Parrots and related birds.
Neptune City: TFH, 1969. Octavo, ccolour photographs, fine copy in laminated boards. More
CAGE BIRDS - Parrots
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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
Perroquets et perruches.
Paris: Editions Boubee, 1962. Tall octavo, eight colour plates by Paul Barruel, a very good copy. More
Australian parrots in field and aviary.
Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1973. Octavo, 13 colour plates by Neville Cayley, maps, chipped dustwrapper. A heavily revised re-issue of Neville Cayley's 1938 classic. Alan Lendon was a prominent Adelaide medico and aviculturist who held one of the finest collections of Australian parrots post World War Two. More
Endangered parrots.
Poole: Blandford Press, (1984. first edition). Quarto, illustrations, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
Lovebirds and parrotlets.
London: Cage Birds, [1952]. Small octavo, coloured frontispiece, photographs, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
A guide to Cockatiels and their mutations: their management, care and breeding.
South Tweed Heads: Australian Birdkeeper, (2007. revised edition). Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. Chapters include: wild Cockatiels; aviary birds—housing, feeding, breeding, artificial incubation, handrearing; companion birds—housing9780734403780 9780734403780, environment, enrichment, feeding, behaviour; colour mutations—basic genetics, worldwide mutations—European, North American and Australian, combination colours; and health and disease. Also available in hardcover [stock..... More
Dear parrot: pertaining to the care, nurture and befriending of man's oldest pet.
London: J M Dent & Sons, 1980. Small octavo, text illustrations, dustwrapper. More
Parrots exclusively.
Fond du Lac, All-Pets Books, 1967. Octavo, photographs, softcover. More
English names of the parrots.
Edenbridge: Author, 1970. Octavo, publisher's printed wrappers, scarce. More
A guide to the names of parrots.
Edenbridge: Author, 1969. Octavo, publisher's printed wrappers, fine copy. Based on the author's 1958 "I name this parrot" More
"I name this parrot .."
London: Author, (1958. first edition). Octavo, publisher's printed wrappers, a fine copy, tipped in a review slip signed by the author. Arthur Prestwich was president of the Avicultural Society and wrote a number of scholarly texts on parrot nomenclature. More
Records of parrot-like birds bred in the United States of America.
London: Author, 1949. Octavo, text printed recto only. Publisher's blue cloth, the bookplate of Jack Vincent, tipped in a signed note from the author to the editor of 'The Ostrich', a fine copy. More
Australian cockatoos: experiences in the field and aviary.
Austral: Singil Press, 1989. Octavo, colour photographs, signature, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
The encyclopedia of cockatiels.
Neptune City: T.F.H., 1978. Octavo, photographs, very good copy in laminated boards. Do not be fooled by the low quality publisher. This is a very good book written by (the late) George Smith who was a great aviculturist and writer on parrots. More
Lovebirds and related parrots.
Melbourne: Inkata Press, 1979. Octavo, colour photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. One of the best aviculture books ever written, do not be fooled by the title. George Smith (1932-2006), eccentric and talented, was an English vet who made good scientific use of aviculture. He published a landmark paper in 'The..... More
Guide to lovebirds and parrotlets.
London: Cage Birds, (1967. reprint). Octavo, colour plates. More
Guide to lovebirds and parrotlets.
London: Cage Birds, (1958. first edition). Octavo, colour plates. More
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