Collins guide to the rare mammals of the world.
London: Collins, 1987. Octavo, laminated boards, colour plates by Bruce Pearson, foreword by Peter Scott, fine copy. More
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Rabbits, hares and pikas: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan
Gland: IUCN, 1990. Octavo, 168 pp., ills., maps, softcover. More
Horn of darkness: rhinos on the edge.
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997. Octavo, paperback, The Black Rhino is on the edge of extinction because of the demand for rhino-horn. To deter rhino poachers, authorities in Namibia have decided to dehorn the remaining population. More
Les campagnols du bassin du Leman.
Paris: Bale et Geneve, 1867. Octavo, uncoloured lithograph and six chromolithograph plates. Early quarter calf and marbled boards, fine copy. More
The natural history of moles.
London: Christopher Helm, 1990. Octavo, illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Hand-list of seals, morses, sea-lions, and sea-bears in the British Museum.
London: British Museum, 1874. Octavo, 30 uncoloured lithographs. Publisher's brown cloth, a fine crisp copy. Morses are walrus. More
Wild mammals in captivity: principles and techniques.
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1996. Octavo, photographs, signature, dustwrapper. "[This] is a book for zoo people entering the twenty-first century because it synthesizes the theoretical and practical knowledge of wild mammals in captivity acquired so rapidly and abundantly in the last three decades. More
Landscape approaches in mammalian ecology and conservation.
Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1995. Octavo, laminated boards, illustrations. Chapters by various contributors are divided into three parts covering: context - history, theory and conservation; field approaches - evidence and contributions to theory; and model systems - an experimental protocol. More
The encyclopaedia of mammals.
London: George Allen and Unwin, 1984. Quarto, text illustrations, signature, a sound working set in slightly rubbed dustwrappers. More
Panda: back from the brink.
Glasgow: Saraband, 2012. Octavo, colour photographs, laminated boards. The Giant panda is unique and not just uniquely charming: it has no close relatives in the animal world. The iconic, instantly recognisable creature has symbolised wildlife conservation since it was adopted as a mascot. Yet despite having avoided extinction, a fate..... More
Platypus: the extraordinary story of how a curious creature baffled the world.
Crows Nest: Allen and Unwin, (2002. reprint). Octavo, colour plates. Slightly worn front cover, otherwise a fine copy. This is the enigmatic story of a biological riddle that confounded scientists for nearly ninety years, challenging theories of creationism, evolution and the classification of species along the way. Also available in..... More
Platypus: the extraordinary story of how a curious creature baffled the world.
Crows Nest: Allen and Unwin, 2001. Small octavo, colour plates, fine copy in dustwrapper. This is the enigmatic story of a biological riddle that confounded scientists for nearly ninety years, challenging theories of creationism, evolution and the classification of species along the way. More
Symposia on Lagomorphs, Beaver, Bear, wolf and Mustelids.
Helsinki: Finnish Zoological PUblishing Board, 1983. Octavo, maps, wrappers. More
Living mammals of the world.
London: Hamish Hamilton, [1962. reprint). Quarto, colour photographs, worn dustwrapper, llibrary stamp. More
Mammal evolution: an illustrated guide.
London: British Museum (Natural History), 1986. Octavo, text illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Giant pandas.
New York: Harper Collins, 2007. Small quarto, paperback, colour photographs. WAS $45. This book traces the history and habits of these treasured animals, from their early sightings in the isolated forests of China centuries ago, to controlled zoo environments where pandas are often bred today. Conservation efforts are underway to..... More
Eurasian insectivores and tree shrews.
Cambridge: IUCN, 1994. Quarto, paperback, photographs. More
Mammals of the world.
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins, (1975. third edition). Quarto, photographs, fine set in slipcase The great classic on the world's mammals and although superceded by the Lynx publication, still very useful. And cheap! More
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