Search Results: Conservation from Syber's Books ABN 40533682787

Virgin, London, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Foreword an introduction by author. Maroon coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the back strip. Colour photographic dustwrapper with white coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. Colour photograph of author to the rear panel. Quoting from the front fold over panel blurb – " ... In his controversial television series, The Animal Contract, Desmond Morris argues that the human species has become too successful for the good of the planet. For man, the other animals have been relegated to the status of servants or slaves, kept on farms, in zoos and laboratories. They are seen as dependent or dependable, and insignificant compared with humankind. But the fate of humanity is still inexorably linked to that of other animals, the relationship between them now perhaps more vital than at any other time in history. That relationship – the animal contract – is… Read More

Highway Press, Knoxfield, Victoria, 1994. Reprint. Softcover (Saddle-stapled). Good Condition. Illustrator: William Ricketts. Foreword by William Ricketts, Prof. T. G. Strehlow's Appreciation, William Ricketts' Disarmament Guru by Nita Chaitanya Yati. Photographic frontispiece, showing the artist and his mother. The text is illustrated with fabulous photography taken by Peter Brady at William Rickett's sanctuary, along with some historical photographs when Mr Ricketts was in central Australia. Colour photographic paperback binding with gold coloured titles to the front panel. A guide to the artwork and soul behind the artwork in the William Ricketts' Sanctuary Inscriptions from within the William Rickett's Sanctuary loosely inserted. Rubbing of the book edges and panels with some sunning to the spine region. Size: Folio (over 12" tall ). Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: William Ricketts. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams.… Read More

Aird Books, Flemington, Victoria, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Poor. Illustrator: Clifton Pugh. By Author on Reverse of Free Front End Paper. 390 g.; II, 30 pages. Pale blue coloured endpapers. The text is illustrated with numerous full-colour drawings by Clifton Pugh. Some illustrations are vignettes, quarter page, half page and the occasional full-page drawing. Colour illustrated front cover, with red and black titles to the front panel and back titles to the backstrip. A little bumping to the backstrip edges and rubbing to the book corners. Colour illustrated dustwrapper, same illustration as the underlying board, with red and black titles to the front panel and black titles to the backstrip. Rubbing and creasing to the dustwrapper edges and a few marks to the laminate of the dustwrapper. There is a 2 inch tear to the top right-hand corner of the rear dustwrapper panel. Colour photographs of author and illustrator to the rear fold over panel. The story of a dog, Digger, and… Read More

Rodale Press, Emmaus, Pennsylvania, 1976. First Edition Thus. Softcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. preface by editor, introduction by Robert Rodale. The text is illustrated with the occasional black-and-white illustration and figures. Plain text cover with shading of yellow background with black coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. A series of lectures, addresses and essays on alternative Power sources, including solar, wind methane and geothermal. Creasing to the book corners and rubbing to the book edges and book panels. There is a small triangular crease to the lower right-hand corner of the rear book panel. Chipping to the top right-hand corner of the front panel and previous owner's name to the top edge of the half title page. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. XIV, 154 pages, last four pages blank,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Science & Technology;… Read More

Viking/Rainbird, London, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good/Good. 256 pp., list of illustrations, foreword by the Hon. Miriam Rothschild, preface by author, biographical nodes, bibliography, acknowledgements and index. Coloured illustrated frontispiece, showing Hawaii O'os by J. G Keuleman. The text is illustrated with black and white photographs, archival illustrations in colour, black and white illustrations and sketches. Illustrated endpapers, being part of Francois Leguat's account of the Rodrigues Solitary, circa 1708. Black coloured boards with gilt writing on the spine. The bottom edge of the book shows slight rubbing and top paper edge some dust marks. Illustrated dustwrapper showing Huias by J. G Keuleman, with black writing on the front panel and spine. Minor wrinkling to the top of dustwrapper edge and some slight fading to the spine. Rubbing to the back panel has occurred. "Extinct birds is an absorbing study of the world's… Read More

Simon & Schuster, London, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition (ex-library)/Good. acknowledgements, introduction by authors, and further reading. Black coloured boards with gilt writing on the spine. Minor bumping to the head and heel of the backstrip. Light browning to the text block edges and to the internal pages. This book is an ex-library book and has a library stamp on the title page and library details on the verso, otherwise no other stamps or other markings noted. On both the front and rear paste downs the remains of tape can be seen. Illustrated dustwrapper, by Fred Gambino, with red and white writing on the front panel and Spiner. A hint of rubbing to the dustwrapper edges. The dustwrapper is protected by library sleeving and on both the front and rear fold over panels there is a small piece of tape still in situ. A well-researched and authoritative study of the history of asteroid and comet impacts on the Earth, and an examination of scientific knowledge… Read More

Collins, London, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. 312 pp., translated by J. Maxwell Brownjohn, bibliography, index. Illustrated endpapers, by stamps which have a natural history theme. Throughout the text there are 13 sketch and distribution maps,1 double-paged, along with 15 coloured and 49 black and white photographs (many double-page). 62 of the photographs were taken especially for the author by Alan Root. Light blue coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the backstrip. Photographic dustwrapper, showing a sugar glider in full flight, with white background and black and pale olive coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. This book was originally published in Germany under the title "Vierfussige Australier", and tells the story of the director of the Frankfurt Zoo and his visit to Australia and New Guinea and what measures were being taken in the realms of conservation of the animal life. The corners are lightly rubbed and the head… Read More

Australian Broadcasting Commission, Sydney, 1969. First Edition. Softcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 55 pp., some suggestions for further reading. Illustrated card front cover, showing an x-ray of a man, with dark green and black background with green writing on the front panel. The corners of the booklet are scuffed and rubbed, there is creasing to the front cover and there is rubbing along the spine. Some discolouration to the white back cover. The internal pages are starting to brown. "This book it contains the script for programmes from the INSIGHT series, originally broadcast on ABC Radio between November 1968 and March 1969.". Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: History; Lectures; Conservation; Biology; Australia; Inventory No: 0101283. .

Pegasus Books, New York, 2012. First Edition. Hardcover (1/4 Boards 3/4 Boards). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic. The text is illustrated with 32 pages of colour photography between pages 122 and 123. 1/4 Black coloured boards with gilt coloured titles. 3/4 dark pink coloured boards. Photographic dustwrapper with olive and dark purple coloured titles to the front panel and black and dark purple coloured titles to the back strip. The story of the author and his organisation putting poachers and traffickers of endangered animals in Cameroon to task, despite endemic corruption within the country. Little rubbing of the back strip edges and bumping to the lower book corners. Very light age toning of the text block edges with black remainder strife to the lower text edge. Minor rubbing of the dustwrapper edges and panels. Full number line. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 281, [1] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture… Read More

New South Wales University Press Limited, Kensington, New South Wales, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good/Good. Illustrator: Photographic. IV, 122 pages, bibliography. Dark blue coloured endpapers. The text is illustrated with colour and black-and-white photographs, black-and-white illustrations and maps and line drawings. Dark blue coloured boards with silver titles to the back strip. Photographic dustwrapper, with dark blue titles to the front panel and white titles to the back strip. A very early book on the need to review Australia's use of the water, and conservation of the Murray River. Bumping and rubbing to the head and to the heel of the back strip and to the book corners. Marking to the book panels. Rubbing and creasing to the dustwrapper corners. Creasing to the top and bottom dustwrapper edges marking to the laminate. This is the first Australian edition. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s).… Read More

Mullaya Publications, Canterbury, Victoria, 1973. First Edition. Softcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Alex Wilde. Signed by Author on Title Page. 95 g.; IV, 64 pages and acknowledgements. The text is illustrated with black-and-white drawings by Alex Wilde. Illustrated dustwrapper, again by Alex Wilde, with white and black titles to the front panel and black titles to the back strip. Bumping and creasing to the book corners. The back strip and 0.5 " either side of the back strip has become faded. Marks and rubbing to the book panels. Browning and foxing to the text block edges. Browning and foxing to the first few and last few pages of the text and the internal pages are brown. The story of the author who rescued a young ring tailed possum and the joys of having a possum as a pet, and the greater joy of letting the Possum go. Signed on the title page by the author. This is the first Australian edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" -… Read More

Allen & Unwin, St Leonards, New South Wales, 1997. First Edition. Softcover ( French Flaps). Good. Illustrator: Illustrated. Acknowledgements, introduction by authors, notes, index and credits. The text is illustrated with the occasional map or figure. Illustrated paperback binding with ochre and black coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. Black and white photograph of author to the rear fold over panel. In this book, the seminal work of the author, he takes a radical departure from the belief that society and governments must base happiness of people on global competitiveness and the economy. The author, however, states that we, as humans, must recognise that we are also creatures of the earth " ... and, as such we are utterly dependent on its gifts of air, water, soil and the energy of the sun. These elements are not just external factors, we take them into our bodies, where they are incorporated into our very essence." – from front fold over panel… Read More

Belwin-Mills Publishing Corp, New York, 1971. Reprint. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Illustrator: Jos. A. Smith. Introduction by Pete Seeger. The text is illustrated by Jos. A. Smith, who also drew the illustration for the front panel. White coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. A collection of songs by various artists, including Don Maclean, Tom Lehrer and Tom Paxton, to mention but three, protesting the environmental degradation, pollution, nuclear threat etc. A little creasing of the book corners with rubbing of the book edges and panels. Reading creases to the back strip along with sunning. Age toning and some foxing to the text block edges with age toning of the pages Size: Folio ( 12"- 15" tall ). 143, [1] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Jos. A. Smith. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Music Sheets & Scores; 1970s; Conservation. ISBN: 087156047X. ISBN/EAN: 9780871560476. Inventory No: 0290106. .… Read More

Tomorrow Press, Melbourne, 2006. Reprint. Softcover. Very Good Condition. The text is illustrated with three maps at the beginning of the text. Photographic paperback binding with dark blue coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. In this fictional account, the tiny Pacific Island nation of Tuvalu – a tiny island nation of five atolls with a total land area of 26 km² scattered across 900,000 square kilometres of the Pacific, with above sea height of less than 10 cm – who sue the United States for failing to sign the Kyoto protocol, and thereby increasing the greenhouse gases causing global warming and thereby rising sea levels; and, the death of their nation within 50 years due to said rising sea levels. "... A substantial payout for Tuvalu would allow the population to escape the drowning country by relocating elsewhere. A loss to the US might mean a series of crippling lawsuits from other low-lying states around the world also threatened by… Read More

Collins, London, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. 224 pp., list of illustrations, acknowledgements, appendices. Text illustrated with coloured photographs. Green boards with gilt writing on the spine. There is slight fading of the boards and the corners are slightly rubbed. The head and the heel of the spine are bumped. There are grubby marks on the paper edges of the book. An erasure mark and the remains of a sticker on the ffep. Photographic dustwrapper, showing a Great Barrier Reef Island, black and white writing on the front cover and on the spine. There is chipping of the corners and of the head and heel of the spine of the dustwrapper. There are a few creases and rubbing to the top and bottom dust wrapper edges. Grubby marks to the back panel. The Great Barrier Reef off Queensland coast is a natural wonder of the world. In this book Patricia Clare shows "the system in all its variety and beauty - and to demonstrate how industrial… Read More

Collins, London, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. 224 pp., list of illustrations, acknowledgements, appendices. Text illustrated with coloured photographs. Green boards with gilt writing on the spine. Slight fading of the boards and the corners are slightly rubbed. Grubby marks on the text block edges. Photographic dustwrapper, showing a Great Barrier Reef Island, with black and white titles to the front cover and backstrip. Chipping of the dustwrapper corners and of the backstrip edges. Rubbing and fading on the back panel and there are 2 pen marks in the middle of the back panel. The Great Barrier Reef off Queensland coast is a natural wonder of the world. In this book Patricia Clare shows "the system in all its variety and beauty - and to demonstrate how industrial exploitation and nature in itself present an ever-increasing threat to its existence.". Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to… Read More

Institute of Public Affairs, Mount Pleasant, W.A., Australia, 1995. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 250 g; XII, 92 pages, in softcover binding, slightly aged edges of the binding and paper but no damage. The book presents 16 essays by Australian social and physical scientists who have sought to understand the ways in which society and its component members interact with the natural world. What they find is that, often, the sentiments and policies propagated by the green movement are actually myths once their wider consequences are investigated. The 1st essay is titled "indigenous people live in harmony with nature and have much to teach us about environmental stewardship" Size: Large Format Paperback. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Politics & Government; Conservation; ISBN: 0909536511. ISBN/EAN: 9780909536510. Inventory No: 0230956. . 9780909536510

Collins, Sydney, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: John Olsen. introduction by author, further reading and index. There are 9 full paged and 4 double page colour illustrations by John Olsen, one illustration being the frontispiece . Also illustrating the text are numerous black and white photographs. Illustrated endpapers [both different), showing various sketches of birds by the artist. Dark blue coloured boards with gilt coloured titles on the spine. Illustrated dustwrapper (wraparound), by John Olsen, with maroon coloured titles on front cover and on spine. This book formed the basis of television series, and in seven stories tells of the interaction of man and bird. Rubbing two the book edges with bumping to the lower book corners. Age toning of the text block edges and pages. The boards show and a few marks. Some creasing of the dustwrapper edges with rubbing of the panels. Fading of the back strip and to just the 1st cm also… Read More

Ravenwood Studios, Minneapolis, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Photography. introduction by Ryuzaburo Kaku, President and Representative Director, Canon Inc., Introduction by Gilbert M. Grosvenor, President and Chairman, National Geographic Society, foreword, "Endangered Species of the World; can live without them?" By George Schaller. Bottle green coloured endpapers. The text is illustrated with colour photographs, by various photographers, of wildlife at threat of extinction. Beige coloured cloth covered boards with self embossed title to the front panel. There is also a cameo photograph of the giant otter of South America to the front panel. Gray coloured card slipcase. A selection of photographs of endangered wildlife from throughout the world taken by various photographers under the auspices of "Wildlife As Canon Sees It, A Photographic Heritage from All Generations." Minor rubbing to the book corners. A hint of… Read More

Angus and Robertson, Sydney, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Jocelyn Burt – Photographer. Acknowledgements and further reading. The text is illustrated with colour photography taken by Jocelyn Burt. Map of the area at the beginning of the text. Aqua coloured boards with black coloured titles to the back strip. Colour photographic dustwrapper, again by Jocelyn Burt, with purple and white coloured titles to the front panel and black coloured titles to the back strip. A small photographic essay on Wilsons Promontory, southernmost point of Victoria, giving a small history of the area and the concerns of conservationists about pristine environment and the amount of tourists visiting, and, the erosion of that pristine wilderness. Part of the Australian Conservation Series. Rubbing of the back strip corners, book corners and lower book edges. Age toning of the text block edges and to the pages. Gift inscription to the top edge of the free… Read More