History of ornithology.
London: New Holland, 2009. Octavo, colour illustrations, bookplate, laminated boards. More
London: New Holland, 2009. Octavo, colour illustrations, bookplate, laminated boards. More
London: New Holland, 2004. Quarto, colour photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. This magnificent book profiles the most exciting parks and key wild areas in India, Thailand, The Philippines and Malaysia. Through illuminating text, compiled by wildlife and conservation experts, and over 300 magnificent photographs, the book reveals the remarkable aspects..... More
Greensborough: Author, 1974. Octavo, fine copy in publisher's cloth, tipped in a reprint of Wood Jones' obituary. More
Washington: National Wildlife Federation, 1978. Quarto, paperback, More
London: Oxford University Press, 1952. Octavo, folding map, black and white plates. Publisher's cloth, very slight rubbing, inscription, a very good copy. More
New York: Random House, 2005. Octavo, black and white photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. WAS $50. The true story of Ruth Harkness, a bohemian socialite and dress designer who in 1936 took over her dead husband's expedition into Tibet to capture the first live Giant panda. More
New York: 1964. Octavo, illustrations, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1988. Octavo, photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
London: Transworld Publishers, 2012. Octavo, black and white illustrations, paperback. Throughout history people all over the world have invented stories to answer profound questions such as 'what is the sun?' and 'why is there night and day?'. While these magical stories are fun, this book looks at the true stories..... More
London: Thames and Hudson, 1963-1968. Quarto, colour photographs, text illustrations, lacks dustwrappers. Volumes one and two Higher Plants, volume three Lower Plants. More
London: The British Library Publishing Division, 2003. Quarto, colour illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. Amongst the greatest books every created are the large-scale works of natural history researched and written by apothecaries and scientists. The stories behind such books are told by Ray Desmond, with reproduced colour plates from original..... More
London: British Library, 1986. Quarto, colour plates, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
London: Michael Joseph, 1977. Octavo, illustrations, dustwrapper. More
London: Orion Publishing, 2000. Octavo, paperback, line drawings. 'Dear Mr Darwin - You might find it presumptuous of me, if not a little macabre, that I should take up my pen and write to you more than a hundred years after your death...Despite the gulf that separates us in time..... More
Carlton South: Miegunyah Press, 2006. Octavo, illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper, scarce. In 1800 François Péron, an ambitious young medical student not long released from the French revolutionary army, gained a place as an assistant zoologist on Nicolas Baudin's expedition to Australian waters. As his colleagues either deserted or died..... More
New York: Franklin Watts, 2005. Quarto, laminated boards, colour photographs. More
London: Reaktion Books, 2015. Octavo, laminated boards, photographs, illustrations. Weeds can seem nothing more than intruders in a well-manicured garden. They spring up unwanted and are hastily removed without a second thought. Superweeds are characterized as malevolent trespassers, intent on destroying humanity's carefully cultivated allotments and trails. But the idea..... More
Collingwood: CSIRO Publishing/Natural History Museum, 2014. Quarto, colour photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. A beautifully illustrated guide to every aspect of bird life and a complete survey of the world’s orders and families of birds. Highly respected ornithologist and wildlife expert, Jonathan Elphick, begins by defining the distinguishing features of..... More
Weinheim: J. Cramer, 1960. Octavo, bookplate, publisher's cloth. More
Place of publication unknown: Printed for private publication, 1939. Large octavo, roneograph facsimile (recto only), binder's brown boards, a fine copy. More
Illinois: University of Illinois Press, 1970. Octavo, black and white photographs. More
Illinois: University of Illinois Press, 1970. Octavo, black and white photographs. Margaret Stones bookplate, lengthy inscription to Margaret Stones from authors, chipped dustwrapper otherwise a fine copy. More
Sydney: Angus and Robertson, (1941-1969. first edition). Octavo, very good set in dustwrappers. More
Adelaide: Rigby, 1984. Quarto, colour illustrations, very good copy in dustwrapper. A very useful account of the early exploration of Australian natural history and a solid reference for anyone interested in the subject. The author was the recipient of the Museum of Victoria's Science and Humanities Scholarship. More