Emil K Urban [ed.]; C Hilary Fry [ed.]; Stuart Keith [ed.] - The Birds of Africa - Volume II

London, Academic Press, 1986. First edition. Cloth. The second volume of this enormously significant ornithological work on Africa, illustrated in colour by Martin Woodcock. This is the second volume only, of what went on to become an eight volume series. This volume is titled 'Gamebirds to Pigeons&apos.A first edition, in the original price unclipped dustwrapper. With colour illustrations from artist Martin Woodcock. While many regional guides to African birds exist, this series was the first comprehensive guide to the bird life of the continent as a whole, including North Africa. It is still universally recognized as by far the most authoritative and comprehensive work ever published on the birds of Africa. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dustwrapper. Externally very smart. Sunning to dustwrapper spine, with edgewear to head of spine. Internally, firmly bound. Light finger marks to front and rear endpapers. Pages otherwise bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: Martin Woodcock; Ian Willis. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.

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