Rare and Illustrated Books on Ornithology

vols. 2nd edition. London 1922-1930. Text with 39 coloured plates after
watercolours of the author <strong>and</strong> Grönvold, one map <strong>and</strong> numerous
woodcuts. Orig. red cloth. - uncut. € 500,=
= Fine set of this classic monograph of the birds of the subcontinent of India in the
enlarged second edition.
17. Bannerman, D.
The Birds of Tropical West Africa with special reference to those of
Gambia, Sierra Leone, the Gold Coast <strong>and</strong> Nigeria in 8 vols. London
1930-1951. Large 8vo. Text with 6 folded tinted or coloured maps, 85
coloured <strong>and</strong> 3 plain plates after Henry Jones, Grönvold, Lodge <strong>and</strong>
num. figs. Orig. blue cloth (about half are worn <strong>and</strong> a little faded)
= Nissen IVB, 73. One of his most important ornithological € 750,=
faunae descriptions streching from Senegal to the Congo <strong>and</strong> East about 20 E., Cape
Verde Isles, Golf of Guinea <strong>and</strong> several other parts of Western Africa such as Gambia,
Sierra Leone, Gold Coast <strong>and</strong> Nigeria. It is profusely illustrated. For further Bannerman
see also periodicals <strong>and</strong> serials.
18. Bannerman, D.
Birds of the British Isles, illustrated by G.E. Lodge. In 12 vols.
Edinburgh 1953-1963. Text with 416 coloured plates. Orig. green cloth
with original dustjacket. € 650,=
= Fine set of this highly esteemed h<strong>and</strong>book on British birds.
19. Bannerman, D. <strong>and</strong> W.
Birds of the Atlantic Isl<strong>and</strong>s in 4 vols. Edinburgh <strong>and</strong> London 1963-
1968. Text with 49 coloured plates, 58 b&w plates <strong>and</strong> 15 maps. Orig.
blue cloth. € 625,=
= First edition. Contains the Canary Archipelago, Salvage Isl<strong>and</strong>s, Madeira, the Desertas,
Porto Santo Isl<strong>and</strong>s, the Azores <strong>and</strong> the Cape Verde Isl<strong>and</strong>s. <strong>Rare</strong> in such a fine condition.
The colour plates are all after M. Reid-Henry.
20. Baudrimont, A. <strong>and</strong> G. Martin Saint-Ange
Recherches anatomiques et physiologiques sur le développement du
foetus et en particulier sur l'évolution embryonnaire des oiseaux et des
Batriciens. Paris, Acad. Sciences Savant Etrangers, (1846). 4to. 224p., 18
engravings of which the first 7 are h<strong>and</strong>coloured. Cloth with new
flyleaves. - uncut. € 405,=
= DSBI, vol.1, p.517/19: "The work that won him the greatest recognition was that done
with M. Saint-Ange. They studied the chemical changes that took place in embryonic
development in chickens <strong>and</strong> amphibia <strong>and</strong> the toxological effects of various gaseous
substances on the embryo..."
21. Bellardi, L.
Quadri iconografici di Zoologia, proposti ad uso delle scuole. Torino,