Grimmett, R., Inskipp, C. and T. Birds of the Indian Subcontinent. Helm Field Guides.
2nd. Ed. Pub. Helm 2011 pp.528 with 226 colour plates and distribution maps for each bird. A mint copy in card covers.
£34.99 [ref: 43328]
Grimmett, R.F.A. and Jones, T.A. Important Bird Areas in Europe. Technical Publication No.9.
Rep. Pub. RSPB. 1990 pp.x, 888 with figs., line drawings and tables. Sl. sunned spine o/w. vg. in card covers.
This important series of ICBP publications covered the broadest possible range of bird conservation issues, providing ornithologists, scientists, conservation experts and planners with information about the status of species and their habitats.
£15.00 [ref: 38071]
Guest, J. and Hutcheson, M. Where to Watch Birds in Cumbria, Lancashire & Cheshire.
1st. Ed. Pub. Helm. 1992 pp.xiv, 225 with maps and drawings. 8vo. Gentle sunning to spine o/w. fine softback.
An indispensable guide to the birds of north-west England.
£3.00 [ref: 64346]
Guest, J. and Hutcheson, M. Where to Watch Birds in Cumbria, Lancashire & Cheshire.
1st. Ed. Pub. Helm. 1992 pp.xiv, 225 with maps and drawings. 8vo. Nr. fine softback.
An indispensable guide to the birds of north-west England.
£3.00 [ref: 65304]
Hammond, N. & Pearson, B. Birds of Prey. Hamlyn Bird Behaviour Guide.
1st. Ed. Pub. Hamlyn. 1993 pp.160 with colour illus. throughout. 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw.
In this book, Hammond's informative text and Pearson's keenly observed illustrations provide a fascinating insight into raptor behaviour and an invaluable aid to field observation.
£30.00 [ref: 59804]
Harrap, S. RSPB Pocket Guide to British Birds.
2nd. Ed. Bloomsbury Wildlife. 2012 pp.224 with colour illus. and dist. maps. Small 8vo. A new softback.
A compact and informative field guide.
£6.99 [ref: 55249]
Harris, Alan. et al. Bird Identification. The Macmillan field guide.
3rd. Ed. Pub. Macmillan. 1996 pp.224 with colour illus. 8vo. Thor. vg. softback.
The aim of this work is to help the user identify ‘difficult’ birds. Detailed information is provided, discussing plumage, size, flight and behaviour etc wherever possible alongside illustrations.
£10.00 [ref: 52807]
Harris, M. A Field Guide to the Birds of Galapagos.
1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1974 pp.160 with colour and b/w. illus. Small 8vo. Inscription to ffep. VG. plus. hardback in good to vg. dw.
‘As perhaps the world's most sensational laboratory of natural evolution, these islands stand in a class of their own and one is left to wonder, as always happens when a deep need is filled, how it was ever possible to manage so long without the book.' Keith Shackleton.
£4.00 [ref: 65296]
Harrison, C. A Field Guide to the Nests, Eggs and Nestlings of British and European Birds.
1st. Rev. Rep. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1985 pp. 432 with 64 colour illus. plates and small line drawings. Front card cover has repair. Overall a vg. copy.
£15.00 [ref: 43901]