{"product_id":"birds-in-action-phil-hockey-1996","title":"Birds in action by Phil Hockey","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBirds in action (Inscribed Copy of Hockey's Bird Behaviour Photobook)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Large-Format Photographic Study of African Bird Behaviour by Ornithologist Phil Hockey\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBibliographic Specifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Birds in action\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Phil Hockey\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEditor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Helena Reid\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Central News Agency (Pty) Ltd (CNA); designed and produced by Struik Publishers, Johannesburg\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1996\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781874951124\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1874951128\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Publisher's pictorial laminated hardcover boards, printed directly onto the board, with a yellow and black spine bearing the CNA logo.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhysical Format:\u003c\/strong\u003e Large-format hardcover, approximately 280 x 220 mm. Heavily illustrated with colour photographs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial Condition Report\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Book:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very Good Plus (VG+)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExterior \/ Boards:\u003c\/strong\u003e The printed laminated boards are green to the front and black and cream to the back. The spine is clean and straight. There is light gloss wear along the edge of the back board, with no tears or major damage visible.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterior:\u003c\/strong\u003e The pages are clean and bright, and the colour plates are sharp. The endpapers are clean and the binding appears tight. A handwritten gift inscription in blue ink appears on a front page, together with a partial pencil note at the upper edge.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Handwritten Afrikaans gift inscription in blue ink on a front page, signed with a first name and partly legible: \"...liewe, liefste Erè Meis Elf deel so graag met julle iets wat vir my so baie beteken en inspireer en laat onthou hoe baie mooi dinge daar nog is! Baie, baie liefde, Meis è Bunno.\" A partial pencil note also appears at the upper right edge of the same page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dust Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e Not Applicable (As Issued)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis \u0026amp; Historical Value\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBirds in Action is a large-format photographic book on the behaviour of birds, using African species as its examples. Its colour photographs illustrate migration, communication, flight, feeding, breeding and display, accompanied by informative text from Phil Hockey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book was published in Johannesburg by Central News Agency in 1996. It pairs striking imagery with an ornithologist's explanatory commentary, and suits readers who want to understand what the birds are doing as well as how they look.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Profile: Phil Hockey\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePhilip Anthony Richard Hockey (1956-2013) was a South African ornithologist, born in England, who moved to South Africa in 1979 to pursue doctoral work on African Black Oystercatchers. He went on to direct the Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology at the University of Cape Town.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA UCT tribute credits him with more than 120 scientific papers, over 150 semi-popular articles and 12 books and book chapters. His works include Waders of Southern Africa and Beautiful Birds of Southern Africa, and he co-authored Sasol Birds of Southern Africa and co-edited Roberts' Birds of Southern Africa. He received the Stevenson-Hamilton Medal in 2008.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBirds in Action Phil Hockey · Phil Hockey bird photography book · African bird behaviour book · CNA 1996 bird book · inscribed Africana bird book · Southern African ornithology book\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Central News Agency (Pty) Ltd (CNA); designed and produced by Struik Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58800933732655,"sku":"TCB-000551","price":100.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0458\/5524\/4438\/files\/birds-in-action58524_cover_1.jpg?v=1794122751","url":"https:\/\/timeless-collectible-books.com\/products\/birds-in-action-phil-hockey-1996","provider":"Timeless Collectible Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}