Melbourne: Bloomings Books, 2016. Quarto, colour photographs, maps, fine copy in dustwrapper, modest owner's sticker. David Hollands has spent 16 years traversing Australia to find, study and photograph the 17 species which make up this book. His passion and enthusiasm for his subjects shine through in the text; lively, accurate..... More
Denver: University Press of Colorado, 2015. Quarto, paperback, colour photographs, black and white illustrations. Accompanied by the stunning photography of Thomas D. Mangelsen, this book details the natural history, biology, and conservation issues surrounding the abundant Sandhill crane and the endangered Whooping crane in North America. Author Paul A. Johnsgard..... More
Lincoln: Nebraska University Press, 2011. Octavo, paperback, text illustrations, maps. Driving west from Lincoln to Grand Island, Nebraska, Paul A. Johnsgard remarks, is like driving backward in time. "I suspect," he says, "that the migrating cranes of a pre-ice age period some ten million years ago would fully understand every..... More
London: Academic Press, 2000. Octavo, laminated boards, illustrations. WAS $50. A comprehensive update on status and conservation needs of herons with emphasis on wetland conservation. This book sets the worldwide agenda for conservation of the herons of the world. It gathers together all the details we know about the populations..... More
New York: Longmans, 1967. Octavo, photographs, dustwrapper. More
Sydney: E. P. Dutton & Co., 1966. Octavo, photographs, very good copy in dustwrapper. More