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Australia's Living Deserts
by Michael Morcombe
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- 1980
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The vast central desert touches on all mainland states of Australia and comprise the major portion of South Australia, Western Australia and The Northern Territory. Although of enormous extent nowhere do the deserts become totally barren with sufficient rainfall from time to time to support surprisingly large populations of plants and animals if only for a brief time. 79 pages… Read more about this item Item Price
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Diary of a Young Naturalist
by Dara McAnulty
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- Very Good+
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- 2020
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FLAGSTAFF HILL, South Australia, AUS
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$13.32
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The author, an autistic teenager, explores the natural world. 223 pages with 7 illustrations and endpaper illustration. Book and dust jacket in very good+ condition. Item Price
$13.32
The Dogs that Made Australia
by Guy Hull
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- 2018
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FLAGSTAFF HILL, South Australia, AUS
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$9.99
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The untold story of the dog's role in building Australia. its heritage and identity. 368 pages with 8 pages of photographs and some illusttrations throughout. Book in very good+ condition. Item Price
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Whalemen Adventurers
by W J Dakin
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- First This Edition
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- 1963
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FLAGSTAFF HILL, South Australia, AUS
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The story of whaling in Australian waters and other Southern Seas related thereto, from the days of sails to modern times. 285 pages with 16 illustrations and 2 maps. Book in very good condition with previous owners signature, light tanning and minor wear. Item Price
$11.99
Bush Tucker Man: Tarnished Heroes
by Les Hiddins
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- As New
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- As New
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- First
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- 1998
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FLAGSTAFF HILL, South Australia, AUS
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Some of the colourful heroes of the Bush, relatively unrecognised as seemingly every act of courage and daring always seemed to be accompanied by a touch of scandal and disrepute where the larrikin spirit went a touch to far thus becoming our tarnished heroes. 192 pages with numerous illustrations throughout many in colour. Book and dust jacket in as new… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Marine Benthic Flora of Southern Australia Part 1
by H B S Womersley
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- 1984
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FLAGSTAFF HILL, South Australia, AUS
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$46.63
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The marine flora of southern Australia - the description of the known species of seagrasses and other attached plant species. 329 pages with 16 pages of coloured plates and over 100 figures. Book in very good+ condition. Item Price
$46.63
Spiders, Snakes and Other Outcasts
by Robert Froman
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- Good+
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- First British
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- 1967
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FLAGSTAFF HILL, South Australia, AUS
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Why do people fear and hate and find certain animals repellent ? The author reasons that the fear of the unknown and feelings of disgust can be removed by learning about these creatures. 108 pages. Book in very good+ condition with date and reference bottom front endpaper. Dust jacket in good+ condition price clipped with small piece missing top front… Read more about this item Item Price
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Walking The Flinders Ranges
by C Warren Bonython
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- Good+
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- Second Reprint
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- 1974
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The author was the first person to walk the Flinders Ranges from end to end, Crystal Brook to Mount Hopeless, and he gained an intimate knowledge of the Ranges.231 pages with 32 mainly colour plates, 9 maps, 2 Diagrams and endpaper map. Book in very good+ condition Dust jacket in good+ condition with small piece missing top spine, small tear… Read more about this item Item Price
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Native Trees of South Australia
by C D Boomsma
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- 1981
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An illustrated description of the native trees and mallees of South Australia, primary as an aid to their identification, for which purpose three keys identification in the field have been provided, two for the non Eucalyptus species and the third for the 73 species, subspecies and varieties of Eucalyptus. 288 pages with illustrations throughout. Book in very good+ condition with… Read more about this item Item Price
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From the Ocean to the Sky
by Edmund Hillary
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- Very Good
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- 1979
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$11.99
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The author's account of the 1,500 mile trek from the mouth of the Gages River upstream into the mountains where the river has its beginnings, The expedition became an exhilarating journey giving a rare view into the heart and soul of India. 273 pages with 13 colour and 47 black and white illustrations, 9 maps and drawings and endpaper map.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Swans of the World: In Nature. History, Myth & Art
by A Lindsay Price
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- Near Fine
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- 1994
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FLAGSTAFF HILL, South Australia, AUS
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$15.99
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The development and behavior of the swan from from the first pip of the cygnet to the swan of old age as observed by the author and scientists around the world together with the natural history and cultural lore of the swan. Through history, myth, science, and camera the author examines these majestic birds with passion. 195 pages with over… Read more about this item Item Price
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Australia's Outback: Journeys and Discoveries
by Jocelyn Burt
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- Very Good+
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- First
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- 1992
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Published by Jacaranda Wiley. Over three quarters of Australia is regarded as the Outback. The author made many trips into this country and gives a photographic and written insight to Australia's outback. 134 pages with colour photographs on most pages and endpaper map. Book and dust jacket in very good+ condition with previous owners name on title page Item Price
$11.99
A Fowl Alphabet
by Alan James Robinson
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- 1988
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$16.66
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Twenty six exquisite watercolour portraits of birds both rare and familiar, accompanied by a brief descriptive text, a beautiful calligraphy letter and a detailed wood engraving. Pages not numbered but 56 pages. Book in near fine condition. Dust jacket in very good+ condition with minor wear. Item Price
$16.66
Voyage to the Ice: The Antarctic Expedition of SOLO
by David Lewis
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- 1979
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FLAGSTAFF HILL, South Australia, AUS
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$7.99
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In the southern summer 1977-78 the author and eight crew mounted an expedition in the yacht Solo to sail Antarctic waters - the story of the expedition and some of their findings especially on little known Balleny Islands and Cape Adare. 144 pages with 18 pages of colour photographs and many black and white illustrations in the text. … Read more about this item Item Price
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Blue Africa
by Colin Simpson
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- 1981
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FLAGSTAFF HILL, South Australia, AUS
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$9.33
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The author travels through South Africa, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Tanzania, and four Indian Ocean islands. 264 pages with 85 colour photographs, 4 drawings, 9 maps and endpaper photograph. Book in very good condition ex library with sticker on front endpaper, stamp on bottom leading edge, borrowing sleeve remnants on back endpapers and light tanning. Dust jacket in very good condition in… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Companion Guide to South Africa
by Geoffrey Jenkins and Eve Palmer
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- Very Good
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- First
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- 1978
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FLAGSTAFF HILL, South Australia, AUS
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$26.65
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The authors travel throughout South Africa and record what things entertained and excited them. 446 pages with 44 black and white illustrations, 4 maps and endpaper maps. Boo in very good condition with previous owners details on front endpaper. Dust jacket in very good condition with some wear to edges. Item Price
$26.65
Australia Beneath the Southern Cross
by Sue and Brian Kendrick
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- First
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- 1994
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FLAGSTAFF HILL, South Australia, AUS
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In March 1992 the authors sold their Sydney business to travel and photograph the remote and rugged regions of Australia. The photographs depict the landscape while the text explores some of the legends which shaped today's Australia - a journey of discovery. 180 pages with colour photographs on nearly all pages. Book in very good+ condition. Dust jacket in very… Read more about this item Item Price
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Red Sea Reef Guide
by Helmut Debelius
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- Third
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- 2001
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FLAGSTAFF HILL, South Australia, AUS
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$36.64
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The Red Sea is home to a unique fauna due to its almost isolated position near the Indian Ocean and therefore is one of the most fascinating diving areas of the world. 321 pages with over 1,000 colour photographs of coral reef animals Item Price
$36.64
Every Man & His Dog
by David Darcy
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- Reprint
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- 2019
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The author travels Australia seeking interesting characters and their dogs. 150 pages with numerous colour illustrations throughout. Book in near fine condition. Item Price
$13.32
Weather
by William J Burroughs, Bob Crowder, Ted Robertson
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- First This Edition
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- 2008
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Fully revised and updated edition - a comprehensive illustrated guide to the workings and wonder of weather and climate globally and locally. 2880pages with numerous colour illustrations throughout. Book in very good+ condition. Item Price
$11.99