WITHERBY, H.F, F.C.R. JOURDAIN, N.F. TICEHURST and B.W. TUCKER. The Handbook of British Birds. London: H.F. & G. Witherby Ltd. 1952.
8vo. 5 vols. Original cloth and dustwrappers; pp. xl + 348, xiii + 368, x + 399, xiv + 471, xii + 333, 157 colour plates, many maps and text illustrations; previous owner's inscription to ffep of vol II, very good indeed.
Seventh impression. This reliable and trusty guide was the standard work on this subject until the publication of Cramp's Handbook of the Birds of Europe, the Middle East and North Africa in 1977. It remains an extremely attractive, useful and comprehensive guide.
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