Resultados de búsqueda: Birds from Lawrence Jones

Melbourne: The Bird Observers Club, 1969. 111pp, index, 12 col plates, distribution maps. Or blue cloth in jacket. Prev owners label on front free endpaper, page edges evenly toned.Jacket showing some minor edge wear, several small chips and 3cm tear to rear panel. Presents the flycatchers of Australia along with whistlers, thrush, shrike, whipbirds and bellbird.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Slater, Peter; Stirling, Alex (maps). 4to.

Melbourne: The Bird Observers Club, 1974. 111pp, index, 12 col plates, distribution maps. Or blue cloth in jacket. Prev owner's name on front free endpaper, page edges evenly toned. Presents the flycatchers of Australia along with whistlers, thrush, shrike, whipbirds and bellbird.. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Slater, Peter; Stirling, Alex (maps). 4to.

Melbourne: The Bird Observers Club, 1971. 88pp, index, 12 col plates, map. Or tan cloth in jacket. Slight damp rippling at top edge with light tide mark to jacket. Presents the honeyeaters of Australia.. Third Impression. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Maltby, Peg; Stirling, Alex (maps). 4to.

Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1989. 456pp, index, bibliography, 132 col plates. Or blue cloth in jacket. Very light edge wear to jacket, some foxing to top edge. A rich variety of works has been selected to celebrate the continuing source of artistic inspiration found in Australia's spectacular bird life.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to.

Sydney: Cassell Australia, 1979. 281pp, indexz, 74 full page col plates. Or black boards in jacket. Minor silverfishing to edges of boards and front pastedown, toning to endpapers/prelims. Beautiful colour plates accompanied by informative text.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by O'grady, Gladys Y.. Oblong 4to.

Brisbane: Steve Parish Publishing, 1997. 160pp, num col ills (many full page). Or green boards in jacket. Very light edge wear to jacket. Peter Slater has selected more than 100 of his favourite bird species for this volume with informative text discussing the reasons for his choices, anecdotes of his personal close encounters of the bird kind and including fascinating details about the history, behaviour, habits and habitats of his subjects.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Folio.

Wynnewood: Livingston Publishing Company, 1969. HEAVY. xiv, 306pp, illustrated throughout by tipped-in full-page colour photographs with five paintings by American bird illustrator John C Yrizarry, line drawings distribution maps, monochrome photographs, bibliography, gazetteer, index. There is an erasure mark (prev person's name?) at the centre of the front flyleaf. Original green cloth boards in dust-jacket. In this, Joseph M Forshaw's definitive study of Australian parrots, a detailed description of every species is provided, together with information on classification and nomenclature, flight, call, habitat, distribution, habits and movements. Details of the care and housing of parrots in captivity are also given.. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Folio.

Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1976. xxx, 342pp, index, references, gazetteer, maps, 13 col plates. Or green cloth in jacket. Tapes stains to endpapers and jacket flaps, prev owners name on front free endpaperpen marks and light stain to fore-edge. 5cm tear to bottom of front free endpaper. Jacket spien faded. Volume in Australian Natural Science LIBrary series. Nevill Cayley's standard work of 1938 has been completely revised and expanded. The aviary notes in particular have been updated and expanded, and many additons have been made to the field notes.. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Large 8vo.

Melbourne: Whitcombe & Tombs Ltd., 1926. 232pp, index, supplement, bw ills, col plates. Or brown cloth, lacking jacket. Very slight flecking to cloth, endpapers toned with bookseller label and prev owner name. A nice older guide to Australian avifauna.. Sixth Edition, Revised and Enlarged. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo.

Sydney: National Book Distrubutors & Publishers, 1994. HEAVY. xiii, 236pp, index, hundreds col photographs, distribution maps, endpaper maps. Or pictorial laminated boards in jacket. Minor edge wear to jacket. Originally published as Australia- Land of Birds and revised in 1989 this volume showcases some 690 species with updated photos, revised English and scientific names.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to.

Sydney: Kangaroo Press, 1991. 128pp, index, appendices, num col ills, distribution mpas, endpaper maps. Or pictorial car. Slightest of edge wear. A brief account of the natural history of 88 species of waterbird to be seen in inland Australia with useful information on where to find waterbirds, and the problems of conservation.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo.

Haren, Netherlands: The Author, 1965. 237pp, addendum, bibliography, col plates, bw ills, rear endpaper map. Or blue cloth, no jacket. Offset toning and some foxing to front endpapers., Includes budgerigars, rosellas, parrakeets and parrots.. Fourth Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Duursma, S. (photography). 4to.

Prahran, Vic: Black Cockatoo Press, 1989. HEAVY. ix, 380 pages, colour plates, b/w illustrations, appendix, index. Upper page edges lightly foxed. Cloth boards in dust-jacket which has a faded spine. Written for all classes of aviculturists, the book covers the conditions and problems faced by Australian aviculturists. All aspects of bird keeping are covered and there is a complete species account of both Australian and foreign birds, including parrots, cockatoos, finches, softbills, quail, doves, pheasants and waterfowl.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to.

Washington: Smithsonian Instituion Press, 1970. 120pp, text figures, appendix, index. Prev owner's one-line stamp on the front cover, ffep, title page and occasionally throughout (no text affected). End-papers foxed. Cloth boards, lightly soiled, covered in clear plastic taped to itself at the inside covers. The fourteen papers presented at the Conference, each followed by discussion.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 4to.

Sandringham, Vic.: Bayside City Council, 2005. x, 102pp, index, bibliography, bw & col ills. Loosely inserted clipping of author's obituary. Or pictorial card. Small gift card attahed to inside of front cover. SIGNED by author on title page. Mainly covers the area around Sandringham, Victoria.. Signed by Author. First Paperback. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo.

Wien: Selbsverlag Der Wissenschaftlichen Staatsmuseen, 1944. ix, 272pp + 26 bw plates + folding map, index, notes. Or gray thin card wraps. Some toning to covers with small chip at bottom of spine, page edges/margins toned. Scarce wartime monograph in German on shorebirds.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Small 4to.

London: Methuen, 1983. 180 pages, b/w photos, line drawings, glossary. Cloth boards in dust-jacket. The author's second book about bird watchers and bird watching.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

Neptune City, NJ: TFH, 1975. 528pp, index, glossary, appendices, num bw & col ills, text drawings. Or pictorial laminated boards. Spine creased, covers slightly yellowed, internally clean and tight. Two of the foremost authorities on birds have written a comprehensive text which provides a highly practical guide to birds in health and illness with the emphasis on prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases. Deals primarily with cage and aviary birds such as the budgerigar, parrots and canaries, but includes game birds, water fowl, pigeons and birds of prey. One of the best books of its type.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo.

London: Academic Press, 1966. ix, 424pp, index, references, bw ills, maps (inc one folding), endpaper maps. Green cloth in jacket. Jacket price clipped, lightly edgeworn and faded on spine. Discusses the ecology and distribution of birds throughout the African continent and the neighnouring islands in relation to the immense clatic changes of the last 20000 years. Also shows how various features of the bird faunas illustrate ecological principles and bring to prominence a variety of ecological problems.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

New Zealand: National Museum of New Zealand, 1981. 49pp, tables, references, 3 bw ills. Or green card. Bumped/creased at bottom corner. Ex-Royal Society Queensland with their stampto front and title (with cancelled stamp).. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to.