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SomeThingz. Books etcetera., Averbode, Belgium
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AbeBooks Seller since 6 May 2022
London, Christopher Helm Publishers Ltd., 1991 Bound, cloth with gilt lettering under orig. dustjacket, 412pp., 24x16cm., lavishly illustr. in col. and b/w., as new. ISBN 9780713635096. The best identification guide to shorebirds ever!!! 1800 birds painted in full colour, 214 distribution maps. The first-ever comprehensive guide to all of the waders. The text is the result of eight years' research by John Marchant and Tony Prater. Their species descriptions are extraordinarily thorough, and reflect the advances in field identification which have taken place in recent years. This is a reprint edition, with corrections to text and captions. The 88 colour plates are by Peter Hayman; they are quite simply the best wader plates ever painted. A companion work to Seabirds. Seller Inventory # 882
Title: Shore Birds. An identification guide to ...
Binding: Hardcover
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Seller: Attic Books, Cheltenham, GLOS, United Kingdom
Publisher's Blue Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Peter Hayman (illustrator). First Edition. - 240mm. Pp: 412. 1800 birds painted in 88 full colour plates, 214 distribution maps. Book has small owners stamp on endpaper and half-title page. Rubbing has affected the top right-hand corners of both book and dust jacket. Dust jacket also has a scuff at the top of spine. Seller Inventory # 005149
Seller: The Berwyn Bookshop, BUCKLEY, FLINT, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. A near fine 1st edition hardcover of 'Shore Birds: An Identification Guide to Waders of the World', written by Peter Hayman, John Marchant, and Tony Prater. SIGNED by John Marchant to title page. Clean blue boards, with gilt titles to spine and blue endpapers. Features 88 superb colour plates, 1800 birds painted in full colour, 214 distribution maps, and black and white illustrations throughout. A tight, bright, and clean copy of 412pp, with an unclipped dust jacket. (16x24cm). Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 188