Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001. Octavo, paperback, WAS $65. From the Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Biology series. One way to understand science is as a selection process. David Hull, one of the dominant figures in contemporary philosophy of science, sets out in this volume a general analysis of this... More about Science and selection: essays on biological evolution and the philosophy of science

Sydney: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales, 2004. Quarto, paperback, black and white photographs, maps. WAS $60. Transactions of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales. A collection of papers from the 2003 Royal Zoological Society forum in which speakers addressed different aspects of threatened species legislation, from... More about Threatened Species Legislation: is it just an Act?

Berkeley: University of California Press, (2006. third revised edition). Small quarto, paperback, colour photographs and illustrations. WAS $55. Foreword by David Attenborough. The reissue of this pioneering work highlights a deepening concern about the destruction that threatens our plant heritage. It also demonstrates the wonder and worth of plants and... More about Green inheritance: saving the plants of the world

Collingwood: CSIRO Publishing, 2012. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour illustrations, maps. WAS $100. Gliding mammals are an extraordinary group of animals that have the ability to glide from tree to tree with seemingly effortless grace. There are over 60 species of gliding mammals including the flying squirrels from Europe and North America... More about Gliding mammals of the world

London: T & A D Poyser, 1998. Small quarto, dustwrapper, photographs, maps, sketches by John Busby. WAS $115.In addition to describing the wildlife in all its forms, this book critically observes the costs and benefits of a modern economy both to the people and the natural scene. This is only... More about A naturalist's Shetland

Vermillion: Buteo Books, 1980. Octavo, dustwrapper, black and white photographs, other illustrations. WAS $40. A timely and absorbing account of the Hawaiian goose, or Nene, its near extinction, eleventh hour rescue and restoration to the wild. More about The Hawaiian goose: an experiment in conservation

Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2001. Octavo, dustwrapper, colour photographs and illustrations, maps. WAS $82.50. Despite strong public interest in marine mammals and the incredible popularity of whale watching, particularly in the North Atlantic, many marine mammal populations remain little known. This fully illustrated book is a comprehensive and attractive guide... More about Marine mammals of the North Atlantic

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003. Octavo, photographs, text illustrations, very good copy in dustwrapper. A charismatic naturalist, bird-watcher, teacher, artist, photographer, film-maker, and winner of the Nobel Prize, Niko Tinbergen was a prominent and influential scientist. Jointly with Konrad Lorenz, he laid the foundation for a new science, the biological... More about Niko's nature: the life of Niko Tinbergen and his science of animal behaviour

Frankfurt: Ikan- Unterwasserarchiv, 2009. Quarto, laminated boards, colour photographs. WAS $160. This book includes thousands of photographs of selected groups of marine invertebrates. The primary aim is to assist people who have a keen interest in the small animals they encounter in the sea other than fishes. Presented here are... More about World atlas of marine fauna

London: The Natural History Press, 2006. Octavo, photographs, text illustrations, line drawings. WAS $40. This book explores the fates of whales and dolphins and how they became intertwined with human history. The story begins over 1000 years ago when hunters first took up harpoons and went to sea in search... More about Troubled waters: the changing fortunes of whales and dolphins

New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 2011. Octavo, paperback and DVD, colour illustrations. WAS $35. Part of a series presenting historic volumes. Drawing from Georges-Louis Leclerc's 36 volume masterpiece, "Histoire Naturelle, Generale Et Particuliere", this title features 350 of Leclerc's magnificent original paintings, faithfully reproduced in full colour. A visual index... More about Birds

Berkeley: University of California Press, 2003. Octavo, paperback, photographs (one colour), maps, diagrams. University of California Publications in Zoology, Volume 132. More about Evolution and systematics of the Atlantic tree rats, Genus Phyllomys (Rodentia, Echimyidae), with...

2005. Quarto, laminated boards, colour photographs and illustrations. WAS $25. The story of the discovery, naming and campaign to use the Gogo fish as WA's fossil emblem. Although scientific in content, this book is focused towards a young audience. More about Gogo fish: the story of the Western Australian state fossil emblem