An account of the male and female Cochineal insects, that breed on the Cactus Opuntia, or Indian Fig, in South Carolina and Gergia.
London: Philosphical Transactions, 1762. Small quarto, two folding engraved plates, modern binder's boards. More
London: Philosphical Transactions, 1762. Small quarto, two folding engraved plates, modern binder's boards. More
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2017. Large octavo, laminated boards, colour illustrations, line drawings. Beaked whales have been shrouded in mystery for most of the twentieth century. Denizens of deep, remote ocean waters and highly resistant to life in captivity, they have proven notoriously difficult for humans to observe. Over..... More
London: Robert Hale, 1983. Quarto, text illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 2011. Octavo, colour photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. Written with Ellis's deep knowledge and trademark passion, verve, and wit - and illustrated with a wide array of images including his own signature artwork - his study covers the full spectrum of the sperm whales existence..... More
New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1991. Quarto, photographs and other illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Washington DC: Island Press, 2005. Octavo, dustwrapper, colour photographs. WAS $60. Although most of traditional Chinese medicine is not a cause for concern because it relies on herbs and other plants, as wildlife habitats are shrinking for the hunted large species, the situation is becoming ever more critical. Ellis tells..... More
[c1890]. 34.5 x 52 cm (frame: 69 x 53 x 3 cm) signed and dated lower left. More
London: John Murray, 1898. Octavo, 17 plates by the author, one coloured and double-page, folding coloured map. Publisher's gilt-decorated cloth, contemporary signature, a very good copy. More
Oxon: Routledge, 2013. Octavo, laminated boards, black and white photographs, line drawings. DNA Barcoding has been promoted since 2003 as a new, fast, digital genomics-based means of identifying natural species based on the idea that a small standard fragment of any organism's genome (a so-called 'micro-genome') can faithfully identify and..... More