Jane Turner
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I read somewhere that the average number of books in a uk house is 6
I'm guessing I have a few hundred of my own too... bet I've got the oldest ones if not the most...only got Willoughby missing
I don't have too many bird books,15 or so but I do have a Spanish language copy of Howard L. Irby's Ornitologia del Estrecho de Gibraltar which is my pride and joy....Eddy
Around 75-80 bird books does not sound high compared to others here
Niels
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Pride and joy: Bertel Bruun's Hamlyn bird guide, which I bought in 1971 for £1 new in the local post office. I think this was the first field guide with text and plates opposite each other. It was certainly the first serious book I bought, and at a time when I earned £1 for a day's work in the local supermarket.
Keith
I've got a 1st edition Bewick...which is off for restoration at present (1797) which is the earliest useful book I have, and a compleat system of ornithology (Brookes) which is 1771... so you win until I get Willougby (1670 ish)
I read somewhere that the average number of books in a uk house is 6
Is Willoughby a serious hope or just a pipe dream? I've no idea how many copies exist or what they cost.