Some Chinese vertebrates.
Cambridge MA: Museum of Comparative Zoology, 1912. Quarto, six coloured plates. Publisher's printed upper wrapper (lower wrapper missing), badly chipped. Sections on Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles, Birds, Mammals. More
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Cambridge MA: Museum of Comparative Zoology, 1912. Quarto, six coloured plates. Publisher's printed upper wrapper (lower wrapper missing), badly chipped. Sections on Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles, Birds, Mammals. More
Hong Kong: Government Printer, 1981. Octavo, colour illustrations, dustwrapper. More
Hong Kong: Wan Li Book Co. Ltd, 2005. Octavo, colour photographs, maps, softcover. This photographic field guide is a joint effort by members of the Hong Kong Birdwatching Society and includes 768 photographs of 343 bird species of Hong Kong. There are notes on the identification and status of each..... More
Lake Placid: American Society of Mammalogists, 1976. Octavo, maps, diagrams, worn dustwrapper, otherwise fine copy. The American Society of Mammalogists, Special Publication No. 4. More
London: Croom Helm, 1985. Octavo, colour plates, maps, slightly blemished dustwrapper. More
London: Christopher Helm/A & C Black, 1999. Octavo, 70 colour plates, signature, softcover. A major contribution to the ornithology of the Himalayan region. Covers the 555 species regularly recorded, plus a list of vagrants. The colour plates are placed opposite the relevant text. More
Sandy: Oriental Bird Club, 1996. Octavo, softcover. All 2,586 species recorded in the Oriental region are listed, with relevant taxonomic information and alternative names. Covers the region from Pakistan to China, and south to Wallacea. More
North Ryde: Angus and Robertson, 1988. Octavo, colour photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Davis: Lawton and Alfred Jennedy, (1976. reprint). Octavo, illustrations, fine copy in publisher's cloth. More
Singapore: Periplus, 1997. Octavo, colour plates, maps, softcover. This comprehensive guide includes information on transport, accommodation, dining, prices, as well as specialist information relevant to birders. More
Hong Kong: Government Printer, 1980. Octavo, colour photographs and plates, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Honolulu: Deapartment of Entomology, Bishop Museum,1976. Octavo, softcover. More
Gland: IUCN, 1992. Octavo, photographs, softcover. More
London: Collins, (1978. reprint). Octavo, colour plates, bookplate,very good copy in laminated boards. More
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2007. Octavo, colour photographs, line drawings, fine copy in dustwrapper, scarce. Hornbills are among the world's most distinct birds. This title covers information on the evolution, reproduction, feeding ecology, and movement patterns of thirty-one species of Asian hornbills. It addresses questions of ecological functionality, ecosystem..... More
London: Royal Entomological Society of London, 1990. Quarto, text illustrations, graphs, softcover. More
Osaka: Hoikusha, (1966. revised edition). Octavo, colour plates, illustrations. Publisher’s slipcase and dustwrapper, inscribed by the author. Text in Japanese. More
Osaka: Hoikusha, (1967. revised edition). Octavo, colour plates, illustrations. Publisher’s slipcase and dustwrapper. Text in Japanese. More
Batavia: G. Kolff & Co., 1901-1909. Octavo, 112 uncoloured plates. Later full morocco, library stamp in the titlepage of volume two, a fine copy. Text in Dutch. More
Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, (2000. second edition), Octavo, photographs, laminated boards. More
Author, [c1980]. Octavo, Publisher's cloth. Presented to the R.A.O.U. by Dr N Kuroda (son of the author) Yamashina Institute for Ornithology 17 May 1982" More
Diliman: University of the Philippines Press, 2005. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. This book presents the plants by family/genus, including those traditionally grown and some recently introduced plants and small fruit trees with fragrant flowers. A colour photograph of each plant and a description of its growth, form, and flowering habits..... More
Melbourne: Walker, May and Co., 1917. Octavo, binder's cloth, wrappers retained. J. A. Leach was the editor of the Emu at the time of pubication of the Memorandum and it is reasonable to assume he assembled the articles of assocation and wrote the introduction explaining the formation of the organisation..... More
Bangkok: Association for the Conservation of Wildlife, (1977. first edition). Quarto, illustrations, photographs, limited to 1000 numbered copies and signed by both authors, a fine copy in laminated boards. The classic modern work on south-east Asian mammals. More
Bangkok: Saha Karn Bhaet Co., 1991. Octavo, colour plates, laminated boards. More