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Natural History

124087
ADAMSON, WILLIAM.: Adamson's Australian Gardener.
Tenth Revised Edition; Cr. 8vo; pp. xii, 312; calendar, advertisements, bound in original illustrated wrappers, front wrapper insect damaged also affecting margin of the first couple of pages, good copy. Rare.
Melbourne; Geo Robertson, Little Collins Street West; 1879. Click here to Order

AUD$100

124106
BAILEY, ALFRED M; SORENSEN, J. H.: Subantarctic Campbell Island. Proceedings number 10.
First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. (v), 305; highly illustrated with b/w. photographs, 2 maps, references, index of bird and mammal names, bound in original maroon cloth with title and authors lettered in gilt on front board and spine, issued without dustjacket, very good copy.
Denver; Denver Museum of Natural History; 1962.
Comprehensive study of geological attributes birds, animals, vegetation, introduced animals, mammals including whales and seals of Campbell Island much of which is also relevant to other islands. Data from approximately 90 references including as early 1891. Click here to Order

AUD$35

124286
CHAPMAN, ROGER G; DUVAL, CLEVELAND T.: Charles Darwin 1809 - 1882. A Centennial Commemorative.
First Limited Edition; Roy. 4to; pp. xii, 376, (1); marbled endpapers, portrait frontispiece, 27 coloured tipped-in plates (1 folding), numerous b/w. text illustrations and maps, references, index, bound in original half black calf with blue cloth boards, raised bands, title labels on spine, title lettered in gilt on labels, on spine and upper board, housed in original blue cloth slipcase, with title label laid down on front of slipcase, very good copy.
Wellington, New Zealand; Nova Pacifica; 1982.
This special edition limited to 750 numbered this copy being number 394. Click here to Order

AUD$450

124239
DARWIN, CHARLES.: The Illustrated origin of Species. Abridged & Introduced by Richard E. Leakey.
Cr. 4to; pp. 240; illustrated endpapers, numerous text illustrations many in colour, further reading, index, bound in original brown cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, very good copy.
London; Book Club Associates; 1970. Click here to Order

AUD$30

124240
DESMOND, ADRIAN.: The Politics of Evolution: Morphology, Medicine, and Reform in Radical London.
Med. 8vo; pp. x, 503; text with numerous b/w. illustrations, biographical list of British Medical Men, bibliography, index, bound in original stiff illustrated wrapper, name on front endpaper otherwise a fine copy.
Chicago; The University of Chicago Press; 1992. Click here to Order

AUD$30

124254
DOWLING, RALPH M; MCKENZIE, ROSS A.: Poisonous Plants a Field Guide.
First Edition; Super Royal 8vo; pp. xii, 164; text illustrated with numerous coloured photographs and location maps, index, bound in original stiff illustrated wrappers, name on title page, good copy.
Queensland; Department of Primary Industries; 1993. Click here to Order

AUD$50

124185
DUCKER, SOPHIE C; Editor.: The Contented Botanist. Letters of W. H. Harvey about Australia and the Pacific.
First Edition; Med. 8vo; pp. xvi, 413; biographical notes, plants mentioned in the letters, subscription prospectus, habitat localities of Harvey's Australian algae, provenance of the letters, abbreviations, notes, bibliography, index, bound in original maroon cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, fine copy.
Melbourne University Press at The Miegunyah Press; 1988.
Limited Edition of 1000 copies. Click here to Order

AUD$30

124249
EVERIST, SELWYN L.: Poisonous Plants Of Australia.
First Edition; Thick Med. 8vo; pp. xvi, 684; 64 pages of photographic plates mostly coloured, numerous text drawings, index, bound in original brown cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket a little worn and chipped with a closed tear, good copy.
Sydney; Angus & Robertson Publishers; 1974. Click here to Order

AUD$95

124075
FRENCH, C.: A Handbook Of The Destructive Insects Of Victoria. with Notes on the Methods to be adopted to check and extirpate them.
5 Volumes; Complete, First Editions; Demy 8vo; pp. 163, 222, 229, 195, 168; illustrated with138 colour plates, numerous b/w. plates, appendices and index to each volume; all bound in their original cloth, cloth worn and rubbed, but still good sound copies.
Melbourne; Government Printer; 1893 -1911. Click here to Order

AUD$185

124243
FURHRER, BRUCE.: A Field Guide to Australian Fungi.
First Edition; Med. 8vo; pp. viii, 360; illustrated endpapers, coloured frontispiece, text illustrated with 548 coloured photographs, 500 fungus species described, further reading, index, bound in original stiff illustrated wrappers, fine copy.
Melbourne; Bloomings Books Pty. Ltd.; 2005. Click here to Order

AUD$50

124042
GASCOIGNE, JOHN.: Joseph Banks and the English Enlightenment. Useful Knowledge and Polite Culture.
First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. xi, 324; 27 b/w illustrations throughout, notes, list of abbreviations, bibliography, index, bound in original cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, fine copy.
Cambridge University Press; 1994.
Covers the impact that the cultural ideals of the British Enlightenment had on science, natural history and the pursuit of knowledge for self and social improvement during the 18th century and looks at the lasting implications upon Western European society. Click here to Order

AUD$85

124158
HOYO, JOSEP DEL; ELLIOTT, ANDREW; SARGATAL, JORDI; Editors.: Handbook Of The Birds Of The World. (Volume 1). 1992. Ostrich to Ducks. (Volume 2). 1994. New World Vultures to Guineafowl. (Volume 3). 1996. Hoatzin to Auks. (Volume 4). 1997. Sandgrouse to Cuckoos. (Volume5). 1999. Barn-owls to Hummingbirds. (Volume 6). 2001. Mousebirds to Hornbills. (The first six volumes of a projected sixteen volume work.).
First Editions; Med. 4to; pp. VOL.1/ 696 pages. 50 colour plates. VOL.2/ 638 pages. 53 colour plates. VOL.3/ 821 pages. 60 colour plates. VOL.4/ 679 pages. 70 colour plates. VOL.5/ 759 pages. 76 colour plates. VOL.6/ 589 pages. 44 colour plates; each volume with references location maps and indexes, uniformly bound in original maroon cloth, titles lettered in gilt on spines and upper boards, dustjackets, fine copies.
Barcelona; 1992-2001. Click here to Order

AUD$1200

124256
HUSSEY, B. M. J; KEIGHERY, G. J; COUSENS, R. D; DODD, J; LLOYD, S. G.: Western Weeds: A Guide to the Weeds of Western Australia.
First Edition; Roy. 8vo; pp. ii, 254; printed endpaper, text illustrated with numerous coloured photographs and line drawings, glossary, list of declared plants that are not established, list of recorded plants, further reading, useful sources, index, bound in original stiff illustrated wrappers,a very good copy.
Victoria Park, WA; The Plant Protection Society of Western Australia; 1997. Click here to Order

AUD$125

124250
KEMP, T. S.: Mammal-Like Reptiles and the Origin of Mammals.
First Edition; Med. 8vo; pp. xiv, 363; illustrated with 116 b/w. text figures, references, classification of the Mammal-like Reptiles, notes, subject index, bound in original slick illustrated boards, name on front endpaper otherwise a very good copy.
London; Academic Press; 1982. Click here to Order

AUD$75

124088
KINGHORN, J. R.: The Snakes of Australia.
Reprint; Cr. 8vo; pp. [x], 197; index, numerous b/w photographic illustrations, colour photographic text illustrations, bound in original black cloth with title in gilt on spine, dustjacket chipped and worn on edges, bookplate of Robert William Grose on front endpaper, good copy.
Sydney; Angus and Robertson; 1961.
This is a reprint of the revised edition from the book first published in 1929. It is still outstanding and now even better with the illustrations in colour. Click here to Order

AUD$40

124246
KNAPP, SANDRA.: Footsteps in the Forest: Alfred Russell Wallace in the Amazon.
First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. [vi], 90; portrait frontispiece, text with numerous illustrations, scientific names, further reading, bound in original brown cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, name on front endpaper, otherwise a very good copy.
London; The Natural History Museum; 1999. Click here to Order

AUD$30

124019
MACLEOD, ROY; REHBOCK, PHILIP F; Editors.: Darwin's Laboratory: Evolutionary Theory and Natural History in the Pacific.
First Edition; Med. 8vo; pp. x, 540; text with several illustrations, maps and figures, index, bound in original blue cloth, title lettered in silver on spine, dustjacket, very good copy.
Honolulu; University of Hawai'i Press; 1994. Click here to Order

AUD$40

124255
MILSON, JENNY.: Pasture Plants of North-West Queensland.
Roy. 8vo; pp. xvi, 348, (4); text illustrated with numerous coloured photographs, locality map, bibliography, index, bound in original stiff illustrated wrappers, very good copy.
Queensland; Department of Primary Industries; 2002. Click here to Order

AUD$75

124238
MITCHELL, A. A; WILCOX, D. G.: Arid Shrubland Plants of Western Australia.
Second Enlarged Edition; Super Royal 8vo; pp. x, 478; illustrated with numerous coloured photographs and location maps, origin of the generic names, indexes of both scientific and common names, bound in original stiff illustrated wrappers, fine copy.
Nedlands; University of Western Australia Press; 1998. Click here to Order

AUD$60

124187
MOULDS, FRANCIS ROBERT.: The Dynamic Forest: A History of Forestry and Forest Industries in Victoria.
Cr. 4to; pp. viii, 232; endpaper maps, text illustrated with numerous b/w. photographs, notes, index, bound in original green cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, inscribed by the author on half title page, very good copy.
Richmond, Vic.; Lynedoch Publications Pty. Ltd.; 1991. Click here to Order

AUD$30

124131
PESCOTT, EDWARD EDGAR.: The Orchids Of Victoria.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. 92 plus 3 page supplement at rear; 1 colour plate, profusely illustrated with b/w photographic images; original printed cloth boards, previous owner's name on title page, some very light foxing, very good copy.
Melbourne; The Horticultural Press; 1928. Click here to Order

AUD$50

123957
ROGERS, KEITH C.: Across Mountain And Plain. Writings of an East Gippsland Field Naturalist.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. 84; frontispiece, b/w illustrations, bound in original stiff stapled illustrated wrapper, very good copy.
Bairnsdale; Field Naturalists Club; 1980. Click here to Order

AUD$30

123989
ROSS, MALCOLM; PAWLEY, ANDREW; OSMOND, MEREDITH.: The Lexicon of Proto Oceanic: The Culture and Environment of Ancestral Oceanic Society. Volume 3. Plants.
First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. xxviii, 537; text with 30 tables, 84 figures, 13 maps, references, index of reconstructions by protolanguage, alphabetical index of reconstructions, index of plant names, index of plant names by families, bound in original stiff illustrated wrapper, fine copy.
Canberra, ACT; Pacific Linguistics; 2008. Click here to Order

AUD$150

124168
SEBA. ALBERTUS.: Cabinet of Natural Curiosities: The Complete Plates in Colour, 1734-1765. (Based on the copy in the Koninklijke Bibliotheek, The Hague.).
Facsimile Edition; Demy Folio (43.5cm x 27.5cm); pp. 587; text illustrated with 449 full page coloured plates, bibliography, bound in original slick illustrated boards, dustjacket, original silk page marker, fine copy housed in its original illustrated shipping box.
Koln; Taschen; 2001. Click here to Order

AUD$185

123964
SEDDON, GEORGE.: Phillip Island: Capability, Conflict and Compromise: A Report to the Western Port Regional Planning Authority.
First Edition; Med. 4to; pp. 179, (3); illustrated frontispiece, text with numerous folding maps many in colour, numerous b/w. photographic illustrations, numerous tables, references, index, bound in original stiff illustrated wrappers, very good copy.
Melbourne; Centre for Environmental Studies, University of Melbourne; 1075. Click here to Order

AUD$70

124248
SEWARD, A. C.: Darwin and Modern Science: Essays in Commemoration of the Centenary of the Birth of Charles Darwin and of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Publication of the Origin of Species.
Second Printing; Med. 8vo; pp. xviii, 595; portrait frontispiece, text illustrated with 3 full page b/w. plates, 1 full page coloured plate, several line drawings, index, bound in original green cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, top edge gilt, bookplate and name on front endpaper, cloth a little worn, good copy.
Cambridge; At the University Press; 1910. Click here to Order

AUD$75

124252
SMITH, NICHOLAS M.: Weeds of the Wet/Dry Tropics of Australia: A Field Guide.
Demy 8vo; pp. 112; printed endpaper, text illustrated with numerous coloured photographs, maps and line drawings, indexes to scientific and common names, references, further reading, bound in original stiff illustrated wrappers, very good copy.
Darwin; The Environment centre NT Inc.; n.d. (2002). Click here to Order

AUD$35

124130
SOCIETY FOR GROWING AUSTRALIAN PLANTS.: Australian Plants Commonwealth Journal of "The Society For Growing" Vol. 1. No. 1 December 1959 to Vol. 11 No. 92. December 1982. (Complete run of the first 23 years bound in 10 volumes.).
First Editions; Demy 8vo; pp. (in total over 2500 pages); numerous coloured plates, b/w. text illustrations and drawings, advertisements, indexes, all uniformly bound in green cloth with titles lettered in gilt on spines and upper boards, very good run.
NSW; The Society for Growing Plants; 1959-82. Click here to Order

AUD$500

124128
STRAHAN, RONALD.: The Mammals Of Australia: Nature Focus, Photographic Library at the Australian Museum.
Demy 4to; pp. 756; illustrated title page, text illustrated with numerous coloured plates and maps, index, bound in original green cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, good copy.
Sydney; Reed New Holland; 2002.
The book provides and account of every species of native mammal known to have existed in Australia since European settlement and every introduced species now living in a wild state. Click here to Order

AUD$125

124216
SWAIN, E. H. F.: The Timbers and Forest Products of Queensland.
First Edition; Med. 8vo; pp. 500; illustrated with 5 full page photographs, several charts and graphs, one folding, numerous tables, references, index to botanical and vernacular names, bound in plain green cloth, good copy.
Brisbane; Queensland Forest Service; September 1928. Click here to Order

AUD$165

124253
VAHRMEIJER, J.: Poisonous Plants of Southern Africa that cause stock losses.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. 168; text illustrated with numerous coloured photographs and location maps, recommended reference books, index, bound in original brown cloth, title lettered in white on spine and upper board, dustjacket a little worn on edges, very good copy.
Cape Town; Tafelberg Publishers Limited; 1981. Click here to Order

AUD$45

124086
WALLING, EDNA.: The Australian Roadside.
First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. 112; b/w frontispiece, numerous b/w illustrations throughout, index, bound in original green cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, chipped and rubbed dustjacket, good copy.
Melbourne: Oxford University Press; 1952. Click here to Order

AUD$45

124213
WALTER, JOHN.: SGAP The Story of Arthur Swaby and the Society for Growing Australian Plants.
First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. xii, 236; text illustrated with numerous b/w. photographs, index, bound in original stiff illustrated wrappers, very good copy.
Hawthorn, Vic.; Australian Plants Society (SGAP Victoria) Inc.; 2007. Click here to Order

AUD$40

124089
WORRELL, ERIC: Dangerous Snakes of Australia.
Second Edition; Cr. 8vo; pp. 64; numerous b/w illustrations; colour illustrated papered boards, corners of boards chipped and worn, edges of boards rubbed, price in ink on front endpaper, good copy.
Sydney; Angus and Robertson; n.d. Click here to Order

AUD$30