Birds; An Illustrated Survey of the Bird Families of the World

Landsdowne Press, Melbourne, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Photographic. foreword by Roger Tory Peterson, introduction by author, bibliography, index and acknowledgements. Bright blue coloured endpapers. The text is illustrated with copious colour photographs and the occasional colour illustration. Blue coloured boards with silver coloured titles to the backstrip. Colour photographic dustwrapper with blue-and-white coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. Black and white photograph of author to the rear dustwrapper panel. "In this magnificent, single volume. John Gooders has compiled a complete survey of the bird families of the world. Every family is described, resulting in a work that offers a unique review of our current knowledge of birds and their lives." -- from the front fold over panel blurb. Minor softening of the backstrip edges along with some browning. The textblock edge is a net even due to weight of book, but the textblock it self is complete and unbroken. A little rubbing to the dustwrapper edges and dustwrapper panels. Sunning to the fold over panels. This is the first Australian edition. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. [4], 5-352 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Animals & Birds; ISBN: 0701804491. ISBN/EAN: 9780701804497. Inventory No: 0115362. . 9780701804497