Language: English
Published by Octopus Books, London, 1975
ISBN 10: 0706404351 ISBN 13: 9780706404357
Seller: Ed Buryn Books, Nevada City, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Beautifully illus survey of the major types of birds of the world. Nice bright clean crisp HB copy. 9-3/4 x 12-3/4, 96 pp, index, color photos every page, color-photo endpapers. Fine unmarked, in Fine unclipped jacket. Hardcover in aqua illus cloth boards, in color-photo jacket. No edition stated, assumed 1st printing.
Cloth. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Written especially for the newcomer to the hobby of bird keeping. 159pp illustrated in colour and b/w.
Cloth. Condition: Good Plus. The author was in charge of the Keston Foreign Bird farm and later Dudley Zoo. Full of useful information on foreign bird keeping. 140pp with colour plates. Tape marks to dust jacket and paste downs otherwise very good.