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ASHBROOK, FRANK G.  The Red Book of Birds of America: Gulls, Terns, Ducks, Herons, Sandpipers, Hawks, Eagle, Owls, Etc.
Racine WI, Whitman Publishing Company. 1941, Edition Not Stated. Hard Cover, 48mo - over 3" - 4" tall. Ill.: MOLLER, Paul. (USA) Cover edges rubbed, solid Good copy; no Dj. 9 x 14 cm, red boards with bird and titles in yellow and black, plain endpapers, 60pp, index. The birds are illustrated in colour. This was one of a series of four Bird Guide Books pulbished by Whitman. (0.8 JM FO 52/0. Good.
USD 4.90 [Appr.: EURO 3.5 | £UK 3 | JP¥ 432] Book number: 47516
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AUDUBON, JOHN JAMES; CAPTIONS BY WILLIAM VOGT  Birds of America
NY, MacMillan. 1961, 3rd Printing. Hard Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. (USA) No markings, some rubbing to cover edges, Very Good; lacking the Dj. Introuduction and descriptive text by William Vogt. 4to, green cloth, patterned endpapers, xxvi, 435 colour plates. A heavy book. (4.5 WL DDD 500. Very Good.
USD 22.49 [Appr.: EURO 15.25 | £UK 13.75 | JP¥ 1985] Book number: 21720
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AUDUBON, JOHN JAMES  The Birds of America (Volume Three)
NY, Dover Books. 1967, A Reprint. Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. USA) No markings, cover edges rubbed, solid Good used copy. Wraps, 233pp. B&W illus. This is the unabridge reprint of the original octavo edition of 1840 with a new introduction by Dean Amadon. This is volume three in a seven volume set : Thrush, Robin, Wagtail, Pipit, Lark, Bunting, Sparrow, Finch, Crossbill, Grosbeck, Cardinal, Tanager. (1.4 JM FO 12/2. Good.
USD 8.40 [Appr.: EURO 5.75 | £UK 5.25 | JP¥ 741] Book number: 53668
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BARRINGTON, RUPERT  The Joys of a Garden for Your Birds
NY, Grosset & Dunlap. 1972, First American Edition. (ISBN: 0448012359). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Remainder, No markings, except for remainder dot to bottom edge of pages, Near Fine in unclipped VG Dj. Light blue cloth, 123pp. Line drawings. A nice little book on nests, birdhouses, feeders and feeding of wild birds in the yard setting. (1.4 JM FO 18/0. Near Fine/Very Good.
USD 4.99 [Appr.: EURO 3.5 | £UK 3 | JP¥ 440] Book number: 46873
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BEISSINGER, STEVEN R.; SNYDERM NOEL, EDITORS  New World Parrots in Crisis: Solutions from Conservation Biology
Washington DC, Smithsonian Institute Press. 1992, First Printing. (ISBN: 1560981105). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library, (USA) Library pocket, labels and stamps, marker dots to bottom edge of pages, pages clean, Good ex-library copy in Good dust jacket taped to covers. Hardcover, 288pp, index. Maps; B&W illus. This book providea an overview of the threats facing neotropical parrosts as well as a detailed discussion of a range of possible conservation solutions. (2.0 JM FO 19/4. Good/Good.
USD 24.96 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 | £UK 15.25 | JP¥ 2203] Book number: 54790
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BERGER, ANDREW J.  Bird Life in Hawaii
Hawaii, Island Heritage. 1992, 9th Printing. (ISBN: 0896100901). Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (USA) No markings, as New. Glossy wraps, 72pp. Colour illus of Hawaiian birds. (0.99 JM DDD 420. As New.
USD 6.99 [Appr.: EURO 4.75 | £UK 4.25 | JP¥ 617] Book number: 50796
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BIRD, DAVID M.  The Bird Almanac: The Ultimate Guide to Essential Facts and Figures of the World's Birds.
Toronto, Key Porter Books. 1999, First Printing. (ISBN: 155263003x). Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 8vo, glossy wraps, xviii, 460pp, glossary. Line drawings. A thorough reference book on birds and bird-watching. No markings, Fine. (1.9 lbs FO 15/3. Fine.
USD 8.99 [Appr.: EURO 6 | £UK 5.5 | JP¥ 793] Book number: 33100
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BIRD, DAVID M.  The Bird Almanac: The Ultimate Guide to Essential Facts and Figures of the World's Birds
Toronto, Key Porter Books. 1999, First Printing. (ISBN: 155263003x). Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (CAD) 8vo, glossy wraps, xviii, 460pp, glossary. Line drawings. A thorough reference book on birds and bird-watching. Fine. (1.9 FO 17/4. Fine.
USD 7.89 [Appr.: EURO 5.5 | £UK 4.75 | JP¥ 696] Book number: 12157
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BLANCHAN, NELTJE  Birds Worth Knowing, Little Nature Library
USA, Doubleday, Page & Company. 1925, Later Printing. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (USA) 8vo, green cloth with colour pastedown of Robin family, 257pp, index. 48 colour full-page illus of birds. This is a selection from the previous bird writings of Blanchan. Tight copy no markings, corner tips and edges rubbed, a large patch of discoloration to the back cover, Good (--) only; no Dj. Nice colour illustrations. (1.9 FO 25/2. Acceptable.
USD 8.90 [Appr.: EURO 6 | £UK 5.5 | JP¥ 785] Book number: 19853
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BOOSEY, EDWARD J.  Foreign Bird Keeping: Forty Years' Experience in Their Breeding and Management
London, Cage Birds. 1960, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (UK) No markings, the end papers are toned from a newpaper laid in, fine scratch to cover, solid book, clean pages, a touch of moisture intrusion to the upper corner tips of last 40 pages making the margin just slightly wavy, thus Good used copy; lacking the dust jacket. Dark blue cloth, 342pp, index. Boosey worked in the family frim of Boosey & Hawkes until 1926 when he opened a Foreign Bird farm with a partner. This is a well-illustrated work on Finches, waxbills, parrots, parrakeets, cockatoos, lovebirds, doves and pigeons with many colour photos and colour plates; B&W photos in text. There is not date, possbily late 1950s; date uncertain but definitely before 1962 when the second edition appeared (pulbished by Iliffe). A heavy book. (2.8 JM FO 19/3. Good.
USD 14.99 [Appr.: EURO 10 | £UK 9.25 | JP¥ 1323] Book number: 54631
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BRUUN, BERTEL; SINGER, ARTHUR  The Hamlyn Guide to Birds of Britain and Europe
United Kingdom, Hamlyn. 1971, 2nd Printing. (ISBN: 0601070658). Soft Cover, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. (UK) No markings, tiny chip to head of spine, Good used copy Wraps, 319pp, index. 448 maps; 516 birds shown in colour. (1.6 Jm FO 8/0. Good.
USD 4.90 [Appr.: EURO 3.5 | £UK 3 | JP¥ 432] Book number: 48346
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BURNS, MARY  The Private Eye : Observing Snow Geese
Vancouver, University of British Columbia Press. 1996, First Canadian Edition. (ISBN: 0774805757). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (CAD) 8vo, off-white bds, xvi, 208pp, index. B&W photos. A book on observing Snow Geese. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on the title page. Fine in complete Fine (-) Dj. [1.9 FO 5/4. As New/Fine -. Inscribed By Author.
USD 17.49 [Appr.: EURO 11.75 | £UK 10.75 | JP¥ 1544] Book number: 16054
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COSGROVE, IRENE  My Recipes Are for the Birds
Garden City NY, Doubleday & Company. 1976. (ISBN: 0385126344). Soft Cover, 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall. Ill.: COSGROVE, Ed. No markings, Fine-. 11x15 cm, card cover, blue plastic comb binding, unpaginated. Line drawings of birds. This is a small booklet of making food for wild birds with tips on feeders. There are about 30 pages with about 20 recipes some designed specifically for individual bird species. (0.9 JM FO 44/2. Fine -.
USD 6.90 [Appr.: EURO 4.75 | £UK 4.25 | JP¥ 609] Book number: 44171
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DICKINSON, MARY B.  Guide to Bird Sounds
Washington DC, National Geographic Society. 1983, First Thus. Vinyl LP record(s), (USA) Square 8vo card folder with four flexible 33 RPM records of sounds of 179 species. About Fine. (1.0 FO 18/6. Fine -.
USD 8.99 [Appr.: EURO 6 | £UK 5.5 | JP¥ 793] Book number: 12573
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DOBSON, CLIVE  Feeding Wild Birds in Winter
Scarborough, Firefly Books. 1981. (ISBN: 0920668178). Soft Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. (CAD) Owner's inscription, no other markigns, VG. Illus wraps, 128pp. B&W illus. This book show you how to feed and what to feed wild birds in the city, suburbs and in the country was well. There is information about bird feedm and how to build feeders. (1.5 JM FO 56/3. Very Good.
USD 7.25 [Appr.: EURO 5 | £UK 4.5 | JP¥ 640] Book number: 48879
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DUNFORD, CHRIS  Life List : A Birder's Spiritual Awakening
Toronto, Novalis Publishing. 2006, First Printing. (ISBN: 2895077134). Soft Cover, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. (CAD) No markings, As New. Wraps with flaps, 336pp. B&W illus. The author took a brid watching trip to northern Manitoba in 1998 and came to terms with a whole series of deep questions about the natural world, about himself and about the relationship of both to God. (1.5 JM SI 81/2. As New.
USD 24.90 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 | £UK 15 | JP¥ 2198] Book number: 54388
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DUPUY, WILLIAM ATHERTON  Our Bird Friends and Foes
Philadelphia, John C. Winston Company. 1940, Second Edition. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ill.: SUTTON, George Miksch. (USA) Green cloth with illus of duck, 328pp, index. Colour frontis; line drawings in text. This Romance of Science Series was first published in 1925. There are 24 chapters each devoted to a bird. Intro by Robert Ridgeway. No markings, nice copy, about VG; no Dj. (1.9 FO 15/6. Very Good -.
USD 8.49 [Appr.: EURO 5.75 | £UK 5.25 | JP¥ 749] Book number: 39193
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GOODERS, JOHN  Bird Seeker's Guide
London, Andre Deutsch. 1981, First Edition. (ISBN: 0233972978). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (UK) Small 8vo,green bds, 208pp, index. 12pp B&W photos. A birdwatching classic in which the birds of Britain are arranged in speicies and tells where and when each of them are likely to be found. Owner's inscription otherwise Vg in unclipped Vg Dj, scuffed to panels. (1.5 FO 59/5. Very Good/Very Good.
USD 6.99 [Appr.: EURO 4.75 | £UK 4.25 | JP¥ 617] Book number: 13207
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GUIGUET, C.J.  The Birds of British Columbia 5, Gulls, Terns, Jaegers and Skua
Victoria, British Columbia Provincial Museum. 1971, Later Printing. Soft Cover, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ill.: BEEBE, Frank. 12mo, illus card covers, side-stapled, 42pp. b&w illus. There were 8 of these booklets by Guiguet in the series on British Columbia birds prepared for the B.C. Provincial Musem. This title is No 13 in the Museums Handbook series. Single word latin family notation to the front cover otherwise VG. (0.8 lbs NV 16). Very Good.
USD 4.49 [Appr.: EURO 3 | £UK 2.75 | JP¥ 396] Book number: 30371
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GUIGUET, C.J.  The Birds of British Columbia 5, Gulls, Terns, Jaegers and Skua
Victoria, British Columbia Provincial Museum. 1957, First Printing. Soft Cover, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ill.: BEEBE, Frank. 12mo, illus card covers, side-stapled, 42pp. b&w illus. There were 8 of these booklets by Guiguet in the series on British Columbia birds prepared for the B.C. Provincial Musem. This title is No 13 in the Museums Handbook series, the first printing. Slight darkening of covers at edges, a bit of very light soiling, otherwise VG. (0.8 NV 16). Very Good.
USD 7.50 [Appr.: EURO 5.25 | £UK 4.75 | JP¥ 662] Book number: 30372
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GUIGUET, C.J.  The Birds of British Columbia 5, Gulls, Terns, Jaegers and Skua
Victoria, British Columbia Provincial Museum. 1957, First Printing. Soft Cover, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ill.: BEEBE, Frank. 12mo, illus card covers, side-stapled, 42pp. b&w illus. There were 8 of these booklets by Guiguet in the series on British Columbia birds prepared for the B.C. Provincial Musem. This title is No 13 in the Museums Handbook series, the first printing. Slight darkening of covers at edges, a bit of very light soiling, crease to cover corner otherwise VG(-). (0.8 NV 16). Good.
USD 9.40 [Appr.: EURO 6.5 | £UK 5.75 | JP¥ 830] Book number: 30373
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GUIGUET, C.J.  The Birds of British Columbia 6, Waterfowl
Victoria, British Columbia Provincial Museum. 1958, First Printing. Soft Cover, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ill.: BEEBE, Frank. 12mo, illus card covers, side-stapled, 84pp. b&w illus. There were 8 of these booklets by Guiguet in the series on British Columbia birds prepared for the B.C. Provincial Musem. This title is No 15 in the Museums Handbook series, the first printing. A bit of very light soiling to covers, one word pen notation to cover, otherwise VG. (0.8 NV 16). Very Good.
USD 8.50 [Appr.: EURO 5.75 | £UK 5.25 | JP¥ 750] Book number: 30374
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GUIGUET, C.J.  The Birds of British Columbia 7, the Owls
Victoria, British Columbia Provincial Museum. 1960, First Printing. Soft Cover, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ill.: BEEBE, Frank. 12mo, illus card covers, side-stapled, 62pp. B&W illus. There were 8 of these booklets by Guiguet in the series on British Columbia birds prepared for the B.C. Provincial Musem. This title is No 18 in the Museums Handbook series, the first printing. A bit of very light soiling to covers, otherwise VG. (0.8 NV 16). Very Good.
USD 8.50 [Appr.: EURO 5.75 | £UK 5.25 | JP¥ 750] Book number: 30375
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GUIGUET, C.J.  The Birds of British Columbia 1 and 2, the Woodpeckers, the Crows and Their Allies
Victoria, British Columbia Provincial Museum. 1970, Third Edition. Soft Cover, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ill.: BEEBE, Frank. 12mo, illus card covers, side-stapled, 51pp. B&W illus. There were 8 of these booklets by Guiguet in the series on British Columbia birds prepared for the B.C. Provincial Musem. This title is No 6 in the Museums Handbook series. "One of the most remarkable noises the ravens make resembles that of a cork being popped from a bottle and a subsequent gurgling sound as if liquid is being poured into a glass". Two Latin family names to the front cover, otherwise VG. (0.8 NV 16). Very Good.
USD 5.40 [Appr.: EURO 3.75 | £UK 3.25 | JP¥ 477] Book number: 30376
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GUIGUET, C.J.  The Birds of British Columbia 7, the Owls
Victoria, British Columbia Provincial Museum. 1970, Third Edition. Soft Cover, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ill.: BEEBE, Frank. 12mo, illus card covers, side-stapled, 62pp. B&W illus. There were 8 of these booklets by Guiguet in the series on British Columbia birds prepared for the B.C. Provincial Musem. This title is No 18 in the Museums Handbook series. One word notation to the front cover, otherwise VG. (0.8 NV 16). Very Good.
USD 5.40 [Appr.: EURO 3.75 | £UK 3.25 | JP¥ 477] Book number: 30377
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