Collingwood: CSIRO, 2007. Quarto, paperback, colour photographs. ANZANG Nature is an organisation focused on the unique natural heritage of the bioregion of Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica and New Guinea – continents and islands flung from the great southern continent of Gondwana Land over fifty million years ago in which, due... More about ANZANG Nature and landscape photographer of the year: the fourth collection
Collingwood: CSIRO/South Australian Museum, 2010. Quarto, paperback, colour photographs. Presents the finest photographs submitted to the 2010 ANZANG competition, showcasing the stunning photographs of animals, plants and landscapes taken in Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica and New Guinea. Each photograph is accompanied by technical information as well as anecdotes about how... More about ANZANG seventh collection: Australian nature photography
Sydney: Australian Geographic, 2016. Large octavo, laminated boards, colour photographs. This books presents a collection of ANZANG award-winning and shortlisted images from the 2016 competition. Each image is accompanied by technical information as well as anecdotes from the photographers themselves on how each photograph was taken. There are also useful... More about ANZANG thirteenth edition: Australasian Nature Photography: the year's best wildlife and...
Collingwood: CSIRO/South Australian Museum, 2012. Quarto, paperback, colour photographs. Presents the finest photographs submitted to the competition. Each photograph is accompanied by technical information as well as anecdotes about how the picture was taken, which will stimulate yet further interest in the flora and fauna and their conservation in the... More about ANZANG ninth collection: Australasian nature photography
Washington DC: Conservation International,U.S., 2015. Laminated concertina. colour illustrations, maps. A handy identification guide and checklist for the monkeys of Peru. More about Monkeys of Peru: pocket idenitification guide
Carlisle: Hesperian Press, 1984. Quarto, text illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. More about Vertebrate zoogeography and evolution in Australasia: animals in space and time
Sydney: Kevin Weldon, 1985. Quarto, colour photographs. More about The kangaroo
Chipping Norton: Surrey Beatty, 1987. Quarto, two volumes, dustwrappers, 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.... More about Possums and opossums: studies in evolution
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 about Bird observatories of Britain and Ireland
Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, (1953. reprint). Octavo, illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. More about The American grass book: a manual of pasture and range practices
New York: Columbia University Press, 2014. Quarto, dustwrapper, black and white illustrations. Leading paleontologist David Archibald explores the rich history of visual metaphors for biological order from ancient times to the present and their influence on human beings' perception of their place in nature. Specifically, Archibald focuses on ladders and... More about Aristotle's ladder, Darwin's tree: the evolution of visual metaphors for biological order
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2011. Quarto, dustwrapper, black and white photographs and illustrations, line drawings, maps. In the geological blink of an eye, mammals moved from an obscure group of vertebrates into a class of planetary dominance. Why? J. David Archibald's provocative study identifies the fall of dinosaurs as... More about Extinction and radiation: how the fall of dinosaurs led to the rise of mammals
New York: Columbia University Press, 2017. Octavo, dustwrapper, black and white photographs, line drawings. In On the Origin of Species (1859), Charles Darwin presented his evidence for evolution and natural selection as its mechanism. He drew upon his earliest data gathered during his voyage on the HMS Beagle, which included... More about Origins of Darwin's evolution: solving the species puzzle through time and place
Portland OR: Timber Press, (1990. first edition), Octavo, text illustrations, very good copy in dustwrapper. black and white photographs, colour photographs. More about Orchid biology: reviews and perspectives, volume five
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1936. Quarto, ten photographic plates, fine copy in publisher's wrappers. Discovery Reports, volume 13. More about The royal research ship 'Discovery II'
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 about Rhododendrons in horticulture and science: papers presented at the International Rhododendron...
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 about Better birding: tips, tools and concepts for the field
Christchurch: Canterbury University Press, (2004. second edition). Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. This book describes Great Barrier Island's, New Zealand, history and natural features, including flora, fauna, habitats and endangered species, both terrestrial and marine. More about Great Barrier Island
New York: Oxford University Press, 1942. Octavo, photographs and text illustrations. More about Bird display and behaviour: an introduction to the study of bird psychology
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 about Darwin's luck: chance and fortune in the life and work of Charles Darwin
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 about Guide to the birds of Alaska
Cambridge: [Cambridge] University Press, (1937. reprint). Octavo, illustrations, bookplate. More about British grasses and their employment in agriculture
New York: Abrams, 2013. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs. In this book, Ingo Arndt explores marvels of nature with spectacular imagery, showcasing the complex and elegant structures that animals create both for shelter and for capturing prey. Arndt's photographs display wonders such as the colourful mating arenas of bowerbirds in West... More about Animal architecture
London: Papadakis Publisher, 2008. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs. WAS $65. The migration of the Monarch butterfly and other wonders of the butterfly world. More about Nomads of the wind: the migration of the Monarch butterfly and other wonders of the butterfly world
Cambridge: [Cambridge] University Press, 1924. Quarto, colour plates by the author, a few spots otherwise a very good copy. More about British waders