Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, 2019. Quarto, laminated boards, colour illustrations, maps. A botanical identification guide which combines art and science to describe the 54 endemic trees and large shrubs of the Hunter region. The Hunter Region, between the Hawkesbury and Manning rivers in eastern New South Wales, hosts a rich diversity..... More
Sydney: Sherriff and Downing, 1863. Duodecimo, title page 'The Australian Almanac for the year 1863'. Binder's cloth, the bookplate of George Bennett on the upper endpaper, the copy of David McPhee with his bookplate. Rare. A section from the Australian Alamanac 1863. Very few copies have appeared on the market..... More
Ulladulla: Harbour Publishing House, 2016. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. A comprehensive outline of how temperate Australian native plants have been used for food, fibre, medicine and everyday convenience. This field guide includes illustrations and descriptions to help identify useful native plants. The plants described in this field guide are found..... More
Collingwood: CSIRO Publishing, 2013. Octavo, paperback, colour illustrations, line drawings, maps. This beautifully illustrated field guide covers 504 of the most common fruiting plants found in Australia's eastern rainforests, as well as a few species that are rare in the wild but generally well-known. These spectacular plants can be seen..... More
Collingwood: CSIRO Publishing, 2010. Octavo, paperback, black and white photographs, line drawings. Examines three celebrated scientific landscapes: Adelaide's Hallett Cove, Lake Callabonna in the far north of South Australia, and the World Heritage listed Willandra Lakes Region of New South Wales. It offers philosophical insights into significant issues of heritage..... More
Sydney: Surrey Beatty, (1998. second edition). Octavo, paperback, colour illustrations, text illustrations, keys. This book is an introduction to a study of Sydney sandstone flora. The text is supported by many explanatory illustrations and references to familiar and not-so-familiar plants. More
Crows Nest: Allen and Unwin, (2010. third edition, revised). Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. A completely revised and updated edition of this classic handbook of the native plants found from Newcastle to Nowra. With 1400 colour photographs and its authoritative text, this is a magnificent reference for anyone who loves the..... More
Hawthorn: Bloomings Books, 2001. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. Ilustrates 268 species of wildflowers occuring within an hours drive of Sydney. More
Melbourne: Text Publishing, (2002. reprint). Octavo, paperback, illustrations. Blending together the writings of early Australian explorers, settlers, and leaders, "The Birth of Sydney" editor Flannery constructs a compelling narrative history of the early life of one of the world's great cities. More
Sydney: A H and A W Reed, 1975. facsimile). Octavo, very good set in publisher's cloth and slipcase. More
Adelaide: Libraries Board of South Australia, (1965. facsimile). Quarto, More
Sydney: George Stephen Chapman, 1891. Octavo, wrappers, folding plate. More
Frenchs Forest: New Holland Publishers, (2012. second edition, revised). Octavo, paperback and CD, colour photographs, maps, audio CD. Stretching from Newcastle in the North to Batemans Bay in the South, and West through the Blue Mountains, the Sydney region is home to a vast array of frogs and reptiles. This..... More
Carlton South: Melbourne University Press, 2012. Octavo, paperback, black and white photographs, map. The coast and its people help define our identity. Most Australians live in suburbia, but our hearts are elsewhere. This book is a celebration of the Australian seascape, from its natural grandeur to the quirky individualism of..... More
Sydney: University of New South Wales Press, (1991. first edition), Quarto, colour photographs, owner's stamp, dustwrapper. More
Sydney: RAOU, 1954. Octavo, photographs, stiff wrappers. Reprinted from The Emu, volume 54. More
Chipping Norton: Surrey Beatty, (1991. second edition). Octavo, laminated boards, colour illustrations, black and white illustrations, colour photographs. WAS $39. The first edition was published in 1958 (authors Keith Hindwood and Arnold McGill). This updated version contains observations and records made by the Ern Hoskin since the death of Keith..... More
Collingwood: CSIRO Publishing, 2011. Octavo, laminated boards, colour illustrations. Co-published with State Library of Victoria and The Royal Society of Victoria. This book challenges the common assumption that little or nothing of scientific value was achieved during the Burke and Wills expedition. The Royal Society of Victoria initiated the Victorian..... More
Collingwood: CSIRO Publishing, 2011. Octavo, laminated boards, colour illustrations. Signed by editors. Co-published with State Library of Victoria and The Royal Society of Victoria. This book challenges the common assumption that little or nothing of scientific value was achieved during the Burke and Wills expedition. The Royal Society of Victoria..... More
Chipping Norton: Surrey Beatty, 2010. Quarto, paperback, colour photographs, tables, maps. The rainforests of Australia cover only 4% of Australia's land mass but contain 50% of Australia's plant and animals life. This superb synthesis of these Heritage listed forests covers all aspects of conservation, plant and animal biology, and cultural..... More
London: Bernard Quaritch, [1875]. Folio, 26 hand-coloured engraved plates with accompanying text leaves. Contemporary half morocco, slight wear, lacks rear marbled endpaper, a few spots but the plates scarcely affected. The Quaritch reissue, from the original copperplates. In a catalogue of 1877 Quaritch described it as "a new issue, in..... More
Melbourne: Edition Renard, (2007. facsimile). Quarto, 90 pages including plain interleaves, plus 19 coloured plates, 4 tinted illustrations in text. Printed on 148 gsm Mohawk Superfine Soft White Eggshell, bound in half leather with specially commissioned hand-marbled sides and printed title label, spine gilt, with raised bands, yellow-dyed edges, head-..... More
Milson's Point, New South Wales: 1998. Octavo, graphs, text illustrations, black and white illustrations, wrappers. More
Lyneham: Environment ACT, 2002. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. A photographic field guide covering fish, frogs, birds, reptiles, mammals and some invertebrates found in freshwater habitats. More
Sydney: Royal Zoological of NSW, 1994. Quarto, paperback, illustrations. WAS $50. This first ever book on the future of the fauna of western New South Wales presents the information, ideas and outlook of people highly experienced in researching and managing the fauna and of the area. More