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Natural History, Australian 13 and Other Countries 7

128376
BARRETT, CHARLES.: From Range to Sea. A Bird Lover's Way.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. 68; frontispiece, profusely illustrated with b/w illustrations, bound in original stiff illustrated wrapper, wrapper chipped on spine, name on title page, good copy.
Melbourne; T.C. Lothian; 1907. Click here to Order

AUD$50

128693
CALDER, WINIFRED B.: The Changing Face Of Mount Martha. A History of Landscape Evolution.
First Edition in Pamphlet form; Demy 8vo; pp. (20) unpaginated; 2 maps, references, bound in original stiff stapled printed wrapper, previous owner's name to front of wrapper, a good copy.
Mount Martha Citizens League; n.d. (c-1980's).
Original published as an article in the Royal Historical Society of Victoria magazine. Click here to Order

AUD$30

128375
CAMPBELL, A. G.: Photographs of the Lyrebird: Australia's Wonder Bird and Master Minic.
First Edition; Oblong Demy 16mo; pp. (20) unpaginated; nine small (9x7cm) b/w. tipped-in photographs, bound in original stiff printed stapled wrappers, very good copy. Scarce
Kilsyth, Vic: A. G. Campbell; 1940. Click here to Order

AUD$100

128552
DAVIS, A; KEMP, B.: Native Plants of the Macedon Range. A Field Guide.
First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. 81; text with numerous illustrations mostly in colour, references, glossary, list of native plants recorded, indexes, bound in original stiff stapled illustrated wrapper, very good copy.
Macedon, Vic.; A. Davis & B. Kemp; 1984. Click here to Order

AUD$30

128516
EISLER, WILLIAM: SMITH, BERNARD.: Terra Australis The Furthest Shore.
Demy 4to; pp. 240; portrait frontispiece, numerous text illustrations in colour and b/w, text maps, bibliography, notes on the contributors, photographic credits, lenders to the exhibition, selected index, bound in original stiff illustrated wrappers, good copy.
Published by The Australian Bicentennial Authority, to accompany the exhibition at the Art Gallery of New South Wales 27 July - 9 October 1988.
The exhibition which this book was produced for offered a fascinating panorama of three centuries of daring voyaging, acute observation, and vivid reporting, in words and images, of newly discovered seas, lands, and peoples. Click here to Order

AUD$35

128701
GEORGE, ALEXANDER S; Executive Editor.: Flora of Australia. Volume 25 Melianthaceae to Simaroubaceae.
First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. xii 215; printed endpapers, coloured illustrated frontispiece, text with numerous illustrations some in colour, numerous b/w. drawings, location maps, index, bound in original brown cloth, title lettered in dark brown on spine, dustjacket, very good copy.
Canberra, Australian Government Publishing Service Canberra, 1985. Click here to Order

AUD$35

128703
GEORGE, ALEXANDER S; Executive Editor.: Flora Of Australia. Volume 8. Lecythidales to Batales.
First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. xii, 420; frontispiece, text endpapers, one page of colour photographs, profuse b/w sketch illustrations throughout, appendix, supplementary glossary, abbreviations and contractions, index; dustjacket, small previous owner's stamp on front endpaper, good copy.
Canberra; Australian Government Publishing Service; 1982. Click here to Order

AUD$40

128702
GEORGE, ALEXANDER S; Executive Editor.: Flora Of Australia. Volume 29. Solanaceae.
First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. 208; frontispiece, text endpapers, 32 colour illustrations, sketch maps, sketch illustrations, abbreviations and contractions, index, bound in original cloth, title lettered in dark brown on spine, dustjacket a little chipped, name on front endpaper, good copy.
Canberra; Australian Government Publishing Service; 1982. Click here to Order

AUD$35

128627
GOULD, JOHN.: A Synopsis Of The Birds Of Australia, and the Adjacent Islands.
Limited Facsimile Edition; Roy. 8vo; un-paginated; 73 full-page coloured plates each with page of descriptive text, original half green morocco binding, raised bands on spine, title lettered in gilt on spine, gilt stamped decoration on spine and front and back boards, housed in original slip case, original mylar dustjacket; a fine copy.
Melbourne; Queensberry Hill Press; 1979.
Edition limited to 387 numbered copies this being number 179. This facsimile was one of the finest works ever produced by the Queensberry Hill Press. Click here to Order

AUD$450

128609
HURLEY, FRANK; Photographs by.: Australia's Wildflowers: A Selection of over sixty full colour Wildflower Studies by Frank Hurley.
First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. 36 (including wrappers); illustrated with numerous coloured photographs with descriptions, bound in original stiff stapled illustrated wrappers, wrapper a little worn, good copy.
Sydney; Horwitz; 1968. Click here to Order

AUD$30

128553
PRICTOR, LOIS.: A Walk Through Black Hill Reserve: Flora and Fauna of Central Victoria.
Updated Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. [iv], 60; text with numerous illustrations mostly in colour, references, index, bound in original stiff illustrated stapled wrapper, very good copy.
The Friends of Black Hill; 1997. Click here to Order

AUD$40

128581
THE SOUTH GIPPSLAND DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE; Compilers.: The Land of the Lyre Bird. A Story of Early Settlement In the Great Forest of South Gippsland. Being a description of the Big Scrub in its Virgin State with its Birds and Animals, and of the Adventures and Hardships of its Early Explorers and Prospectors. Also Accounts by the Settlers of the Clearing, Settlement, and Development of the Country.
Reprint; Cr. 4to; pp. 431; frontispiece, text illustrated with numerous b/w. photographs, folding table, bound in original maroon cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, chipping to dustjacket, name on front endpaper, good copy.
Melbourne; The Shire of Korumburra; 1972. Click here to Order

AUD$50

128523
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$50

Other Countries 4

128540
CARSON, RACHEL.: Silent Spring. Introduction by Lord Shackleton. Preface by Sir Julian Huxley.
First UK Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. xxii, 304; list of principal sources, index, bound in original brown cloth, title lettered in silver on spine, dustjacket chipped and damaged on edges, page edges a little foxed, first and last few pages foxed, dustjacket faded on spine, good copy.
London; Hamish Hamilton; 1963.
The book influenced the environmental movement like almost no other book. An important book in its time and remains a reminder to this day of the dangers of environmental complacency. Many of the insecticides, organochlorins and organophosphates at the heart of her story are now banned or highly restricted in their use. Click here to Order

AUD$80

128456
GEORGE, WILMA.: Animals and Maps.
First US Edition; Med. 8vo; pp. 235; illustrated endpapers, text with numerous b/w. illustrations and maps, references, index, bound in original maroon cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, gilt stamped decoration on upper board, good copy.
Berkeley; University of California Press; 1969. Click here to Order

AUD$30

128585
HINDHAUGH, CHRISTINA.: The Great Herb Tour.
First Edition; Med. 8vo; pp. xii, 257; index of herbs and wildflowers, bound in original stiff illustrated wrappers, inscribed and signed by the author on title page, very good copy.
South Yarra, Vic.; Hardie Grant Books; 2000.
The author lives on a property in the Western District of Victoria. In 1996 she began farming broad-acre medicinal herbs and in 1998 she was awarded a Churchill Fellowship to study the herb industry internationally. Click here to Order

AUD$30

128707
KEITH, SIR ARTHUR.: A New Theory of Human Evolution.
Second Impression; Demy 8vo; pp. x, 451; index, bound in original black cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, good copy.
London; Watts & Co.; 1949.
A Controversial view of human development rooted in group selection and in-group/out-group dynamics. Keith argues that human evolution is driven by loyalty to social groups, competition, and conflict, emphasizing tribalism as a central evolutionary force. While insightful for its time, the book reflects outdated scientific and racial ideas, often criticized for promoting ethnocentric views. Despite its flaws, it offers a historical perspective on anthropological thinking and the role of social behaviour in evolution. Its legacy lies more in its provocative hypotheses than in enduring scientific credibility. Click here to Order

AUD$75

128704
LAPORTE, LEO F.: George Gaylord Simpson: Paleontologist and Evolutionist.
First Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. xviii, 332; text illustrated with numerous b/w. figures and illustrations, notes, bibliography, index, bound in original stiff illustrated wrappers, previous owner's name on front endpaper, otherwise a very good copy.
New York; Columbia University Press; 2000. Click here to Order

AUD$30

128709
MYERS, ROBERT F.: Micronesian Reef Fishes: A Practical Guide to the Identification of the Coral Reef Fishes of the Tropical Central and Western Pacific.
First Edition; Cr. 4to; pp. vi, 301; 144 pages of coloured photographic plates, illustrating of 1000 fish, numerous b/w. text drawings, illustrations and maps, further reading, checklist, bibliography, index of scientific names, index of common names, bound in original stiff illustrated wrappers, wrappers a little worn, very good copy.
Barrigada, Territory of Guam; Coral Graphics; 1989. Click here to Order

AUD$40

128637
ROSS, SIR JOHN.: Narrative of a Second Voyage in Search of North-West Passage and of a Residence in The Artic Regions During the Years 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833: Including the Reports of Commander, now Captain James Clark Ross and The Discovery of the Northern Magnetic Pole. [ With ] Appendix to the Narrative of a Second Voyage in Search of a North-West Passage.
First Editions; Roy. 4to; Vol. I. pp. [x], xxxi, [1], 740 (with the added leaf 688-699); Vol. II. pp. xii,120, cxliv, cii, [1] errata; engraved frontispieces in each volume, in total 50 engraved and lithographed plates, charts, and plans (9 hand-coloured in volume one and 12 hand-coloured in volume two, one large folding coloured map at rear of volume I.) both uniformly bound in publishers original blue patterned cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, loosely inserted binders advertisement, bindings are worn and damaged, hinges starting to split, some light spotting, fair set only would reward rebinding.
London; A. W. Webster, 156, Regent Street; 1835. Click here to Order

AUD$1250