Bracht, P. Vogel in Ihrer Welt. [Birds in Your World.]
1st. Ed. Pub. Wissen & Literatur. 1991 pp.128 with colour and b/w. photos. throughout. 4to. From Eric Hosking’s library with reduced-size copy of his bookplate loosely inserted. Signed by Peter Bracht to title page. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
Eric Hosking is mentioned in this work, alongside G.K. Yeates, as one of the ‘grand old men’ of English bird photography.
£30.00 [ref: 61645]

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]

Kirkman, F.B. & Jourdain, F.C.R. British Birds.
Pub. Nelson. 1966 pp.xvii, 209 with 200 colour plates. VG. in good dw.
£15.00 [ref: 30758]

Landsborough Thomson, A. A New Dictionary of Birds.
1st. Pub. Nelson. 1964 pp. 928 with many fine illus. VG. in dw. Still a most useful work.
£18.00 [ref: 25182]

Morrison, P. Bird Habitats of Great Britain and Ireland. A new approach to bird watching.
1st. Pub. Michael Joseph. 1989 pp. 256 with colour illus. Hdbk. Fine in nr. fine dw.
A useful guide to bird watching and nest finding.
£9.00 [ref: 31277]

Pike, O.G. Bird Biographies, And Other Bird Sketches.
New Ed. Pub. Jarrolds. [n.d. c.1920] pp.xi, 180 with 12 tipped in photographic plates, b/w. photos., illus. end-papers and 2-pages of adverts. 8vo. Hardback. With some bird cuttings neatly pasted to half-title verso of ffep. Scattered foxing throughout, o/w. contents fine. Original decorated green cloth boards nr. fine.
Oliver Gregory Pike (1877-1963) was British naturalist, wildlife photographer, author and early nature documentary pioneer, specialising in the study of bird life.
£40.00 [ref: 62600]

Ripley, Dillon. Search For The Spiny Babbler. Bird Hunting in Nepal.
1st. Ed. Pub. Victor Gollancz. 1953 pp.viii, 301 with map illustrated end-papers. 8vo. Thor. vg. hardback. With signature of Martin Woodcock (artist and wildlife illustrator) to verso of ffep.
An account of the author’s 1948 expedition to Nepal - an historic first for Nepalese ornithology. It contains detailed descriptions of life in parts of the Kingdom where no Westerner had been before, and gives a rich flavour of daily life in camp and of serious birding in the bush.
£10.00 [ref: 55453]

Thomson, A. Landsborough (Ed). A New Dictionary of Birds.
Thomas Nelson, 1964. Pp.927 with 17 pages of col. & 32 pages of b/w. plates, as well as numerous line drawings & figs. Front cover ring-marked; bright, tight copy, in rubbed & worn dw.
£18.00 [ref: 21995]

Wells, M.G. World Bird Species- Checklist. with alternative English and scientific names.
1st. Pub Worldlist. 1998 pp.671. A vg. copy with sl. creasing to top of spine of dustwrapper.
£20.00 [ref: 40460]

Yarrell, William. A History of British Birds. Vols. I - III.
3rd. Rev. Ed. Pub.Van Voorst. 1856 Three volume set with 550 wood engraved illus., and 4-page Van Voorst Catalogue (dated Ja. 1856) to rear of Vol. I. Large 8vo. Hardbacks. Internal hinges a little tender in two vols. Only occ. light spotting o/w. contents fine. Original cloth boards good to vg.
‘The History of British Birds......proved a great success. The beautiful woodcuts were executed by the Thompsons....In fact, the value of his [Yarrell’s] works and the admiration which they evoke may be said to be due to the accuracy of the information they contain, together with the simplicity of their style and the charm and fidelity of the illustrations’ (Mullens and Swann).
£75.00 [ref: 71290]