- Handbook of the birds of the world full#
- Handbook of the birds of the world plus#
- Handbook of the birds of the world series#
The seventh volume, as well as being named Bird Book of the Year by Birdwatch and British Birds, also received the distinction of Best Bird Reference Book in the 2002 WorldTwitch Book Awards This same distinction was also awarded to Volume 8 a year later in 2003. The first volume was selected as Bird Book of the Year by the magazines Birdwatch and British Birds, and the fifth volume was recognised as Outstanding Academic Title by Choice Magazine, the American Library Association magazine.
Handbook of the birds of the world series#
Since the first volume appeared in 1992, the series has received various international awards. Douglas Pratt) from more than 40 countries have contributed to the project up to now, as well as 834 photographers from all over the world. More than 200 renowned specialists and 35 illustrators (including Toni Llobet, Hilary Burn, Chris Rose and H. In addition, all volumes except the first and second contain an essay on a particular ornithological theme. Material in each volume is grouped first by family, with an introductory article on each family this is followed by individual species accounts (taxonomy, subspecies and distribution, descriptive notes, habitat, food and feeding, breeding, movements, status and conservation, bibliography). This has not been done before for any other group in the animal kingdom. For the first time an animal class will have all the species illustrated and treated in detail in a single work. The series is edited by Josep del Hoyo, Andrew Elliott, Jordi Sargatal and David A Christie.Īll 16 volumes have been published.
It is the first handbook to cover every known living species of bird. We hope you enjoy this auction, please dig deep and help support the Observatory whilst also winning valuable prizes.Handbook of the Birds of the World (HBW) is a multi-volume series produced by the Spanish publishing house Lynx Edicions in partnership with BirdLife International. At the end of the auction we will confirm with the winning bidder and arrange delivery/collection and payment etc. If you do not receive this email please check your junk folderģ. You will then receive and email to confirm your bid has been received and whether or not you are the highest bidder. To place a bid on a print, simply email and state your bid, mentioning it is for the Handbook of the Birds of the World.Ģ.
Handbook of the birds of the world full#
The auction will run until 18:00hrs on 14th December 2020. Whomever is in the top bidder at this point secures the full 16 volumes (plus the ‘Special’ volume) and will be requested to pay via PayPal/bank transfer/cheque etc.). Due to the size of these books we won’t be able to post them, but should be able to organise delivery at least within Yorkshire/northern England/reasonable distance of Spurn – drop us a question about delivery/collection if you are unsure.ġ. Please check your junk email to make sure you don't miss these emails! You will be notified by email to confirm your bid initially and if you are knocked off the highest bid, you will then be informed of the new highest bid. There is a reserve for the full set of volumes and they won't be sold unless that reserve is met. This is an online auction, with bids sent to, full instructions below.
Handbook of the birds of the world plus#
This is a great opportunity to get your hands on the full 16 volumes plus the ‘special volume’ of this hard-to-find set of books.
These are a second hand set in near mint condition, with just some wear on the dust sleeves of volume one and two. We have been very kindly donated a 16 volume set (plus the ‘Special’ volume) of ‘Handbook of the Birds of the World’ and as we don’t have enough space at the Observatory to store this collection, we have decided that an auction raising funds for this land purchase would be the most appropriate way to find them a new home. 'Handbook of the Birds of the World' 16+1 Volume auction