Audubon, John James, (Irmscher, C (Ed.)). John James Audubon. Writings & Drawings.
Pub. Library of America. 1999 pp.xii, 942 with 64 colour plates. Thor. vg. hdbk. in thor. vg. dw.
A very comprehensive selection of Audubon’s writings, sitting alongside a super portfolio of his illustrations.
£15.00 [ref: 48247]

Audubon, John James. The Original Water-Color Paintings for The Birds of America.
1st. Ed. Pub. Crown. 1966 Two volume set with superb reproductions of Audubon’s colour plates. Large 4to. Spines gently, evenly sunned o/w. fine hardbacks in publisher’s slipcase.
£75.00 [ref: 43602]

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. VG. in same dw.
£15.00 [ref: 40422]

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]

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]

Calburn, Simon. Calburn’s Birds of Southern Africa. Paintings, field sketches and field notes.
Pub. Purnell. 1969 pp.248 with 80 colour plates and numerous sketches. A nr. fine copy in same dw.
£20.00 [ref: 39492]

Ching, Raymond. Studies and Sketches of a Bird Painter.
1st. Ed. Pub. Lansdowne. 1981 pp.260 with full-page colour plates and sketches throughout. Folio. Hardback. A fine copy bound in blue cloth boards, lettered in gilt to spine. With slip-case (which has a wrap-around dustwrapper as published) in near fine condition.
£175.00 [ref: 44198]

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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]