Alpheraky, Sergius. The Geese of Europe and Asia. Being the description of most of the Old World species.
1st. Ed. Pub. Rowland Ward. 1905 pp.viii, 198 with 24 colour chromolithograph plates of geese and their bills by F.W. Frohawk and coloured frontispiece by Dr. P.P. Sushkin. Royal 4to. In original green cloth boards, lightly rubbed, o/w. thor. vg. Minor, scattered foxing to contents, which are o/w. in fine condition. TEG. Bookplate of Arthur B. Duncan to front paste-down. A very pleasing copy.
Dedication copy from Rowland Ward which reads ‘Captain Stanley Flower, with Rowland Ward[s] Kind Regards 1906’ to ffep. Captain Flower (1871-1946) was Director of the Cairo Zoological Gardens, Egypt between 1898 - 1924.
£495.00 [ref: 50785]

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Avis, Richard. Bird-preserving, Bird-mounting and the preservation of Birds’ Eggs. With a Chapter on Bird-Catching.
1st. Ed. Pub. Frederick Warne. [1870] pp.48 with illustrations plus 12-page Catalogue of ‘Frederick Warne & Co.’s Practical Handbooks’. Small 8vo. Hardback. Contents nr. fine. With Watkins & Doncaster label to ffep. Original decorated cloth boards in thor. vg. condition. Freeman 129, not in Mullens and Swann. Very scarce.
£295.00 [ref: 60430]

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Baker, E.C. Stuart. The Indian Ducks and their Allies.
1st. Ed. Pub. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 1908 pp.xii, 292 plus 30 hand-finished chromolithograph plates and additional illustrated title page. Imperial 8vo. Hardback. A minor amount of spotting, largely confined to text o/w. contents in fine condition. In original publishers binding of half morocco leather with green boards; spine gently and evenly faded o/w. in fine condition. Limited to 1,200 copies. A nice example.
Edward Charles Stuart Baker worked as a police officer in Assam. In his spare time, he studied and collected Indian birds. Through these pursuits he amassed nearly 50,000 birds eggs, some of which he donated to the Natural History Museum. The text is a mixture of anecdotes, references to the key people and works of the period and in-depth insight into the birds. The highly talented artists Gronvold, Lodge and Keulemans contributed the plates for this work.
£250.00 [ref: 34471]

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Bannerman, David A. Birds of the Atlantic Islands. Vols. I to IV.
1st. Ed. Pub. Oliver & Boyd. 1963-1968 Four volume set illus. in colour by D.M. Reid-Henry, George E. Lodge, C.F. Tunnicliffe and others. 4to. Nr. fine hardbacks with minor spotting, largely confined to ends and fore-edges of text-block, all in thor. vg. to nr. fine dws. Vol. III with dedication (dated 1966) from David Bannerman to James D. Macdonald reading ‘To J.D. Macdonald. With every good wish to you for a happy new life far away across the seas. From David Bannerman. A very pleasing set.
J.D. Macdonald (1908-2002) was a highly respected Scottish-Australian ornithologist and ornithological writer. In 1968 he moved to Brisbane, Australia. Amongst his publications were ‘Birds of the Sudan’ (1955) and ‘Birds of Australia’ (1973). Bannerman also acknowledges his help in the production of ‘Birds of the Atlantic Islands’.
£400.00 [ref: 60224]

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Bewick, Thomas. A General History of Quadrupeds.
4th. Ed. Pub. Newcastle upon Tyne. 1800 pp.[v], vi-x, 525, [i] page errata with woodcut engravings throughout. 8vo. Hardback. Contents very clean indeed and in very near fine condition. More recently rebound in full morocco leather with blind decoration to boards, lettered in gilt to spine, all in fine condition. Marbled end-papers with early bookplate to front pastedown. All edges marbled.
£275.00 [ref: 54210]

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Bewick, Thomas. History of British Birds.
2nd. Ed. Printed by Edward Walker for T. Bewick. 1805 Two volume set with wood engravings throughout. Large 8vo. Hardbacks. With bookplate of Thomas Holme Maude (1770-1849) to both volumes. Minor, scattered spotting, o/w. contents very bright and fine. Contemporary straight-grained half-morocco over marbled boards with matching end-papers; showing minor wear at top of spine of Vol. II, o/w. in thor. vg. condition.
A very pleasing large paper set. ‘The success of the ‘History of British Birds’ was immediate and complete; six editions were issued in Bewick’s lifetime’ (Mullens and Swann).
£800.00 [ref: 58669]

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Bewick, Thomas. History of British Birds. Land & Water Birds. [with] A Supplement to the History of British Birds, Parts I & II.
Printed by Edward Walker for T. Bewick. 1805, 1804 & 1821 Three volume set with wood engravings throughout. Royal 8vo. Hardbacks. TEG. Very minor amount of spotting, o/w. contents fine. Handsomely bound in 19th century half morocco, gilt lettered, over marbled boards, lightly rubbed o/w. in fine condition. Armorial bookplate of S.V. Dashwood to each volume.
‘The success of the ‘History of British Birds’ was immediate and complete; six editions were issued in Bewick’s lifetime’ (Mullens and Swann). This set benefits from having the Supplements for both volumes published in 1821.
£750.00 [ref: 59193]

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Buchanan, Robert. The Life and Adventures of John James Audubon, the Naturalist. Edited, from materials collected by his widow.
1st. Ed. Pub. Sampson Low, London. 1868 pp.vii, 366, [1], 24 page publisher’s catalogue. 8vo. A small amount of foxing to last few pages of the publishers catalogue at rear of book, to the tissue guard facing the frontis. and to the fore-edges of the text block, o/w. contents very clean and in fine condition. In original green cloth boards, with gilt decoration and lettering to spine, all in thor. vg. condition. A thoroughly vg. copy of the 1st edition. Was £400.00.
£360.00 [ref: 47767]

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Butler, Arthur G. Birds of Great Britain and Ireland. Order Passeres.
1st. Ed. Pub. Brumby & Clarke. [1908] Two volumes with 107 chromolithograph plates of Birds and 8 of Eggs. Large 4to. Hardbacks. TEG. Occasional spotting, o/w. contents fine. Original quarter buckram over blue cloth, lettered in gilt to spine in thor. vg. condition. From the library of Eric Hosking with his bookplate to front pastedown of both volumes. Comes with an original publisher’s 4-page advertisement for the work (in half-calf) which is the same size as the final work. It provides detailed information on the contributors, the cost, background to the work, a full description of the plates, lists the birds as they appear in each volume along with a full size colour plate of the Wheatear (by Gronvold) .
These volumes were superbly illustrated by H. Gronvold and F.W. Frohawk. Eric Hosking was ‘Perhaps the most famous bird photographer ever to have lived’ (Gemma Padley). Deservedly feted for his photographic skills, as with his many other talents, carried with modesty and charm Eric Hosking was, undeniably, a great gentle man of 20th century photography (John Chillingworth). Hosking was part of the New Naturalist Editorial Board and attended their first meeting in January 1943 where he would take on the role as photographic editor.
£425.00 [ref: 62001]

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Coles, Charles. Game Birds. Foreword by HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Illustrated by Maurice Pledger.
Ltd. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1981 pp.117 with 24 full-page mounted colour illustrations, plus supporting, highly detailed, b/w. illus. Folio. TEG. Handsomely bound in quarter morocco over cloth. A fine hardback in fine slipcase. From a limited edition of 250 copies, this being No.23. Signed by both author and illustrator. A super work.
Maurice Pledger’s work is held in very high esteem, likened to both Archibald Thorburn and John Gould. In his foreword, Prince Philip wrote ‘The marvellous illustrations by Maurice Pledger are in the very best tradition of bird paintings and for those, like myself, with an interest in game birds and a weakness for such pictures the book will give endless pleasure.’
£300.00 [ref: 45956]