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Sydney: Random House, 2007. 1st ed.. Hardback octavo, no jacket, very good condition, pictorial cover, black & white text-illustrations, top of spine slightly bumped 162 pp. This non-fiction collection of Australian animal stories, for primary school children, places each amazing creature in the spotlight. There are fascinating facts, figures and breakout boxes to help bring the animals to life. There are bilbies, dugongs, koalas, death adders, cicadas, kookaburras, crocs, and goannas. There are even some invading species too.
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30 Amazing Australian Animals.
by Cheng, Christopher; Rogers, Gregory (illustrator).
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70 Walks in Southern New South Wales and A.C.T. [Bushwalking Series].
by Thomas, Tyrone.
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Melbourne: Hill of Content, 1998. 1st ed.. Paperback, very good condition, many full-page black & white & green maps, minor edgewear, faint foxing edges. 229 pp. This book contains information about 70 walks in southern New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory, and highlights both the Great Dividing Range and the coast. Snowy Mountains walks are also a feature. Walks are graded as easy, medium and hard and all are circuits or retraces, thereby facilitating transport access. Special sections deal with safety, mapping and navigation and a map is provided for every walk suggestion.
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Animals of Arid Australia: Out on Their Own?
by Dickman, Chris (editor); Lunney, Daniel (editor); Burgin, Shelley (editor).
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Sydney, Mosman: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales, 2007. Paperback small folio, very good plus condition, color text-photos, figures, tables, maps, glossy paper, minor edgewear. Heavy (1.0 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. 240 pp. The papers in this book were presented at a forum on 23 October 2004. The aim was to discuss whether the animals of arid Australia are 'out on their own' in terms of their unique adaptations for desert life, our view of them, and their long term prospects for survival. The many colour photos help to tell a very important story. This book will be of interest to anyone who wants to learn about the unique animals that help to make up Australia.
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Attracting Butterflies to Your Garden.
by Clyne, Densey.
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Sydney, Frenchs Forest: Reed New Holland, 2003. New ed.. Paperback small quarto, very good condition, colour text-photos, small maps, minor edgewear. 87 pp. How to attract butterflies to your garden. The life cycles of 32 common Australian butterflies are featured here, together with the plants on which they like to feed. The magnificent photography will help you identify not only the butterflies themselves, but also the caterpillars and sometimes even the eggs and pupae. (Originally published, 1990.).
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Australian Animals.
by MacCallum, J.; Dowman, Walter (illustrator).
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Sydney: Currawong Press, 1943. Paperback small quarto, good plus condition, card covers (concealed staples), full-page black & white drawings, fore-edge tears repaired first three pages (archival tape), light foxing inside covers & few pages, top corner tip front cover creased, minor loss base spine, spine little faded, few small closed tears, minor edgewear & creasing. 70 pp. This little children's picture book consists of a drawing, poem and text about 16 well-known Australian animals. The verses combine with the illustrations to make this a very interesting booklet that will appeal to anyone wanting to learn about Australia's fascinating wildlife. (Muir 4424. No date, but 1943, Trove.)
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The Australian Reptile Park Story.
by Weigel, John.
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Gosford, NSW: Australian Reptile Park, 1996. New ed.. Paperback small quarto, very good condition, stapled pamphlet, colour photos, four black & white photos at front, minor edgewear. 56 pp. John Weigel relates the story of the Australian Reptile Park, near Gosford, New South Wales. In 1996, the park moved from its previous location in North Gosford, where it was founded founded 40 years ago by snakeman Eric Worrell. The new more tranquil location is at Somersby, near Old Sydney Town. Describes the new venue, Including the public facilities and activities, the reptiles, and the life-saving production of snake and spider venoms.
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Bicycle Tours of Southeastern Australia.
by Thorn, Julia.
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Kenthurst, NSW: Kangaroo, 1989. Paperback trade, very good condition, black & white text-photos, frontispiece, maps, pages faintly toned, spine lightly faded, tiny spot fore-edge, minor edgewear. 119 pp. Consists of ten detailed route guides for long distance rides in southeastern Australia. The suggested routes include visits to Far Northern New South Wales, Coast Lakes and Farmland, Beyond the Blue Mountains, Sydney to Canberra, Southern Tablelands to the Coast, Rural Victoria, The Great Ocean Road, Victorian Gold Towns, Along the Murray, Riverland to Adelaide. Introductory sections give information on planning your trip, bicycle choice, clothing, preparation, transporting your bike, accommodation. This is the first book to give routes for long distance rides of one or two weeks' duration in Australia.
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Biology of the Koala.
by Lee, A. K. (editor); Handasyde, Kathrine (editor); Sanson, G. D. (editor).
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Sydney, Chipping Norton: Surrey Beatty & Sons / World Koala Research Corporation, 1991. c1990 for 91 ed.. Hardback large tall quarto, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), three colour plates, black & white photos & plates, black & white drawings, figures, tables, frontispiece, drawing front & rear endpaper, minimal foxed spots edges, few tiny pinhead marks pastedowns. 336 pp. This fascinating comprehensive and substantial book gives a current view of the biology, conservation and care of koalas. There is a reassessment of the phylogenetic affinities of the koala; several contributions reviewing the dynamics and status of natural populations; reassessments of our knowledge of diet; a substantial review of digestion which sheds new light on digestive function in hind gut fermenters; the first description of the social system in natural populations of koalas; new information on the endocrine control of reproduction; a substantial body of information on the…
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The Birds of Riverview.
by Dixon, Thomas S.
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Sydney, Lane Cove: Self-Published: T. S. Dixon / Centenary of Riverview College , 1980. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white text-photos, graphs, minor edgewear. 184 pp. This reference book is a catalogue of the birds of Riverview (a northcentral Sydney suburb) and has been published in conjunction with the Centenary of Riverview College (1880 - 1980). Each bird is described under headings such as First Impression, Description, Call, and Behaviour. There is a photo of most birds, and for some birds also a graph of sighting frequency for each month of the year. The author is a member of the NSW Field Ornithologists' Club. (No ISBN in the book, assigned later. ASIN: B008Q227IC.).
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Bless the Beasts: A Spirituality of Animal Care.
by Sobosan, Jeffrey G.
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New York: Crossroad Publishing, 1991. Paperback trade, very good condition, few tiny scratches covers, minor edgewear. 144 pp. Jeffrey Sobosan, a professor and priest, has written a wonderful warm caring book about his love of animals and his own understanding of Christianity. This is a beautiful book for anyone interested in animals and spirituality.
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Butterflies of the World.
by Klots, Alexander B.
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New York: Bantam Books, 1983. Reprint ed.. Paperback mass market, very good condition, colour text-photos, minimal foxing title page, rear cover top corner creased, minor edgewear. 159 pp. A handy guide book by Alexander Klots to more than 50 butterfly, skipper and moth families of the world. These remarkable creatures come to life in the vivid, full-colour photographs and authoritative description of each family.
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Butterflies of South Australia (Lepidoptera: Hesperioidea, Papilionoidea) [Handbook of the Flora and Fauna of South Australia].
by Fisher, Robert H.
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Adelaide: D. J. Woolman, Government Printer, 1978. 1st ed.. Paperback trade, very good condition, flexible covers, black & white & colour text-photos, spine little creased, faint foxing few pages, edges & pages lightly toned, minor edgewear. 272 pp. Robert Fisher provides a catalogue of butterfly species in South Australia. The life cycles of many of the butterfly species from the egg to the adult stage are illustrated for the first time in a series of unique photos. The adult butterflies are illustrated by colour photos. The author has made a valuable contribution to the world of butterfly studies.
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Carnivorous Nights: On the Trail of the Tasmanian Tiger.
by Mittelbach, Margaret; Crewdson, Michael; Rockman, Alexis (artwork).
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Melbourne: Text Publishing, 2005. 1st ed.. Paperback octavo, very good condition, few black & white drawings, pages toned as common, spine minimally creased, minor edgewear. 320 pp. This book is about three American travellers who set out to find the truth about the fabled thylacine (Tasmanian tiger). They have a memorable adventure around the Apple Isle (Tasmania), taking in the natural beauty and unique fauna that makes it a special place.
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Caught in Fading Light: Mountain Lions, Zen Masters, and Wild Nature.
by Thorp, Gary.
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New York: Walker & Co, 2002. 1st ed.. Hardback tall octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), few black & white illustrations, top edge lightly foxed, minor edgewear corners jacket. 187 pp. Describes his search for a mountain lion or cougar in the hills and mountains of Northern California where he lives. In spare, elegant prose, using the traditional form of Japanese writing known as nikki bungaku (literary diary), he writes about his meditations and adventures.
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Christine's Ark: The Extraordinary Story of Christine Townend and an Indian Animal Shelter.
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Sydney: Pan Macmillan, 2006. 1st ed.. Paperback octavo, good condition, black & white & colour photos, pages faintly toned, covers & spine lightly creased, fore-edge rear cover little creased, minor edgewear. 323 pp. An inspiring and poignant story of India, its special animals and its people, and one woman's unwavering struggle to change the world for the better. Christine Townend founded Animal Liberation in the 1970s. A visit to India in 1990 offered her the opportunity to take over a decrepit animal shelter just outside the city of Jaipur, called "Help In Sufferingâ. Author: John Little.
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Climbing Mount Improbable.
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London: Viking / Penguin Books, 1996. Paperback, very good condition, figures (text-photos & drawings), spine little faded, minor edgewear. 308 pp. An elegant series of lectures on Darwinian selection, demonstrating that organisms are merely vehicles for genes.
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The Coconut Moth in Fiji: A History of Its Control by Means of Parasites.
by Tothill, J. D.; Taylor, T. H. C. (assistant); Paine, R. W (assistant).
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London: Imperial Bureau of Entomology, Government of Fiji, 1930. Hardback small quarto, no jacket, good condition, black boards, figures, black & white & colour plates, frontispiece colour map, boards minimally rubbed & marked, inner hinge little split (pages firm), spine little slack, edges & pages faintly toned, small scuff mark title page & front flyleaf, gum residue inside front cover (label removal), minor edgewear. Heavy (1.4 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. 269 pp. This book by J. D. Tothill is about the control by parasites of the purple moth known as Levuana iridescens, B.B., which was destroying the leaves of coconuts and reducing the production of copra in Fiji, in 1924. The many drawings and plates make this a good volume to add to a nature collection. (Plus unnumbered pages of plates at rear.).
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The Contented Bee: Inspiration and Practical Tips to Keep Your Backyard Bees Happy, Healthy and Productive.
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Sydney: ABC Books / HarperCollins, 2018. Reprint ed.. Paperback small quarto, very good condition, colour text-photos (many full-page), top corner front cover creased, bottom edge front cover minimally bumped, minor edgewear. 303 pp. This lively guide features inspirational stories and photos from many enthusiasts across Australia who decided to keep bees, city and rural. There are practical chapters by a range of experts showing you how to start, caring for your bees, harvesting honey and wax (with recipes), troubleshooting, what to plant to give the hard working bees some food, and information on the popular option of keeping native stingless bees.
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Dearest Prickles: The Story of a Hedgehog Family.
by Poduschka, Walter; Christl, Poduschka; Sworder, Mary (translator).
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New York: Taplinger, 1972. 1st ed.. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in good dustjacket), black & white text-photos, minor foxing endpapers & few pages, faint toning reverse side jacket (minor edgewear & edge tears, few small scuffs & dents), bottom edge little rubbed. 128 pp. This wonderful unsentimental story is about their rescue and experiences with three baby hedgehogs. Illustrated with over fifty photos, this charming book will appeal to animal lovers of all ages.
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Departures.
by Grant Watson, E. L. (Elliot); O'Connor, John (illustrator).
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London: Pleiades Books Limited, 1948. 1st ed.. Hardback small quarto, dustjacket, good condition (in good dustjacket), black & white illustrations, minor foxing edges, reverse side jacket lightly foxed (small tear spine, minor edgewear, few creases, foxed spots white background rear cover), light foxing endpapers & title page, pages lightly toned, dustjacket protected by removable semi archival plastic sleeve lined with white paper. 131 pp. Autobiographical reflections by British naturalist and adventurer Elliot Grant Watson. The author looks at nature and sees what is fleeting and what is most permanent. He travels to distant lands, then returns to Europe. Includes a series of short poetic descriptions of life and countryside in Western Australia, including a corroboree, the fauna of Bernier and Dorre Islands (Pilbara), and caves near Busselton.
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