Powell's Native Animals of New Zealand by B. J. Gill (ed.)
$20.00 NZD
Category: NZ Natural History | Reading Level: very good
Secondhand. 4th edition. First published in 1947, this classic work provides a simple ready reference for identifying common New Zealand animals, ranging from the simplest invertebrates through to mammals. The text has been updated and Powell's illustrations have been rescanned from the originals, resu ...Show more
Death As Told by a Sapiens to a Neanderthal by Juan José Millás, Juan Luis Arsuaga
$38.00 NZD
Category: Geology & Earth Sciences
A dazzling follow-up to Life As Told by a Sapiens to a Neanderthal. 'We would love to discover that each species has a biological clock in its cells, because, if that clock existed and if we were able to find it, perhaps we could stop it and thus become eternal,' Arsuaga tells Millás in this book, in wh ...Show more
Yearbook of Astronomy 2024 by BRIAN JONES
$60.00 NZD
Category: Astronomy and Space
Maintaining its appealing style and presentation, the Yearbook of Astronomy 2024 contains comprehensive jargon-free monthly sky notes and an authoritative set of sky charts to enable backyard astronomers and sky gazers everywhere to plan their viewing of the year's eclipses, comets, meteor showers and m ...Show more
Keeping Bees - Looking after an Apiary by Vivian Head
$29.99 NZD
Category: Natural World
Packed with practical and professional advice, this beautiful hardback guide is an invaluable companion for anyone wanting to try their hand at keeping bees, beautifully illustrated in full-color. Today, more than ever, we are aware of how much bees are an integral part of our environment, in their rol ...Show more
The Britannias: An Island Quest by Alice Albinia
$65.00 NZD
Category: Geology & Earth Sciences
The story of Britain told through its islands - a personal journey through an ancient landscape The Britannias tells the story of Britain's islands and how they are woven into its collective cultural psyche. From Neolithic Orkney to modern-day Thanet, Alice Albinia explores the furthest reaches of Brita ...Show more
The Complete Language of Flowers (gift edition): A Definitive and Illustrated History by S. Theresa Dietz
$33.00 NZD
Category: World Natural History
The Complete Language of Flowers is a comprehensive and definitive dictionary/reference presenting the history, symbolic meaning, and visual depiction of 1,001 flowers and botanicals from around the world in one volume-now in a pocket-size edition for easy, on-the-go reference.
The Cultivation of New Zealand Plants by Lawrie Metcalf
$32.50 NZD
Category: NZ Natural History | Reading Level: good
Secondhand. THE CULTIVATION OF NEW ZEALAND PLANTS by Lawrie Metcalf. A definitive guide to the cultivation, identification and landscaping uses of over 360 species of native plants, including herbaceous plants, ferns, ornamental grasses and small shrubs. Beautiful photography.
Field Guide to New Zealand Wildlife by Terence Lindsey
$21.50 NZD
Category: NZ Natural History | Reading Level: very good
Secondhand. A concise and comprehensive guide to New Zealand fauna, providing information on over 250 commonly encountered species. Including accessible text and distribution maps to help describe each animal, where it lives, what it's called and what it does. Suitable for travellers, tourists and stud ...Show more
The Reed Field Guide to New Zealand Freshwater Fishes by Bob McDowall
$21.50 NZD
Category: NZ Natural History
Secondhand. A complete and easy-to-read reference to the fishes throughout New Zealand and her outlying islands, such as the Chathams. Each entry contains colour photographs, a line drawing and a distribution map and information on size, colour, features particular to the type of fish, distribution, h ...Show more
Seabirds of New Zealand by Elaine Power
$30.00 NZD
Category: NZ Natural History | Reading Level: very good
Elain Power's attention to detail is meticulously demonstrated in this, her 4th book of birds "The Seabirds of New Zealand."
Geology of the Raglan-Kawhia Area by B. C. Waterhouse; P. J. White
$35.00 NZD
Category: Geology & Earth Sciences | Reading Level: very good
This full colour 1:150 000 map and the accompanying 48-page text illustrate and describe the varied geology of the are of the North Island west coast which includes Raglan, Aotea, and Kawhia harbours.
The Piripauan and Haumurian Stratotypes (Mata Series, Upper Cretaceous) and correlative sequences in the Haumuri Bluff District, South Marlborough by Guyon Warren ; Ian Speden
$30.00 NZD
Category: Geology & Earth Sciences | Reading Level: very good
1977 New Zealand Geological Survey Bulletin 92. Illustrated with b/w photographs and colourful map.