Search Results: Authors starting with V from Fieldfare Books

Oliver & Boyd, 1958. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. The Author has been an enthusiastic bird watcher and photographer since childhood. His claims are modest but the reader can judge for himself the quality of his camera work. The Jacket is a little worn around the edges.

UK: New Holland Publishers, 2011-10-01. UK ed. Hardcover. Very good/Good. 248 x 284 mm. NO. The vibrant and exciting world of birds is shown in all its glory in this new book from renowned Finnish wildlife photographer Markus Varesvuo, who has trekked to remote and beautiful locations to capture birds in their natural habitat going about their daily lives. Moments rarely caught by humans have been preserved on film and reproduced in glorious full-colour images. "Birds: Magic Moments" showcases 150 amazing photographs of birds in the wild. Each bird is identified with its common name and its Latin name, and a short description accompanies each photograph. This book is a celebration of birds in motion and a photographic study of movement that is sure to captivate any bird lover or wildlife photography enthusiast.

Gloucester: Sutton Publishing Ltd, 1989-08-01. Paperback. Good/NO. 245 x 170 mm. Previous owner's inscription. This book was published to accompany the retrospective exhibition of Sir Peter Scott's work organised by Cheltenham Art Galley in 1989. Sir Peter Markham Scott CH CBE DSC* FRS FZS (14 September 1909 - 29 August 1989) was a British ornithologist, conservationist, painter, naval officer and sportsman.Scott was knighted in 1973 for his contribution to the conservation of wild animals. He had been a founder of the World Wide Fund for Nature, founded the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (November 1946), and was an influence on international conservation. He received the WWF Gold Medal and the J. Paul Getty Prize for his work.

UK: Wiltshire Ornithological Society, 2019. Paperback. Good/NO. 210 x 146 mm. NO. Quarterly news booklet issued by the Wiltshire Ornithological Society with members' contributions. This edition covers a range of field meetings, articles on birds in Wiltshire, historical articles, a book review and bird records.

US: Academic Press, 1998-08-13. 2. Hardcover. Very good/Acceptable. NO. Humans have long been captivated by birds; they have been featured prominently in art, mythology, and folklore as symbols of wisdom and truth, strength and power, beauty and death. Humans are perhaps most in awe of birds' ability to fly. Flight has enabled them to colonize virtually every habitat. Birds also display a great diversity of color and form. They are united by the possession of feathers--the defining characteristic of birds. Many species are threatened by habitat destruction and extinction, and their survival is dependent on our appreciation and understanding and the preservation of their habitats. This beautifully illustrated book, with more than 200 magnificent color photographs and 150 original paintings, maps, and diagrams, presents an up-to-date and comprehensive survey of the natural history of birds. The authoritative text has been written by the world's leading ornithologists and includes the most… Read More

UK: Bounty Books, 2014. Hardcover. Excellet/Quite Good. 295 x 240 mm. Various. NO. Illustrated with full colour portraits of 500 birds, maps of their habitats and in-depth diagrams, world-leading ornithologists have put together a fascinating guide to the birds that populate the Earth. Divided up per region, it provides a colourful, informative and scientific description of the array of birds that exist on the planet.Consultant Editor, Sir Peter Scott, 'The most informative, stimulating and beautiful bird book with which I have ever been associated.

UK: Wiltshire Ornithological Society, 2019. Paperback. Good/NO. 210 x 146 mm. NO. Quarterly news booklet issued by the Wiltshire Ornithological Society with members' contributions. This edition covers a range of field meetings, articles on birds in Wiltshire, historical articles, a book review and bird records.

UK: Peter Lowe, 1984-10-01. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 280 x 218 mm. Rignall, John. NO. A revised edition covering all known species of owls with ecological information as well as identification and breeding details. There is a distribution map, colour illustration and where possible a natural photograph for each species as well as a checklist and comprehensive index.

Oliver & Boyd, 1960. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. This book is concerned with a certain number of birds which live on the islands, coasts and seas of Northern Europe. There are hundreds of species which inhabit the vast expanses of the sea. The cover is a little worn around the edges.

T. Dalton, 1980-01-01. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. This book gives a detailed and fully illustrated account of the plover family. There are sixty-three species altogether as well as the rarer visitors. They are waders, birds of shores and open places with a short bill and very long legs. The Jacket has a small tear on the spine.

T. Dalton, 1980-01-01. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 9x7x0. This book is a detailed and illustrated account of the plover family. There are sixty-three species of the plover family altogether and, as well as the rarer visitors to the British Isles and those from afar, the Author discusses the seven regularly occurring British plovers in depth The cover is a little faded around the edges.

Museum Dept Malta, 1976. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. This work presents the first full description supplemented by illustrations, of the hundreds of different species of birds recorded in the Maltese Islands.The Jacket is worn around the edges.

Valletta: Museums Department, 1976. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Profusely illustrated in colour and line drawing, the work is also intended to serve as a general handbook on central mediterranean ornithology, and should be of great interest to scientists.The Jacket is a a little worn.

Frederick Warne, 1943. Paperback. Good/Fair. In this book the Author has made it as simple and straightforward as possible to enable the bird lover to observe the chief characteristics of each bird and to be able to recognize it in the field or on the wing. The Jacket is worn especially on the spine.

London: Pelham Books, 1968. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. There are 20,000 different species of fish in the waters of the world and the Author in this book takes you on an underwater journey through a world teeming with fantastic forms of life. The Jacket is a little worn around the edges.

Collins, 1946. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. The future of game control and preservation is not going to be easy in a contracting British countryside; it is our hope and belief that this book will be a useful contribution to the solution of some of the problems that lie ahead. There is a pen inscription inside and the cover is becoming faded.

Cassell and Company Ltd, 1948. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. This book looks at the characteristics of birds, territory, flight, care of young and many other facts.There is a inscription inside.The cover if faded especially along the spine.

London: Collins, 1939. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good. The Waders have so great an attraction for most people that this book shows the joys of the mudflat and the marsh, and to others as an incentive to seek the birds of our shores. The cover is slightly loose from the spine. The edges are a little worn and stained.

museum Press, 1958. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. This book deals with all the animals found wild in Great Britain. The major part is, however devoted to the more accessible animals, fox, badger,rabbit, hare, deer. squirrel, otter, rat, stoat, weasel for example.The Jacket has been price clipped and has two small tears on the front and a few marks

London: Sidgwick And Jackson Ltd, 1960. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. This book gives a concise but comprehensive account of animal colours from physical, chemical and physiological standpoints. The Jacket has a small price sticker on the front and a couple of small marks.