Collingwood: CSIRO Publishing, 2009. Large octavo, dustwrapper, colour photographs. The class of Arachnida does not consist of spiders alone but also contains ten other orders - harvestmen, ticks and mites, wind spiders, tailless whip spiders, whip spiders, scorpions, palpigrades, pseudoscorpions, schizomids and ricinuleids - nearly all of which have eight... More
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2017. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, maps. A photographic guide to all 37 of the British families, with a focus on spiders that can be identified in the field. Containing over 300 stunning photographs, it is designed to be accessible to a wide audience, including those new... More
London: Ray Society, 1861-1864. Folio, 29 handcoloured lithographed plates. Publisher's quarter cloth and papered boards with title labels, corners a little bumped but a very good copy. John Blackwall (1790-1881) was a pioneering arachnologist, correspondent of Charles Darwin, and one of the first naturalists to be interested in spiders of... More
Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, 2018. colour photographs and illustrations, maps. An illustrated guide to aid identification, provide protection measures and guidance on treatment. Though many are harmless and even beneficial, invertebrates are some of the world’s most feared and dangerous creatures. Guide to Venomous and Medically Important Invertebrates describes the health..... More
Berkeley: University of California Press, 2012. Quarto, laminated boards, colour photographs and illustrations. Spiders are among the most diverse groups of terrestrial invertebrates, yet they are among the least studied and poorly understood groups. This beautifully illustrated volume is the first comprehensive guide to all 68 families of spiders in... More
Frenchs Forest: Reed New Holland, (2008. reprint). Octavo, paperback, 200 colour photographs, colour drawings. An easy-to-use and practical field manual. More than 100 of the most frequently encountered Australian spiders are shown, with information on toxicity, habitat and prey capture. Gives advice on first aid for treating bites from Australia's dangerous spiders. More
Wollombi: Exisle Publishing, 2011. Octavo, illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. This entertaining book deals with an endlessly fascinating subject in a new, unique way. Humans have always had an ambivalent relationship with deadly animals. For most people they arouse fears and even phobias, yet perhaps the real risks are not... More
Frankfurt: Edition Chimaira, 2015. Octavo, laminated boards, colour photographs. In this new tarantula book the three authors discuss their journeys to Africa, South America and Asia to observe tarantulas in their natural habitats. The knowledge gained from these explorations is implemented in their keeping and breeding concept by considering habitat... More
London: A & C Black, 2008. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs. Stephen Dalton's detailed photographs chronicle the diversity of the spider world. Chapters are divided along broad ecological themes, with each focusing on different species, their habitats, hunting techniques, ecology and behaviour. Also featured are chapters on spider anatomy, and a.... More
Washington DC: National Geographic Society, 2017. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. An accessible visual guide to the top 150 insects, spiders, and other crawling creatures combines readable text, representative photographs, and explanatory illustrations to highlight key features of body shape, life cycle, and behavior. Organized by scientific taxonomy, the book offers... More
Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2010. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. This is a new edition of Martin Filmer's long-standing guide to southern African spiders. The book has been fully updated by Norman Larsen and now covers all 69 spider families found in the region. Spiders are grouped according to web type... More
New York: Oxford University Press, (1996. second edition). Octavo, paperback, black and white illustrations. Talks about various aspects of spider biology. This work emphasises ecology and systematics., This work is an updated translation by the author of the second German-language edition from Thieme Verlag, published under licence agreement with that... More
New York: Oxford University Press, (1996. second edition). Octavo, illustrations, papeback, corner creased. Talks about various aspects of spider biology. This work emphasises ecology and systematics., This work is an updated translation by the author of the second German-language edition from Thieme Verlag, published under licence agreement with that publisher... More
Dunedin: University of Otago Press, 2005. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs and other illustrations. Covers the anatomy, physiology, behaviour and ecology of both native New Zealand and introduced spiders. For ease of use, the chapters group spiders in different ways, such as habitat, size, and web type. There are also chapters... More
London: New Holland Publishers, 2014. Octavo, paperback, limp plastic, colour photographs, line drawings. The first comprehensive guide to cover all 79 spider families that occur in Australia. This book contains nearly 400 colour photographs of spiders and their webs, many of which have never been published before. The detailed introduction... More
Sofia: Pensoft, 2003. Small quarto, laminated boards, 166 colour plates. Spiders of Australia: an introduction to their classification, biology and distribution describes and illustrates over 150 species of Australian spiders. A detailed summary of spider morphology, biology and classification is also included. All families are described in detail and the... More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011. Octavo, paperback, colour and black and white photographs, line drawings. Spiders are often underestimated as suitable behavioural models because of the general belief that due to their small brains their behaviour is innate and mostly invariable. Challenging this assumption, this fascinating book shows that rather... More
Archerfield: Steve Parish Publishing, 2008. Small octavo, paperback, colour photographs, distribution maps. Covers the identification, behaviour and habitats of common Australian spiders. More
Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, 2017. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, text illustrations, graphs. When we enter the world of venom, we enter the realm of one of the most diverse, versatile, sophisticated and deadly biological adaptations ever to have evolved on Earth. Since it first appeared in ancient jellyfish and sea anemones... More
Crows Nest: Allen and Unwin, 2009. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, black and white photographs. An introduction to spiders. By observing and studying spiders in the world around her, and learning from experts and biologists, the author came to love these misunderstood members of the animal kingdom. As well as being... More
Melbourne FL: Krieger Publishing Company, 2001. Octavo, colour photographs, laminated boards. This popular handbook for the captive husbandry and breeding of tarantulas, originally published in the German language, is now available in English. The taxonomy has been updated by the author. The text is in two sections. The first is... More
Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1928. Octavo, mao in pocket. Publisher's printed wrappers, library stamps. More
London: Reaktion Books, 2010. Octavo, paperback, colour and black and white photographs and illustrations. Reaktion Animal Series. The spider has a rich symbolic presence in the human imagination. Seen as representing death, due to its poisoned fangs and pitiless, predatory nature, the spider can also represent both creativity and creation... More
London: E. Cox and Son, 1821. Octavo, 22 handcoloured engraved plates (including one reptile plate of a viper). Nineteenth century calf with gilt crest on front board, library stamps in title and text, signed release by Redmond Barry on the titlepage, a handsome copy. More
Manchester: Siri Scientific Press, 2011. Octavo, laminated boards, black and white photographs, other illustrations. Provides general and up to date background information on the overall importance and diversity of fossil spiders, including an indication of those groups for which the taxonomy is spurious and in need of reassessment. Discusses the... More
