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
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
Washington D C: American Ornithologists' Union, 2007. Octavo, colour photographs, wrappers. American Ornithologists' Union Monograph number 64. More
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001. Octavo, illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. A stimulating discussion of the role of natural history museums in culture and society. More
London: Cambridge University Press, 1916. Octavo, text illustrations. Very good copy in chipped dustwrapper. More
London: Harper Collins, 2012. Quarto, laminated boards, photographs and illustrations. This is David Attenborough's journey through the cultural history of the birds of paradise, one of the most exquisite and extravagant, colourful and intriguing families of birds. From the moment they were introduced to the European mind in the early..... More
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
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
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
Washington D C: American Ornithologists' Union, 1987. Octavo, black and white photographs, maps, wrappers. American Ornithologists' Union Monograph number 42. More
[New York]: Michael Joseph, 1966. Quarto, two volumes, accompanying text leaves and 431 colour plates. Fine set in publisher's slipcase. More
Edition de la Main Fleurie, 2004. Quarto, 48 prints. WAS $1,800. Edited with a introduction by Ben Forkner. An edition of high quality reproductions of his original watercolors, along with key notes and correspondence by Audubon and a biographical introduction. Printed in a 14-point font on 200g deckled cream stock..... More
London: John C. Nimmo, 1898. Octavo, photographic plates. Publisher's blindstamped cloth, inscription on front endpaper, a fine set. More
Gainesville: University Presses of Florida, 1994. Octavo, illustrations, maps. More
London: A & C Black, 2009. Octavo, laminated boards, colour plates, line drawings, distribution maps. Covering over 400 species, this work presents all of the terrestrial mammal species of the Western Palaearctic, serving as an excellent guide to the great wealth of fauna in this region. Species accounts are concise..... More
Cornell: Cornell University Press, 2016. Octavo, dustwrapper, black and white illustrations. Thinking whimsically makes serious science accessible. That's a message that should be taken to heart by all readers who want to learn about evolution. Do Elephants Have Knees? invites readers into serious appreciation of Darwinian histories by deploying the..... More
Chalfont St Peter: Bradt Publications, (2014. eleventh edition). Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, maps. This award-winning guide, now in its eleventh edition, proves to be an informative, amusing and sensitive account of a truly enchanting destination. It covers every aspect of this captivating country, from the unique fauna and flora inhabiting..... More
Washington DC: American Geophysical Union, 1968. Quarto, photographs, bookplate, fine copy. More
Sydney: Australia Geographic, 2017. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs. This compendium brings together over 40 of the best stories spanning the natural world. Illustrated with hundreds of stunning Australian wildlife photographs, this beautiful book covers the stories of unique Australian animals such as Tasmanian tiger, Night parrot and Lord Howe Island..... More
Collingwood: CSIRO Publishing, 2013. Octavo, paperback, line drawings, maps. Volume 26 of the Flora of Australia series describes three families of plants, Meliaceae, Rutaceae and Zygophyllaceae, consisting of 61 genera and 588 species. Meliaceae is a largely tropical family and includes the well-known Toona ciliata, Red Cedar, as well as..... More
Collingwood: CSIRO Publishing/ABRS, 2015. Octavo, colour photographs, text illustrations, maps, paperback. **This was to be the first of three volumes covering the family Asteraceae. However from 2016, the Flora of Australia series (including the Flora of Australia Supplementary Series) will no longer be published in printed volumes. This volume presents..... More
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Collingwood: CSIRO Publishing/ABRS, 2006. Octavo, colour photographs, text illustrations, maps, fine copy in dustwrapper. This is the first of three volumes describing and illustrating more than 1000 species of Australian mosses. Together, these volumes will represent the first national account of these diverse and ecologically significant organisms. The introduction documents..... More
[East Lothian]: Author, 2014. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, line drawings. Aids in the identification of the 700 most common plant species found in Britain and Ireland. Also includes species that are conspicuous or useful ecological indicators. There is also a separate habitats section describing the flora, ecology and management of..... More
Exeter: Pelagic Publishing, 2015. Octavo, dustwrapper, colour photographs. Mark Avery and Keith Betton, passionate birdwatchers and conservationists, interview members of the British birdwatching community to answer questions about their lives as birdwatchers. They take you behind the scenes, and behind the binoculars, of a diverse range of birding and wildlife..... More
Exeter: Pelagic Publishing, 2012. Octavo, paperback, BRAND NEW. Devoted to birds and wildlife since childhood, Mark's early scientific research at Oxford, Aberdeen and the RSPB provided a solid background for his management, ambassadorial, and political lobbying activities which were to follow. In this book, Mark mixes a great many stories..... More