Search Results: Authors starting with S from Fieldfare Books

London and Glasgow: Collins, 1946. Hardcover. Good/Fair. C F Tunnicliffe. This book looks at birds that touch down and others en route for their more distant destinations. There is sticky tape on the first page and several library stamps inside. The Jacket is a little worn around the edges and faded along the spine has also been price clipped.

Gurney And Jackson. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. This book has been written mainly as a chapter on geographical distribution, a subject which of late years has received a large share of attention from naturalists,and which when thoroughly worked out for the whole of the British islands, may be expected to show results both interesting and valuable. complete with folding Map, There is slight foxing on the page ends and end papers also a library sticker inside.

London: Sidgwick And Jackson Ltd. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The purpose of this book is to state in a summary form and, so far as possible, non technical language the neo-Darwinian theory of evolution to which recent work in biology leads. The Jacket has a couple of tiny marks on the front.

American Garden Guild and Doubleday & Company Inc, 1952. Hardcover. Good/Good. There are 102 birds described in this book which discusses their historic breeding grounds , habitat, range, intelligence, and unusual characteristics with warmth, humor, and careful attention to detail.There is a library sticker inside and the cover is very stained front and back. The Jacket has been price clipped and worn around the edges.

Princeton University, 1976. Hardcover. Good/Good. Panama offers a range of habitats and climate conditions to an exceptional variety of birds and 833 species have been sighted in Panama during the last century. This book is from the collection of David Pitman who was once in the top 10 for his world list of species seen. As a result this well travelled book shows signs of its adventures with David and we feel those adventures should continue with a a new owner.

London: The Falcon Press, 1950. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. This book is an account of White's life by the Author who after studying his work decided to write about him. The Jacket has been price clipped and the back is stained around the edges with slight foxing on the front.

North Wales Naturalist Trust, 1970. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. This book draws the attention of both resident and visitors to these valuable assets by providing contributions from prominent naturalists on a variety of topics, including the geology and physical background, shores and islands, birds, mammals, butterflies and wild flowers.The Jacket is worn around the edges.

Uganda Tourist Board, 1998. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. The site selection in this book is heavily biased towards national parks. The reason for this is that we concentrate on areas with existing infrastructure in the form of accommodation, food and, most importantly,access roads. The cover is very worn. This book comes from the collection by David Pitman who was once in the top 10 for his world list of species seen.

Oxford University Press, 1934. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. There is a brief statement on each bird with two hundred and ninety five north American species described in colour.There is a pen inscription inside. The cover has stains on the front and a small tear at the bottom of the spine.

Ivor Nicholson & Watson Ltd, 1934. Hardcover. Good. The bulk of this book is based on personal experience and observation of the species recorded and described. There are sixty-five photographs of fifty species by the Authors.

USA: University of California Press, 2000. 1st. Hardcover. Very good/Acceptable. 283 x 215 mm. NO. This entertaining and informative book traces the history of butterfly collection in Britain from the seventeenth century, when the study of natural history had its beginnings. Our knowledge of butterflies is the result of four hundred years of collection and study. However, butterfly collecting is a controversial subject today, and given the present state of butterfly populations, indiscriminate gathering of specimens can no longer be justified. In addition to giving a history of butterfly collecting in Britain, this beautifully illustrated volume describes the equipment used and gives brief biographies of 101 deceased lepidopterists. The book is generously laced with anecdotes and quotations, and includes many contemporary monochrome portraits, accounts of selected species of historical interest, and an appraisal of the effects of collecting and of current conservation policies. Appendixes list all… Read More

London: Readers Union, 1960. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. The Arctic Year will try to give an impression of how man, beasts and plants exist under arctic conditions. There is a tiny stain on the spine. The Jacket is worn around the edges and torn slightly in places.

London: Gurney And Jackson, 1889. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. This book has illustrations of nearly every single species, three maps have been added , as likely to be of use for reference, especially to the traveller. The birds considered as British in this work are 367.There are a couple of pen inscriptions inside.

London: Adam And Charles Black, 1952. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. The Mandarin has now become naturalised in parts of Britain and Mr Savage has had the good fortune to live in one of these. He has combined in this book patient research into the birds historic connection with Chinese art and literature and its behaviour and habitat preferences in Britain. The Jacket has been price clipped and is worn around the edges with a small tear on the front.

UK: Batsford, 2010. Hardcover. Very good clean book/Very Good. 290x230x15mm. with Margaret Stevens.

Country Life Ltd, 1941. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. The Author has been watching various kinds of wildfowl which live either as residents or migrants in the British Isles.He also used to spend winter months looking for geese and ducks.

Amer Birding Assn, 1992-12-01. 1st. Spiral-bound. Very Good/No Jacket. 6x0x8. This book covers a state that begs for exploration, and is written by a man who knows the birdlife of the state intimately. This book comes from the collection of David Pitman who was once in the top 10 for his world list of species.

The Wildfowl Trust, 1957. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. In this book there is a coloured picture of every kind of duck, goose or swan so far known to exist in the world - 247 kinds. The object of this book is to enable anyone to identify any bird. The book is a little worn around the edges.

The Wildfowl Trust, 1957. 1st Edition. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. In this book there is a coloured picture of every kind of duck, goose or swan so far known to exist in the world-247 kinds. The cover has a cup stain on the front.

London: Country Life Ltd. Good. Every year a number of birds come into the Lighthouse enclosure, where they find others of their kind living a sheltered life with plenty of food and no dangers. The frequent coming and going of these wild birds has given the Author the opportunity to watch them and write this book. There is a pen inscription inside and the cover is a little worn around the edges