Oxford: John Beaufoy Publishing, 2019. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. A photographic identification guide to the 280 bird species most commonly seen at Fraser's Hill, a former British hill station and one of the premier birdwatching sites in Peninsular Malaysia, as well as the Cameron Highlands and Genting Highlands. More
Adelaide: 2021. Over 700 species from 63 families and 240 genera are described. From One Small Seed is a comprehensive guide to Australian native plants and their seeds. Over 700 species from 63 families and 240 genera are described with their identifying features of flowers, fruits and seeds illustrated. Each..... More
Berlin: Springer-Verlag, 1978. Octavo, graphs, laminated boards. More
Paris: R. Sicard, [1964]. Octavo, colour photographs, very good copy in chipped dustwrapper. More
Auckland: Order of the Council, 1966. Octavo, 23 plates, wrappers. More
Melbourne: Author, 2024. Quarto, laminated boards, colour illustrations. This book is about Queensland grazier Cyril Jerrard and the Paradise Parrots on his property. There are 30 beautiful paintings by Tony Pridham of Paradise parrots, plus some other of his artwork. It tells the story of Cyril Jerrard and the extinct..... More
Monash University Publishing, 2024. Octavo, paperback, Many of us gain inspiration, solace, beauty and a sense of wonder from our interactions with nature, and writers have long plumbed and explored these depths. At the same time as many of us tune in to natural landscapes, our environment is imperilled as..... More
Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2024. Octavo, dustwrapper, Today, even if you live in a major city and seldom get a chance to visit national parks or wildlife reserves, you encounter wild mammals. On the inside and the outside of these animals exist an amazing diversity of living things: parasites..... More
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2024. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour illustrations, maps. An authoritative illustrated guide to the fearsome predators that dominated the Mesozoic world for 180 million years. New discoveries are transforming our understanding of the theropod dinosaurs, revealing startling new insights into the lives and look of these awesome predators..... More
Clayton: CSIRO Publishing, 2024. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. Possums in the roof, an echidna in the garden, or perhaps a python in the pantry? Living with Wildlife: A Guide for Our Homes and Backyards explores commonly asked questions and issues about encounters with wildlife. Taking a wildlife friendly approach, Tanya..... More
Oxford: Bodleian Library, 2024. Quarto, laminated boards, colour illustrations. Mark Catesby was an eighteenth-century naturalist and artist whose work on the natural history of North America and the Caribbean still has resonance today. During the course of several perilous trips he collected specimens and made extensive observations in the field..... More
Sydney: New South Books, 2019. Octavo, limp plastic, uncoloured photographs, text illustrations. In the mid-nineteenth century, scientists around the world were quick to see photography's huge potential for capturing fleeting moments of life, death and discovery. At the Australian Museum, curator Gerard Krefft and taxidermist Henry Barnes began to experiment..... More
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2022. Quarto, laminated boards, colour photographs, text illustrations, maps. The earth's forests are havens of nature supporting a diversity of life. Shaped by climate and geography, these vast and dynamic wooded spaces offer unique ecosystems that shelter complex and interdependent webs of flora, fungi, and animals..... More
Taipei: Southern Materials Center, 1985. colour photographs, signed by the author, softcover. In Korean with Latin names. More
Sydney: New Holland Publishers, 2024. colour photographs. Pocket guide to the subject, it may be diminutive in size but it punches well above its weight in terms of usefulness, being packed with more than 200 images. Isolated from other countries, and surrounded by three oceans and a mix of tropical..... More
San Francisco: W H Freeman and Company, 1972. Quarto, photographs, text illustrations, publisher's cloth. More
Sydney: New Holland Publishers, 2015. Octavo, colour photographs, signed by the author, limp plastic. This book provides a superb introduction to Australia's varied butterfly species. Early chapters explore lifecycle, with stunning images showing the progression from egg through caterpillar and chrysalis stages to adult butterfly. It also covers subjects such..... More
London: The Scientific Book Club, [no date.]. Octavo, text illustrations, torn dustwrapper. More
Pietermaritzburg: Annals of the Natal Museum, 1981. Octavo, photographs, inscription, wrappers. More
Honolulu: Bishop Museum Press, 1971. Octavo, wrappers. More
London: Author, 1892-1897. Octavo, eight uncoloured lithographic plates, the bookplate of Helene Boswell and presented by her to George Rayner, Later half green morocoo and cloth, a handsome copy. PROVENANCE: Helene Boswell (1917-1990) was a well known South African malacologist. George Rayner was a Melbourne surgeon. More
Leiden: Universitaire Pers Leiden, 1975. Octavo, inscription, softcover. More
New York: The American Museum of Natural History, 1965. Octavo, inscription, wrappers. More
Melbourne: Costermans Publishing, (2022. sixth edition, reprint]. Duodecimo, paperback, photographs, illustrations, maps. This edition incorporates taxonomic and other changes, updated distribution information, and reference to additional species, some being recently described. More
South Melbourne: Macmillan, 1969. Small quarto, photographs, graphs, very good copy in dustwrapper. More