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Bird Books For Sale

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Subject: Bird Books For Sale
From: "Robert Parnell via Canberrabirds " <>
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2025 06:41:58 +0000

The late Dr Jeffrey Clyde was a former member of the Canberra Ornithological Group and will be well known in the Canberra birding community. He was a passionate book collector and had a large and quality collection of bird books.  A small portion of these are being auctioned through the Auction Barn in Fyshwick. Whilst it is an online auction, the books can be examined at their premises at 10 Wiluna St Fyshwick. 

The link to this special sole vendor auction is here:

Highlights of this release are:

  • A complete set (all 9 volumes) of the Handbook of Australian, New Zealand & Antarctic Birds;
  • A signed limited edition collectors issue of the first edition "Kingfishers and Related Birds' (1985) by Joseph Forshaw and William Cooper, editioned 133/1000, signed by the author and illustrator, published by  Lansdowne Editions;
  •  A signed special edition of The Audubon Society Baby Elephant Folio of 'Audubon's Birds of America' (1981) by Roger Peterson and Virginia Peterson, limited edition 873 of 2500 copies, signed and handbound in leather by the authors;
  • A quality edition of 'The Birds of Paradise and Bower Birds' (1979) by Joseph Forshaw and William Cooper, with book box.


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