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Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since May 18, 2007
A richly illustrated and highly detailed set of five volumes from the Helm Identification Guides series, invaluable to those interested in ornithology. In the publishers original cloth binding. With unclipped dust wrappers. Each edition is thoroughly illustrated with colour plates: Gulls having 96 colour plates; Swifts, 24 colour plates; Wrens, 32 colour plates; Sunbirds 48 colour plates; and Stonechats 14 colour plates. Collated, complete. This is a comprehensive set of five volumes from esteemed Helm Identification Guide series. These guides are renowned for their detailed coverage of birds families and species accounts, high-quality illustrations and extensive distribution maps. They are considered invaluable resources for professionals and enthusiasts alike. This is a set of five volumes consisting of: Gulls of Europe, Asia and North America by Klaus Malling Olsen; Hans Larsson. Swifts: a guide to the Swifts and Treeswifts of the World (second edition) by Phil Chantler; Gerald Driessens. Wrens, Dippers and Thrashers (first edition) by David Brewer. Sunbirds: A Guide to the Sunbirds, Spiderhunters, Sugarbirds and Flowerpeckers of the World (first edition) by Robert A. Cheke; Clive F. Mann. Stonechats: a guide to the genus Saxicola (first edition) by Ewan Urquhart. Externally, very smart, with one or two handling marks. Minor handling mark to rear board of Gulls. Slight spotting to boards of Swifts. Dust wrappers are in excellent condition with the odd handling mark. Though unclipped, it should be noted there are stickers, covering the original price on the dust wrappers of volumes Swifts and Stonechats, one repricing and one obscuring the original price. Slight age toning to spine of dust wrappers of Sunbirds and Wrens. Closed tear to dust wrapper spine on Stonechats. Slight spotting to dust wrapper on Swifts. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Near Fine. Seller Inventory # 960H10
Title: Helm Identification Guides
Publisher: Christopher Helm 2000-2004, London
Publication Date: 2000
Binding: Hardback
Illustrator: Hans Larsson; Barry Kent MacKay; Richard Allen; Adam Bowley
Condition: Near Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Book Type: book
Seller: AwesomeBooks, Wallingford, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Seabirds: An Identification Guide (Helm Identification Guides) This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. Seller Inventory # 7719-9780713635102
Quantity: 2 available
Seller: Bahamut Media, Reading, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. Seller Inventory # 6545-9780713635102
Quantity: 2 available
Seller: Wyseby House Books, Newbury, WEST, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. 1994 1st edition, Christopher Helm, 8vo., ix,252pp., 36 coloured plates, text illustrations, maps, fine, dust jacket faded on spine. Seller Inventory # GDA-BZ51
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: medimops, Berlin, Germany
Condition: good. Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present. Seller Inventory # M00713636475-G
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Heavy book may require extra postage unless posted within South Africa. Publication of 252 pages. The dust jacket and boards are in good condition. There is gold gilt on the spine of the book. Internally the pages are clean and complete. Tightly bound and presented in cellophane. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Seller Inventory # 6rkuj
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom
Condition: Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # rev9585406402
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: AwesomeBooks, Wallingford, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Shorebirds: Identification Guide to the Waders of the World (Helm Identification Guides) This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. Seller Inventory # 7719-9780713635096
Quantity: 2 available
Seller: Sandhill Books, Spring Green, WI, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 392 pp, 9.5-in tall. Minor wear to the tips. Clean and unworn dust jacket with light toning to spine panel. Near fine in very good dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 005148
Seller: Richard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976), WINTERTON, United Kingdom
Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: VG+ DW. 1st Edition. Green cloth, gilt. Book is in very fine condition with virtually no signs of wear and/or age. Dustwrapper/dustjacket is in excellent condition BUT spine faded. Seller Inventory # vbc002.056
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Book Bungalow, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Second (revised) Edition. Excellent tight clean crisp copy, in like unclipped DJ. 1985 revised edition of 1983 original. 448pp. Size: Royal 8vo. Seller Inventory # L21983
Quantity: 1 available