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Songbirds in Singapore:
Growth of A Pastime
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L. Layton
This fascinating book looks at the hobby of keeping songbirds in cages by all three of the main races in Singapore from its founding until the end of the last century. Such birds are kept for different reasons than in the West and very often treated more lovingly in Asia. The book has both early and modern illustrations in black and white and in colour. 89 pages. The contents include
- The Growth of Bird-Keeping in Singapore -
- Why A Songbird? -
- The Most Popular Songbirds -
- Beginning with a Songbird -
- Songbird Care and Training -
- Bird-singing as a Sport -
- Cages and Accessories &
- The Future of the Songbird Tradition.
- There is also a bibliography.
- Very Good Hardback First Edition
Weight 0.4kg. Post free within Malaysia
Published by Oxford University Press,Singapore,1991. ISBN: 9780195889994
Condition: The cover has a bit of dirt around the edges. The inside covers and opposite end papers in each case have a bit of mild tanning. Otherwise The binding is tight and there is no tanning throughout. |
