The Australian bush.
Melbourne: Cassell and Company, 1943. Quarto, photographs, softcover with dustwrapper. More
Melbourne: Cassell and Company, 1943. Quarto, photographs, softcover with dustwrapper. More
Amsterdam: C. G. Van Der Post, 1855. Quarto, one folding plate. Publisher's printed wrappers, rare. Not in Ferguson. More
London: Ariel Press, 1967-1978. Folio, colour plates by Margaret Stones, a fine set in dustwrappers. A landmark 20th century botanical work illustrated by one of the great botanical artists of the twentieth century. More
Hobart. Tasmanian Field Naturalists Club, 2004. Octavo, photographs, softcover. An account of the history of the club to mark its centenary. More
Launceston: Potoroo Publishing, (1989. third edition). Octavo, colour photographs, softcover. More
Launceston: Mary Fisher Bookshop, 1973. Octavo, photographs, signature, softcover. More
Carlton South: Melbourne University Press, 2012. Octavo, black and white photographs, map. Good copy in paperback. The coast and its people help define our identity. Most Australians live in suburbia, but our hearts are elsewhere. This book is a celebration of the Australian seascape, from its natural grandeur to the..... More
Hobart: Tasmanian Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment, 2001. Octavo, colour photographs, maps, publisher's boards. WAS $80. This handsome book provides a comprehensive account of the flora of the Furneaux Islands. Emeritus Professor Henry Nix formerly of ANU said "Would that all our regional floras receive the same comprehensive..... More
Launceston: Author, 1910. Octavo, photographs. Publisher's printed boards and cloth spine, signature, some slight wear to corners otherwise a very good copy. More
Birralee: Tympanocryptis Press, (. fourth edition). Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. Slime moulds are not slimy, nor do they look like mould; in fact, most are exquisite. Fuligo septica is an exception. This common cosmopolitan species forms amorphous yellowish blobs known variously throughout the world as ‘dog’s vomit slime’, ‘moon shit’..... More
Bruny Island: Bruny Island Environment Network Inc., (2016. second edition). Octavo, laminated boards, colour photographs, illustrations. Birdsong's contributors celebrate the beauty and vulnerability of the birds of Bruny Island, through poetry, essays, photographs and other artworks. This anthology is Bruny Island Environment Network's serenade to birds. Profits from sales of..... More
Adelaide: Author, 2022. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs and illustrations, maps. This is a comprehensive treatment of every eucalypt species and subspecies occurring in these two states of south-eastern Australia (145 species in all). The book provides a wealth of information regarding their identification, distribution, ecology and uses. For each of..... More
Hobart: O.B.M. Publishing, 1978. Octavo, photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Sydney: Australian Museum, 1889. Octavo, 21 uncoloured egg plates by Neville Cayley senior. Publisher's quarter cloth and printed boards, small library stamp, a very good copy. More
Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2004. Octavo, colour illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. Once the world's largest marsupial predator, the doglike Tasmanian tiger (Thylacinus cynocephalus) ranged across Australia and as far north as New Guinea. After humans introduced dingoes to the area 4,000 years ago, the misnamed "tiger" was driven..... More
Crows Nest: Allen and Unwin, 2011. Octavo, paperback, photographs, colour and black and white illustrations. The world's largest marsupial predator was deliberately hunted to extinction through fear, ignorance and greed. But was it a savage sheep killer or a shy, fussy, nocturnal feeder? And did it really drink its victims'..... More
Melbourne: Museum Victoria, 2014. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, text illustrations. This long awaited guide provides a wonderful introduction for naturalists, beachcombers, divers and anyone with an interest in the marine environment. It includes a description of each animal accompanied by a colour photograph with information about each animal's behaviour, diversity..... More
Melbourne: Gould League of Victoria, (1987. second edition). Octavo, colour plates, text illustrations, owner's sticker, softcover. More
Chatswood: Reed New Holland, (1996. reprint). Octavo, colour photographs, maps, contacted softcover. This field guide has been developed from the New South Wales Frog Watch Program, a frog monitoring program involving schools and amateur herpetologists. It will help identify frogs from New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, southern South Australia and..... More
Chatswood: Reed New Holland, (2000. reprint). Octavo, colour photographs, maps, softcover. This field guide has been developed from the New South Wales Frog Watch Program, a frog monitoring program involving schools and amateur herpetologists. It will help identify frogs from New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, southern South Australia and southern..... More
Hobart: O.B.M., (1969. second edition), Quarto, photographs, fine copy in fine dustwrapper. Second edition. More
Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, (1963. reprint). Octavo, photographs, signature, very good copy in slightly chipped dustwrapper. More
Launceston: Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, 1995. Octavo, maps, text illustrations, signed by the author, softcover. The guide introduces the reader to the Tamar River and intertidal ecology. The main part of the book is devoted to the common families found in the region with descriptions and notes on..... More
London: Oxford:, 1909. Octavo, photographs, illustrations, folding map. Publisher's cloth, a few minor blemishes otherwise a very good copy. More
Paterson: C Arthur Pearson, 2019. Quarto, laminated boards, colour photographs, maps. A long-awaited publication written by Dr Douglas Somerville, Technical Specialist, Bees with the NSW Department of Primary Industries. This book focuses on the value of key plants to nectar-feeding animals in Australia with particular emphasis on honey bee nutritional..... More