Bewick, Thomas

A History of British Birds. Vol. I: Land Birds [and] Vol. II: Water Birds

Printed by Edward Walker, for T. Bewick 1816 xxxviii, (43)-329, [1]; xxii, (19)-361, [1], text engravings. . HB. 2 vols, 8vo in 4s, cont. half leather, marbled boards (rubbed/scuffed), rebacked; hinges neatly reinforced. Small ownership stamps and bookbinder's ticket (John Cain, Bookbinder, Douglas) to pastedowns. Some foxing througout. Good set.. Illustrated with wood engravings by Thomas Bewick. Vol. I: Land Birds - 6th edition; Vol. II: Water Birds - 4th edition. Pagination as in Roscoe.Roscoe, 22 & 23.Thomas Bewick (1753-1828) was a passionate naturalist, ‘a son of nature’, as Audubon called him, a man immersed in the English countryside. He is considered as England’s most masterly engraver, and his books, ‘History of British Birds’ (2 vols first published 1797, 1804) are illustrated with Bewick's wood engravings. Bewick created these books with the purpose of instructing the youth, remarking on his illustrations, ‘… I illustrated them by figures delineated with all the fidelity and animation I was able to impart to mere woodcuts without colour; and as instruction is of little avail without constant cheerfulness and occasional amusement, I interspersed the more serious studies with Tale-pieces of gaiety and humour.’ (Roscoe, p. xv)..

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Book number: A47495

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Keywords: Birds; Ornithology; Britain; Natural History Illustration; PBFA; Thomas Bewick; Wood Engravings

Bewick, Thomas

History of British Birds. Vol. I: Land Birds [and] Vol. II: Water Birds

Printed by Edward Walker, for T. Bewick 1797-1804 xxx, [2], 335, [1]-ad; xx, 400, numerous wood engravings, vignettes, etc.. . HB. 2 vols, roy. 8vo (240x148mm), 19th-century full panelled calf, gt, raised bands to spine, gilt tooling to compartments and turn-ins, aeg, marbled endpapers. Lightly rubbed; front inner hinges cracked but firm. A finely bound set.. The figures engraved on wood by Thomas Bewick. First editions.Vol. I: Roscoe 14c (Thin royal), variant A; advert to final leaf is for third edition of Quadrupeds; Vol. II: Roscoe 17c (Thin royal), variant A.Thomas Bewick (1753-1828) was a passionate naturalist, ‘a son of nature’, as Audubon called him, a man immersed in the English countryside. He is considered as England’s most masterly engraver, and his books are illustrated with his charming wood engravings. Bewick created these books with the purpose of instructing the youth, remarking on his illustrations, ‘… I illustrated them by figures delineated with all the fidelity and animation I was able to impart to mere woodcuts without colour; and as instruction is of little avail without constant cheerfulness and occasional amusement, I interspersed the more serious studies with Tale-pieces of gaiety and humour.’ (Roscoe, p. xv)..

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Book number: A53326

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Keywords: Birds; Britain; Fine Binding; Natural History Illustration; Thomas Bewick; Wood Engravings

Bijleveld, M.

Birds of Prey in Europe

MacMillan Press 1974 xvii, 263, b/w frontis, 2 maps. . HB. Good in lightly worn d/w (spine faded).. . [9780333173305]

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Book number: S46103

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Keywords: Birds of Prey; Europe

Bircham, P.M.M.

The Birds of Cambridgeshire

Cambridge University Press 1989 xii, 280, b/w illus, text figs. . HB. Vg in d/w.. First edition.. [9780521328630]

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Book number: S55529

Catalogue: Zoology,Birds

Keywords: Birds; Ornithology; Cambridgeshire; England; Britain

Bircham, P.

A History of Ornithology (New Naturalist 104)

Collins 2007 482, colour photos. . HB. NEW. . 1st edition. A complete history of birdwatching in Britain.. [9780007199693]

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Book number: N13439

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Keywords: 14658; Birds; History of Natural History; New Naturalist Series; Ornithology

Bircham, P.

A History of Ornithology. (New Naturalist 104)

Collins 2007 482, colour photos. . PB. NEW. . A complete history of birdwatching in Britain.. [9780007199709]

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Book number: N13441

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Bircham, P.

A History of Ornithology (New Naturalist 104 )

Collins 2007 482, colour photos. . PB. Vg. Spine slightly faded.. An authoritative and engrossing account of birdwatching in Britain.. [9780007199709]

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Book number: S28673

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Bircham, P.

A History of Ornithology (New Naturalist 104)

Collins 2007 482, col photos. . HB. 8vo, publisher's orig. green buckram. As new in d/w - still sealed in original cellophane.. . [9780007199693]

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Book number: S50506

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Keywords: Birds; Birdwatching; Birds; Ornithology; New Naturalist series

Birchley, S.

British Birds for Cages, Aviaries, and Exhibitions. Vol. I-II

Sherratt & Hughes 1909 xiv, 302; viii, 234, [30], 38-publisher's catalogue, numerous full-page b/w illus. . HB. 2 vols, large 8vo, orig cloth, minor wear; titled in black to front boards, gilt to spines. Inscription to endpapers. Good.. First edition..

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Book number: S53143

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Keywords: Birds; Ornithology

Birkhead, T.R.

The Magpies: The Ecology and Behaviour of Black-billed and Yellow-billed Magpies

Poyser 1991 270, 1 col plate, numerous text figs. . HB. Fine in unfaded d/w.. First edition.. [9780856610677]

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Book number: S58527

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Keywords: Birds; Ornithology; Corvidae; Magpies; Monograph; Pica

Birkhead, T.R.; Møller, A.P.

Sperm Competition in Birds: Evolutionary Causes and Consequences

Academic Press 1992 x, 282, text illus. . PB. Vg.. Illustrated by D. Quinn. A comprehensive summary of this rapidly developing area of behavioural ecology, covering both functional and causal aspects.. [9780121005412]

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Book number: S42598

Catalogue: Zoology,Birds

Keywords: Birds; Ornithology; Ecology; Ethology; Animal Behaviour; Evolutionary Biology

Birkhead, T.; Wimpenny, J.; Montgomerie, B.

Ten Thousand Birds: Ornithology since Darwin

Princeton University Press 2014 xvii, 524, 94 col+60 b/w illus. . HB. Fine copy, as new.. This book provides a thoroughly engaging and authoritative history of modern ornithology, tracing how the study of birds has been shaped by a succession of visionary and often-controversial personalities, and by the unique social and scientific contexts in which these extraordinary individuals worked. This beautifully illustrated book opens in the middle of the nineteenth-century when ornithology was a museum-based discipline focused almost exclusively on the anatomy, taxonomy, and classification of dead birds. It describes how in the early 1900s pioneering individuals such as Erwin Stresemann, Ernst Mayr, and Julian Huxley recognized the importance of studying live birds in the field, and how this shift thrust ornithology into the mainstream of the biological sciences. The book tells the stories of eccentrics like Colonel Richard Meinertzhagen, a pathological liar who stole specimens from museums and quite likely murdered his wife, and describes the breathtaking insights and discoveries of ambitious and influential figures such as David Lack, Niko Tinbergen, Robert MacArthur, and others who through their studies of birds transformed entire fields of biology. Ten Thousand Birds brings this history vividly to life through the work and achievements of those who advanced the field. Drawing on a wealth of archival material and in-depth interviews, this fascinating book reveals how research on birds has contributed more to our understanding of animal biology than the study of just about any other group of organisms.. [9780691151977]

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Book number: S56713

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Keywords: Birds; Ornithology

Birkhead, T.; Wimpenny, J.; Montgomerie, B.

Ten Thousand Birds: Ornithology since Darwin

Princeton University Press 2014 xvii, 524, 94 col+60 b/w illus. . HB. Fine copy, as new.. This book provides a thoroughly engaging and authoritative history of modern ornithology, tracing how the study of birds has been shaped by a succession of visionary and often-controversial personalities, and by the unique social and scientific contexts in which these extraordinary individuals worked. This beautifully illustrated book opens in the middle of the nineteenth-century when ornithology was a museum-based discipline focused almost exclusively on the anatomy, taxonomy, and classification of dead birds. It describes how in the early 1900s pioneering individuals such as Erwin Stresemann, Ernst Mayr, and Julian Huxley recognized the importance of studying live birds in the field, and how this shift thrust ornithology into the mainstream of the biological sciences. The book tells the stories of eccentrics like Colonel Richard Meinertzhagen, a pathological liar who stole specimens from museums and quite likely murdered his wife, and describes the breathtaking insights and discoveries of ambitious and influential figures such as David Lack, Niko Tinbergen, Robert MacArthur, and others who through their studies of birds transformed entire fields of biology. Ten Thousand Birds brings this history vividly to life through the work and achievements of those who advanced the field. Drawing on a wealth of archival material and in-depth interviews, this fascinating book reveals how research on birds has contributed more to our understanding of animal biology than the study of just about any other group of organisms.. [9780691151977]

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Book number: S58383

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Keywords: Birds; Ornithology

Bishop , B.

Cley Marsh and its birds Fifty years as Warden

Boydell Press 1983 ix, 145, col frontis, 24 b/w photos, 1 b/w map. . PB. Vg in d/w (price-clipped).. First edition. With line drawings and frontispiece.. [9780851151809]

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Book number: S53304

Catalogue: Zoology,Birds

Keywords: Bird Watching; Norfolk; England; Britain

Bisson, T.

A List of the Birds of Guernsey: Also Checklist of the Birds of the Channel Islands

[1989] 40, map. . PB. 4to, orig. wrappers. Vg.. (Up to 31st December 1988)..

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Book number: S53946

Catalogue: Zoology,Birds

Keywords: Birds; Ornithology; Channel Islands; Guernsey