New York: Ballantine Books, 1990. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. WAS $25. Douglas Adams teamed up with zoologist Mark Carwardine to find out what was happening to life on earth. Together they lead us on an unforgettable journey across the world in search of exotic, endangered animals that they may never..... More
Melbourne: Penguin Group, 2015. Quarto, laminated boards, colour photographs, line drawings. A beautifully illustrated how-to book for attracting a wide variety of birds and butterflies to your garden by providing shelter, nesting sites, fruit, seeds, nuts, and nectar. The detailed directory and unique planting calendars included show you how to..... More
USA: SSAR Publications, 2007. Quarto, publisher's cloth, black and white photographs. Contributions to Herpetology 21. Biographies of herpetologists. Second of three volumes. Volume one see [stock id 3810] and volume three see [stock id 34788]. Price approximate. More
Carlton: Melbourne University Press, 1951. Octavo, a very good copy in dustwrapper. More
Stockholm: P. A. Norstedt & Soner, 1889. Quarto, 31 lithographed plates (twelve coloured). Modern red binder's cloth, partly unopened, a fine copy. A scarce and attractive work on Australian seaweeds. More
Canelones: Naturalia Scientific Editions, 2010. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, black and white photographs, line drawings, map. This book aims to provide students and the scientific world with a collection of knowledge relating to methods and capture techniques. This book offers a brief summary of the physical and structural characteristics of..... More
Sandton: Sable Publishers, [1984]. Quarto, colour photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1983. Octavo, fine copy, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Washington, DC: American Ornithologists Union, 1984. Octavo, text illustrations, bookplate, softcover. Ornithological Monographs No. 32. More
Sydney: NewSouth Publishing, 2016. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs, illustrations. Planting Dreams celebrates the artistry and imagination that have shaped Australian gardens. Internationally renowned garden historian Richard Aitken explores the environmental and social influences that have helped produce our unique gardening culture - from Indigenous land management and the earliest European..... More
Carlton South: Melbourne University Press, 2007. Octavo, paperback, black and white illustrations. Australia's long-unresolved forest conflict has been the make-or-break factor in federal elections, with both parties often arguing that the four-decade-old forest conflict has no practical solution. This work proposes a forest policy for Australia, calling on individuals in..... More
Berkeley: University of California Press, 2013. Octavo, dustwrapper, black and white photographs, maps. Thoroughly researched, this book traces the history of endangered species and habitat in California, from the time of the Gold Rush to the present. Peter S. Alagona shows how scientists and conservationists came to view the fates..... More
Anchorage: Alaska Geographic, Volume 8, No. 2, 1981. Octavo, oblong format, paperback. colour photographs. More
Anchorage: Alaska Geographic, Volume 9, No. 3, 1982. Octavo, oblong format, colour photographs. More
Berkeley: University of California Press, 2004. Large octavo, dustwrapper, black and white photographs, text illustrations, maps. WAS $115. The book begins with an introduction by noted iguana biologist Dr. Gordon Burghardt that examines the state of iguana research - past, present, and future - with an emphasis on social behaviour..... More
Sydney: UNSW Press, 2011. Octavo, colour and black and white illustrations, dustwrapper. In this illustrated book, Anita Albus recounts the sad histories of several extinct bird species, including the Passenger pigeon, the Carolina parakeet, and the Great auk. She gives a detailed account of six rare birds: the Hermit ibis..... More
Washington DC: National Geographic Society, 2012. Octavo, dustwrapper, photographs, other illustrations, maps. Organised logically with cross-references and easy navigation including subject matter from history to practical advice, this guide offers comprehensive overviews, titbits of information and trivia, short thought pieces, plus how-to instructions on every aspect of birds and birdwatching..... More
London: Salamander Books, 1989. Octavo, colour illustrations, laminated boards. More
London: Salamander Books, 1990. Octavo, colour illustrations, laminated boards. More
London: Salamander, 1987. Octavo, colour photographs, laminated boards. More
Washington DC: American Ornithologists Union, 1984. Octavo, softcover. More
New York: Taylor and Francis, 2011. Octavo, laminated boards, photographs. Print on demand title. Covering a wide range of topics on snake reproduction and phylogeny, this comprehensive book discusses everything from primordial germ migration in developing embryos to semelparity (death after reproduction) in the aspic viper. Beginning with a review..... More
New York: Dorling Kindersley, 2010. Quarto, laminated boards, photographs. A landmark in reference publishing and overseen and authenticated by the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History, this volume presents an unrivaled visual survey of Earth's natural history. Giving a clear overview of the classification of our natural world-over 6,000..... More
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002. Octavo, black and white photographs, text illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. The author explains the physical basis of flight with sharp prose and clear diagrams. Drawing upon bats, birds, insects, pterosaurs, and even winged seeds, he details the basic operating principles of wings and..... More
