Pet Birds by Don Harper

Pet Birds (Illustrated Guide in Pictorial Dust Jacket)

A Lavishly Illustrated Practical Guide to Choosing, Housing and Breeding Pet Birds from Budgerigars to Peacocks

Bibliographic Specifications

• Title: Pet Birds: For Home and Garden
• Author: Don Harper
• Publisher: Salamander Books Ltd., London
• Publication Date: 1986
• ISBN-13: 9780861012336
• ISBN-10: 086101233X
• Binding: Publisher's black cloth hardcover with a pictorial dust jacket.
• Physical Format: Quarto, 208 pages. Illustrated with approximately 250 colour photographs and 35 artwork illustrations.
• Language: English

Official Condition Report

• The Book: Good (G)
• Exterior / Boards: The dark green-black cloth boards are solid and square, with light scuffs and a few small marks. The spine ends and corners show slight rubbing consistent with ordinary handling.
• Interior: The pages are clean, glossy and bright, with no foxing or markings seen. The binding is tight and the book opens well.
• The Dust Jacket: Present. The black pictorial jacket with colour photographs is chipped and torn at the top of the spine, with a small nick to the fore-edge of the front panel and some pen or pencil scribble marks near the top of the spine. The gloss lamination shows some scuffing and marks on the rear flap. The jacket is protected in a durable archival-type plastic cover.

Synopsis & Historical Value

Published in London by Salamander Books in 1986, Pet Birds for Home and Garden is a large, richly illustrated practical guide to keeping birds as pets, both indoors and in the garden. It covers choosing, handling, feeding, taming, housing, health care and breeding.

The second part of the book is a selection guide to around 200 species, ranging from the familiar budgerigar to the peacock. Roughly 250 colour photographs and 35 artwork illustrations accompany the text, making it as pleasing to browse as it is useful to consult.

A handsome, heavy reference for aviculture enthusiasts and collectors of illustrated natural history and pet-keeping literature, offered in its original pictorial dust jacket.

Author Profile: Don Harper

Don Harper is a professional pet journalist and Cambridge University graduate who has written many books and articles on pet care. He also has first-hand experience of keeping and breeding a wide range of aquarium fish.

His other titles include Keeping Pet Birds: A Practical Encyclopedia, Pet Dictionary, Budgies, and Rabbits and Guinea Pigs.

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