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 about Australian rainforest fruits: a field guide
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 about Pictures of time beneath: science, heritage and the uses of the deep past
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 about Sydney flora: a beginner's guide to Australian native plants
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 about The birth of Sydney
Sydney: A H and A W Reed, 1975. facsimile). Octavo, very good set in publisher's cloth and slipcase. More about An account of the English Colony in New South Wales: with remarks on the dispositions, customs,...
Adelaide: Libraries Board of South Australia, (1965. facsimile). Quarto, More about Observations on the coasts of Van Diemen's Land, on Bass's Strait and its islands, and on part of...
Sydney: George Stephen Chapman, 1891. Octavo, wrappers, folding plate. More about Beetle destroying boots and shoes in Sydney
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 about Frogs and reptiles of the Sydney region
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 about The coast: a journey along Australia's eastern shores
Sydney: University of New South Wales Press, (1991. first edition), Quarto, colour photographs, owner's stamp, dustwrapper. More about Flora of New South Wales, volume two
Sydney: Royal Zoological Society of NSW, 1958. Octavo, photographs, softcover. More about The birds of Sydney (County of Cumberland), New South Wales
Sydney: RAOU, 1954. Octavo, photographs, stiff wrappers. Reprinted from The Emu, volume 54. More about The waders of Sydney (County of Cumberland) New South Wales
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 Hindwood. More about The birds of Sydney, County of Cumberland, New South Wales, 1770-1989
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 about Burke and Wills: the scientific legacy of the Victorian Exploring Expedition
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 significance. More about Remnants of Gondwana: a natural and social history of the Gondwana rainforests of Australia
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 about Natural history of the lepidopterous insects of New South Wales. Collected, engraved, and...
Milson's Point, New South Wales: 1998. Octavo, graphs, text illustrations, black and white illustrations, wrappers. More about Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, vol.118 and 119: The Australian Crayfish...
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 about Wet and wild: a field guide to the freshwater animals of the Southern Tablelands and High Country...
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 about Future of the fauna of western New South Wales
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Sydney: Government Printer, 1920. Octavo, colour plates. Publisher's green cloth, bookplate, fine copy. More about The weeds of New South Wales, part one [all published
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Sydney: Government Printer, 1920. Octavo, colour plates. Publisher's green cloth, bookplate and library pocket, otherwise a fine crisp copy. More about The weeds of New South Wales, part one [all published
Sydney: Biocon Research Group, 1988. Octavo, paperback. More about The birds of New South Wales: a working list
Sydney: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales, 1922. Quarto, 43 plates. Handsome half morocco, wrappers retained with the signature of J. R. Kinghorn, a fine copy. First published 1922 titled The fishes of New South Wales. The second edition has additions by Gilbert P. Whitley. More about The fishes and fish-like animals of New South Wales
Sydney: Collins, 1974. Oblong format, colour plates, fine copy in slipcase, limited to 850 numbered copies. This handsome book was awarded Australian book of the year in 1974. The introduction is by Alec Chisholm. John Cotton is a significant figure in early Australian ornithology. More about John Cotton's birds of the Port Phillip district of New South Wales 1843-1849
Sydney: NSW Field Ornithologists Club, 1981. Octavo, maps, paperback. More about Handlist of birds in New South Wales