Balmer, Dawn et al. Bird Atlas 2007-11. The breeding and wintering birds of Britain and Ireland.
1st. Ed. Pub. BTO Books. 2013 pp.720 with colour photos, illus. and dist. maps. Royal 4to. A new hardback.
The most complete and up-to-date survey of the status of birds in Britain and Ireland. Nearly 300 species are treated and their distribution, abundance and population changes are depicted in maps and described in text.
£69.99 [ref: 46072]

Bannerman, D. & Lodge, G. The Birds of the British Isles. Vols. VI-XI.
1st. Ed. Pub. Oliver & Boyd. 1957-62 Six volume run with colour plates of illus. 4to. Fine hardbacks in nr. fine / fine dws. An excellent run.
A wonderful reference work with fine illustrations by George Lodge.
£140.00 [ref: 65393]

Bannerman, D.A. & Bannerman W.M. Birds of Cyprus.
1st. Ed. Pub. Oliver & Boyd. 1958 pp.lxix, 384 with col. & half-tone plates and b/w. text illus. plus col. folding map to rear. Small 4to. Very minor spotting to fore-edge of text block o/w. a fine hardback in fine, price-clipped, dw. A super copy.
Superbly illustrated by D.M. Reid-Henry and Roland Green.
£90.00 [ref: 68077]

Bannerman, D.A. & Vella-Gaffiero, J.A. Birds of the Maltese Archipelago.
1st. Ed. Pub. Museums Department, Malta. 1976 pp.xix, 550 with 22 colour plates plus b/w. illus., and fold-out map. Large 8vo. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw. With inscription ‘Autographed for Nowell Peach by the author, David A. Bannerman, January 1977’.
The first full description of the hundreds of birds recorded in the Maltese Islands. Considers the important role the archipelago plays in bird migration between Europe and Africa. Artists include Charles Tunnicliffe, Donald Watson and more.
£100.00 [ref: 60598]

Bannerman, D.A. & Vella-Gaffiero, J.A. Birds of the Maltese Archipelago.
1st. Ed. Pub. Museums Department, Malta. 1976 pp.xix, 550 with 22 colour plates plus b/w. illus., and fold-out map. Large 8vo. Small address label. Fine hardback in thor. vg. to nr. fine dw. A very pleasing copy.
The first full description of the hundreds of birds recorded in the Maltese Islands. Considers the important role the archipelago plays in bird migration between Europe and Africa. Artists include Charles Tunnicliffe, Donald Watson and more.
£35.00 [ref: 64108]

Bannerman, D.A. & Vella-Gaffiero, J.A. Birds of the Maltese Archipelago.
1st. Ed. Pub. Museums Department, Malta. 1976 pp.xix, 550 with 22 colour plates & b/w. illus. plus fold-out map. Large 8vo. Some spotting to fore-edges of text block o/w. a fine hardback in vg. dw.
The first full description of the hundreds of birds recorded in the Maltese Islands. Considers the important role the archipelago plays in bird migration between Europe and Africa. Artists include Charles Tunnicliffe, Donald Watson and more.
£18.00 [ref: 70219]

Bannerman, D.A. and Bannerman, W.M. Birds of the Atlantic Islands. Vols. I to IV.
1st. Ed. Pub. Oliver & Boyd. 1963-1968 Four volume set with illus. in colour by D.M. Reid-Henry, George E. Lodge, C.F. Tunnicliffe and others. 4to. Hardback. Text-blocks skewed. Some light spotting to fore-edges of text blocks and ends o/w. contents fine, in thor. vg. to nr. fine dws. Vol. II has, attached to the front pastedown, a charming letter (on headed notepaper and dated 21st January 1962) from David Bannerman to David Boddington. In it Bannerman explains that he will be staying on the island of Madeira at the same time that Boddington would be there for his honeymoon. He says that it will be the wrong time of year for Petrels and for landing on the Desertas. He acknowledged that given the reason for Boddington’s visit, the might not want to, but that if Boddington did want to meet up for birding, then he would happily do so. Bannerman also gives the address where he was staying. Also, loosely inserted is the newspaper obituary of Madeiran ornithologist Alec Zino.
£295.00 [ref: 66488]

Bannerman, David. A. The Birds of West and Equatorial Africa.
1st. Ed. Pub. Oliver and Boyd. 1953 Two volume set. 8vos. A knock and two short, closed tears to top of spine on volume 2 o/w. both volumes in vg. plus condition. Dustwrappers lightly chipped with a little loss at the tops of spines, o/w. vg.
£40.00 [ref: 50931]

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Baral, H.S.and Inskipp, C. (et al). Important Bird Areas in Nepal. Key sites for conservation.
1st. Ed. Pub. Bird Conservation Nepal. 2005 pp.242 with colour photos., maps and tables. 4to. Fine softback. RRP. £25.00
Nepal's birdlife is among the richest in Asia, particularly considering the small size of the country. In total, 862 species have been recorded so far, including nearly 600 breeding species and 31 globally threatened species.
£17.50 [ref: 64760]

Barbour, T. Cuban Ornithology.
1st. Ed. Pub. The Club. 1943 pp.143 with sepia frontis. and one further sepia plate. 4to. Fine hardback.
After an introduction to Cuban ornithology, the text moves on to provide an annotated list of the birds of Cuba.
£40.00 [ref: 39502]