The birds of Africa, volume one: Ostrich to falcons.
London: Academic Press, (1982. first edition). Quarto, colour plates, text illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
London: Academic Press, (1982. first edition). Quarto, colour plates, text illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
London: Academic Press, 1988. Quarto, colour plates, other illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
London: Academic Press, 1986. Quarto, colour plates, illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, (2015. reprint). Quarto, oblong format, colour illustrations, signed bookplate by the author and artist, fine copy in dustwrapper. This reprint uses a heavier paper stock and includes an In Memoriam celebrating the life of the artist William T. Cooper (1934-2015). In 1973 Joseph Forshaw and William Cooper..... More
Adelaide: Rigby, 1982. Quarto, colour plates, photographs, the copy of William and Wendy Cooper, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
Adelaide: Rigby, 1982. Quarto, colour plates, photographs, stamp, very good dustwrapper. with an excellent chapter by David Rushton on the aviculture of pigeons and doves. More
Adelaide: Rigby, 1982. Quarto, colour plates, photographs, bookplate, fine copy in dustwrapper. An excellent treatment on the subject. The author as director of CSIRO Wildlife Division maintained an extensive collection of Australian pigeons and doves in Canberra. More
South Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1993-2006. Quarto, colour plates, text illustrations, maps, very slightly sunned dustwrappers, otherwise a fine set in dustwrappers. The Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds (HANZAB) provides a comprehensive summary of the biology, together with detailed illustrations, of all 952 species of birds which..... More
Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1999. Quarto, colour plates, text illustrations, maps, fine copy in dustwrapper. Each species account includes sections on field identification, habitat, distribution and population, movements and migration, food, social organisation, social behaviour, voice, breeding, plumage and morphology, and references. This volume completes the Non-passerines and covers Cockatoos..... More
Melbourne: Oxford University Press, (2007. reprint). Quarto, colour plates, text illustrations, maps, fine copy in slightly spine-sunned dustwrapper. Each species account includes sections on field identification, habitat, distribution and population, movements and migration, food, social organisation, social behaviour, voice, breeding, plumage and morphology, and references. This volume covers Hawks, Eagles..... More
Melbourne: Oxford University Press, (2007. reprint). Quarto, colour plates, text illustrations, maps, small bookplate, very good copy in dustwrapper. Each species account includes sections on field identification, habitat, distribution and population, movements and migration, food, social organisation, social behaviour, voice, breeding, plumage and morphology, and references. This volume covers Hawks..... More
Melbourne: Oxford University Press, (1990. first edition). Quarto, colour plates, text illustrations, maps, fine set in dustwrappers. More
Melbourne: Oxford University Press, (1990. first edition). Quarto, colour plates, text illustrations, maps, fine set in slightly spine-sunned dustwrappers. More
Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1996. Quarto, colour plates, text illustrations, maps, fine copy in dustwrapper. Each species account includes sections on field identification, habitat, distribution and population, movements and migration, food, social organisation, social behaviour, voice, breeding, plumage and morphology, and references. This volume covers Snipe, Godwits, Curlews, Sandpipers, Redshank..... More
Frenchs Forest: Reed New Holland, 1999. Quarto, 100 colour photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. There are ten species of kingfishers and kookaburras in Australia and each of them is described in detail, with field notes and distribution maps. More
Melbourne: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1982. Quarto, colour illustrations, softcover. More
London: Kegan Paul/National Wildlife Research Center, 1996. Octavo, colour photographs, dustwrapper. This species has become endangered due to hunting. Captive breeding, by the National Wildlife Research Centre of Saudi Arabia, has provided much important data. More
Perth: WA Museum, 1998. Quarto, colour plates, photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. Covers all offshore islands including Ashmore Reef, Christmas Island and Cocos Keeling Island. More
Collingwood: CSIRO, 2007. Octavo, photographs, bookplate, softcover. An overview of one of Australia's most intriguing birds. This book draws on the limited amount of published research, as well as the author's ten years of personal observations in the field. Part of the Australian Natural History Series. More
London: Academic Press, 1992. Quarto, colour plates, bookplate, very good copy in dustwrapper. A handsome book which discusses all 22 of the world's species, thoroughly covers the eleven African species, takes a comparative look at foraging, feeding, social and breeding habits, and addresses conservation issues. More
Melbourne: Lansdowne, (1970. first edition). Small quarto, photographs, the copy of William and Wendy Cooper, a very good copy in dustwrapper. A classic early account of co-operative nesting. More
New York: Taplinger Publishing Company, 1972. Large octavo, photographs, signature, bookplate, fine copy in dustwrapper. A classic early account of cooperative nesting. More
Cape Town: David Philip, 1983. Octavo, colour plates, maps, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Chipping Norton: Surrey Beatty, 2003. Octavo, colour photographs, inscribed by both authors, fine copy in dustwrapper. The aim of this specialized handbook is to provide all current information and to explain the modern techniques used in aviculture today for this group of birds. More
Pymble: Angus and Robertson, 1994. Quarto, colour photographs, maps, fine copy in dustwrapper. National Photographic Index, number nine. More