Chalmers, P.R. Birds Ashore and A-Foreshore.
1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1935 pp.180 with colour and b/w. illus. 4to. Hardback. Contents fine. Original blue cloth boards with gilt title in good condition.
An excellent picture book of birds with entertaining and informative accompanying text.
£10.00 [ref: 31763]

Chan, S. et al (Comps.). Important Bird Areas in Asia. Key sites for conservation.
1st. Ed. Pub. BirdLife International. 2004 pp.xvi, 297 with colour photos. and maps. 4to. Fine softback. RRP £19.00.
‘Important Bird Areas in Asia’ is the first comprehensive inventory of Asia's key sites for birds and biodiversity. Country-by-country, the book details the region's 2,293 Important Bird Areas (IBAs), of these 976, or 43% are lacking any formal protection.
£12.50 [ref: 64755]

Chance, E. The Cuckoo’s Secret.
1st. Ed. Pub. Sidgwick & Jackson. 1922 pp.xiv, 239 with b/w. plates and 2 fold-out maps. 8vo. Hardback. Initials and blind stamp of A.J. Wilmott to ffep. Contents nr. fine. Small shelf label to spine which is gently sunned, o/w. original green cloth in thor. vg. condition to nr. fine. Scarce.
£80.00 [ref: 62429]

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Chance, E.P. The Truth about the Cuckoo.
1st. Ed. Pub. Country Life. 1940 pp.xvi, 207 with colour and b/w. plates and two fold-out maps. 8vo. Spotting to fore-edges of text-block and at ends, o/w. a fine hardback.
£40.00 [ref: 62430]

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Chantler, P. and Driessens, G. Swifts. A Guide to the Swifts and Treeswifts of the World.
1st. Ed. Pub. Pica Press. 1995 pp.237 with 24 colour plates and dist. maps. throughout. Large 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw.
£25.00 [ref: 59750]

Chapman, A. The Hobby.
1st. Ed. Pub. Arlequin Press. 1999 pp.xi, 220 with colour photos. and b/w. illustrations by Bruce Pearson. 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw., with a hint of sunning to spine. With Bruce Pearson’s leaflet (loosely inserted) on which he advertises the book’s illustrations for sale
This book gives a detailed account of the Hobby’s secretive breeding habits, varied hunting techniques and wide prey spectrum. Other chapters include a review of its status and ecology throughout the Eurasian range, notably in Britain, the mystery of its migration and what is known about its wintering quarters.
£50.00 [ref: 66120]

Chestney, Bob. Island of Terns. Warden of Scolt Head.
1st. Ed. Pub. Quiller Press. 1993 pp.x, 210 with b/w. photos. 8vo. Bookplate. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw. Obituary of Bob Chestney neatly tipped in to rfep. Related article loosely enclosed. Out-of-print. Scarce.
Autobiography by the warden of this National Trust reserve in North Norfolk, famed for its breeding tern colonies. It is also a fascinating insight into the practice and problems of reserve management.
£60.00 [ref: 56499]

Chisholm, A.H. Birds & Green Places. A Book of Australian Nature Gossip.
1st. Ed. Pub. J. M. Dent & Sons. 1929 pp.xiv, 224 with 2 colour plates and b/w. photos. Large 8vo. Thor. vg. hardback in vg. dw., very carefully repaired in places. Scarce in dustwrapper.
Excellent photographs illustrating birds and their nests.
£35.00 [ref: 62827]

Chislett, R. & Ainsworth, G. H. Birds on the Spurn Peninsula.
1st. Ed. Pub. Peregrine Books. 1996 pp.xlv, 216, with colour frontis., b/w. plates, charts, tables and fold out map. 8vo. Hardback. Light coloured splashmark and a little cockling to fore-corner of text block o/w. contents fine. Cloth boards nr. fine with light splashmark to rear in fine dw.
Published in part in 1958, the rest of the work was discovered in handwritten manuscript form in 1992, twenty eight years after Ralph Chislett's death. This is the first publication of the work as the author intended it. Part 1 is reproduced in facsimile form, and Part 2 is printed in a matching format.
£25.00 [ref: 70308]

Christidis, L. and Boles, W.E. Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds.
1st. Ed. Pub. CSIRO. 2008 pp.viii, 277. Large 8vo. Bookplate. Fine hardback. Out-of-print.
Presenting an up-to-date classification, this book deals with all the species of birds that have been recorded from the Australian mainland, Tasmania, island territories and surrounding waters. Also includes accepted vagrants, recently extinct native species, and established introduced species.
£55.00 [ref: 58262]