The atlas of breeding birds in New York State.
Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1988. Quarto, text illustrations, maps, fine copy. More
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Snow monkeys: the gentle giants of the forest.
Rickmansworth: Evans Mitchell Books, 2009. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. Wildlife Monographs, a series of fabulous, full-colour books led by stunning photographic images with fresh, informative and vivid new text charting our favourite wild animals on their home terrain. Japan's sole monkey - the Japanese macaque - lives both in subtropical... More
Bird books and bird art. An outline of the literary history and iconography of descriptive ornithology [facsimile].
Amsterdam: Junk, 1973. Quarto, uncoloured illustrations. More
Bird books and bird art: an outline of the literary history and iconography of descriptive ornithology.
New York: Maurice Martino, 1990. Quarto, illustrations. This edition is limited to 300 copies. More
Vertebrate zoogeography and evolution in Australasia: animals in space and time.
Carlisle: Hesperian Press, 1984. Quarto, text illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
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 display and behaviour: an introduction to the study of bird psychology.
New York: Oxford University Press, 1942. Octavo, photographs and text illustrations. 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 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
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
The original water-color paintings by John James Audubon for The Birds of America.
New York: American Heritage Publishing, 1966. Small folio, 431 colour plates by Audubon, fine copy in very good dustwrapper. The cheaper single volume issue, published the same year as a two volume set in a slipcase. 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