hardback. TEG. Scattered spotting o/w. contents fine. Original cloth boards with gilt motif in vg. condition.
A popular guide to the songs, habits and characterisitics of the most familiar British birds.
£10.00 [ref: 70286]

Dixon, Charles. Among the Birds in Northern Shires.
1st. Ed. Pub. Blackie & Son. 1900 pp.x, 303 with colour frontis., and b/w. illus. by Charles Whymper. 8vo Hardback. TEG. Signature and date (1964) to ffep. Contents fine. Original red cloth boards with gilt lettering in thor. vg. condition.
In his introduction, Dixon said his book ‘must be regarded as a popular introduction to the bird-life of our northern shires’. Considers birds in Yorkshire, North Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, Northumbria, Lancashire, parts of the Lowlands and the Highlands of Scotland.
£15.00 [ref: 60965]

Dobbs, A. (Ed.). The Birds of Nottinghamshire. Past and Present.
1st. Ed. Pub. David & Charles. 1975 pp.226 with b/w. photos. 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw.
£5.00 [ref: 57990]

Dobbs, A. (Ed.). The Birds of Nottinghamshire. Past and Present.
1st. Ed. Pub. David & Charles. 1975 pp.226 with b/w. photos. & maps. 8vo. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
A county bird book easily usable for birdwatchers, with the first comprehensive list since 1907.
£4.00 [ref: 69630]

Dobbs, Austen (Ed.). The Birds of Nottinghamshire. Past and Present.
1st. Ed. Pub. David & Charles. 1975 pp.226 with b/w. photographs. 8vo. Ex. Lib. Nr. fine hardback in fine dw.
A county bird book easily usable for birdwatchers, with the first comprehensive list since 1907.
£3.00 [ref: 42113]

Donald, P.F. The Skylark.
1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 2004 pp. 256 with col. & b/w. photos. and illus., and text figs. Nr. fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
Looks at all aspects of the life of the Skylark, alongside its role in legend and folklore.
£20.00 [ref: 70942]

Donald, P.F. et al. Facing Extinction. The World’s Rarest Birds and the Race to Save Them.
2nd. Ed. Pub. Christopher Helm. 2013 pp.320 with colour photos. and figs. throughout. Small 4to. New softback. RRP £29.99.
This book tells the story of the world’s rarest birds, focusing on the 200 or so species listed by the IUCN as Critically endangered. These range from species like New Zealand’s remarkable Kakapo, to birds about which virtually nothing is known such as the Royal Cinclodes. The book includes chapters on the nature of rarity, how and why birds become rare, and why island species are so vulnerable to human impact.
£25.00 [ref: 60150]