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Winter and Spring 2016
Andrew Isles
Natural History Books
How to find us
Our address is Rear of 115 Greville Street
(now called Glass Place), Prahran, Victoria.
Access via the lane way off Grattan Street.
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Andrew Isles Natural History Books
Winter and Spring 2016
Andrew Isles
Natural History Books
Established 1981
www.AndrewIsles.com
ANDREW ISLES
NATURAL HISTORY BOOKS
Street address: Rear 115 Greville Street
Prahran, VIC 3181 Australia
Postal address: PO Box 2305
Prahran, VIC 3181 Australia
Phone: [61] (0)3 9510 5750
Fax: [61] (0)3 9529 1256
Email: [email protected]
www.AndrewIsles.com
This catalogue is intended to show a selection of our
new stock and information about forthcoming titles.
We hold substantial numbers of new, secondhand and
antiquarian natural history books in most fields. For
more images and information for these and other titles
please visit our website.
HOW TO ORDER. For your convenience and ours,
we list books in our catalogue by stock identification
numbers, eg. [14733]. When ordering please quote a
stock identification number and the author’s name or
book title. Please feel free to contact us by email or go
to our regularly updated website. Orders can also be
sent in by phone, fax or mail.
Prices are subject to change without notice.
WE BUY BOOKS. We are always interested in
purchasing single books through to large collections.
PAYMENT. We accept Mastercard, Visa, American
Express, direct deposit and cheques in Australian
dollars, US dollars and Pounds Sterling.
FREIGHT. Postage is extra at cost. Information on order
form and website.
Front cover [38895] Forshaw, Joseph M. and William T. Cooper. A natural
history of Australian parrots: a tribute to William T. Cooper. Buxton: 2016.
Inside cover [38947] Dickman, Christopher. A fragile balance: an extraordinary
story of Australian marsupials. Sydney: (2016 second edition).
Back cover [39040] Aitken, Richard. Planting dreams: shaping Australian
gardens. Sydney: 2016.
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Section Index
Birds
Mammals
Reptiles, Amphibians and Fish
Invertebrates
Botany and Gardening
Biology
Ecology and Conservation
Marine
Paleaontology and Evolution
History and Biography
Wildlife Art and Photography
Travel and Wildlife Guides
Bargains
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Birds
DUE OCTOBER - A NATURAL HISTORY OF
AUSTRALIAN PARROTS. A tribute to William T. Cooper
[38895] Forshaw,
Joseph M. and William
T. Cooper. Buxton:
2016. Quarto, oblong
format, 344 pp., colour
and black and white
illustrations. $345
PRE-ORDER NOW FOR SPECIAL OFFER of a set
of six bookmarks by artist William T. Cooper. This
offer is exclusive to Andrew Isles Natural History
Books. Full details on our website.
www.AndrewIsles.com
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NEW - [38738] Ackerman,
Jennifer. The genius of
birds. London: 2016. Octavo,
paperback, 352 pp.
$35
This extraordinary story will give
readers both an appreciation for
the exceptional talents of birds and
reveal what birds can show about
our changing world.
NEW - [38643] Athanas, Nick and Paul J. Greenfield.
Birds of Western Ecuador: a photographic guide.
Princeton: 2016. Octavo, paperback, 448 pp., colour
photographs, maps.
$92
Featuring nearly 1,500 stunning colour photographs of 946
species, this richly detailed field guide will help with even
the toughest identification challenges.
DUE SEPTEMBER - [39069]
Avery, Mark. Remarkable
birds: the beauty and wonder
of the avian world. London:
2016. Octavo, dustwrapper,
240 pp., colour illustrations.
$55
With over 60 birds organised
thematically into eight sections,
this book is a visual treat that will
inspire, inform and delight.
[39036] Balo, Natalia.
Bird anatomy for artists.
Redcliffe: 2013. Quarto,
laminated boards, 128 pp.,
colour illustrations. $55
Full of masterly illustrations
and clear text, this
informative reference
for bird artists is a
comprehensive survey of
the complete bird from
head to tail, using mostly
Australian examples.
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DUE NOVEMBER - [39095]
Barnes, Simon. The
meaning of birds. London:
oblong format, 208
pp., black and white
illustrations.
$40
One of the most eloquent
nature writers offers a
passionate and informative celebration of birds and their
ability to help us understand the world we live in.
[38551] Beehler, Bruce
M. and Thane K. Pratt.
Birds of New Guinea:
distribution, taxonomy
and systematics. Princeton:
668 pp., 2 pages of colour
photographs, black and
white illustrations, map. $139
With more than 350 endemic bird species in New Guinea, this
new book brings together all of the systematic, taxonomic,
and distributional research conducted on the region’s bird
families since Ernst Mayr’s significant checklist in 1941.
Companion field guide: [27472] Pratt, Thane K. and
Bruce M. Beehler. Birds of New Guinea. Princeton: (2014
second edition). Octavo, paperback, 528 pp., plates by John
Anderton and Szabolcs Kokay, colour illustrations, maps.$65
Also available in hardcover [27473].
$180
NEW - [38776] Birkhead,
Tim. The most perfect
thing: inside (and outside)
a bird’s egg. London: 2016.
Octavo, dustwrapper, 288
pp., colour photographs,
text illustrations.
$35
Firmly grounded in science
and enriched by a wealth of
observation drawn from a lifetime
spent studying birds, Tim Birkhead’s
text is an illuminating and engaging exploration of the science
behind eggs and the history of man’s obsession with them.
www.AndrewIsles.com
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[38734] Chaney, John
D. 40 years from the
brink of extinction.
Houston: 2016.
Quarto, oblong format,
dustwrapper, 80 pp.,
colour photographs. $72
A collection of 40 years
of work documenting
America’s favourite bird, the Bald eagle.
[38963] Clark, Robert.
Feathers: displays of
brilliant plumage. New
York: 2016. Octavo,
With stunning photographs
from award-winning
photographer Robert Clark, this
book offers a fascinating new
view of bird feathers.
NEW - [38479] Cooper,
Richard M. et al. An atlas
of the birds of NSW and
the ACT: volume two.
Woolgoolga: 2016. Quarto,
maps, tables, graphs. $135
The second of three volumes,
this volume provides detailed
information on the nonvagrant species from the
Comb-crested jacana to the
Striated pardalote. Each bird includes information on current
distribution, breeding distribution, seasonal and historical
range changes and its current status.
For other volumes see [37177] Volume one $135
and [38482] Volume three (not yet published).
Forthcoming Titles
Place your order now for forthcoming titles to
ensure prompt delivery following publication.
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POCKET PHOTO GUIDES
[38783] Byers, Clive. Birds of
Peru: pocket photo guide.
London: 2016. Octavo,
paperback, 144 pp., colour
photographs, map. $21
A concise and easy-to-use guide
featuring 252 of Peru’s most
interesting and spectacular
birds, including key information
on identification, habitat and
distribution, with each illustrated
in full colour.
Also available: [38787]
Davidson, Peter. Pocket
photo guide to the birds
of Vietnam, Cambodia and
Laos. London: 2016. Octavo,
photographs.
$20
[38778] Davison, G. W. H.
and Chew Yen Fook. Pocket
photo guide to the birds
of Borneo. London: 2016.
Octavo, paperback, 144 pp., photographs.
$20
[38784] de Silva Wijeyeratne, Gehan et al. Pocket
photo guide to the birds of Sri Lanka. London: 2016.
Octavo, paperback, 144 pp., colour photographs.$20
[38782] Fogden, Susan C. L. Birds of Costa Rica:
pocket photo guide. London: 2016. Octavo,
paperback, 144 pp., colour photographs, map. $21
[38781] Mackinnon, John and Nigel Hicks. Pocket
photo guide to the birds of China and Hong Kong.
London: 2016. Octavo, paperback, 144 pp., colour
photographs, maps.
$21
www.AndrewIsles.com
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DUE OCTOBER - [39055]
Denny, Mark. Long hops:
making sense of bird
migration. Honolulu: 2016.
Octavo, paperback, 296 pp.,
colour and black and white
illustrations. $50
Also available in hardcover
[39056].
$150
NEW - [38936] Dilger, Mike.
Nightingales in November:
a year in the lives of twelve
British birds. London: 2016.
Octavo, dustwrapper, 368 pp. $35
Reveals the mysteries of
migration, tracking the regular
movements of, for example,
cuckoos for the eight months
they’re not in the UK, or
divulging why not all robins are
the ‘stay-at-home’ territorial
types we once imagined.
[38622] Duncan, James.
Owls of the world.
Chatswood: 2016.
pp., colour photographs.
$40
With a chapter on each owl
family, from the huge eagle
owls to the diminutive pygmy
owls and owlets, Duncan’s
text also examines the threats
facing owls and conservation issues that are relevant.
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[38735] Dunne, Pete. Bird
droppings: writings about
watching birds and bird
watchers. Mechanicsburg:
2016. Octavo, paperback,
111 pp., black and white
illustrations.
$30
Dunne shares funny, poignant and
informative tales about birders and
birding in his first collection of birding
essays in more than ten years.
NEW - [39090] Elphick,
Jonathan. Birds: a complete
guide to their biology and
behaviour. London: 2016.
Large octavo, paperback, 272
pp., colour photographs. text
illustrations, maps. $42
Highly respected ornithologist
Jonathan Elphick explores the
wonders of the avian world
with this comprehensive and
fully illustrated guide to every
aspect of bird life.
NEW - [38771] Emery, Nathan. Bird brain: an
exploration of avian intelligence. London: 2016.
Octavo, dustwrapper, 192 pp.
$40
Explores the extraordinary behaviours of a broad range of
bird species, studies the masterminds of the avian world,
and examines what types of behaviour can be interpreted as
‘intelligence’ as we would recognise it.
Fagan, Jesse et al. Peterson
field guide to birds of northern
Central America. New York:
2016. Octavo, paperback, 432
pp., colour illustrations, maps.$45
Features more than 800 species
accounts, full-colour range maps,
and 1,000 beautiful illustrations
and behavioural vignettes covering
all species recorded in the region.
www.AndrewIsles.com
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[38076] Forshaw,
Joseph M. and William
T. Cooper. Pigeons and
doves in Australia.
Clayton South: (2015
reprint). Quarto, oblong
format, dustwrapper,
332 pp., colour
illustrations.
$185
This magnificent volume presents 31 species of pigeons and doves
found in Australia, each fully illustrated with a full page plate.
DUE OCTOBER - [39076] Forsman, Dick. Raptors in
focus: a quest to find birds of prey in Europe and
beyond. London: 2016. Quarto, dustwrapper, 176 pp.,
Put together over a ten year period by one of the world’s
foremost experts on the subject, this is a unique collection
of more than 150 images of birds of prey.
NEW - [38962] Frith, Clifford
B. Charles Darwin’s life
with birds: his complete
ornithology. New York: 2016.
pp., colour photographs and
illustrations.
$89
Frith discusses every ornithological
topic and bird species that Darwin
researched, providing a complete
historical survey of his published
writing on birds.
Grimmett, Richard et al. Birds
of Nepal. London: (2016
second edition). Octavo,
illustrations.
$71
Based on the revised edition of
Birds of the Indian Subcontinent
(2011) from the same author
team, this brand new edition
offers new plates, re-written text,
and range maps for the first time.
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[38737] Hayward, Neil. Lost among the birds:
accidentally finding myself in one very big year.
London: 2016. Octavo, dustwrapper, 416 pp.
$35
Hayward found 749 species of bird in a year and broke the
long-standing Big Year record for North America.
[38758] Holden, Peter and Stuart Housden. RSPB
handbook of Scottish birds. London: (2016 second
edition). Octavo, paperback, 256 pp., colour
illustrations.
$28
NEW - [38644] Hume, Rob
et al. Britain’s birds: an
identification guide to the
birds of Britain and Ireland.
Princeton: 2016. Octavo,
photographs.
$78
NEW - [38989] Kroodsma,
Donald E. Listening to a
continent sing: birdsong by
bicycle from the Atlantic to
the Pacific. Princeton: 2016. Octavo, dustwrapper, 310
pp., black and white illustrations.
$62
A poignant and insightful book which takes you on a travel
adventure unlike any other - accompanied on every leg of
your journey by birdsong.
DUE OCTOBER - THE 100 BEST BIRDWATCHING SITES
IN SOUTHEAST ASIA
[38719] Li, Yong Ding and
Albert Low. Oxford: 2016.
colour photographs, maps.
$50
Covers the 100 best sites for
viewing both common and rare
species in Myanmar, Thailand, Lao
PDR, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia,
Singapore, Brunei, Indonesia, the
Philippines and Timor Leste.
www.AndrewIsles.com
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[38762] Lederer, Roger. Beaks,
bones, and bird songs: how the
struggle for survival has shaped
birds and their behavior.
Portland OR: 2016. Octavo,
dustwrapper, 280 pp.
$45
In engaging and accessible prose,
Lederer shares how and why birds
use their sensory abilities to see
ultraviolet, find food without seeing
it, navigate by smell, and much
more.
Lovette, Irby J. and John W.
Fitzpatrick, editors. The Cornell
Lab of Ornithology: handbook
of bird biology. London:
(2016 third edition). Quarto,
colour illustrations.
$202
The third edition of this
excellent textbook is
thoroughly revised, updated,
and illustrated in full colour.
[38541] Moss, Stephen. Do
birds have knees: all your
bird questions answered.
photographs.
$28
This highly readable book answers
all those burning questions about
birds that beginners and experts
alike may ask themselves as they go
about their birding.
[38404] Myers, Susan. Birds of Borneo: Sabah,
Sarawak, Brunei and Kalimantan. London: (2016
second edition). Octavo, paperback, 336 pp., colour
illustrations, maps.
$60
Every species recorded is described and illustrated in
detail with key identification characteristics and habitat
information given, plus a colour distribution map.
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[38655] Nielsen, Lloyd.
Birds of the wet tropics
of Queensland and Great
Barrier Reef and where to
find them. Mount Molloy:
(2015 second edition). Octavo,
This comprehensive field guide
covers two World Heritage areas.
Every bird is accurately illustrated by
the author and includes the status
and range of all 451 species recorded.
DUE SEPTEMBER [39058] Packham,
Chris, introduction. Bird
Photographer of the
Year. London: 2016.
Quarto, dustwrapper,
256 pp., colour
photographs. $60
This beautiful book accompanies a new photographic
competition celebrating some of the best bird photography
of the year.
[38561] Reynolds, Chevonne and Nicholas Tye. SASOL 300
easy-to-see birds. Cape Town: 2015. Octavo, paperback,
168 pp., colour photographs and illustrations.
$30
A practical, straightforward guide to some of the most
commonly seen birds in southern Africa, aimed at beginner
birders, or even juniors.
Rich, Jeffrey. The complete
guide to bird photography:
field techniques for birders and
nature photographers. Buffalo:
2016. Quarto, paperback, 128
pp., illustrations.
$43
Rich discusses the tools needed to
increase the odds to be prepared to
capture technically correct, sharply
focused, artful, evocative images of
birds in flight.
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[39091] Richards, Dave.
Pocket guide: birds of East
Africa. Cape Town: 2016.
Small octavo, paperback, 160
pp., colour photographs. $20
This pocket-sized photographic
guide is invaluable for visitors
to national parks and the many
areas in East Africa that are rich
in birdlife, and features 296 birds
likely to be spotted in the region.
[38950] Ridgely, Robert et
al. Wildlife Conservation
Society birds of Brazil: the
Atlantic forest of Southeast
Brazil, including Sao Paulo
and Rio de Janeiro. Cornell:
415 pp., colour illustrations,
photographs, maps. $69
The second volume in the Birds
of Brazil field guide series,
this guide presents 927 bird
species, 863 illustrated, that occur in just the southeastern
Atlantic Forest biome.
[37801] Robson, Craig. A
field guide to the birds of
Thailand. London: (2016
reprint). Octavo, paperback,
272 pp., colour plates,
distribution maps.
$60
NOW IN PAPERBACK. Covers all 950
species that have been recorded
in Thailand prior to 2001, with 166
magnificent colour plates covering
most plumage variations, each
accompanied by distribution maps
and concise text for each species.
Forthcoming Titles
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[38773] Sale, Richard. Falcons.
dustwrapper, 496 pp., colour
photographs. New Naturalist
# 132.
$160
In a much-anticipated volume on one
of Britain’s most fascinating group of
birds, Richard Sale draws on a wealth
of experience and research, providing
a comprehensive natural history of
the four British breeding falcons.
Also available in paperback
[38774].
$56
NEW - [38740]
Samuel, Deborah. The
extraordinary beauty
of birds: designs,
patterns and details.
Munich: 2016. Octavo,
An index detailing each
species - including its
common and scientific names, size, habitats and breeding
practices - makes this more than a photography book, while
the extraordinary images transform it into a sourcebook of
colours, shapes and designs.
Sekercioglu, Cagan H., Daniel
G. Wenny and Christopher J.
Whelan. Why birds matter:
avian ecological function and
ecosystem services. Chicago:
pp., black and white photographs
and illustrations.
$83
An international collection of
ornithologists, botanists, ecologists,
conservation biologists, and
environmental economists seeks to quantify the myriad
benefits that birds provide to humans.
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$229
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[39070] Shunk, Stephen.
Peterson reference guide
to woodpeckers of North
America. New York: 2016.
Octavo, dustwrapper, 320 pp.,
colour photographs.
$60
[38510] Spaans, Arie et al.
Field guide to the birds of
Suriname. Leiden: 2016.
Octavo, paperback, 634
pp., colour illustrations
and photographs, text
Sterry, Paul and Rob Read.
Collins life-size birds: the
only guide to show British
birds at their actual size.
London: 2016. Quarto,
[39074] Tarte, Bob. Feather
brained: my bumbling quest
to become a birder and
find a rare bird on my own.
Michigan: 2016. Octavo,
dustwrapper, 216 pp., black
and white photographs. $40
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Taylor, Marianne. Owls:
a guide to every species.
Brings together full
descriptions and distribution
maps for all 225 owl species
in the world, illustrated with
stunning colour photographs.
[38759] Tipling, David.
Seabirds of the world.
Chatswood: 2016.
Octavo, dustwrapper,
oblong format,
192 pp., colour
photographs. $40
A spectacular visual
celebration of seabirds
from the tropics to the polar regions, revealing their
extraordinary lives in pictures and words.
[37058] Tipper, Ray. A
naturalist’s guide to the birds
of Hong Kong. Oxford: 2016.
colour photographs, map. $28
[38779] Unwin, Mike. RSPB
spotlight: eagles. London:
www.AndrewIsles.com
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NEW - [39053] Walther,
Michael and Julian P. Hume.
Extinct birds of Hawai’i.
Honolulu: 2016. Octavo,
dustwrapper, oblong format,
238 pp., colour illustrations
and black and white
photographs. $40
Richly illustrated, including
drawings by Julian P. Hume, many
painted specifically for this volume,
this is an account of the islands’
77 bird species and sub-species extinctions that make up
approximately 15 percent of global bird extinctions during
the last 700 years.
Warren-Chadd, Rachel and
Marianne Taylor. Birds: myth,
lore and legend. London: 2016.
$55
Draws on historical accounts
and scientific literature to
reveal how colourful tales or
superstitions were shaped by
human imagination from each
bird’s behaviour or appearance.
Westwood, Brett and Stephen
Moss. Tweet of the Day:
a year of Britain’s birds
from the acclaimed Radio 4
series. London: 2016. Octavo,
paperback, 448 pp.
$25
Based on the scripts of BBC Radio
4’s beloved year-long series,
Westwood and Moss follow the
changing lives of Britain’s favourite
birds month by month.
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Mammals
Wilson, Don E. and Russell
A. Mittermeier, editors.
Handbook of the mammals
of the world [HMW], volume
six: Lagomorhphs and Rodents
I. Barcelona: 2016. Quarto,
dustwrapper, approx. 700 pp.,
colour illustrations, colour
This volume was originally planned to cover the orders
Lagomorpha and Rodentia, but due to the size of the latter
order, the publisher has decided to split this volume into two.
This series illustrates and describes all the mammal species of
the world and is to be completed in nine volumes.
Already published volumes in stock
[27910] Volume one: carnivores.
$300
[28904] Volume two: hoofed mammals.
$300
[28905] Volume three: primates.
$300
[28906] Volume four: sea mammals.
$300
[28907] Volume five: monotremes and marsupials. $300
Forthcoming volumes - we will take standing orders
[38507] Volume seven: rodents II.
[28909] Volume eight: insectivores.
[28910] Volume nine: bats.
[38259] Andrew, David. The
complete guide to finding
the mammals of Australia.
Clayton South: 2015. Octavo,
photographs, maps.
$50
This book describes Australia’s best
mammal-watching sites state by
state. It also includes a complete,
annotated taxonomic list with
hints on finding each species (or
why some won’t be easy to see),
sections on travel and logistics in Australia, and appendices
with hints on finding and photographing mammals.
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[38540] Armstrong, Philip. Sheep. London: 2016.
Octavo, paperback, 200 pp., colour and black and white
photographs, illustrations. Reaktion Animal Series. $25
[38645] Castello, Jose
R. Bovids of the world:
antelopes, gazelles, cattle,
goats, sheep and relatives.
Princeton: 2016. Octavo,
$81
This comprehensive field guide
covers all 279 bovid species,
a diverse group of ruminant
mammals that have hooves and
unbranched hollow horns.
[38788] Dickenson, Victoria. Seal. London: 2016.
photographs, illustrations. Reaktion Animal Series. $25
NEW - [38947] Dickman,
Christopher. A fragile
balance: an extraordinary
story of Australian
marsupials. Sydney: (2016
second edition). Quarto,
laminated boards, 246
pp., colour illustrations by
Rosemary Woodford Ganf.$60
This fine text distinguishes the diverse marsupial group from
other mammals and places it in its geographic context.
[38450] Dietz, Christian and
Andreas Kiefer. Bats of Britain
and Europe. London: 2016.
colour photographs, other
A comprehensive guide to the
45 bat species that occur across
Britain and Europe, based on
recent taxonomic advances and
newly described species over
the last few years.
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[38397] Kingdon, Jonathan. The
Kingdon pocket guide to African
mammals. London: (2016 second
edition). Octavo, paperback,
304 pp., colour illustrations,
photographs, maps.
$40
[38789] Lowen, James. RSPB
Spotlight: badgers. London:
[32000] Menkhorst, Peter and
Knight, Frank. A field guide
to the mammals of Australia.
Melbourne: (2010 third
274 pp., colour plates by
Frank Knight, maps. $43
A comprehensive field guide
to identifying all 378 species of
mammals known in Australia.
NEW - [38908] Newsome,
Thomas and Alan Newsome.
Red kangaroo in Central
Australia an early account by
A.E. Newsome. Clayton South:
pp., colour and black and
white photographs, maps. $40
First drafted in 1975 and now
revised and prepared for
publication by his son, this
book captures Alan’s thoughts
as a young ecologist working in
Central Australia in the 1950s and 1960s.
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NEW - [35689] Phillipps,
Quentin and Karen Phillipps.
Phillipps’ field guide to the
mammals of Borneo and
their ecology. Oxford: 2016.
colour illustrations, maps. $70
A user-friendly field guide to the
mammals of Borneo, covering
Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei and
Kalimantan.
[38944] Pincott, Sharon.
Elephant dawn: the
inspirational story of thirteen
years living with elephants
in the African wilderness.
Crows Nest: 2016. Octavo,
paperback, 347 pp. colour
photographs.
$33
NEW - [38733] Stuart, Chris
and Tilde Stuart. Mammals
of North Africa and the
Middle East: pocket photo
guide. London: 2016. Octavo,
photographs, map.
$21
This handy guide provides an
introduction to more than 120
species of mammals found in North
Africa and the Middle East.
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We have extensive holdings of secondhand
and antiquarian natural history books. Visit
our website or contact us for more details.
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Reptiles, Amphibians and Fish
NEW - Reptiles and amphibians of Britain
and Europe
[37531] Speybroeck, Jeroen
et al. London: 2016. Octavo,
photographs, illustrations,
maps.
$40
With a focus on identification and
geographical variation, each species
text also covers distribution, habitat
and behaviour.
[39024] Dodd, C. Kenneth, Jr.
Reptile ecology and conservation:
a handbook of techniques. Oxford:
2016 Octavo, paperback, 496 pp,
black and white photographs. $77
This practical handbook brings
together a distinguished,
international group of reptile
researchers to provide a stateof-the-art review of the many
new and exciting techniques
used to study reptiles.
$154
[24499] Kuiter, Rudie H. and
Helmut Debelius. World atlas of
marine fishes. Frankfurt: 2006.
Quarto, laminated boards, 720
pp., colour photographs.$160
With more than 6,000 photographs
of marine fishes, this book sets a
benchmark for their identification.
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NEW - [38946] Lourie, Sara.
Seahorses: a life-size guide
to every species. London:
2016. Octavo, laminated
boards, 160 pp., colour
Each of the 47 entries
incorporates a photograph and
description, so you can admire
their beauty as you learn about
their ecological importance.
[38964] Mattison, Chris. Snake: the essential visual
guide. London: 2016. Quarto, paperback, 200 pp.,
colour photographs.
$25
[39072] Nelson, Joseph S. et
al. Fishes of the world. New
York: (2016 fifth edition).
Octavo, laminated boards,
752 pp., illustrations. $236
The updated text offers new
phylogenetic diagrams that
clarify the relationships among
fish groups, as well as cuttingedge global knowledge that
brings this classic reference up
to date.
[38874] Shanker, Kartik.
From soup to superstar:
the story of sea turtle
conservation along
the Indian coast. Uttar
Pradesh: 2015. Octavo,
Provides a comprehensive
account of marine conservation
in India, focusing on sea turtles,
which are at once a fishery
resource, a religious symbol and a conservation icon.
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REPRINTING, DUE
SEPTEMBER - [31063] Shine,
Richard. Australian snakes:
a natural history. Frenchs
Forest: (2016 reprint). Quarto,
photographs.
$37
This book is an enquiry into the
biology and life history of snakes in
and around Australia.
NEW - [38803] Vassiliev, Anna
B. et al. A photographic field
guide to the amphibians
and reptiles of the lowland
monsoon forests of southern
Vietnam. Frankfurt: 2016.
324pp., colour photographs,
maps.
$100
This richly illustrated
photographic field guide
describes the amphibians and
reptiles of the lowland monsoon forests of southern Vietnam.
[38917] Voigt, Emily. The
dragon behind the glass:
a true story of power,
obsession and the world’s
most coveted fish. New
York: 2016. Octavo,
and white photographs.$40
A riveting journey into the bizarre
world of the Asian arowana or
“dragon fish”, the world’s most
expensive aquarium fish.
[37849] Wilson, Steve K. A field guide to reptiles of
Queensland. Chatswood: (2015 second edition). Octavo,
paperback, limp plastic, 304 pp., colour photographs, line
drawings, maps.
$35
www.AndrewIsles.com
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Invertebrates
NEW - INSECTS OF SOUTH-EASTERN AUSTRALIA:
an ecological and behavioural guide
[38616] Farrow, Roger.
Clayton South: 2016.
$45
A unique field guide that uses
host plants and behavioural
attributes as the starting point
for identifying insects found in
south-eastern Australia.
Allison, Jeremy D. and
Ring T. Carde. Pheromone
communication in moths:
evolution, behavior, and
application. Berkeley: 2016.
Quarto, dustwrapper, 413 pp.,
colour photographs.
$119
Summarizes moth pheromone
biology and the evolutionary
forces that have likely shaped
pheromone signals and their role
in sexual selection. Also included are chapters on practical
applications in the control and monitoring of pest species.
[39106] Bell, William J. et al.
Cockroaches: ecology, behavior
and natural history. Baltimore:
2016. Quarto, paperback, 248 pp.,
black and white illustrations.$154
Beginning with a foreword by
Edward O. Wilson, the book
explores the fascinating natural
history and behaviour of
cockroaches, describing their
various colours, sizes, and shapes,
as well as how they move on land,
in water, and through the air.
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$185
[38402] Braby, Michael.
The complete field guide to
butterflies of Australia. Clayton
South: (2016 second edition).
$50
This second edition of the awardwinning book is a fully updated guide
to all butterfly species on Australia’s
mainland and remote islands.
[38780] Dodd, Adam. Beetle. London: 2016. Octavo,
paperback, 192 pp., colour and black and white
photographs and illustrations. Reaktion Animal Series.$25
REPRINTING, DUE
SEPTEMBER - [36888]
Framenau, Volker W., Barbara
C. Baehr and Paul Zborowski. A
guide to the spiders of Australia.
London: 2014. Octavo, paperback,
limp plastic, 448 pp., colour
photographs, line drawings.$50
A comprehensive guide covering all 79
spider families that occur in Australia.
This book contains nearly 400 colour
photographs of spiders and their webs.
[38777] Gandy, Matthew. Moth. London: 2016.
photographs and illustrations. Reaktion Animal Series. $25
[38550] Gleeson, Michelle.
Miniature lives: identifying
insects in your home and
garden. Clayton South: 2016.
colour photographs, line
drawings.
$40
Features a step-by-step,
illustrated identification key and
detailed illustrations and colour
photographs.
www.AndrewIsles.com
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NEW - [38731] Heard,
Kate. Maria Merian’s
butterflies. London: 2016.
pp., colour illustrations.
$35
In 1699, the German artist and
entomologist Maria Sibylla
Merian set sail for Suriname,
in South America. There
she would spend two years
studying the animals and plants which she encountered,
aiming to explore the life-cycle of insects.
MOTHS OF VICTORIA
[38967] Hewish, Marilyn
et al. Moths of Victoria:
part seven, Bark moths
and allies, Geometridae
(D). Melbourne: 2016.
CD-ROM.
$15
Part seven in a series of ten to
twelve which will cover the 2,000
species of Victorian moths.
Other parts in the series are available:
[28859] Marriott, Peter. Moths of Victoria: part
one, Silk moths and allies Bombycoidea.
$15
two, Tiger moths and allies Noctuoidea (A). $15
[32931] Marriott, Peter. Moths of Victoria: part three,
Waves and Carpets and allies Geometroidea (C).$15
four, Emeralds and allies, Geometridae (B). $15
[37003] Hewish, Marilyn. Moths of Victoria: part
five, Satin moths and allies, Geometroidea (A). $15
[38520] Kallies, Axel, Peter Marriott and Marilyn
Hewish. Moths of Victoria: part six, Ghost moths
Hepialidae and allies.
$15
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[38437] Heard, Tim. The
Australian native bee book:
keeping stingless bee hives
for pets, pollination and
sugarbag honey. West End:
pp., colour photographs, text
$35
This comprehensive guide to native
stingless bees covers biology,
behaviour, nesting, social life and
foraging; how to build a native
bee hive; how to transfer a bee colony to a hive box and
propagate hives; all about sugarbag honey; identifying and
dealing with pests; and using stingless bees for pollination.
NEW - [39041] Hoskins,
Adrian. 1,000 butterflies: an
illustrated guide to the world’s
most beautiful butterflies.
Chatswood: 2016. Quarto,
photographs.
$40
Full of spectacular illustrations,
this book presents a
photographic guide to the
butterflies of the world.
[38552] Lewis, Sara. Silent
sparks: the wondrous world
of fireflies. Princeton: 2016.
pp., colour photographs, line
drawings, maps.
$59
A study of the nearly 2,000
species of fireflies worldwide
which have evolved in different
ways. A field guide for North
American fireflies is also provided.
[38370] McArthur, Archie. A guide to Camponotus
ants of Australia. Adelaide: 2014. Octavo, 185 pp.,
colour photographs, map. $20
This guide presents an authoritative, marvellously illustrated account
of more than 130 Camponotus ant species across Australia.
www.AndrewIsles.com
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NEW - [38767] Munz, Tania.
Dancing bees: Karl von
Frisch and the discovery
of the honeybee language.
Chicago: 2016. Octavo,
and white photographs,
illustrations.
$61
Munz not only explores von
Frisch’s complicated career
during the Third Reich, but also
looks closely at the legacy of his
work and the later debates about the significance of the bee
language and the science of animal communication.
[38887] Orr, Albert G. and
Vincent J. Kalkman. Field
guide to the dragonflies
of New Guinea. Den Haag:
155 pp., colour photographs,
Text in English and Bahasa.
Illustrated with nearly 250
colour drawings and over 300
line drawings by Albert Orr and
36 colour photographs taken in the field.
[38786] Pryke, Louise M.
Scorpion. London: 2016.
photographs, illustrations.
Reaktion Animal Series. $25
[38529] Schmidt, Justin O. The
sting of the wild. Baltimore: 2016.
colour photographs.
$53
A journey inside the lives of stinging
insects and their venom.
30
NEW - CEPHALOPODS OF AUSTRALIA AND
SUB-ANTARCTIC TERRITORIES
[38909] Reid, Amanda.
Quarto, laminated
boards, 446 pp.,
colour photographs,
illustrations, line
drawings, maps. $280
Australian waters are home
to the highest diversity
of cephalopods (squid,
cuttlefish and octopus)
found anywhere in the world. This new guide provides
comprehensive coverage of 226 species, which represent
over a quarter of the world’s cephalopod fauna. With
an emphasis on identification, this book includes
keys, species descriptions, full-colour illustrations and
distribution maps, as well as a summary of the biology
and behaviour of cephalopods and fisheries information.
NEW - [39059] Seow-Choen,
Francis. A taxonomic guide to
the stick insects of Borneo.
Kota Kinabalu: 2016. Octavo,
illustrations and photographs.
$120
This beautifully produced
monograph is the most up to date
guide to all 337 known species or
subspecies of phasmid .
NEW - [39012] Sterry, Paul
and Andrew Cleave. Collins
complete guide to British
butterflies and moths.
photographs.
$55
www.AndrewIsles.com
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AUSTRALIAN LONGHORN BEETLES
NEW - [36656]
Slipinski, Adam and
Hermes E. Escalona.
Australian longhorn
beetles (Coleoptera:
Cerambycidae) volume
two: sub family
Cerambinae. Collingwood:
2016. Quarto, laminated
photographs.
$160
This second volume of three on Australian longhorn beetles
covers the taxonomy of genera of the Cerambycinae, with
comments on natural history and morphology.
[35860] Volume one: introduction and subfamily
Lamiinae.
$150
[36657] Volume three. Forthcoming, no due date.
[38403] Webb, Cameron, Stephen Doggett and Richard
Russell. A guide to mosquitoes of Australia. Clayton
South: 2016. Octavo, paperback, 204 pp., colour
photographs, maps.
$50
This handy guide explores the biodiversity of this fascinating
group of insects. It provides a pictorial guide to almost
100 mosquito species and includes notes on their biology,
habitats and association with disease.
REPRINTING, DUE OCTOBER
- [31064] Zborowski, Paul and
Ross Storey. A field guide to
insects in Australia. Frenchs
Forest: (2016 third edition,
reprint). Octavo, limp plastic,
288 pp., colour photographs
and line drawings.
$35
This practical field guide is illustrated
with line drawings and more than
300 colour photographs of insects in
their natural habitat.
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Botany and Gardening
DUE SEPTEMBER - PLANTING DREAMS: shaping
Australian gardens
[39040] Aitken, Richard.
Sydney: 2016. Quarto,
colour illustrations and
photographs.
$50
Respected garden historian
Richard Aitken explores the
environmental and social
influences that have helped
produce our unique gardening
culture. Drawing on the
unparalleled collections of the State Library of New South Wales,
this book is also an exploration of early Australian botany.
[38389] Adams, Peter B. A
guide to Dendrobium of
Australia. Kota Kinabalu:
All Australian species and
their variants (around 80) are
included in this comprehensive
guide.
NEW - [38524]
Anderson, Eric. Plants
of central Queensland:
identification and uses
of native and introduced
species. Clayton South:
Provides information on the habitat, distribution, foliage and
fruits of 525 plant species of central Queensland.
www.AndrewIsles.com
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NEW - [38525] Barrett, Russell
and Eng Pin Tay. Perth plants:
a field guide to the bushland
and coastal flora of Kings Park
and Bold Park. Clayton South:
photographs, maps.
$50
Provides a comprehensive
photographic guide to all plants
known to occur in the bushlands of
Kings Park and Bold Park.
[38889] Barry, Bernice. Georgiana Molloy: the mind
that shines. South Yarra: 2016. Octavo, paperback,
352 pp., colour and black and white photographs,
$40
This meticulously researched biography tells the
extraordinary story of Georgiana Molloy, one of Australia’s
first internationally successful female botanists.
NEW- [39050] Beentje, Henk.
The Kew plant glossary: an
illustrated dictionary of plant
terms. Kew: (2016 second
200 pp., text illustrations.$42
This plant glossary includes all
descriptive terms used in floras,
plant field guides and monographs.
NEW - [38766] Blancke, Rolf.
Tropical fruits and other
edible plants of the world: an
illustrated guide. Cornell: 2016.
$88
Illustrated with high-quality
photographs taken on location in
the plants’ natural environments,
this field guide describes more
than 300 species of tropical and
subtropical species of fruits, tubers and spices.
34
Briggs, David and Stuart
Max Walters. Plant variation
and evolution. Cambridge:
(2016 fourth edition). Octavo,
paperback, 580 pp., black and
white illustrations, tables.$120
Fully revised by Briggs, this longawaited fourth edition, reflects
new insights provided by molecular
investigations and advances in
computer science.
BACK IN STOCK - [25205]
Brooker, M. I. H. and D.
A. Kleinig. Field guide to
eucalypts, volume one:
Hawthorn: (2016 third edition,
reprint). Octavo, dustwrapper,
maps.
$130
Includes nearly 300 of the
known species and sub-species
for south-eastern Australia,
with a description and illustration for each.
NEW - [38526] Capon,
Samantha, Cassandra
James and Michael Reid.
Vegetation of Australian
riverine landscapes: biology,
ecology and management.
Clayton South: 2016. Quarto,
white photographs, maps.
$140
Brings together the results of the
substantial amount of research
that has been conducted over the last few decades into the
biology, ecology and management of these important plant
communities in Australia.
www.AndrewIsles.com
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NEW - [38223] Caton, J.M.
and R.J. Hardwick. Field
guide to useful native plants
from temperate Australia.
Ulladulla: 2016. Octavo,
photographs.
$50
The plants described in this field
guide are found in the temperate
eco-region, which stretches from
south-eastern Queensland around
the coastline to South Australia,
and includes Tasmania.
[38701] Clarke, Ian. Name those grasses: identifying
grasses, sedges and rushes. Melbourne: 2015. Octavo,
paperback, 536 pp., colour photographs, line drawings.
$48
With clear text and detailed illustrations and photographs,
this book describes the structure of grasses and similar
groups, explains the language used in their description, and
simplifies the process of identification.
CLASSIC - [30616]
Costermans, Leon. Native
trees and shrubs of
Chatswood: (2016, reprint).
Quarto, paperback, 440 pp.,
$45
Including useful keys and clear
photographs, this definitive guide
features comprehensive coverage
of 900 species of native trees and
shrubs in the region.
DUE NOVEMBER - [39117] Endersby, Jim. Orchid: a
cultural history. Chicago: 2016. Octavo, dustwrapper,
288 pp., illustrations.
$61
Following the stories of orchids throughout history, Endersby
divides our attraction to them into four key themes: science,
empire, sex and death.
36
NEW - [38523] Erickson, Todd
E. et al. Pilbara seed atlas and
field guide: plant restoration
in Australia’s arid northwest.
photographs, maps.
$80
Combines plant identification
that describes 103 regional plant
taxa with guidelines for effective
collection, cleaning, storage and
germination of their seeds. It
addresses issues such as timing of collection, quality and
viability of seed, and dormancy release, which are essential
for successful restoration programs.
[38772] Fry, Carolyn. Seeds: safeguarding our future.
Lewes: 2016. Octavo, laminated boards, 192 pp. colour
photographs, illustrations, maps.
$40
Explores how seed-bearing plants evolved and unravels the
science behind the seed.
[24500] Grey, Pat and Ed Grey. Fungi down under:
the Fungimap guide to Australian fungi. South Yarra:
2005. Octavo, paperback, 146 pp., colour photographs,
maps.
$30
This book is easy to use with comprehensive identification
characters, as well as detailed distribution maps.
NEW - [38937] Harrap, Anne
and Simon Harrap. A pocket
guide to the orchids of Britain
and Ireland. London: 2016.
colour photographs.
$31
[38882] Hewitt-Cooper,
Nigel. Carnivorous plants:
how to garden with these
extraordinary botanicals.
Portland OR: 2016. Octavo,
laminated boards, 230 pp., colour photographs. $50
www.AndrewIsles.com
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[38992] Kuiter, Rudie H.
Victoria’s cryptic orchids.
Seaford: 2016. Octavo,
photographs.
$70
A comprehensive guide to selected
terrestrial genera and comprising
species that usually blend in
exceptionally well with their
surroundings.
NEW - [39061] Lamb, Anthony
and Michele Rodda. A guide
to the hoyas of Borneo.
Kota Kinabalu: 2016. Octavo,
photographs, map. $35
Currently it is estimated that
there are about 80 species in
Borneo, with 72 named, of which
67 are covered in this guide.
[39060].
$50
Laurent, Anna. Botanical
wallchart: art from the
golden age of scientific
discovery. London: 2016.
$50
Botanical charts are experiencing
a resurgence in interest, both
as pieces of art and as objects
of scientific and historical
significance. This book documents
this extraordinary convergence of
disciplines that flourished in the late-nineteenth and earlytwentieth centuries.
38
NEW - [38985] Moss, John
T. and Ross Kendall. The
mistletoes of subtropical
Queensland, New South
Wales and Victoria. Runcorn:
pp., colour photographs, line
drawings and maps.
$35
A comprehensive reference book
and field guide to all 46 species
of mistletoe known to occur in
subtropical eastern Australia.
It provides a detailed introduction to mistletoes, their
biology and current information on the roles they play in
various ecosystems. Each species is illustrated by colour
photographs supported by detailed plant descriptions,
as well as information on habitat and host plants. It also
provides details of the 24 butterfly and three moth species
that use various mistletoes as hosts.
[38626] Read, Cassia and Bernard Slattery. Mosses of
dry forests in south eastern Australia. Castlemaine:
(2015 revised edition). Small octavo, paperback, 101
A guide for students and absolute beginners, technically accurate,
but free of technical language, this is an attempt to present a little
known part of the plant kingdom to a new audience.
DUE SEPTEMBER - WEEDS OF THE SOUTH-EAST:
an identification guide for Australia
[38673] Richardson,
F.J., R.G. Richardson,
and R.C.H. Shepherd.
Meredith: (2016 third
edition). Octavo,
paperback, 576 pp.,
The third edition of this
popular title has been fully
updated and reorganised to
recognise recent taxonomic
changes and includes
additional species, many new photographs and the latest
distribution information.
www.AndrewIsles.com
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[39134] Shephard, Sue and
Toby Musgrave. Blue orchid
and big tree: plant hunters
William and Thomas Lobb
and the Victorian mania
for the exotic. Bristol: 2014.
Quarto, paperback, 135
illustrations.
$45
This book describes the significant
botanical discoveries made by
William Lobb (1809-1864) in South
America and western North America and by Thomas Lobb
(1817-1894) in south-east Asia and India.
[38419] Stewart, Angus and
A.B. Bishop. The Australian
native garden: a practical
guide. Sydney: 2015. Quarto,
photographs.
$50
Written in an approachable and
accessible style, this practical
book focuses on growing and
using native plants in the home
garden.
NEW - [38676] Streeter, David
et al. Collins wild flower
guide: the most complete
guide to the wild flowers of
Britain and Ireland. London:
illustrations, line drawings.$63
[38677].
$100
[38955] Sutton, David and Colin Emberson. Green guide
to wild flowers of Britain and Europe. London: (2016
second edition). Octavo, paperback, 112 pp., colour
photographs, illustrations. Bloomsbury Green Guides.$15
40
Biology
NEW - [38530] Fenolio,
Dante. Life in the dark:
illuminating biodiversity
in the shadowy haunts
of planet earth.
Baltimore: 2016. Quarto,
Shows us the many ways that
life forms have adapted to
lightless environments, including refinements of senses,
evolution of unique body parts, and illumination using
“biological flashlights”.
Kirk, Andrew. Skeletons:
the extraordinary form and
function of bones. London:
256 pp., illustrations. $30
Takes the virtuoso engravings
of the nineteenth and
early twentieth centuries
and marries them with a
contemporary and readable
text that brings them right up
-to -date.
[38926] Krause, Bernie
and Roger Payne. Wild
soundscapes: discovering the
voice of the natural world.
New Haven: 2016. Octavo,
white illustrations.
$33
www.AndrewIsles.com
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[38741] Lloyd, Christopher.
The story of the world in
100 species. London: (2016
reprint). Octavo, paperback,
$40
This beautifully illustrated, wideranging book provides an entertaining
and eye-opening insight into the story
of our world.
NEW - [38521] Robinson,
Martyn and Bruce Thomson.
Australian wildlife after dark.
Clayton South: 2016. Quarto,
photographs.
$35
Australia’s nocturnal fauna
includes a surprising diversity
of species, from cockroaches,
moths and spiders through to
bandicoots, bats and birds.
NEW - [39110] Wilkinson,
Matt. Restless creatures:
the story of life in ten
movements. London:
photographs, illustrations.
$40
This book argues that the context
of movement is imperative when
looking at evolution.
DUE SEPTEMBER - [39083] Wilcox, Christie.
Venomous: how the Earth’s deadliest creatures
mastered biochemistry. London: 2016. Octavo,
dustwrapper, 256 pp.
$37
Reveals that the animals we fear the most actually hold the
keys to a deeper understanding of evolution, adaptation,
and immunity.
42
Ecology and Conservation
NEW - [39049] Buxton,
Michael, Robin Goodman
and Susie Moloney. Planning
Melbourne: lessons for a
sustainable city. Clayton
South: 2016. Octavo,
white photographs, maps.$60
Reflects on planning in Melbourne
since the post-war era, with a
particular focus on the past two
decades and the ways that key
government policies and influential individuals and groups
have shaped the city during this time.
NEW - [38916] Carroll, Sean B. The Serengeti rules: the
quest to discover how life works and why it matters.
Princeton: 2016. Octavo, dustwrapper, 263 pp., black
and white photographs, other illustrations, map. $53
Carroll tells the stories of the pioneering scientists who
sought the answers to simple yet profoundly important
biological questions.
[39071] Estes, James A.
and Harry W. Greene.
Serendipity: an ecologist’s
quest to understand nature.
Berkeley: 2016. Octavo,
and white photographs, other
$50
Tells the story of James Estes’ life
as a naturalist, and the concepts
that have driven his interest in
researching the ecological role of
top-level predators.
DUE SEPTEMBER - [39092] Jones, Richard. Call of
nature: the secret life of dung. Exeter: 2016. Octavo,
dustwrapper, 320 pp., black and white illustrations.$40
Journey through the digestive systems of humans, and
farm and wild animals, and meet some of nature’s ultimate
recyclers as they eat, breed in and compete for dung.
www.AndrewIsles.com
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[38610] Kays, Roland.
Candid creatures: how
camera traps reveal the
mysteries of nature.
Baltimore: 2016. Quarto,
This is the first major book
to reveal how the explosion
of game cameras around the
world has revolutionised the study of animal ecology.
NEW - [38953] Lindenmayer,
David et al. Wildlife
conservation in farm
landscapes. Clayton South:
pp., colour photographs and
illustrations.
$50
This book illustrates how
management interventions can
promote nature conservation
and what practices have the
greatest benefit for biodiversity.
Marra, Peter P. and Chris
Santella. Cat wars: the
devastating consequences
of a cuddly killer. Princeton:
216 pp., colour photographs.
$50
Discusses the threats free-ranging
cats pose to biodiversity and public
health, as well as the controversies
surrounding the management of
the explosion of these cat populations.
Forthcoming Titles
44
Martin, Sarah. Bush Heritage:
restoring nature step by
step. Sydney: 2016. Octavo,
photographs.
$40
Bush Heritage’s achievements are
celebrated in this book along with
its growth from humble beginnings
into a large non-profit organisation
with benefactors all over the world.
NEW - [38945] Pearce, Fred.
The new wild: why invasive
species will be nature’s
salvation. London: 2016.
Octavo, paperback, 352 pp. $23
In an era of climate change and
widespread ecological damage,
Pearce discusses how embracing
‘the new wild’ is our best
chance at finding a way to help
nature regenerate.
[39133] Warren, Julianne
Lutz. Aldo Leopold’s odyssey.
Washington DC: 2016. Octavo,
photographs and illustrations.
$50
Underscores the ever-growing
importance of Aldo Leopold’s
ideas in an increasingly humandominated landscape.
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Marine
[38572] David, Bruno
and Thomas Saucede.
Biodiversity of the Southern
Ocean. London: 2015.
130 pp.
$77
This book discusses the
consequences for the evolution,
ecology and biodiversity of
the region. It also looks at the
challenges of global change,
particularly in regional warming
and acidification of water bodies.
NEW - [38952] Dipper,
Frances. The marine
world: a natural
history of ocean life.
Octavo, laminated
photographs. $90
This beautifully
illustrated book
encompasses all those organisms that live in, on and around
the ocean. It includes sections on all but the most obscure
marine groups, covering invertebrates, plants, fungi,
bacteria, fish, reptiles, mammals and birds.
NEW - [37813] Fitzsimons,
James and Geoff C. Wescott.
Big, bold and blue: lessons
from Australia’s Marine
Protected Areas. Clayton
South: 2016. Octavo,
photographs, maps.
$90
This book presents much of
Australia’s experience, sharing
important lessons from the Great
Barrier Reef and many other
extraordinary Marine Protected
Areas.
46
[38770] Gershwin, Lisa-Ann.
Jellyfish: a natural history.
colour photographs, line
drawings, maps.
$40
This timely title looks at the
anatomy, life history, taxonomy and
ecology of jellyfish, and includes
species profiles featuring stunning
marine photography.
[38983] Hayward, Peter J.
Shallow seas of Northwest
Europe. London: 2016.
colour photographs, text
illustrations, graphs. New
Naturalist # 131.
$75
[38984].
$130
[38091] Sala, Enric. Pristine seas: journeys to the
ocean’s last wild places. Washington DC: 2015. Octavo,
dustwrapper, 272 pp., colour photographs, maps. $65
Since 2005, Sala has been working to find, survey, and protect
the last healthy, undisturbed places in the ocean from the Arctic
to the South Pacific.
[37860] Sardet, Christian.
Plankton: wonders
of the drifting world.
Chicago: 2015. Quarto,
Jellyfish, tadpoles, and bacteria
all find a place in the book,
representing the broad scope
of organisms dependent on
drifting currents.
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Palaeontology and Evolution
Ault, Charles R. Do elephants
have knees: and other
Darwinian stories of origins.
Cornell: 2016. Octavo,
and white illustrations. $59
By calling attention to surprising
and serendipitous echoes between
children’s stories and challenging
science, Ault demonstrates how
playful thinking opens the door to
an understanding of evolutionary
thought.
Chiappe, Luis M. and Meng
Qingjin. Birds of stone:
Chinese avian fossils from the
age of dinosaurs. Baltimore:
2016. Quarto, dustwrapper,
304 pp., colour and black and
white illustrations. $147
Our visual journey through
these fossils is guided by
Chiappe, a world expert on
early birds, and Qingjin, a
leading figure in China’s natural history museum community.
NEW - [39103] Hallett,
Mark and Mathew J. Wedel.
Sauropod dinosaurs: life in
the age of giants. Baltimore:
2016. Quarto, dustwrapper,
336 pp., colour and black and
white illustrations, maps.$79
This book combines majestic artwork
and the best of palaeontological
research to resurrect the lives of
sauropods.
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DUE SEPTEMBER [39044] Henderson,
Robert and David
Johnson. The geology of
Australia. Cambridge:
(2016 third edition).
Quarto, paperback, 384
$95
This third edition features two new chapters on geological
time and Palaeozoic orogenic rock systems and mountainbuilding, as well as new and updated illustrations and fullcolour images.
NEW - [38938] Hone, David.
The Tyrannosaur chronicles:
the biology of the tyrant
dinosaurs. London: 2016.
pp., colour photographs, text
illustrations.
$37
This book tracks the rise of
these dinosaurs and presents
the latest research into their
biology.
[38361] Keiron, Pim and
Jack Horner. Dinosaurs the
grand tour: everything
worth knowing about
dinosaurs from Aardonyx
to Zuniceratops. New York:
pp., colour illustrations, line
drawings, maps.
$35
A visual trove of more than 300
dinosaurs, with key anatomy, geology,
history and theory at a glance.
Forthcoming Titles
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History and Biography
[38951] Chambers, Neil.
Endeavouring Banks:
exploring collections
from the Endeavour
Voyage 1768-1771.
Sydney: 2016. Quarto,
publisher’s boards, 304
$70
With a foreword by Sir David
Attenborough, this beautifully presented book discusses the
collections made by Joseph Banks and his team during the
voyage of Captain Cook’s Endeavour.
[38522] Clark, Ian and Fred
Cahir, editors. The Aboriginal
story of Burke and Wills:
forgotten narratives.
paperback, 314 pp., colour and
black and white photographs
and illustrations, maps. $50
The first major study of
Aboriginal involvement with
the Burke and Wills expedition
of 1860-61.
[38836] Conniff, Richard.
House of lost worlds:
dinosaurs, dynasties and
the story of life on earth.
New Haven: 2016. Large
octavo, dustwrapper, 331 pp.,
photographs, illustrations.$62
Tells the story of how the Yale
Peabody Museum of Natural
History changed ideas about
dinosaurs, dynasties, and even the story of life on earth.
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NEW - [39047] Fornasiero,
Jean, Lindl Lawton and John
West-Sooby. The art of
science: Nicolas Baudin’s
voyagers 1800-1804.
Kent Town: 2016. Quarto,
illustrations.
$40
Looks at French navigator Nicolas
Baudin’s lavish three and a half
year scientific expedition to the
‘Southern Lands’, charting coasts,
studying the natural environment and recording encounters
with indigenous peoples.
[38613] Harvell, Drew. Sea
of glass: searching for the
Blaschkas’ fragile legacy in an
ocean at risk. Berkeley: 2016.
The story of father-son glassmaking team, Leopold and
Rudolph Blaschka, whose
menagerie of unusual marine
creatures was packed away for
decades in a Cornell University
storage unit. The book provides
a time capsule of life in earlier oceans untouched by climate
change and human impacts.
NEW - [38924] Heard,
Stephen B. The scientist’s
guide to writing: how to
write more easily and
effectively throughout your
scientific career. Princeton:
pp.
$44
In an accessible, informal tone, this
book explains essential techniques
that students, postdoctoral
researchers, and early-career
scientists need to write more clearly, efficiently, and easily.
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$108
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NEW - [39062] Henderson,
Paul. James Sowerby: the
enlightenment’s natural
historian. Kew: 2015.
pp., colour photographs
and illustrations.
$90
James Sowerby (1757-1822)
was an outstanding artist and
natural historian, renowned for
his discoveries and prodigious
output of beautiful, scientific books of plants, fungi, animals,
fossils and minerals, all at a key historical time: the Age of
Enlightenment in Great Britain.
[38837] Lunde, Darrin.
The naturalist: Theodore
Roosevelt, a lifetime
of exploration, and the
triumph of American
natural history. New York:
photographs.
$45
Drawing on Roosevelt’s
diaries as well as the author’s
own role as a leading figure
in museum naturalism today, this exciting new book reads
Roosevelt through the lens of his love for nature.
[37724] Pascoe, Bruce. Dark
Emu black seeds: agriculture
or accident. Broome: 2014.
photographs.
$35
This book puts forward an
argument for a reconsideration
of the hunter-gatherer tag for
precolonial Aboriginal Australians.
52
Peck, Robert McCracken and
Sir David Attenborough. The
natural history of Edward Lear
(1812-1888). London: 2016.
$70
Depicting Edward Lear’s original
watercolours for his scientific
paintings, many reproduced here
for the first time, this book cements
Lear’s place among the greatest
natural history painters of all time.
[38942] Retter, Catharine.
Time at Taronga: a zoo
down-under. Northbridge:
2016. Quarto,
Shares intimate stories
from the zoo’s own
extensive archives, and
includes striking images of
unforgettable moments
photographed by the zookeepers themselves over the decades.
[38527] Skelly, David K.,
Thomas J. Near and Robert
Lorenz. Exploration and
discovery: treasures of the
Yale Peabody Museum of
Natural History. New Haven:
2016. Quarto, paperback,
illustrations.
$40
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Wildlife Art and Photography
NEW - [38768] Blackwell,
Stephen H. and Kurt
Johnson. Fine lines:
Vladimir Nabokov’s
scientific art. New
Haven: 2016. Quarto,
illustrations.
$69
This landmark book is the
first full appraisal of Vladimir Nabokov’s long-neglected
contributions as a scientist.
DUE OCTOBER [39078] Kidman-Cox,
Rosamund, editor.
The masters of nature
photography: wildlife
photographer of the
year, volume two.
London: 2016. Oblong
format, dustwrapper,
244 pp., colour photographs. $80
Each portfolio profiles the photographer, their approach,
influences and aims and displays 10 iconic images reflecting
their work’s range.
See also volume one [36078].
$80
NEW - [38919] Morris,
Colleen and Louisa Murray.
The Florilegium: The Royal
Botanic Gardens Sydney
celebrating 200 years.
Glebe: 2016. Quarto,
illustrations. $65
This beautiful book presents a
major collection of contemporary
botanical illustration to celebrate
the bicentenary of Sydney’s botanic gardens.
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$90
[36542] Olsen, Penny.
An eye for nature: the
life and art of William
T. Cooper. Canberra:
(2015 reprint). Quarto,
colour and black and
white illustrations and
photographs.
$50
A wonderfully produced work
on celebrated wildlife artist William T. Cooper. Illustrated with
nearly 200 paintings and sketches, this biography by well-known
author Penny Olsen traces the path of Cooper’s life and art.
NEW - [38715] Stevens,
Margaret. The art of botanical
painting. London: (2016
second edition). Quarto,
illustrations.
$30
The definitive instructional guide to the
art of botanical illustration, published
in association with The Society of
Botanical Artists and featuring detailed
step-by-step demonstrations by
members of the Society.
[38948] Wolfe, Art.
Vanishing act: the
artistry of animal
camouflage. Sydney:
2016. Quarto,
In this revealing
book of unconventional animal portraits, esteemed wildlife
photographer Art Wolfe turns his lens on one of the animal
kingdoms most fundamental survival techniques: camouflage.
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Travel and Wildlife Guides
Barnes, Keith and Ken
Behrens. Birds of Kruger
National Park. Princeton:
pp., colour photographs.$56
More than 400 stunning colour
photographs illustrate the 250 most
frequently encountered species,
with a habitat-based approach
assisting in identification.
DUE OCTOBER - [38564] Barnes, Keith. Animals
of Kruger National Park. Princeton: 2016. Octavo,
paperback, 176 pp., colour photographs.
$54
Covers 57 mammals, 17 reptiles, and 8 frogs. In addition to
Kruger’s famous Big-5 of elephants, leopards, lions, rhinoceroses,
and buffalos, the guide also includes lesser-known animals.
Behrens, Ken and Keith
Barnes. Wildlife of
Madagascar. Princeton: 2016.
colour photographs.
$62
The guide is organized by group,
from mammals to plants, and its
authoritative and accessible text
provides key information about
identification, habitat, behaviour,
and conservation.
Chester, Sharon R. The
Arctic guide: wildlife of the
far north. Princeton: 2016.
colour illustrations, maps.$65
This excellent guide presents the
traveller and naturalist with an
authoritative, portable guide to
the flora and fauna of the world’s
northernmost region.
56
NEW - [38317] Davis,
Wade. Lost Amazon: the
pioneering expeditions
of Richard Evan Schultes.
San Rafael: (2016
second edition). Octavo,
and white photographs.$38
The greatest Amazonian
botanical explorer of the 20th
century, Schultes was a living link
to the naturalists of the Victorian
era and a world authority on
toxic, medicinal, and hallucinogenic plants.
NEW - [38798] De Roy,
Tui. Galapagos: preserving
Darwin’s legacy. London:
(2016 second edition).
Quarto, dustwrapper, 240
map.
$71
This sumptuous largeformat book was first
produced in 2009 to
celebrate the fiftieth
anniversary of the
establishment of the Charles Darwin Foundation on
Galapagos. The book comprises a series of invited essays
under the editorship of world-renowned photographer and
long-term Galapagos resident, Tui de Roy.
New - [38939] Elder, Charlie.
Few and far between: on
the trail of Britain’s rarest
animals. London: 2016.
colour photographs.
$21
This book celebrates the diversity
of British wildlife and highlights the
natural treasures at risk of loss.
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[38567] Fitter, Julian, Daniel Fitter and David Hosking.
Wildlife of the Galapagos. London: (2016 second
edition, revised). Octavo, paperback, 288 pp., colour
photographs, maps, other illustrations.
$50
Includes a new 16-page section of visitor sites with maps,
85 additional species of fish and over 100 new photographs.
Features Giant tortoises, and includes many other mammals,
reptiles, coastal and marine life, birds, plants and invertebrates.
NEW - [38956] Lai, Fanny
and Bjorn Olesen. A visual
celebration of Borneo’s
wildlife. Singapore: 2016.
Quarto, dustwrapper, 451
Illustrated with more than
350 images, this photographic
tribute describes the top 16
wildlife locations in Borneo.
NEW - [38885] Marsh, Nigel.
Coral wonderland: the best
dive sites of the Great Barrier
Reef. Chatswood: 2016.
This brilliant book provides
detailed information on over
170 of the best dive sites.
McPherson, Stewart et al.
Britain’s treasure islands: a
journey to the UK overseas
territories. Poole: 2016. Octavo,
photographs, maps.
$80
The UK Overseas Territories are
Britain’s most remote outposts and
are home to thousands of unique
flora and fauna, many of which are
featured here.
58
NEW - [38717] Miller, Char and Tim Palmer. America’s great
national forests, wildernesses and grasslands. New York: 2016.
Quarto, dustwrapper, 271 pp., colour photographs. $110
This book features the 30 most notable national forests,
while also celebrating more than 100 different national
forests in 44 states.
NEW - [38532] Moss,
Stephen, and Laurie
Campbell. Highlands:
Scotland’s wild heart.
colour photographs.$40
With thoughtful text
accompanied by spectacular
new photography, this book
follows a year in the lives of a stellar cast of wild animals as they
struggle to survive in this beautiful, yet unforgiving landscape.
NEW - [38642] Myers, Susan.
Wildlife of Southeast Asia.
Princeton: 2016. Small octavo,
illustrations, map.
$48
This handy photographic
guide offers a stunning look
at the wildlife of Southeast
Asia, which includes Burma,
Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia,
Thailand, and Vietnam.
[38683] Reader’s Digest. Encyclopedia of Australian
wildlife. Sydney: (2016 reprint). Quarto, paperback, 640
pp., colour photographs and illustrations, maps. $40
With more than 1,000 entries this comprehensive and
informative guide covers Australia’s intriguing mammals,
birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish and invertebrates.
NEW - [38881] Wilson, Samantha. Ultimate wildlife
destinations. Chatswood: 2016. Octavo, paperback,
240 pp., colour photographs, map.
$30
This book combines the desire for ever more adventurous
activities with our long-standing passion for wildlife, all
the while infused with responsible travel themes and
conservation topics.
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Bargains
The birds of America: the Bien
chromolithographic edition
[36617] Audubon,
John James and Joel
Oppenheimer. New
York: 2013. Folio,
publishers cloth,
slipcase, 256 pp., colour
illustrations.
NOW $95 was $500.
Due to the considerable size and weight of this book,
special postage rates will apply: DOMESTIC POSTAGE - $20
NEW ZEALAND - $40 REST OF WORLD - $90.
[33268] Braby, Michael and Penny Olsen. A flutter of
butterflies. Canberra: 2011. Quarto, paperback, 106
NOW $20 was $35
[27016] Debelius, Helmut and
Rudie H. Kuiter. Nudibranchs
of the world. Frankfurt: 2007.
Quarto, laminated boards,
360 pp., colour photographs.
NOW $60 was $110
[29163] Dickman, Chris,
Daniel Lunney and Shelley
Burgin, editors. Animals of arid
Australia: out on their own?
Sydney: 2007. Quarto, paperback, 240 pp., photographs,
maps, illustrations.
NOW $25 was $75
[29649] Dolby, Tim, Penny Johns and Sally Symonds,
editors. Where to see birds in Victoria. Crows Nest:
2009. Octavo, paperback, 192 pp., colour photographs,
maps.
NOW $15 was $35
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[16810] Forshaw, Joseph M. and William T. Cooper.
Turacos: a natural history of the Musophagidae.
Melbourne: 2002. Quarto, dustwrapper, 224 pp., 26
colour plates and uncoloured illustrations by William
Cooper.
NOW $60 was $230
[26825] Frith, Clifford B. and
Dawn W. Frith. Bowerbirds:
nature, art and history.
Malanda: [2008]. Quarto,
photographs. NOW $35 was $80
[33799] Garnett, Stephen
T. and Donald C. Franklin.
Climate change adaptation
plan for Australian birds. Collingwood: 2014. Quarto,
paperback, 262 pp., maps, tables. NOW $20 was $70
[33132] Garnett, Stephen, Judit Szabo and Guy
Dutson. The action plan for Australian birds 2010.
Collingwood: 2011. Quarto, paperback, 442 pp., tables,
maps.
NOW $20 was $50
[34037] George, Alex. A
Banksia album: 200 years
of botanical illustration.
Canberra: 2011. Quarto,
illustrations.
NOW $20 was $35
[3998] Greer, Allen E. The
biology and evolution of
Australian lizards. Chipping
Norton: 1990. Quarto,
dustwrapper, 264 pp., colour photographs, black and
white illustrations.
NOW $25 was $69
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[10459] Greer, Allen E. The biology and evolution of
Australian snakes. Chipping Norton: 1997. Quarto,
dustwrapper, 358 pp., colour and black and white
photographs, line drawings.
NOW $30 was $88
[17512] Hobbs, Richard J., editor. Biodiversity in
Mediterranean ecosystems of Australia. Sydney: 1992.
Octavo, 246 pp., colour illustrations, laminated boards.
NOW $25 was $60
[33792] Jackson, Stephen and Peter Schouten. Gliding
mammals of the world. Collingwood: 2012. Quarto,
dustwrapper, 215 pp., colour illustrations, maps.
NOW $25 was $100
[25319] Jeans, Jeffrey and
Gary Backhouse. Wild orchids
of Victoria, Australia. Seaford:
photographs.
NOW $60 was $100
[10941] Kirkpatrick, Jamie
et al. Australia’s most
threatened ecosystems: the
southeastern lowland native
grasslands. Chipping Norton 1995. Octavo, paperback,
116 pp., colour photographs, black and white
NOW $10 was $19
[29216] Kuiter, Rudie
H. Seahorses and their
relatives. Seaford: (2009
third edition). Quarto,
laminated boards, 334
NOW $80 was $130
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[30981] Kuiter, Rudie H. and Helmut Debelius. World
atlas of marine fauna. Frankfurt: 2009. Quarto,
laminated boards, 725 pp., colour photographs.
NOW $80 was $160
[21176] Martin, Roger. Tree-kangaroos of Australia and
New Guinea. Collingwood: 2005. Octavo, paperback, 158
pp., black and white photographs, colour illustrations, maps.
Australian Natural History Series.
NOW $10 was $40
[31960] Mattingley, Christobel. For the love of
nature: E.E. Gostelow’s birds and flowers. Canberra:
2010. Small octavo, dustwrapper, 158 pp., colour
illustrations.
NOW $12 was $30
[34101] National Library of
Australia. Little book of birds.
Canberra: 2012. Duodecimo,
illustrations.
NOW $10 was $16
[30232] Norton, Leonie.
Women of flowers: botanical
art in Australia from the
1830s to the 1960s. Canberra:
NOW $20 was $35
[28051] Olsen, Penny
(Introduction). A brush with
birds: Australian bird art
from the National Library of
Australia. Canberra: 2008.
Quarto, paperback, 120 pp.,
NOW $15 was $35
[34856] Olsen, Penny. Cayley
and son: the life and art of Neville
Henry Cayley and Neville William
Cayley. Canberra: 2013. Quarto, dustwrapper, 236 pp., lavishly
illustrated throughout with colour and black and white
illustrations.
NOW $30 was $50
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[33791] Richards, Greg, Les
Hall and Steve Parish. A
natural history of Australian
bats: working the night shift.
Collingwood: 2012. Quarto,
colour photographs, maps. NOW $20 was $80
[20508] Shepherd, S. A.
and Davies, M. Marine
invertebrates of southern
Australia, part three. Adelaide: 1997. Octavo,
softcover, 900-1264 pp., colour photographs and text
illustrations.
NOW $30 was $80
[34713] Taylor, Sue. John Gould’s extinct and
endangered birds of Australia. Canberra: 2012.
Quarto, dustwrapper, 247 pp., colour illustrations.
NOW $30 was $50
[33624] Temple Watts,
Viola. The quintessential
bird: the art of Betty
Temple Watts. Canberra:
2011. Small octavo,
NOW $20 was $35
[19327] Webb, Joan B.
The botanical endeavour:
journey towards a flora of Australia. Chipping Norton:
2003. Octavo, paperback, 298 pp., illustrations, maps.
NOW $15 was $40
[31073] Ziembicki, Mark. Australian bustard.
Collingwood: 2010. Octavo, paperback, 102 pp., colour
photographs, text illustrations. Australian Natural
History Series.
NOW $10 was $40
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