Dolphin doctor: a pioneering vetenarian remembers the extraordinary dolphin that inspired his career.
Dublin: Yankee Books, 1987. Octavo, lengthy inscription from the author, dustwrapper. More
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Dublin: Yankee Books, 1987. Octavo, lengthy inscription from the author, dustwrapper. More
Mansfield: Maurizio Martino, [1995]. Octavo, uncoloured frontispiece, publisher's boards. First published Yale University Press, 1961. More
Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, (1983-1990. reprint). Octavo, very good set in dustwrappers. Freight will be extra. More
Boston: Mariner Books, 2011. Octavo, paperback. Contains 25 pieces from acclaimed authors including Atul Gawande, Jonathan Franzen, Deborah Blum, Malcolm Gladwell, Oliver Sacks, Jon Mooallem, Jon Cohen, Luke Dittrich, and more. More
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002. Octavo, illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. Robbins considers nearly every aspect of France's obsession with exotic fauna, from the vast literature on exotic animals and the inner workings of the oiseleurs' (birdsellers') guild to how the animals were transported, housed and cared for... More
Newcastle: Author, 1887. Quarto, text illustrations. Publisher's cloth with paper label, some light shelf wear otherwise a very good copy. More
Tuscon: University of Arizona Press, 2012. Octavo, paperback, black and white photographs, illustrations, maps. About half of all species under threat of extinction in the world today are plants. The loss of plant biodiversity is disturbing for many reasons, but especially because it is a reflection of the growing disconnect..... More
New York: Martino Fine Books & Publishing, (1994. reprint). Octavo, Standard bibliography of ornithological books and periodicals published in French or Latin, covering France and French colonies. More
Paris: Paul Lechevalier, 1948. Octavo, binder's cloth, contents fine and crisp. Standard bibliography of ornithological books and periodicals published in French or Latin, covering France and French colonies. More
Birmingham: Wilderness Press, 2012. Octavo, paperback. In a unique treatment that will appeal to world-wide fans of John Muir, Ann Rowthorn weaves the story of the great naturalist's life through an extraordinary new assemblage of his most evocative writings, representative of Muir the boy, Muir the young man, and Muir..... More
Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, 1990. Octavo, paperback, Very comprehensive bibliographical reference to international, national and local literature on plant conservaton - over 10,000 references. More
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, (1999. second edition). Octavo, paperback, illustrations. "No other account of the Darwinian Revolution provides so detailed and sympathetic an account of the framework within which the scientific debates took place." Peter J. Bowler, Canadian Journal of History. Also available in hardcover [stock id 27289]... More
Stockholm: C. E. Fritze Ltd., 1929. Quarto, illustrations, limited to 1000 numbered copies, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1976. Oblong format, illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Kansas City: Author, 1977. Octavo, photographs, softcover. More
Melbourne: Lansdowne Editions, 1982. Quarto, colour plates, text illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. The Standard and best bibliography on John Gould. Gordon Chenoweth Sauer M. D. (1921-2003) became the world's the pre-eminent authority on John Gould throughout his life, with many publications to his name. He actively corresponded with another..... More
Staten Island: Martino Fine Books & Publishing, 1996. Octavo, fine copy in publisher's cloth. More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1980. Octavo, photographs, dustwrapper. This highly acclaimed author looks back on his fifty years as a wildlife researcher specializing in marine mammals: seals, sea otters, whales, dolphins, walruses, manatees and dugongs. More
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001. Octavo, text illustrations, dustwrapper. Using the sometimes vicious academic debates and the powerful personalities of scientists as background, Schilthuizen explores the meandering path of species research and sets it out in the clearest possible terms. From looking at how we define a species, to exploring..... More
London: Collins, 1983. Octavo, colour and text illustrations by the author, faded title, otherwise a very good copy in dustwrapper. More
Stockholm: Albert Bonnier, Folio, oblong format, 32 colour printed plates, very good copy in publisher's cloth. More
London: Pitman Publishing, (1935. first edition). Octavo, More
London: Herbert Jenkins, 1949. Octavo, photographs, very good copy in chipped dustwrapper. David Seth-Smith (1875–1963) was the curator of mammals and birds for the Zoological Society of London, long term editors the Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club, the Avicultural Magazine and a regular BBC broadcaster. He visited Australia twice..... More
London: Thomas Nelson and Sons, (1937. first edition). Octavo, photographs, text illustations, bookplate, very good copy in chipped dustwrapper. David Seth-smith was curator of birds at London Zoo at the turn of the twentieth century. He was also the foundation editor of the Avicultural Society Journal. He visited Australia twice..... More
London: Lutterworth Press, 1951. Quarto, colour plates, text illustrations, corner of endpaper removed, chipped dustwrapper. More