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
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Shaping ecology: the life of Arthur Tansley.
West Sussex: John Wiley, 2012. Octavo, paperback, black and white photographs. Sir Arthur Tansley was the leading figure in ecology for the first half of the 20th century, founding the field, and forming its first professional societies. He was the first President of the British Ecological Society and the first..... 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
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
Reproductive behaviour of insects: individuals and populations.
London: Chapman & Hall, 1991. Octavo, photographs, laminated boards. 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
Whales and dolphins of New Zealand and Australia: an identification guide.
Wellington: Victoria University Press, 1983. Octavo, colour photographs, softcover, owner signature. More
Whales and dolphins of New Zealand and Australia: an identification guide.
Sydney: Allen and Unwin, 1990. Octavo, colour photographs, softcover, owner signature. 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
The evolutionary ecology of animal migration.
New York: Holmes and Meier Publishers, 1978. Octavo, photographs, illustrations. 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
A research on the pines of Australia.
Sydney: Government Printer, 1910. Quarto, text illustrations, photographs, maps. Publisher's blue cloth cloth, a fine crisp copy. More
The dinosaur heresies: new theories unlocking the mystery of the dinosaurs and their extinction.
New York: William Morrow & Company, 1986. Octavo, text illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Kakadu: a heritage for the future.
Willoughby, NSW: Weldon, (1989. reprint). Quarto, colour photographs, lengthy inscription, dustwrapper. 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
British water beetles: volume three.
London: Ray Society, 1958. Octavo, text illustrations, publisher's cloth. More
Keys to the orders of insects.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1920. Octavo, text illustrations, signature, printed wrappers. More
Wild hope: on the front lines of conservation success.
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2012. Octavo, photographs, maps, fine copy in dustwrapper. Tropical deforestation. The collapse of fisheries. Unprecedented levels of species extinction. Faced with the plethora of gloom-and-doom headlines about the natural world, we might think that environmental disaster is inevitable. But is there any good news about..... More