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London: John Wiley and Sons, 2011. Quarto, colour photographs, fine copy in laminated boards. This book is the only modern systematic account of all 558 families of British insects, covering not just the large and familiar groups that are included in popular books, but even the smallest and least known..... More
London: Short Books, 2005. Octavo, very good copy in dustwrapper. Few books are more intimidating than a conventional field guide. There are simply too many birds in them. This book introduces the reader to Britain's most obvious birds. But it does more than that: it also explains them. It explains..... More
London: George Routledge and Sons, [1890]. Octavo, text illustrations. Publisher's brown decorated cloth, very good copy. More
London: George Routledge and Sons, [1890]. Octavo, text illustrations. Publisher's green decorated cloth, bookseller's stamp. More
London: George Routledge and Sons, [1890]. Octavo, text illustrations. Publisher's brown decorated cloth with a pair of canaries, a very good copy. More
Auckland: Collins, 1985. Quarto, paperback, colour photographs. More
London: Eyre Methuen, 1972. Octavo, photographs, maps, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
Melbourne: Robertson and Mullens, 1944. Octavo, wrappers, photographs. There are two variants covers, a Dingo pup and a Frill-necked Lizard. More
Melbourne: Robertson and Mullens, 1944. Octavo, photographs, softcover. There are two variants covers, a Dingo pup and a Frill-necked Lizard. More
London: Cassell & Company, 1950. Octavo, illustrations, vey good copy in dustwrapper, signature, scarce (especially with a good dustwrapper). More
Melbourne: Robertson and Mullens, (1941. first edition). Octavo, photographs, illustrated wrappers. More
Hawthorn East: Birds Australia, 2003. Quarto, maps, illustrations, laminated boards. Revised and updated with the latest distribution data collected by over 7000 active volunteers showing five million records from 270,000 surveys, with every 1 degree grid in Australia visited. The new atlas marks the culmination of these efforts, presenting 4000..... More
Melbourne: Macmillan, 1925. Octavo, photographs, publisher's blue coth. More
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1998. Octavo, illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper, The history of American ornithology from the death of John James Audubon to the start of the Second World War. Available in paperback see stock ID 33943. More
Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2003. Quarto, paperback, colour photographs, maps. A comprehensive illustrated guide to the 86 species and subspecies of snakes and legless lizards found in Florida. Each reptile is described in detail, illustrated with a colour photograph and accompanied by a range map. More
Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2009. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, black and white photographs, maps. Suitable for amateur or professional naturalists, this title offers information on how to search for herpetofauna, habitat descriptions, captive care, and a special section on reptiles and the law make. More
Leiden: E J Brill, 1987. Octavo, photographs, paperback, bookplate of David Mcphee. More
London: SAGE Publications, 2014. Octavo, paperback, BRAND NEW. This book provides clear and intuitive explanations of the most important migration concepts as used in classrooms, among policymakers, and in popular and academic discourse. Arguing that there is a clear need for a better public understanding of migration, it seeks to..... More
Washington DC: Island Press, 2005. Octavo, fine copy in dustwrapper. This study of the soils of earth, examines the world of bacteria and fungi, microscopic nematode worms, springtails, and mud shrimp and their contribution to environmental health. The author also explores the alarming threats that air pollution, trawl fishing, wetland..... More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003. Large octavo, paperback, line drawings. This book is a comprehensive review of the ecology of tropical rainforest insects and spiders. Arthropods are the most diverse group of organisms on our planet and the tropical rainforests represent the most biologically diverse of all ecosystems. This book..... More
New York: Johnson Reprint, (1973. facsimile). Folio, 40 colour plates. Publisher's green cloth, limited to 1000 numbered copies, a fine copy. First published 1837-1842. More
Ontario: Madison Press Books, (1981. first edition). Oblong format, colour and black and white plates, good copy in dustwrapper. More
Petaluma: Pomegranate, 2006. Quarto, colour illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. Originally published in 1981, The art of Robert Bateman was the first of many best-selling books by the internationally acclaimed wildlife artist and naturalist. In this twenty-fifth-anniversary edition, Bateman's exquisitely rendered paintings, accompanied by the artist's recollections and observations, are..... More
Neptune City: TFH, 1969. Octavo, ccolour photographs, fine copy in laminated boards. More
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2013. Oblong format, colour illustrations, dustwrapper. From tiny ruby-throated hummingbirds to the majestic red-tailed hawk, this book examines the many creatures that commute on the Mississippi Flyway as part of an annual migration. This magnificent migrational dance takes place every year in Chicagoland, yet it..... More