The lions and elephants of The Chobe: Botswana's untamed wilderness.
Sandton: Sable Publishers, [1984]. Quarto, colour photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. More about The lions and elephants of The Chobe: Botswana's untamed wilderness
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Marsupials of Australia, volume two: carnivorous marsupials and bandicoots.
Chatswood: Lansdowne, 1987. Folio, colour plates by Rosemary Woodford Ganf. Publisher's cloth covered boards with embossed brown calf inset, limited edition of 1000 copies signed and numbered by author and artist, fine copy. More about Marsupials of Australia, volume two: carnivorous marsupials and bandicoots
Carnivorous plants of Britain and Ireland.
Peterborough: Redfern Natural History Productions, 2016. Octavo, paperback, limp plastic, colour photographs, line drawings, maps. This fully illustrated guide to the carnivorous plants of Britain and Ireland features over 200 images and documents all recognised native species and their hybrids, as well as the non-native species that have become naturalised... More about Carnivorous plants of Britain and Ireland
The last big cats: an untamed spirit.
Stillwater: Voyageur Press, 2003. Quarto, paperback, colour photographs. Presents the big cat's natural history, and includes Erwin A. Bauer's engaging first-person narrative, bringing you right into the action. Besides highlighting all of the major species, the text has a strong focus on the status of the endangered or threatened big... More about The last big cats: an untamed spirit
Listening to Cougar.
Boulder: University Press of Colorado, 2008. Octavo, paperback, illustrations. Describes aspects of Cougar natural history, such as its rugged habitat and how the males struggle to claim territory. This book features conservationists who relate the political history of America's greatest cat. Also available in hardcover [stock id 27414]. More about Listening to Cougar
Carnivore ecology and conservation: a handbook of techniques.
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012. Octavo, photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. This concise yet authoritative handbook describes research methods and techniques for the study and conservation of all terrestrial carnivore species. Techniques for managing the human/carnivore interface are covered in great detail. Descriptions of the latest methodologies are supported by... More about Carnivore ecology and conservation: a handbook of techniques
Frontiers of fear: tigers and people in the Malay world, 1600-1950.
New Haven: Yale University Press, 2002. Octavo, dustwrapper, illustrations. Interweaving stories about Malay kings, colonial rulers, tiger charmers, and bounty hunters with facts about tigers and their way of life, the book is an engrossing combination of environmental and micro history. More about Frontiers of fear: tigers and people in the Malay world, 1600-1950
Larger carnivores of the African savannas.
Pretoria: J. L. van Schaik, 1999. Octavo, colour photographs, laminated boards. An attractively illustrated book covering all the larger carnivores of Africa. More about Larger carnivores of the African savannas
A very elegant animal, the dingo.
Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1988. Octavo, illustrations, bookplate, signature, very good copy in dustwrapper. More about A very elegant animal, the dingo
Through the Tiger's eyes: a chronicle of India's vanishing wildlife.
Berkeley: Ten Speed Press, 1996. Quarto, paperback, colour photographs. WAS $44. Generally about the wildlife of India, with a strong emphasis on tigers. More about Through the Tiger's eyes: a chronicle of India's vanishing wildlife
Bears: a year in the life.
London: A & C Black, 2008. Quarto, paperback, colour photographs. Takes readers on a journey through an entire year in the life of North America's great bears - the Black bear, the Brown bear and the Polar bear. This book contains facts, details and photographs. More about Bears: a year in the life
Hyena.
London: Reaktion Books, 2012. Octavo, paperback, colour and black and white photographs and illustrations. Reaktion Animal Series. In almost every culture, hyenas are regarded as nasty, scheming charlatans, skulking in the back alleyways of the animal kingdom. Scorned as little more than scavenging carrion-eaters, vandals and thieves, since the earliest... More about Hyena
Borderland Jaguars: Tigres de la Frontera.
Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 2001. Octavo, paperback, illustrations, maps. The book is primarily a natural history of the jaguar in south-west USA and discusses its distribution, habitats, and hunting and breeding characteristics. It concludes with a section on the status and management of these borderland jaguars and... More about Borderland Jaguars: Tigres de la Frontera
The bear almanac: a comprehensive guide to bears of the world.
Guilford: Globe Pequot Press, (2009. second edition). Small quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs. The bears of the world, from the Polar bear of the Arctic to the grizzlies of Yellowstone Park in North America, are among the most studied, and most loved, of all wild animals. This book is unique in... More about The bear almanac: a comprehensive guide to bears of the world
Bears: a brief history.
New Haven: Yale University Press, 2007. Octavo, dustwrapper, black and white illustrations. Examines the shared history of people and bears. The book uncovers new and little-known stories and facts about bears in European, North American, Japanese, Russian, and South and Southeast Asian cultures. Taken together, these perspectives show us new... More about Bears: a brief history
Tooth and claw: living alongside Britain's predators.
Dunbeath: Whittles Publishing, 2007. Quarto, laminated boards, colour photographs. Based in the heart of Scotland's Cairngorms National Park, Peter Cairns is a freelance nature photographer with a deep fascination for our relationship with the natural world. In addition to documenting Europe's high-profile wildlife species, his work focuses on a diverse... More about Tooth and claw: living alongside Britain's predators
Marsupials of Australia, volume three: carnivorous marsupials and bandicoots.
Melbourne: Mallon Publishing, 1980. Folio, 49 colour plates by Rosemary Woodford Ganf. Publisher's cloth covered boards with embossed brown calf inset, limited edition of 500 copies signed and numbered by author and artist. The third and final volume, first published 1976. This volume covers the macropods, which represent approximately one... More about Marsupials of Australia, volume three: carnivorous marsupials and bandicoots
In the path of the grizzly.
Flagstaff: Northland Publishing, 1986. Quarto, paperback, colour illustrations. More about In the path of the grizzly
The carnivorous dinosaurs.
Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2005. Octavo, dustwrapper, black and white photographs, text illustrations. The meat-eating dinosaurs, or Theropoda, include some of the fiercest predators that ever lived. Some of the group's members survive to this day - as birds. The theropod/bird connection has been explored in several recent works, but... More about The carnivorous dinosaurs
In predatory light: lions and tigers and Polar bears.
London: Merrell Publishers, 2013. Folio, black and white photographs, very good copy in dustwrapper. Stunning duotone images of some of world's most fearsome predators - lions, tigers and polar bears, with engaging texts by anthropologist Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, naturalist Sy Montgomery and film-maker John Houston. This beautiful book will appeal... More about In predatory light: lions and tigers and Polar bears
Why big fierce animals are rare: an ecologist's perspective.
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1979. Octavo, paperback, Paul Colinvaux takes a penetrating look at the science of ecology, bringing to his subject both profound knowledge and an enthusiasm that will encourage a greater understanding of the environment and of those who seek to preserve it. More about Why big fierce animals are rare: an ecologist's perspective
Ecology and conservation of the Maned wolf: multidisciplinary perspectives.
Boca Raton: Taylor & Francis, 2014. Octavo, laminated boards, black and white photographs, diagrams, graphs. Wolves are considered controversial figures worldwide: mythical creatures as well as troublemakers, conservation efforts on their behalf are often polarizing. In recent years much effort has focused on the discussion of how to conserve large... More about Ecology and conservation of the Maned wolf: multidisciplinary perspectives
The Dingo in Australia and Asia.
Marleston: JB Books, 2001. Octavo, paperback, illustrations. The results of three decades of study, with illustrations by Frank Knight and the author. Covers the social and chemical communicatin among dingoes, patterns of aggression, dominance and submission, feeding ecology, hunting tactics and competition with other predators. More about The Dingo in Australia and Asia
The African wild dog: ecology, behavior, and conservation.
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2002. Octavo, paperback, black and white photographs, text illustrations. With only 5,000 surviving, the African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) is one of the world's most endangered large carnivores - and one of the most remarkable. This comprehensive portrait of wild dogs incorporates previously scattered information with... More about The African wild dog: ecology, behavior, and conservation
The Tiger in India: a natural history.
India: Natraj Publishers, 2001. Octavo, dustwrapper, colour photographs. The Tiger has always been associated with India as hunting the tiger was the acme of sport hunting. Though focused on hunting, considerable data is available on its natural history from observant hunters who had to study the habits and behaviour of... More about The Tiger in India: a natural history