The book of Indian birds.
Bombay: Bombay Natural History Society, (1972. ninth edition). Octavo, colour plates, a very good copy in dustwrapper. More
Bombay: Bombay Natural History Society, (1972. ninth edition). Octavo, colour plates, a very good copy in dustwrapper. More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999. Octavo, laminated boards, colour photographs, other illustrations. A review of the current status of the country's estuarine research and management. Information is provided on a wide range of topics, including geological, physical and chemical processes, diversity and productivity of plant and animal communities, interactions between..... More
London: Christopher Helm/A & C Black, 2003. Octavo, 26 colour plates, 240 colour photographs, maps and text illustrations, signature, fine copy in dustwrapper. The first guide to cover the 26 species of Holarctic pipits and wagtails in detail. The species accounts cover all aspects of identification (taxonomy, size and structure..... More
Orlando: Harcourt, 2004. Octavo, black and white photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. Revered in Indian religion and culture, yet coveted by poachers for its ivory tusks, the Asian elephant has lived, worked, and even fought side by side with humans for 4,000 years. Stephen Alter first encountered Elephas maximus when..... More
Lawrence, Kansas: American Ornithologists Union, (1983. sixth edition). Octavo, maps, a fine copy. More
Melbourne: H. Hearne & Co., 1893. Octavo, text illustrations. Publisher's (?) red cloth with gilt title, some flecking, otherwise a near fine copy, very scarce. A copy sold at a Melbourne auction house in 2023 for an astonishing $13,000. More
Musselburgh: Author, 1995. Octavo, paperback, 160 colour photographs. More
Brisbane: Queensland Department of Primary Industries, 1990. Octavo, line drawings, softcover. A complete flora on Queensland ferns. The fern flora of Queensland holds more than 80% of Australia's species. More
[Melbourne]: CSIRO, [1963]. Octavo, text illustrations, tape marks, stiff card. More
Collingwood: CSIRO Publishing, 1996. Octavo, paperback, maps, graphs. Examines the roles of science in resource management and policy making. More
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001. Quarto, colour photographs, maps, tables. This illustrated atlas presents the findings of "Butterflies for the New Millennium", the most comprehensive survey of butterflies ever undertaken in Britain and Ireland. It provides an up-to-date assessment of our butterflies, the habitats they live in, and the threats..... More
Colchester: Harley Books, 1988. Quarto, colour plates, text illustrations, maps, fine copy in dustwrapper. The systematic section gives keys to the genera and species, with clear descriptions, and details of biology, flight periods, and distribution of all species found in Europe, with distribution maps showing national boundaries. Descriptions are augmented..... More
Melbourne: Victorian Ornithological Research Group, 1978. Octavo, charts, maps, softcover. More
Adelaide: South Australian Ornithological Association, (1985. third edition), Octavo, wrappers. More
Adelaide: South Australian Ornithological Association, (1980. second edition), Octavo, signature, wrappers. More
Sydney: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales, 1988. Quarto, text illustrations, softcover. More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1968. Octavo, some stains to dustwrappers, otherwise a very good set. More
Perth: Western Australian Museum, 1985. Quarto, wrappers, one colour photograph, text illustrations. Records of the Australian Museum, Volume 37, Numbers three and four [bound as one], consists predominantly of articles about the Noisy Scrub-bird. More
Archerfield: Steve Parish Publishing, 2009. Small octavo, paperback, colour photographs. Using superb photographs and comprehensive text, this field guide provides an introduction to the multitude of organisms that inhabit our shores and seas. More
Brisbane: Government Printer, [1910]. Octavo, coloured frontispeice, text illustrations, contemporary inscription, bookplate, fine copy in publisher's cloth, rare in this condition. More
Brisbane: Government Printer, 1899-1905. Octavo, 88 uncoloured plates. Publisher's quarter cloth and printed boards, some wear to cloth, a sound set, scarce with the index. More
Wellington: The Biological Society, (1972. first edition). Octavo, text illustrations, stiff wrappers, inscribed by the author. More
Wellington: Victoria University Press, 1983. Octavo, colour photographs, bookplate, softcover, More
Sydney: Allen and Unwin, 1990. Octavo, colour photographs, softcover. More
Cape Town: Purnell and Sons, 1967. Octavo, colour plates, folding map. Leather bound, one corner rubbed. Numbered collector's edition, limited to 400 copies, signed by the authors and the artists. More