By Leo Batten; M. A. Ogilvie; Ian Newton et al
London; Berkhamsted   T & A D Poyser
9.5" by 6" 349; 206; 399; 440; 280; 431pp
A charming set of ornithology books, offering guides and observations of various species.
By Leo Batten; M. A. Ogilvie; Ian Newton et al

1973-1992 Birdwatchers’ Year; Ducks of Britain and Europe; Population Ecology of Raptors; Estuary Birds of Britain and Ireland; Gulls: a guide to identification; In Search of Arctic Birds

London; Berkhamsted   T & A D Poyser
9.5" by 6" 349; 206; 399; 440; 280; 431pp
A charming set of ornithology books, offering guides and observations of various species.
£135.00
: 3kgs / : 959Y20

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First Edition, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper

This set comprises six first edition, first impression titles on ornithology. 

Including vivid observations, records, origins, movement patterns, habitats, breeding and much more. Exploring species such as gulls, raptors and those in the Arctic, among others.  

With the publisher's original dust wrappers, all unclipped except for 'Birdwatchers' Year'. 

Each volume is decorated with in-text illustrations as well as a number of monochrome and colour plates. 

Offering the following titles: 

Birdwatchers’ Year by Leo Batten, Jim Flegg, Jeremy Sorensen, Mike J. Wareing, Donald Watson and Malcolm Wright (1973) - With twelve plates of monochrome photographs.

Ducks of Britain and Europe by M. A. Ogilvie (1975) - With fifteen colour plates. 

Population Ecology of Raptors by Ian Newton (1979) - With thirty-two plates of monochrome photographs.

Estuary Birds of Britain and Ireland by A. J. Prater (1981) - With sixteen plates of monochrome photographs. 

Gulls: a guide to identification by P. J. Grant (1982) - With 376 monochrome photographs on plates. 

In Search of Arctic Birds by Richard Vaughan (1992) 

Collated, complete. 

Condition

In the original cloth bindings. With the original dust wrappers, Externally, excellent, with minor shelf only. Dust wrappers are very smart, with mild sunning to the wrap of 'Birdwatchers' Year' and minor bumping to the spine extremities. Contemporary ink inscription to the flyleaf of 'Population Ecology'. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with a contemporary ink inscription to the front free endpaper of 'Birdwatchers' Year'.

Near Fine

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