Sydney, 1984, Popular books. (rep.) hardcover, pp112, many col. plates & illus; large 4to, glazed boards. Very Good
Australian birds and the foliage they prefer. Helpful for gardeners wanting to plant trees and shrubs to attract birds to their gardens
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np,nd hardcover, numerous col. illus., 4to, half morocco, gilt lettering. Good. Sl. Tanning, Bound, without title, by Jack Harding
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N H Seward, 1951, Melbourne,1st edition pp188, hardcover, col. & b/w plates; 8vo, clothindex, some notes at back endpaper.. Very good in dust wrapper (now protected)
Providing an updated guide to the Australian Rhopalocera and many of the butterflies of New Guinea.
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ChancellorPress, 1997, London pp256, hardcover, 8vo, fine ISBN: 185152732X 978-1-85152-732-8
A fascinating insight into the lives of the world's predatory raptors, their habitats and prey.
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Sydney, Rigby, 1984 hardcover, pp108, colour photos; 4to, cloth. Very good in protected dust wrapper
A personal recollection and scientific observation of the Bower Bird
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Whitcombe& Tombs, 1922, Melbourne pp196, paperback, includes b/w photos, fair, foxing to edges & boards, faint stamp on inside board, spine edge very worn with exposed binding
Chisholm's observations of Australian birds.
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Reed, 1968, Sydney, first edition pp60, hardcover, many fine col. plates; folio, cloth. Near fine in like dust wrapper, now protected
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London, 1903 hardcover, pp424, col. & b/w illus; 8vo, decorated cloth, t.e.g. Some soiling & flecking
Murray's Imperial Library
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1975, Melbourne, Lansdowne, first edition pp260, hardcover, col. plates, large 4to, cloth, index and biliography, lower edges v. sl. rubbed. Small stain to bottom and side edges , else very good in near fine dust wrapper
Full colour illustrations of over thiry species and 120 sub species
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Sydney, Angus & Robertson, 1969 hardcover, pp194, col. & b/w plates, line ills., maps; 4to, cloth. Fine in very good protected dustjacket
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Sydney, Angus & Robertson, 1966 hardcover, pp194, col. & b/w plates, line ills., maps; 4to, cloth. Bookplate. Very good in good dust wrapper, now protected
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Thames & Hudson, 1976, London, first English edition pp260, hardcover, colour plates, 4to, cloth boards. Very good in dust wrapper with sl. tear to spine
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Jacaranda Press, 1968, Brisbane pp163, hardcover, 25.5x19.5 cm, good in fair dust wrapper, sunned and foxing to edges, dust wrapper scuffed and chipped on edges, small tear on top edge, foxed and sunned
The definitive work on Australian owls and owl-like birds
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Lansdowne, Melbourne, 1978 (Second Edition) xiv,pp616, col. plates, photos, text ills; elephant folio, cloth, very good in like dust wrapper ( now protected)
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Sydney, William Applegate Gullick, 1921 hardcover, pp86, 62 col. plates; 8vo, cloth, good a little marked, spine sunned, lettered & stamped in gilt.
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Whitcombe & Tombs, 1966, Christchurch, first edition pp220, hardcover, b/w & colour plates, index, appendix and bibliography, 8vo, cloth boards. Very good in dust wrapper. (now protected)
A guide to collecting and identifing the better known species of butterflies
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Octopus, 1973, London, hardcover, with 101 colour photos. 4to, cloth boards. Very good in dust wrapper
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London, The British Museum (Natural History), 1970. Second edition hardcover, ppvi, 446, 3 colour plates, many text illus. maps & diagrams; large 4to, cloth. Edges foxed, very good in like protected dust wrapper (price-clipped)
A detailed guide to the habits, behaviour and habitats. Includes an index of English and scientific names
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Haren, Holland, n.d. (third edition) hardcover, pp238, colour & b/w photographs, map; 4to, cloth. Very good in good , creased & rubbed dust wrapper, now protected
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Sydney, The Currawong Press, 1982. No. 8 of 150 copies signed by the author and artist hardcover, pp112, full page colour ills., b/w ills; sm. 4to, cloth, lettered in gilt. Very good in card slip-case
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Longmans, 1962, London pp62, hardcover, 8vo, b/w photo illustrations, pictorial endpapers, good in good price clipped dust wrapper
Birds photographed by Prince Philip on the world tours of 1956-57 and 1959.
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Michael Joseph, 1975, London, first English edition pp296, hardcover, colour plates, 4to, leatherette. Small tear top of spine, else very good in dust wrapper (also with tear to spine]
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Cassell, 1979, Sydney pp278, hardcover, 22x30 cm, good in good dust wrapper, foxing to edges and pages, owner's inscription, dust wrapper foxed ISBN: 0726966509 978-0-7269-6650-7
Paintings by Gladys O'Grady of various species of Australian birds and their young, accompanied by an informative text
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Melbourne, Whitcombe & Tombs, 1911. First edition hardcover, pp490, 6 col. plates (4 by Ellis Rowan) numerous b/w plates and ills; 8vo, cloth. Owner names on front free endpaper, else very good
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Nelson, 1971, Melbourne, first edition ppxxxii, 206, harscover, profusely illus. in colour; 4to, cloth. Index & bibliography. Very good in like dust wrapper
357 species are listed with cross references and many illustrations, includes behaviour patterns and an introduction to classifcation life history and taxonomy
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Sydney, 1901-14, 2nd ed. 4to, binder's cloth. One plate professionally repaired, else very good. (incl. 25 egg plates from drawings by Neville Cayley) printed tissues;
The best edition of one of the great works of Australian ornithology. With the bookplates of Alexander Henry Love
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Bird Observer's Club, Melbourne, 1974. Reprint hardcover, pp108, (4) colour illustrations by Peter Slater , maps by Alex Stirling; sm.4to, cloth, lettered in silver. Very good in good dust wrapper, now protected (one closed tear)
A description of the birds, their habits and behaviour. A companion book to Australian Honeyeaters.
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Melbourne, 1975. Second edition, with ammendments and distribution maps hardcover, pp86, (10) colour illustrations by Peg Maltby , maps by Alex Stirling; sm.4to, leatherette, lettered in silver. Very good in like dust wrapper, now protected
Comprehensive text dealing with the habitats, features and distribution of Austalian Honeyeaters. A companion book to Australian Flycatchers and their Allies
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Orbis, 1978, London, first English edition pp128, hardcover, colour plates, 4to, cloth boards. Very good in dust wrapper
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Melbourne: Lansdowne, 1967 hardcover, pp.xvi, 246 with 16 b/w plates roy 8vo original price clipped dust wrapper, very good, small tear,
An anthology of prose, both literary and ornithological, and verse by Australian and NZ writers in 2 sections: Bird Tales and General Bird Lore
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Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union, 1969, Melbourne pp192, pamphlet style, very good
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Sydney, Angus & Robertson, 1967, 1st edition, signed by the author hardcover, pp182, b/w plates; 8vo, cloth, very good in sl. rubbed dust wrapper ( now protected)
The author's experiences of birds and birdwatching around Australia
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Angus& Robertson, 1968, Sydney pp263, hardcover, 8vo, includes plates & line drawings, good in good dust wrapper, edges foxed, dust wrapper top edge worn with closed tear
A guide to varieties, habits and behaviours of different species of penguins
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Thames & Hudson, 1965, London pp256, illus. in colour & b/w. 4to. cloth, label removed from endpaper leaving a small stain, a very good copy in like dust wrapper
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