Whittell, H.M.. Literature of Australian Birds: A History & Bibliography of Australian Ornithology. Paterson Brokensha, Perth, 1954.

Price: US$193.00 + shipping

Description: The standard bibliography of Australian ornithology with an elegant and useful introductory essay. Small quarto, 788 pp., illustrations. Binder's green cloth, signature, some typical light browning of text, but the condition is very unusual for this edition as the paper quality is poor. Vg+ condition.

Seller: Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints, ABAA, Garrison, NY, U.S.A.

WHITTELL, H.. The Literature of Australian Birds. A History and Bibliography of Australian Ornithology. Paterson Brokensha, Perth, 1954.

Price: US$231.59 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Perth, Paterson Brokensha, 1954. Quarto, xii, 788 pages plus 32 plates (including a colour frontispiece) and a loosely inserted foreword recording the recent death of the author. Original card covers; acidic paper discoloured as ever; initial blank slightly chipped along the leading edge, with one short tear there (and tiny tears to the head of the title leaf and the following leaf) expertly closed; tiny blank corner pieces missing from two leaves; an excellent copy.

Seller: Michael Treloar Booksellers ANZAAB/ILAB, Adelaide, SA, Australia