Sydney: UNSW Press, 2011. Octavo, colour and black and white illustrations, dustwrapper. In this illustrated book, Anita Albus recounts the sad histories of several extinct bird species, including the Passenger pigeon, the Carolina parakeet, and the Great auk. She gives a detailed account of six rare birds: the Hermit ibis... More about On rare birds
London: Tryon Gallery, 1979. Folio, 14 colour plates. Publisher's blue quarter calf and marbled boards, slipcase. Limited to 505 copies. More about Some birds and mammals of Africa: with a descriptive text by Hilary Hook
Amsterdam: Junk, 1973. Quarto, uncoloured illustrations. More about Bird books and bird art. An outline of the literary history and iconography of descriptive...
New York: Maurice Martino, 1990. Quarto, illustrations. This edition is limited to 300 copies. More about Bird books and bird art: an outline of the literary history and iconography of descriptive...
Cambridge: [Cambridge] University Press, 1924. Quarto, colour plates by the author, a few spots otherwise a very good copy. More about British waders
[New York]: Michael Joseph, 1966. Quarto, two volumes, accompanying text leaves and 431 colour plates. Fine set in publisher's slipcase. More about The original water-colour paintings by John James Audubon for the birds of America. Reproduced...
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 about The John James Audubon portfolio: a selection of the original drawings and watercolors used in...
New York: American Heritage Publishing, 1966. Small folio, 431 colour plates by Audubon, fine copy in very good dustwrapper. The cheaper single volume issue, published the same year as a two volume set in a slipcase. More about The original water-color paintings by John James Audubon for The Birds of America
London: John C. Nimmo, 1898. Octavo, photographic plates. Publisher's blindstamped cloth, inscription on front endpaper, a fine set. More about Audubon and his journals: with zoological and other notes by Elliott Coues
London: Thames and Hudson, 2016. Octavo, laminated boards, colour illustrations. In this beautifully presented volume, over 60 birds are introduced, organized thematically into eight sections, covering all aspects of our relationship with birds. 'Songbirds' celebrates the greatest bird virtuosi, such as the Nightingale, while 'Birds of Prey' include majestic hunters... More about Remarkable birds
London: Oxford University Press, 1975. Octavo, text illustrations, very good copy in dustwrapper. Originally published 1862. More about A memoir of Thomas Bewick, written by himself
London: The Folio Society, 1981. Octavo, text illustrations, papercovered boards, cloth spine, bookplate, fine. More about Thomas Bewick. My life
Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2013. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. Animals have always been compelling subjects for artists, but the rise of animal advocacy and posthumanist thought has prompted a reconsideration of the relationship between artist and animal. In this book, Steve Baker examines the work of contemporary artists who... More about Artist animal
Redcliffe: BFineArt, 2013. Quarto, laminated boards, colour illustrations. Foreword by Penny Olsen. This informative textbook for bird artists is a comprehensive survey of the complete bird from head to tail. The book is full of masterly illustrations that are clear and easy to understand, including black and white working drawings... More about Bird anatomy for artists
Melbourne: Herald and Weekly Times, 1931. Small quarto, colour plates, softcover. More about The Weekly Times wild nature book
New York: Johnson Reprint, (1973. facsimile). Folio, 40 colour plates. Publisher's green cloth, limited to 1000 numbered copies, a fine copy. First published 1837-1842. More about The Orchidaceae of Mexico and Guatemala
Vancouver: Greystone Books, 2014. Quarto, paperback, colour illustrations. Robert Bateman is one of the world's greatest wildlife artists and most committed naturalists. This exquisite collection of recent works, all reproduced here for the first time in book form, is published in honor of his 80th birthday and features 75 full-colour... More about Bateman: new works
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2008. Small octavo, dustwrapper, colour illustrations. Birds and insects are nature's premier architects, using a dizzying array of talents to build functional homes in which to live, reproduce, and care for their young. Recycling sticks, branches, grass, and mud to construct their shelters, they are... More about Architecture by birds and insects
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2013. Oblong format, dustwrapper, colour illustrations. From tiny ruby-throated hummingbirds to the majestic red-tailed hawk, this book examines the many creatures that commute on the Mississippi Flyway as part of an annual migration. This magnificent migrational dance takes place every year in Chicagoland, yet it... More about The art of migration: birds, insects, and the changing seasons in Chicagoland
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011. Octavo, paperback, black and white line drawings. Originally published in the early part of the twentieth century, the Cambridge Manuals of Science and Literature were designed to provide concise introductions to a broad range of topics. They were written by experts for the general reader... More about Earthworms and their allies
New York: Parkstone Press, 2010. Small octavo, dustwrapper, colour Illustrations. This small format book is based on the work of Basilius Besler, the famous plant expert who, for the first time in history, described, painted and engraved over a thousand species of plants. More about Herbarium
New York: Abrams, 1989. Folio, 373 full-page colour plates, fine copy in dustwrapper and slipcase. More about The Besler florilegium: plants of the four seasons
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2009. Octavo, publisher's cloth, line drawings. Showcases the author's engraving techniques that allowed text and images to be published on the same page. This book features engravings of over four hundred animals alongside descriptions of their characteristics as scientifically understood at the time. Also available... More about A general history of quadrupeds: the figures engraved on wood
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2009. Octavo, paperback, line drawings. Showcases the author's engraving techniques that allowed text and images to be published on the same page. This book features engravings of over four hundred animals alongside descriptions of their characteristics as scientifically understood at the time. Also available in... More about A general history of quadrupeds: the figures engraved on wood
Newcastle upon Tyne: Author, (1790. first edition). Octavo, numerous woodcuts. Modern binder's cloth, bookplate, contents sound. "Such animals as I knew, I drew from memory on the wood; others which I did not know were copied from 'Dr Smellie's Abridgement of Buffon,' and other naturalists, and also from the animals... More about A general history of quadrupeds: the figures engraved on wood