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]

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]

Borrow, N. and Demey, R. Birds of Western Africa.
Rep.with corrections. Pub. Helm. 2010 pp.512 with 148 colour plates. 8vo. New softback, a little off-mint.
The first comprehensive field guide to the 23 western African countries - from Mauritania east to Chad and south to Congo, including all the island groups.
£25.00 [ref: 43730]

Bowman, G. et al. Birds in Northumbria.
Pub. N & TBC. 1997 pp.144 with figs. and illus. throughout. A fine copy in card covers.
£3.00 [ref: 40946]

Bowman, Robert I. Morphological Differentiation and Adaptation in the Galapagos Finches. Charles Darwin Foundation for the Galapagos Islands.
1st. Ed. Pub. Univ. of California Press. 1961 pp.vii, 326 with b/w. photos., illus. and figs. 4to. Softback. Light coloured spotting to fore-edges of text block, o/w. contents fine. Softback covers nr. fine.
A detailed study of the structural variations of the Galapagos finches to explain the adaptive significance of these variations to food and feeding behaviours. It also provides an inventory of facts on the anatomy, foraging behaviour and environment of the finches.
£30.00 [ref: 59270]

Bratby, M. and Scott, P. Through the Air. Avdentures with Wild Fowl, and Small-boat Sailing.
1st. Ed. Pub. Country Life. 1941 pp.127 with b/w. photos. & illus. Large 8vo. Scattered spotting to contents o/w. a fine hardback in good dw., with some loss to spine.
A collection of what were originally broadcast talks on the radio, here augmented with black and white photographs and some of Peter Scott’s sketches who took part in some of the broadcasts.
£5.00 [ref: 69798]

Bratby, Michael. and Scott, Peter. Through the Air. Avdentures with Wild Fowl, and Small-boat Sailing.
1st. Ed. Pub. Country Life. 1941 pp.127 with b/w. photos. & illus. Large 8vo. Neat ownership signature dated 1942 to ffep. Spotting to fore-edge of text block, to ends and to blank margins o/w. contents fine. Original blue cloth boards showing some sunning, o/w. thor. vg. in thor. vg. dw. Signed by Sir Peter Scott to title-page (dated 1980). Furthermore, an original b/w. photograph (8in x 6in) of Sir Peter Scott kneeling with three Hawaiian Geese is loosely inserted.
A collection of what were originally broadcast talks on the radio, here augmented with black and white photographs and some of Peter Scott’s sketches - he took part in some of the broadcasts. Sir Peter Scott (1909-1989) was fundamental in bringing the Hawaiian Goose back from the brink of extinction through the breeding program at WWT Slimbridge. From there, the Hawaiian Goose was later reintroduced into the wild in Hawaii.
£60.00 [ref: 69939]