Crows Nest: Allen and Unwin, 2012. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. Armed with rudimentary Spanish, dangerous levels of curiosity and a record of poor judgement, Allison set off to tackle whatever South America could throw at him. Getting involved with conservation projects as well as seeking out the wildest and rarest... More about How to walk a Puma: my (mis)adventures in South America
Dunbeath: Whittles Publishing, 2016. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. Tenerife is a remarkable island, dominated by Mount Teide, an active volcano higher than any mountain in mainland Spain. The island has extraordinary volcanic landscapes, and thousands of species of plants and animals that are found only there. The authors' love of... More about Natural history of Tenerife
Cairo: American University in Cairo Press, 2014. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs, map. Sinai's allure is legendary, full of spectacular landscapes, thriving flora and fauna, and unique history, this peninsula has long held sway in the imagination of millions. The high mountains and wadis of the peninsula's south provide the fertile... More about Sinai: landscape and nature in Egypt's wilderness
London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 2004. Octavo, photographs, five copy in dustwrapper. More about Resolution: the story of Captain Cook's second voyage of discovery
Chalfont St Peter: Bradt Publications, (2014. eleventh edition). Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, maps. This award-winning guide, now in its eleventh edition, proves to be an informative, amusing and sensitive account of a truly enchanting destination. It covers every aspect of this captivating country, from the unique fauna and flora inhabiting... More about Madagascar: the Bradt travel guide
London: Adam and Charles Black, (1975. reprint). Octavo, maps, very good copy in dustwrapper. More about The exploration of the Pacific
Sydney: The Library of New South Wales, (1970. second edition). Octavo, fine copy in dustwrapper. More about Bibliography of Captain James Cook R.N., F.R.S., Circumnavigator
Christchurch: Whitcoulls, 1979. Octavo, photographs, very good copy in dustwrapper. More about The world of John Boultbee: including an account of sealing in Australia and New Zealand
Northampton: Interlink Publishing, 2006. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, colour plates, black and white illustrations, maps. Covers Southern Mexico's insects, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals, and plant and sea life. More about Traveller's Wildlife Guides: Southern Mexico. The Cancun Region, Yucatan Pininsula, Oaxaca,...
Northampton: Interlink Publishing, 2005. Octavo, paperback, colour illustrations, text illustrations. There are colour illustrations for about 500 of Belize's most common reef fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals and information on their ecology, behaviour and conservation. Also includes information on habitats of Belize and Northern Guatemala and on the most... More about Travellers' wildlife guides: Belize and Northern Guatemala
New Haven: Yale University Press, 2017. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour illustrations. An unprecedented visual exploration of the intertwined histories of art and science, of the old world and the new. From the voyages of Christopher Columbus to those of Alexander von Humboldt and Charles Darwin, the depiction of the natural world... More about Visual voyages: images of Latin American nature from Columbus to Darwin
College Station: Texas A & M Uinversity Press, 2003. Octavo, photographs, maps, fine copy in dustwrapper. Through his recounting of local lore, Bonta makes the interaction between culture and avifauna in Latin America a key to better understanding the practice of biodiversity protection. He offers a significant contribution to the... More about Seven names for the Bellbird: conservation geography in Honduras
Chalfont St Peter: Bradt Publications, 1996. Octavo, colour photographs, owner's signature, fine paperback copy. In addition to descriptions of key species, it includes the most important parks and reserves, plus features on evolution, camouflage, conservation, wildlife watching and photography. More about Madagascar wildlife: a visitor's guide
Northampton: Interlink Publishing, 2007. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, maps. Covers Southern Africa's insects, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals, and plant and sea life. More about Travellers' wildlife guides: Southern Africa
Chalfont St Peter: Bradt Publications, 2008. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, maps. For visitors to East Africa, the wildlife is certainly the major attraction, with the legendary game reserves of Serengeti and the Maasai Mara. This wildlife guide provides a colourful overview of the region's variety of large mammals together with... More about East African wildlife: a visitor's guide
Chatswood: New Holland Publishers, 2015. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs, maps. Beautifully illustrated, this book details the most amazing spectacles that every wildlife enthusiast has to see during their lifetime. Top nature photographer and inveterate traveller William Burrard-Lucas has spent years visiting the far-flung corners of every continent, capturing thousands of... More about Top wildlife sites of the World
London: Yale University Press, 2008. Quarto, paperback, colour photographs. China has more varied habitats for wildlife than anywhere else in the world: rivers carve immense gorges through the world's loftiest mountain peaks; vast deserts range from searing heat to mind-numbing cold; wild horses gallop across grass steppe land; shallow seas... More about Wild China: the hidden wonders of the world's most enigmatic land
Sydney: Allen and Unwin, 1990. Octavo, illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. More about Pioneer writer. the life of Louisa Atkinson: novelist, journalist, naturalist
London: A & C Black, 2012. Octavo, paperback, maps. Sailing off in a forty-foot boat changed the lives of David and Sandra Clayton in ways they never thought possible. With her eye for detail and vivid descriptions, Sandra takes the reader on a powerful journey through some of the Mediterranean's... More about Turtles in our wake
Auckland Park: Jacana Media, 2012. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, maps. Inspired by Africa's unique beauty, Shem Compion, in the second instalment of a three-part series, explores the best photography spots in Botswana and Namibia. This book provides a comprehensive guide to visiting some of the most remote destinations in the... More about Insider's guide: top wildlife photography spots in Botswana and Namibia
London: Oxford University Press, 1952. Octavo, folding map, black and white plates. Publisher's cloth, very slight rubbing, inscription, a very good copy. More about The journeys and plant introductions of George Forrest
Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1981. Octavo, More about Elliott Coues: naturalist and frontier historian
New York: Skyhorse Publishing, 2014. Octavo, paperback, black and white illustrations. When On the Origin of Species came out in 1859, it changed the understanding of life and presented the foundation for evolutionary biology. All the material that he collected for this book was from the famous expeditions he took... More about A naturalist's voyage round the world: the voyage of the Beagle
Washington DC: Island Press, 2005. Octavo, dustwrapper, An exhilarating journey to some of the world's most stunning locales, led by one of conservation's key scientists. In 1972, Eric Dinerstein was in film school at Northwestern University, with few thoughts of nature, let alone tiger-filled jungles at the base of the... More about Tigerland and other unintended destinations
London: Methuen & Co., 1898. Large octavo, text illustrations. Publisher's green pictorial cloth, slightly shaken, otherwise a very good copy, scarce. More about From Tonkin to India: by the sources of Irawadi January '95 - January '96