H. F. Witherby [ed.]; F. C. R. Jourdain; Norman Ticehurst; Bernard W. Tucker

The Handbook of British Birds

London , H. F. & G. Witherby , 1948. Cloth. A complete five volume set of The Handbook of British Birds, with colour plates. A complete five volume set. Being copies of the fifth impression, the first volumes were published in 1938 and these were published in 1948.This handbook is a complete book of reference on British birds for the beginner. Volume one considers from Crows to Firecrests and has thirty two plates. Volume two details from Warbles to Owls and has thirty plates. Volume three is from Hawks to Ducks and has thirty nine plates.Volume four explores Cormorants to Cranes and has thirty three plates.Volume five considers Terns to Game-Birds and has twenty two plates.All the volumes have in-text maps and illustrations. Collated, complete. All are in the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light bumping to the head and tail of the spines. Previous owner inscription to the front free endpaper of all vols except vol ii. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 858B2

Catalogue: Natural Sciences

Keywords: The Handbook of British Birds birds natural history handbook birds Not Stated

H. F. Witherby [editor]; F. C. R. Jourdain; Norman F. Ticehurst; Bernard W. Tucker

The Handbook of British Birds

London, H. F. & G. Witherby, Ltd. 1947-1948. Cloth. A smart fifth impression complete set of this beautifully illustrated handbook to British birds. Complete in five volumes. Fifth impression. First published in 1938. An impressive and practical handbook to the birds of Britain, with detailed of identification and classification of bird families, commentary on habitat, characteristics, and song. Edited by Harry Forbes Witherby, a noted British ornithologist, author, publisher, and one of the founding members of the magazine, British Birds. With contributions from Francis Charles Robert Jourdain, a notable amateur British ornithologist known for his extensive research into the breeding biology of birds of the Palaeartic region, Norman Frederick Ticehurst, a British ornithologist, and Bernard William Tucker, an English ornithologist and lecturer in zoology at Oxford University. This set includes: Volume one - Crows to Firecrest, 1948. Illustrated with thirty-three plates many of which are in colour, six maps, and many in-text images. Volume two - Warblers to Owls, 1948. Illustrated with thirty plates many of which are in colour, six maps, and many in-text images. Volume three - Hawks to Ducks, 1948. Illustrated with thirty-nine plates many of which are in colour, seven maps, and many in-text images. Volume four - Cormorants to Crane, 1948. Illustrated with thirty-three plates many of which are in colour, eight maps, and many in-text images. Volume five - Terns to Game-Birds, with additions and corrections as well as systematic list and indices, 1947 Illustrated with twenty-two plates many of which are in colour, ten maps, and many in-text images. Collated complete. In the original navy blue cloth binding. Externally, smart with light shelf wear and minor bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine and the odd mark to the board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with light spotting to the first and last few pages. Bookseller's label to the rear pastedown. Each volume includes the front flap panel of the original dust wrapper, cut to fit into the text. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Book number: 878T27

Catalogue: Ornithology

Keywords: Handbook British Birds Witherby Jourdain British Birds Tucker Not Stated

EDITED BY H.F. WITHERBY ASSISTED BY NORMAN F. TICEHURST, BERNARD W. TUCKER

British Birds: An Illustrated Magazine Devoted to the Birds of the British List: June 1940 to Dec 1945 - 5 Volumes - (the Rare War Editions)

Witherby & Co. 1940. Hardcover. Book, 1940 to 1945, Good Condition, Hardcover Standard British Birds binding: Brown, Gilt lettering + Grouse, 274, 287, 256, 248, 395pp Volume XXXIV - June 1940 - May 1941 274pp Volume XXXV - June 1941 - May 1942 287pp Volume XXXVI - June 1942 - May 1943 256pp Volume XXXVII - June 1943 - May 1944 248pp Volume XXXVIII - June 1944 - May 1945 395pp. Good.

P.A. GallagherPrivate seller

Book number: 015708

Catalogue: Miscellaneous

H. F. Witherby; F. C. R. Jourdain; Norman F. Ticehurst; Bernard W. Tucker

The Handbook of British Birds

London, H. F. & G. Witherby, 1965. Cloth. A lovely set of Witherby's Handbook of British Birds, illustrated with colour plates. A lovely set of Witherby's Handbook of British Birds, with 147 plates across the five volumes, collated and complete. The ninth edition of this pioneering bird guide describes the habitats, voice, breeding, food, distribution, and posturing habits of various bird species found in England. Found in the unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding, in the unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, lovely, with just some light bumping to the head and tail of the first and second volumes. The wraps to volumes II and IV have tiny tears to the tail of their spines, whilst the wrap to volume III has two small tears; one at the rear joint, and one to the front board. Internally, firmly bound, with bright and clean pages throughout. Near Fine . Ill.: Various. Near Fine/Very Good.

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 852N20

Catalogue: Ornithology

Keywords: The Handbook of British Birds Witherby's Handbook of British Birds Ornithology Owls Witherby's Handbook of British Birds Terns Game Various

H. F. Witherby; Rev. F. C. R. Jourdain; Norman F. Ticehurst; Bernard W. Tucker

The Handbook of British Birds

London, H. F. & G. Witherby Ltd. 1938-1941. First edition. Cloth. First edition copies of the complete five-volume set of Witherby's handbook of British birds. The first edition of this five-volume set in the publisher's original cloth binding. Ink inscription to the front paste downs of all volumes, dated 1938. An impressive and practical handbook to the birds of Britain, edited by Harry Forbes Witherby, a noted British ornithologist, author, publisher, and one of the founding members of the magazine, British Birds. This work provides details of identification and classification of bird families, with commentary on habitat, characteristics, and song. With contributions from Francis Charles Robert Jourdain, a notable amateur British ornithologist known for his extensive research into the breeding biology of birds of the Palaeartic region, Norman Frederick Ticehurst, a British ornithologist, and Bernard William Tucker, an English ornithologist and lecturer in zoology at Oxford University. This set comprises: Volume I: Crows to Flycatchers (1938). Illustrated with thirty-three plates which are mostly in colour, six maps, and numerous in-text illustrations. Volume II: Warblers to Owls (1938). Illustrated with thirty plates which are mostly in colour, six maps, and numerous in-text illustrations.Volume III: Hawks to Ducks (1939). Illustrated with thirty-nine plates which are mostly in colour, seven maps, and numerous in-text illustrations.Volume IV: Cormorants to Crane (1940). Illustrated with thirty-three plates which are mostly in colour, eight maps, and numerous in-text illustrations.Volume V: Terns to Game-Birds, with additions and corrections as well as systematic list and indices (1941). Illustrated with twenty-two plates which are mostly in colour, ten maps, and numerous in-text illustrations.Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally generally smart with light shelf wear to the boards and extremities. Fading to spines. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 890M7

Catalogue: Ornithology

Keywords: Birds Ornithology Witherby Ornithology Not Stated

H. F. Witherby; F. C. R. Jourdain; Norman F. Ticehurst; Bernard W. Tucker

The Handbook of British Birds

London, H. F. & G. Witherby Ltd. 1945. First edition. Cloth. The complete five volume set of these illustrated works on British birds, in the original unclipped dust wrappers. The third impression. Five volume complete set. Illustrated with vignettes, maps and thirty-three plates to Volume I, thirty to Volume II, thirty-nine to volume III, thirty-three plates to Volume IV, and twenty-two to Volume V. Collated complete. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. This series of works on British birds was written in collaboration between H. F. Witherby. F. C. R. Jourdain, N. F. Ticehurst and B. W. Tucker. These ornithological works provide a comprehensive guide to British birds, with illustrations to aid in identification. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrappers. Externally, excellent with minor edge wear and light bumping to the tail of the spine to volumes 'I, II and V&apos. The wraps are smart with slight sunning to the spines, small closed tears to the extremities, slight marks, two one inch closed tears to the tail of the rear to 'Volume V' and slight rubbing to the front and front joint of 'Volume III' resulting in very minor loss. Internally firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Fine . Ill.: None stated. Fine/Very Good Indeed.

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 891Z47

Catalogue: Ornithology

Keywords: Birds Ornithology Wildlife Natural history Ornithology F. C. R. Jourdain N. F. Ticehurst None stated

H. F. Witherby; F. C. R. Jourdain; Norman Ticehurst; Bernard W. Tucker

The Handbook of British Birds

London, H. F. & G. Witherby Ltd. 1958. Cloth. A complete five volume set of this handbook of British birds, all in the original dust wrappers and illustrated throughout. The eighth impression. Five volume complete set. Illustrated with vignettes and thirty three monochrome and full colour plates to 'Volume One', thirty to 'Volume II', thirty nine to 'Volume III', thirty three to 'Volume IV' and twenty two to 'Volume V&apos. Collated complete. This ornithological study provides a descriptive and comprehensive guide to British birds and was edited by the noted British ornithologist Harry Forbes Witherby. The work covers a wide variety of birds including game birds, ducks, cranes and hawks, providing physical descriptions next to vibrant coloured plates and details on location, physical qualities, eating habits and migration. In the publisher's original cloth with the original clipped dust wrappers. In the publisher's original cloth with the original clipped dust wrappers. Externally lovely with minimal shelf wear and slight bumping to the tails of the spines. Very light spotting to the endpapers. The wraps are excellent, except 'Volume I' which is very smart, with sunning to the spines and minor marks to all. 'Volume I' has the odd small chip and closed tear to the head of the wrap. Internally firmly bound with clean and generally bright pages. Fine . Ill.: None stated. Fine/Very Good.

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 899Z17

Catalogue: Ornithology

Keywords: Ornithology Birds Britain H. F. Witherby Birds Illustrated Natural science None stated