Budgerigars in bush and aviary.
Sydney: Angus and Robertson, (1935. second edition). Octavo, coloured frontispiece, chipped and dust stained dustwrapper (NOT AS PICTURED), some spotting. The dustwrapper spine has 'second edition'. More
Sydney: Angus and Robertson, (1935. second edition). Octavo, coloured frontispiece, chipped and dust stained dustwrapper (NOT AS PICTURED), some spotting. The dustwrapper spine has 'second edition'. More
Sydney: Angus and Robertson, (1933. first edition). Octavo, uncoloured frontispiece (the second edition has a coloured frontispiece), colour plates. Publisher's green cloth, bookplate, scarce. Neville Cayley illustrated the first standard for Australian show budgiergars and was very involved in the promotion of the hobby of Budgerigar breeding. This book is..... More
Sydney: Angus and Robertson, (1933. first edition). Octavo, uncoloured frontispiece (the second edition has a coloured frontispiece), colour plates. Publisher's green cloth, owner's florid signature on endpaper, also his signature on title page, tipped in the upper dustwrapper and a newspaper cutting describing a substantial collection in Geelong, scarce. Neville..... More
Sydney: Angus and Robertson, (1933. first edition). Octavo, uncoloured frontispiece, signature, very good copy in chipped dustwrapper (NOT AS PICTURED). The genuine first edition dustwrapper does not have the edition printed on the spine, as with this copy. More
Sydney: Angus and Robertson, (1935. second edition). Octavo, coloured frontispiece, signature, a very good copy in slightly chipped dustwrapper. The dustwrapper spine has 'second edition'. More
London: Hamlyn, 1983. Octavo, colour illustrations, very good in dustwrapper. More
London: Christopher Helm, (1993. first edition). Octavo, colour plates, distribution maps, owner's sticker, near fine copy in dustwrapper. Describes and illustrates in colour for the first time the plumages and most distinctive races of all 290 species in the Fringillidae, Carduelidae, Estrildidae and Passeridae families. Colour distribution maps are used..... More
Bedford: The Parrot Society, 1967-1982. Octavo, photographs. Binder's cloth, some extra unbound volumes, scarce. One of the better avicultural magazines with quality articles by well known aviculturists such as George Smith, the Stoodleys and Rosemary Low. PROVENANCE: The set of Stan Sindel. More
London: Watmoughs Limited, [c1955]. Octavo, publisher's cloth. More
Marlborough: The Crowood Press, 2012. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. A practical guide for both novice and experienced poultry-keeper alike. It identifies the basic British poultry breeds and assesses the qualities of each, explaining their attributes to help today's hobbyist understand which breeds are most suited to their needs. Detailed photographs..... More
Surrey: Spur Publications, (1982. second edition). Quarto, colour plates, maps, fine copy in dustwrapper. Widely acclaimed as the most comprehensive and authoritative work published on pheasants. Covers 49 species of pheasant and includes life habits and distribution as well as breeding information. First published in 1951. More
Richmond: Denlinger's, 1952. Octavo, photographs, publisher's cloth. More
Parramatta: Frank Ditchfield, [c1960]. Duodecimo, text illustrations, wrappers. More
Adelaide: Rigby, 1982. Duodecimo, softcover. More
Melbourne: Budgerigar Society, (. sixth edition). Octavo, tables. Publisher's printed boards, some slight wear. More
Melbourne: Budgerigar Society, (1955. eighth edition). Octavo, tables. Publisher's printed boards, some wear. More
London: The Budgerigar Society, (c1960. third edition), Octavo, softcover. More
London: F. V. White, [1920]. Octavo, coloured frontispiece, bookplate, publisher's decorated cloth, slightly grubby, bookplate. The Reverend Farrar's two little books, the other is "Birdroom and aviary", are the wittiest and most enjoyable books ever written on aviculture. More
Wisconsin: All-Pets Books, 1954. Octavo, text illustrations, publisher's cloth. More
Illinois: American Budgerigar Society, 1943. Octavo, photographs, lacks free front blank endpaper, publisher's cloth. More
American Budgerigar Society, (1951. sixth edition). Octavo, photographs, grubby publisher's cloth. More
London: Cage Birds, [c1910]. Small octavo, text illustrations, inscription, coloured wrappers, worn. More
Reseda: Bird Haven, 1953. reprint). Octavo, colour plates, text illustrations, softcover. More
Melbourne: Lansdowne Press, (1973. first edition). Folio, colour plates, maps, inscription (birthday presant) on front endpaper with a few flecks, slightly worn and sunned dustwrapper (NOT AS PICTURED). One of the great twentieth century bird books and a central work for anybody seriously interested in parrots. More
Brisbane: Alexander Editions, (2002. third revised edition). Quarto, colour plates by William T. Cooper, a fine copy in dustwrapper. Australian Parrots was first published in 1969 with tipped-in photographs by Len Robinson was an immediate success. A second edition, with a substantially revised text and illustrated by William T. Cooper..... More