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The Birds of British Somaliland and the Gulf of Aden: Their Life Histories, Breeding Habits, and Eggs: Volume 3 and 4 only
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The Birds of British Somaliland and the Gulf of Aden: Their Life Histories, Breeding Habits, and Eggs: Volume 3 and 4 only
by Geoffrey Archer

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Edinburgh and London: Oliver and Boyd, 1961, hardcover, 4to, vols. 3&4 only (vols. 1&2 published in 1937), b&w illustrations and color plates throughout, color fold out map of Sudan and Ethiopia in rear of vol.4. VG/G, interior has some minor foxing on...
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Desert Hawking II
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Desert Hawking II
by Harry McElroy

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Published by the author, 1977. VG/G. Green cloth with gilt lettering, pictorial dj with some small (1/4 - 1/2") closed tears along edges, and one larger (1 1/4") closed tear at the head of the spine repaired with scotch tape. Signed by the author on the...
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Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum Volume XVI: Catalogue of the Picariae in the Collection of the British Museum
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Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum Volume XVI: Catalogue of the Picariae in the Collection of the British Museum
by Osbert Salvin and Ernst Hartert

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London: Order of the Trustees of the British Museum of Natural History, 1892. Volume XVI. 8vo, 703 pages +[14 plates] +[18 pp]. Brown cloth boards with gilt stamped on spine. 14 off-set printed color plates. Soiling to boards, corners bumped. Hinges...
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Pirates and Predators: The Piratical and Predatory Habits of Birds
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Pirates and Predators: The Piratical and Predatory Habits of Birds
by Colonel R. Meinertzhagen

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Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd, 1959. 4to, v, 230pp. Orange cloth with gilt title to spine; gilt illustration and title to front board. 26 black and white plates and 18 color plates. Dust jacket jacket price clipped and lightly soiled at rear, very minor...
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Parrots of the World, 3rd Edition
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Parrots of the World, 3rd Edition
by Joseph M. Forshaw

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London: Bradford, (1989). Quarto. Rebound in half calf with gilt decoration, raised bands and gilt title to spine; marbled boards, in white pictorial dust jacket. 672pp. Illustrated with full page color plates by William T. Cooper. Very good in very good...
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Falconry in the Valley of the Indus, 1st Edition
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Falconry in the Valley of the Indus, 1st Edition
by Richard F Burton

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London, John Van Voorst, 1852. First edition. Small 8vo, 1/2 green morocco, green cloth over boards with gilt crest of General Assembly of New Zealand Library on front cover. Gilt title and decorations & unassuming leather label with call number on spine....
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Birds of East Africa Volume 1
by V G L Van Someren

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A C Allyn, 1973. Volume 1, number 193 of 1,000. Volume 1 was the only volume printed. With certificate of authenticity and Errata sheet laid in. VG/- MPA/kb...
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