Cairo: American University in Cairo Press, 2014. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs, map. Sinai's allure is legendary, full of spectacular landscapes, thriving flora and fauna, and unique history, this peninsula has long held sway in the imagination of millions. The high mountains and wadis of the peninsula's south provide the fertile..... More
London: Christopher Helm/A & C Black, (2006. revised reprint). Octavo, paperback, colour illustrations, maps. A practical field guide to Gambia illustrated with 48 stunning colour plates, depicting each species in all its plumages. These plates are supplemented by useful line drawings and figures. The introduction provides an overview of the..... More
Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, 2015. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, maps. Illustrated with over 160 spectacular photographs showcasing the region's beautiful landscapes, mammals, and birds. This guide provides the intrepid traveller with detailed maps, full chapters on biogeography and trip planning, a specialties section covering the region's best mammals and birds, and..... More
Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, 2010. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, maps. This new site guide, which is illustrated with maps and photographs, shows where to find the remarkable birds of endemic-rich Ethiopia. More
Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005. Small octavo, paperback, colour photographs. Part of the well-known Photoguide series of books on African natural history, this guide covers the most common snakes, lizards, skinks, chameleons, terrapins and amphibians (frogs) of East Africa - covering a total of 260 species. The aim is identification..... More
Kew: Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 2008. Octavo, paperback and CD-ROM, colour photographs and maps. The first Red List assessment of the entire Cayman Islands flora, covering all 415 species and varieties considered to be native to the Cayman Islands. A comprehensive field guide to the unique plants of the Cayman..... More
Westville: African Bird Book Publishing, (1996. revised edition). Octavo, paperback, colour plates, photographs, maps. More
Perry: Prion, 1996. Octavo, paperback, illustrations. Provides detailed information on birding sites on this island archipelago, each site entry giving location and access, accommodation, birding strategy and species expected to be seen. Also includes a selective bird list giving brief details on the distribution and status of the uncommon birds..... More
London: Christopher Helm/A & C Black, 2006. Octavo, paperback, colour illustrations, maps. This is the first comprehensive field guide dealing exclusively with the birds of this spectacular region. It covers all resident, migrant and vagrant species found in Macronesia (Canary Islands, Madeira, Azores and Cape Verde). Over 450 species are..... More
Belgium: Tauraco Press, 2008. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, maps. This book presents detailed accounts of the more than 750 species known (among which there are 100 migrants from the northern hemisphere) in Zambia. Extensive fieldwork by the authors and many collaborators means that the maps (for all species except vagrants)..... More
Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2009. Octavo, paperback with plastic cover, colour photographs, maps. This guide offers the most authoritative and comprehensive treatment of frogs of the region ever produced. It covers all aspects of both frog and tadpole biology and behaviour; each frog and toad species (and their tadpole stage)..... More
Munich: Bucher Verlag, 2007. Large quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs. The author and the award-winning photographer spent months in vast stretches of Africa to capture spectacular shots of animals and natural environments, places such as the Okavango Delta, Victoria Falls and the famous savannahs. More
Chatswood: New Holland Publishers, 2015. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs. Having lived and worked as a safari guide in some of Africa's most spectacular wilderness areas, author Craig Hayman has been able to capture many dramatic and intimate moments in the lives of some of the world's most inspiring animals. This..... More
Claremont: National Botanical Institute, 1996. Quarto, laminated boards, More
Oxford: John Beaufoy Publishing, 2015. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs, maps. Produced in collaboration with WWF Madagascar and Western Indian Ocean Programme Office (MWIOPO), this beautiful book provides a fascinating introduction to one of the world's great biological treasures, the highly threatened Spiny forest. Lavishly illustrated with stunning images and including..... More
Washington DC: National Geographic Society, 2006. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs by Beverly Joubert. The tawny lion slinks through golden grass, stealthy and sinuous, utterly concentrated on the hunt, a perfect predator awaiting only the instant when pure instinct triggers the rush, the spring, the ferocious slash of sharp claws and..... More
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2014. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, maps. Spectacularly illustrated by 146 colour photographs, this book is a remarkable look at the mammals and reptiles most likely to be encountered in the famous Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro Crater. Accessible text coupled with an easy-to-use format, makes this..... More
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2014. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, map. Covers four major national parks - Lake Nakuru, Lake Bogoria, Mount Longonot, and Hell's Gate - as well as smaller outstanding wildlife areas. Looks at over 300 bird species most likely to be encountered on safari in this world-famous region..... More
Cape Town: Struik Publishers, (2015. fourth edition). Octavo, paperback with plastic cover, colour photographs. Namaqualand (Afrikaans: Namakwaland) is an arid region of Namibia and South Africa. Namaqualand is justifiably famous for the floral wonderland it becomes in spring, comprising some 3,800 species, of which 28% are endemic. This book introduces..... More
Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, 2007. Folio, laminated boards, colour photographs, colour maps. Text in English and French. A unique publication for Madagascar with detailed descriptions of each vegetation type, illustrated with diagrams and colour photographs. This book provides an introduction to Madagascar's unique vegetation. More
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2014. Octavo, paperback, black and white photographs, maps. For over a century, plant specialists worldwide have sought to transform healing plants from African countries into pharmaceuticals, resulting in many long and enduring conflicts. In this book, Osseo-Asare draws on public records and extensive interviews with..... More
Bowden: East Street Publications, 2007. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. Stories from Stone Hills Wildlife Sanctuary in Zimbabwe. See also stock id [33957]. More
Oxford: John Beaufoy Publishing, (2016. second edition). Quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs. African Safari is an exploration of all that the word safari encompasses, from journeys on horseback and dugout canoes, the quiet drifting of a balloon and the tension of waiting on foot to the smell of dung, soil and..... More
Kempen: teNeues, 2007. Quarto, laminated boards, colour photographs. Collection of magnificent photographs taken by Micheal Poliza in Southern Africa. More
Herts: Evans Mitchell Books, 2006. Quarto, paperback, colour photographs, maps. Botswana is a landlocked country at the very heart of Southern Africa. The terrain is predominately flat to gently rolling tablelands while the Kalahari Dessert covers much of the south west. Because of a national policy of conservation, and the..... More