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Auction #127 begins on 06 Nov 2025

Cramp (Stanley) and Simmons (K.E.L.)

HANDBOOK OF THE BIRDS OF EUROPE, THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA

The birds of the Western Palearctic

Published: Oxford University Press Oxford, Oxford, UK, 1977 - 1994

Edition: First

Reserve: $180

Approximately:

Estimate: $220 - 250

Bidding opens: 6 Nov 16:30 GMT

Bidding closes: 13 Nov 16:30 GMT

Ships from: South Africa

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The complete illustrated RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds) Limited Ornithologists Edition of these comprehensive volumes on birds of the Western Palearctic.

Limited to 5000 copies. Complete set. 7200 pages.

Nine volumes in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrappers.

All volumes contain numerous illustrations and diagrams in the text.

Volume 1 Ostrich to Ducks (1977); 104 colour plates and 3 monochrome plates 722pp

Volume II Hawks to Buzzards (1980); 95 colour plates and 1 monochrome plate 695pp

Volume III Waders to Gulls (1983); 104 colour plates 913pp

Volume IV Terns to Woodpeckers (1985); 98 colour plates 960pp

Volume V Tyrant Flycatchers to Thrushes (1988); 84 colour plates 1063pp

Volume VI Warblers (1992); 31 colour plates 728pp

Volume VII Flycatchers to Shrikes (1993); 29 colour plates 577pp.

Volume VIII Crows to Finches (1994); 61 colour plates 899pp.

Volume IX Buntings and New World Warblers (1994); 34 colour plates 488pp.

Cloth, dustjackets, bindings and internal pages are all in very good condition

First four books edited by Stanley Cramp. Represents over 20 years of work.

  • Jacket Condition: Very good
  • Binding Condition: Very good
  • Overall Condition: Very good
  • Size: 267 x 216mm, quarto


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