The world's wonder animal: the Platypus.
Melbourne: Robertson & Mullens, 1944. Small octavo, photographs, softcover. More
Melbourne: Robertson & Mullens, 1944. Small octavo, photographs, softcover. More
Washington, DC: American Geophysical Union, [1971. first edition). Octavo, photographs, inscription. Antarctic Research series, Volume 18. More
Gland: IUCN, 1990. Octavo, 168 pp., ills., maps, softcover. More
London: Reaktion Books, 2016. Octavo, photographs, illustrations, bookplate, softcover. Reaktion Animal Series. From swimming alongside our boats to lurking alone in the shadowy waters of remote seas, seals have long interacted with humans and played a part in our history. In this book, Dickenson explores the natural and cultural history..... More
Paris: Bale et Geneve, 1867. Octavo, uncoloured lithograph and six chromolithograph plates. Early quarter calf and marbled boards, fine copy. More
London: Christopher Helm, 1990. Octavo, illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
London: British Museum, 1874. Octavo, 30 uncoloured lithographs. Publisher's brown cloth, a fine crisp copy. More
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
Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1995. Octavo, illustrations, laminated boards. 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
London: George Allen and Unwin, 1984. Quarto, text illustrations, signature, a sound working set in slightly rubbed dustwrappers. More
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
Sydney: Allen and Unwin, (2009. reprint). Small octavo, colour plates, text illustrations, 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. Also available in paperback [stock..... More
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
London: Hamish Hamilton, [1962. reprint). Quarto, colour photographs, worn dustwrapper, llibrary stamp. More
New York: Harper Collins, 2007. Small quarto, colour photographs, softcover. 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 save the..... More
Cambridge: IUCN, 1994. Quarto, paperback, photographs. More