Bannerman (David Armitage). The Birds of the British Isles, 1953-1963
Sold for £320
Bannerman (David Armitage). The Birds of the British Isles, 12 volumes, 1st edition, Edinburgh & London: Oliver and Boyd, 1953-1963, numerous colour illustrations after watercolours by George E. Lodge, original cloth, dust jackets, a couple of creases and short closed tears, some spines lightly toned, volume 6 spine foot stained by old adhesive tape repair, 4to, together with:
Mountfort (Guy), The Hawfinch, 1st edition, 1st state, London: Collins, 1957, New Naturalist Monograph 15, 1st state with boards 202 mm high and the right-hand hawfinch eye on dust jacket hidden inside front flap, black & white illustrations from photographs and letterpress illustrations, original cloth, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, very slight fading to spine, 8vo, and approximately 66 others, ornithology related, 20th century, including 4 other New Naturalist Monographs (no.2 The Redstart, no. 4, The Yellow Wagtail, no.5 The Greenshank, no.20 The Wood-Pigeon, all in dust jackets)
(Qty: approx. 79)
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Sold for £320
Bannerman (David Armitage). The Birds of the British Isles, 12 volumes, 1st edition, Edinburgh & London: Oliver and Boyd, 1953-1963, numerous colour illustrations after watercolours by George E. Lodge, original cloth, dust jackets, a couple of creases and short closed tears, some spines lightly toned, volume 6 spine foot stained by old adhesive tape repair, 4to, together with:
Mountfort (Guy), The Hawfinch, 1st edition, 1st state, London: Collins, 1957, New Naturalist Monograph 15, 1st state with boards 202 mm high and the right-hand hawfinch eye on dust jacket hidden inside front flap, black & white illustrations from photographs and letterpress illustrations, original cloth, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, very slight fading to spine, 8vo, and approximately 66 others, ornithology related, 20th century, including 4 other New Naturalist Monographs (no.2 The Redstart, no. 4, The Yellow Wagtail, no.5 The Greenshank, no.20 The Wood-Pigeon, all in dust jackets)
(Qty: approx. 79)
