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
London: The Royal Society, 1960. Octavo, photographs, signature, very good copy in dustwrapper. Includes a pamphlet on the Society's Portraits and Busts by Gillian Hammill (reprinted from the Notes and Records of the Royal Society of London, Vol. 24, No. 1, June 1969). More
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
London: John C. Nimmo, 1898. Octavo, photographic plates. Publisher's blindstamped cloth, inscription on front endpaper, a fine set. More
London: The Folio Society, 1981. Octavo, text illustrations, papercovered boards, cloth spine, bookplate, fine. More
London: Pimlico, 1996. Octavo, illustrations, softcover. More
London: Oxford University Press, 1952. Octavo, folding map, black and white plates. Publisher's cloth, very slight rubbing, inscription, a very good copy. More
London: Edward Arnold & Co., 1937. Octavo, photographs. Fine copy in slightly chipped dustwrapper, scarce in this condition. More
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
London: Michael Joseph, 1994. Octavo, photographs, dustwrapper. More
Place of publication unknown: Printed for private publication, 1939. Large octavo, roneograph facsimile (recto only), binder's brown boards, a fine copy. More
Illinois: University of Illinois Press, 1970. Octavo, black and white photographs. More
Illinois: University of Illinois Press, 1970. Octavo, black and white photographs. Margaret Stones bookplate, lengthy inscription to Margaret Stones from authors, chipped dustwrapper otherwise a fine copy. More
New York: Abbeville Press, (1987. reprint). Octavo, text illustrations, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, (1967. first edition). Octavo, text illustrations, some wear, softcover. More
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
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
London: The Royal Society, 1960. Octavo, signature, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
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
New York: Ecco, 2007. Octavo, black and white illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. From the author of Winter world: the ingenuity of animal survival and Ravens in winter comes the remarkable story of his fathers life, his family's past, and how the forces of history and nature shaped his own..... More
Boston: Da Capo Press, (1994. reprint). Octavo, text illustrations, softcover. More
Bern: Peter Lang, 1998. Octavo, frontispiece, laminated boards. Owner's signature. Ferdinand von Mueller (1825- 1896) came to Australia in 1847. He was the Victorian Government botanist for 43 years until his death in 1896 and became, arguably, the greatest colonial scientist of his day. His output was prodigious and he..... More
London: Rockliff, 1955. Octavo, photographs, very good copy in slightly worn dustwrapper. More
London: John Murray, 1928. Octavo, maps, minor foxing confined to preliminaries and edges, bookplates, publisher's cloth, fine copy. 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