Ornithological literature of the Papuan subregion 1915 to 1975: an annotated bibliography.
New York: Bulletin of the AMNH, Volume 164, 1979. Octavo, wrappers, More
New York: Bulletin of the AMNH, Volume 164, 1979. Octavo, wrappers, More
Malabar: Krieger Publishing Company, (1995. reprint). Octavo, laminated boards, cartoons by fellow veterinarian Robert M. Miller. WAS $40. A humorous account of the author's years in veterinary practice in Berkeley. Dr Frye is an "...expert herpetologist with a penchant for the exotic which leads to some memorable experiences"... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2008. Octavo, dustwrapper, WAS $40. What is so compelling about falconry? Tim Gallagher mines his lifelong obsession with Falcons for an answer in this engaging volume interweaving memoir, history, and travelogue. An entire subculture of the sport exists outside the mainstream of American society, consisting of obsessed..... More
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2002. Octavo, photographs, text illustrations, softcover. The varied works in this volume include passionate essays on the protection of animals, vivid accounts of travel and adventure from the English seashore to the Himalayas, poetry and fiction, and marvellous tales of nature for children. Special features..... More
London: J M Dent & Sons, 1946. Octavo, text illustrations, owner signature, fine copy in dustwrapper. A curiosity. Many of the illustrations in this book were drawn underwater. More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1897. Octavo, text illustrations. Publisher's decorated cloth, hinges cracked. More
Armidale: Kardoorair Press, 2001. Octavo, colour photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper, scarce. Joseph Maiden was the Government Botanist and Director of the Botanic Gardens, Sydney , first appointed in 1896, and was one of Australia's great botanist with an enourmous body of scientific literature to his name. More
Auckland: Random Century, 1990. Octavo, photographs, softcover. More
Pittsburgh: Hunt Botanical Library, 1972. Quarto, text illustrations, folding map, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
London: William Collins, 1944. Octavo, text illustrations, papered boards. A useful biographical essay of some of the great names in botanical history, More
London: Thames and Hudson, 2019. Quarto, colour illustrations. Compact edition. Joseph Banks accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage round the world from 1768 to 1771. A gifted and wealthy young naturalist, Banks collected exotic flora from Madeira, Brazil, Tierra del Fuego, the Society Islands, New Zealand, Australia and Java..... More
Poole: Blandford Press, 1981. Octavo, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
London: Jonathan Cape, 2003. Octavo, photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. In his final book, the eminent paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould offers a surprising and nuanced study of the complex relationship between our two great ways of knowing: science and the humanities, twin realms of knowledge that have been divided against..... More
London: Jonathan Cape, 2002. Octavo, phorographs, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
Cambridge MA: Harvard University Press, (2002. reprint). Octavo, paperback, illustrations. Turning to modern concepts, Gould demonstrates that, even though the whole subject of parallels between ontogeny and phylogeny fell into disrepute, it is still one of the great themes of evolutionary biology. More
Sydney: New South Books, 2007. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. In the summer of 2002-03, acclaimed writer and historian Tom Griffiths voyaged the Southern Ocean to Antarctica. He was on board the first Australian ship to ' slice the silence' of a year, arriving at Casey Station to deliver the new..... More
Canberra: National Library of Australia, 2012. Quarto, colour illustrations, sample copy sticker on blank endpaper, fine copy in dustwrapper. Some of the earliest artistic impressions of the birds, flowers, fish and people of Australia are found in John Hunter's First Fleet sketchbook. Both historically significant and stunningly beautiful, Hunter's sketches..... More
Suffolk: Halesworth Press, 1980. Quarto, photographs, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2000. Octavo, text illustrations, laminated boards. More
Adelaide: Publishers Limited, 1956. Octavo, photographs, softcover. More
Mountfield: Pica Press, 1998. Quarto, 150 illustrations depicting the work of 89 artists, bookplate, fine copy in dustwrapper. Using examples from paintings and prints, the author describes different genres of wildlife art. This stunning book examines the various forms of wildlife art from photographic hyper-realism to abstract - each illustrated..... More
Port Melbourne: Thames and Hudson, 2010. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour illustrations, photographs, maps. This book profiles forty of the worlds greatest explorers, from Europe, America, Asia and Australia. These are the men and women who changed our perception of the world through their courageous explorations, opening our eyes to the physical..... More
New York: Abrams, 2006. Octavo, dustwrapper, colour photographs. From the delicate new growth that emerges in springtime to jewel-toned fall foliage to winter's brown husks, leaves unfurl, mature and wither in a life cycle that evokes our own. This work examines leaves and pods in all their variety, explaining why..... More
Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia Press, 1998. Octavo, softcover. More
Kew: Kew Publishing, 2020. Octavo, dustwrapper, colour illustrations. Sir Joseph Banks was a true botanical adventurer and pioneer. Not only did he reveal the flora wonders of the South Seas, New Zealand and Australia to Europan eyes, but he set Kew Gardens on its path to becoming the world's foremost..... More