Search Results: Titles starting with I from Fieldfare Books

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.

UK: New Holland Publishers, 1993-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good/NO. 216 x 154 mm. Peter Hayman and Norman Arlott. NO. A comprehensive, illustrated guide to South African birds. Covering over 750 species, it describes distinctive features, plumage, behaviour, calls, songs and habitats. Each bird is depicted in typical stance, and plumage variations and birds in flight or at the nest are also shown.

george allen & unwin, 1950. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. This book consists of a selection from the studies of bird life published between 1925 and 1931.There is slight foxing.

George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1950. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. The first edition of this book was published twenty-four years ago, with three more to follow. This present edition is a selection of the best papers from these four books brought up to date, and a new series of photographs. It covers a wide range both of species and of localities. There is a tiny name printed on the inside cover. The Jacket is a little worn on 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.

Reed (A.H.& A.W.), 1973-06-11. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. This book is the first to give a detailed description of all the wild birds to be found in every district in the country, and exactly where to look for them. The Jacket has a couple of small marks on it.

Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1941. Hardcover. Good/Fair. The book opens with an account of a journey to Iceland, and then describes visits to various natural bird sanctuaries in the Hebrides, in Skye, where the Author lives, and other islands off the British coast, some almost unknown. There are a number of beautiful photographs about the problem of preserving wildlife in war time. The book has some light foxing and the Jacket is very worn around the edges with a small tear along the spine.

London: Lindsay Drummond Ltd, 1948. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good. This book look at the Cairngorm Hills and the Grampians, and of the high glens and pinewoods of Strath Spey. This book is two years of a naturalists life with daily observations. There is a map in the back of the Forest of Gaick and the Western Cairngorms. Slight foxing on the end pages and the cover has faded along the edges and along the spine.

Arrowsmith London, 1929. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. For twenty-five years the Author has made expeditions to Africa , and his object has been not to kill but to study and photograph the lions.There are 88 photographs in this book. There is some foxing inside and on the rough cut edges.

Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co, 1896. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. This book looks at Birds through different seasons of the year. There is a library sticker on the inside cover and some foxing with rough cut page ends.The cover is faded along the spine.

John Lane. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. The object of this book is to enable people interested in Indian Birds to identify at sight those they are likely to meet with in their compounds and during there excursions into the jungle. There is some foxing and the cover is a little faded on the spine.

Oxford University Press. Hardcover. Good/Good. While conforming to the requirements of a a scientific work, the book is intended primarily for the non-technical bird lover. There are 300 species covered 117 of these are illustrated in colour on 64 plates.The cover has faded in parts and the Jacket is protected by a clear cover.

London: Hutchinson & Co, 1956. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good. The young animal is always attractive. Not only the young animals themselves but also photographs and drawings are an irresistible snare for the emotions of most people. The drawings are by Jane Burton. There is slight foxing on the end pages and the cover is a little faded along the spine and the front.

Hutchinson & Co, 1956. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. In this book the author seeks, largely by the aid of personal observation to examine the significance of infancy, the growth and development of the young animal, and the varying relationship between parent and child. The jacket has been price clipped and is worn around the edges.

William Collins Sons & Co., Ltd, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 225 x 155 mm. NO. This is an excellent introduction to how genetic selection and inheritance work, and how this relates to population biology and the practical aspects of conservation. A great range of species is addressed, from dog whelks to trees, insects to birds, with the facts of well known studies such as the peppered moth and the meadow brown butterfly. Chapters include: The study of differences - genes and not-genes; Pools of genes; Sex and breeding; Natural selection and how it works; Genetical plumbing and architecture; Ecological islands and niches; Genes, survival, and adjustment in an island population of the house mouse; Human influences; Why be variable? An appendix deals with mitosis and meiosis.Some discolouration of the cover.

London: Collins, 1947. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good. The aim in writing this book is to induce those who happen to read it to become better acquainted with the natural history of our native insects. There are 99 colour photographs of living insects and 7 colour photographs of preserved specimens. Also 104 photographs in black and white , 8 distribution maps and 40 diagrams. There is a pen inscription on the inside cover and the cover is a little faded along the edges. Very slight foxing inside.

Museum Press Ltd, 1963. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. This book provides an introduction to the study of Sea-birds, under such headings as classification and distribution, flight and swimming, fishing and other modes of feeding, habitats, breeding etc.The Jacket has been price clipped and has a piece torn out on the front and bits on the side.

museum Press, 1958. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. In this book the Author introduces some of the most interesting insects in Britain and encourages further studies.The end pages are tanned. The Jacket has been price clipped and torn on the spine.

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: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1936. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Dr Schmidt records his observations of a number of birds and animals which are at once his companions and objects of study. Whilst this is a book which the psychologist and behaviourist may read with interest, it is written for the ordinary lover of animals. The Jacket has been price clipped and is a little worn around the edges.