Published by Trustees of the John Voelcker Bird Book Fund, Cape Town, South Africa, 1985
ISBN 10: 062007681X ISBN 13: 9780620076814
Seller: Hourglass Books, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Illustrated by Kenneth Newman and Geoff Lockwood (illustrator). Fifth Edition. Some edge wear to boards and dust jacket; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition; well illustrated with colour paintings and maps as well as black and white drawings and areal distribution maps. Book.
Published by Cape Town : Trustees of the J. Voelcker Bird Book Fund, 1985., 1985
ISBN 10: 062007681X ISBN 13: 9780620076814
Seller: Tacoma Book Center, Tacoma, WA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Dustjacket included. Later Edition. ISBN 062007681X. Hardback. Later Printing. Very Good condition book with stains to front edge, in a Good condition dustjacket with minor tears, chips, rubs and creases around its edges. Tight, sound, copy. No Signature.
Published by The Trustees of the John Voelcker Bird Book Fund Cape Town, 2001
Seller: J. R. Young, Birmingham, United Kingdom
8vo. Third impression of 1993 sixth edition. ppLXXX/(3)77/871(1); with introduction, glossary, references, illustrated identification keys, 3 full-page colour maps, 77 colour plates on which numerous illustrations, in-text distribution maps and sonagrams, a scattering of in-text line drawings, and indexes; index of family and group names on both front and rear flyleaves. Hardback / hard cover: dark blue faux leather, backstrip and front cover with title etc and vignette in silver. Single minor bump at upper edge of front cover. Edges of text-block faintly spotted, top edge also faintly toned. VERY GOOD copy in VERY GOOD unclipped dust jacket. (Heavy item, overseas shipping at cost.).
Published by Cape Town: John Voelcker Bird Book Fund, 1984, Cape Town, 1984
ISBN 10: 062007681X ISBN 13: 9780620076814
Seller: BOPBooks, Tauranga, BOP, New Zealand
Hardcover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. Kenneth Newman and Geoff Lockwood (illustrator). 5th. 5th. 22cm By 15cm. This edition of "Roberts' Birds." is a complete recast of the original volume first published in 1940. Among the changes were colour plates of new species, many new plates, new maps, revised bird names in English, Afrikaans and eight native languages and improvements to the descriptive text sections. Updating by Professor Mclean confirms the volume as the definitive work on birds of the region. 848 pages including indices. 74 colour plates covering 891 species, 2 colour maps, numerous distribition maps with colour overlays, plus b/w sketches, diagrams etc. Red hard covers with gilt front/spine titles, decoration VG with small bump front top, lower edges, Inked name, date front pastedown and FFEP, text block otherwise excellent. Red DJ with gilt titles, decoration VG with few light creases to edges. Heavy book, 1.2 kgs.
Published by John Voelcker Bird Book Fund, Cape Town, S. A., 1985
Seller: JB's Book Vault, Buffalo, WY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good dust. Illustrated by Newman, Kenneth & Lockwood, Geoff (illustrator). Fifth Edition; Third Printing. Book is in VG condition with light rubbing to edges, light bumping to spine ends, owner's inscription to FFE, pgs 740-788 w/light creasing & dog-earred else still a bright & solid copy. Dust jacket is in VG condition with light rubbing to edges, light bumping to spine ends, small closed tear to front cover else still bright, intact & whole. SA01 6/24 ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.
Published by Published by The John Voelcker Bird Book Fund, Cape Town Fifth Edition . 1985., 1985
Seller: Little Stour Books PBFA Member, Canterbury, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Fifth edition hard back binding in publisher's original burgundy rexene cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine and to the front cover. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains (lii), 848 printed pages of text including scientific names, English, Afrikaans, Kwangali, North and South Sotho, Tsonga, Tswana and Zulu names, with 74 coloured plates of birds, coloured maps, figures, and distribution maps. Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with light rubbing to the corners. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 062007681X ORNITHOLOGY.