Bird books and bird art. An outline of the literary history and iconography of descriptive ornithology [facsimile].
Amsterdam: Junk, 1973. Quarto, uncoloured illustrations. More
BIRDS - Bibliography and Reference
Whose bird? Common bird names and the people they commemorate.
New Haven: Yale University Press, 2003. Octavo, black and white photographs, text illustrations, bookplate, softcover. Birders often wonder about the people commemorated in the names of many of our familiar birds. In this book biographies detail the life and work of the individual involved, often revealing fascinating insights about the..... More
Ornithology books in the library of Trinity College, Hartford.
Hartford: The Stinehour Press, 1983. Octavo, , fine copy in dustwrapper. Numbered limited edition. Includes the 1991 supplement. More
Birds: the Macmillan visual guide.
Sydney: Pan Macmillan, 2006. Quarto, colour photographs, maps, dustwrapper. This comprehensive guide to the world of birds traces their evolution and explains avian biology and behaviour. More
A dictionary of birds.
Vermillion: Buteo Books, 1985. Quarto, illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. Contributions from over 280 ornithologists covering the field of modern ornithology and related subjects. Includes articles on all the bird families, almost all of which are illustrated by a representative species. There are also short entries defining special terms, application..... More
Working bibliography of owls of the world: with summaries of current taxonomy and distributional status.
Washington: National Wildlife Federation, 1978. Quarto, paperback, More
Thoreau on birds.
New York: 1964. Octavo, illustrations, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
John Gould in Australia: letters and drawings.
Melbourne: Miegunyah Press, 1997. Quarto, colour illustrations, bookplate, fine copy in dustwrapper. One of the best books ever published on John Gould, rich in source material and an invaluable reference. The Miegunyah Trust substantially defrayed the costs of publication. More
The world of birds.
Collingwood: CSIRO Publishing/Natural History Museum, 2014. Quarto, colour photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. A beautifully illustrated guide to every aspect of bird life and a complete survey of the world’s orders and families of birds. Highly respected ornithologist and wildlife expert, Jonathan Elphick, begins by defining the distinguishing features of..... More
Ornithological literature of the Papuan subregion 1915 to 1975: an annotated bibliography.
New York: Bulletin of the AMNH, Volume 164, 1979. Octavo, wrappers, More
Birds: their Latin names explained.
Poole: Blandford Press, 1981. Octavo, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
Working bibliography of the Golden Eagle and the genus Aquila.
Washington, DC: Raptor Information Center, 1983. Quarto, softcover. More
Working bibliography of the Bald Eagle.
Washington, DC: Raptor Information Center, 1979. Quarto, paperback, More
Birds and books: the story of the Mathews Ornithological Library.
Canberra: Verity Hewitt Bookshop, 1942. Octavo, photographs. Publisher's wrappers, limited to 200 copies, numbered and signed by the author. More
Checklist to the Mathews Ornithological Collection.
Canberra: National Library of Australia, 1966. Quarto, publisher's wrappers. Gregory Mathews was one of the great bird book collectors of his time. He donated his library to the Australian National Library in 1939. More
Bibliography to accompany Victorian ornithology: a chronology showing characteristics of the periods and bibliography.
[Melbourne]: Melbourne Council of the National Museum of Victor, 1975. Octavo, wrappers, plus folding chart. More
Biographies for birdwatchers: the lives of those commemorated in Western Palearctic bird names.
London: Academic Press, 1988. Octavo, photographs, text illustrations, bookplate, a very good copy in dustwrapper. Awonderful reference, like the authors' other books. More
The bird collectors.
London: Academic Press, 1998. Octavo, illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. This book examines the history and uses of bird skins and is a very useful for anyone interested in the history of ornithology. There are 160 period photographs showing famous collectors and ornithological expeditions. More
Audubon to Xantus: the lives of those commemorated in North American bird names.
London: Academic Press, 1992. Octavo, illustrations, bookplate, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
A catalogue of the Ellis Collection of Ornithological Books in the University of Kansas Libraries, volume one: A-B.
Lawrence: University of Kansas Libraries, 1972. Octavo, publisher's printed wrappers. A superb bibliography that was never finished. No wonder, Robert Mengel set the bar very high. Volume two (C-D) was published 1983. More
A catalogue of the Ellis Collection of Ornithological Books in the University of Kansas Libraries, volume two: C-D.
Lawrence: University of Kansas Libraries, 1983. Octavo, publisher's printed wrappers. A superb bibliography that was never finished. No wonder, Robert Mengel set the bar very high. Volume one (A-B) was published 1873. More
A bibliography of British ornithology.
Hitchin: Wheldon and Wesley, (1986. facsimile). Octavo, publisher's cloth. More
Annotated index to some early New Zealand bird literature.
Wellington: Department of Internal Affairs, 1968. Octavo, publisher's printed boards. More
Ornithological books in the Yale University Library.
Mansfield: Maurizio Martino, [1995]. Octavo, uncoloured frontispiece, publisher's boards. First published Yale University Press, 1961. More
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Bibliographie ornithologique francaise [1948-1949].
New York: Martino Fine Books & Publishing, (1994. reprint). Octavo, Standard bibliography of ornithological books and periodicals published in French or Latin, covering France and French colonies. More