A book of whales.
London: John Murray, (1900. first edition). Octavo, 40 illustrations, near fine copy in blindstamped publisher's cloth. Progressive Science Series. More
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Bibliography of Captain James Cook R.N., F.R.S., Circumnavigator.
Sydney: The Library of New South Wales, (1970. second edition). Octavo, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Nematodes and the biological control of insect pests.
East Melbourne: CSIRO, 1993. Octavo, illustrations, laminated boards. This volume is based on papers presented at international symposia held in Beijing in 1992 covering a range of topics and research into the use of nematodes in specific situations such as the control of tree borers, scarabs and peach fruit moth..... More
Tropical wild life in British Guiana: Zoological contributions from The Tropical Research Station of the New York Zoological Society, volume one [all published].
New York: New York Zoological Society, 1917. Octavo, four colour plates, photographs. Publisher's cloth, bookplate of H. L. White, a fine copy. More
Pheasants: their lives and homes.
Garden City: New York Zoological Society, (1931. first edition). Quarto, colour plates by Lodge and others, a fine set in publisher's cloth. The reduced format version of Beebe's monumental 'A monograph of the pheasants', 1914-1918. More
A biological assessment of the Reserve Naturelle Integrale d'Ankarafantisika, Madagascar.
Chicago: Conservation International, 2002. Quarto, illustrations, paperback. RAP Bulletin of Biological Assessment # 23. Text in French and English. More
Upland birds of northeastern New Guinea: a guide to the hill and mountain birds of Morobe Province.
Wau: Wau Ecology Institute, 1978. Octavo, colour plates, other illustrations, signature, softcover. More
An exaltation of Skylarks.
Pulborough: SMH Books, 1995. Octavo, colour photographs, softcover. "..a wonderfully varied anthology of lark-based prose and poetry collected by Stewart Beer, celebrates the efforts of no fewer than 131 writers, from Theocritus in the third century BC to the modern laureate, Ted Hughes." (Daily Telegraph Magazine). More
Photography for bird-lovers: a practical guide.
London: Witherby & Co, 1911. Octavo, photographs. Publisher's cloth, very good copy. More
Beeton's dictionary of natural history. A companion cyclopedia of the animal kingdom.
London: Ward Lock and Co., [1890]. Octavo, text illustrations, fine copy in publisher's cloth. More
British Pyralid and Plume moths.
London: Frederick Warne, (1954. second edition), Octavo, colour plates, fine copy in slightly worn unclipped dustwrapper. The Wayside and Woodland Series. More
The origin and history of the British Fauna.
London: Methuen and Co., 1952. Octavo, maps, lacks dustwrapper. More
The complete encyclopedia of birds.
Lisse: Rebo Publishers, (2006. Octavo, colour photographs, laminated boards. For a pot boiler hardly complete) this is a surpsingly good collection of decent photographs. More
Listening to Cougar.
Boulder: University Press of Colorado, 2008. Octavo, paperback, illustrations. Describes aspects of Cougar natural history, such as its rugged habitat and how the males struggle to claim territory. This book features conservationists who relate the political history of America's greatest cat. Also available in hardcover [stock id 27414]. More
The birds of the district of Geelong, Australia.
Geelong: W. J. Griffiths, [1914]. Octavo, photographs, Publisher's cloth, some slight wear and small splits to top of spine, a good copy. The finest of all regional Australian bird books. Sir Charles Frederic Belcher (1876-1970); lawyer, British colonial jurist, and amateur ornithologist was born in Geelong. He was a founding..... More
The birds of Nyasaland: being a classified list of the species recorded for the Nyasaland Protectorate up to the year 1930, with brief descriptions and field notes, and a map.
London: Crosby Lockwood and Son, 1930. Octavo, folding map. Publisher's light blue cloth, a very good copy. Sir Charles Frederic Belcher 1876-1970) , lawyer, British colonial jurist, and amateur ornithologist was born in Geelong. He was a founding member of the Geelong Field Naturalists' Club, the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union..... More
Marsupials in New Zealand.
Wellington: Victoria University, 1981. Octavo, text illustrations, softcover. Proceedings on the First Symposium on Marsupials in New Zealand, Victoria University of Wellington, May 9-10 1977. More
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Acta [Twentieth] Congressus Internationalis Ornithologici: Christchurch, New Zealand, 2-9 December 1990.
Wellington: Ornithological Congress Trust Board, 1990-1991. Octavo, softcover. More
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Australasian seabird group newsletters [numbers one to six].
Canberra: Australasian Seabirds Group RAOU, 1972-1975. Octavo, typescript, binder's cloth. More
The Queen's hidden garden: Buckingham Palace's treasury of wild plants.
London: David and Charles, 1984. Quarto, colour plates by Marjorie Lyon, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
A systematic catalogue of the scale insect family Margarodidae (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the world.
Wimborne: Intercept Limited, 2005. Octavo, laminated boards. More
The gardens and menagerie of the Zoological Society delineated.
London: Thomas Tegg, 1830-1831. Tall octavo, text illustrations. Contemporary full diced calf, badly rubbed, spines fragile and damaged, bookplates; contents sound. Volume one: Quadrupeds; volume two: Birds published by John Sharpe. The Zoological Society (of London) was founded in 1826 and this is the first publication on the zoo's inhabitants..... More
The tower menagerie: comprising the natural history of the animals contained in that establishment; with anecdotes of their characters and history.
London: Robert Jennings, 1829. Octavo, vignettes by William Harvey. Publisher's quarter morocco over plain boards, a very good copy. A history of the strange and exotic collection of wild animals kept in the Tower of London, which were used at various times for both entertainment and scientific study by royalty..... More
Gatherings of a naturalist in Australasia.
Milson's Point: Currawong Press, (1982. facsimile). Octavo, colour plates, very good copy in dustwrapper. First published 1860. An important early work on the Platypus. Bennett sent specimens, plus his own observations, to Richard Owen and the mystery was finally solved. More