Endangered vertebrates of Australia and its island territories.
Canberra: Australian National Parks and Wildlife Service, 1984. Octavo, colour photographs, softcover. More about Endangered vertebrates of Australia and its island territories
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The Thylacine- Tasmania's tiger.
Melbourne: National Museum of Victoria, [1980]. Octavo, photographs, softcover. More about The Thylacine- Tasmania's tiger
Extinction is forever: the carnivores.
Melbourne: National Museum of Victoria, [1980]. Octavo, text illustrations. Catalogue of carnivores in an exhibition held at the National Museum of Victoria in 1980. More about Extinction is forever: the carnivores
Australian magpie: biology and behaviour of an unusual songbird.
Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, (2019. second edition), Octavo, paperback, colour and black and white photographs, figures, maps. The Australian magpie is one of our nation’s most popular and iconic birds. It is loved for its impressive vocal abilities, propensity to play, excellent parenting and willingness to form enduring friendships with people..... More about Australian magpie: biology and behaviour of an unusual songbird
Beobachtungen zum vogelleben on Kerguelen.
Berlin: Druck und de Gruyter, [1904]. Quarto, one chromolithographic plate, text illustrations, later half calf and marbled boards. Deutsche Sidpolar Expedition. Zoologie, volume nine. More about Beobachtungen zum vogelleben on Kerguelen
The South Sandwich Islands: general description.
Cambridge: British Antarctic Survey, 1979. Quarto, eleven photographic plates, fine copy in publisher's wrappers. British Antarctic Survey Scientific Reports, number 91. More about The South Sandwich Islands: general description
The South Sandwich Islands.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1936. Quarto, 20 photographic plates, fine copy in publisher's wrappers. Discovery Reports, volume three. More about The South Sandwich Islands
The royal research ship 'Discovery II'
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1936. Quarto, ten photographic plates, fine copy in publisher's wrappers. Discovery Reports, volume 13. More about The royal research ship 'Discovery II'
The South Orkney Islands.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1935. Quarto, 13 photographic plates, bookplate, fine copy in publisher's wrappers. Discovery Reports, volume ten. More about The South Orkney Islands
The King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonica of South Gerogia: breeding behaviour and development.
London: Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey, 1957. Quarto, four photographs, text illustrations, bookplate, library stamps, publisher's wrappers. Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey. Scientific Reports Number 23. More about The King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonica of South Gerogia: breeding behaviour and development
The natural history and geography of the Antarctic Krill (euphasia superba Dana).
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1962. Quarto, one photographic plate, text illustrations, bookplate, fine copy in publisher's wrappers. Discovery Reports, volume 32. More about The natural history and geography of the Antarctic Krill (euphasia superba Dana
The Sub-Antarctic forms of the Great Skua (Cattaracta skua skua)
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1934. Quarto, one plate, bookplate, printed wrappers. Discovery Reports, volume nine. More about The Sub-Antarctic forms of the Great Skua (Cattaracta skua skua
The Pygoscelid penguins: One, Methods of study. Two, the Adelie Penguin
London: HMSO, 1954. Quarto, twelve plates, bookplate, printed wrappers. Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey, Scientific Reports, number 17. More about The Pygoscelid penguins: One, Methods of study. Two, the Adelie Penguin
Fossil penguins from the mid-tertiary of Seymour Island.
London: HMSO, 1953. Quarto, two plates, bookplate, printed wrappers. Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey, Scientific Reports, number five. More about Fossil penguins from the mid-tertiary of Seymour Island
The life cycle of Wilson's Storm Petrel Oceanites oceanicus (Kuhl).
London: British Museum (Natural History), 1940. Quarto, eight photographic plates, bookplate, fine copy in publisher's printed wrappers. British Graham Land Expedition 1934-37. Scientific Report volume one, number two. More about The life cycle of Wilson's Storm Petrel Oceanites oceanicus (Kuhl
Ahab's trade: the sage of south sea whaling.
Sydney: Allen and Unwin, 1999. Octavo, text illustrations, bookplate, dustwrapper. More about Ahab's trade: the sage of south sea whaling
Australia's coral realm: wonders of sea, reef, and shore.
Melbourne: Robertson and Mullens, 1943. Octavo, photographs. binder's cloth, wrappers retained. More about Australia's coral realm: wonders of sea, reef, and shore
The Deer of all lands: a history of the family Cervidae living and extinct.
London: Rowland Ward, 1898. Quarto, 24 handcoloured lithographed plates after J. Smit, text illustrations. Publisher's cloth, expertly rebacked with new endpapers, a few minor internal blemishes; limited to 500 numbered copies, signed by Rowland Ward. Nissen, ZBI 2604; Casey Wood p. 444. More about The Deer of all lands: a history of the family Cervidae living and extinct
Principles of systematic zoology.
New York: McGraw Hill, 1991. second edition). Octavo, text illustrations. Some pencil annotations, otherwise a fine paperback copy. More about Principles of systematic zoology
Swift as a shadow: extinct and endangered animals.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1999. Octavo, colour photographs. More about Swift as a shadow: extinct and endangered animals
Captain Cook's world: maps of the life and voyages of James Cook R.N.
Auckland: Random House, 2000. Quarto, oblong format, maps. Some scuffing to dustwrapper, otherwise a fine copy. More about Captain Cook's world: maps of the life and voyages of James Cook R.N
Australia's dangerous snakes: idenfication, biology and envenoming.
Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, 2017. Quarto, colour photographs, maps, laminated boards, bumped covers. Australia's venomous snakes are widely viewed as the world's most deadly and are regarded with cautious curiosity, fascination, and, regrettably, fear. Australia's Dangerous Snakes examines the biology, natural history, venom properties, and bite treatment of medically important venomous... More about Australia's dangerous snakes: idenfication, biology and envenoming
Invisible connections: why migrating shorebirds need the Yellow Sea.
The Hague: Wetlands International, 2008. Oblong format, colour photographs, maps, laminated boards, slightly bumped corner. Offers a photographic journey that follows the migration of shorebirds flying from their breeding grounds in the Arctic through East Asia to Australasia. This title highlights one of nature's most spectacular phenomena and reveals the... More about Invisible connections: why migrating shorebirds need the Yellow Sea
Purdom and Farrer: plant hunters on the eaves of China.
Lavers Hill: Author, 2018. Quarto, paperback, photographs, other illustrations, maps. Limited to 250 copies. This volume represents the first in depth biographical study of the life of the often forgotten plant hunter William Purdom and estate owner Reginald Farrer. Both men were born in 1880, the year of the death... More about Purdom and Farrer: plant hunters on the eaves of China
Guide to venomous and medically important invertebrates.
Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, 2018. colour photographs and illustrations, maps. An illustrated guide to aid identification, provide protection measures and guidance on treatment. Though many are harmless and even beneficial, invertebrates are some of the world’s most feared and dangerous creatures. Guide to Venomous and Medically Important Invertebrates describes the health..... More about Guide to venomous and medically important invertebrates