Whaler's eye.
New York: Macmillan and Co., 1962. Octavo, photographs, slight water damage. More
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The Millennium Atlas of Butterflies in Britain and Ireland.
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
Comparative feeding ecology of sea birds of a tropical oceanic island.
New Haven: Peabody Museum of Natural History, 1967. Octavo, text illustrations, signed by the author, publisher's printed wrappers with damged top corner. Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University, Bulletin 24. More
The natural history and management of the Gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus Daudin).
Melbourne FL: Krieger Publishing Company, 2008. Quarto, laminated boards, black and white illustrations. Presents tortoise management and research techniques that can be applied to various species. Designed to be the manual that can serve for certification for various institutions and State and Federal agencies, this work contains many tricks of..... More
The dragonflies of Europe.
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
Conservation of grassland birds in North America: understanding ecological processes in different regions.
Washington D C: American Ornithologists' Union, 2007. Octavo, colour photographs, wrappers. American Ornithologists' Union Monograph number 64. More
Growth in length: embryological essays.
London: Cambridge University Press, 1916. Octavo, text illustrations. Very good copy in chipped dustwrapper. More
Insects in perspective.
New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1978. Quarto, photographs, text illustrations, gfine copy in dustwrapper. More
Life on earth: a natural history.
London: Collins, (1979. reprint). Octavo, colour photographs, inscription, worn dustwrapper. More
Speciation and geographic variation in Black-tailed Gnatcatchers.
Washington D C: American Ornithologists' Union, 1987. Octavo, black and white photographs, maps, wrappers. American Ornithologists' Union Monograph number 42. More
Histoire des insectes nuisibles a la vigne, et particulierement de la pyrale.
Paris: Fortin, Mason et Cie, 1842. Quarto, 23 chromolithographic plates, text illustrations. Contemporary half morocco, some wear, small library sticker on titlepage. More
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
Marine mammals of Australasia: field biology and captive management.
Sydney: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales, 1988. Quarto, text illustrations, softcover. More
Blood-sucking flies, ticks, etc., and how to collect them.
London: British Museum (Natural History), Octavo, text illustrations, stamps, wrappers. More
The house-fly as a danger to health: its life-history and how to deal with it.
London: Order of the Trustees, 1920. Octavo, photographs, text illustrations, stamps, wrappers. More
The house-fly: its life-history, importance as a disease carrier and practical measures for its suppression.
London: Order of the Trustees, 1928. Octavo, photographs, text illustrations, wrappers. More
Antarctic bird studies.
Washington DC: American Geophysical Union, 1968. Quarto, photographs, bookplate, fine copy. More
The birds of Newfoundland Labrador.
Cambridge MA: Nuttall Ornithological Club, 1932. Quarto, map. Publisher's cloth, bookplates. More
Christmas Island national park: plan of management.
Australia: Australian Nature Conservation Agency, 1994. Octavo, softcover. 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
British Hymenoptera.
London: Edward Arnold & Co., 1923. Octavo, photographs, text illustrations, fine copy in publisher's boards. 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
Subantarctic Campbell Island.
Denver: Denver Museum of Natural History, 1962. Octavo, photographs, signature, softcover. 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