New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1998. Octavo, text illustrations, tables, fine copy in dustwrapper. This text summarizes research into the first year in the lives of the fishes of the estuaries of the Middle Atlantic Bight, describing the natural history of the eggs, larvae and juveniles of 70 fish species... More about The first year in the life of Estuarine Fishes in the Middle Atlantic Bight
Brunswick: Scribe Publications, 2016. Octavo, black and white illustrations, paperback. Birds are astonishingly intelligent creatures. In fact, according to revolutionary new research, some birds rival primates and even humans in their remarkable forms of intelligence. Like humans, many birds have enormous brains relative to their size. Although small, bird brains... More about The genius of birds
East Melbourne: CSIRO, 1995. Quarto, laminated boards, illustrations. WAS $140. This book deals with about 20% of the world butterfly fauna and is divided into three main sections - biology, biogeography and catalogue. It also includes a gazetteer and list of regional works as well as a bibliography. More about Carcasson's African butterflies: an annotated catalogue of the Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea of...
London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, (1944. first edition), Octavo, map, bookplate of Dominic L. Serventy, publisher's bright green cloth, a very good copy. More about The Cuckoo and other bird mysteries
New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2004. Quarto, dustwrapper, black and white photographs. This book presents some fifty of Adams' finest photographs of trees - a wide range of imagery from towering redwood groves to flowering orchards; majestic pine forest to leafy deciduous woods; wood and bark details to gnarled... More about Ansel Adams: trees
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 about Last chance to see
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 about Birdscaping Australian gardens: using native plants to attract birds to your garden
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 about Contributions to the history of herpetology, volume two
Carlton: Melbourne University Press, 1951. Octavo, a very good copy in dustwrapper. More about A contribution to the theory of the living organism
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 about Species Sargassorum Australiae: descriptae et dispositae
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 about Methods for catching beetles
Sandton: Sable Publishers, [1984]. Quarto, colour photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. More about The lions and elephants of The Chobe: Botswana's untamed wilderness
Washington, DC: American Ornithologists Union, 1984. Octavo, text illustrations, bookplate, softcover. Ornithological Monographs No. 32. More about The marine ecology of birds in the Ross Sea, Antarctica
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 about Planting dreams: shaping Australian gardens
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 about The forest wars
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 about After the grizzly: endangered species and the politics of place in California
Anchorage: Alaska Geographic, Volume 8, No. 2, 1981. Octavo, oblong format, paperback. colour photographs. More about Alaska mammals
Anchorage: Alaska Geographic, Volume 9, No. 3, 1982. Octavo, oblong format, colour photographs. More about Islands of the Seals: The Pribilofs
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 about Iguanas: biology and conservation
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 about On rare birds
Washington DC: National Geographic Society, 2012. Octavo, dustwrapper, colour and black and white 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... More about Birdwatcher's bible: a complete treasury: science, know-how, beauty, lore
London: Salamander Books, 1989. Octavo, colour illustrations, laminated boards. More about A Birdkeeper's guide to cockatiels. Practical advice on the care and accommodation of these...
London: Salamander Books, 1990. Octavo, colour illustrations, laminated boards. More about A Birdkeeper's guide to cockatoos: A comprehensive survey of these distinctive birds with...
London: Salamander, 1987. Octavo, colour photographs, laminated boards. More about A birdkeeper's guide to softbills
London: Salamander Books, 1992. Quarto, colour photogprahps, dustwrapper. More about Parrots