Bird books and bird art. An outline of the literary history and iconography of descriptive ornithology [facsimile].
Amsterdam: Junk, 1973. Quarto, uncoloured illustrations. More
Amsterdam: Junk, 1973. Quarto, uncoloured illustrations. More
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
Hartford: The Stinehour Press, 1983. Octavo, , fine copy in dustwrapper. Numbered limited edition. Includes the 1991 supplement. More
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1979. Octavo, illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
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
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
London: Michael Joseph Ltd., 1974. Quarto, colour photographs, dustwrapper. More
London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2016. Octavo, colour photographs and illustrations, laminated boards. Why are owls regarded either as wise or as harbingers of doom? What gave rise to the fanciful belief that storks bring babies? Why is the eagle associated with victory or the hummingbird with paradise? The answers are here..... More
London: New Holland, 2009. Octavo, colour illustrations, bookplate, laminated boards. More
Washington: National Wildlife Federation, 1978. Quarto, paperback, More
New York: 1964. Octavo, illustrations, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
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
London: Croom Helm, 1984. Octavo, photographs and other illustrations, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
New York: Bulletin of the AMNH, Volume 164, 1979. Octavo, wrappers, More
Poole: Blandford Press, 1981. Octavo, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
Washington, DC: Raptor Information Center, 1983. Quarto, softcover. More
Washington, DC: Raptor Information Center, 1979. Quarto, paperback, More
Canberra: Verity Hewitt Bookshop, 1942. Octavo, photographs. Publisher's wrappers, limited to 200 copies, numbered and signed by the author. More
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
[Melbourne]: Melbourne Council of the National Museum of Victor, 1975. Octavo, wrappers, plus folding chart. More
London: Academic Press, 1988. Octavo, photographs, text illustrations, bookplate, a very good copy in dustwrapper. Awonderful reference, like the authors' other books. More
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
London: Academic Press, 1992. Octavo, illustrations, bookplate, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
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
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