Berthold, P. Bird Migration. A General Survey.
2nd. Ed. Rep. Pub. Oxford. 2006 pp.xi, 253 with b/w. text figs. 8vo. Thor. vg. softback. Latest edition.
£27.50 [ref: 60527]
Berthold, Peter. Bird Migration. A General Survey.
1st. Eng. Ed. Pub. Oxford. 1993 pp.x, 239 with b/w. text figs. 8vo. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
£20.00 [ref: 51189]
Bewick, Thomas. A Memoir of Thomas Bewick. Written by himself.
Pub. The Cresset Press. 1961 pp.xxxiv, 203 with b/w. illus. 8vo. Tho. vg. hardback in vg. dw., chipped and rubbed on extremities.
This memoir of Bewick’s life has been through many editions since its first appearance in 1862 - 34 years after Bewick’s death. The text established by Bewick’s daughter Jane with the unwelcome help of her printer, Robert Ward was a smoothed out, repunctuated and abridged version of the original manuscript.
£7.50 [ref: 49255]
Bhushan, B. et al. A Field Guide to the Waterbirds of Asia.
1st. Ed. Pub. Wild Bird Soc.of Japan. 1993 pp.224 with colour plates throughout. Small 8vo. Nr. fine softback.
£22.50 [ref: 59310]
Bhushan, B. et al. A Field Guide to the Waterbirds of Asia.
1st. Ed. Pub. Wild Bird Soc. of Japan. 1993 pp.224 with colour plates throughout. Small 8vo. Fine softback.
£25.00 [ref: 60148]
Bibby, C.J. et al. Bird Census Techniques.
Pub. Academic Press. 1992 pp.xvii, 257 with figs. Spine slighlty faded otherwise a fine hdbk copy.
£20.00 [ref: 42197]
Bircham, P.M.M. The Birds of Cambridgeshire.
1st. Ed. Pub. Cambridge Uni. Press. 1989 pp.x, 280 with b/w. illus and figs. 8vo. Some spotting to fore-edges of text block o/w. a fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
£7.00 [ref: 69082]
Bircham, P.M.M. (et al). An Atlas of the Breeding Birds of Cambridgeshire. (Vice County 29) using 2 x 2 kilometre squares (tetrads) 1988-92.
1st. Ed. Pub. The Cambridge Bird Club. 1994 pp.173 with b/w. dist. maps & illus. 8vo. Very minor spotting to fore-edges of text block o/w. a fine softback.
By the late 1980s most English counties had produced a 2 kilometre square analysis of breeding birds, known as a Tetrad Atlas. This book contains the results carried with the assistance of the Cambridge Bird Club.
£12.50 [ref: 69104]
Birding World Complete List of the Birds of the Western Palearctic.
1st. Ed. Pub. Birding World. 1995 pp.21. 8vo. Fine softback. Out-of-print. Complete checklist with columns for recording sightings.
£7.50 [ref: 55875]
Birkhead, M. & Perrins, C. The Mute Swan.
1st. Pub. Croon Helm. 1986 pp, xiv, 157 with b/w. plates, illustrations and tables. 8vo. Spotting to top-edge of text block, o/w. a fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
Written by two of the leading authorities on the Mute Swan, this monograph examines all aspects of the bird's life, including its history, and the laws and customs associated with swan ownership, its life-history and populations, and the threats to its survival.
£9.00 [ref: 64080]