Melbourne: J. Wing, 1880-1886. Octavo, 39 (of 42) parts in the publisher's printed wrappers, boxed. A very important journal with much insight into early colonial scientific life. Contributors include Ferdinand von Mueller, Charles French and A. J. Campbell. This rare journal was the forerunner to The Victorian Naturalist: the journal... More
South Melbourne: Hyland House, (1993. second edition). Octavo, text illustrations, softcover. More
Flemington: Hyland House, (2014. fourth edition). Quarto, laminated boards, colour photographs, line drawings, maps. This long-awaited and greatly expanded fourth edition is a comprehensive guide to the indigenous plants of the Greater Melbourne area. It contains 1367 plant descriptions with colour photographs and line drawings. This guide gives instant, colour-coded... More
Clayton South: CSIRO Publishing, 2016. Octavo, paperback, black and white photographs, maps. Over the past decade, Melbourne has had the fastest-growing population of any Australian capital city. It is expanding outward and upward with an estimated 1.6 million additional homes needed by 2050. With so much growth, planners and policymakers... More
Melbourne: Naturalistes et Chasseurs, 2014. Quarto, paperback. photographs, colour illustrations, limited to 200 copies. Drawing on over 30 years of research, this monograph presents artworks produced by Neville Henry Cayley whilst living in Victoria. More
Melbourne: Author, 1883. Octavo, Publisher's printed pink wrappers, a few minor blemishes otherwise a very good copy, boxed, very scarce. Originally published as a series of papers in The Southern Science Record. The first separate publication on Australian oology and the forerunner to the author's major work on Nests and Eggs. 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
Melbourne: Birds Observers Club, 1975. Octavo, photographs, softcover. More
Carlton, Miegunyah Press, 2007. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour illustrations. Celebrates the book using the rare books collection of the State Library of Victoria. This book helps readers discover the world of the book - the history of book production, design and illustration, the materials used, the changing technology and its evolution. More
Melbourne: Department of Conservation, Forests & Lands, 1987. Quarto, distribution maps, paperback. More
Melbourne: Victorian Department of Agriculture, 1891. Octavo, chromolithographs by G. C.Brittlebank. Publisher's cloth, some blemishes and sunned as usual. More
Melbourne: Victorian Department of Agriculture, 1893. Octavo, chromolithographs by G. C.Brittlebank. Publisher's cloth, some blemishes and sunned as usual. More
Melbourne: Victorian Department of Agriculture, 1911. Octavo, chrmolithographs by G. C.Brittlebank. Publisher's cloth, some blemishes and sunned as usual. More
Melbourne: Department of Primary Industries, 2013. Octavo, publisher's cloth, colour illustrations. The long discussed but not seen manuscript for Charles French’s A Handbook of the Destructive Insects of Victoria Part VI was found while clearing out the Knoxfield location of the Department of Primary Industries. The hand written text and..... More
Melbourne: Museum of Victoria, 2013. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, line drawings. Sponges come in all shapes and sizes, occur in all oceans of the world, and have amazing lives. Sponges have lived in our oceans for 600 million years. Ancient forms even built reefs bigger than the Great Barrier Reef... More
Port Melbourne: Cambridge University Press, 2001. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, black and white photographs, maps. WAS $40. This beautifully written book tells the story of Australia's giant eucalypt, the Mountain Ash, which is the world's tallest hardwood. Visited seasonally by indigenous people and later a site of mining and sawmilling... More
Melbourne: Thomas C. Lothian, 1911. Octavo, text illustrations. Publisher's cloth, slight shelf wear. 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
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Warrnambool: Warrnambool Institute Press, 1981. Octavo, text illustrations. Publisher's printed stiff card. With an introduction by Sophie Ducker. More
Geelong: Heath and Cordell, 1860. Octavo, text illustrations. Publisher's printed stiff card, upper cover detached, stain on title page, scarce. Printed in Geelong. More
Melbourne: Entomological Society of Victoria, 2016. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, CD-ROM. Part seven in a series of ten to twelve which will cover the 2,000 species of Victorian moths. This part is the final of the geometrids covering the bark moths and others. Part one see [stock id 28859], part... 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
Melbourne: Entomological Society of Victoria, 2015. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, CD-ROM. Part six in a series of ten to twelve which will cover the 2,000 species of Victorian moths. This part covers the Ghost moths and allies. Part one see [stock id 28859], part two [28868, part three [32931], part... More
Melbourne: Museum Victoria, 2013. Quarto, paperback, colour illustrations. Presents the best of Museum Victoria's remarkable collection of natural history artworks. The book opens with the "paper museums" of the seventeenth and eighteenth century, stunning collections of the bizarre and fabulous, each one exquisitely depicted. It presents the valiant artistic efforts... More