The science of entomology.
Boston: WCB/McGraw Hill, (1998. fourth edition). Quarto, text illustrations, laminated boards. More
Boston: WCB/McGraw Hill, (1998. fourth edition). Quarto, text illustrations, laminated boards. More
New York: Storey Publishing, 2015. Octavo, paperback, illustrations. See the world in a new way! Acclaimed illustrator Julia Rothman celebrates the diverse curiosities and beauty of the natural world in this exciting new volume. With whimsical illustrations, every page is an extraordinary look at all kinds of subjects, from mineral..... More
Oxford: John Beaufoy Publishing, 2021. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, maps. Rainforests in Australia are found in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, the Northern Territory and Western Australia. This beautifully illustrated guide explores 51 wildlife watching sites in 22 bioregions around Australia, with over 500 colour photographs and 28 maps..... More
London: Readers Union, (1959. first edition). Octavo, photographs, lacks dustwrapper. New Naturalist 35. More
Wellington: Godwit, (1996. reprint). Octavo, colour photographs, signatures, laminated boards. More
New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1976. Oblong format, illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Chipping Norton: Surrey Beatty, 1995. Quarto, paperback, colour illustrations, maps. WAS $44. The current status of each species is examined and compared with its known distribution early this century. More
Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 2004. Quarto, paperback, colour photographs. Answers questions about all of the world's cats, including lions, tigers, leopards, jaguars and domestic cats. More
New York: Harper Collins, 2007. Small quarto, colour photographs, softcover. This book traces the history and habits of these treasured animals, from their early sightings in the isolated forests of China centuries ago, to controlled zoo environments where pandas are often bred today. Conservation efforts are underway to save the..... More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999. Octavo, oblong format, colour photographs, maps, signature. A comprehensive, scientific and eminenlty readable account of the problems and possible solutions of securing a future for wild tigers. More
Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, 2019. Quarto, laminated boards, photographs, illustrations. The second in what will be a three-volume series presenting a comprehensive treatment of the beetles of Australia, a relatively under-studied fauna including many unusual and unique lineages found nowhere else in the world. Volume two contains 36 chapters, providing critical..... More
London: Order of the Trustees, 1940. Octavo, text illustrations, publisher's boards. More
London: British Museum (Natural History), 1954. third edition), Small octavo, text illustrations, signature, printed stiff card covers. More
Chipping Norton: Surrey Beatty, 1997. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. WAS $20. The photographs originally appeared in "Possums and gliders" by Smith and Hume. This field key uses characteristics that will enable the user to identify the larger (greater than 100 gm) species of Australian phalangeroids at a distance, but smaller..... More
Brooklyn: Brooklyn Entomological Society, 1906. Octavo, text illustrations. Publisher's cloth, bookplate. More
London: Reaktion Books, 2009. Octavo, colour photographs, other illustrations, bookplate, softcover. Reaktion Animal Series. Relates the situation of the non-human great apes (bonobos, chimpanzees, gibbons, gorillas and orangutans), discussing how humans have imagined them historically and in modern times. We are both fascinated and unnerved by these creatures who are..... More
London: Henry G Bohn, 1859. Octavo, 80 handcoloured plates. Publisher's handsome blindstamped and decorated cloth, all edges gilt, a few occasional spots and signature on front endpaper, a fine copy. BM(NH) p. 1984; Plesch; p. 414; Pritzel 8793. More
London: BBC Books, 1999. Small quarto, colour photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. Sex in the natural world is aggressive, competitive and sometimes fatal. Every living creature has an overwhelming desire to breed but, fascinatingly, the genders are profoundly at odds concerning with whom they mate and the amount of effort..... More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001. Octavo, laminated boards, illustrations. Evaluation and assessment of new advances in the analysis of animal body composition. More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999. Octavo, text illustrations, maps, paperback. Biogeography is about the geographical distribution, both past and present of plants, animals and other organisms. The applications of biogeography in conservation management, economic production, environmental assessment, sustainable use of resources, landscape planing and public health are emphasised. Applications of..... More
London: Macmillan, 1883. Octavo, very good copy in publisher's cloth. More
London: Cage Birds, (1953. fifth edition). Octavo, illustrations, softcover. More
Leicester: Edmund Ward, [1947]. Octavo, photographs, very good copy in dustwrapper. More