Buckland's curiosities of natural history: a selection.
London: The Batchworth Press, 1948. Octavo, line drawings, bookplate, fine copy in publisher's cloth. More
GENERAL - Bibliography and Reference
Bibliography and natural history: essays presented at a conference convened in June 1964 by Thomas R. Buckman.
Lawrence: University of Kansas Libraries, 1996. Octavo, illustrations, softcover. More
The magic of reality: how we know what's really true.
London: Transworld Publishers, 2012. Octavo, black and white illustrations, paperback. Throughout history people all over the world have invented stories to answer profound questions such as 'what is the sun?' and 'why is there night and day?'. While these magical stories are fun, this book looks at the true stories..... More
Bibliotheca historico-naturalis.
Weinheim: J. Cramer, 1960. Octavo, bookplate, publisher's cloth. More
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Bibliography of Australia [facsimile]
Sydney: Angus and Robertson, (1975-1986. reprint). Octavo, very good set in slightly worn dustwrappers, with the Addenda. More
Bibliography of Australia.
Sydney: Angus and Robertson, (1941-1969. first edition). Octavo, very good set in dustwrappers. More
The Penguin dictionary of British natural history.
London: Allen Lane, (1978. reprint). Octavo, , fine copy in dustwrapper. More
British natural history books 1495-1900. A handlist.
Folkestone: Dawson, 1980. Octavo, fine copy in publisher's cloth. More
Biological control: measures of success.
Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2000. Octavo, text illustrations, laminated boards. More
Records of the South Australian Museum, vol. XII. The first hundred years of the museum 1856-1956.
Adelaide: Publishers Limited, 1956. Octavo, photographs, softcover. More
The best Australian science writing 2014.
Sydney: NewSouth Publishing, 2014. Octavo, paperback. The annual collection celebrating the finest Australian science writing of the year. Why are Sydney's golden orb weaver spiders getting fatter and fitter? Could sociology explain the recent upsurge in prostate cancer diagnoses? Why were Darwinites craving a good storm during 'The Angry Summer'..... More
Linnaeus's butterflies (lepidoptera: Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea).
London: Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2001. Octavo, inscribed by the authors,softcover. Zoological journal of the Linnean Society, volume 132, number 3. More
Natural science books in English, 1600-1900.
London: Portman Books, (1989. reprint). Quarto, text illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Animals: a visual guide to the animal kingdom.
London: Quercus, 2009. Folio, colour photographs, very good copy in dustwrapper. A journey through the diversity, complexity and majesty of the Animal Kingdom. Discover how primitive slime fungi cells coalesce and function for a time as a single animal, or witness the millions of Monarch butterflies that aggregate on trees..... More
Nature principle: reconnecting with life in a virtual age.
Chapel Hill: Algonquin Books, 2012. Octavo, paperback, This book taps into the restorative powers of the natural world to boost mental acuity and creativity; promote health and wellness; build smarter and more sustainable businesses, communities, and economies; and ultimately strengthen human bonds. Supported by groundbreaking research, anecdotal evidence, and compelling..... More
Forensics, fossils and fruitbats: a field guide to Australian scientists.
Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, 2010. Octavo, black and white photographs. A fascinating collection of more than 70 profiles of Australian scientists from 15 fields of physical, biological and medical science. These scientists have been selected because their research is inspiring, intriguing or simply quirky, or because they have taken an unusual..... More
The best Australian science writing 2013.
Sydney: UNSW Press, 2013. Octavo, paperback, Could the Dodo make a comeback? Is giving up meat really the greenest option? Do birds make art? What do the Cold War and climate science have in common? This volume brings together great writing about life and the universe, including contributions from poets..... More
The Great South Land: treasures of the Mitchell and Dixson libraries and Dixson galleries.
South Melbourne: Sun Books, 1979. Quarto, photographs, bookplate of Sophie Ducker, paperback. More
The best Australian science writing 2015.
Sydney: NewSouth Publishing, 2015. Octavo, softcover. The annual collection celebrating the finest Australian science writing of the year. How does dust connect the cosmos with our bed sheets? Why do lobsters do the Mexican Wave backwards? And what makes us feel 'wetness' when there's no such thing as 'wet' nerve..... More
Nature classics: a catalogue of the E. A. McIlhenny natural history collection at Lousiana State University.
Baton Rouge: Freinds of the LSU Library, 1987. Quarto, text illustrations. Publisher's cloth, the bookplate of Margaret Stones, signed by Perrauly, Kathryn Morgon (Preface) and David Lank (Introductory essay). More
An unkindness of ravens: a book of collective nouns.
London: Michael O'Mara Books, 2014. Octavo, laminated boards, line drawings. Collective nouns are one of the most charming oddities of the English language, often with seemingly bizarre connections to the groups they identify. But have you ever stopped to wonder where these peculiar terms actually came from? Most of those..... More
Best American science and nature writing.
Boston: Mariner Books, 2011. Octavo, paperback. Contains 25 pieces from acclaimed authors including Atul Gawande, Jonathan Franzen, Deborah Blum, Malcolm Gladwell, Oliver Sacks, Jon Mooallem, Jon Cohen, Luke Dittrich, and more. More
The Oxford Companion to the book.
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010. Quarto, fine set in publisher's cloth and slipcase. More
Catching nature in the act: Reaumur and the practice of natural history in the eighteenth century.
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2014. Octavo, illustrations, very good copy in dustwrapper. Natural history in the eighteenth century was many things to many people - diversion, obsession, medically or economically useful knowledge, spectacle, evidence for God's providence and wisdom, or even the foundation of all natural knowledge. Because natural..... More
An introduction to the literature of vertebrate zoology based chiefly on the titles in the Blacker Library of Zoology, the Emma Shearer Wood Library of Ornithology, the Bibliotheca Osleriana and other libraries of McGill University, Montreal.
London: Oxford University Press, (1931. first edition). Quarto, coloured frontispiece. Binder's cloth with original label, tipped in an inscription from the author plus brochure. More