Collar, N.J. & Stuart, S.N. Threatened Birds of Africa and Related Islands. The ICBP/IUCN Red Data Book Part 1.
3rd. Ed. Pub. ICBP. 1985 pp.xxxiv,761 with 12 full page colour plates of illus. Large 8vo. Title page signed by both authors. Fine hardback in fine dw.
A completely revised edition of this indispensable RDB, the first in a planned series of 4 volumes covering all of the world. The other volumes will cover the Americas (now available), Europe & Asia, and Australasia & the Pacific.
£10.00 [ref: 65412]

Collar, N.J. and Stuart, S.N. Key Forests for Threatened Birds in Africa.
1st. Ed. Pub. ICBP. 1988 pp.102 with b/w. maps. 8vo. Fine softback. Out of print.
Describes the 75 forests which must be conserved to protect forest-dwelling birds. Most of the forests covered were chosen because they hold more than one threatened bird species. The book can be used as a guide to finding Africa's rarest birds. Rare primates and other fauna and flora are also included in the site descriptions.
£5.00 [ref: 64337]

Collar, N.J. et al. Birds and People. Bonds in a Timeless Journey.
1st. Eng. Ed. Pub. Cemex. 2007 pp.355 with colour photographs throughout. Large landscape 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw. As new.
A portfolio drawn from the world's greatest bird photographers drives the message of this book home. Birds and People is split into five chapters looking at all aspects of human's relationship with birds and explores what we can learn from studying bird behaviour; their changing habits, such as shifting their ranges closer to the poles, are tangible evidence of climate change.
£15.00 [ref: 65396]

Collar, N.J. et al. Birds to Watch 2. The World List of Threatened Birds. The Official Source for Birds on the IUCN Red List.
1st. Ed. Pub. BirdLife Interantional. 1994 pp.407 with tables and figs. Large 8vo. Fine softback. Out-of-print.
New edition of Birds to Watch with c.1,200 species identified as globally threatened using the latest IUCN criteria. For each species, details are given of their distribution, habitat requirements, population numbers and trends.
£6.50 [ref: 65354]

Conder, Peter. The Wheatear.
1st. Ed. Pub. Helm. 1989 pp.xvi, 312 with b/w. illus. 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw. With a letter from Peter Conder to David Boddington (dated Oct. 29th 1951) on Dale Fort Field Centre headed paper (Pembrokeshire) in which he discusses the sighting of a species of Warbler and how his photographs could have been improved. Conder was in charge of Skokholm Bird Observatory between 1947 and 1954, so we assume the sighting took place there. Most of a newspaper obituary of Peter Conder (dated 1993) tipped onto ffep and a letter from Peter Conder’s wife thanking David Boddington for his condolences.
An authoritative study of the Common, or Northern Wheatear, complemented by John Busby's excellent illustrations.
£50.00 [ref: 66429]

Condry, W. Birds & Wild Africa.
1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1967 pp.192 with b/w. photos. 8vo. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
A lively account of the countryside, birds, insect and plants along the Zambia-Tanzania frontier.
£15.00 [ref: 58773]

Coombs, F. The Crows. A Study of the Corvids of Europe.
1st. Ed. Pub. Batsford. 1978 pp.255 with col. & b/w. illus. & maps and b/w. photos. 8vo. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
The result of over 40 years of study, this was the first book to be entirely devoted to this group of birds.
£10.00 [ref: 72002]

Cooper, W.T. and Forshaw, J.M. The Birds of Paradise and Bower Birds.
1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. Collins. 1979 pp.304 with 60 full-page superb plates by William Cooper. Folio. Hardback. Some spotting to fore-edges of text block and to ends o/w. contents fine. Handsomely bound in full Morocco leather with gilt lettering to spine which is lightly marked and rubbed in places o/w. fine.
Winner of Australian Book of the Year in 1977 and one the finest of all modern bird books.
£175.00 [ref: 72494]

Cornwallis, R.K. & Smith, A.E. The Bird in the Hand. A Field Guide for Ringers and Bird Observatory Workers.
1st. Ed. Pub. BTO. 1960 pp.69 with b/w. illus. Interleaved. 8vo. Softback. Initials to front cover. Thor. vg. / nr. fine softback.
Includes sections on Handling, Ringing, Identification and Examination of birds.
£12.50 [ref: 65922]

Corti, U.A, Passereaux. Les Oiseaux Nicheurs D’Europe.
1st. Ed. Pub. Artis. 1959 pp.128 with 60 tipped-in col. plates. 4to. French with latin names. Fine hardback in vg. dw.
A beautifully illustrated guide to the breeding passerines of Europe including two plates illustrating eggs.
£10.00 [ref: 39415]