531 Results: New & Used in birds in Australia

Ruth Rendell book collection 20 books all paperback and large PB in good used condition Going Wrong The Crocodile Bird A Guilty Thing Surprised The Monster in the Box The Killing Doll / Live Flesh The Strawberry Tree Vault The Babes in the Wood The Water's Loverly The Rottweiler Portobello Harm Done Kissing the Gunner's Daughter The Lake of Darkness / The Veiled One End in Tears Means of Evil and other stories Piranha to Scurfy and other stories A New Release Simisola The Tree of Hands / A Demo

'Key Guide to Australian Mammals' by Leonard Cronin and illustrated by Marion Westmacott in very good condition. It's a First Edition as per photo 2. It's a field guide, so very much like a bird book, this starts off with the key pages [Monotremes and Sea Mammals, Small Mammals, Large Mammals, and Bats] which present a few pages of visual clues to identification directing you to the relevant pages. The bulk of the book is the Colour Plates and Description section which provides a beautifull i

Neville W Cayley's 'What Mammal Is That?' with text by Ronald Strahan and additional illustrations by Peter Schouten in very good condition. This large format hardback is a First Edition as per photo 2. The flap blurb:- This magnificent volume is not only an informative reference giving up-to-date information about Australia's unique mammals, but also a celebration of the art of Neville W Cayley. Neville Cayley was the illustrator of two of the most widely used reference books in the history

'Encyclopedia of Australian Wildlife' by Reader's Digest in very good condition. It's the 2005 fully revised and updated hardback edition. The blurb:- This comprehensive, informative and entertaining book is about our unique and fascinating wildlife and covers all the major animal groups: mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fishes and invertebrates. It also includes - - Over 1000 individual entries, most with full colour photographs - General introductions to the major animal groups and subg

New, unread Haruki Murakami collection of 8 books. Have been kept in good condition on bookshelf. Selling whole collection together only. Not selling individual books separately. Price negotiable, cash only accepted. Pick-up at Epping Station or nearby station. Book titles: 1. Norwegian Wood 2. Kafka on the Shore 3. The Wind-up Bird Chronicle 4. Hard-boiled Wonderland and the End of the World 5. Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman 6. Birthday Stories 7. After the Quake 8. Colourless Tsukuru Tazaki and

Selling a full, 7-binder set of "Australia's Heritage" magazines, plus the "Project Folder". Published in the early 1970s by Paul Hamlyn, this set is a fascinating history of Australia's natural and manmade history. The set is well over 50 years old, but as good as the day they were collected. * What makes this set unique is its completeness and condition. All 7 volumes are here. I believe with all magazine sections inside. They are all in very good condition. As well as the 7 volumes, this set

'The Complete Illustrated Thorburn's Mammals' by Archibald Thorburn in very good condition. The blurb:- After his famous work on birds, which first reached the public between 1915 and 1918 in four volumes, Archibald Thorburn, no doubt encouraged by the success of that venture, published 'Mammals', in two volumes, in 1920 and 1921. And again his Fellowship of the Zoological Society and his genius as an illustrator ensured a vision of the animal kingdom which was at once technically precise and

'The Hunters' - A unique pictorial dossier on the animals that kill: How they are built, how they work, how they live by Philip Whitfield with drawings by Richard Orr and an introduction by Desmond Morris in very good condition. It's a First Edition hardback as per photo 3 [top left]. The blurb:- ...This book is an enthralling investigation of the way the hunters work. It begins with a close look at their design, examining the diverse ways in which they have adapted to their different environm

'Extreme Animals' - Tallest; Smallest; Fastest; Heaviest; Highest by Dominic Couzens in excellent condition. It's a First Edition First Imprint hardback as per photo 3. The blurb:- Prepare to be amazed by the most astounding feats in the natural world. Did you know that the mantis shrimp can punch its way through a sheet of glass, that the Bar-tailed Godwit can migrate non-stop for a quarter of the circumference of the Earth from Alaska to New Zealand, or that up to 40 million Mexican Free-tai

Beautifully illustrated bird guide with in depth information on Australia’s unique bird life, including distribution maps, species notes, habitat and more, large hard bound book 804 pages Very good condition Advertised elsewhere Pick up Cleveland

5 hardcovers and 2 softcovers. $55 the lot including post (cheaper if you pick up!) The eye of the tiger Assegai A falcon flies Birds of prey Those in peril Golden fox Warlock Check my other listings for lots more books - yes I’ll combine postage! Tags, action adventure

Book Natural Curiosity. Unseen Art of the First Fleet..Loiuse Anemaat...256 pages..$25 A4 size Paperback in Excellent Condition.........Please Call or Text 0419...848...847 Louise Anemaat uncovers never-before-published works from the artists of the First Fleet, including convicts-turned-watercolourists Thomas Watling and John Doody, and the anonymous 'Port Jackson Painter'. A sense of awe swept through natural history circles in eighteenth-century London when the first ships returned from Sy

'The Penguin Natural World of New Zealand' - An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Our Natural Heritage by Gererad Hutching in excellent condition. The blurb:- From albatrosses to ants, from kiwi to kea, from lakes to lizards, from weta to whales, this comprehensive encyclopedia covers every aspect of New Zealand's magnificent natural history. This superb book is organised in an easy-to-look-up A to Z format. Mammals, birds, fish, invertabates, insects, trees, flowers, shells, rocks, fossils, volcan

'Nature Guide to the New Zealand Forest' with text by John Dawson and photographs [mostly] by Rob Lucas in excellent condition. The blurb:- New Zealand's native forests are rich and fascinating ecosystems, and the interactions between the various plants and animals are as interesting as the individuals themselves. This book is an ecological field guide. In one volume, it provides identification for a range of common plants [trees and shrubs, vines and epiphytes, ferns, grasses, fungi and mosse

'Bird Therapy' by Joe Harkness in excellent condition. The blurb :- When Joe Harkness suffered a breakdown in 2013, he tried all the things his doctor recommended: Medication helped, counselling was enlightening, and mindfulness grounded him. But nothing came close to nature, particularly birds. How had he never noticed such beauty before? Soon, every avian encounter took him one step closer to accepting who he is. In this groundbreaking book filled with practical advice, Joe explains the tra

'New Zealand Birds in Focus' - A Photographic Index by [the late] Geoff Moon with an Introduction by Ronald Lockley in very good condition. It's a First Edition hardback as per photo 2. The blurb:- Geoff Moon is recognised as one of the world's outstanding photographers of bird life. This superb collection of more than 350 photographs of New Zealand birds is his personal selection. While the book largely comprises his own work, this is complemented by contributions from a number of other fine

Tits Boobies and Loons by Stu Royall Bird names book, great for a gift. Brand new, no damage, price tag still attached. No smoking home. Pick up Thornbury 3071 or postage at cost (payment via paypal if posting)

'Visions of Wildness' by Peter Slater, Raoul Slater & Sally Elmer in very good condition. This is a First Edition First Imprint large format hardback as per photo 3. The blurb:- Wilderness is fast disappearing or has disappeared altogether as the high tide of the human-induced effect on the environment washes over the continent, reaching into even the most isolated gorges and distant deserts. But while there are many wild creatures and plants that sadly are adversely affected, there are myriad

One for both bird lovers and photographers - 'Masterpieces of Australian Bird Photography' by Peter Slater in very good condition. This is a First Edition. The blurb:- The perfect bird photograph is a combination of many things: infinite patience, precise timing, mastery of technique, and that innate sense of artistry which alone can transform a simple portrait study into a work of memorable beauty. The harmony and excellence of such a photograph is in no small way a result of the photographer

'Sharing a Dream' by Glen Threlfo in good condition despite being an ex-library book, and it is signed. This is a collection of beautiful bird [and a few other flora and fauna] photographs taken in and around the Tweed Valley in the north-east corner of New South Wales and Gibraltar National Park by Glen Threlfo...one time photographer and guide at O'Reilly's Mountain Resort in the Lamington National Park. There's no photographic instruction or details. Just an intimate look at some often rar

A signed copy of 'Wild About You - Friends with Feathers' - Tales of Wildlife Rescue by Peta Boyce and Lyn Ellison in very good/excellent condition. This is a superbly illustrated, First Edition hardback as per photo 4, and is signed by Lyn Ellison as per photo 3. The blurb :- A collection of paintings and short stories about Australain native birds; sometimes humerous, sometimes poignant, by wildlife artists Peta Boyce and Lyn Ellison. These delightful individuals were given a helping hand an

'Where Song Began' - Australian birds and how they changed the world by Tim Low in excellent condition. The blurb:- Australia is known as the land of marsupials, but its birds are even more extraordinary. Compared with those elsewhere, they're more likely to be intelligent, aggressive, loud, long-lived, ecologically powerful, and to live in complex societies. And unlike the mammals, some have spread around the globe: more than half the world's birds - including all its songbirds and parrots, m

'Attracting Birds to Your Garden in Australia' by John Dengate [of ABC Radio and Burke's Backyard fame] in very good condition. The blurb:- A practical and informative guide to attracting birds to your garden and encouraging them to take up residence. More than 400 full-colour photographs, a wealth of valuable information and sound advice on:- - Planning and planting your garden for birds - Attracting birds to feed in your garden - Creating a pond and garden wetland - Providing natural and ar

'Birdscaping Australian Gardens' - Using Native Plants to Attract Birds to Your Garden [Revised Edition] by George Adams in excellent condition. The blurb:- Discover how to identify the most common garden birds, and how to choose, grow and maintain the native plants that will attract them to your backyard. From acacias to eucalypts, and from honeyeaters to kookaburras, this essential guide will help tranform any garden across Australia into an avian paradise. Featuring plant and bird directo