First Edition / First Print. Paperback copy, no dustjacket as issued. 500pp. Colour and b/w illustrations throughout. Not library copy, no inscriptions, no underlined or highlighted text, no notes in margins, no creasing to spine. (38/5).

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Bibliographic Details

Title: Finches and Sparrows - An Identification Guide (Helm Identification Guides)
Publisher: A & C Black / Christopher Helm Publishers Ltd, London
Publication Date: 1999
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0713652039
ISBN 13: 9780713652031
Binding: Soft cover
Edition: 1st Edition
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

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This is a guide to true finches and sparrows illustrating all the species, many races and most sex and age variations, with almost 950 portraits. The maps accompanying the illustrations show breeding and wintering ranges for all species. Although the guide is not primarily intended for cagebird enthusiasts, it will also be useful for those wishing to know more about the species encountered in captivity.

About the Author

Peter Clement is a member of the British Birds Rarities Committee and is currently employed by English Nature. Alan Harris, voted British Birds "Bird Illustrator of the Year" in 1982, is that magazine's joint art consultant. John Davis won British Birds "Bird Illustrator of the Year" competition in 1991 and has twice won the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds' Fine Art Award.

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