Australian shells: with related animals living in the sea, in freshwater and on the land.
Melbourne: Georgian House, (1962. reprint). Octavo, twelve colour plates, two signatures on title page. More
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The biology of terrestrial molluscs.
Wallingford: Cabi publishing, 2001. Octavo, laminated boards, illustrations. Topics covered include Morphology, phylogeny and systematics. Body wall: form and function. Sensory organs and the nervous system. Radular structure and function. Structure and function of the digestive tract. Food and feeding behaviour. Haemolymph: blood cell morphology and function. Structure and functioning..... More
The fringe of the sea.
Adelaide: Rigby, (1966. first edition). Octavo, photographs, a fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Shells.
New York: Abbeville Press, 2008. Quarto, colour photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. More than just an appreciation of shells, this book captures all of the artistry of the undersea world. Prized since ancient times for their beauty, shells appear in Mexican temple art, on Greek and Roman vases, in Renaissance..... More
Slugs and snails.
London: Harper Collins Publishers, 2016. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, text illustrations, maps. New Naturalist # 133. Slugs and snails are part of the great Phylum Mollusca, a group that contains creatures as varied as the fast-moving squid or the sedentary clams, cockles and mussels. The largest group, however, are the..... More
Slugs and snails.
London: Harper Collins Publishers, 2016. Octavo, colour photographs, text illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. New Naturalist 133. Slugs and snails are part of the great Phylum Mollusca, a group that contains creatures as varied as the fast-moving squid or the sedentary clams, cockles and mussels. The largest group, however, are..... More
Seashells.
New York: Abrams, 2007. Octavo, dustwrapper, colour photographs. Introduces the reader to seashells in all their variety, explaining why they look as they do, as well as looking at the exotic and the familiar, from tropical corals and rare fossils to everyday clamshells and barnacles. Photographs by Josie Iselin... More
Tropical Pacific marine shells.
Sydney: Pacific Publications, 1978. Octavo, photographs, worn dustwrapper. More
Undersea jewels: a colour guide to Nudibranchs.
Canberra: Australian Biological Resources Study, 2006. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. This is a guide to the nudibranchs of south-eastern Queensland. The book is easy to use and, as these animals are among the most colourful and charismatic of marine creatures, a pleasure to peruse. It covers 277 species of nudibranch..... More
South Australian Mollusca: Chitons.
Adelaide: Government Printer, 1964. Octavo, one colour plate, text illustrations, softcover. More
Observations on a Cytherea, found in Bass Straits, with light chestnut rays of colour
Sydney: F. W. White, 1895. Octavo, publisher's printed wrappers. More
Snails: archaeology and landscape change.
Oxford: Oxbow Books, 2008. Quarto, photographs, signature, laminated boards. More
Tropical marine wildlife of Australia.
Sydney: New Holland Publishers, 2019. Quarto, paperback, colour photographs, maps. The definitive guide to tropical Australian and central Indo-Pacific marine life, covering over 2,400 species of animals and plants. Groups covered include seaweeds, corals, molluscs, crustaceans, fishes, reptiles and mammals. The characteristics of each species are outlines, including distinguishing features..... More
A collector's guide to seashells of the world.
London: Bloomsbury Books, (1989. reprint). Quarto, colour photographs, owner's signature and stamp, dustwrapper. More
The search for the giant squid: the biology and mythology of the world's most elusive creature.
New York: The Lyons Press, 1999. Octavo, paperback, photographs, other illustrations. Marine biologist, explorer, and artist Richard Ellis delves into myth, literature, and science to bring readers face-to-face with this remarkable animal. Interweaving his narrative with a wealth of illustrations and photographs, Ellis presents a scientific and cultural history... More
Shells of Antarctica.
Hackenheim: ConchBooks, 2012. Quarto, laminated boards, colour and black and white photographs. The first comprehensive book on Antarctic Mollusca in a long time. The molluscan diversity in Antarctic waters is particularly large. Bivalvia are represented by 24 different families, comprising 40 genera and over 87 species. The Gastropoda are represented..... More
One hundred seashells.
New York: Little Brown, 2005. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs. Feinstein has created a portfolio of images stunning in their delicacy and detail. Each picture is coupled with an identifying caption that makes the book as practical as it is exquisite, for art lovers and nature enthusiasts alike. More
A conchological iconography: the family Babyloniidae.
Hackenheim: ConchBooks, 2013. Quarto, laminated boards, colour photographs. The Babyloniidae, or commonly called "ivory shells", are a small group of gastropods with moderately large, conspicuously patterned and visually appealing shells. Despite their relative uniformity in terms of colour and shape, some species show considerable variability and this led to some..... More
British Prosobranch molluscs: their functional anatomy and ecology.
London: Ray Society, 1962. Octavo, text illustrations. More
Cephalopod behaviour.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, other illustrations. This book examines the complex behaviour of cephalapods, summarizing field and laboratory data from a wide variety of sources in the first comprehensive account of the life of cephalapods in their natural habitats. More
A reference list of the marine Mollusca of New South Wales.
Sydney: The Australian Museum, 1962. Quarto, publisher's printed cloth covered card, ex library. More
Seashore studies.
London: Allen and Unwin, 1983. illustrations, graphs, softcover. Practical ecology series. More
The freshwater bivalves of China.
Harxheim: ConchBooks, 2013. Quarto, colour photographs, laminated boards. More
Shells of Hawai'i.
Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1991. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. WAS $25. The first comprehensive guide to the shells of Hawai'i. It combines legend, history and biological and technical data. Comprehensively illustrated. More
Shells of the western Pacific in colour.
Osaka: Hoikusha Publishing, (1975. reprint). Octavo, colour photographs, fine set in dustwrappers. More