Avery, M. &. Leslie, R. Birds and Forestry.
1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 1990 pp.xii, 299 with b/w. photos. and illus. 8vo. Signature. Nr. fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
Written following the conflict between forestry and nature conservation in the 1980s, this book studies which birds are threatened, which species benefit from afforestation, the value placed on these species, and the ways in which forestry can fit in with the needs and demands of conservationists.
£20.00 [ref: 61403]

Avery, M. &. Leslie, R. Birds and Forestry.
1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 1990 pp.xii, 299 with b/w. photos. and illus. 8vo. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
Written following the conflict between forestry and nature conservation in the 1980s, this book studies which birds are threatened, which species benefit from afforestation, the value placed on these species, and the ways in which forestry can fit in with the needs and demands of conservationists.
£20.00 [ref: 62752]

Avicultural Society. Aviculture. A Treatise on the Management of Foreign and British Birds in Captivity. Vols. I to III.
1st. Ed. Pub. Avicultural Society. 1925-31 Three volumes with col. plates &. b/w. photos. 8vo. Hardbacks. Light spotting to fore-edges text block, to ends and only very occ. internally o/w. contents fine. A little spine lean to Vol. I. Original decorated cloth bindings vg. plus.
A practical and well illustrated manual on the keeping and rearing of birds. From Parrots to Hoopoe and from Finches to Birds of Prey and Owls.
£100.00 [ref: 39365]

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Aziz, L. Hummingbirds. A Beginner’s Guide.
1st. Ed. Pub. Firefly Books. 2002 pp.64 with colour photos., throughout. 4to. Nr. fine softback.
With chapers on physical make-up, behaviour and ecology, all superbly illustrated with fine colour photographs.
£4.00 [ref: 57115]

Bailey, A.M. Birds of Arctic Alaska.
1st. Ed. Pub. Colorado Museum of Nat. Hist. 1948 pp.317 with b/w. photos., throughout. Large 8vo. Thor. vg. softback. Original softback covers.
The first third of this work is a fascinating insight into the authors travels in this region, the remainder discussing the birds, their nests and eggs wherever possible. Some species feature images of their nests, eggs and young.
£18.00 [ref: 60145]

Bailey, A.M. Birds of Arctic Alaska.
1st. Ed. Pub. Colorado Museum of Nat. Hist. 1948 pp.317 with b/w. photos., throughout. Large 8vo. A thor. vg. softback.
The first third of this work is a fascinating insight into the authors travels in this region, the remainder discussing the birds, their nests and eggs wherever possible. Some species feature images of their nests, eggs and young.
£18.00 [ref: 58767]

Bailey, A.M. & Sorensen, J.H. Subantarctic Campbell Island.
1st. Ed. Pub. Denver Museum of Natural History. 1962 pp. 305 with many close-up photographs of birds on the nest. A vg. copy in cloth boards.
This is a record of an expedition to Campbell Island undertaken in January and February 1958. Campbell Island is situated due south of New Zealand’s South Island. This island has some of the finest nesting grounds for albatrosses. This report contains a great deal of information taken from published papers and other documentation.
£29.00 [ref: 25672]

Bailey, A.M. and Niedrach, R.J. Birds of Colorado. Vols. I & II.
1st. Ed. Pub. Denver Mus. Nat. Hist. 1965 Two volume set (sunning to 895 text pages) plus 124 col. plates and over 400 b/w. photos. 4to. Fine hardbacks in vg. dws.
Four hundred and thirty nine species and an additional sixty four subspecies are recorded. A thorough, highly informative, record of the birdlife of Colorado, of value to both the professional ornithologist and the amateur naturalist.
£30.00 [ref: 42049]

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Baker, J.A. The Peregrine. 50th Anniversary Edition.
New. Ed. Pub. William Collins. 2017 pp.217. 8vo. A new softback.
This new edition of the timeless classic, published to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its first publication, features an afterword by one of the book’s greatest admirers, Robert Macfarlane.
£12.99 [ref: 52327]

Baker, K. Warblers of Europe, Asia and North Africa.
1st. Ed. Pub. Christopher Helm. 1997 pp.400 with 48 colour plates and dist. maps. Large 8vo. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
A comprehensive guide to this difficult to identify group of birds. One hundred and forty-five species are described in detail, including sections on moult, voice, habitat and behaviour, distribution and measurements.
£30.00 [ref: 59752]