A Birdkeeper's guide to cockatiels. Practical advice on the care and accommodation of these popular birds, plus a survey of colour forms.
London: Salamander Books, 1989. Octavo, colour illustrations, laminated boards. More
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A Birdkeeper's guide to cockatoos: A comprehensive survey of these distinctive birds with practical advice on their care and breeding.
London: Salamander Books, 1990. Octavo, colour illustrations, laminated boards. More
Parrots and related birds.
Neptune City: TFH, 1969. Octavo, ccolour photographs, fine copy in laminated boards. More
New World parrots in crisis: solutions from conservation biology.
Washington: Smithsonian, 1992. Octavo, black and white photographs, paperback. More
Parrot culture: our 2500-year-long fascination with the world's most talkative bird.
Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2004. Octavo, black and white illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. Traces the unique place held by parrots in the history, culture, society, literature, and even culinary arts of the Western world, beginning with Alexander the Great's return from Persia with a number of parrots. The..... More
The birds of Africa, volume three: Parrots to woodpeckers.
London: Academic Press, 1988. Quarto, colour plates, other illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Foreign birds for cage and aviary.
London: "The Feathered World" [1910]. Small quarto, coloured frontispieces, text illustrations. Publisher's green cloth, a fine set. More
Parrots: the animal answer guide.
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2012. Octavo, photographs, maps, paperback. This guide provides detailed, factual answers to questions such as what parrots eat in the wild, why so many species live in the Amazon, how intelligent parrots are, and what is the world's rarest parrot? The beautiful plumage of parrots..... More
Captive birds in health and disease: gamebirds, raptors, parrots, waterfowl, and other species.
Blaine: Hancock House, 2003. Quarto, laminated boards, colour and black and white illustrations. This book seeks to promote closer collaboration between bird-keepers and veterinarians. The emphasis is on maintaining health and preventing disease rather than treating ailments. One section is orientated specifically towards veterinary surgeons and provides information on diagnosis..... More
The magazine of The Parrot Society, volumes 1-16.
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
Parrots and pigeons of Australia.
Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1992. Quarto, colour photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper, scarce. National Photographic Index, number seven. More
Parrots of the world.
Melbourne: Lansdowne Press, (1973. first edition). Folio, colour plates, maps, fine copy in dustwrapper. One of the great twentieth century bird books and a central work for anyone seriously interested in parrots. More
Australian parrots.
Brisbane: Alexander Editions, (2002. third revised edition). Quarto, colour plates by William T. Cooper. Handsome red full calf and cloth-backed slipcase, limited to 95 numbered copies signed by both author and artist. The deluxe edition, originally priced at $850. We also have stocks of the trade edition [stock record 35064]..... More
Australian parrots.
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 and was an immediate success. A second edition, with a substantially revised text and illustrated by William T...... More
Australian parrots.
Sydney: Lansdowne Editions, (1981. second edition). Small folio, colour plates, cover edges silverfished, chipped dustwrapper. More
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The birds of Australia, volume five [facsimile, the parrot volume].
Melbourne: Hill House, 1989. Folio, 92 colour plates. Publisher's green cloth, fine copy. More
What parrot is that?
Victoria: Gould League of Victoria, 1996. Octavo, photographs, wrappers. More
Parrots: a guide to parrots of the world.
Mountfield: Pica Press, (1998. first edition). Octavo, 88 colour plates, maps,good copy in dustwrapper. The first identification guide to parrots. One-fifth of the world's parrots are on the threatened list and this book includes up-to-date information on their conservation Winner of the 1999 British Library Association's McColvin Medal for an..... More
Parrots: a guide to parrots of the world.
Mountfield: Pica Press, (1998. first edition). Octavo, 88 colour plates, maps, faulty end paper. The first identification guide to parrots. One-fifth of the world's parrots are on the threatened list and this book includes up-to-date information on their conservation Winner of the 1999 British Library Association's McColvin Medal for an..... More
Perroquets et perruches.
Paris: Editions Boubee, 1962. Tall octavo, eight colour plates by Paul Barruel, a very good copy. More
A century of parrots.
Mansfield: Insignis Publications, 2007. Large octavo, photographs, laminated boards. This new book from well known parrot expert, Rosemary Low, is a personal history of all things parrot during the twentieth century. The author looks at the history of parrot keeping and parrot trade, the large public and private collections, the..... More
Endangered parrots.
Poole: Blandford Press, (1984. first edition). Quarto, illustrations, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
Go west for Parrots! A South American odyssey.
Mansfield: Insignis Publications, 2009. Octavo, paperback, black and white photographs, maps. The author's adventures through South America over the course of 33 years are described in this book highlighting her experiences with parrots and other birds along with the people and the culture of this region. More
A guide to Grey parrots as pet and aviary birds.
Tweed Heads: Australian Bird Keeper, 2006. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. Comprehensive information on African grey parrots in the wild and in captivity as an aviary and companion bird. Covers topics of history, in the wild, worldwide trade, subspecies, physical characteristics, colour mutations and abnormal colouration. In captivity - accomodation for..... More
Lories and lorikeets: the brush-tongued parrots.
Melbourne: Inkata Press, 1978. Octavo, colour photographs, bookplate, fine copy in dustwrapper. More