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
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1936. Quarto, ten photographic plates, fine copy in publisher's wrappers. Discovery Reports, volume 13. More
Cairo: American University in Cairo Press, 2014. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs, map. Sinai's allure is legendary, full of spectacular landscapes, thriving flora and fauna, and unique history, this peninsula has long held sway in the imagination of millions. The high mountains and wadis of the peninsula's south provide the fertile..... More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1968. Octavo, some stains to dustwrappers, otherwise a very good set. More
Melbourne: 1922. Octavo, photographs, marbled boards. Extracted from The Emu, volume 21. More
Sydney: The Library of New South Wales, (1970. second edition). Octavo, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
San Diego: Academic Press, 1999. Octavo, paperback, colour plates, colour photographs, text illustrations, maps. Includes identification, distribution, and conservation information on Belize and Northern Guatemala's frequently spotted animals. Also includes information on the ecology, behaviour, and conservation of profiled animals; information on habitats and on the most common plants; information..... More
London: John Van Voorst, 1860. Octavo, eight handcoloured lithographs by George French Angas. Publisher's blindstamped purple cloth, typically faded spine, a near fine copy. Bennett was particularly interested in the Platypus and his account of this extraordinary animal in Gatherings is a classic. "The drawings, with a few exceptions, are..... More
London: Richard Bentley, 1834. Octavo, aquatint frontispieces. Nineteenth century half calf, and marbled boards, spine labels, bookplate, stamp,a very good copy. Dr George Bennett (1804-1893) settled permanently in Sydney in 1836 and died in 1893. He established a successful medical practice and became a leading figure in Colonial science. He..... More
College Station: Texas A & M Uinversity Press, 2003. Octavo, photographs, maps, fine copy in dustwrapper. Through his recounting of local lore, Bonta makes the interaction between culture and avifauna in Latin America a key to better understanding the practice of biodiversity protection. He offers a significant contribution to the..... More
Sydney: David Ell Press, 1988. Octavo, 27 full-page watercolours. Publisher's cloth and slipcase, limited to 550 copies, a fine copy. The manuscript, now held in the Mitchell Library, was created in 1813 by the colonial official Thomas Skottowe, using the illustrations of the convict artist Robert Browne. More
Cleveland: Bird Research foundation, 1943. Quarto, photographs, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
Sydney: Collins, (1970. first edition). Quarto, photographs, text illustrations, signature, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Canberra: Australian National University Press, 1979. Octavo, text illustrations, very good copy in dustwrapper. British Museum Yearbook Three. More
Lane Cove: Doubleday, 1983. Large quarto, illustrations and maps, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Sydney: State Library of New South Wales, 2001. Quarto, colour illustrations, softcover. The exhibition Matthew Flinders: the ultimate voyage was presented by the State Library of New South Wales to commemorate the bicentenary of Flinders' epic voyage of exploration and discovery along the Australian coasts in HMS Investigator in 1801-1803..... More
Chatswood: New Holland Publishers, 2015. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs, maps. Beautifully illustrated, this book details the most amazing spectacles that every wildlife enthusiast has to see during their lifetime. Top nature photographer and inveterate traveller William Burrard-Lucas has spent years visiting the far-flung corners of every continent, capturing thousands of..... More
London: Yale University Press, 2008. Quarto, paperback, colour photographs. China has more varied habitats for wildlife than anywhere else in the world: rivers carve immense gorges through the world's loftiest mountain peaks; vast deserts range from searing heat to mind-numbing cold; wild horses gallop across grass steppe land; shallow seas..... More
London: Geoffrey Bles, 1965. Octavo, lacks dustwrapper. More
London: George Philip, 1985. Quarto, photographs and text illustrations, dustwrapper. More
London: Oxford University Press, 1952. Octavo, folding map, black and white plates. Publisher's cloth, very slight rubbing, inscription, a very good copy. More
London: George Allen and Unwin, 1956. Octavo, text illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2005. Octavo, paperback, photographs. Explores images of the tropical world - maps, paintings, botanical drawings, photographs, diagrams, and texts - produced by European and American travelers over the past three centuries. Bringing together a group of distinguished contributors from disciplines across the arts and humanities..... More
Carlton South: Miegunyah Press, 2006. Octavo, illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper, scarce. In 1800 François Péron, an ambitious young medical student not long released from the French revolutionary army, gained a place as an assistant zoologist on Nicolas Baudin's expedition to Australian waters. As his colleagues either deserted or died..... More
Johannesburg: Jacana Media, 2011. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs. The best of Getaway gallery is a celebration of the photographers who capture the unbelievable pictures that are submitted to South Africa's Getaway magazine every month. It is their dedication to their art, and their determination to capture these fleeting moments of..... More