A natural history of spiders, and other curious insects.
London: John Tilly, 1736. Quarto, 53 uncoloured copper engraved plates. Contemporary full mottled calf, expertly rebacked, all edges coloured, a very good copy. More
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London: John Tilly, 1736. Quarto, 53 uncoloured copper engraved plates. Contemporary full mottled calf, expertly rebacked, all edges coloured, a very good copy. More
Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1983. Octavo, fine copy in publisher's cloth. More
Wollombi: Exisle Publishing, 2011. Octavo, illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. This entertaining book deals with an endlessly fascinating subject in a new, unique way. Humans have always had an ambivalent relationship with deadly animals. For most people they arouse fears and even phobias, yet perhaps the real risks are not..... More
Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2010. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. This is a new edition of Martin Filmer's long-standing guide to southern African spiders. The book has been fully updated by Norman Larsen and now covers all 69 spider families found in the region. Spiders are grouped according to web type..... More
Perth: Records of the Western Australian Museum, 2008. Quarto, photographs, softcover. Records of the Western Australian Museum, volume 24, part four. More
Berkeley: 1975. Octavo, text illustrations, fine copy dustwrapper. More
London: Frederick Warne, 1952. Octavo, colour plates, signature, publisher's cloth. More
Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1928. Octavo, mao in pocket. Publisher's printed wrappers, library stamps. More
Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service, 1985. Octavo, publisher's cloth. More
Sydney: New Holland, 2002. Octavo, colour photographs, softcover. Includes snakes, spiders, crocodiles, sharks, deadly jellyfish, ticks, toads, stinging caterpillars, bull-ants, wasps, bees, mosquitoes, poisonous fish, blue-ringed octopuses and some surprises including the Platypus, magpies and eels. More
London: Frederick Warne, (1953. reprint). Duodecimo, colour plates, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
London: Frederick Warne, (1953. reprint). Duodecimo, colour plates, lacks dustwrapper. More
London: English Universities Press, 1964. Octavo, text illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Toowoomba: Darling Downs Institute Press, 1980. Octavo, photographs, softcover. More
Sydney: Reed Books, 1994. Quarto, colour photographs, bookplate, crinkled dustwrapper. A fascinating and well-illustrated view of the history and biology of spiders. More
Peterborough: Langford Press, 2014. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, illustrations. A wonderful tribute to one of Britain's least common spiders. Indispersed with Shelia Tilmouth's inspiring artworks, this book provides readers with a detailed account of this beautiful creature. More
Sydney: Government Printer, 1900. Foolscap, printered wrappers, chipped, the cancelled library stamp of the Department of Public Health of New South Wales. The author also produced a classic report on Australian venoms 1906. More