Carnivorous marsupials.
Sydney: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales, 1982. Quarto, illustrations, signature,very good set in slightly spine-sunned dustwrappers. More
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Secret lives of carnivorous marsupials.
Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, 2018. Quarto, laminated boards, colour photographs and illustrations. Provides a guide to the world’s 136 living species of carnivorous marsupials and is packed with never-before-seen photos. Biogeography, relationships and conservation are also covered in detail. Readers are taken on a journey through remote Australia, the Americas and..... More
Marsupials in New Zealand.
Wellington: Victoria University, 1981. Octavo, text illustrations, signature, fine copy in softcover. Proceedings on the First Symposium on Marsupials in New Zealand, Victoria University of Wellington, May 9-10 1977. More
The mammals of Victoria and the dental characteristics of monotremes and Australian marsupials.
Sydney: Brown, Prior, Anderson, 1950. Octavo, colour frontspiece, text illustrations, lacks dustwrapper. "Charles Tanner [herpetologist] with compliments C. W. Brazenor", also tipped in 6 uncoloured postcards of Tasmanian mammals. The Postcards are: Tasmanian Striped Bandicoot Tasmanian Brush Opossum Tasmanian Marsupial Wolf Tasmanian Native Cat Tasmanian ring-tailed Opossum Forester Kangaroo (Tasmanian)..... More
Marsupials of Australia: the kangaroos, wallabies and rat-kangaroos.
Sydney: Mallon Publishing, 2005. Folio, 49 full colour plates by Rosemary Woodford Ganf. The complete book but UNBOUND. The book is in its publisher's block and the sections are stitched together. Signed by Rosemary Ganf and Tim Flannery and inscribed 'out of series'. The book will be sold in its..... More
Kangaroos: their ecology and management in the sheep rangelands of Australia.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1987. Octavo, photographs, stamp, fine copy in laminated boards. More
Koala: a life in the trees.
Sydney: Black Inc., 2022. Octavo, paperback, Fuelled by her biologist's background and deep curiosity, Danielle Clode delves into the world of koalas to discover what's behind the sweet face on thousands of postcards. From their megafaunal ancestors to the disastrous effects of colonisation, from remarkable conservation success in the 1920s..... More
Koala: Australia's endearing marsupial.
Sydney: Reed, 1987. Quarto, colour photographs, signature, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Talking of animals.
Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1956. Octavo, photographs,signed by the author, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
Phylogenetic analyses of postcranial skeletal morphology in Didelphid marsupials.
New York: American Museum of Natural History, 2009. Octavo, photographs, softcover. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, number 320. More
Kangaroos.
Sydney: Cheshire, 1969. Octavo, text illustrations, signature, very good copy in blemished dustwrapper. A classic account of the biology of Australian macropods. More
Mammals of South America, volume one: marsupials, Xenarthrans, shrews, and bats.
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2007. Quarto, maps, fine copy in dustwrapper. The terrain between Panama and Tierra del Fuego contains some of the richest mammalian fauna. Containing identification keys and brief descriptions of each order, family, and genus, this first volume of the three part series covers marsupials, shrews..... More
Carnivores of Australia: past, present and future.
Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, 2014. Octavo, photographs, maps. WAS $90. An up-to-date synthesis by leading researchers, this book explores Australia’s unique predator communities from prehistoric, historic and current perspectives. It covers mammalian, reptilian and avian carnivores, both native and introduced to Australia. It also examines the debate surrounding how best to..... More
Kangaroos: with modern commentaries by Joan Dixon.
Melbourne: Macmillan, 1973. Folio, colour plates, Publisher's cloth and slipcase. More
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A monograph of the Macropodidae, or family of kangaroos [facsimile].
Melbourne: Lansdowne Editions, 1981. Folio, 30 colour plates. Publisher's cloth with locket portrait, limited edition of 750 copies numbered and signed by Joan M. Dixon, a fine copy. This is a facsimile edition of the two-part work, A Monograph of the Macropodidae of Family of Kangaroos, published by John Gould..... More
The platypus: a unique mammal.
Sydney: NSW University Press, (1989. first edition). Octavo, colour photographs, text illustrations, softcover. More
Kangaroos, wallabies and rat-kangaroos.
Sydney: Surrey Beatty, 1989. Quarto, colour illustrations, very good set in dustwrappers. The book is divided into seven sections, each devoted to a major field of research on macropod biology. The sections are evolution, zoogeography and community ecology; diet, feeding and digestion; energy, water and temperature relations; reproductive biology; development..... More
Thylacine: the tragedy of the Tasmanian Tiger.
Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1985. Octavo, photographs, signature, fine copy in dustwrapper, scarce and desirable. An important account of Australia's worst extinction. More
Saving the Tasmanian Devil: recovery through science-based management.
Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, 2019. Quarto, photographs, laminated boards. Was $120. The Tasmanian devil is threatened by Devil Facial Tumour Disease (DFTD), a transmissible form of cancer that has reduced the population by over 80%. Hunting, extreme climate events, vehicle collision and habitat destruction also put pressure on this endangered species..... More
Gliding mammals of the world.
Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, 2012. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour illustrations, maps. WAS $100. Gliding mammals are an extraordinary group of animals that have the ability to glide from tree to tree with seemingly effortless grace. There are over 60 species of gliding mammals including the flying squirrels from Europe and North America..... More
Koala: origns of an icon.
Sydney: Allen and Unwin, 2007. Small octavo, text illustrations, signed by the author, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Possums: brushtails, ringtails and the greater glider.
Sydney: University of New South Wales Press, 2001. Octavo, colour photographs. softcover. Focuses on the larger possums of Australia and their habitats, eating habits and entire lifestyle. Australian Natural History Series. More
The evolution of Dasyurid marsupials: systematics and family history.
Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, 2024. Quarto, colour photographs, text illustrations, maps, laminated boards. WAS $280. A comprehensive synthesis of Dasyurid evolutionary biology for students, teachers and researchers. The marsupial family Dasyuridae has a history of study extending from 18th century naturalists to the modern genomics era. The Evolution of Dasyurid Marsupials..... More
Biology of the Koala.
Sydney: Surrey Beatty, 1991. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs, other illustrations. WAS $100. A collection of papers on Koala biology and management. More