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British Bird Books

Delve into the world of British birds with our collection of British Bird Books. Preserve ornithological heritage, elevate your knowledge, and immerse yourself in the intricate lives of these feathered residents. Explore the melodies, behaviors, and habitats that define British avifauna.

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  • Machetes Pugnax [Ruff].

    GOULD J. & RICHTER, H.C.
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    John Gould (1804-1881) is widely considered the greatest and most ambitious of all Victorian ornithologists, combining both artistic skill and bea...

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  • Podiceps Rubricollis [Red-necked Grebe].

    GOULD J. & RICHTER, H.C.
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    From 'The Birds of Great Britain'. John Gould (1804-1881) is widely considered the greatest and most ambitious of all Victorian ornithologists, co...

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  • Picus Minor [Lesser Spotted Woodpecker].

    GOULD J. & RICHTER, H.C.
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    From 'The Birds of Great Britain'.John Gould (1804-1881) is widely considered the greatest and most ambitious of all Victorian ornithologists, com...

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  • 104048_2 104048

    British Birds; A Naturalists Sketch Book; British Mammals; Game Birds and Wild Fowl of Great Britain and Ireland,

    [ORNITHOLOGY]. THORBURN, Archibald.
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    Bound by Sangroski & Sutflcliffe. A fine collection of limited edition titles by the acclaimed artist Archibald Thorburn F.Z.S (1860-1935), a S...

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  • 105782

    Oidemia Nigra [Common Scoter].

    GOULD J. & RICHTER, H.C.
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    John Gould (1804-1881) is widely considered the greatest and most ambitious of all Victorian ornithologists, combining both artistic skill and bea...

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  • A Monograph of the Nectariniidae, or Family of Sunbirds.

    SHELLEY, George Ernest.
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    Attractive Keulemans plates. first edition of this important monograph, one of 250 copies only. Amongst the most beautiful of bird monographs, the ...

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  • 102317_1

    Lord’s entire new system of ornithology.

    LORD, Thomas.
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    An exceedingly scarce book. Of the few copies in existence only a handful are known with the full complement of 114 engravings. ESTC lists only BL,...

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  • 109085_2 109085

    American Ornithology;

    WILSON, Alexander.
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    An attractive copy of Wilson's classic work on American Ornithology.3 vols, 8vo; engraved portrait frontispiece, 103 colour plates after the autho...

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  • 108928_3 108928

    A Monograph of the Coraciidae

    DRESSER, Henry Eeles.
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    [ornithology] one of 250 copies. A scarce monograph published in an edition of 250 copies only.Keulemans was the last of the great bird illustrator...

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    Two Guinea Fowl

    WOLF, Joseph (artist).
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    Two beautiful lithographs of guinea fowl taken from the Monograph of the Phasianidae or Family of the Pheasants, by Daniel Giroud Elliot. Elliot, ...

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    [A Group of Four Plates of Pheasants].

    WOLF, Joseph (artist).
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    A group of four beautiful lithographs of pheasants taken from the Monograph of the Phasianidae or Family of the Pheasants, by Daniel Giroud Elliot...

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  • A history of the rarer British birds [with] A catalogue of British birds.

    EYTON, T.C.
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    Eyton's Rarer British birds was intended as an addenda to Bewick's British Birds. The engravings are based on specimens in the author's collection...

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  • 107872_2 107872

    A history of British birds [With] A history of British fishes.

    YARRELL, William.
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    Finely bound. A finely bound set of Yarrell's classic works on the birds and fish of Great Britain. Yarrell (1784 – 1856) was a noted English zoolo...

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    Rufous Backed Egret.

    LEAR, Edward and John GOULD.
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    "The most remarkable bird drawings ever made". Edward Lear is one of the greatest ornithological artists of all time. His contributions to John Gou...

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  • 107390_2 107390

    Rough notes on the birds observed during twenty-five years' shooting and collecting in the British Islands.

    BOOTH, Edward Thomas.
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    Edward Booth was a wealthy bird-watcher and sportsman who stuffed his own specimens and mounted them in their natural surroundings in glass cases....

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  • 107387_2 107387

    The British Warblers.

    SWEET, Robert.
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    'Born at Cockington near Torquay, Devonshire, England in 1783, Sweet worked as a gardener from the age of sixteen, and became foreman or partner i...

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  • 107176_2 107176

    A Monograph of the Odontophorinae, or Partridges of America.

    GOULD, John.
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    In original parts. Rare example in original parts of John Gould's Partridges of America.Gould was inspired to undertake this study by the sight of ...

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    British Game Birds and Wildfowl.

    MORRIS, Beverley.
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    A finely bound copy of this beautifully illustrated work on British game birds. Beverley Morris was a younger brother of Francis Morris, the famou...

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    The Ornithology of Francis Willughby

    Willughby, Francis; RAY, John (editor).
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    A fundamental work for systematic ornithology. The most celebrated early English ornithology. 'It is difficult to underestimate what enormous labou...

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