Canberra: National Library of Australia, 2010. Small octavo, dustwrapper, colour illustrations. WAS $30. Ebenezer Edward Gostelow (1866-1944) began his 50 year teaching career at the age of 15. He was a keen naturalist and took every opportunity to study the local plants and birds. Gostelow would liven up his blackboards... More
Leiden: E J Brill, 1867-1868. Tall octavo, 14 hand-coloured lithographed bird plates; uncut in later boards mounting the front printed wrapper. More
Ringwood: Penguin Books, 1996. Oblong format, colour photographs, bookplste, softcover. More
Melbourne: Nelson, 1987. Quarto, colour plates by Jeff Davies, signature, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
Rangoon: Rangoon Gazette, 1967. Quarto, photographs. Publisher's boards, signed by the author. More
Auckland: Reed, (1994. reprint). Octavo, colour photos, bookplate, laminated boards. More
London: 1926. Octavo, plates, publisher's cloth, working copy only. First published in Dutch 1924. More
New York: Little Brown, (1996. first edition). Octavo, colour photographs, maps, signature, softcover. The culmination of many years of research, observation, and study, this new field guide includes more species, more photographs, and more useful identification information than any other photographic field guide. The guide features 853 North American bird... More
North Ipswich: Author, 1999. Quarto, wrappers, SUPPLEMENT SUPPLEMENT. More
London: Princeton University Press, 1999. Octavo, colour plates, maps, softcover. This field guide covers over 1,100 species. The 124 colour plates plus line drawings and over 800 distribution maps are accompanied by a comprehensive, succinct and informative text for easy field use. More
New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1996. Octavo, colour photographs, maps, dustwrapper. More
Beckenham: Croom Helm, (1983. first edition). Octavo, colour plates by the author, maps, very good copy in dustwrapper. A great modern bird book and still extremely useful. More
[Melbourne]: Field Naturalists Club of Victoria, (1975. second edition), Octavo, photographs, text illustrations, softcover. Revised edition by J. H. Willis. More
London: Heinemann, (1966. first edition). Octavo, photographs, dustwrapper. A wonderful book, albeit depressing. It's got worse. More
Melbourne: CSIRO Division of Building Research, [1977. second edition). Octavo, CSIRO Division of Building Research, Technical Paper (Second Series), No. 17. More
Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1949. Octavo, colour plates by the author, a few spots, pictorial dustwrapper. More
London: Christopher Helm, 1998. Octavo, text illustrations, maps, fine copy in laminated boards. Describes over 200 sites in detail and many more in passing. The primary aim is to help birders make the most of their trips, detailing the endemic and 'special' birds found at each site. More
Honolulu: Honolulu Rapid Transit and Land Company, Oblong format, photographic frontispiece, 20 chromolithographic plates. Publisher's printed grey wrappers with silk tie, contemporary inscription, slight chipping but a very good copy. More
Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1962. Octavo, photographs, slightly chipped dustwrapper, scarce. A minor classic of twentieth century Australian ornithology. Frith's pioneering work on Mallee fowl showed that the birds regulate mound temperature by testing temperature with their tongues. More
Auckland: Oxford University Press, 1992. Octavo, colour photographs and other illustrations, paperback. An inspirational book and essential reading for any committed conservationist. The population of Black Robins Petroica traversi on New Zealand's Chatham Islands was taken from less than a dozen up to several hundreds, by innovative and dedicated wildlife managers. More
Melbourne: CSIRO, 1993. Quarto, text illustrations, softcovers, all in publisher's carboard slipcase. More
Sydney: Reader's Digest, (1990. reprint). Quarto, colour photographs, lacks dustwrapper. More
Adelaide: South Australian Ornithological Association, (1968. second edition). Octavo, softcover. More
Honolulu: Honolulu Rapid Transit and Land Company, Oblong format, photographic frontispiece, 20 chromolithographic plates. Publisher's printed grey wrappers, chipped and cotents detached. More
Adelaide: CSIRO, 1978. Octavo, softcover. More