Audubon, J.J. The Original Water-colour Paintings by John James Audubon for the Birds of America.
1st. Ed. Pub. Michael Joseph. 1966 Two volume set with 431 colour plates (20 fold-out) across both volumes. Small folio. Some scattered foxing, o/w. fine hardbacks in fine publisher’s slipcase.
£75.00 [ref: 61383]

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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 and paintings of William Pope.
Pub. Feheley. 1976 pp.175 with 36 colour plates. 4to. Fine hardback in thor. vg. to nr. fine dw.
£15.00 [ref: 40422]

Bond, T.J. Birds: The Paintings of Terance James Bond.
1st. Ed. Pub. Athena Press. 1989 pp.87 with fine colour reproductions throughout. Folio. Fine hardback in fine dw. With an article on the beast of Bodmin moor loosely inserted.
This artist plays particular attention to detail. This is the first time his paintings have been collected together and published in book form.
£38.00 [ref: 60959]

Brown, L. Birds of the American Waterside.
Pub. Collins. 1979 With colour plates throughout. Sl. faded spine of dw. o/w. a nr. fine copy.
£15.00 [ref: 39470]

Buller, W.L. Buller’s Birds of New Zealand. Edited & brought up to date by E.G. Turbott.
1st. Ed. Pub. Macdonald and Co. 1967 pp xviii, 261, with 48 tipped in colour lithographs. Small folio. Fine hardback in fine dw. with thor. vg. publisher’s slipcase.
A new edition of Walter Lawry Buller’s ‘A History of the Birds of New Zealand’, reproducing the 48 lithographs by J.G. Keulemans, from the second edition of 1888.
£75.00 [ref: 61385]

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Busby, John. Birds in Mallorca.
1st. Ed. Pub. Christopher Helm. 1988. pp.viii,120 with 135 watercolours & sketches by the author. Small landscape 4to. Fine hardback in fine dw. Out-of-print.
An illustrated description of this popular birdwatching island, by one of our finest bird artists. It gives his personal account of the birds likely to be found on the island.
£12.50 [ref: 56843]

Busby, John. The Living Birds of Eric Ennion.
Pub. Victor Gollancz Ltd. 1982 pp. 128 with colour illus. and sketches throughout. 4to. A fine hardback in near fine dw.
This book provides a selection of the beautiful studies and field sketches kept by Eric Ennion as references for his larger paintings; as well as illustrations and descriptive extracts from some of his articles and books.
£18.00 [ref: 44452]

Busby, John. Ed. The Living Birds of Eric Ennion.
Pub. Victor Gallancz. 1982 pp.128 with many fine sketches and paintings by Ennion. Nr. fine in dw.
£15.00 [ref: 35658]

Ching, Raymond. The Bird Paintings. Water colours and pencil drawings 1969-1975.
Pub. Collins. 1978 pp.142 with 24 full page plates in colour and 31 illus in b/w. Book in fine condition. Dustwrapper a little chipped in a handful of places with small mark on rear of dustwrapper from ribbon used to bring the book out of its slipcase, otherwise very good. Slipcase a little marked in places otherwise very good. Overall a very good copy. Folio.
£150.00 [ref: 46016]