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
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Whaler's eye.
New York: Macmillan and Co., 1962. Octavo, photographs, slight water damage. More
Birds of Somalia.
Mountfield: Pica Press, 1998. Octavo, eight colour plates by Martin Woodcock, maps, fine copy in dustwrapper. Covers 650 species (including seven endemics). Range, abundance and seasonal data are given for each species. More
A glossary of insect rearing terms.
Wellington: Science Information Publishing Centre, 1987. Octavo, wrappers. More
The Millennium Atlas of Butterflies in Britain and Ireland.
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001. Quarto, colour photographs, maps, tables. This illustrated atlas presents the findings of "Butterflies for the New Millennium", the most comprehensive survey of butterflies ever undertaken in Britain and Ireland. It provides an up-to-date assessment of our butterflies, the habitats they live in, and the threats..... More
Comparative feeding ecology of sea birds of a tropical oceanic island.
New Haven: Peabody Museum of Natural History, 1967. Octavo, text illustrations, signed by the author, publisher's printed wrappers with damged top corner. Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University, Bulletin 24. 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
The dragonflies of Europe.
Colchester: Harley Books, 1988. Quarto, colour plates, text illustrations, maps, fine copy in dustwrapper. The systematic section gives keys to the genera and species, with clear descriptions, and details of biology, flight periods, and distribution of all species found in Europe, with distribution maps showing national boundaries. Descriptions are augmented..... 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
Silkworms.
Sydney: Robert Dey, 1945. Octavo, wrappers. More
Growth in length: embryological essays.
London: Cambridge University Press, 1916. Octavo, text illustrations. Very good copy in chipped dustwrapper. More
Uber den deineren cau der facettenaugen bei neuroptera.
1919. Octavo, double plates 26-33. Quarter calf and marbled boards. Text in German. More
Birds of Western Ecuador: a photographic guide.
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2016. Octavo, colour photographs, maps, softcover. Western Ecuador is famed for its astonishingly diverse birdlife, from colorful hummingbirds and outrageous toucans to more difficult groups like raptors, flycatchers, and ovenbirds. Here is the ultimate photographic guide to the spectacular birds of this region. Featuring nearly 1,500..... More
Insects in perspective.
New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1978. Quarto, photographs, text illustrations, gfine copy in dustwrapper. More
Life on earth: a natural history.
London: Collins, (1979. reprint). Octavo, colour photographs, signature, very good copy in crinkled dustwrapper. More
Life on earth: a natural history.
Surry Hills: Reader's Digest, (1980. second edition), Oblong format, colour photographs, signature, tape marks, otherwsie a very good copy in crinkled dustwrapper. First published 1979. This is the Reader's Digest augmented and enlarged edition. More
A life on our planet: my witness statement and a vision for the future.
London: Random House, 2020. Octavo, dustwrapper, colour photographs, text illustrations. 'Read this book to learn, but also to honour the man. We shall never see his like again.' - Sunday TimesSee the world. Then make it better.'I am 94. I've had an extraordinary life. It's only now that I appreciate..... More
Sinai: landscape and nature in Egypt's wilderness.
Cairo: American University in Cairo Press, 2014. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs, map. Sinai's allure is legendary, full of spectacular landscapes, thriving flora and fauna, and unique history, this peninsula has long held sway in the imagination of millions. The high mountains and wadis of the peninsula's south provide the fertile..... More
Speciation and geographic variation in Black-tailed Gnatcatchers.
Washington D C: American Ornithologists' Union, 1987. Octavo, black and white photographs, maps, wrappers. American Ornithologists' Union Monograph number 42. More
Histoire des insectes nuisibles a la vigne, et particulierement de la pyrale.
Paris: Fortin, Mason et Cie, 1842. Quarto, 23 chromolithographic plates, text illustrations. Contemporary half morocco, some wear, small library sticker on titlepage. More
The Audubon journal: a place for personal reflection with illustrations and notes.
Philadelphia: Running Press, 1993. Octavo, unpaginated, fine copy in publisher's cloth. More
Audubon and his journals: with zoological and other notes by Elliott Coues.
London: John C. Nimmo, 1898. Octavo, photographic plates. Publisher's blindstamped cloth, inscription on front endpaper, a fine set. More
Marine mammals of Australasia: field biology and captive management.
Sydney: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales, 1988. Quarto, text illustrations, softcover. More