Canberra: National Library of Australia, (2015. reprint). Quarto, colour illustrations and photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper, now tightly held and sought after. Foreword by Sir David Attenborough. A wonderfully produced work on celebrated wildlife artist William T. Cooper. Illustrated with nearly 200 paintings and sketches, including never before published bird..... More
Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, (2022. second edition), Quarto, laminated boards, colour illustrations. Traces the history of bird art in Australia – from the simple engravings illustrating accounts of the earliest European voyages of discovery to the diversity of artwork available today. It explores the early European approach, in which naval draughtsmen..... More
Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, (2022. second edition), Quarto, colour illustrations, laminated boards, some minor damage to cover. Traces the history of bird art in Australia – from the simple engravings illustrating accounts of the earliest European voyages of discovery to the diversity of artwork available today. It explores the early European..... More
Brisbane: National Library of Australia, 2007. Quarto, photographs, colour illustrations by William T. Cooper, Tony Pridham and others, fine copy in softcover, increasingly sought after. Penny Olsen takes us on a journey of discovery—from Gilbert's first observations in 1844 to recent claims and the evidence surrounding them. The story of..... More
Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, 2018. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs and illustrations. WAS $50. Known for being Australia's most mysterious and enigmatic bird, the Night parrot has been luring its seekers into Australia's vast, arid outback for over a century. Less than 30 specimens were collected before it all but disappeared, and..... More