A dead whale or a stove boat.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1967. Quarto, text illustrations, worn dustwrapper. More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1967. Quarto, text illustrations, worn dustwrapper. More
The Auk, Author's reprint combing two other papers. More
New York: Macmillan, 1936. Quarto, colour plates, photographs, bookplate, fine copy in publisher's cloth. One of the best bird books ever written and no bird book library, let alone seabird library, is complete without a copy. More
New York: American Museum of Natural History, 1951. Octavo, photographs, binder's quarter calf over marbled boards, the signature of J. h. Sorensen. With three other related paper, all from American Museum Novitates. More
Surry Hills: Century Hutchinson, 1988. Octavo, text illustrations, signature, dustwrapper. More
New York: Henry Holt and company, 2002. Octavo, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Peterborough: Langford Press, 2013. Octavo, paperback, colour illustrations, photographs. The second in the series "Wildlife and people", this book chronicles Nelson's adventures studying seabirds. Charmingly illustrated by watercolour paintings by John Busby. More
Vermillion: Buteo Books, 1978. Octavo, photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. The author is internationally known for his work on the gannets and boobies, and this study is the definitive work on the North Atlantic gannet Sula basssana. More
London: Hamlyn, 1980. Octavo, photographs, text illustrations, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
Cambridge: Birds International, 1994. Octavo, paperback, BirdLife Conservation Series No. 1. More
London: Academic Press, 1985. Octavo, illustrations, softcover. More
Moonee Ponds: Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union, 1992. Octavo, softcover. Supplement to Emu Volume 91. More
San Francisco: Chronicle Books, (1977. reprint). Octavo, photographs, text illustrations, softcover. More
London: Anthony Blond, 1985. Octavo, photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
London: British Museum (Natural History), 1934. Quarto, text illustrations, library stamp on title page otherwise a fine copy. More
Hobart: O.B.M. Publishing, 1978. Octavo, photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
London: John Murray, 1974. Octavo, photographs, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1966. Quarto, tables, illustrations, dustwrapper. More
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003. Octavo, black and white photographs, softcover. From the giant bottlenosed whale and the West Indian manatee to the crabeater seal and hourglass dolphin, from the pygmy sperm whale to the spotted-necked otter, marine mammals are among the most fascinating - and most watched -..... More
London: Christopher Helm/A & C Black, 2004. Octavo, colour plates, colour photographs, maps, owner's sticker, fine copy in dustwrapper. This superb guide covers 43 species of gulls, including their subspecies. There are 96 full-colour plates covering all plumage variations plus over 800 unpublished photographs. The text is highly detailed and..... More
London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2018. Octavo, colour photographs, signature, laminated boards. Until recently, gulls were a group that inspired dread among birders, due to the bewildering variety of plumages, age-groups, and races, many of which are very difficult indeed to separate, even to species. Things changed in 2003 with the publication..... More
Dunedin: John McIndoe, 1984. Octavo, illustrations, softcover. More
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1972. Octavo, colour photographs, text illustrations, paperback. More
New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 2007. Quarto, colour photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. A remarkable insight into the life of every species. Is it true that Penguins stay with the same partner for life? Why do most penguins keep stones in their stomachs? Why is a fat King Penguin male..... More
Monterey: Angel Press, 1976. ninth edition). Octavo, text illustrations, pamphlet. More