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Foreword by Roger Lewin and photographs by Sally Thompson. Charles Darwin's voyage on the Beagle in 1831 took him to the Galapagos Archipelago and a world in which time had stopped - a variety of animals found no where else in the world and he used his discoveries as the basis for his classic work, Origin of the Species. The Islands remained as isolated and unspoilt but the Government of Peru planned to build an airport on the biggest island prompting the commissioning of photographs and the publication of the book with Darwin's original comments about what he saw. 176 pages with 189 color plates and endpaper illustrations. Book in very good+ condition with previous owners details front endpaper. Dust jacket in very good+ condition in clear wrapper. This is a large book but no increase in postage in Australia.

Diseases spread by microbes have decimated populations and profoundly shaped human history, while our behaviours has in turn altered theirs. 250 pages with 21 figures and 3 tables. Book in very good+ condition ex library with a small stamp bottom last page. Dust jacket in very good+ condition in clear wrapper with a sticker on spine and back.

Cladistics is a simple technique of comparison and makes no assumptions about ancestry and descent and it punches holes in our view of evolution. 262 pages. Book in very good condition ex library with stamps on title page and endpapers. Dust jacket in very good condition in clear wrapper with sticker on spine and back.

The author travels along the North Queensland coast and islands and the Great Barrier Reef into Torres Strait. 227 pages with over 80 black and white illustrations. Book in good condition ex library with sticker on first page and stamp on title page and inside back cover, small ?water stain to right corner of most pages, some minor foxing on a few pages and top right small piece missing page 35 and tanning. Dust jacket has been cut up with front portion stuck to front cover (see Photo) and write up portion stuck to last two pages. Cover has dents and wear and some whiteout on spine.

The fascinating story of the creatures which roamed the Earth millions of years ago - the dinosaurs. How they came to be, where they lived, and types of dinosaurs. 45 pages with colour illustrations on all pages and endpapers. Book in very good condition with light tanning and some wear to cover (see photo).

The evolutionary patterns of dinosaurs, discovery of dinosaur fossils, how fossils are located, excavated, preserved and displayed; details on individual dinosaurs; how they functioned; and their environment. 288 pages with 100 Plates and 48 Figures. Book in very good condition with previous owners signature on front endpaper, and sticky tape remnants on front and back endpapers. Dust jacket in good condition price clipped with knocks to corners and edges, some small tears and some wear (see photo).

Part of Collins Eyewitness Guides series. The Fascinating world of dinosaurs - their evolution, behaviour, habitats, and why they mysteriously disappeared. 64 pages with colour illustrations on all but last page. Book in very good+ condition with previous owners name on first page and sticker bottom front cover.

At the end of the nineteenth century in China, amateur fossil hunters knew that a ready supply of fossils could be found in Chinese backstreets sold as dragon bones to be ground down to be made into powerful medicines. When the sources of these fossils were tracked down sites rich with fossil remains were found including the ancestors of mankind - one of the most famous humanoid fossils of all time - Peking Man. 198 pages with 8 pages of colour photographs and black and white illustrations in the text. Book and dust jacket in very good+ condition with previous owners stamp on front endpaper.

The incredible life story of Roy Andrews from floor sweeper to international fame as one of the twentieth century's most acclaimed explorers. Led by Andrews the Central Asiatic Expeditions (1922-1930) comprised the most ambitious scientific venture launched from the United States - five expeditions to the Gobi Desert of Mongolia which found the Flaming Cliffs, dinosaur eggs, the first Velociraptor fossil, and a fossil trove of other dinosaurs and extinct mammals. 344 pages with 32 pages of black and white illustrations and end paper map. Book in fine condition. Dust jacket in very good+ condition in clear sleeve, price clipped.

From prehistory to the present the author explains how human beings evolved, genes and brains together; who our ancestors and competitors were; how our brains and the brains of other animals work; and what the next steps in human evolution may be. 263 pages including 25 illustrations and many drawings. Book in good+ condition with foxing, some fading and reader wear. Dust jacket in good condition with some tears and chips (see photo).

An up to date overview of the central theories and major discoveries in earth sciences on how the Earth works and is capable of supporting life. and how scientists have learnt to read nature's subtle clues and interpret Earth's ever evolving narrative. 335 pages with numerous colour photographs and figures and black and white figures. Book in near fine condition ex library but no stamps or other indications. Dust jacket in near fine condition in clear wrapper which has sticker on spine and back.

The story of mountains, rivers, dinosaurs and men written by the author for his nephew progressively through the years. 390 pages with illustrations/drawings on most pages. Book in very good+ condition.

22 natural history adventure stories focusing on the heyday of endeavours between the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries - the life, career and passions of the scientist and their most striking adventures. 344 pages. Book and dust jacket in near fine condition.

The story of how we discovered the decisive components of the complex chain of reproduction - the existence of spermatozoa and of the human egg and the key processes involved in the development of the embryo. Scientists also realised that human conception is merely one example of reproduction and development of life. 333 pages with about 35 illustrations. Book in very good+ condition with some tanning. Dust jacket in very good+ condition.

History on the broadest scale of life's evolution during 3.5 billion years told in a series of essays. 479 pages with illustrations throughout the text. Book in very good condition.

Introduction - scope and aim of Geology; Part I - External Geological Agencies; Part II - Internal Geological Agencies; Part III - Historical Geology. 464 pages with 376 Figures. Book in very good+ condition ex library with stamp on front endpaper and some wear to cover (see photo).

Two volumes. The Third Edition but possibly First English Edition as it is translated from the German. The first attempt (in 1874) to present the facts of human evolution to a wider circle of reader with some revisions and updates, and rebuttals to expected criticism in the Third Edition (in 1876). Vol 1 467 pages with 11 Plates, 162 Woodcuts and 11 Genetic Tables. Book in good condition ex library with sticker on front cover and inside front cover, stamp on title page and margin pages 97 and 121, binding is split in places but pages retained except plate 4 and pages 465-7 which are loose. and light tanning. Cover has half split on front and some wear (see photos).Vol 2 504 pages with 4 Plates, 168 Woodcuts and 33 Genetic Tables. Book in good+ condition ex library with sticker on front cover and inside front cover, stamps on title page and margin pages 233, 329 and 409, binding showing inside front cover but all held, and light tanning. Cover has some wear (see photos). Price is for both volumes.… Leer más

How did the major groups of plants and animals arise? Is Nature fundamentally discontinuous with no need for intermediate species as proposed by the theory of evolution. 368 pages with figures throughout the text. Book in very good condition ex library with sticker on title page, reference on back endpaper and borrowing sleeve remnants inside back cover. Dust jacket in good+ condition in clear wrapper with sticker on spine and back and small chip bottom back.

A Symposium to mark the Centenary of Darwin's 'Origin of Species' and of the Royal Society of Victoria held in Melbourne, December 1959. Divided into two parts; Part 1 - Evolution and Selection (20 contributions). Part 2 - The Evolution of Australasian Fauna and Flora (16 contributions). 459 pages with tables, figures and plates throughout. Book in very good+ condition with light tanning. Dust jacket in very good condition with five small tears, some minor knocks, some fading to spine and sticker on front (see photo).

How the distinctive features of Australia's landscape were fashioned by nature. Revised edition of the original to incorporate new information and correct statements found wrong in detail with new photographs and maps. 205 pages with 24 pages of black and white photographs and 31 text figures. Book in very good+ condition with some underlining on about twenty pages. Dust jacket in good+ condition with some knocks and wear to edges and booksellers sticker inside front cover.