RICA ERICKSON: A NATURALIST'S LIFE
Written by Rica Erickson.
Stock no. 1829857
Published by University Of Western Australia Press. 1st 2005. Very good condition.

Western Australia is rightly famous for its unique plants and animals. Among those who have studied them is Rica Erickson. This is Rica's own account of how she became intereested in natural history, who were her guides, mentors and associates, and how she did her research. Interspersed with reproductions of some of her writings, drawings and paintings from the 1940s, '50s and '60s. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and illustrations, a few in colour. xv and 144 pages including index. ISBN: 1920694277. A few marks to contents but generally a nice copy.

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CARNIVOROUS PLANTS OF AUSTRALIA VOLUME 3
Written by Allen Lowrie.
Stock no. 1829780
Published by University Of Western Australia Press. 1st 1998. Slightly better than very good condition.

The third and final part of a three-volume work (volume 3 only). Describes the species of Drosera not covered in the previous volumes, as well as Aldrovanda, Byblis, Uticularia, Nepenthes and Cephalotus. In all 57 species and subspecies are described. Pictorial glazed boards, white titles. Colour photos and b/w illustrations. 288 pages including index. ISBN: 1875560599. Spine very slightly faded else a superb copy!

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CARNIVOROUS PLANTS OF AUSTRALIA VOLUME 2
Written by Allen Lowrie.
Stock no. 1829779
Published by University Of Western Australia Press. 1st 1989. Very good condition.

The second part of a three-volume work (volume 2 only). 45 western species of pygmy and other Drosera. Green glazed boards, red titles. Colour photos and b/w illustrations. xxxvii and 202 pages including index. ISBN: 0855642998. Spine lightly faded, boards lightly scuffed. Endpapers are browned. Contents clean.

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CARNIVOROUS PLANTS OF AUSTRALIA VOLUME 1
Written by Allen Lowrie.
Stock no. 1829778
Published by University Of Western Australia Press. 1st 1987. Very good condition.

The first part of a three-volume work (volume 1 only). 46 western species of erect, climbing, rosetted and fan-leaved Drosera. Green glazed boards, red titles. Colour photos and b/w illustrations. xxv and 200 pages including index. ISBN: 085564253X. Spine lightly faded, minor knock to lower edge of front cover. Covers are a little scuffed. Contents clean.

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SIDNEY NOLAN: A LIFE
Written by Nancy Underhill. Illustrated by Sidney Nolan.
Stock no. 1829602
Published by NewSouth Publishing. 1st 2015. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Sir Sidney Nolan was one of Australia's most significant modernist artists, best known for his depictions of the history and mythology of bush life in Australia. A biography written by someone who knew him... Matt pictorial boards. B/w photos, colour illustsrations. xiv and 416 pages including index. ISBN: 9781921410888. Light bumping to corners. Couple of minor marks to text block. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is rubbed at corners, grubby bar-code label to rear panel.

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PERILOUS PARADISE: PHOTO STORY OF NEW GUINEA AND ITS EMERGING PEOPLE
Written by Eric Were.
Stock no. 1829032
Published by Pacific Press Publishing Association. 1st 1968. Very good condition.

From its steamy, mosquito-infested swamps to its high fertile valleys and mist-enshrouded peaks, New Guinea presents 300,000 square miles of highly diversified terrain with 2,000,000 needy but fascinating tribal people. This land is a perilous paradise with minimum of comfort and maximum of challenge. Especially featured in this book are a group of missionaries who are doing humanitarian work, often under difficult circumstances. Matt pictorial boards. B/w photos, a few colour photos. Not paginated. Spine lightly faded, corners of boards lightly worn. Bookplate to half-title page and a few grubby marks to same. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean.

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THE HISTORY OF HOLDEN SINCE 1917
Written by Norm Darwin.
Stock no. 1829031
Published by E.L. Ford Publications Pty. Ltd.. 1st 1983. Very good condition.

Holden Motor Body Builder, Australia. Large format. Red pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos throughout and some colour. 223 pages including index. Covers a little creassed, spine is a little faded and bowed upright. Text block browned, contents lightly so. A few pale foxspots to prelims.

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RAAF CAMOUFLAGE & MARKINGS 1939-45 VOL 1
Written by Geoffrey Pentland. Illustrated by Geoffrey Pentland.
Stock no. 1828790
Published by Kookaburra Technical Publications. 1st 1980. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Visual presentation of dozens of aircraft in a variety of conditions raising from the slick new machine in factory finish to the mud-stained often bullet-ridden combat veteran. Large format. Light blue cloth boards, white title to spine. B/w photos. Colour illustrations. 144 pages. ISBN: 0858800365. Light rubbing to lower board edges. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown. A few pencil erasure marks to front endpaper. Text block lightly browned. Contents otherwise clean. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine, lightly rubbed at corners and lightly scuffed/scratched.

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THE ART OF THE FIRST FLEET & OTHER EARLY AUSTRALIAN DRAWINGS
Written by Bernard Smith; Alwyne Wheeler.
Stock no. 1828619
Published by Yale University Press. 1st 1988. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Edited by Smith & Wheeler. In 1788, the First Fleet landed in New South Wales, and European settlement in Australia began. Among those on board the eleven ships of the fleet were artists who recorded their impressions of the land, its indigenous people, its flora and fauna, and incidents or events which they considered significant. This volume contains many little-known works of art from the voyage and from the early years of settlement. Large format. Pale grey cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. 256 pages including index. ISBN: 0300041187. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is unevenly faded, mainly to front panel.

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FLIGHT FROM FEAR
Written by Deirdre Hill.
Stock no. 1328005
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1988. Very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Turquoise covers with white title to spine. ISBN: 0340419350. Slight rubbing to spine and corners. Light scratch marks to front cover. Contents fine.

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WILL DYSON: CARTOONIST, ETCHER AND AUSTRALIA'S FINEST WAR ARTIST
Written by Ross McMullin. Illustrated by Will Dyson.
Stock no. 1828183
Published by Angus & Robertson Publishers. 1st 1984. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Biography of Will Dyson, a remarkable Australian, born in 1880, internationally acclaimed as a cartoonist, etcher and the finest war artist Australia has ever produced. Dark grey coth boards, white title to spine. B/w illustrations and a few colour. ISBN: 0207148953. Edges rubbed. Tape marks to flaps of dustwrapper and endpapers.Text block lightly browned. Grey dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and a little scuffed.

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DISEASES OF CATTLE IN AUSTRALASIA
Written by T.J. Parkinson; J.J. Vermunt; J. Malmo; R. Laven.
Stock no. 1827804
Published by Massey University Press. 2nd 2019. Slightly better than very good condition.

Second Edition, fully updated and redesigned. A comprehensive text book. An authoritative book for cattle veterinarians and veterinary students. Also useful to progressive farmers, professional agricultural advisors and those in other scientific disciplines who require access to both general and detailed knowledge on diseases of cattle in Australasia. Large format. A heavy tome. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour photos and illustrations. ISBN: 9780995102958. Corners bumped and lightly worn, a few minor knocks to board edges (not surprising owing to the weight of the book). Boards very lightly scuffed. Contents clean.

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