Into the crocodile nest: a journey inside New Guinea.
London: Macmillan, 1987. Octavo, photographs, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
London: Macmillan, 1987. Octavo, photographs, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
Collingwood: CSIRO/South Australian Museum, 2010. Quarto, paperback, colour photographs. Presents the finest photographs submitted to the 2010 ANZANG competition, showcasing the stunning photographs of animals, plants and landscapes taken in Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica and New Guinea. Each photograph is accompanied by technical information as well as anecdotes about how..... More
Paris: Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, 1967. Octavo, text illustrations, softcover. Text in French. More
Cambridge MA: Museum of Comparative Zoology, 1912. Quarto, eight (including five coloured) photolithographic plates. Modern binder's cloth, owner's stamp, a fine clean copy. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, volume 44, number one. More
Melbourne: N. H. Seward, 1966. reprint). Octavo, photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1983. second edition). Octavo, text illustrations, signature, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Melbourne: RAOU, 1985. Octavo, signature, softcover. More
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2016. Octavo, photographs, map, fine copy in dustwrapper New Guinea is famous for its spectacular bird fauna characterized by cassowaries, megapodes, pigeons, parrots, kingfishers, and owlet-nightjars, as well as the iconic birds of paradise and bowerbirds. Of the nearly 800 species of birds recorded from New..... More
Princeton: Princeton University Press, (1986. first edition). Octavo, colour plates, softcover. More
Paris: Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, 1981. Octavo, text illustrations, softcover. Text in French. More
Brussels: Muse Royal d'Histoire Naturelle de Belgique, 1931. Quarto, four folding plates on stubs. Binders cloth, wrappers retained, owner's stamp, a fine copy. More
Adelaide: Rigby, 1984. Quarto, colour photographs, very good copy in dustwrapper. Norman Chaffer was an excellent amateur ornithologist and photographer. More
Brisbane: Dove, 1985. Quarto, colour photographs, maps, bookplate, very good copy in dustwrapper. With an introductory chapter followed by chapters covering the non-passerine orders and a bibliography. More
Brisbane: Dove, 1985-1990. Quarto, colour photographs, maps, signature, a very good set in dustwrappers. One of the better modern New Guinea bird books, the photographs of the Birds of Paradise are spectacular. With introductory chapters and a bibliography. More
Honolulu: Bishop Museum Occasional Papers No. 51, 1997. Octavo, softcover. More
Paris: Imprimerie Nationale, 1886. Octavo, Contemporary half calf and marbled boards, worn and rebacked, all edges coloured, modern endpapers. More
Paris: Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, 1972. Octavo, text illustrations, softcover. Text in French. More
Currumbin: MangroveWatch Publications, 2023. Octavo, oblong format, paperback, colour photographs. This authoritative book has the following features: 210 beautifully illustrated pages, along with a water-proof identification key for field use. Comprehensive illustrations and descriptions of all 25 mangrove plants found in New Caledonia. Illustrated keys for easy identification, plus distribution..... More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1908. Octavo, photographs, map. Publisher's cloth, a fine copy. More
Milton: Jacaranda Press, 1971. Octavo, text illustrations, a very good copy in dustwrapper. More
Chatswood: Geo Productions, 1994. Quarto, colour plates, maps, fine copy in dustwrapper, scarce. The first monograph on this group, which is restricted mainly to Australia and New Guinea. Sixty species and most subspecies are superbly illustrated by Peter Schouten. More
Sydney: Collins, (1977. first edition). Folio, colour plates. Publisher's slipcase and dustwrapper, a few minor blemishes, otherwise a very goo copy. More
New York: Bulletin of the AMNH, Volume 164, 1979. Octavo, wrappers, More
Malanda: Frith and Frith, [2008]. Quarto, photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. WAS $80. Bowerbirds are fascinating because of their unusual behaviour involving building complex structures, called bowers. Some bowers are like miniature buildings and are artistically decorated with flowers, fruits, bones, shells, feathers and much more, including numerous human artefacts..... More
Roermond-Maaseik: J J Romen and Zonen, [1934]. Octavo, photographs, text illustrations. Modern half morocco, coloured labels. In Dutch. Primarily about Dutch New Guinea, now West Papua. More