Finlayson Willis (11 results)

paperback. Condition: Good.

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Near Fine. 1st edition. 1st edition, 1992. A Fine book in a Near Fine dust jacket. 8vo., 534 pp., bound in publishers rust cloth with illustrated white dust jacket. Minor signs of shelf wear to jacket. Text appears unmarked. Dust jacket now protected in mylar sleeve. Ian Willis (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Appears unread. Very crisp, clean and bright inside and out inside a very lightly bumped but essentially Fine DJ. Willis, I. (illustrator).

Octavo,534 pp.,illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper.c The Strait of Gilbraltar is famous as a major point of passage for Palaearctic birds migrating between their European breeding grounds and their winter quarters in Africa. Includes a number of chapters on migration, and other chapters on terrestrial bird communities, wetlands, seasonality, distribution and biological importance.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 1st edition. Hardback copy (fine condition) in dust jacket (small scratches to ISBN code on back cover, Near-fine). The Strait of Gibralter is famous as a major point of passage for Palaearctic birds migrating between their European breeding grounds and their winter quarters in Africa. Clive Finlayson, a native of the Rock and a trained ornithologist, presents a fascinating account of the region and its resident and transitory bird life. Whether or not you have personally ever witnessed the thousands of raptors, storks and other birds that may make this legendary crossing in a single day, this book will conjure the spirit of this extraordinary place. Delightful illustrations by Ian Willis complete an important and entertaining book. 24.1 x 16.2 x 3.6 cm. Ian Willis (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Book - near fine, dust jacket - very good. Weight exceeds standard 1.0 kg rate - extra postage may be required for some overseas destinations. Willis, Ian (illustrator).

Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. 1st 1992. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper. Brown boards, gilt title and vignette to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. Minor foxing to text block, contents fine. White pictorial wrapper is slightly grubby. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched. Willis, Ian (illustrator).…

Hard. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Dust jacket clean and tidy with colour illustrations to front and spine, lightly edgeworn, old price label to rear cover, boards in good condition, 534 pages clean, text clear to read, small illustration to title page, graphs and further illustrations throughout, binding sound. Size: 8vo. Ian Willis (illustrator).…

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition. 1st 1992. Very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper. Brown boards, gilt title and vignette to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. Text block a little grubby, contents fine. White pictorial wrapper slightly grubby. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched. Willis, Ian (illustrator). …

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition. A fine copy of Clive Finlayson's study of the Strait of Gibraltar and its birds In this illustrated first edition, Clive Finlayson discusses the passage of palearctic birds through the strait of Gibraltar. Whilst the first chapter describes the geographical and climatological characteristics of the strait, the following sections describe the migration patterns of the region's principal species. Not only does Finlayson describe the origins, destinations, and population of bird species, but he also relays the precise weather conditions that influence a species to take flight. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, lovely, with just some light bumping to the head of the spine. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Fine. Ian Willis (illustrator). book.…