Princeton NJ: Princeton University Press, 2024. Octavo, laminated boards, colour photographs. Sharks are the top predators in many marine ecosystems. But tales of the killer instincts and fearsomely sharp senses of these hunters can obscure their full life histories. In fact, sharks are characterful, exhibit surprisingly complex behaviours, and lead..... More
Princeton NJ: Princeton University Press, 2025. Octavo, laminated boards, colour and text illustrations. A marvelously illustrated look at the life of the shark. Written by two experienced shark educators, scientists, and conservationists, this book blends engaging profiles of selected species with captivating illustrations to offer an unparalleled exploration of the..... More
Sydney: SSAR Publications, 2007. Quarto, photographs., publisher's cloth. Contributions to Herpetology 21. Biographies of herpetologists. Second of three volumes. More
Sydney: NewSouth Publishing, 2016. Quarto, colour photographs, illustrations. Planting Dreams celebrates the artistry and imagination that have shaped Australian gardens. Internationally renowned garden historian Richard Aitken explores the environmental and social influences that have helped produce our unique gardening culture - from Indigenous land management and the earliest European garden..... More
London: John Tilly, 1736. Quarto, 53 uncoloured copper engraved plates. Contemporary full mottled calf, expertly rebacked, all edges coloured, a very good copy. More
New York: Knopf Publishing, 2016. Octavo, dustwrapper, A moving, inspiring, personal look at the vastly changing world of wildlife on planet earth as a result of human incursion, and the crucial work of animal and bird preservation across the globe being done by scientists, field biologists, zoologists, environmentalists, and conservationists..... More
London: Harper Collins Publishers, 2010. Octavo, photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. New Naturalist 112. Natural history, perhaps more than any other pursuit or study, has always relied very heavily on books to help it develop and gain momentum. Without a way of defining and categorizing the many thousands of species..... More
Sydney: Aboriginal Studies Press, 2010. Quarto, leather bound, slipcase, colour illustrations. William Blandowski was an explorer, natural scientist and artist who led a Victorian government expedition to the junction of the Murray and Darling Rivers from 1856 to 1857. Australia is the first publication in English of his nineteenth-century illustrated..... More
London: Stacey International, 2008. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs. Although much of China's fertile lowlands are intensively cultivated, there remain plenty of wild areas rich in unusual animals and plants. This book is richly illustrated throughout, and is both a celebration of China's natural world and a general introduction to the..... More
Sydney: Crown, 1975. Quarto, photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Sydney: William Collins Sons and Co., (1979. second edition), Octavo, colour photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
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
London: Bloomsbury Publishing, (2016. reprint). Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, illustrations. A naturalist's equivalent to the Dangerous Book for Boys, this book includes tips on everything from beachcombing, snorkelling and building your own hedgehog hotel, to tree climbing, natural foods and how to make traps for insects and mammals. This hands-on..... More
Melbourne: 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
Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, 2008. Octavo, photographs, text illustrations, signed by the author for Bob Warneke, softcover. More
London: Jonathan Cape, 1980. Octavo, colour plates, text illustrations, signature, dustwrapper. More
London: Head of Zeus, 2016. Octavo, dustwrapper, oblong format, black and white illustrations. One of the most eloquent nature writers offers a passionate and informative celebration of birds and their ability to help us understand the world we live in. As well as exploring how birds achieve the miracle of..... More
Cambridge: Riverside Press, 2026. colour illustrations. From butterflies and hummingbirds to narwhal and leopards, Naming Nature celebrates our wondrous natural world by exploring the language we use to describe it. Take elephants, for instance. African languages often focus on the power of the animal; Tswana and Tsonga refer to ‘the..... More
London: Methuen and Co., 1952. Octavo, maps, lacks dustwrapper. More
Sydney: Currawong Press, (1982. facsimile). Octavo, colour plates, bookplate, very good copy in dustwrapper. First published 1860. An important early work on the Platypus. Bennett sent specimens, plus his own observations, to Richard Owen and the mystery was finally solved. More
London: Thames and Hudson, 2008. Large octavo, colour photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. Divided into seven sections: origins; the earth; evolution; biogeography and environments; plants and animals; animal behaviour; and the future of the planet. This title answers such questions as: were the dinosaurs warm-blooded or not; why do mammals..... More
New Haven: Yale University Press, 2003. Octavo, photographs, text illustrations, bookplate, softcover. Birders often wonder about the people commemorated in the names of many of our familiar birds. In this book biographies detail the life and work of the individual involved, often revealing fascinating insights about the nature of bird..... More
Cambridge MA: Harvard University Press, 2009. Octavo, dustwrapper, text illustrations. Throughout the Middle Ages, enormously popular bestiaries presented people with descriptions of rare and unusual animals, typically paired with a moral or religious lesson. The real and the imaginary blended seamlessly in these books - at the time, the existence..... More
London: Harper Collins, 2015. Quarto, colour photographs, bookplate, laminated boards. The Collins New Naturalist series is the longest-running and arguably the most influential natural history series in the world with over 100 volumes published in over 60 years. Being a numbered series, with a very low print run for some..... More
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2009. Octavo, publisher's cloth, text illustrations. 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