I have landed: the end of the beginning in natural history.
London: Jonathan Cape, 2002. Octavo, phorographs, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
London: Jonathan Cape, 2002. Octavo, phorographs, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
Cambridge MA: Harvard University Press, (2002. reprint). Octavo, paperback, illustrations. Turning to modern concepts, Gould demonstrates that, even though the whole subject of parallels between ontogeny and phylogeny fell into disrepute, it is still one of the great themes of evolutionary biology. More
Canberra: National Library of Australia, 2012. Quarto, colour illustrations, sample copy sticker on blank endpaper, fine copy in dustwrapper. Some of the earliest artistic impressions of the birds, flowers, fish and people of Australia are found in John Hunter's First Fleet sketchbook. Both historically significant and stunningly beautiful, Hunter's sketches..... More
Suffolk: Halesworth Press, 1980. Quarto, photographs, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia Press, 1998. Octavo, softcover. More
London: The Royal Society, 1960. Octavo, signature, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
New York: Ecco, 2007. Octavo, black and white illustrations, dustwrapper. From the author of Winter world: the ingenuity of animal survival and Ravens in winter comes the remarkable story of his fathers life, his family's past, and how the forces of history and nature shaped his own life. Also available..... More
New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 2011. Octavo, black and white illustrations, paperback. The chronicle of novelist Richard Horan's quest to gather seeds from trees at the homes of America's most beloved authors. A heartfelt paean to the writers of America's past, this book is equally a wise, funny, and enthralling..... More
London: J. M. Dent and Sons, 1919. Octavo, a very good copy in the publisher's cloth. More
Oxon: Routledge, 2013. Octavo, softcover. Today's celebrity conservationists play a major role in drawing public attention to an increasingly threatened world. One of the first books to address this contribution, it focuses on five key figures: English naturalist David Attenborough, French marine adventurer Jacques-Yves Cousteau, American primatologist Dian Fossey, Canadian..... More
New York: Mayflower Books, 1978, Quarto, colour plates, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
London: John Murray, 1928. Octavo, maps, minor foxing confined to preliminaries and edges, bookplates, publisher's cloth, fine copy. More
Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2017. Octavo, paperback, Keim pairs cutting-edge science with a deep love of nature, conveying his insights in prose that is both accessible and beautiful. In an elegant, thoughtful tour of nature in the twenty-first century, Keim continues in the tradition of Lewis Thomas, Stephen Jay Gould..... More
New York: Picador, 2011. Octavo, paperback, black and white photographs. An epic account of the extraordinary life and adventures of legendary explorer and taxidermist Carl Akeley, who revolutionized taxidermy and environmental conservation and created the famed African Hall at New York's Museum of Natural History. Akeley risked death time and..... More
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1987. Octavo, illustrations, spine faded, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Adelaide: South Australian Government Printer, 1989. Octavo, photographs, very good copy in dustwrapper. Samuel Albert White (1870-1954) was the son of Samuel White (1835-1880) of "Reedbeds" South Australia. He was a prominent ornithologist of his day and organised many scientific expeditions around the turn of the twentieth century. This is..... More
Adelaide: South Australian Government Printer, 1989. Octavo, photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. Samuel Albert White (1870-1954) was the son of Samuel White (1835-1880) of "Reedbeds" South Australia. He was a prominent ornithologist of his day and organised many scientific expeditions around the turn of the twentieth century. This is a...... More
Newbury: NatureBureau, 2016. Octavo, photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. Naturalist Peter Marren presents a revealing memoir of his boyhood, boarding school and university years in this book, set in Germany, Singapore, the Midlands and Exeter. This tale of the trials and awkward initiations of growing up, and the redemptive power..... More
Brisbane: Queensland Museum, 1986. Octavo, text illustrations, softcover. More
Newton Abbot: Readers Union, (1978. reprint). Octavo, photographs, very good in dustwrapper. More
London: Natural History Museum, 2000. Quarto, colour photographs, other illustrations, softcover. An exploration of natural history past, present and future drawing on the collections of the Natural History Museum, London and other sources. More
Aldershot: Scolar Press, 1988. Octavo, colour plates and text illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
New Haven: Yale University Press, 2011. Quarto, colour photographs and illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. Philadelphia developed the most active scientific community in early America, fostering an influential group of naturalist-artists, including William Bartram, Charles Willson Peale, Alexander Wilson and John James Audubon, whose work has been addressed by many..... More
Melbourne: Melbourne UP, 1985. Octavo, text illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper, scarce. More
Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1986. Octavo, fine copy in dustwrapper. More