flexible small paperback booklet recent paperback (2008) dedicated to European birds; After a short introduction, the book describes 119 common species dedicating to each half systematized page illustrated with a color photo; no distribution board; This micro incomplete but very well illustrated guide will delight beginners naturalists who do not want to charge too much; it may be supplemented by a more comprehensive and voluminous library encyclopedia or a more comprehensive field identification guide; given the featherweight, the price of this small guide and free shipping from amazon, you better buy it new that occasion, you might pay less than in a bookstore