Search Results: Titles starting with P from Fieldfare Books

UK: JM Dent & Sons Ltd, 1985-01-01. Reprint. Hardcover. Good/Good. 286 x 190 mm. YES. A collection of Robin Armstrong's excellent paintings and lovely observations on his experiences as a water bailiff on the the rivers Tavy and Walkham, and their fishermen, professional and amateur.Jacket cover slightly worn edges.

Geoffrey Bles Ltd, 1956. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. This book aspires to describe the day to day life of an average pair of partridges during the cycle of an average English year.There is a pen inscription inside and some foxing on the page ends.

HarperCollinsWillow, 1989-10-26. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. 9x7x0. This book does not seek to instruct, it is a passport to the secret winter world of the foreshore, its wildfowl and the men who seek to harvest them. Jonathon Young was bought up within yards of the Exe Estuary in Devon and shot his first goose at 13, since then he has never lost of shooting on many British estuaries, he has pursued fowl in the United States, Africa and Europe.The Jacket is a little worn around the edges.

Hutchinson & Co, 1965. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Thirteen years ago the Hadfields bought a Tudor manor in Suffolk, before long they were sharing it with a peacock and his hens, five cats, a Canada goose, a shoal of carp and a population of wild duck. This is there story.

Hutchinson & Co, 1965. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Thirteen years ago the Hadfields bought a moated Tudor manor house in the heart of Suffolk. Before long they were sharing it with a peacock and his hens, five cats. a Canadian goose, a shoal of carp, and a vast floating population of wild duck.

London: Oliver & Boyd, 1963. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. In this book the Author looks at the wildlife in one of the great scandinavian forests. With his camera he takes us through the changing of the seasons from bitter mid winter to the quiet close of a summers day. The Jacket has been price clipped and a little worn on the corners.

Phaidon, 1980-01-01. 1st ed. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 11x8x0. Many of Sir Peter's finest works are here reproduced, along with some fascinating pages and sketches from his notebooks, he talks about his career as a painter and his work with the Wildlife Trust.

Phaidon, 1980-01-01. 1st ed. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 11x8x0. Sir Peter Scott has achieved fame as a painter of wildlife. This book is a collection of paintings with 105 painting and drawings from a career of over 40 years - from 1937 to 1980.

Cassell London, 1964. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Peter Scott began painting wild geese, writing and talking about them, and his delight in watching and studying wildfowl quickly expanded to embrace all forms of wildlife the world over. The Jacket is a little worn on the corners.

Delaware museum of natural history, 1971. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. The Philippines have been an interesting stage for the evolution of birds one with a complex history. Our format is as simple as possible with a brief description, original citations and the Philippine occurrences accompanying the Latin and popular names.The Jacket is a little faded around the edges.

UK: New Holland (Publishers) Ltd, 1997-01-01. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. 286 x 222 mm. NO. Detailed field descriptions accompany this comprehensive collection of photographs of over 300 rare birds that have occurred in Europe in the last 50 years. It includes all the uncommon birds from true vagrants and vagrant subspecies, to very rare breeding birds. Each description includes details of habit and range, characteristic plumage and behavioural features and details of each and every occurrence throughout Europe. It has been carefully researched with up-to-date information from leading bird watchers and Rarity Committees.No jacket.

UK: New Holland (Publishers) Ltd, 1997-01-01. Hardcover. Very good/NO. 286 x 222 mm. NO. Detailed field descriptions accompany this comprehensive collection of photographs of over 300 rare birds that have occurred in Europe in the last 50 years. It includes all the uncommon birds from true vagrants and vagrant subspecies, to very rare breeding birds. Each description includes details of habit and range, characteristic plumage and behavioural features and details of each and every occurrence throughout Europe. It has been carefully researched with up-to-date information from leading bird watchers and Rarity Committees.No jacket.

HK: Periplus Editions, 2000. First Edition. Paperback. Good/Acceptable. 190 x 125 mm. YES and inscription to previous owners. Periplus is proud to present the very first comprehensive photographic guide to the birds of mainland Southeast Asia, the Philippines and Borneo. Included are the birds of Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand and Indochina, as well as those found in South China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. This book covers 668 species and contains more than 700 color photographs. There is a distribution map for each species. Many of the photographs in this magnificent volume appear for the first time and have been carefully selected to show the most important species. The concise text provides vital information that will ensure accurate identification of species in one of the most diverse avifauna regions. Indispensable reading for all bird lovers.Some creases on the cover, dented spine and handwritten notes on rear flyleaf.

New Holland Publishing Australia Pty Ltd, 2002. 2nd edition. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8x5x0. This is a bird identification guide with a difference, instead of using colour plates of paintings to identify the species,this book features photographs.Photographs of living birds can often provide detail not available in paintings, such as typical poses, real habitat and often more realistic colouring. The cover is protected by a clear cover.

T. Dalton, 1980-01-01. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 9x7x0. This book is a detailed and illustrated account of the plover family. There are sixty-three species of the plover family altogether and, as well as the rarer visitors to the British Isles and those from afar, the Author discusses the seven regularly occurring British plovers in depth The cover is a little faded around the edges.

T. Dalton, 1980-01-01. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. This book gives a detailed and fully illustrated account of the plover family. There are sixty-three species altogether as well as the rarer visitors. They are waders, birds of shores and open places with a short bill and very long legs. The Jacket has a small tear on the spine.

Dragon's World Ltd, 1989-08-07. Spiral-bound. Very Good/Good. This pocket guide provides detailed descriptions of shorebirds, including accounts of their breeding behaviour and movements with the aid of distribution maps showing wintering and breeding grounds. There are over 70 colour photographs.

Mutual Publishing, 2013-05-01. second edition. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 5x0x7. This guide is an introduction to the beautiful birds that inhabit America's only tropical state. There is a price sticker on the back cover. This book comes from the collection of David Pitman who was once in the top 10 for his world list of species seen.

UK: William Collins & Co Ltd, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. 222 x 157 mm. NO. The role of insects in pollinating flowers is today a commonplace - so it is easy to forget that it is a discovery just a little older than the invention of the steam engine: before that we imagined that the concern of bees with flowers was just a matter of collecting honey. This book is a clear and thorough account of all the ways in which pollination is effected - by wind, water, even bats; but principally, in many curious ways, by diversity of insect species. Illustrated with 134 drawings, 19 photographs in colour and 180 in black & white. This is a unique introduction to a complex yet easily accessible subject of great fascination. 19 colour plates, 181 black & white photographs and 134 line drawings.Previous owner's signature on inside front cover.

Gurney And Jackson, 1941. 3rd. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. The Purpose of this book is to provide a popular and scientific, but not too technical account of the common birds of India.There is some foxing with rough page ends.There is also a pen inscription inside and the cover is worn around the edges.