Flight Of The Black Cockatoo (SIGNED)
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Good
Markings: Signed
Condition remarks: DJ edgeworn with rubbing along the spine. Some silverfish damage on fep.
Set against the sweeping, sun-scorched landscapes of Australia, Flight of the Black Cockatoo by Pieter Zaadstra chronicles a mesmerising journey intertwining the untamed natural world with the human stories that orbit it. At its heart, the narrative centres on the iconic black cockatoo — a bird of profound cultural and ecological significance in the Australian landscape — weaving its presence through a tale of discovery, connection, and the fragile relationship between humanity and the wild. Zaadstra crafts a vivid world where the boundary between the civilised and the natural is perpetually tested, drawing the reader into a world both ancient and urgently contemporary. Zaadstra's prose is richly textured, presenting the Australian bush not merely as a backdrop but as a living, breathing character in its own right, steeped in myth and ecological wonder. The work sits at a compelling intersection of adventure and reflection, arguing implicitly for a deeper reverence for the natural world and the creatures that inhabit it. Notably, this copy bears the signature of The Illustrator, lending it a rare and intimate connection to the book's visual artistry — a detail that will leave any collector wondering about the untold stories behind that pen.
Author: Pieter Zaadstra
Format: Hardback
Published: 1988, self published
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Good
Markings: Signed
Condition remarks: DJ edgeworn with rubbing along the spine. Some silverfish damage on fep.
Set against the sweeping, sun-scorched landscapes of Australia, Flight of the Black Cockatoo by Pieter Zaadstra chronicles a mesmerising journey intertwining the untamed natural world with the human stories that orbit it. At its heart, the narrative centres on the iconic black cockatoo — a bird of profound cultural and ecological significance in the Australian landscape — weaving its presence through a tale of discovery, connection, and the fragile relationship between humanity and the wild. Zaadstra crafts a vivid world where the boundary between the civilised and the natural is perpetually tested, drawing the reader into a world both ancient and urgently contemporary. Zaadstra's prose is richly textured, presenting the Australian bush not merely as a backdrop but as a living, breathing character in its own right, steeped in myth and ecological wonder. The work sits at a compelling intersection of adventure and reflection, arguing implicitly for a deeper reverence for the natural world and the creatures that inhabit it. Notably, this copy bears the signature of The Illustrator, lending it a rare and intimate connection to the book's visual artistry — a detail that will leave any collector wondering about the untold stories behind that pen.