{"product_id":"southern-african-birds-photographic-guide-sinclair-davidson-1995","title":"Southern African Birds by Ian Sinclair \u0026 Ian Davidson","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSouthern African Birds (First Edition, Second Impression in Dust Jacket)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Richly Illustrated Photographic Field Guide to the Birds of Southern Africa by Two Leading Birders\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 Southern African Birds: A Photographic Guide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthors:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ian Sinclair \u0026amp; Ian Davidson\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Struik Publishers (Pty) Ltd, Cape Town\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1995\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781868257850\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1868257851\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e First published 1995, Second Impression, 1995.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Publisher's pictorial hardcover (printed pictorial boards) with a laminated pictorial dust jacket.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhysical Format:\u003c\/strong\u003e Large quarto-format illustrated field guide, 304 pages. With colour photographs, colour illustrations and distribution maps throughout.\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 glossy pictorial boards are clean and bright with no visible wear. The spine and corners are sound. The lower page edges show some light toning or spotting.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterior:\u003c\/strong\u003e The text block is tight and sound. The title page is clean, and the colour plates and maps are bright and clean, with no markings, ex-library stamps or underlining.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dust Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e Present, and protected in a durable archival-type plastic cover. The laminated pictorial jacket is good overall, with the front panel clean. There is slight creasing and rubbing to the head of the spine, a faint yellowish stain to the lower left of the back panel, and light toning to the back.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis \u0026amp; Historical Value\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSouthern African Birds: A Photographic Guide, published by Struik in Cape Town in 1995, is an identification guide to the birds of the subregion, with more than 700 species covered, including the commonly seen residents and breeders as well as rare visitors and vagrants.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book pairs over a thousand colour photographs with distribution maps for each species. Painted illustrations show those identification points that photographs tend to miss, and the photographs show plumage variation and birds in flight. It is a taller, thinner format than many comparable guides.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten by two well-known birders, Ian Sinclair and Ian Davidson, it is a useful field and reference work. It will suit birdwatchers and collectors of Africana natural history who want a clean, jacketed copy of a well-regarded Struik title.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Profile: Ian Sinclair\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIan Sinclair, born in 1948, is regarded as one of Africa's foremost field birders and has written more than twenty books on African birds. He was the original lead author of the Sasol field guide and co-wrote Birds of Africa South of the Sahara with Peter Ryan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis other titles include a field guide to the birds of the Kruger National Park, written with Ian Whyte. He is known for having photographed almost every southern African species in the pre-digital era, which underpins the photographic approach of this guide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSouthern African Birds photographic guide · Sinclair and Davidson birds · Struik bird field guide 1995 · southern Africa bird identification book · Ian Sinclair birds of southern Africa · Africana natural history birds · illustrated bird guide with dust jacket\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Struik Publishers (Pty) Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58801046815023,"sku":"TCB-000533","price":200.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0458\/5524\/4438\/files\/southern-african-birds89523_cover_1.jpg?v=1794127681","url":"https:\/\/timeless-collectible-books.com\/products\/southern-african-birds-photographic-guide-sinclair-davidson-1995","provider":"Timeless Collectible Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}