Parrots of the World [First Edition]
by Forshaw, Joseph M. [Illustrations by William T. Cooper]
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
Australia: Lansdowne Press, 1972. 584 pp. Large folio. Original dark purple cloth. Gilt lettering on the spine. In a fine dust jacket. Endpapers have stains from tape residue used to hold the plastic dust jacket in place. Otherwise, as new internally. Illustrated throughout with full colour, full page images of parrots by William T. Cooper. Comes encased in its original shipping box. A beautifully illustrated guide to the parrots of the world and their allies, with full descriptions of species, their habitats, and their ecology. Fine full-page colour illustrations throughout the book, reproduced from paintings by the renowned Australian artist William T. Cooper. A parrot lover's ultimate reference to wild parrots.</p><p></p><p>Please note that this volume is oversized and very heavy. Additional shipping charges will apply. 1972
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- Bookseller
- Aquila Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 143953
- Title
- Parrots of the World [First Edition]
- Author
- Forshaw, Joseph M. [Illustrations by William T. Cooper]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Lansdowne Press
- Place of Publication
- Australia
- Date Published
- 1972
- Keywords
- Birds|Ornithological Art|Ornithology|Parrots|William T. Cooper
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- Natural History;
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