A Territory of Birds by Michael Sharland

A Territory of Birds

by Michael Sharland

Rigby, 1964, black and white photographic plates, decorated endpapers, hardcover, dustjacket

Very Good Condition, a little edge and shelf wear, a little rubbing and bumping to edges and corners, previous owners gift inscription on facing title page, dustjacket shows a little edge and shelf wear with a little rubbing, chipping, creasing, small tears and discolouration (see photographs)

“As well as writing vividly of his quest for rare birds, Michael Sharland is interested in people and in places.  Even when he is searching for the rare night-parrot of Central Australia he gives the reader a striking picture of the country in which he hopes to find it, and of the people who live there.
This, then, is more than a nature book.  The people of the Northern Territory, and the setting in which they live, play an important part in making A Territory of Birds – the first book on this subject – one of the most fascinating to have been written about Northern Australia.”