Wildfowl of Britain and Ireland Tapa dura - 2009

London: Harpercollins Pub Ltd, 2009. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo, xiii + pp460 plus 2 pages adverts with colour photographic plates throughout. Hardcover with dust jacket. Unclipped DJ in beautiful near fine condition. Green buckram binding with gilt lettering to spine near fine. Inside in near fine condition. An excellent copy.

Collins, 2009. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. 2x6x9. Has some light general reading/shelfwear, with a little fading to dustjacket spine - otherwise this is a clean, tight copy. Quick dispatch from the UK.

London: Collins, 2009. FIRST EDITION. Illustrated, pp viv, 460, a very good copy in dustwrapper, still in the publisher's shrinkwrap.. [Provides a much-anticipated overview of the fascinating birds that have become icons of our diminishing wilderness areas. Wildfowl swans, geese and ducks have been the subject of poetry, fables, folklore and music, and a source of inspiration to writers, artists, historians and naturalists alike. Historically, they have featured prominently in our diet; more recently they have become the most widely domesticated group of birds. Wildfowl have been scientifically studied more intensively than any other group of birds and were one of the first groups to highlight more general issues of conservation. Their status as the most popular group of birds is underlined by the success of the original Wildfowl Trust (now the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust). David Cabot has been obsessed with wildfowl for nearly sixty years. In this seminal new work, he discusses the 56 species… Leer más

Published by Collins, 2009. 1st edition.. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. New Naturalist series 110. An overview of these fascinating birds that have become icons of our diminishing wilderness areas. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos. Blue endpapers with repeating New Naturalist logo. Minor foxspots to top edge of text block else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine (as is normal with this series), slightly grubby to rear panel.

HarperCollins UK, 2009. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall.

London: Collins, 2009. 320, col photos. . HB. As new in d/w - still sealed in original cellophane.. . [9780007146581]

Collins, 2009. Book. Near Fine. hardback. 1st Edition. hardback, octavo, a near fine tightly bound copy in a near fine pictorial dust wrapper, the text is clean and free of markings, illustrated in colour, xiii + 460 pp.

Collins, 2009. Book. Fine. hardback. 1st Edition. hardback, octavo, a fine copy still in publishers shrink wrap, illustrated in colour and featuring a striking pictorial dust wrapper, xiii + 460 pp Bernhard & Loe NN110A).

Collins, 2009. Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Firmly bound and unread. Both book & unclipped jacket are in excellent clean condition. No inscription or ownership markings. o tears or loss. A heavy book.

Collins, London, 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. This volume in the popular New Naturalist series is a detailed account of the evolution and classification of the wildfowl of Britain and Ireland. David Cabot, an expert in his field, looks at population trends and life cycles in three case studies of best known species - the swan, goose, and duck, along with wildfowl behavior, courtship, and breeding. This comprehensive exploration of what sets British wildfowl apart from other birds also considers the relationships between wildfowl and man, through popular mythology and legends. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xiii + 460. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. in archive acetate film protection. Dust Jacket un-clipped. Gilt titles spine. green cloth. Includes appendices, bibliography & index. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Natural History & Resources; Ornithology; Waterfowl; Birds &… Leer más