{"product_id":"raptors-of-the-world-a-field-guide-ferguson-lees-christie-2005","title":"Raptors of the World by James Ferguson-Lees \u0026 David Christie","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRaptors of the World (Illustrated Raptor Field Guide, Inscribed Copy)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe First World Field Guide to Birds of Prey, Illustrated With Colour Plates and Distribution Maps\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 Raptors of the World: A Field Guide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthors:\u003c\/strong\u003e James Ferguson-Lees \u0026amp; David Christie\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Christopher Helm (an imprint of A\u0026amp;C Black Publishers Ltd), London\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2005\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780713669572\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0713669578\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2005 paperback field guide edition, drawing on the plates of the authors' 2001 handbook. Carries a handwritten inscription.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Publisher's illustrated card wrappers (paperback), perfect bound. Black pictorial wrappers with a hawk illustration.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhysical Format:\u003c\/strong\u003e Large softcover (trade paperback), 320 pages. Colour plates with facing text and distribution maps.\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 \/ Wraps:\u003c\/strong\u003e The black pictorial wrappers are clean and bright, with a hawk illustration to the front. The spine and covers show no tears or creasing. Corners and edges are sound, and the fore-edge and page block have an even cream tone.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterior:\u003c\/strong\u003e The text and colour plates are clean and bright, with no markings to the pages. The binding is tight. A handwritten ink inscription appears on a front page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Handwritten ink inscription on a front page, apparently to Ralph from Brian and Robbie.\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\u003eRaptors of the World: A Field Guide is a portable identification guide to the world's diurnal birds of prey, including kites, vultures, harriers, hawks, buzzards, eagles and falcons. It was the first raptor field guide to cover the whole world, and it reuses all the plates from the authors' larger 2001 handbook.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe colour plates show species perched and in flight, with facing text and distribution maps. The text was revised for this edition and covers 340 species, so it serves both the field birder and the shelf-bound student of ornithology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis copy is a useful working reference for anyone interested in African and global raptors, and it carries a handwritten inscription from a previous owner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Profile: James Ferguson-Lees \u0026amp; David Christie\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJames Ferguson-Lees (1929-2017) was a British ornithologist who edited British Birds, served as President of the British Trust for Ornithology, and was Committee Chairman and Deputy Director of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. His other works include The Shell Guide to the Birds of Britain and Ireland and Endangered Birds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDavid A. Christie is an ornithologist, editor and translator. 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