The art of bird illustration.
London: Eagle Editions, 2001. Quarto, illustrations, softcover. More
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London: Eagle Editions, 2001. Quarto, illustrations, softcover. More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1980. Folio, colour plates, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
Toronto: M F Feheley, 1976-1980. Folio, colour plates and other illustrations by J. Fenwick Lansdowne, fine set in dustwrappers. More
Koln: Taschen, 1997. Large quarto, stunning colour photographs, near fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Victoria: Briarwood Press, 1979. Octavo, text illustrations, dustwrapper. An anthology of poetry. More
Paris: Librarie Hachette, 1877. Quarto, 20 uncoloured plates by Joseph Wolf. Contemporary brown half morocco, marbled boards, corners worn, some spotting throughout. More
Melbourne: Queensberry Hill Press, 1978. Folio, 26 colour plates with single text leaf, followed by an Index of synonymes, the original list of subscribers and a final leaf for the Queensberry Hill Press subscribers. Publisher's handsome brown full calf in a Solander Box (some splitting and bumping), limited to 500..... More
Stockholm: Albert Bonniers Forlag, 1922. Quarto, oblong format, illustrations, very good copy in publisher's cloth. Text in Swedish. More
Sydney: Group Editors, 1980. Folio, 25 colour plates. Publisher's full brown morocco, limited to 1000 numbered and signed copies, a fine copy. More
Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1968. Quarto, colour plates by J. Fenwick Lansdowne, a very good copy in dustwrapper. More
Montreal: McClelland and Stewart, (1966. first edition), Quarto, colour plates by J. Fenwick Lansdowne, fine copy in slightly chipped dustwrapper. More
New York: Arrowood Press, (1989. reprint). Folio, colour plates and sketches by J.F. Lansdowne, grubby dustwrapper. More
London: Croom Helm, 1985. Octavo, illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
London: Gurney and Jackson, 1946. Octavo, 24 [16 colour] plates by the author, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1982. Quarto, colour photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Edinburgh: W and A. K. Johnston, (1883. Folio, 52 full page colour plates with an accompanying page of text. Contemporary green half morocco, gilt decorated edges, a very good copy. More
Randburg: Acorn Books, 1986. Folio, 31 colour plates by Gail Darroll, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Prahran: Hardie Grant Books, 2009. Small quarto, colour illustrations, lengthy biro inscription, otherwise a fine copy in dustwrapper. An astonishing visual record of the exploration of parts of the natural world that had never previously been documented. It features many of the greatest natural history artists of the last 300..... More
Pretoria: Department of Agricultural Development, 1990. Octavo, photographs, text illustrations, maps, inscription, publisher's boards. More
Author, 1994. Quarto, illustrations, signature, signed by the author, softcover. More
Petaluma: Pomegranate, 2008. Quarto, colour photographs, good copy in dustwrapper. This book presents the compositions of Christopher Marley: assemblages of real insect bodies that display brilliant colour and otherworldly form. The colours are entirely natural, and to render the reproductions as accurate as possible some have been reproduced with fifth-colour..... More
New York: Viking Press, (1967. first edition). Small folio, colour plates, inscription, a fine copy in dustwrapper, scarce in this condition. More
London: Harvill Press, 2002. Octavo, colour plates, fine copy in dustwrapper. A chronicle of Peter Mathiessen's many journeys in search of the world's fifteen species of cranes. Describes the crane's struggle to survive in a rapidly developing world. Beautifully illustrated by Robert Bateman. More
Canberra: National Library of Australia, 2010. Small octavo, dustwrapper, colour illustrations. Ebenezer Edward Gostelow (1866-1944) began his 50 year teaching career at the age of 15. He was a keen naturalist and took every opportunity to study the local plants and birds. Gostelow would liven up his blackboards with captivating..... More