Sid Cowling (5 results)

Soft Cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. First Edition. slight wear to cover edges, otherwise book clean and tight Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Las Gourgues (illustrator).

Paperback trade, very good condition, thick card covers, fold-out rear cover (map), many colour drawings, black & white drawings & photos, map, minor edgewear. 64 pp. Sid Cowling describes the Barrier Ranges around Broken Hill and in particular The Living Desert, a newly created reserve to the north of Broken Hill. This book is a guide to the reserve, providing basic information on the different land forms and their flora and fauna. A good way to learn about this fascinating part of Australia in farwestern New South Wales.…

Quarto,two volumes, 2200 pp.,54 colour plates, text illustrations, maps, mint set in publisher's mailing carton. POSTAGE AN EXTRA $20 WITHIN AUSTRALIA. Each species account includes sections on field identification, habitat, distribution and population, movements and migration, food, social organisation, social behaviour, voice, breeding, plumage and morphology, and references. Volume seven completes coverage of the passerines (also known as the songbirds or perching birds) and provides detailed descriptions of 168 species, including the flycatchers, currawongs, riflebirds, ravens, bowerbirds, grass finches, swallows and white-eyes. The Volume also contains 54 colour plates by renowned bird artists which depict all extant species in fine detail. Species of particular interest include the bowerbirds, the Australian finches, and the white-eyes, including the Silvereye.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Two volumes Part 7a Boatbill to Larks & 7b Dunnock to Starlings. Book - near fine, dust jacket - near fine (spine slightly faded). HEAVY (4.69 kg) - extra postage will be required.

Hard Cover. F-. First Edition. F/F-. 2 vols. 4to. original navy cloth gilt in dustwrapper (a trifle rubbed & marked); pp. 1-1056 (last blank); viii, 1056-1984, with illustrations. Very heavy item (6 kg), additional postage will be required for delivery. A fine copy.