Blezard, Ernest., Garnett, Marjory, et al. The Birds of Lakeland.
1st. Ed. Pub. Carlisle Natural History Society. 1943 pp.170 with b/w. photographic plates. 8vo. Hardback. Without map. Contents fine. Original cloth in thor. vg. condition.
£5.00 [ref: 64109]

Bluett, Andrew. A History of the Marsh Warbler. With particular reference to Gloucestershire.
1st. Ed. Pub. Andrew Bluett / Plover’s Rise. 2021 pp.[vi], viii, 360 with col. and b/w. photographs and illus. Small 4to. New hardback in new dw. Numbered copy from the Limited Edition of 125 copies. Signed by Andrew Bluett.
A super work. ‘Records details of the breeding biology, distribution, probable numbers, migration, former national and current international status, but most importantly, it provides a detailed history of the birds and the interaction with them by man over a 100- year period in Gloucestershire from the first discovery and recording to the final breeding attempt in 1985 based on infomation drawn from various sources including journals & diaries, museum collections, nest records and elsewhere.’.
£195.00 [ref: 67891]

Bochenski, Z. Nesting of the European Members of the Genus Turdus, Linnaeus 1758 (Aves). Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia Vol. XIII, No. 16.
Pub. Polish Academy of Sciences. 1968 pp.350-440 with illus. and 14 b/w. photos., illus., and fold-out table. Small 4to. Hardback. Small address label. Contents fine. Text in English with summaries in Polish and Russian. Professionally bound in orange cloth boards in fine condition. Scarce.
£120.00 [ref: 62931]

Bodsworth, Fred. Last of the Curlews.
1st. Ed. Pub. Counterpoint. 1995 pp.xiii, 174 with b/w. illus. 8vo. A fine softback.
Originally published in 1955, Fred Bodsworth tells the story of a solitary Eskimo Curlew’s perilous migration and search for a mate.
£12.00 [ref: 52521]

Boles, W.E. The Robins & Flycatchers of Australia.
1st. Ed. Pub. Angus and Robertson. 1988 pp.xix, 508 with col. photos. throughout. 4to. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
‘Informative narratives introduce each species group, while synopses present a summary of detail on habitat, breeding and world distribution. Colour photographs portray each species - their nest, eggs, young, appearance at rest and in flight, and various plumages.’
£24.00 [ref: 36561]

Bond, T.J. Birds: The Paintings of Terance James Bond.
1st. Ed. Pub. Athena Press. 1989 pp.87 with fine colour reproductions throughout. Folio. Fine hardback in fine dw. With an article on the beast of Bodmin moor loosely inserted.
This artist plays particular attention to detail. This is the first time his paintings have been collected together and published in book form.
£38.00 [ref: 60959]

Bonhote, J. Lewis. Birds of Britain.
1st. Ed. Pub. Adam & Charles Black. 1907 pp.x, 404 with 100 col. illus. from Dresser’s ‘Birds of Europe’. Large 8vo. Hardback. TEG. Neat signature, dated 1907, to ffep. Spotting to fore-edges of text block, endpapers and occ. internally o/w. contents fine. Original richly decorated cloth boards with gilt lettering in especially pleasing nr. fine condition. A photocopy of Bonhote’s obituary (from the journal British Birds) is loosely inserted.
With his scientifically trained mind, J. Lewis Bonhote was regarded by colleagues as one of the most original thinkers in the realms of British ornithology and was one of the first to take up bird photography.
£120.00 [ref: 71578]

Booth, J. & Morris, R. Birds. Their scientific names explained. Vols. 1 & 2.
1st. Ed. Pub. J. Booth. 1991 Two vol. set. 8vo. Some bird names neatly underlined and some neatly corrected (where there is a typo). Fine softbacks. Out of print. Scarce.
Each volume contains around 240 entries and both volumes provide a complete list of all birds in “The Birds of the Western Palearctic”.
£25.00 [ref: 64330]

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Borrer, W. The Birds of Sussex.
1st. Ed. Pub. R.H. Porter. 1891 pp.xviii, 385 with 6 colour plates by Keulemans and a fold-out colour map. 8vo. Hardback. Rear internal hinge a little tender and cords a little stretched. Plates and text very clean and in fine condition. Original blue cloth boards showing some discolouration to fore-edges, light wear to extremities o/w. fine.
£40.00 [ref: 46757]

Borrer, W. The Birds of Sussex.
1st. Ed. Pub. R.H. Porter. 1891 pp.xviii, 385 with 6 colour plates by Keulemans and a fold-out colour map plus 8 page publisher’s catalogue. 8vo. Ex. lib. Contents fine. Thor. vg. hardback in original blue cloth boards with gilt lettering. Spine professionally relaid and end papers renewed.
£50.00 [ref: 58799]

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