christopher helm london 2000 (11 risultati)

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Paperback, 2000). 2000 1st edition. 8vo paperback (212 x 136mm). Pp416. B/w illustrations, maps. Fine unread copy. "Over 250 major sites are treated in detail, and many more in pasing, from Iceland across Europe through Georgia to Ussuriland in southeast Russia." Detailed entries tell you where to go, what to expect to see, and where to stay. PREVIOUS PRICE GBP 16.99.

Publisher's original orange cloth with spine lettering gilt, octavo, pp. 336. Black and white illustrations; maps.

1st edition. 9.5" x 6.5". 336pp, illustrated in black and white. Fine hardback in fine dustwrapper.

third edition).Octavo, paperback,281 pp.,illustrations.

Octavo,336 pp.,photographs, text illustrations, maps, dustwrapper. Contains checklists for the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Octavo,392 pp.,41 colour plates by Kim Franklin, maps, signature, fine copy in dustwrapper. The first book to cover the identification, biology, and relationships of all true shrikes, bush-shrikes, helmet-shrikes, wood-shrikes, the closely related flycatcher-shrikes, philentomoas, batises and wattle-eyes. All species are portrayed in over 480 illustrations depicting differences in sex, age, geographical variation, and flight pattern.

Octavo,392 pp.,41 colour plates by Kim Franklin, maps, signature, otherwise a fine copy in dustwrapper. The first book to cover the identification, biology, and relationships of all true shrikes, bush-shrikes, helmet-shrikes, wood-shrikes, the closely related flycatcher-shrikes, philentomoas, batises and wattle-eyes. All species are portrayed in over 480 illustrations depicting differences in sex, age, geographical variation, and flight pattern.

second edition).Octavo, paperback,426 pp.,colour plates.

1st edition hardback with dust jacket As New octavo 463pp., col. pls., text ills., maps, references, index, Helm Identification Guide. All species of Turdidae are described and illustrated in full colour including adults, immatures and most of the distinctive races. It is a comprehensive treatment of the world's 162 species of true thrush; contains detailed information on identification and distribution, with a full description of each species, including reference to all recognised races, and emphasis being given to vocalisations, often of key importance in determining speciation. All species in the family Turdidae are illustrated in full colour, with supplementary line drawings depicting particular aspects of shape or plumage. 60 colour plates comprisong approximately 540 images, illustrating adults, immatures, & most of the distinctive races.

Hardback. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. Hans Larsson; Barry Kent MacKay; Richard Allen; Adam Bowley (illustratore). A richly illustrated and highly detailed set of five volumes from the Helm Identification Guides series, invaluable to those interested in ornithology. In the publishers original cloth binding. With unclipped dust wrappers. Each edition is thoroughly illustrated with colour plates: Gulls having 96 colour plates; Swifts, 24 colour plates; Wrens, 32 colour plates; Sunbirds 48 colour plates; and Stonechats 14 colour plates. Collated, complete. This is a comprehensive set of five volumes from esteemed Helm Identification Guide series. These guides are renowned for their detailed coverage of birds families and species accounts, high-quality illustrations and extensive distribution maps. They are considered invaluable resources for professionals and enthusiasts alike. This is a set of five volumes consisting of: Gulls of Europe, Asia and North America by Klaus Malling Olsen; Hans Larsson. Swifts: a guide to the Swifts and Treeswifts of the World (second edition) by Phil Chantler; Gerald Driessens. Wrens, Dippers and Thrashers (first edition) by David Brewer. Sunbirds: A Guide to the Sunbirds, Spiderhunters, Sugarbirds and Flowerpeckers of the World (first edition) by Robert A. Cheke; Clive F. Mann. Stonechats: a guide to the genus Saxicola (first edition) by Ewan Urquhart. Externally, very smart, with one or two handling marks. Minor handling mark to rear board of Gulls. Slight spotting to boards of Swifts. Dust wrappers are in excellent condition with the odd handling mark. Though unclipped, it should be noted there are stickers, covering the original price on the dust wrappers of volumes Swifts and Stonechats, one repricing and one obscuring the original price. Slight age toning to spine of dust wrappers of Sunbirds and Wrens. Closed tear to dust wrapper spine on Stonechats. Slight spotting to dust wrapper on Swifts. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Near Fine. book.