H. F. & G. Witherby, London, first edition, 1979. Cloth, 8vo,. 256 pp, many ills. A very readable survey and discussion of important bird books published in Britain from 1875. In Part One Tate devotes chapters to books on British Birds, books on foreign birds, county and regional studies, monographs, travel and biography, aspects of behaviour, birds and birdwatching, and fieldguides. Part Two is a listing for each chapter of relevant books arranged by author and covering nearly 2000 titles (the brief details given being: author, title, publisher and year). Elegant bookplate on front pastedown endpaper, Near Fine in a Very Good dustwrapper with a sunned spine-panel.

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Bookseller: Wykeham Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: BIBLIO-58561
Title: A Century of Bird Books
Author: Tate, P
Format/Binding: Cloth, 8vo,
Book Condition: Used - Elegant bookplate on front pastedown endpaper, Near Fine in a Very Good dustwrapper with a sunned spine-panel
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0854931279
ISBN 13: 9780854931279
Publisher: H. F. & G. Witherby, London, first edition, 1979
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1979
Pages: 256 pp, many ills
Keywords: Birds - Bibliography Ornithologists - Great Britain Ornithology - History - Rare books Tate, Peter 0854931279
Bookseller catalogs: Ornithology (Bibliographies);

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We specialize chiefly in "books about books", the emphasis being on historical aspects of book collecting, production and distribution. A particular speciality is in bibliographies, of all subjects of interest to collectors, dealers and scholars, with several thousand bibliography titles in stock. Other strengths include extensive holdings of auction catalogues for book sales and a good selction of reference material on and facsimiles of illuminated manuscripts. We also have a special interest in rare material by or about Rudyard Kipling.

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