Bromley: Christopher Helm. This is a Fine Copy of this Book in Publisher's blue cloth with gilt title lettering to spine in a Fine Dust-Jacket,which has NO chips or tears to the outer edges of the wrapper.Not Price clipped and this copy has NO previous inscriptions present.The book has a firm binding with no hinge weakness.Well illustrated work in colour and black and white with all 74 species of swallows and martins covered with classifications,distribution,ecology,behaviour and breeding patterns.Lovely clean tight copy for the collector of this comprehensive work with crisp white page edges to the text block and the dust-jacket comes well protected in a cover sleeve.8vo 258pp First Edition [Date: 1989] . Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 1st Printing. 1989. 1989. Christopher Helm ISBN 0747032025 9780747032021 [GB]

LONDON, CHRISTOPHER HELM, 1994. REPRINT, FINE HARDBACK IN DUSTWRAP. THIS BOOK PROVIDES A DETAILED AND UP-TO-DATE ACCOUNT OF THEIR BIOLOGY AND THEIR IDENTIFICATION. IN THE PLATE SECTION EACH SPECIES IS DEPICTED IN EXQUISITE DETAIL BY CHRIS ROSE, AND COLOUR MAPS SHOWING DISTRIBUTION AND BREEDING RANGES ALONGSIDE THE PLATES MAKE FOR EASY REFERENCE. THE BULK OF THE BOOK COMPRISES CHAPTERS ON THE FAMILY`S CHARACTERISTICS, CLASSIFICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ECOLOGY, BEHAVIOUR, BREEDING BIOLOGY AND POPULATION STATUS, AS WELL AS A SHORT ACCOUNT OF EACH SPECIES. EACH ACCOUNT DESCRIBES THE FIELD CHARACTERISTICS, HABITAT, DISTRIBUTION, MOVEMENTS, BEHAVIOUR, BREEDING BIOLOGY, VOICE, PLUMAGE, RACES AND MEASUREMENTS OF THE SPECIES. THIS STUNNING AND AUTHORITATIVE BOOK PROVIDES AN IMPORTANT SOURCE OF IDENTIFICATION AS WELL AS REFERENCE TO THE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY OF 74 SPECIES OF SWALLOWS AND MARTINS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. LONDON, CHRISTOPHER HELM, 1994 ISBN 0747032025 9780747032021 [GB]

ISBN10: 0747032025, ISBN13: 9780747032021, [publisher: Christopher Helm, London] Hardcover First Edition 1989. x, 258pp. Colour and b&w illustrations. Signed by the author "To Cliff with best wishes, Angela" on the half title page. Some correspondence from Cliff Davies, including a copy of his review of the book is loosely inserted at time of listing. "Swallows and martins are familiar and popular birds, largely because of their habit of nesting in close association with humans. They are known throughout the world and are often considered symbols of good fortune and, in temperate regions, as harbingers of spring. However, there has been no review of the family since Sharpe and Wyatt's monograph in 1885-1894. Our knowledge of these birds has of course increased considerably since then. . Indeed, some species have received a large amount of scientific attention in recent years. A Handbook to the Swallows and Martins of the World provides a detailed and up-to-date account of their biology and their identification. In the plate section each species is depicted in exquisite detail by Chris Rose, and colour maps showing distribution and breeding ranges alongside the plates make for easy reference. . The bulk of the book comprises chapters on the family's characteristics, classification, distribution, ecology, behaviour, breeding biology and population status, as well as a short account of each species. Each account describes the field ...