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Roberts Birds of South Africa
McLachlan, G.R. And R. Liversidge. Plates in Colour by Norman C.K. Lighton and
Language: English
Published by The Trustees of the John Voelcker Bird Book Fund, 1980
- Hardcover
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hardcover. Condition: As New. 4th edition. Fifth Impression, 1981. * Dust cover has some shelf wear. ~ Like-New inside and Out! Clean & Crisp Pages. (Email for more info/pics).
Roberts Birds of South Africa
G.R. And R. Liversidge. Plates in Colour by Norman C.K. Lighton and McLachlan
Language: English
Published by The Trustees of the John Voelcker Bird Book Fund, 1980
- Hardcover
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
Language: English
Published by Trustees of the John Voelcker Bird Book Fund, Cape Town, 1981
- Hardcover
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 4th Edition. xxxii + 659 pp., map endpapers, maps, color frontis, color plates, b/w illus., index to English names, index to scientific names, index to Afrikaanse names. First pub. in 1940, Dr. Austin Roberts' work is here revised by the authors. Hard cover book in v.…g. cond., the d/w shows a sl. crease down the spine & lt. wear but remains good to very good cond. Norman C.K. Lighton and Kenneth Newman (illustrator).
Language: English
Published by Trustees of the John Voelcker Bird Book Fund, Cape Town, 1976
- Hardcover
Seller: Ross & Haines Old Book Co., Hudson, WI, U.S.A.Ross & Haines Old Book Co.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 3rd Edition. xxxii + 643 pp., map endpapers, maps, color frontis, color plates, b/w plates, index to English names, index to scientific names, index to Afrikaans names. Dr. Austin Roberts' work first appeared in 1940 & is now revised by the authors in this 3rd edition…. Hardcover book in v.g. cond., the d/w shows some wear around the edges & a crease down the spine but is in good cond. Norman C.K. Lighton (illustrator).
Roberts Birds of South Africa
McLachlan, G.R. And R. Liversidge. Plates in Colour by Norman C.K. Lighton and
Language: English
Published by The Trustees of the John Voelcker Bird Book Fund, 1980
- Hardcover
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good++. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 4th edition. 1981. Stated Fourth Impression. Prev owner name inside cover else clean tight and bright. Green cloth hardcover is very clean bright and strong. DJ is worn at all edges and several small closed tears. Price is intact on jacket e.
Language: English
Published by The Trustees of the John Voelcker Bird Book Fund, Cape Town, South Africa, 1980
- Hardcover
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. No Dust Jacket. 4th Edition. Third impression; minor wear; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition; illustrated with colour paintings of birds as well as black and white drawings and areal distribution maps. Illustrations by Norman C.K. Lighton, Kennet…h Newman, J. Adams and H Gronvold (illustrator). Book.
Roberts Birds of South Africa
McLachlan, G.R. And R. Liversidge. Plates in Colour by Norman C.K. Lighton and
Language: English
Published by The Trustees of the John Voelcker Bird Book Fund, 1980
- Hardcover
Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.Wonder Book
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Condition: Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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Seller: The Book Shelf, Salem, OR, U.S.A.The Book Shelf
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Third Edition. Third edition, fourth impression. Former owner 's embossed stamp on half-title page. Dust jacket price clipped, dj is now in a new protective mylar cover. Norman C. K. Lighton and J. Perry & K. Hooper (illustrator).
More imagesPublished by John Voelcker Bird Agency fund, 1970
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. Light wear to boards. Content is clean with light age tone. DJ with some edge wear, age tone and a few tears.
Published by The Trustees Of The South African Bird Book Fund, 1958
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Add to basketCondition: Good. Revised edition, second impression. Little wear to boards with faded spine. Content is clean with light toning.
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Published by Cape & Transvaal Printers Limited, Cape Town, South Africa, 1963
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Seller: Tiger Vintage, Princeton, NJ, U.S.A.Tiger Vintage
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 5th or later Edition. Hard to find edition in the US! Ships from the US!! This edition of the Roberts Birds of South Africa was revised by G. R. McLachlan and R. Liversidge. The color plates were illustrated by Norman C. K. Lighton while the black and white illustrations w…ere done by J. Perry and K. Hooper. Published in Cape Town by Cape & Transvaal Printers Limited, 1963. This book is a valuable resource for outdoor enthusiasts and nature lovers interested in the birds of South Africa. The edition includes a dust jacket and is considered a collectible item for birdwatchers and bird enthusiasts. Original red cloth is in amazing condition with minimal foxing and wear as seen in photos. In total, there are 56 color plates and 8 black and white plates. Good copy. Dust jacket is in fair condition and in mylar protective cover. Binding intact, and former owner name on title page. Comes from a smoke-free and pet-free environment. Every item is packaged by hand and handled with care. Norman C. K. Lighton (illustrator).
Language: English
Published by The Trustees of the John Voelcker Bird Book Fund, South Africa, 1982
- Hardcover
Seller: Ryde Bookshop Ltd, Isle of Wight, United KingdomRyde Bookshop Ltd
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 4th Edition. Small tears, scuffing and dust spotting on jacket, not price clipped. Reprint of the 1978 fourth edition. plates in colour by Norman C.K. Lighton and Kenneth Newman, black and white illustrations by J. Adams and H. Gronvold (illustrator).
Roberts Birds of South Africa
McLachlan, G.R. And R. Liversidge. Plates in Colour by Norman C.K. Lighton and
Language: English
Published by The Trustees of the John Voelcker Bird Book Fund, 1978
- Hardcover
Seller: Russell Books, Victoria, BC, CanadaRussell Books
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hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 4th Edition.
Roberts' Birds of South Africa. 1981
Roberts, Austin; McLachlan, G R; Liversidge, R; Lighton, Norman C K; Newman, Kenneth [illus.]
Language: English
Published by The Trustees of the Voelcker Bird Book Fund, Cape Town, 1981
- Hardcover
Seller: Barter Books Ltd, Alnwick, NORTH, United KingdomBarter Books Ltd
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Condition: Very Good. 4th edition reprint. VG : in very good condition with dust jacket. 220mm x 150mm (9" x 6"). xxxii, 659pp + plates. 72 colour plates. Green hardback leatherette cover.
Roberts Birds of South Africa [Hardcover] G.R. McLachlan; R. Liversidge; Norman C.K. Lighton and Kenneth Newman
McLachlan, G.R. And R. Liversidge. Plates In Colour By Norman C.K. Lighton And
Language: English
Published by The Trustees of the John Voelcker Bird Book Fund, 1980
- Hardcover
Seller: Hay-on-Wye Booksellers, Hay-on-Wye, HEREF, United KingdomHay-on-Wye Booksellers
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Condition: Good. 6th impression 1982. Bumps to cover edges. Worn price-clipped dustjacket with tanning/staining/scratches/scuffs/tears. Inscription at front. Tanning to pages. Content good.
Language: English
Published by The Trustees of the John Voelcker Bird Book Fund, Cape Town, 1978
- Hardcover
Seller: Salsus Books (P.B.F.A.), Kidderminster, United KingdomSalsus Books (P.B.F.A.)
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 4th Edition. xxix 660pp hardback, green laminated boards gilt in wrapper, wrapper price-clipped, very good in a very good wrapper, frontis 72 colour plates, map end-papers etc, subscribers' edition. Lighton, Norman C. K. & Newman, Kenneth (illustrator).
Published by John Voelcker Bird Book Fund, Cape Town, SA, 1978
- Hardcover
Seller: NorWest Books (UK), Minehead, United KingdomNorWest Books (UK)
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 4th Edition. Xxxii + 660 Pages, Illustrated, Colour Plates.A Very Soundly Bound Book, Minor Shelf-Wear Only. Dustjacket Is Price-Clipped, Wear To Top Edge But Bright And No Significant Tears. Not Ex Library. Heavy Book, Overseas Buyers Please Email And Ask For An Over…seas Shipping Price. Norman C. K. Lighton & Kenneth Newman / J. Adams & H. Gronvold (illustrator).
Published by Cape Town: Trustees of the John Voelcker Bird Book Fund, 1978
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: BookLovers of Bath, Peasedown St. John, BATH, United KingdomBookLovers of Bath
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Hardback in Dust Wrapper. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. Condition Notes: A little wear to the edges of the dust wrapper which is a little dulled. Previous owners' name to the dust wrapper flap. The contents complete, clean and tight; Hardback. Dust wrapper over green boards with gilt titles to the spine & u…pper board; Measures 8¾" x 6¼" (1.4 kg); pp (xxxii) 660; Index; Preface by Field-Marshal J. C. Smuts; 4th (revised) edition, 1st printing, first published 1940. Includes: Index: Names; Distribution maps; Colour plates; Black & white drawings; List of abbreviations; Maps to the lining papers; || The book is on the shelf, ready to be appropriately packed, and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the book shop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #205880 ||. Norman C. K. Lighton, Kenneth Newman, J. Adams & H. Gronvold (illustrator).
Language: English
Published by Trustees South African Bird Book Fund, 1957
- Hardcover
Seller: Collina Books, PENZANCE, CORNW, United KingdomCollina Books
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Add to basketCloth Hardback. Condition: Good +. No Jacket. 1957 1st impression new Revised edit. Clean cloth boards with VG red titles to spine, RUBBER STAMP on 2 pages "Game Control Dept. Northern Rhodesia" very clean & bright with fine coloured illustrations (56 colour plates + 8 blk/white plates - No D/j - Guaranteed posting 24hrs ST178.…Norman Lighton & J.Perry, K Hooper (illustrator).
Roberts' Birds of South Africa (revised)
Austin Roberts (G.R. McLachlan & R. Liversidge, eds.; Foreword by J.C. Smuts
Language: English
Published by Trustees of the South African Bird Book Fund/Central News Agency Ltd., Cape Town South Africa, 1958
- Hardcover
Seller: Blue Mountains Books, Glenbrook, NSW, AustraliaBlue Mountains Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. Revised second edition, second impression: octavo; hardcover, full cloth with endpaper maps and a ruler to the lower board; 504pp., with a colour frontispiece, 55 plates likewise, six monochrome plates and many monochrome maps and illustrations. Mode…rate wear; a little cocked; top hinge cracked (but strong); spine extremities softened; text block edges toned and top edge dusted; offset to the preliminaries. Price-clipped dustwrapper is a bit rubbed and edgeworn; spine panel extremities mildly chipped; now professionally protected by non-adhesive polypropylene film. Very good. Standard postage quoted is for a maximum 1kg book. Final charges may vary depending on size and weight. The packed weight of this book is over 1kg so extra charges for overseas postage will apply. Books listed on Abebooks are not kept at our bookshop. Please enquire if you wish to see the book at our premises. Norman K. Lighton, J. Perry & K. Hooper (illustrator).
The birds around us, birds of the Southern African region
LIVERSIDGE Richard, illustrated by Jill Adams and Norman Lighton
Published by Cape Town - 1991, 1991
- Hardcover
Seller: Sylvain Paré, Montolieu, FranceSylvain Paré
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Add to basketFontein Books, Cape Town - 1991, 19,50x29,50 cm, cartonné, 488 pages Bon état, envoi sur la pafe de faux-titre - Pour les envois hors de France, la tafication «livre & brochure» pour les frais de port a disparue.Les frais de port annoncés correspondent à une moyenne. Ils seront calculés au plus juste en fonction du poids de votr…e article.
Language: English
Published by Trustees of the South African Bird Book Fund, Cape Town, South Africa, 1961
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Eaglestones, Oudtshoorn, South AfricaEaglestones
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good, Few Creases and Scuffs. Revised. Good condition. A classic work. Inked note from giver to the previous owner appears on the title page. Norman C.K. Lighton, J. Perry and K. Hooper (illustrator).
Language: English
Published by John Voelcker Bird Book Fund, Cape Town, 1972
- Hardcover
Seller: LOE BOOKS, Bathpool, CORNW, United KingdomLOE BOOKS
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Third Edition. Pp. xxxii, 643; numerous colour and b/w plates. Original dust jacket very good, toned to the spine with a little rubbing to edges, not price-clipped, now attractively presented in a loose-fitting clear archival sleeve. Hard-back binding, very good.… Contents clean and tight, bookplate belonging to Eric Hosking tipped onto the front pastedown, no inscriptions. A very good copy in a very good to near fine jacket. Particularly scarce with the jacket. [Eric Hosking OBE, Hon FRPS, FBIPP (1909-1991) was widely acknowledged as one of the world's most eminent natural history photographers, "Perhaps the most famous bird photographer ever to have lived" (Gemma Padley). He was pioneering and developed new techniques, especially the use of flash photography and automatic shutter release technology, which enabled him to photograph birds at night and freeze birds in flight for the first time. Famously, when just 28 he lost an eye to a tawny owl while climbing up to a hide in rural Wales, the event which inspired the ingenious title of his autobiography "An Eye for a Bird", 1970. Over his exceptionally long career he photographed over 1,800 species, and his pictures have appeared in some 1,000 books, including the popular New Naturalist series, of which he was photographic editor. Hosking was not only a photographer of birds but also a highly knowledgeable ornithologist.] Peter Steyn -a lifetime devoted to the study of all things birds, outstanding contribution to ornithological science. Peter Steyn's published books are: Eagle Days (1973); A Guide to the Common Birds of Wankie (later Hwange) National Park (1974), which remained in print for 25 years; his major work, Birds of Prey of Southern Africa (1982), which ran to three impressions and still remains the definitive reference work on these raptors; A Delight of Owls (1984); Hunters of the African Sky (1990); Birds of Southern Africa (1991); his second major - and a lifetime's - work, Nesting Birds (1996); and Antarctic Impressions - Seasons in the Southern Ocean ( 2007). Size: 8vo. Norman Lighton and J. Perry & K. Hooper (illustrator). Book.
The paintings of Norman Lighton for " Roberts Birds of South Africa " : Plates from original paintings by Norman C.K.Lighton
Lighton, Norman ; Bird, Allan V. [Editor]; Willem Jordaan [Illustrator];
Language: English
Published by South African Natural History Publication Company, Capetown, South Africa, 1977
- Hardcover
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South AfricaChapter 1
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Heavy, extra postage required unless posted within South Africa. Tall. The boards are a little shelf rubbed and marked. They are strong and sturdy. Internally, Tape residue on the end pages. Overall clean. Tightly bound. [Ak]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Roberts; Birds of South Africa
Roberts, Austin (Illustrations by K. Hooper; Norman C. K. Lighton; J. Perry.)
Published by Trustees of the South African Bird Book Fund, Cape Town
- Hardcover
Seller: Burton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB, Winnipeg, MB, CanadaBurton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB
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Add to basket1958, Revised Edition; 2nd printing. (Hardcover) Very good in very good dust jacket. 504pp. Map endpapers, color frontispiece, bibliography, tables, illustrations, maps, black and white and color plates, indices. A crack in the text block and the dust jacket is lightly soiled around the edges. Illustrations by K. Hooper, Norman…C. K. Lighton, J. Perry. Revised by R. Liversidge & G. R. McLachlan. Locale: South Africa. (Birds, Birds, Guidebooks--Birds, Natural History, Ornithology).
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Published by H.F. & G. Witherby Ltd., London UK, 1940
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- First Edition
Seller: Sarah Zaluckyj, KINGTON, United KingdomSarah Zaluckyj
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good ++. No Dustjacket. First Edition. FIRST EDTION. NO DUSTJACKET. Ink inscription to title page which MAY by the author's but not sure. xxxii + 463 pages including index. Colour plates. Clean navy-blue hardback binding with light wear to boards' corners and spine-ends and bubbling to cloth to back board.…Page-edges greyed/lightly browned, light damp waving to pages o/w pages clean and tidy. Illustrated by Norman C.K. Lighton (illustrator).
Published by H.F. & G. Witherby - The Trustees of the South African Bird Book Fund, London, 1949
- Hardcover
Seller: Arapiles Mountain Books - Mount of Alex, Castlemaine, VIC, AustraliaArapiles Mountain Books - Mount of Alex
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Add to basketHard Cover. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: VG+. Seventh Impression. VG+/VG+. 8vo. original blue cloth gilt (a trifle rubbed, spotting to leaf edges & occasionally elsewhere, else clean & bright) in dustwrapper (price-clipped, slightly rubbed and nicked); pp. xxxvi, 464 (last blank), with 56 colour plates + 10 figures (on… one sheet). A very good copy in the uncommon dustwrapper. Norman C.K.Lighton (illustrator).
More imagesPublished by South African Natural History Publication Company, Cape Town, South Africa, 1976
- Hardcover
Seller: Broadhursts of Southport Ltd, Southport, United KingdomBroadhursts of Southport Ltd
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Add to baskethardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition Limited Edition. Publication: Cape Town, South African Natural History Publication Company, 1976 Formatting: Large folio, pp. [xii], 102 (comprising 51 colour plates and 51 corresponding text leaves). Condition Report: Fine. The binding remains remarkably tight and square, holding the su…bstantial text block securely without any of the sagging typical of large folios. The dark brown gilt-lettered boards present beautifully from the front, though the rear board exhibits superficial scuffing and surface scratches, though minor. The corners retain their shape without significant bumping. Internally, the volume is excellent; the illustrated endpapers featuring a beautifully detailed bird of prey are pristine, and the heavy-stock pages alongside the vibrant lithographic plates remain bright, crisp, and entirely free of foxing, thumbing, or blemishes. A striking and incredibly well-preserved copy. Catalogue Note: Limited first edition, restricted to an exclusive run of just 300 copies, of which this is number 188. It is handsomely signed in ink by both the artist, N. C. Lighton, and the editor, A. V. Bird, upon the limitation page. Furthermore, this specific copy contains an affixed facsimile Certificate of Authenticity, numbered to match the book, proudly displaying the "Best of Show" award granted to this publication by the International Association of Printing House Craftsmen in Montreal in 1978. Conceived to showcase Lightonâs iconic ornithological watercolours in a much grander format than originally seen in Austin Roberts' foundational field guides, this folio edition was a triumph of South African publishing. The large-scale lithographic plates capture the nuance and vibrance of Lighton's original work far better than previous letterpress reductions, establishing this volume as a highly desirable cornerstone for collectors of African natural history and fine ornithological works. Complete, well-preserved copies of the limited edition appear scarcely on the open market. A breathtaking tribute to African ornithology, this monumental folio revitalises Norman Lighton's classic bird portraits originally painted for Austin Roberts' seminal reference texts. Freed from the diminutive constraints of field-guide proportions, these vibrant colour plates explode with detail, offering an intimate and expansive look at the rich avian life of South Africa. Carefully curated and edited by A. V. Bird, this limited edition brilliantly celebrates both the scientific accuracy of Lightonâs brushwork and the sheer beauty of the region's natural heritage. Norman C. K. Lighton (illustrator).
