Bird display and behaviour: an introduction to the study of bird psychology.
New York: Oxford University Press, 1942. Octavo, photographs and text illustrations. More
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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
British grasses and their employment in agriculture.
Cambridge: [Cambridge] University Press, (1937. reprint). Octavo, illustrations, bookplate. 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. WAS $65. The migration of the Monarch butterfly and other wonders of the butterfly world. More
British waders.
Cambridge: [Cambridge] University Press, 1924. Quarto, colour plates by the author, a few spots otherwise a very good copy. More
British waders.
Cambridge: [Cambridge] University Press, 1924. Quarto, colour plates by the author, a few spots otherwise a very good copy in dustwrapper. More
Europas bekannteste schmetterlinge.
Octavo, colour plates. Loose spine, owner signature, working copy only. 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
The future of tropical savannas: an Australian perspective.
Collingwood: CSIRO Publishing, 1996. Octavo, paperback, maps, graphs. Examines the roles of science in resource management and policy making. More
Whaler's eye.
New York: Macmillan and Co., 1962. Octavo, photographs, slight water damage. More
Birds of Somalia.
Mountfield: Pica Press, 1998. Octavo, dustwrapper, eight colour plates by Martin Woodcock, maps. Covers 650 species (including seven endemics). Range, abundance and seasonal data are given for each species. More
Natural history of Tenerife.
Dunbeath: Whittles Publishing, 2016. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. Tenerife is a remarkable island, dominated by Mount Teide, an active volcano higher than any mountain in mainland Spain. The island has extraordinary volcanic landscapes, and thousands of species of plants and animals that are found only there. The authors' love of..... More
The natural history and management of the Gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus Daudin).
Melbourne FL: Krieger Publishing Company, 2008. Quarto, laminated boards, black and white illustrations. Presents tortoise management and research techniques that can be applied to various species. Designed to be the manual that can serve for certification for various institutions and State and Federal agencies, this work contains many tricks of..... More
Restoring North America's birds: lessons from landscape ecology.
New Haven: Yale University Press, 2000. Octavo, dustwrapper, illustrations. The author challenges some of the assumptions that underlie current conservation efforts and offers recommendations, based on sound ecological principles, for protecting the rich natural diversity of North America's birds. More
Restoring North America's birds: lessons from landscape ecology.
New Haven: Yale University Press, (2002. second edition). Octavo, paperback, illustrations. Now in paperback. The author challenges some of the assumptions that underlie current conservation efforts and offers recommendations, based on sound ecological principles, for protecting the rich natural diversity of North America's birds. More
Conservation of grassland birds in North America: understanding ecological processes in different regions.
Washington D C: American Ornithologists' Union, 2007. Octavo, colour photographs, wrappers. American Ornithologists' Union Monograph number 64. More
Growth in length: embryological essays.
London: Cambridge University Press, 1916. Octavo, text illustrations. Very good copy in chipped dustwrapper. More
Life in the undergrowth.
London: BBC Books, 2005. Small quarto, colour photographs, very good copy in dustwrapper. This beautifully illustrated book gives a rare glimpse into the secret life of invertebrates - bugs, beetles, scorpions and centipedes, mites and mantids, spiders and dragonflies. More
Life on earth: a natural history.
London: Collins, (1979. reprint). Octavo, colour photographs, worn dustwrapper. More
Life in cold blood.
London: Ebury Press, 2008. Large octavo, dustwrapper, colour photographs. The final chapter in David Attenborough's overview of life on planet earth. Reptiles and amphibians ruled the world for nearly 200 million years and today they number over 12,500. This book traces the story of their evolution, behaviour and natural history..... More