Australia's dangerous snakes.
Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1982(. first edition). Octavo, colour photographs, maps, paperback. More
New Arrivals
The moas of New Zealand and Australia.
Wellington: Dominion Museum, 1949. Quarto, photographs, text illustrations. Binder's cloth, a fine copy. More
Bird wonders of Australia.
Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1934. Octavo, photographs. More
Eric Hosking's waders.
London: Pelham Books, 1983. Quarto, photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
British birds: a selection from the original work, edited and with an introduction by Tony Soper.
London: Peerage Books, 1981. Quarto, colour plates, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Australian spiders.
Melbourne: Periwinkle Press, (1971. reprint). Octavo, text illustrations, photographs, paperback. The Australian Nature Library. More
What bird is that? Large format.
Sydney: Angus and Robertson, (1984. first edition). Quarto, numerous colour plates by Neville Cayley, very good copy in dustwrapper. The large format edition completely revised and updated by Terry Lindsay, with 400 previously unpublished plates and two excellent essays by Arnold McGill and Allan McEvey. More
Australian grass parrakeets: experiences in field and aviary [volume one, Neophema).
Sydney: Singil Press, 1993. Octavo, colour photographs, LACKS dustwrapper. Chapters include housing, diet, management, diseases, and the individual Neophema species. More
Neophema's en hun kleurmtaties
Arnhem: Gwendo-Arnhem, 1987. Octavo, colour plates, very good copy in dustwrapper. The first edition in Dutch, an English edition was published in 1989. More
Wildlife in colour
Adelaide: Rigby, 1969. Octavo, colour photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Natural Victoria.
Adelaide: Rigby, 1978. Octavo, photographs, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
New Zealand birds and how to identify them.
Christchurch: Whitcombe and Tombs, [1925. first edition]. Octavo, photographs. Publisher's stiff card with fragments of dustwrapper. More
Manual of the birds of New Zealand.
Wellington: Government Printer, 1882. Octavo, 36 uncoloured plates (derived from History of the birds of New Zealand 1873). Publisher's red decorated cloth, attractively neat contemporary owner's signature, a very good copy. More
The book of the Huia.
Christchurch: Whitcombe and Tombs, 1963. Large octavo, photographs, owner's inscription, very good copy in dustwrapper. A minor classic of New Zealand ornithological literature. The Huia, now extinct, was the only bird where both sexes apparently occupied different ecological niches as reflected in the extreme dimorphism of bill shape. More
Galapagos wildlife: a visitor's guide.
Chalfont St Peter: Bradt Publications, [2003. first edition). Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, maps. Excellent colour photographs and lively text make this the guide for wildlife enthusiasts. Includes detailed maps and descriptions of all the visitor sites, island habitats, conservation and ecology. More
My parrot, my friend: an owner's guide to parrot behavior.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1994. Octavo, laminated boards, photographs. An excellent guide for the serious parrot pet owner with sections on choosing a parrot, domestication and discipline, behavior modification and behavioral case studies. More
The life histories of New Zealand birds.
London: Search Publishing Co. 1932. Octavo, photographs, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
Subantarctic Campbell Island.
Denver: Denver Museum of Natural History, 1962. Octavo, photographs, ex library with stamps, dustwrapper (scarce). More
Neophema mutations: the concise collection.
Delgate River: Author, 1968. Octavo, colour photographs, laminated boards. More
The life of buzzards.
Dunbeath: Whittles Publishing, 2015. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, maps, graphs. This book presents an authoritative account of Common buzzards gained from extensive studies by the author over 60 years and also from enthusiasts in Britain and across northern Europe. The accounts describe the life history and ecology of Buzzards mainly... More
Taken for granted: the bushland of Sydney and its suburbs.
Kenthurst: Kangaroo Press, 1990. Octavo, illustrations, softcover. More
News from nature: a selection of seasonal gossip.
Melbourne: Georgian House, 1948. Octavo, coloured frontispiece, photographs, a very good copy in the printed dustwrapper. More
Strange new world: the adventures of John Gilbert and Ludwig Leichhardt.
Sydney: Angus and Robertson, (1941. first edition). Octavo, photographs, some foxing, dustwrapper. More
The story of Elizabeth Gould.
Melbourne: Hawthorn Press, 1944. Octavo, uncoloured frontispiece. Publisher's green cloth, limited to 350 copies, a fine copy. More
Birds of the Caribbean.
London: Thames and Hudson, 1962. Quarto, colour photographs, lacks dustwrapper. More