Audubon and his journals: with zoological and other notes by Elliott Coues.
London: John C. Nimmo, 1898. Octavo, photographic plates. Publisher's blindstamped cloth, inscription on front endpaper, a fine set. More
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Monotreme biology: proceedings of a Symposium held in Sydney, May 1978.
Sydney: Australian Zoologist Special Symposium Issue, Volume 20, Part 1, [1978]. Octavo, wrappers, illustrations, wrappers. More
Antarctic bird studies.
Washington DC: American Geophysical Union, 1968. Quarto, photographs, bookplate, fine copy. More
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Flora of Australia, volume 51. Mosses [part one].
Collingwood: CSIRO Publishing/ABRS, 2006. Octavo, colour photographs, text illustrations, maps, fine copy in dustwrapper. This is the first of three volumes describing and illustrating more than 1000 species of Australian mosses. Together, these volumes will represent the first national account of these diverse and ecologically significant organisms. The introduction documents... More
Birds and forestry.
London: Poyser, 1990. Octavo, illustrations, bookplate, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Lizards: study in thermoregulation.
London: Edward Arnold, 1979. Octavo, text illustrations, signature, softcover. Studies in Biology number109. More
Genetics in the wild.
Washington D C: Smithsonian Institute Press, 2002. Octavo, text illustrations, dustwrapper. WAS $50. Describes plants and animals whose peculiar lifestyles in the wild have been illuminated by molecular markers. Among the dozens of vignettes - 92 in all- are descriptions of a mammal that produces clonal offspring, a 100-ton mushroom... More
The magnificent foragers.
Washington D C: Smithsonian Exposition Books, 1978. Quarto, colour photographs, dustwrapper. Various accounts of scientific field work of the Smithsonian Institution. More
Butterflies.
Stillwater: Voyager Press, 2006. Quarto, colour photographs, dustwrapper. A cultural and natural history of butterflies with stunning photographs. It highlights 40 of the most fascinating butterfly species from around the world. Includes an introduction to physical characteristics and behaviour butterfly-human relations, conservation, and the art of photographing butterflies. More
Field work of a museum naturalist, 1919-1922, Alaska: Southeast, Alaska: Far North.
[Denver]: Denver Museum of Natural History, 1971. Octavo, paperback, photographs, maps, signed by the author. More
Birds of Colorado, volume one.
Denver: Denver Museum of Natural History, 1965. Quarto, colour plates, photographs, very good copy in chipped dustwrapper. Inscribed to Mr. and Mrs. R. T. M. Pescott by the authors, April 12, 1966. Letters and newspaper clippings about Alfred Bailey's death from Muriel Bailey tipped in. More
Pictorial checklist of Colorado birds: with brief notes on the status of each species in neighboring states of Nebraska, Kansas, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming.
[Denver]: Denver Museum of Natural History, 1967. Quarto, with 124 colour plates, black and white photographs Signed by both authors, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Manual of ciltivated plants most commonly grown in the continental United States and Canada.
New York: The MacMillan Company, (1961. sixth edition). Octavo, line drawings, bookplate, very good copy. More
A memoir of Thomas Bewick, written by himself.
London: Oxford University Press, 1975. Octavo, text illustrations, very good copy in dustwrapper. Originally published 1862. More
Thomas Bewick. My life.
London: The Folio Society, 1981. Octavo, text illustrations, papercovered boards, cloth spine, bookplate, fine. More
New Zealand whales and dolphins.
Wellington: The Biological Society, (1972. first edition). Octavo, text illustrations, stiff wrappers, inscribed by the author for Bob Green. More
The game-birds of India, Burma and Ceylon, volume two: Snipe, bustards and sand-grouse.
[Bombay]: Bombay Natural History Society, 1921. Tall octavo, 19 colour plates by H. Gronvold, photographs. Publisher's brown half morocco. More
The game-birds of India, Burma and Ceylon: ducks and their allies (swans, geese and ducks), volume one.
London: Bombay Natural History Society, (1921. second edition). Tall octavo, 30 coloured plates by Gronvold, Lodge and Keulemans. Publisher's half morocco, slight wear and a few spots. The stamp "Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales" on the endpapers, half title and the verso of plates; inscribed "A. J. Basset... More
The game-birds of India, Burma and Ceylon: snipe, bustards and sand-grouse, volume two.
London: Bombay Natural History Society, 1921. Tall octavo, 19 colour plates by H. Gronvold, photographs. Publisher's half morocco, slight wear and a few spots. The stamp "Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales" on the endpapers, half title and the verso of plates; inscribed "A. J. Basset Hull Esq. With... More
Ericas in Southern Africa.
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
Ericas in Southern Africa.
Cape Town: Purnell and Sons, 1967. Octavo, colour plates, folding map. Publisher's cloth, flecked, bookplate. More
Identification guide to European non-Passerines.
Thetford: British Trust for Ornithology, 1993. Octavo, paperback, illustrations. With detailed descriptions of over 119 species. More
A research on the eucalypts especially in regard to their essential oils.
Sydney: Government Printer, (1920. second edition). Quarto, monochrome plates, photographs. Publisher's red cloth, a few minor blemishes, the bookplate of John Calaby, a very good copy. More
Birds of Madinat Yanbu Al-Sinaiyah and its hinterland.
Ridadh: Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu, 1998. octavo, publisher's decorated cloth, colour photographs, text illustrations, text in Arabic and English. Some wear to cover, otherwise a very good copy. Bookplate. More
The mammals of Banff National Park.
Ottawa: Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources, 1958. Octavo, wrappers, photographs, maps. National Museum of Canada Bulletin number159. More