Clement, Peter (et al). Finches & Sparrows. An Identification Guide.
1st. Ed. Pub. Christopher Helm. 1993 pp.ix, 500 with 73 colour plates and dist. maps. Large 8vo. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
A comprehensive text covering field identification, voice, geographical variation, habitat & range, migration, food, habits and description. Full colour plates illustrate every species, with descriptive text and colour distribution maps facing the plates.
£28.00 [ref: 63122]

Clements, J.F. Birds of the World. A Checklist.
5th. Ed. Pub. Pica Press. 2000 pp.xx, 867. 4to. Light spotting to top-edge of text block o/w. a fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
Approximately 9,800 bird species are treated in this completely revised volume.
£8.95 [ref: 40484]

Clyde Todd, W.E. List of the Hummingbirds in the Collection of the Carnegie Museum.
Pub. Carnegie Museum. 1942 pp.271-370. 8vo. Softback. Contents fine in thor. vg. paper covers.
The Hummingbirds are represented in the Carnegie Museum collection by 5,004 specimens, belonging to 324 species and subspecies.
£5.00 [ref: 39362]

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]

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]