Vertebrate zoogeography and evolution in Australasia: animals in space and time.
Carlisle: Hesperian Press, 1984. Quarto, text illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
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The kangaroo.
Sydney: Kevin Weldon, 1985. Quarto, colour photographs. More
Riversleigh.
Sydney: Reed, (1991. first edition). Quarto, colour photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. A classic account of Australian palaeontology. More
Carnivorous marsupials.
Sydney: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales, 1982. Quarto, illustrations, signature, fine set in dustwrappers. More
Possums and opossums: studies in evolution.
Chipping Norton: Surrey Beatty, 1987. Quarto, colour illustrations. Includes many hundreds of photographs including 11 full page colour reconstructions of prehistoric marsupials. There is an introductory chapter which summarizes, integrates and develops all of the contributions in the volumes as an overview. The volumes also contains a complete taxonomic index..... More
Mammals in Australia.
Sydney: Australian Museum, 1981. Octavo, colour photographs, softcover. More
Bird observatories of Britain and Ireland.
London: A & C Black, 2010. Octavo, photographs, maps, very good copy in dustwrapper. Bird observatories are research stations established mainly for the study of migration, particularly by means of ringing. There are now 20 scattered around the British Isles at key points on migration routes, on coastal promontories or..... More
The American grass book: a manual of pasture and range practices.
Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, (1953. reprint). Octavo, illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
The royal research ship 'Discovery II'
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1936. Quarto, ten photographic plates, fine copy in publisher's wrappers. Discovery Reports, volume 13. More
The birds of the South Orkney islands.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1936. Quarto, photographs. Binders, cloth, bookplate, wrappers retained. Discovery Reports, volume twelve, More
Rhododendrons in horticulture and science: papers presented at the International Rhododendron Conference, Edinburgh, 2002.
Edinburgh: Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh, 2003. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. This book for rhododendron lovers of all persuasions covers a broad range of topics presented at the Rhododendron Conference in 2002. The Conference, held at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, brought together scientists, horticulturists and rhododendron enthusiasts. The subjects covered..... More
Better birding: tips, tools and concepts for the field.
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2016. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. This book reveals the techniques expert birders use to identify a wide array of bird species in the field, quickly and easily. Featuring hundreds of stunning photographs and composite plates throughout, this book simplifies identification by organizing the birds you see..... More
Darwin's luck: chance and fortune in the life and work of Charles Darwin.
London: Continuum, 2009. Octavo, black and white illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. Just how far did Charles Darwin's luck - both good and bad - affect his life and scientific discoveries? One might make a case for saying that Darwin's life was dogged by ill-luck (or perhaps ill-fortune is more..... More
Guide to the birds of Alaska.
Anchorage: Alaska Northwest Books, (2008. fifth edition, revised). Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. This guide has been a must-have for Alaska birders for more than twenty-five years. Completely updated text and all new photographs from Robert Armstrong distinguish this fifth edition. Every bird is illustrated including the casuals and accidentals. This..... More
The painted stream: a river warden's life.
London: J M Dent & Sons, 1985. Quarto, text illustrations. Minor wear to dustwrapper, otherwise a fine copy. More
Nomads of the wind: the migration of the Monarch butterfly and other wonders of the butterfly world.
London: Papadakis Publisher, 2008. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs. The migration of the Monarch butterfly and other wonders of the butterfly world. More
American insects: a handbook of the insects of America north of Mexico.
New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, (1985. Quarto, photographs, text illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Field guide to the reptiles and amphibians of Britain and Europe.
London: Harper Collins, 2002. Octavo, colour illustrations, maps, laminated boards. This book contains descriptions of every species of salamander, newt, frog, tree frog, toad, tortoise, turtle, terrapin, gecko, agama, lizard, chameleon, slow worm, skink, amphisbaenian and snake found in mainland Europe. Every species and distinct subspecies is described in detail..... More
Selected writings of T.C. Schneirla.
San Francisco: W H Freeman and Company, 1972. Quarto, text illustrations, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
Ticks and disease.
Oxford: Pergamon Press, 1961. Octavo, text illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
The fur animals of Louisiana.
New Orleans: Department of Conservation, (1931. second edition). Octavo, text illustrations. Binder's cloth, upper printed wrapper retained. State of Louisiana, Department of Conservation, Bulletin 18. More
Turtles. Proceedings: International Turtle and Tortoise Symposium Vienna 2002.
Frankfurt: Edition Chimaira, 2006. Octavo, colour photographs, laminated boards. Includes papers, from contributors from many different countries, presented at the symposium on turtle keeping, breeding, and observing. More
Wildlife contraception: issues, methods, and applications.
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005. Octavo, illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. Zoo and Aquarium Biology Conservation Series. This collection of essays is the first major work in more than a decade to discuss the critical issue of wildlife contraception and the first ever to take up contraception for wild..... More
Birds of Venezuela.
London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2017. Octavo, paperback, colour illustrations, maps. Venezuela is blessed with one of the largest avifaunas in the world. More than 1,400 species have been recorded in the country, thanks to a great diversity of habitats ranging from the High Andes to lowland Amazonian rainforest, and just about..... More