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Auction #124 begins on 03 Jul 2025

Finch-Davies, (Claude Gibney) & Kemp, (Alan)

THE BIRDS OF PREY OF SOUTHERN AFRICA;

colour plates by Claude Gibney Finch-Davies; text by Alan Kemp

Published: Winchester Press, Johannesburg, 1980

Edition: First edition

Reserve: $75

Approximately:

Estimate: $100

Bidding opens: 3 Jul 16:30 GMT

Bidding closes: 10 Jul 16:30 GMT

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339 pages: 140 pages of plates: colour illustrations, (1 as frontispiece). Quarto. Cloth, dust wrapper. Unread copy. Number 542 of an edition limited to 1500 copies. Accompanied by the publisher's promotional leaflet.                                                                                        

Finch-Davies illustrated all the birds of prey (including owls) known in southern Africa at the beginning of the 20th century. Only a further eight have been discovered since then.

  • Jacket Condition: Excellent
  • Binding Condition: Excellent
  • Overall Condition: Excellent
  • Size: 30 x 22,5 cm


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