A History of Ornithology Tapa dura - 2007

London: Collins, 2007. FIRST EDITION. Still in publisher's shrinkwrap. Illustrated, pp xii, 482, octavo, an excellent copy in dustwrapper. [Today the RSPB has over one million members, reflecting the huge interest in birdwatching as a hobby. Over the years the growth in amateur birdwatchers has contributed enormously to our understanding of bird life, behaviour and populations. But what did we know about birds a thousand years ago and how has our understanding developed? Which species did we recognise, and when did people begin to record their sightings? Peter Bircham looks at the history of British ornithology from 1066 to the mid-1970s, exploring along the way the first bird book, the first British lists, the collectors, the first studies of migration, changes to the classification of species, the birth of the British Ornithologists' Union in 1858, to our current understanding of ornithology in Britain today. Peter has written an extremely authoritative and engrossing account, full of… Leer más

Hardback. Very Good.

HarperCollins UK, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Very slight rubbing to edges of wrapper, no fading or tears, some light soiling to rear of wrapper. Not price clipped, no inscriptions, illustrated. Excellent condition internally with almost no apparent wear. A really nice condition copy in almost new condition. Heavy book, will require additional postage outside the UK.

London: Collins, 2007. 1st Edition . Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo, xii + pp482 plus 2 pages illustrated throughout. Hardcover with dust jacket. Unclipped DJ as new, Green cloth binding with gilt titles to spine as new. Inside as new. This copy is still in original shrink wrap and therefore is in new condition, an excellent copy.

Hardback with dust-wrapper. Still in original publisher plastic seal. Never read or opened. (AR33). Bookseller Inventory # AR33WHPC223

London: Collins, 2007. Book. New. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. pp. xii, 482. Colour plates and diagrams throughout.[Collecting the New Naturalists NN104A] , New condition..

Collins, 2007. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. hardback, octavo, a near fine tightly bound copy with a clean and unmarked text and in a very well preserved pictorial dust jacket, illustrated in colour and b&w, xii + 482 pp.

Collins, 2007. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. hardback, octavo, a near fine tightly bound copy with a clean and unmarked text and in a very well preserved pictorial dust jacket, illustrated in colour and b&w, xii + 482 pp.

Collins, 2007. 482, col photos. . HB. 8vo, publisher's orig. green buckram. As new in d/w - still sealed in original cellophane.. . [9780007199693]

London: Collins, 2007. Book. New. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. pp. xii, 482. Colour plates and diagrams throughout.[Collecting the New Naturalists NN104A] , New condition..