Animals and Birds in Australia

by Graham Pizzey

Cassell Australia, 1966, [First Edition], colour and black and white photographs throughout, photographic double title page, hardcover, dustjacket

Very Good Condition, minor edge and shelf wear, minor rubbing and bumping to edges and corners, mylar protected price-clipped dustjacket attached to inside covers, no inscriptions (see photographs)

“Kangaroos, koalas, emus- are well known the world over. But how many people are aware of just how many species of kangaroo there are?  How many people know where they can see a koala?  How can anyone who has not had the good fortune to witness it, really appreciate the glorious performances of the displaying lyrebird, or imagine the ways of a platypus underwater?
Graham Pizzey and his camera have travelled throughout Australia to capture much of the outstanding wildlife that inhabits the great inland grasslands, the lily-covered billabongs of the far north, the coral cays of the Great Barrier Reef, and the rain forests and tall timber of the coastal plains,  His journey of over 10,000 miles by plane, boat, car and on foot through this delightful continent has resulted in a magnificent collection of facts and photographs of the most singular range of wildlife on earth..”