London: Harper Collins Publishers, 2010. Octavo, photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. New Naturalist 112. Natural history, perhaps more than any other pursuit or study, has always relied very heavily on books to help it develop and gain momentum. Without a way of defining and categorizing the many thousands of species... More about Books and naturalists: a survey of British natural history

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001. Octavo, illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. A stimulating discussion of the role of natural history museums in culture and society. More about Stuffed animals and pickled heads: the culture and evolution of natural history museums

London: The Folio Society, 1981. Octavo, text illustrations, papercovered boards, cloth spine, bookplate, fine. More about Thomas Bewick. My life

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

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009. Octavo, paperback. Selected and introduced by Richard Dawkins, this text is a celebration of the finest writing by scientists for a wider audience - revealing that many of the best scientists have displayed as much imagination and skill with the pen as they have in... More about Oxford book of modern science writing

Carlton South: Miegunyah Press, 2006. Octavo, illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. In 1800 François Péron, an ambitious young medical student not long released from the French revolutionary army, gained a place as an assistant zoologist on Nicolas Baudin's expedition to Australian waters. As his colleagues either deserted or died, he..... More about Francois Péron: an impetuous life

Illinois: University of Illinois Press, 1970. Octavo, black and white photographs, good copy in dustwrapper, lacks title page. More about John Banister and his natural history of Virginia 1678-1692

Sydney: UNSW Press, 2009. Octavo, paperback, Examines Charles Darwin's profound influence on Australian thinking. This book provides useful contextual material on Darwin's life and times, including: his 1836 visit to Australia in HMS Beagle, and the background to historic disputes and contemporary debates about Darwin's motivations and methods. More about Evolution in the antipodes: Charles Darwin and Australia

Wellington: Awa Press, 2012. Octavo, black and white photographs and illustrations, paperback. Natural history museums contain many thousands of zoological specimens and each has a tale to tell - often involving extraordinary people, daring explorations, unquenchable scientific curiosity, and strange coincidences. This perfectly presented book, with its engaging pictures, is... More about The owl that fell from the sky: stories of a museum curator

New York: Little, Brown & Company, 2006. Octavo, text illustrations, dustwrapper. An eye-opening chronicle of discovery - a narrative that traces the evolution of Darwin's genius and celebrates the unexpected rewards of close observation of the natural world. More about Pilgrim on the great bird continent: the importance of everything and other lessons from Darwin's...

Boston: Da Capo Press, (1994. reprint). Octavo, text illustrations, softcover. More about A year in the Maine woods

London: John Murray, 1928. Octavo, maps, minor foxing confined to preliminaries and edges, bookplates, publisher's cloth, fine copy. More about Gilbert White: pioneer, poet, and stylist

Berkeley: University of California Press, 1987. Octavo, illustrations, spine faded, fine copy in dustwrapper. More about Simple curiosity: letters from George Gaylord Simpson to his family, 1921-1970