British Birds of Prey by Leslie Brown, First Edition (27 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First edition. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. Good DJ with some edge wear and in a protective cover.

First Edition. The New Naturalist, no. 60. 1st edition, 1976. Internally a clean, tidy copy in tight binding. Pale stains to front board; spine slightly faded. Dust jacket not price-clipped; faded on spine; protected in publisher's clear Duraseal film. Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. xiv 400pp hardback, green cloth gilt in wrapper, bw plates, Collins NN series vol. 60, fourth printing.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First Edition, good copy in slightly faded dustjacket,

Green hardback cloth cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. VG : in very good condition with dust jacket in clear wrap. Spine of jacket faded. 210mm x 140mm (8" x 6"). xiv, 400pp + plates. 16 b/w plates.

Condition: New. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1976). 1976 1st edition. 8vo (152 x 221mm). Ppxiv,400. B/w photographs, illustrations, bibliography. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Gift inscription, slight spotting to edges but good-plus in slightly spine-faded dust-wrapper. "Leslie Brown's book is bound to be welcomed by ornithologists everywhere and by general readers too. If he set out to produce an in-depth study of a fascinating subject in a highly readable format then he has succeeded" - New Scientist. Chapters include; Birds of prey and their way of life; The British species; Classification and field identification; The osprey; The honey buzzard; The red kite; The sea eagle; The marsh harrier; The hen harrier; Montagu's harrier; The goshawk; The sparrowhawk; The buzzard; The golden eagle; The kestrel; The merlin; The hobby; The peregrine falcon; Boreal migrants - rough-legged buzzard and gyrfalcon; Vagrants - black kite, griffon and Egyptian vultures, pallid harrier, spotted eagle, lesser kestrel, red-footed falcon; Changes in habitat and status; Food habits and the effects of predation on prey; Some burning issues; Territory, spacing and natural population control; Breeding behaviour; Pesticides and birds of prey; Conservation. .

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition; Fourth Impression. Light wear to spine, covers and corners. Small foxed mark on back free-end paper edge and v. Light foxing on book-block long-edge. ; Light wear to spine, covers and corner. This is an authoritative guide on the raptors of Britain. Brown provides in-depth information on the biology, behaviour, and conservation of these magnificent birds. Richly illustrated, the book covers species identification, habitats, and the challenges they face. A knowledgable and valuable resource for ornithologists, bird watchers, and anyone interested in the natural history of British birds of prey. ; Octavo ; xiv, 400 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Very good clean lightly used condition, light age discolouration marks, light wear & marks.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. London. William Collins and Sons. 1978. Originally published in 1976, this copy is an early reprint; a third impression. Hard Cover. Green cloth publisher's boards with gilt titles to spine. Faint hint of softening at spine ends; barely noticeable. A small former owner name inked to the ffep. See photographs for list of plates. These are distributed in the text. Glossy and full page. Iconic vintage dust jacket which is very good minus. Some wear at the base of the spine and a small chip at the head. Sunning to the spine; titles still legible. Soiling to the rear. Small knocks to the corner. In very good minus or good plus condition. This is No 60 in The New Naturalist series. List of titles ends with No 61 Inheritance and Natural History which is another indicator of this copy being an early reprint as it was published in 1977. Dust wrapper is fresh and bright and despite its flaws, presents attractively protected in mylar. This book is bound to be welcomed by ornithologists everywhere and by general readers too. It is an in-depth study of a fascinating subject in a highly readable format.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Leslie Brown 1982 (1976) Third reprint of the first edition. British Birds of Prey. A study of Britain's 24 Diurnal raptors. New Naturalist Volume 60. A very good 3rd reprint in original green cloth covers with bright gilt stamped titles enclosed withing a very good dustwrapper which is a little sunned to the spine and with light foxing to the rear which includes a list of new naturalist volumes. xiv prefaces and contents, pp400 inc index. A very good copy in a good dustwrapper of this important NN volume by world raptor authority Leslie Brown.

Hard. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 1st edition. Pages clean and bright. Binding firm. Spine faded. Protective plastic covered applied to DJ. Slight lean. Light-moderate shelf wear. Size: 8vo.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good/Very Good. First Edition. The book is bright and firm, the dj (protected, unclipped) is bright subject to significant fading to the spine. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Binding nice and tight. Pages nice and clean. Very slight foxing and dustiness to the text block. A near fine, tight, clean copy in near fine, very slightly creased dustwrapper which has very minor fading to the spine. The dustwrapper designed by Clifford and Rosemary Ellis is protected by its original 'duraseal' cover and is priced £6.00 net. Please contact us for more photographs if you require them. We usually have first editions of all the Collins New Naturalist Series in stock.

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. 1st Edition 1976. Part of the New Naturalists main series. Wrapper is from a later edition. Book and wrapper are near fine. Light tape residue to wrapper rear edge. A very bright example. More images can be taken upon request. RefA1234.