Search Results: Authors starting with L from Fieldfare Books

Barrie And Rockliff, 1959. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. This book is a detailed account of the status and distribution of every species recorded in Hertfordshire, and deals fully with the geographical considerations. The book is concerned with, the great man made changes, the special attention to birds of reservoirs, gravel pits and sewage farms.

Hamlyn, 1973. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Bryan Sage, on whom Alaska has made an indelible impression, skilfully brings alive this magic place with its exciting landscapes, dramatic skies and its varied and fascinating flora and fauna. The book is illustrated with 61 colour and 34 black and white photographs. There is a pen inscription on the first page.

London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1963. Like New/Very Good. This book completes a survey of the distribution and habitats of the wild ducks, geese and swans which winter in England, Scotland and Wales. It contains many colour illustrations and line-drawings by Peter Scott as well as numerous photographs and diagrams. The Jacket is a little worn around the edges.

Gyldendal Norsk Forlag, 1932. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. This book is written in German. There is a pen inscription inside, with some slight foxing and the cover is worn and faded down the spine.

Oliver & Boyd, 1960. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. This book covers a very wide field of experiment and observation. Separate chapters are devoted to the struggle for survival, feeding, fighting, mating, migration and many more. There is a pen inscription inside and the jacket has been price clipped.The jacket is also a little worn around the edges and a small stain on the back.

G T Foulis & Co, 1967. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Man threatens with extinction some of the most extraordinary and beautiful creatures of the world. To get this threat into perspective the Author traces the history of man's impact on African animals from the Roman games, where they were put to fight men or other animals to there display as a tourist attraction.

Hong Kong Bird Watching Society, 1986. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. One of the aims of the Bird Watching society is to publish and maintain an up to date checklist of the birds as on average three or four new species have been added each year. This book comes from the collection of David Pitman who was once in the top 10 for his world list of species seen.

London: Robert Hale Ltd, 1951. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good. This book is about the life of the Author and his love of Animals since a very early age. The cover is a little faded along the edges and the spine.

JB Lippincott Company. Good/No Jacket. The descriptions in this book have been confined chiefly to the Birds of the United States, but in a few instances others have been introduced for the purpose of better illustrating the subject or increasing the information. The first page has become loose and there is slight foxing.

H.F & G Witherby Ltd, 1943. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. This book is based on four years observations as the robin is the most popular British Bird.Tiny bit of foxing on the end pages.

Academic Press, 1990-02-11. First Edition and Second Printin. Hardcover. Like New/Very Good. 10x7x1. The Winter Atlas maps 200 species, 192 of which have full-page two coloured maps faced by a page of text.The texts comment on the survey results, the species generally and the distribution and abundance as mapped. A team of 23 Artists has provided the line drawings which head the species account.

Wildwood House, 1979. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. This book originally intended to deal with Dutch Elm disease but then covered the effects of destruction devastating the primary rain forests of the developing world. This book is essential reading for everyone concerned with the continuing change of trees and forest.The Jacket has a clear protective covering on it.

Yale University Press, 1990-11-28. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Like New/Very Good. 7x1x10. This book is the first up to date and comprehensive guide to the unusual bird life in Madagascar. Fourty watercolour illustrations provide clear and easy identification for all the birds.This book comes from the collection of David Pitman who was once in the top 10 for his world list of species seen.

Seeley Service & co, 1909. Hardcover. Good/Fair. This book is an account of the education, courtship,sport and play,journeys, fishing, fighting. piracy, domestic and social habits, instinct, strange friendships, and other interesting aspects of the life of birds.There is foxing inside and on the page ends. The Jacket is very torn on the back and spine.

Whitcombe & Tombs. 9th Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. A complete guide to the birds of Australia with 32 full colour plates and 21 black and white drawings.

Whitcombe & Tombs, 1926. 6th Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. This book is intended as a guide so that nature lovers may name the birds they meet. There are colour and black and white photos inside.

Outdoor Life, 1973-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. For the hunter with Gun, Camera, or binoculars, here are complete details on 75 species of American game birds.Waterfowl, upland birds, shore birds, and nuisance birds are covered in depth. The Jacket is a little worn on the edges.

Editions N Boubee, 1952. Paperback. Very Good/Good. This book about Birds in Cages is written in French.The Jacket has a clear cover for protection.

Maskew Miller Ltd, 1940. 2nd edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Year after Year inquiries addressed to the South African Museum are made for introductory work on the Country's birds. This is why the preparation of this book was undertaken with many colour photographs to accompany it. There is some foxing on the page ends and the cover is a little worn around some of the edges.

Constable & co ltd, 1938. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Ernest Lewis was a lover of the wild, who's death at the age of twenty-nine is a loss to countrymen and country writing.The wild falcon is one of the wildest of all wild birds, wild-geese excepted, and yet with a little trouble and patience she may become as tame and friendly as a dog.There are twenty-four photographs and a Map. There is slight foxing on the end pages and a library sticker inside. The cover is a little faded around the edges and along the spine.