Bats of America.
Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1969. Oblong format, colour photographs, chipped and worn dustwrapper. More
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A contribution to the zoogeography of the West Indies, with especial reference to amphibians and reptiles.
Cambridge MA: Museum of Comparative Zoology, 1914. Quarto, one lithographic plate of frogs. Half green morocco, wrappers retained, a handsome copy. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, volume 44, number two. More
A contribution to the zoogeography of the West Indies, with especial reference to amphibians and reptiles.
Cambridge MA: Museum of Comparative Zoology, 1914. Quarto, one lithographic plate of frogs. binder's cloth, wrappers retained, owner's stamp, a fine copy. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, volume 44, number two. More
A list of Antillean reptiles and amphibians.
New York: New York Zoological Society, 1930. Quarto, Binder's cloth with title, wrappers retained. Zoologica: volume eleven, number four. More
Camels and the outback.
London: Angus and Robertson, 1964. Octavo, photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Identifying British insects and arachnids: an annotated bibliography of key works.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999. Octavo, fine copy in laminated boards. A reference work providing an annotated bibliography of key works on insect groups. It provides descriptions of all groups, the most useful and up-to-date references for each and notes on their coverage and relevance. Also contains a chapter on..... More
Royal Entomological Society book of British insects.
London: John Wiley and Sons, 2011. Quarto, colour photographs, fine copy in laminated boards. This book is the only modern systematic account of all 558 families of British insects, covering not just the large and familiar groups that are included in popular books, but even the smallest and least known..... More
A bad birdwatcher's companion: 50 intimate portraits of Britain's best loved birds.
London: Short Books, 2005. Octavo, very good copy in dustwrapper. Few books are more intimidating than a conventional field guide. There are simply too many birds in them. This book introduces the reader to Britain's most obvious birds. But it does more than that: it also explains them. It explains..... More
The canary: its management, habits, breeding and training with directions for preparing show-birds.
London: George Routledge and Sons, [1890]. Octavo, text illustrations. Publisher's brown decorated cloth, very good copy. More
The canary: its management, habits, breeding and training with directions for preparing show-birds.
London: George Routledge and Sons, [1890]. Octavo, text illustrations. Publisher's green decorated cloth, bookseller's stamp. More
The canary: its management, habits, breeding and training with directions for preparing show-birds.
London: George Routledge and Sons, [1890]. Octavo, text illustrations. Publisher's brown decorated cloth with a pair of canaries, a very good copy. More
New Zealand in the wild: an illustrated A-Z of native and introduced birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians.
Auckland: Collins, 1985. Quarto, paperback, colour photographs. More
The desert locust.
London: Eyre Methuen, 1972. Octavo, photographs, maps, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
The new atlas of Australian birds.
Hawthorn East: Birds Australia, 2003. Quarto, maps, illustrations, laminated boards. Revised and updated with the latest distribution data collected by over 7000 active volunteers showing five million records from 270,000 surveys, with every 1 degree grid in Australia visited. The new atlas marks the culmination of these efforts, presenting 4000..... More
A passion for birds: American ornithology after Audubon.
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1998. Octavo, illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper, The history of American ornithology from the death of John James Audubon to the start of the Second World War. Available in paperback see stock ID 33943. More
Florida's snakes: a guide to their identification.
Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2003. Quarto, paperback, colour photographs, maps. A comprehensive illustrated guide to the 86 species and subspecies of snakes and legless lizards found in Florida. Each reptile is described in detail, illustrated with a colour photograph and accompanied by a range map. More
Guide and reference to the Turtles and Lizards of Western North America (North of Mexico) and Hawaii.
Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2009. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, black and white photographs, maps. Suitable for amateur or professional naturalists, this title offers information on how to search for herpetofauna, habitat descriptions, captive care, and a special section on reptiles and the law make. More
In search of reptiles and amphibians.
Leiden: E J Brill, 1987. Octavo, photographs, paperback, bookplate of David Mcphee. More
Key concepts in migration.
London: SAGE Publications, 2014. Octavo, paperback, BRAND NEW. This book provides clear and intuitive explanations of the most important migration concepts as used in classrooms, among policymakers, and in popular and academic discourse. Arguing that there is a clear need for a better public understanding of migration, it seeks to..... More
Under ground: how creatures of mud and dirt shape our world.
Washington DC: Island Press, 2005. Octavo, fine copy in dustwrapper. This study of the soils of earth, examines the world of bacteria and fungi, microscopic nematode worms, springtails, and mud shrimp and their contribution to environmental health. The author also explores the alarming threats that air pollution, trawl fishing, wetland..... More
Arthropods of tropical forests: spatio-temporal dynamics and resource use in the canopy.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003. Large octavo, paperback, line drawings. This book is a comprehensive review of the ecology of tropical rainforest insects and spiders. Arthropods are the most diverse group of organisms on our planet and the tropical rainforests represent the most biologically diverse of all ecosystems. This book..... More
The Orchidaceae of Mexico and Guatemala.
New York: Johnson Reprint, (1973. facsimile). Folio, 40 colour plates. Publisher's green cloth, limited to 1000 numbered copies, a fine copy. First published 1837-1842. More
The art of Robert Bateman.
Ontario: Madison Press Books, (1981. first edition). Oblong format, colour and black and white plates, good copy in dustwrapper. More
The art of Robert Bateman.
Petaluma: Pomegranate, 2006. Quarto, colour illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. Originally published in 1981, The art of Robert Bateman was the first of many best-selling books by the internationally acclaimed wildlife artist and naturalist. In this twenty-fifth-anniversary edition, Bateman's exquisitely rendered paintings, accompanied by the artist's recollections and observations, are..... More
Parrots and related birds.
Neptune City: TFH, 1969. Octavo, ccolour photographs, fine copy in laminated boards. More