The Natural History of the Wongan Hills
Perth: Western Australian Naturalists' Club, 1977. 8vo, wraps, b&w illus, pp 107. Very good condn. Detailed study of the Wongan Hills region in the wheatbelt.
Perth: Western Australian Naturalists' Club, 1977. 8vo, wraps, b&w illus, pp 107. Very good condn. Detailed study of the Wongan Hills region in the wheatbelt.
Brisbane: Lookout Publications, 1869-1984. Helena Forde and Harriet Scott (Illus.). Facs. ed., sm. quarto, pp.xxxvi, 100, 12 coloured plates illustrated by Helena Forde and Harriet Scott, prev. owner's inscr ffep, orig gilt titled bds. Near fine condn. Facsimile of the 1869 edition, complete with the 12 coloured plates...
Canberra: Flower Press, 1983. 1st ed., quarto, original cloth boards with pictorial onlay, colour plates, pp 56. Very good condition.
24 April 1921. A.F. Basset Hull. Original one page foolscap hand-written letter in ink from J.A. Leach to A.F. Basset Hull, dated 24 April 1921, regarding changes and suggestions to be made to the Official Checklist to be published and presented by the Royal Australasian Ornithologists' Union [R.A.O.U.]. Together with.....
London: Collins Clear-Type Press. 8vo, 4 books bound in one, Book 1: pp. 95; Book 2: pp. (7) - 79; Book 3: pp. (7) - 81; Book 4: (7) - 79, col fronts., b/w photos, b/w ills., prev owner's inscr., orig cloth bds., some stains both covers, spine sunned Nature.....
Melbourne: Queensberry Hill Press, 1978. Introduction and bibliographical descriptions by Allan McEvey. Folio, Limited Ed Number 264 of 500 copies, pp. xl, 26, xxvi colour plates, colour frontis, (ii Index), (iv list of subscribers), errata by A.R. McEvey, issued with two loose proof plates "Yellow-Ear Honey Sucker" and "Black-Crown Thrush".....
Melbourne: Edition Renard, 2007. Deluxe Limited Ed., No.39 of 70, quarto, pp.(viii), (i, fronts.), vi, (19, plates & description page), (20)-56, finely bound in half leather, marbled paper bds, gilt title to spine and printed title-label to front, spine sl bumped, loosely inserted invitation, near fine condition. Facsimile of Lewin's.....
London: Longman's Green & Co, 1866. H. Adlard (Illus.) & after William Westall. 1st ed., 2 vols., crown 8vo., Vol I: p. xx 592, b&w steel engraved frontis and plates, text illus., marbled edges and eps., some foxing spots, bookplate (Arthur Cottam) sl. covered by hinge tape, full leather bds.....
Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1938. Small 4to., pp. 12, (xxx, plates), b/w plates, prev owner's inscr., orig bds., in d.j sl chipped spine, marked rear Photographic account of the behaviour of this remarkable bird.
Melbourne: Ramsay Publishing, 1933. Foreword by A.H. Chisholm. Roy. 8vo., pp. 40, col fronts., b/w plates, prev owner's inscr., bookplate, slight foxing eps and prelims, orig cl backed bds., bottom front cnr bumped, cloth slightly marked, good The fascinating mimicry of this species, includes detailed commentary on vocalisations...
London: J.M. Dent, 1954. 8vo., pp. viii, 149, Index, b/w plates, b/w ills., maps, prev owner's inscr., slight foxing scattered throughout, orig cl. bds., v.g The author's voyage by curragh and his observations of a breeding seal population.
Sydney: Reed, 1981. Illus Susan Tingay. 4to, cloth boards, dustjacket, b&w illus, maps, pp 528. Previous owner's bird bookplate front endpaper. Very good in like d.j.
London: Bradbury & Evans, 1849. 5th Ed., 8vo, pp.viii, 351, col fronts., b&w plates & text illus., some foxing to prelims & rear pages, a.e.g., prev owner's inscr opp half-title, orginal publishers's gilt decorated, blind stamped bds., spine faded, repaired retaining orig cloth, cnrs bumped, contents clean, very good condition.....
London: Frederick Warne, 1916. Volumes I and III (of 3), quarto, original cloth boards decorated in gilt, colour plates, b&w illus pp xiv, 472; xi, 457, index in each volume. N.d. (1916). Edges and corners rubbed, Some light marking upper board vol I. Volume III hinge loosening between title page.....
London: John Murray, 1906. Introductory note by Sir Joseph Hooker. Octavo, original cloth boards with gilt, frontis portrait, pp 190. Ex-library with usual markings. Good condition. Volume 1 only. Bunbury was a keen botanist and geologist with a particular interest in paleobotany. First volume of extracts from Sir Charles Bunbury's.....
Sydney: Reed, 1973. Contribution by D.L. Serventy and Illustrations by Peter Slater. Roy. 8vo., pp. 552, Index, col plates, b/w ills., maps, bookplate, fore-edge sl marked, orig cl bds., in d.j sl creased top edge Comprehensive illustrated field guide, includes life history of each species and comments on conservation...
NSW: Reed, 1987. Drawings by Peter Slater and Photographs by Raoul Slater. Roy. 8vo., pp. 207, col plates, b/w text ills., maps, orig bds,nr fine, in sl creased d.j Useful book which covers scientific and common names of most species, includes notes on historical background of common names where possible.....
Perth: Western Australian Naturalists Club, 1965. Octavo, paper wraps, b&w illus, pp. 73 plus 3 pp blank notes section. Typed list of nomenclature changes loosely inserted. Very good condition.
Perth: Jacaranda/Landfall Press, 1967. 1st ed., octavo, pp. (x) 161, Index, b&w line illustrations by Barbara York Main, original cloth boards, some fishing along edges, offsetting at eps from tipped-in book review (newscutting). Very good in very good dust-jacket. Botanical survey of the flora of the wheatbelt region...
Collection of articles, offprints, and short chapters, published between the 1950s and the 2000s, on spiders (mainly trapdoor spiders). 17 items (not including several duplicates). From the author's own collection. Very good condition. Articles on Australian (mainly West Australian) spiders, from a variety of specialist publications. Includes spiders in the.....
London: Cassell, 1916. Octavo, original cloth boards with gilt titles, frontis portrait plate, b&w plates, pp 291. Volume 2 only (of 2). Ex-library, with usual markings. Spine heavily rubbed and fraying, clear library tape along spine. Fair copy of uncommon title.
North Carolina: North Carolina, Agricultural Research Service, 1979. 8vo., pp iv, 362, Index, f.f.ep missing, some marks edges, wraps, marked A bibliography of existing tobacco literature. Technical Bulletin No. 258, December 1979.
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1978. Kate Greenaway (Illus.). Oblong octavo, pp.78, colour illus by Kate Greenaway, orig. cloth boards lightly foxed in protected dust-jacket First published in the 1890s with the beautifully coloured illustrations by children's book illustrator, Kate Greenaway, as in this edition.
London: W. Griffin, 1767. John Abercrombie (actual author). 1st ed., 12mo., pp. (iv), (1)-84, 73-412, 415-422, (ii, adverts), [pagination as in most first edition copies], pages tanned with some markings and light staining, corners a little dog eared, some creasing, chipping, contemporary annotations in ink to margins of few pages.....
Singapore: Methodist Publishing House, 1921. 8vo, pp. 104, Index, (ii list of plates), (lxxii b/w plates), offsetting front eps., orig dec cloth bds., some marks covers, edges rubbed, good Comprehensive work describing fish species of the region.