Victorian whale rescue plan: a contingency plan for strandings of cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises) on the Victorian coastline.
Victoria: Fisheries and Wildlife Service, 1986. Quarto, maps, spirally bound. More
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Whaler's eye.
New York: Macmillan and Co., 1962. Octavo, photographs, slight water damage. More
Whales and dolphins of New Zealand and Australia: an identification guide.
Wellington: Victoria University Press, (1999. third edition). Octavo, photographs and other illustrations, signed by the author, softcover. An easy to use guide which makes good use of line drawings and photographs. More
The action plan for Australian cetaceans.
Canberra: Australian Nature Conservation Agency, 1996. Quarto, softcover. Wildlife Australia endangered species program, project number 380. More
Great whales.
Collingwood: CSIRO Publishing, 2008. Octavo, paperback, photographs, text illustrations. WAS $40. John Bannister is a leading expert on the large whales of southern waters and has published on Sperm, Humpbacked and right whales. Seven 'great whales' are found in Australian coastal waters including six of the large baleen whales (Blue..... More
Great whales.
Collingwood: CSIRO Publishing, 2008. Octavo, photographs, text illustrations, signed by the author for Bob Warneke, softcover. More
Dolphin confidential: confessions of a field biologist.
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2016. Octavo, paperback, black and white illustrations. In this fascinating account, Bearzi takes us inside the world of a marine scientist and offers a firsthand understanding of marine mammal behaviour, as well as the frustrations, delights, and creativity that make up dolphin research. In this..... More
The spirit of the whale: legend, history, conservation.
Grantown-on-Spey: Colin Baxter, 2000. Quarto, colour photographs, a fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Whales of the world.
London: Blandford Press, 1989. Octavo, colour photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
The whole whale catalog.
Illinois: Greatlakes Living Press, 1978. Octavo, oblong format, photographs, text illustrations, softcover. More
Research on dolphins.
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1986. Octavo, illustrations, tables, publisher's cloth, a fine copy. A classic academic work covering the natural history, anatomy and physiology of dolphins. More
Sounding of the whale: science and cetaceans in the twentieth century.
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2013. Octavo, paperback, photographs and illustrations, line drawings, maps. Over the course of the twentieth century, our understanding of and relationship to whales underwent astonishing changes. With this book, D. Graham Burnett tells the fascinating story of the transformation of cetaceans from grotesque monsters, useful..... More
Handbook of whales, dolphins and porpoises.
London: Bloomsbury Books, 2020. Octavo, laminated boards, colour photographs and illustrations, maps. With more than 1,000 meticulous and specially commissioned illustrations, complete with flukes, blows and dive sequences, it includes detailed annotations pointing out significant field marks, as well as extensive distribution and migration maps. Many of the world's most..... More
Mark Carwardine's guide to whale watching in Britain and Europe.
London: New Holland, 2006. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs and illustrations, maps. The first book of its kind covering Britain and Europe, Mark Carwardine's Guide to whalewatching is the definitive guide to watching whales, dolphins and porpoises in those waters. A fascinating introduction to whales and whalewatching is followed by a...... More
Mark Carwardine's guide to whale watching in Britain and Europe.
London: Bloomsbury Publishing, (2016. second edition), Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, illustrations, maps. There are many opportunities to see whales, dolphins and porpoises in the seas around Europe and this comprehensive and authoritative guide covers everything you need to know about where, when and how to watch them. Packed with useful..... More
Thar she blows: where to see whales and dolphins in Australia.
South Melbourne: Matchbooks, 1989. text illustrations, signed by the author for Bob Warneke, softcover. More
Whales and dolphins of the European Atlantic, the Bay of Biscay and the English Channel.
Maidenhead: WILDGuides, 2001. Octavo, paperback, illustrations, maps. This is an excellent practical, pocket-sized photographic guide to the 27 species of cetaceans that are known to have occurred in European waters (excluding the far north). Based on experiences gained by regularly travelling the ferry runs across the channel and Biscay, the..... More
Voyaging with the whales.
Chicago: Oakwell Boulton, 1989. Quarto, colour photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Observations on the Electra Dolphin, Peponocephala electra
London: Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Zoology, 1970. Quarto, wrappers, line drawings, tables. Bulletin of The British Museum (Natural History) Zoology Vol twenty, number six. More
Dolphin dolphin.
Auckland: Hodder and Stoughton, 1981. Quarto, photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Save the dolphins.
London: Souvenir Press, (1981. first edition). Octavo, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Whales and nations: environmental diplomacy on the high seas.
Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2013. Octavo, dustwrapper, black and white photographs, maps. Before commercial whaling was outlawed in the 1980s, diplomats, scientists, bureaucrats, environmentalists, and sometimes even whalers themselves had attempted to create an international regulatory framework that would provide a sustainable whaling industry. This book tells the story..... More
Beaked whales: a complete guide to their biology and conservation.
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2017. Large octavo, laminated boards, colour illustrations, line drawings. Beaked whales have been shrouded in mystery for most of the twentieth century. Denizens of deep, remote ocean waters and highly resistant to life in captivity, they have proven notoriously difficult for humans to observe. Over..... More
Dolphins and porpoises.
London: Robert Hale, 1983. Quarto, text illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
The Great sperm whale: a natural history of the ocean's most magnificent and mysterious creature.
Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 2011. Octavo, colour photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. Written with Ellis's deep knowledge and trademark passion, verve, and wit - and illustrated with a wide array of images including his own signature artwork - his study covers the full spectrum of the sperm whales existence..... More