Barlee, J. Birds on the Wing.
1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1947 pp.128 with b/w. photos throughout. Small 4to. Thor. vg. hardback in good to vg. dw.
Fascinating. A detailed look at bird flight - how they fly and also many images of birds in flight.
£5.00 [ref: 60463]
Barlow, C. et al. A Field Guide to Birds of the Gambia and Senegal.
1st. Ed. Pub. Pica Press. 1997 pp.400 with 48 colour plates. 8vo. Fine hardback.
With 48 colour plates depicting 570 species.
£25.00 [ref: 60969]
Barrett, H.B. The 19th-century journals & paintings of William Pope.
Pub. M.F. Feheley. 1976 pp.175 with colour illus. Royal 4to. A nr. fine hardback in vg. dw.
Pope was born in Kent (1811) and was attracted to the Americas aged 23. Extensive travel in the NE United States and Upper Canada led to him settling in Ontario. This volume reproduces extracts from his daily journals, supported by copies of his excellent watercolours, artistically comparable to Audubon.
£12.00 [ref: 49377]
Barrett, H.B. The 19th-century journals & paintings of William Pope.
1st. Ed. Pub. Feheley. 1976 pp.175 with 36 col. plates. 4to. Fine hardback in vg. plus dw.
Canada's first artist-naturalist. Selections from Pope’s daily journals are reproduced in this book together with examples of his fine watercolours.
£10.00 [ref: 40422]
Barrett, L. Costa Rica. Where to Watch Birds.
Pub. Helm. 2009 pp.xv, 365 with figs. and distribution maps. A fine copy in card covers.
Features 53 top birding locations across the country with information on access, accomodation and target species. Includes over 100 maps for sites and regions.
£19.99 [ref: 39089]
Batchelder, C.F. A Bibliography of the Published Writings of William Brewster. Memoirs of the Nuttall Ornithological Club. No. 10.
1st. Ed. Pub. The Club. 1951 pp.54. 4to. Tips of binding just very gently shelf rubbed o/w. a fine hardback.
William Brewster (1851–1919) was an American ornithologist. He co-founded the American Ornithologists' Union, was an early naturalist and conservationist. Brewster published over 300 articles in journals including The Auk. The Ernst Mayr Library at Harvard University maintains an archive of Brewster's journals, diaries, field notebooks, correspondence, and photographs.
£20.00 [ref: 39395]
Batten, H.M. Inland Birds. Northern Observations by a Sportsman.
1st. Ed. Pub. Hutchinson & Co. 1923 pp.288 with b/w. photos. 8vo. Hardback. Original green cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Nr. fine copy.
Charmingly written. Henry Mortimer Batten was a well-known lecturer and broadcaster on natural history and stories about wild animals and birds for the BBC from its earliest days. He published a number of books including works for children.
£20.00 [ref: 58222]
Batten, L.A. et al. (Ed.) Red Data Birds in Britain. Action for rare, threatened and important species.
1st. Ed. Pub. T. & AD Poyser. 1990 pp.viii, 349 with illustrations. 8vo. Hardback. Fine in fine dw.
£10.00 [ref: 34308]
Batten, L.A. et al. (Ed.) Red Data Birds in Britain. Action for rare, threatened and important species.
1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 1990 pp.viii, 349 with b/w. photos. and illus. 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw.
Each of the species accounts provides information on current populations, basic ecology, threats to species and the legal protection and conservation measures in force.
£9.50 [ref: 62767]
Batten, L.A. et al. (Ed.) Red Data Birds in Britain. Action for rare, threatened and important species.
1st. Ed. Pub. Poyser. 1990 pp.viii, 349 with b/w. photos. and text illus. 8vo. Minor spotting to top-edge of text block o/w. a fine hardback in fine dw.
Each of the species accounts provides information on current populations, basic ecology, threats to species and the legal protection and conservation measures in force.
£9.00 [ref: 70787]