Vertebrate zoogeography and evolution in Australasia: animals in space and time.
Carlisle: Hesperian Press, 1984. Quarto, text illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Secondhand
Interested in a particular subject?
From Taxonomy to Tadpoles - Browse books by subject here.
Interested in a particular region?
From Australia to Zanzibar - Browse books by region here.
To limit your browsing within NEW BOOKS click on browse by subject or region above. To browse secondhand, antiquarian, bargain books or artwork select from the navigation at the top.
The kangaroo.
Sydney: Kevin Weldon, 1985. Quarto, colour photographs. More
The American grass book: a manual of pasture and range practices.
Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, (1953. reprint). Octavo, illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Bird paintings.
Tadworth: World's Work, 1982. Quarto, colour plates, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Bird display and behaviour: an introduction to the study of bird psychology.
New York: Oxford University Press, 1942. Octavo, photographs and text illustrations. More
The painted stream: a river warden's life.
London: J M Dent & Sons, 1985. Quarto, text illustrations. Minor wear to dustwrapper, otherwise a fine copy. More
British grasses and their employment in agriculture.
Cambridge: [Cambridge] University Press, (1937. reprint). Octavo, illustrations, bookplate. More
British waders.
Cambridge: [Cambridge] University Press, 1924. Quarto, colour plates by the author, a few spots otherwise a very good copy. More
British waders.
Cambridge: [Cambridge] University Press, 1924. Quarto, colour plates by the author, a few spots otherwise a very good copy in dustwrapper. More
The fur animals of Louisiana.
New Orleans: Department of Conservation, (1931. second edition). Octavo, text illustrations. Binder's cloth, upper printed wrapper retained. State of Louisiana, Department of Conservation, Bulletin 18. More
The future of tropical savannas: an Australian perspective.
Collingwood: CSIRO Publishing, 1996. Octavo, paperback, maps, graphs. Examines the roles of science in resource management and policy making. More
Whaler's eye.
New York: Macmillan and Co., 1962. Octavo, photographs, slight water damage. More
The natural history and management of the Gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus Daudin).
Melbourne FL: Krieger Publishing Company, 2008. Quarto, laminated boards, black and white illustrations. Presents tortoise management and research techniques that can be applied to various species. Designed to be the manual that can serve for certification for various institutions and State and Federal agencies, this work contains many tricks of..... More
Conservation of grassland birds in North America: understanding ecological processes in different regions.
Washington D C: American Ornithologists' Union, 2007. Octavo, colour photographs, wrappers. American Ornithologists' Union Monograph number 64. More
Stuffed animals and pickled heads: the culture and evolution of natural history museums.
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
Growth in length: embryological essays.
London: Cambridge University Press, 1916. Octavo, text illustrations. Very good copy in chipped dustwrapper. More
Life in the undergrowth.
London: BBC Books, 2005. Small quarto, colour photographs, very good copy in dustwrapper. This beautifully illustrated book gives a rare glimpse into the secret life of invertebrates - bugs, beetles, scorpions and centipedes, mites and mantids, spiders and dragonflies. More
The life of birds.
London: BBC Books, 1998. Octavo, colour photographs. Slightly bent dustwrapper, otherwise a fine copy. Beautifully illustrated with more than two hundred colour photographs, the book will delight and inform bird lovers and any general reader with an interest in nature. More
The private life of plants: a natural history of plant behaviour.
London: BBC Books, 1995. Octavo, colour photographs. Minor wear to dustwrapper, otherwise a fine copy. In this book, and in his BBC television series, David Attenborough examines in turn the great trials of plant life the world over - travelling, growing, flowering, the social struggle, living together and surviving. Richly..... More
The trials of life: a natural history of animal behaviour.
London: William Collins and Son, 1990. Octavo, colour photographs, good copy in dustwrapper. More
Speciation and geographic variation in Black-tailed Gnatcatchers.
Washington D C: American Ornithologists' Union, 1987. Octavo, black and white photographs, maps, wrappers. American Ornithologists' Union Monograph number 42. More
The original water-colour paintings by John James Audubon for the birds of America. Reproduced in colour for the first time from the collection at the New York Historical Society.
[New York]: Michael Joseph, 1966. Quarto, two volumes, accompanying text leaves and 431 colour plates. Fine set in publisher's slipcase. More
The John James Audubon portfolio: a selection of the original drawings and watercolors used in the making of Birds of America accompanied by a choice of Audubon's writings.
Edition de la Main Fleurie, 2004. Quarto, 48 prints. WAS $1,800. Edited with a introduction by Ben Forkner. An edition of high quality reproductions of his original watercolors, along with key notes and correspondence by Audubon and a biographical introduction. Printed in a 14-point font on 200g deckled cream stock..... More
Audubon and his journals: with zoological and other notes by Elliott Coues.
London: John C. Nimmo, 1898. Octavo, photographic plates. Publisher's blindstamped cloth, inscription on front endpaper, a fine set. More
Monotreme biology: proceedings of a Symposium held in Sydney, May 1978.
Sydney: Australian Zoologist Special Symposium Issue, Volume 20, Part 1, [1978]. Octavo, wrappers, illustrations, wrappers. More