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FLORA OF AUSTRALIA. Volume 1: Introduction.

By: (Contributers)

Price: $26.60

Publisher: Canberra, A.C.T., Australia, Australian Government Publishing Service: 1981

Seller ID: 013726

ISBN: 0642066523

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

x, + 200pp. Illustrated throughout: colour plates, b/white halftone plates, line-drawings and tables. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Lightly bumped and edgeworn colour-illustrated papered boards covered in permanent clear adhesive film (slight bubbling). Printed endpapers. Textblock unmarked. This title is the first stand-alone volume in the extensive 'Flora of Australia' series. Contents include: Prelims., Contributors (Vol. 1). Floral Emblems (Australia and States). Map. Introduction. Background to Flora of Australia. Australian-Flora Origin and Evolution. Introduction to The System of C...
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THE FOREST WARS

By: Ajani, Judith

Price: $22.80

Publisher: Victoria, Australia, Melbourne University Press: 2007

Seller ID: 007840

ISBN: 0522854192

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good +

v, + 362pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Small felt-pen mark to lower textblock edge, otherwise leaves unmarked. Pictorially-illustrated card wrapper has small, soft corner crease to front panel, else nominally scuffed. " . . . forest expert Judith Adjani contends that Australia in is the enviable position of being able to meet nearly all its wood needs from economically superior plantations . . . There is no irreconcilable conflict between development and environment. So why do the major parties not have coherent forest policies? . . . " Contents include: Prelims., 15 chapters over...
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THE EPIDEMIOLOGY AND CONTROL OF GASTROINTESTINAL PARASITES OF CATTLE IN AUSTRALIA

By: Anderson, N., And Waller, P.J. (Edited by)

Price: $34.20

Publisher: East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, CSIRO Australia: 1988

Seller ID: 013799

ISBN: 0643035176

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

xii, + 90pp. Intext, line-drawn maps and graphs throughout. Book clean and square. Illustrated card wrapper has several tiny flecks on front wrap, else nominally bumped. Textblock unmarked. As the beef and dairy cattle industry grows for export and domestic markets, the issue of gastrointestinal parasites can become a serious productive and financial issue for Australian cattle producers. This book attempts to address the helminth problem in cattle . . . Contents include: Prelims., List of Contributors. Foreword. Acks. 7 chapters (each with an Introduction, and References). Book weight approx....
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AUSTRALIA'S RESOURCES and Their Utilisation - Part 2

By: Andrews, Dr. John

Price: $26.60

Publisher: Sydney, N.S.W., Australia, The Department of Tutorial Classes, University of Sydney: 1957

Seller ID: 013795

Binding: Softcover Booklet, Staplebound

Condition: Very Good

73pp. Illustrated throughout: b/white halftone plates, line-drawings, maps and tables. Saddle-stitched, staplebound format. Staples tight and slightly rusted. Illustrated paper wrapper minimally edgeworn and soiled. A date stamp on title page, else minor bump on texblock foredge. "In this volume, Part 2 of 'Australia's Resources and Their Utilisation', Dr. John Andrews examines the country's secondary and tertiary industries, with preliminary sections on Australia's manpower and population trends, and discusses his conclusions for our likely development in the future." (post 1957).This...
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KAKADU : A Heritage for the Future

By: Balderstone, Simon (Text by) Meier, Leo (Photography by)

Price: $30.40

Publisher: Sydney, N.S.W., Australia, Lansdowne Publishing: 1995

Seller ID: 011155

ISBN: 1863024727

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good +

256pp., stunning colour photographic images throughout by Leo Meier. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper negligibly indented. From the back panel: "A place of stunning contrasts, Kakadu extends from the mangrove-fringed tidal plains through the floodplains and lowland hills to the sandstone cliffs of the Arnhem land escarpment . . . captures the exceptional beauty of this place, where the land changes character according to seasonal patterns, where an ancient cultural heritage is displayed in artworks of international significance, where unique animals, b...
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BUGS IN THE SYSTEM: Insects and Their Impact on Human Affairs

By: Berenbaum, May R.

Price: $17.10

Publisher: Reading, Massachusetts, United States, Helix Books/Addison-Wesley Publishing: 1996

Seller ID: 003227

ISBN: 0201408244

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good +

xiii, + 377pp., intext, b/w halftone plate illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper lightly edgeworn only. In the world of insects, which impacts on us all, the numbers are staggering: up to 30 million species, an estimated number of individual insects at any given time is 10 quintillion, collectively out-weighing every other lifeform on the planet. They are to be found everywhere.Contents include: Prelims., Classification and Nomenclature, Physiology, Behaviour, Social lives, Vegetarian lifestyles, Eating insects, Parasites and hosts, Od...
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CROCODILES OF AUSTRALIA

By: Biddell, Greg and Stringer, Col

Price: $19.00

Publisher: Casuarina, Northern Territory, Australia, Adventure Publications:

Seller ID: 008239

ISBN: 0959089691

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

81pp., predominantly colour (some b/white) photographic illustrations throughout, plus colour map, several colour and b/white art illustrations (including frontis). Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean, small amount of foxing to lower title page. Illustrated gloss boards mildly surface scuffed, and indented, lightly bumped on lower edge. "The purpose of this book is to give a basic understanding of the crocodile, its nature, habitats, the dangers and the myths - in layman's terms . . . " Contents include 9 chapters. Book weight approx. 520g.
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ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT [German Text]

By: Botting, Douglas

Price: $31.35

Publisher: Munchen, Prestel Verlag: 1974

Seller ID: 004822

ISBN: 3791300857

Binding: Hardcover and Dustjacket

Condition: Very Good +

Original blue cloth. Four tip-in, double-spread colour plates. Intext b/white half-tone plate sections, plus an undamaged, folded, removable map and affixed sleeve on rear paste-down. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Lightly bumped on lower foredge corners. Leaves clean and unmarked. Art-illustrated, gloss laminated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket mildly edgeworn with laminate lifting, plus an area [U.V. affected] lost from spine.Bound-in [part sample facsimile of 'Kleinere Schriften', Alexander Humboldt, 1853, at rear. Originally published as 'Humboldt and the Cosmos', George Rainbird, ...
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A GUIDE TO WILD SOUTH AMERICA

By: Bright, Michael

Price: $19.00

Publisher: London, BBC Worldwide Ltd.: 2000

Seller ID: 010560

ISBN: 0563537051

Binding: Hardcover and Dustjacket

Condition: Near Fine

216pp., colour photographic illustrations throughout, plus colour maps. Book clean, square. Spine firm, silver title there-on. Plain green boards undamaged. Leaves clean. Illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket negligibly edge-creased at head of spine only. Foreword by Series producer, 'Andes to Amazon', Karen Bass. From rear dustjacket panel: "This ground-breaking wildlife guide to South America includes a country-by-country gazetteer of the best wildlife sites across the continent. The gazetteer, compiled by seasoned ecotravellers Dan Tapster and Jessica Auty, provides all the pr...
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CREATURES OF THE SEA: Being the Life Stories of Some Sea Birds, Beasts And Fishes

By: Bullen, Frank T.

Price: $20.90

Publisher: London, Religious Tract Society: 1905

Seller ID: 002224

Binding: Original Decorated Cloth HB

Condition: Good+

430pp., 40 unpaginated, monochrome [dark blue] art-illustrated [Carreras] half-tone plates [including frontispiece] throughout. Book square, very mildly shaken. Gilt titles. Decorated, illustrated cloth nominally frayed on foredge corners, head and heel of backstrip. Flecks of insect damage, mainly on rear cover. No dustjacket. Rectangular piece [25%] of ffep. excised, random foxing specks throughout. 28 chapters, including: Intro., Autobiography of a sperm whale, Humpback, Right Whales, Rorquals, Walrus, Seals, Sharks, Turtles, Cuttle-fish/Squid, Chimaeras, Sea-serpents, Albacore, Bonito, Fly...
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AUSTRALIAN BUTTERFLIES IN COLOUR

By: Burns, Alexander & Rotherham, E.R.

Price: $17.10

Publisher: Sydney, N.S.W., Australia, A.H. & A.W. Reed: 1969

Seller ID: 010696

ISBN: 0589500015

Binding: Hardcover and Dustjacket

Condition: Very Good

112pp., recto-page colour plates. Book clean. Spine firm. White title to green boards, which are mildly shelf-rubbed. Small, light mark to rear free endpaper, else leaves clean. Illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket negligibly edge-creased, sunned spine (title clearly legible), minor foxing to reverse. " . . . 85 Australian species, some of them among the most splendid in the world, appear in full colour. Alexander Burns' comprehensive text tells the reader how to recognise each butterfly and describes its habits, range, food plant, and the type of country in which it is likely t...
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APE MAN: The Story of Human Evolution

By: Caird, Rod

Price: $23.75

Publisher: London, Boxtree Limited: 1994

Seller ID: 012981

ISBN: 1852834242

Binding: Hardcover and Dustjacket

Condition: Near Fine

192pp., intext illustrations throughout: colour photographic and art illustrations, plus b/white halftone plates, with colour and b/white line drawings. Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over firm spine. Burgundy-coloured boards undamaged. Textblock pristine. Colour-illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket lightly edgeworn only. Based on a Granada Television series of the same name "Ape Man", explores the story of human evolution drawn from interviews with leading scientists who work all over the world. Many questions are resolved - many still remain unanswered . . . Cons...
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FIELD GUIDE TO THE MAMMALS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA

By: Chris Stuart, and Tilde Stuart

Price: $17.10

Publisher: Cape Town, South Africa, Struik Publishers: 1988

Seller ID: 011784

ISBN: 0869772791

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

272pp., photographic colour plates throughout, supported by two-colour range maps. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Pictorially-illustrated card wrapper lightly edgeworn, with a soft crease and short tear on rear wrap. A comprehensive field guide to the huge array of mammals that call Southern Africa home . . . Book weight approx. 515g. Size: 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall
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SEASHELLS: A Portrait of the Animal World

By: Cleave, Andrew

Price: $14.25

Publisher: New York, Todri Productions: 1996

Seller ID: 003236

Binding: Illustrated Gloss Boards HB/DJ

Condition: Near Fine

72pp., stunning, intext colour plates throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Gloss, pictorially-illustrated boards undamaged. Identically-illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket slightly edgeworn, with a short, closed tear. "There can be few natural objects as beautiful and fascinating as the shells of molluscks." From magnifying-glass size up to giants over two feet [61cm.] in length, no human sculptor can match the intricacies of design and patterns of nature's handiwork.This volume offers a selection, to be envied by any collector, with an interest in shel...
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AUSTRALIAN SEA LIFE SOUTH OF 30° S.

By: Coleman, Neville

Price: $26.60

Publisher: Sydney, Doubleday: 1987

Seller ID: 003381

ISBN: 0868242691

Binding: Hardcover and Dustjacket

Condition: Very Good

288pp., each identified specimen has a depicted page with colour-plate illustration, small b/w locality map and relevant description, plus frontispiece and intext illustrations. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Shelfwear on foot and heel of backstrip. Circled 'R' stamp on foot of text-block, otherwise leaves clean. Pictorially-illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket mildly edgeworn and nipped on foredge corner folds. Covering every group of marine creatures [except fish] that inhabit the waters around Australia south of 30oS, contents of this enthralling book include: Prelims., Intro...
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SUSTAINABILITY

By: Colley, Alex

Price: $19.00

Publisher: Canterbury, NSW, Australia, Envirobook: 2006

Seller ID: 012491

ISBN: 0858812177

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

(vi), + 90pp. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Gloss, illustrated card wrapper nominally edgeworn only. Textblock unmarked. In 'Sustainability', environmentalist, economist and life-long bushwalker Alex Colley (1909-2014) provides a plain-speaking, step-by-step description of the problems facing us, from our damaged soil, air, water, forests and wildlife to waste, transport and population. Contents include: Prelims., Introduction, 11 chapters. Book weight approx. 150g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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THE MAYA ROAD

By: Conrad, Jim

Price: $14.25

Publisher: Buckinghamshire, England, Bradt Publications: 1992

Seller ID: 008060

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

xiv, + 274pp., b/white line-drawn illustrations intext. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean, with mild tanning to edges. Illustrated card wrapper minimally edgeworn, previous seller's sticker to lower rear panel. "The Maya Road (La Ruta Maya) is the name given to a figure of eight route passing through the most interesting lowland areas of Eastern Mexico (Yucatan and Chiapas), Belize, Honduras (Copan), and Guatemala. Jim Conrad is a professional naturalist with a special concern for low-impact travel. He guides the traveller into a greater understanding of ecology and Mayan cultur...
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THIS IS NAMIBIA

By: Cubitt, Gerald, and Joyce, Peter

Price: $23.75

Publisher: Cape Town, South Africa, Struik Publishers: 1992

Seller ID: 012126

ISBN: 1868251861

Binding: Hardcover and Dustjacket

Condition: Very Good

158pp., plus (ii). Small b/white halftone plates, stunning colour plates (including double-page title-frontis spread and half-title page), and locality map. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Blue boards very good. Text-block unmarked. Illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket slightly edgeworn only. Namibia is one of Africa's younger nations, having gained its independence in 1990 after a century of colonial rule. Situated in the western region of southern subcontinental Africa it covers a region four times the size of the United Kingdom. A captioned, photographic tour of this diverse c...
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FIGHT FOR THE TIGER: One Man's Fight to Save the Wild Tiger from Extinction

By: Day, Michael

Price: $14.25

Publisher: London, Headline: 1995

Seller ID: 004258

ISBN: 0747215480

Binding: Hardcover and Dustjacket

Condition: Very Good

x, + 374pp., three unpaginated halftone plate sections, one full colour, two in b/white. Some of these illustrations are confronting and disturbing.Book clean and square. Spine firm, bright gilt title there-on. Leaves tanned. Boards undamaged. Colour-illustrated [author portrait rear], loose-plastic protected dustjacket nominally edgeworn only. At huge personal risk, both physical and financial, the author has embarked on a crusade to save the remaining population of wild tigers from the hugely profitable Asian black market trade in tiger body parts.Book weight approx. 750g.
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MEERKAT VALLEY

By: Degre, Alain and Robert, Sylvie (Text by Laure Aslo)

Price: $28.50

Publisher: Johannesburg, South Africa, Southern Book Publishers: 1989

Seller ID: 011810

ISBN: 1868121380

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

125pp., colour-plate illustrations throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Pictorially-illustrated gloss boards lightly scuffed and bumped. A former owner's name/date on plain front pastedown, else leaves clean. No dustjacket. English translation by Lydia Moolman. Over a period of three years the photographers observed, and were accepted by, a family of wild meerkats. This is the endearing story . . . Book weight approx. 940g. * Customers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it will weigh over 1KG. with packing. Please email for quote. Size: 4to - over 9¾&#...
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Category: Natural History