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]
Dorst, J. The Life of Birds.
Rep. Pub. Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 1982 Two volume set with 32 b/w. photographic plates, figs. and line drawings. Bookplate. Fine hardbacks in thor. vg. dws.
In these two volumes, one of the world’s leading ornithologists studies the biology of birds from an ecological point of view.
£18.00 [ref: 38188]
Dorst, Jean. The Life of Birds.
1st. Eng. Ed. Pub. Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 1974 Two volume set. 8vos. A thor. vg. hdbk. set in thor. vg. dws.
£10.00 [ref: 51176]
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Driver, P.M. In Search of the Eider.
1st. Pub. Saturn Press. 1974 pp.172 with many illus.Nr. fine in dw.
A record of the author’s work on this bird in the Canadian Arctic.
£10.00 [ref: 30798]
Driver, P.M. In Search of the Eider.
1st. Ed. Pub. Saturn Press. 1974 pp.172 with b/w. photos., illus. 8vo. Bookplate. Fine hardback in fine dw.
An account of the author’s experiences during two expeditions to the remote Canadian Arctic and his unique study of wild eider, their behaviour and life cycle.
£12.00 [ref: 56202]
du Feu, Chris. Nestboxes. BTO Field Guide Number 20.
1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. BTO. 1985 pp.72 with b/w. illus. 8vo. A fine softback.
£12.00 [ref: 49872]
Dunn, Robert. & Limbert, Martin. The Ornithologist’s Guide to The Islands of Orkney and Shetland.
Facsimile Ed. Pub. Peregrine Books. 2007 pp.xii, 128, 31-39 with colour frontis. and b/w. maps. 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw. As new. Limited to 150 copies.
‘The Ornithologist’s Guide to The Islands of Orkney and Shetland’ was first published in 1837. It is now a vital component of the early literature on the islands, a significant early ornithological reference and a window into that period for birders, naturalists, historians and island goers. This facsimile of the original edition contains a biographical chapter on Robert Dunn by Martin Limbert.
£37.50 [ref: 62059]
Dunning, J.S. South American Land Birds. A Photographic Aid to Identification.
Pub. Harrowood. 1982 pp.xvi, 364 with 190 colour plates and distribution maps. A vg. plus copy in same dw.
£25.00 [ref: 39663]
duPont, J.E. Philippine Birds. Monograph Series No. 2.
Pub. Delaware Nat. Hist. Mus. 1971 pp.x, 480 with colour plates. VG. copy in good only dw. which has suffered some loss on rear.
£20.00 [ref: 43540]
Dwight Jr., J. The Ipswich Sparrow, (Ammodramus Princeps Maynard) and its Summer Home.
1st. Ed. Pub. Nuttall Ornithological Club. 1895 pp.56 with coloured frontis. 4to. Hardback. Contents fine. Original red cloth boards in nr. fine condition. Bookplate of Bryan Sage (distinguished Naturalist) to front pastedown and signature of John F. Dolan (longtime member of Massachussetts State Legislature and conservation advocate) to ffep.
A description and account of the habits of this grassland sparrow which was considered a separate species. Also describes the habitat of Sable Island off the coast of Nova Scotia where this sparrow lived year-round.
£60.00 [ref: 58275]
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