Helping and communal breeding in birds: ecology and evolution.
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1987. Octavo, text illustrations, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
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Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1987. Octavo, text illustrations, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
London: Dewi Lewis Publishing, 2014. Quarto, black and white photographs, bumped corners, publisher's cloth. Published to coincide with the Global Summit on illegal wildlife trade hosted by David Cameron in London in February 2014, Trading to Extinction is a unique and devastating record of this tragic industry. The book explores..... More
Chipping Norton: Surrey Beatty, 1998. Quarto, illustrations, maps, signature, softcover. Sixteen chapters divided into four parts: principles for conservation, impact, method of analysis, and management principles for conservation. More
New Haven: Yale University Press, 2007. Octavo, publisher's cloth, colour photographs. In this breathtakingly lovely book, Burt selects ninety of his most striking photographs. He also offers his reflections on the marshes he has visited, inviting his readers to come with him and become acquainted with this hidden world, its..... More
Weert: Peter Lowe, (1973. first edition). Quarto, colour illustrations, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
Sydney: Hodder and Stoughton, (1985. second edition), Quarto, colour paintings, colour photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Sydney: Hodder and Stoughton, (1973. reprint). Quarto, photographs, signature, softcover. More
Auckland: Oxford University Press, 1992. Octavo, colour photographs, bookplate, softcover. An inspirational book and essential reading for any committed conservationist. The population of Black Robins Petroica traversi on New Zealand's Chatham Islands was taken from less than a dozen up to several hundreds, by innovative and dedicated wildlife managers... More
San Rafael: Earth Aware Editions, 2008. Folio, photographs, fine copy in slipcase. More
Boise: Peregrine Fund, 1988. Octavo, photographs, signature, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
New York: WW Norton & Co, 2009. Octavo, paperback, BRAND NEW. From the leader and spokeswoman of the anti-nuclear movement comes a revised and updated edition of this groundbreaking, widely acclaimed classic. Exploring dangerous global trends, Helen Caldicott presents a picture of our world and the forces that threaten its..... More
Philadelphia: Chilton Books, 1966. Small quarto, text illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 1971. Octavo, photographs, wrappers. More
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1992. Octavo, wrappers, Bulletin of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography Volume 28. More
Amsterdam: Elsevier, 1977. Quarto, text illustrations, fine copy in publisher's cloth. More
New York: John Wiley and Sons, 1973. Octavo, photographs, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
Chicago: Conservation International, 2002. Quarto, illustrations, paperback. RAP Bulletin of Biological Assessment # 19. More
Chicago: Conservation International, 2002. Quarto, illustrations, paperback. RAP Bulletin of Biological Assessment # 19. Damaged copy. More
Washington DC: Island Press, 2006. Octavo, paperback, Presents an overview of the history of transboundary conservation efforts and an introduction to various issues surrounding the subject. Examining the International Sonoran Desert Alliance (ISDA) and the Yellowstone to Yukon Initiative (Y2Y), this book helps readers understand the benefits and challenges of..... More
London: John Wiley and Sons, 2011. Quarto, illustrations, fine copy in laminated boards. Insects are the most abundant and diverse organisms that inhabit our planet and are found in all the world's forest ecosystems. Many feed and/or breed on parts of trees. Some perform important functions, such as pollination or..... More
Athens: Ohio University Press, 2009. Octavo, paperback, illustrations. A brilliantly crafted and highly readable examination of nature protection around the world. Twentieth-century nature conservation treaties often originated as attempts to regulate the pace of killing rather than attempts to protect animal habitat. Some were prompted by major break-throughs in firearm..... More
Athens: Ohio University Press, 2009. Octavo, illustrations, laminated boards. A brilliantly crafted and highly readable examination of nature protection around the world. Twentieth-century nature conservation treaties often originated as attempts to regulate the pace of killing rather than attempts to protect animal habitat. Some were prompted by major break-throughs in..... More
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1997. Octavo, text illustrations, fine copy dustwrapper. Clark first describes and analyzes efforts to restore the black-footed ferret after 1981 and looks at the processes, people, institutions, and programs that were involved in the endevour. Clark then looks at fresh approaches to endangered species recovery..... More
Brookfield: Chicago Zoological Society, 1990. Octavo, photographs, maps, softcover. More
Washington DC: Island Press, 2007. Octavo, paperback, black and white photographs, other illustrations. Offers a unified vision of ecological restoration as a field of study, one that states the discipline's precepts and emphasizes issues of importance to those involved at various levels. This book discusses the scientific and practical aspects..... More