Day 1 – The Christopher Marler Library including Philip Rickman Paintings and another Library from Peter Player a Wildfowl Enthusiast

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Day 1 – The Christopher Marler Library including Philip Rickman Paintings and another Library from Peter Player a Wildfowl Enthusiast

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This auction, comprising the libraries of Christopher Marler and Peter Player, is probably the most extensive ever held, featuring waterfowl books...

Two volumes on "The Birds of the Western Palearctic", Oxford University Press with slipcases

"The Waterfowl of the World" by Jean Delacour, illustrated by Peter Scott, four volumes, signed by Delacour (one with a handwritten note) with vol...

"The Birds of America" by John James Audubon, hardback with slip case, Natural History Museum 2011

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"Wild Chorus" by Peter Scott, Country Life Ltd., 1938, no. 648 of 1200, signed by Peter Scott

"The Pheasants of the World" by Jean Delacour, Spur Publications, 1977, no. 27 of 100, signed by the author

Various beef cattle related volumes including six volumes of "Shorthorn Breeders Guide", 1923-1939 and the history of diary short horn cattle

Various volumes on farming including poultry, pigs and six volumes of "The Farmer's Yearbook"

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Miscellaneous volumes all inscribed by, or to, Christopher Marler

Various volumes with ornithological interest of North and South America including "Birds of New Mexico", by E.F. Bailey, 1928 and to volumes of "A...

Various volumes on Farming, Agriculture and hunting including "Hunting by Scent", by H.M. Budgett, illustrated by Lionel Edwards and a signed copy...

Various volumes of waterfowl interest including, 1907 and "British Waterfowl Standards", by Chris Ashton and Mike Ashton, 1999, "Ducks and Geese",...

Two volumes of "Royal Commission on Historical Monuments, Buckhamshire", 1912, boards with gilt decoration and lettering

Two volumes of "Under The Lily And The Rose: A Short History of Canada For Children", by Arthur G. Doughty, published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 19...

A box of books on ornithological interest, many signed and inscribed to Christopher Marler including "Natural History of The Waterfowl", by Frank ...

Various volumes of ornithological interest, many signed and inscribed to Christopher Marler including "Africa to the Amazon", by Kim and Bill Broo...

Various volumes of ornithological interest, primarily signed and inscribed to Christopher Marler, including "Waterfowl", by Paul A. Johnsgard, an...

Various ornithological interest including Loverings, Pigeons and books on keeping domestic exhibition pigeons, "Pink Africa" by Mari & Collar ......

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"Manual of the Birds of New Zealand", by Walter L. Buller (1882), Colonial Museum and Geographical Survey Department

"A Natural History of the Ducks", by John C. Phillips, four volumes bound as two, Dover Publications, 1986

"The Book of Days, A Miscellany of Popular Antiquities", W. & R. Chambers, illustrated ...[more]

Three volumes of "Ornithological Rambles in Sussex", by A.E. Knox with "A Systematic Catalogue of the Birds of that County", second edition (1850)...

"Game Birds and Wild Fowl", by C. Dixon, Dawson & Brailsford, Sheffield 1990 ...[more]

Various volumes of waterfowl interest including "The Hunt for the Whooping Cranes", by J.J. McCoy and "The Flamingos, Their Life History and Survi...

Various volumes of ornithological interest including "The Great Auk", by Errol Fuller and "Wild Chorus and Morning Flight", by Peter Scott

Mixed volumes including biographies, autobiographies (some signed), seven volumes by Gerald Durrell and other volumes (some signed)

"Seven Pillars of Wisdom", by T.E. Lawrence, Jonathan Cape, first publication for general circulation, 1935

"Pheasants, Their Lives and Homes" by William Beebe, two volumes Doubleday, Pall & Co. for New York Zoological Society 1926, inscription to Christ...

"The Birds of America", by John James Audubon, Michael Joseph Ltd, two volumes 1966, plus single volume by American Heritage Publishing Co. Inc., ...

"The Art of Drawing and Colouring From Nature, Birds, Beasts, Fishes and Insects", by Nathaniel Whittock, Isaac Taylor Hinton, 1830 with plain and...

"The Birds of Africa", volumes one to four, published by Academic Press, 1982, 1986, 1988 and 1992 respectively

Various volumes of American Wildlife interest etc including "Yellowstone Wildlife", by Paul A. Johnsgard (signed hardback and paperback)

Various mixed volumes including two volumes "A History of the Earth, and Animated Nature", by Oliver Goldsmith, Blackie & Son (as found), "Worthie...

Various volumes of ornithological interest including "The Wildfowler's Year", by Aylmer Tryon and Hugh Monahan, 1952, signed by Tryon with letter ...

Various mixed wildlife volumes, primarily African interest

Various volumes of primarily natural history and topographical interest including "The Scotch Shorthorn", by T.B. Marson (as found)

Various mixed volumes including biographies, autobiographies, history etc including "The Complete Pirelli Calendar Book" and "Lacquer and Silver: ...

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"A Hand Book to the Game Birds", by W.R. Ogilvie-Grant, volumes one and two, published by W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd., 1895 and 1987 including many colo...

"Tarka the Otter, His Joyful Waterlife and Death in the Country of the Two Rivers", by Henry Williamson, G.P. Putnams Sons, first edition, 1937

"The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne and a Garden Kalendar" by the Rev. Gilbert White, M.A., two volumes, published by S.T. Freemantle...

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