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London: Oxford University Press, 1972. 1st Edition thus . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Art by Donald Watson. 10789 shelf. Small 6.25" high x 4.25" wide. Gold-stamped red leatherette. No names, clean text. A few small blemishes to attr. dust jacket. With many b/w drawings & color plates. Covers all the birds ever recorded in Great Britain. Index. Collectible condition!

Peerage Books rep 1985 . 4to, decorative bds with sl wr to edges, prev owner's bookplate to fep o/w VG++/VG++ 775 gms.

Oxford, 1972. VG+; clipped dj. Cloth; 207p., color plates

Peerage Books rep '85 . F/VG++ 730 gms.

Oxford University Press, 1976. Paperback. Good. 1976. Second Impression. 207 pages. Paperback book. B&W and colour illustrations throughout. Clean pages. Minimal foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Previous owner's name to title page. Mild wear to spine, cover edges and corners, with sunning to spine. Minor marking and creasing to covers and spine.

Oxford University Press : Oxford, 1964. 1964 1st edition with numerous beautiful colour illustrations by Donald Watson; tightly bound in red cloth and pale blue lettering and illustrations to front and spine; edges and corners worn but not excessily . 207 pp the FIRST EDITION of this often reprinted book.. Signed by An Andrew Ward . Decorative Red Cloth . Very Good (AVERAGE)/No Jacket. Illus. by Donald Watson . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. HARDBACK.

Hardcover. Fair. NO DUST JACKET.Offered by the U.K. charity Langdon: Supporting young men & women with disabilities

Oxford University Press, 1964. 1st edition. Hard covers, dust jacket. V.g./V.g.. Little used.

Great Britain: Oxford Univ Press, 1980. Slight foxing to edge. Slight wear and tear to cover. This book with its 96 coloured plates and accompanying text covers all the birds which have ever been recorded in Britain, up to 1971. Any bird which is seen at all regularly in any part of the British Isles is illustrated in full colour, together with several which are very rare. At the beginning of the book are notes on classification, and at the end are sections on special points of interest such as Flight, Anatomy, Behaviour and Breeding, and Migration. Illustrated. 207 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. Academic, Scholarly books and Modern First Editions etc.) . Reprint. Cloth. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Donald Watson. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardback.

Oxford University Press, 1965. Ottimo esemplare. Edizione: 1a

London England: Peerage Books. Fine/No Jacket. 1985. Reprint. Decorative Laminated Boards. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall Quarto 0907408478 Hardcover Hardcover. The Oxford Book of Birds. This books purpose is to show readers of any age the great range of bird life to be found in the British Isles, to help them to recognize more and more of the birds that can see both in town and country, ands, having recognized them, to learn about them by watching how they behave and listening to their sons and calls. The book describes every bird which has ever been authentically recorded in the British Isles, even if only once or twice. Illustrated. 207 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions, Reference books ,and all types of Academic Literature.) .

London : Oxford University Press, 1964. 1st edition. Hardcover. Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Provenance : From Colwall Library with their bookplate to front pastedown. Physical description: 207 pages, illustrations (some color), map, 25 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 204). Contents: Introduction -- A classification of British birds -- An introduction to the main orders and families of British birds -- The main parts of a bird -- Descriptions and illustrations of British birds -- Special features of the bird's anatomy -- Flight -- Waders and dabbling ducks in flight -- Other ducks in flight -- Behaviour and breeding -- Migration, numbers, and age -- Suggestions for further reading -- Societies -- Index. Subjects: Birds Great Britain Identification; Birds Great Britain Encyclopedias; Great Britain, British Isles; Bird species.

1964. Unknown Binding. Good. in x in x in. FIRST EDITION with worn dust jacket - rare and collectable - will send out 1 st class post