Carnivorous marsupials.
Sydney: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales, 1982. Quarto, illustrations, signature,very good set in slightly spine-sunned dustwrappers. More
MAMMALS - Marsupials and Monotremes
Marsupials of Australia: the kangaroos, wallabies and rat-kangaroos.
Sydney: Mallon Publishing, 2005. Folio, 49 full colour plates by Rosemary Woodford Ganf. The complete book but UNBOUND. The book is in its publisher's block and the sections are stitched together. Signed by Rosemary Ganf and Tim Flannery and inscribed 'out of series'. The book will be sold in its..... More
Kangaroos: their ecology and management in the sheep rangelands of Australia.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1987. Octavo, photographs, stamp, fine copy in laminated boards. More
Koala: Australia's endearing marsupial.
Sydney: Reed, 1987. Quarto, colour photographs, signature, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Talking of animals.
Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1956. Octavo, photographs,signed by the author, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
Kangaroos.
Sydney: Cheshire, 1969. Octavo, text illustrations, signature, very good copy in blemished dustwrapper. A classic account of the biology of Australian macropods. More
Kangaroos: with modern commentaries by Joan Dixon.
Melbourne: Macmillan, 1973. Folio, colour plates, Publisher's cloth and slipcase. More
The platypus: a unique mammal.
Sydney: NSW University Press, (1989. first edition). Octavo, colour photographs, text illustrations, softcover. More
Kangaroos, wallabies and rat-kangaroos.
Sydney: Surrey Beatty, 1989. Quarto, colour illustrations, very good set in dustwrappers. The book is divided into seven sections, each devoted to a major field of research on macropod biology. The sections are evolution, zoogeography and community ecology; diet, feeding and digestion; energy, water and temperature relations; reproductive biology; development..... More
Thylacine: the tragedy of the Tasmanian Tiger.
Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1985. Octavo, photographs, signature, fine copy in dustwrapper, scarce and desirable. An important account of Australia's worst extinction. More
The development of the Monotremata.
London: Transactions of the Zoological Society of London, 1933]. Large quarto, ten photographic plates. Modern half calf and marbled boards, wrappers retained, a fine copy. Part one: The histology of the oviduct during gestation Part two: The structure of the egg-shell. Extracted from the Transactions of the Zoological Society of..... More
The Koala: a natural history.
Sydney: NSW Uni Press, (1988. first edition). Octavo, photographs, very good copy in softcover. More
Marsupials and monotremes of Australia.
Sydney: Angus and Robertson, (1967. first edition). Quarto, text illustrations, inscription, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Marsupials of Australia.
Sydney: Hesperian Press, (1981. reprint). Duodecimo, text illustrations, maps, paperback. "To Bob Warneke A token of friendship and esteem with affectionate regards Basil Marlow 19 May 1985" More
Kangaroos in outback Australia: comparative ecology and behavior of three coexisting species.
New York: Columbia University Press, 2000. Octavo, illustrations, very good copy in dustwrapper. This work focuses on the Yathong Nature Reserve, where three species of Kangaroo - red, eastern grey and western grey - overlap and create a unique opportunity for ecological study. More
Kangaroo management in Western Australia.
Sydney: Department of Conservation and Land Management, 1986. Quarto, maps, softcover. Wildlife Management Program No. 3. More
Koala: a historical biography.
Sydney: CSIRO, 2008. Small octavo, dustwrapper, text illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper, signed by the author.. "To Tim Flannery In great admiration of your achievements and lively contributions! With all good wishes Ann Moyal Canberra 20.10.08". This book examines the Koala's long seclusion from discovery (1803), its slow penetration of..... More
The last Tasmanian Tiger: the history and extinction of the Thylacine.
Melbourne: Cambridge University Press, (2000. reprint). Octavo, photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. A complete and up to date examination of the behaviour, social history and extinction of the thylacine. The author challenges many conventional ideas about the species and the causes of its extinction. Possibly the best book on this..... More
Spotlight on possums.
Brisbane: University of Queensland Press, 1980. Octavo, text illustrations, signature, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
A key and field guide to the possums, gliders and Koala.
Sydney: Surrey Beatty, 1997. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. WAS $20. The photographs originally appeared in "Possums and gliders" by Smith and Hume. This field key uses characteristics that will enable the user to identify the larger (greater than 100 gm) species of Australian phalangeroids at a distance, but smaller species..... More
Marsupials of Australia, volume one: possums, the Koala and wombats.
Melbourne: Lansdowne Editions, 1980. Folio, colour plates by Rosemary Woodford Ganf. Publisher's cloth covered boards with embossed brown calf inset, limited edition of 1000 copies signed and numbered by author and artist, a fine copyc (mint). More
Catalogue of the Marsupialia and Monotremata in the collection of the British Museum (Natural History).
London: [British Museum], 1888. Octavo, 28 lithographic plates (four handcoloured) all with small library stamps on bottom right corner. Publisher's cloth, neat repair on spine, new endpapers, a sound copy. More
Reproductive physiology of marsupials.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1987. Octavo, text illustrations, signature, softcover. More
Life of marsupials.
London: Edward Arnold, 1973. first edition). Octavo, text illustrations, owner signature, softcover. More
Life of marsupials.
Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, 2005. Quarto, colour photographs, maps, other illustrations, laminated boards, scarce. Drawing on the latest research from around the world, Life of marsupials explores this unusual group of mammals covering the extraordinary diversity of forms around the world, including Australia, New Guinea and the Americas. Despite their long..... More