Search Results: Natural History -- Birds from Syber's Books ABN 40533682787

Harcourt, Brace and Company, New York, 1936. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: James MacDonald. X, 342 pp., 12 attractive coloured plates from original Audubon prints & numerous black-and-white illustrations by James MacDonald, index; "this biography had its more distant origin in a concern with American frontiers. Audubon's writings, imperfect as he knew them to be, are essential to a knowledge of frontier life along the Ohio and in Louisiana during a significant period, and his development has something to say as to the place of art and science there. But characters have a way of transcending the liveliest general questions. This book would not have been written except for a growing interest in character -- Audubon's character. Materials relating to him gradually assembled themselves, tales about him, queries, apparent contradictions, remembered glimpses of his original work in portraiture and the painting of birds, and… Read More

Angus and Robertson, Sydney, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/Poor Condition. XII, 177 pp., + 3 blank, printed dustwrapper, 16 pages of black and white photographs. The silverfish were hungry and have almost eaten through the rear foldover fold, the top edge and the front foldover fold were not so appetising. Rubbing her to the heel of the dustwrapper spine region and rubbing and chipping to the top of the spine region. Internally the book is clean and tidy. Foreword by Alec Chisholm. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Natural History & Resources; Natural History -- Birds; Livestock Management; Natural History -- Ornithology; Inventory No: 0201286. .

Jacaranda Press, Milton, Brisbane, 1979. Metric Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Photographic. 250 g; 24 pages, illustrated with photographs. Included is a 45 rpm record in its original pocket pasted to be verso of the front board, the pocket has split on the bottom edge and has a 1 inch tear at the top right. The record contains bird and animal calls (25) recorded by the author including butcher birds, thrushes, magpies, currawongs, gulls, cassowaries, kookaburras, koalas, Tasmanian devil, and dingoes. There was on the front panel a sticker measuring 3" x 2" which has prevented the underlying surface from darkening evenly with the rest of the binding. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Natural History & Resources; Natural History -- Australia; Natural History -- Birds; ISBN:… Read More

Jacaranda Press, Milton, Brisbane, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Photographic. 250 g; 24 pages, illustrated with photographs includes on the front paste down, a pocket, which is torn across the top edge, and has tape marks, and extended play 45 rpm 7 inch record. The record contains bird and animal calls (25) recorded by the author including butcher birds, thrushes, magpies, currawongs, gulls, cassowaries, kookaburras, koalas, Tasmanian devil, and dingoes. Traces of foxing to the pages edges and the pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Natural History & Resources; Natural History -- Australia; Natural History -- Birds; Inventory No: 0219969. .

Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Photographic. 400 g; XIV, 182 pages, indexed. Text illustrated with 16 pages of black-and-white photography, colour illustrated dust jacket. The base and top edge of the boards are slightly rubbed, and the dust jacket is rubbed, with chipping at the fold over tips and head and tail of the back strip section. Previous owner's name on front end page. "Because of its broader interests in describing the Australian back country with some of the human characters who live there as well as the birds, this book should appeal to a wide public and make a contribution, as I am sure the author would wish, to the cause which is close to the hearts of all bird lovers, the conservation and protection of wildlife." -- from the foreword by General Sir Gerald Lathbury Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s).… Read More

Doubleday, New York, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good/Good. Illustrator: Robert Hines. pp. xiv, 178; 15 text figures, 3 appendices, bibliography, index; Foreword by Dean Amadon. Page edges dusty/age toned, original bookseller's sticker at lower right of front paste down; top edge of dustwrapper ischipped and rubbed, otherwise in good order. "Flashing Wings, based upo the personal observations of a field naturalist, and the research of an ornithologist, is an exciting and detailed account of birds in flight, pointing out their beauty and natural grace as well as the technical and engineering aspects." Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Robert Hines. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Natural History & Resources; Natural History -- Australia; Natural History -- Birds; Natural History -- Ornithology; Inventory No: 0206514. .

Collins and Harvill Press, Toronto and London, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic. 650 g.; 189 pp., 2 maps, 32 pp black and white photographs, plus 8 pp in colour. Colou illustrated dustwrapper.Previous owner's name on ffep, corners of the dustwrapper are rubbed and split. Australian naturalists Des & Jen Bartlett documented the annual migration cycle of the snow geese and recorded every aspect of their lives over a two-year period. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Natural History & Resources; Ornithology; Natural History -- Birds; Natural History -- Ornithology; ISBN: 0002622335. ISBN/EAN: 9780002622332. Inventory No: 0204372. . 9780002622332

Currawong Press, Balgowah, New South Wales, 1991. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Robert Edden. 1.15 kg; 112pp., acknowledgements, appendix. Illustrated frontispiece, showing Eastern Spinebill and the title page is also illustrated by Piping Shrikes executed by Robert Edden. As are all the illustrations both black-and-white and full page plates illustrated by Robert Edden. Illustrated boards, again by Robert Edden, the front showing Galahs and the back showing Superb Fairy-wren. The book is clean, and shows no signs of damage. A large illustrated book on the indigenous birds of the Australian region. Not just the well-known such as lyrebirds and cockatoos but the less well-known honeyeaters and mud-nesters etc. Size: Folio ( 12"- 15" tall ). We are happy to provide pictures of this book on request Illustrator: Robert Edden. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Natural History & Resources; Natural History -- Birds;… Read More

Georgian House, Melbourne, 1951. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Good. XII, 54 pp., photographic illustrated dustwrapper. 34 photographs in black and white accompany the text. Dustwrapper has numerous small tears and has suffered loss along top of the back panel and the top of the spine, and along the bottom edge of the rear panel; each foldover is rubbed top and bottom. In this book many new and interesting facts regarding the life and habits of the lyrebird are recorded. The 34 photographs are portraits studies, depicting in remarkable clarity and detail many aspects of the domestic and social life of the lyrebird. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Natural History & Resources; Natural History -- Birds; Natural History -- Ornithology; Australia; Inventory No: 0202334. .

Rigby, Adelaide, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic. includes bibliography. Illustrated with black-and-white, and colour photographs, and tables. The one omission that I find interesting is the lack of maps to show either location or distribution. Colour illustrated dustwrapper with orange and dark purple coloured titles to the front panel and pink and purple coloured titles to the back strip. Quoting from the front fold over panel blurb " ... Natural Victoria is a fascinating description of many species of flora and fauna to be found in Victoria." . Rubbing of the book corners with softening and rubbing of the back strip edges. Age toning of the text block edges along with some foxing – particularly to the top edge. Creasing of the dustwrapper edges with rubbing of the panels. Fading of the back strip with a a few marks to the verso. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. 800 g; 176 pages,. Please refer to… Read More

Land Conservation Council, Victoria, Melbourne, 1979. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 1.8 kg; XII, 364 pages, includes appendices, text is illustrated with black-and-white photographs, and tables, and charts. The binding format is a hard board for the back, blocked out with a box for the maps, and then above that the text block, bound with dark green tape to the left-hand side, and a photographic front panel which is somewhat creased. There is also a small grubby mark to the bottom of the box section. Previous owner's signature at top right-hand corner of the first page. Originally published with 12 maps, maps six is missing, and map 11 has a 6 inch tear along one of its creases. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: History; Natural History; Local History -- Victoria; Natural History -- Australia; Natural History -- Birds.… Read More

Bird Observers Club, Melbourne, 1981. First Edition. Stapled Binding. Good/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Map and Photographs. 28 pages, last two pages blank, includes one map and for photographs as well as a drawing on the front cover by Jeff Davies. The staples of the binding show signs of rust. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Map and Photographs. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Natural History & Resources; Natural History -- Australia; Natural History -- Birds; Inventory No: 0219966. .

Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Various. By Author on Half Title Page. pp. xxii, 328 + last 2 blank; 19 distribution maps, 5 coloured & 32 black-and-white plates, 20 other illustrations, bibliography, index, photographic end pages, with water stained, and badly torn rear panel, dust jacket. Top edge of pages browned. . Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Various. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Natural History & Resources; Natural History -- Birds; Australia; By Author on Half Title Page. Inventory No: 0209041. .