Ornithology
THE ILLUSTRATED BOOK OF CANARIES AND CAGE-BIRDS, BRITISH AND FOREIGN.
Pp. viii+448, chromolithographic frontispiece and 55 plates with tissue guards, black & white text illustrations and decorations, index; thick post 4to; later qr. green morocco, spine lettered in gilt between gilt decorated raised bands, dark green cloth boards, faintly scuffed; all edges sprinkled red; later endpapers and binder's blanks, bookseller's..... More
THE ILLUSTRATED BOOK OF CANARIES AND CAGE-BIRDS, BRITISH AND FOREIGN.
Pp. viii+448, chromolithographic frontispiece and 55 plates (several with tissue guards), black & white text illustrations and decorations, index; thick post 4to; rebound in later (but not recent) half brown leather, spine lettered and decorated in gilt between raised bands, dark brown cloth boards, the upper board lettered and ruled..... More
JOHN GOULD IN AUSTRALIA. Letters and Drawings.
With a catalogue of manuscripts, correspondence and drawings relating to the birds and mammals of Australia held in The Natural History Museum, London. Pp. xiv+504(last colophon, verso blank), illustrated throughout in colour and black & white (several full page), appendices, notes, references, indices; tall demy 4to; maize boards, spine lettered..... More
BIRDS OF THE LONG FOREST, 1889-2005
. Foreword by Trevor Pescott. Pp. x+278, illustrated in colour and black & white, full page maps, tables, references, glossary, appendix, index; impl. 8vo; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, with security sticker on verso of lower wrapper; Friends of Werribee Gorge and Long Forest Mallee Inc., Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, 2006. First..... More
NORWICH CANARIES: how to breed, manage and exhibit.
Pp. 60, frontispiece, plus 3 plates, one full page illustration; small cr. 8vo; printed pale green stiff paper wrappers with pictorial advertisement on lower wrapper, slightly soiled and foxed, with circular sticker (over printed price?) on front panel, the backstrip split and chipped at extremities, with a long tape repair..... More
NORWICH CANARIES.
Foreword by E. R. W. Lincoln. Pp. 120+[4](advertisements) frontispiece, text illustrations; printed stiff paper wrappers, slightly soiled and worn, edges lightly rubbed, the backstrip a trifle chipped at extremities; bookseller's stamp at foot of half-title and title pages, edges of leaves slightly foxed; Cage Birds, London, n.d.[195-?]. New edition. *First..... More
CANARY BREEDING IN AUSTRALIA.
A practical volume on all branches of a fascinating activity. Fifth edition (with additional and enlarged chapters). Pp. 144(including advertisements), 10 plates, a couple of text illustrations; pictorial light brown card wrappers, slightly soiled and foxed, edges lightly worn, with small piece chipped from foot of backstrip; the text block..... More
THE AUSTRALIAN CANARY HANDBOOK.
Pp. x+246, 16 coloured plates, numerous black & white text illustrations, glossary, index; tall cr. 4to; tan boards, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper, slightly foxed on reverse; the authors, Melbourne, 1993. First edition. *Inscribed and signed by the authors on the upper free endpaper. Loosely inserted are two order..... More
CHECKLIST TO THE MATHEWS ORNITHOLOGICAL COLLECTION.
Pp. [xvi]+310(last blank), processed, frontispiece portrait; post 4to; tape backed printed stiff paper wrappers, slightly soiled, edges lightly rubbed, the tape slightly split at head of backstrip; National Library of Australia, Canberra, 1966. First edition. More
BIRDS AT HOME.
Camera Studies of Birds of South Africa. Pp. viii+[104], frontispiece, 50 full page illustrations, index; cr. 4to; red cloth, lettered and decorated in black, boards slightly marked, the bottom fore-corners lightly bruised, spine with 3 small faded patches; dust wrapper, soiled and worn, edges and backstrip torn; occasional faint soiling;..... More
FINCHES OF AUSTRALIA: a folio.
Pp. 68, 18 coloured plates within pagination, references; super roy. folio; pictorial glazed paper wrappers; Lansdowne Press, Melbourne, 1976. First trade edition. *Within the original publisher's printed cardboard box. More
THE BORDER FANCY CANARY.
Its breeding, rearing and management. Sixth edition of the original book written by James Patterson, completely revised by James Houston. Pp. vi+88(last advertisement), frontispiece, full page diagram; pale green stiff paper wrappers printed on both sides, slightly foxed, edges a trifle faded and rubbed; text block faintly browned, scattered light..... More
![Item #182525 SHEARWATERS OF PORT FAIRY. [Cover title]. Avis Quarrell](https://kaycraddock.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/182525.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1767186182)
SHEARWATERS OF PORT FAIRY. [Cover title].
Pp. [12], illustrated in colour and black & white; wide demy 8vo; pictorial glazed paper wrappers; Covell Publications, Warrnambool, Vic., 1989. *With loosely inserted leaflet 'Griffiths Island Shearwater ("mutton-bird") Colony, Port Fairy. More
THE FAUNA OF SOUTH AFRICA.
Edited by W. L. Sclater. Six volumes, comprising: THE BIRDS OF SOUTH AFRICA, by Arthur C. Stark. In four volumes. Pp. xxx+322+xiv+324(last blank)+[4](advertisements)+xviii+416+xviii+546(last blank), frontispiece portrait with tissue guard Volume II, text figures, coloured folding map at end of Volume II, publisher's slip tipped-in at title page Volume I, bibliography..... More
ZOOLOGY OF NEW HOLLAND.
The figures by James Sowerby. Vol. I. [All published]. Pp. [ii](title, verso blank)+24 (of 34, last blank), with 7 [of 12] hand-coloured plates on J. Whatman watermarked paper; narrow med. 4to; disbound, the title page detached, stab holes and remnants of the original string binding present; tiny split to bottom..... More
A FIELD GUIDE TO AUSTRALIAN BIRDS: Volume Two Passerines.
Pp. xvi+310(last blank), illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, numerous small distribution maps, endpaper map, selected bibliography, indices; cr. 8vo; navy boards, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper; Rigby, Adelaide, 1978. Fourth printing. More
PENGUINS OF THE WORLD: A BIBLIOGRAPHY.
Compiled on behalf of the BIOMASS Working Party on Bird Ecology. Pp. xiv+256(last blank), indices; narrow cr. 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; The British Antarctic Survey Natural Environment Research Council, London, 1985. First edition. More