Search Results: Titles starting with H from Fieldfare Books

London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co LtdC, 1943. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. In this book some attempt has been made at construction; It is an attempt to enlarge our views as to the possibility of evolutionary change. There is a small library sticker on the inside cover

H F & G witherby, 1939. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. This is volume 3 with thirty nine plates, text figures and maps. There is a pen inscription inside and some foxing. The cover is faded on the spine with a few small marks on the cover.

Oxford University Press, 1978-01-12. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Acceptable/Very Good. 8x2x13. This book has over 740 species of birds of the Western Palearctic. This Volume 1 is Ostrich to Ducks. This book comes from the collection of David Pitman who was once in the top 10 for his world list of species seen. As a result the book has signs of wear that support achievements of David.

H F & G witherby, 1940. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. This is volume four with thirty three plates, text figures and maps. There is a pen inscription inside and some foxing.The spine has faded.

H F & G witherby, 1938-41. Hardcover. Good/No Jackets. This is a set of 5 Volumes. Vol 1 Crows to Flycatchers 1938. Vol 2 Warblers to Owls 1938, Vol 3 Hawks to Ducks 1939, Vol 4 Cormorants to Crane 1940 and Vol 5 Terns to Game-Birds 1941. The covers are in blue boards, gilt titles, Vol 2 has faded on the spine. There are a few small stains on the covers. There is a pen inscription inside each book and some slight foxing.

Macmillan & Co, 1906. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. The chief intention of this handbook is to supply as plain and simple a means as possible for the identification of those species of birds, as well as their nests and eggs, which are to be met with in the inland districts of this country.There is some foxing at the beginning and end of the book and a book club sticker at the back.

H F & G witherby, 1938. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. This is volume 2 with thirty plates, text figures and maps. There is a pen inscription inside and some foxing. The cover is faded on the spine with a few small stains on the front and back.

Lourenco Marques, 1971. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. During the past twenty years a great deal of new exploratory and basic research has been carried southern Mocambique by workers from South Africa and Rhodesia. Each account gives in the first instance, the species name, followed by that of the subspecies where such are recognised. There are many Maps and Photographs in this book. There's some small stains on the front cover.

John Hamilton Ltd, 1927. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. This book look at harmonies in nature beside the one of sound, there are colour, taste, touch and scent. The book is illustrated with 37 photographs. The cover is a little faded on the spine.

Hawaii Audubon Society, 1997-01-01. 5. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 6x5x0. Over 150 species of alien birds have been introduced to the Islands, some of these have established breeding populations and pose a threat to native birds, the control of alien species continue to be a high priority. The books corners are a little creased. This book comes from the collection of David Pitman who was once in the top 10 for his world list of species seen.

Interpet Publishing, 1994. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. This book offers practical and easy advice on injuries and illnesses, basic first aid, assessing the bird and when to call the vet.

Nisbet & Co Ltd, 1927. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. This book looks at different birds who are watched month by month to define our ideas of them and their place in nature,Their hearts beat more swiftly than those of mammals, their blood is hotter, they overflow with the self expression of Song. There is a pen inscription inside and some foxing.

Collins, 1986-01-01. 1st ed. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. 224 x 155 mm. NO. 'There are really two Britains - two different countries, their boundary a line that strikes diagonally across England from Yorkshire to Devon'. The moorlands belong to the 'region of mountains and old rocks', and the heathlands 'the newer, fertile land of the plains'. It is with the lowland heaths of Britain that Dr. Nigel Webb's book is concerned." This is a very readable book which discusses very fully the history and ecology of this essentially artificial environment which arose after cutting down the deciduous forest, and then overgrazing the land with livestock. Ironically, this man-made disaster area is now home to many valuable, rare species of plant and animal. With the similarly created uplands of Wales, Scotland and northern England, moor- and heathland is now generally regarded as the epitome of natural, untouched, wild countryside. Chapters include: 'A waste and barren… Read More

T & A. D. Poyser, 1977-01-01. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 9x6x1. THE Author has made a study of the Hen Harrier over many years and his field notes and sketch book of this exceptional bird of prey go back to the 1940's. The book opens with the world distribution of the harrier family, then there is a fuller treatment of the Hen Harrier in Europe and North America (the Marsh Hawk), its history and present status. Further chapters detail hunting methods and prey selection, the breeding cycle, migration and distribution. The Jacket has a clear protective cover on it.

London: Oxford University Press, 1937. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. The Deer is presented as a dynamic individual, as a member of a social group, and its behaviour is considered particularly in relation to the environment. With Photographs and Maps the life of the Red Deer in the forests of Scotland come to life.There are 2 folded maps at the back. There is a small inscription inside the front cover. The cover has become faded and patchy.

Collins, 1992-06-11. Hardcover. Like New/Very Good. This book is from the nobel prize winnner Konrad Lorenz who wrote a lifetimes study of the uncanny human behaviour of the Greylag Goose.

Geoffrey Bles Ltd, 1960. Hardcover. Good. The Author has led many adventures. Whether on watching and photographing birds, taming a wild cat, hawking, or trying to fit a fat and lazy owlet for wild life.

UK: Palaquin Publishing Ltd, 1986. Hardcover. Very good/NO. 252 x 192 mm. NO. The history and art of a family of outstanding wildlife artists. The art of D.M. Henry, G.M. Henry and Bruce Henry. Superb plates of game, poultry, birds of prey and other birds and wildlife.

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.

Academic Press, 1996-02-05. 1st. Hardcover. Like New/Very Good. 8x1x10. In this book the Author presents maps showing the distribution of Britain's birds during the last quarter of the nineteenth century. The book clearly illustrates the effects of sportsmen, collectors and others on raptors such as the Buzzard and Red Kite, Corvids such as the Raven and Magpie, and rare species like the Kentish Plover and Savi's Warbler.