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PALAEONTOLOGICAL BOOKS 

 

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PLEASE NOTE: Any books that have an asterisk ( * ) in the price column are either not in print or currently not in stock. 

REF NO

TITLE

AUTHOR

PRICE

SALE PRICE

FOSSILS / PALAEONTOLOGY

FS005

A Pictorial Guide to Fossils

Case

SOLD

FS025

An Illustrated Dictionary of Prehistoric Life

Walter / Paker

21.95

15.00

FS001

An Illustrated Guide to Fossil Collecting

An Illustrated Guide to Fossil Collecting

Casanova

24.00

17.95

FS011

Australia's Fossil Plants

White

14.95

9.50

FS021

Fossils (A Golden Guide)

Zim / Rhodes

8.95

6.95

FS003

Fossils for Amateurs

McFall

59.95

39.95

FS019

Fossils of the World

Turek / Marek

45.00

FS020

Looking for Fossils (A Discovery Guide)

Norman

8.75

5.95

FS012

SIMON & SCHUSTER GUIDE TO FOSSILS    S/C   318pp.  Colour photos and classifications of the most significant fossils from animal and plant groups.

Arduini / Teruzzi

27.50

FS013

Start Collecting Fossils

Daeschler

18.75

12.95

FS006

What Fossil Plant is That?

Douglas

17.95

12.50

 

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SECOND-HAND BOOKS

 

All books are in good second-hand condition unless otherwise indicated.

 

TITLE

PRICE

A NEW LOOK AT THE DINOSAURS. H/C with Dust Wrapper. (A. Charig) 1979. 160pp.

17.50

AN INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF FOSSILS (Plants and Animals) H/C (H.W. Shimer) Revised Edition, Reprint 1945. 496pp. (Spine slightly insect damaged)

SOLD

ANIMAL ANCESTORS. H/C with Dust Wrapper. (S. Cole & M. Maitland Howard) 1964. 78pp.

3.00

ANIMALS WITHOUT BACKBONES - 2 Volumes. S/C (R. Buchsbaum) Reprint 1964 / Pelican. Vol. 1 - 204pp. Vol. 2 - 401pp.

10.00

ARCHAEOCYATHA FROM LOWER PARTS OF THE LOWER CAMBRIAN CARBONATE SEQUENCE IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA. S/C (D.I. Gravestock) 1984. 139pp. Memior No. 2 of the Association of Australasian Palaeontologists.

20.00

AUSTRALIAN FOSSILS: A Guide to collecting Australian Fossils.  S/C  (Douglas M. Stone & Sharman N. Bawden) 1979. 111pp. This popular book provides the reader with an excellent introduction to palaeontology as to plants, animals as well as some locations.

SOLD

CAINOZOIC FOSSILS OF QUEENSLAND. S/C (D. Hill, G. Playford & J.T. Woods) 1970. 36pp.

SOLD

COLLECTING FOSSILS. H/C with Dust Wrapper. (A. Major) 1974. 209pp.

12.95

COLLECTING FOSSILS. H/C (A. Major) with Dust Wrapper. 1974. 209pp. Ex lib.

SOLD

CRETACEOUS FOSSILS OF QUEENSLAND. S/C (D. Hill, G. Playford & J.T. Woods) 1968. 35pp.

SOLD

DIGGING UP DEEP TIME: Fossils, dinosaurs and megabeasts from Australia's distant past. S/C  (Paul Willis and Abbie Thomas / ABC Books)  1st Edition, 2005. 294pp. This book is a road trip along the rise of life: a journey around Australia, stopping off wherever there are clues about how life evolved, from ancient cyanide-eating bacteria through to dinosaurs, diprotodons, and today's kangaroos, koalas and wombats.  A must for the palaeontologist !  (New)

37.50

DINOSAURS: An Illustrated History. H/C with Dust Wrapper. (E.H. Colbert) 1984. 224pp.

19.50

DOROTHY HILL JUBILEE MEMOIR. S/C (Editors: J. Roberts & P.A. Jell) 1983. 371pp. Memoir No. 1 of the Association of Australasian Palaeontologists.

40.00

FINDING FOSSILS. S/C (R. Hamilton & A.N. Insole) 1977. 160pp. A guide to good British collecting sites.

8.00

FLINT IMPLEMENTS. S/C (British Museum Publications) 3rd Edition - Reprint. 1975. 113pp. An account of Stone Age techniques and cultures.

10.95

FOSSIL COLLECTING - An Illustrated Guide. S/C (R. Casanova) 1970. 142pp. An Illustrated Guide (British). Ex lib. Stapled cover.

5.00

FOSSIL COLLECTOR'S GUIDE.  S/C  ( J. Reid Macdonald, Mary Lee Macdonald, Patricia Vickers-Rich, Leaellyn S.V. Rich and Thomas H. Rich) 1997. 172pp. An excellent book on the world and origin of fossils, collecting techniques and much, much more. Also contains information on palaeontology in Australia.

SOLD

FOSSIL CNIDARIA 5. S/C (Editors: P.A. Jell & J.W. Pickett) Proceedings of the Fifth International Symposium on Fossil Cnidaria including Archaeocyatha andSpongiomorphs held in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 25-29 July, 1988.Memior No. 8 of the Association of Australasian Palaeontologists. 438pp.

SOLD

FOSSILS: A Kingfisher Guide. S/C (M. Lambert) 1978. 125pp.

9.95

FOSSILS: An Introduction to Prehistoric Life. S/C (W.H. Matthews III) 3rd Printing 1964. 337pp.

12.50

FOSSILS IN COLOUR. H/C with Dust Wrapper. (J. Kirkaldy) 2nd Revised Edition, 1970. 223pp.

SOLD

FOSSILS OF THE WORLD.  H/C + D/W  (V. Turek, J. Marek, J. Benes. Edited by: Julian Brown) H/C + D/W  1988.  495pp.  A comprehensive practical guide to collecting and studying fossils. Illustrated.  Ex lib.  Very good condition.  Special !

SOLD

FUN WITH PALAEONTOLOGY. H/C (W.C. Cartner) 1970. 64pp. A book for the 'budding' Junior palaeontologist!   A cheap ex library 'reading copy'.

SOLD

HAMLYN COLOUR GUIDES: FOSSILS. H/C with Dust Wrapper. (R. Prokop) 1981. 224pp.

18.50

HISTORY OF THE PRIMATES. S/C (British Museum) 1958. 119pp. Includes an Introduction to the study of Fossil Man by: W.E. Le Gros Clark.

15.00

INVERTEBRATE FOSSILS.  H/C  (R.C. Moore, C.G. Lalicker & A.G. Fischer) 1952.  766pp.  An excellent reference. Some tape marks on the insides of the cover.  Scarce.

49.50

JURASSIC FOSSILS OF QUEENSLAND. S/C (D. Hill, G. Playford & J.T. Woods) 1966. 32pp.

SOLD

KADIMAKARA: Extinct Vertebrates of Australia. H/C + D/W (P.V. Rich, G.F. van Tets & F. Knight) 1st Edition, 1985. 284pp. A book about Australian discoveries: about people and fossils.

40.00

MAN AND THE VERTEBRATES - 2 Volumes. S/C - Pelican (A.S. Romer) Reprint, 1968. Vol. 1 - 198pp. Vol. 2 - 437pp.

10.00

MAN, TIME AND FOSSILS. H/C (R. Moore) 1955. 382pp. The Story of Evolution.

25.00

MARINE MOLLUSCS OF VICTORIA. H/C with Dust Wrapper. (J.H. Macpherson & C.J. Gabriel) 1962. 475pp.

30.00

MARVELLOUS WORLD OF FOSSILS. H/C + D/W (Text by: D. Pajaud) No date. 107pp. A beautifully illustrated book with some text.

9.50

MEMOIR ON FOSSILS of the LATE PRE-CAMBRIAN (NEWER PROTEROZOIC) FROM THE ADELAIDE SERIES, SOUTH AUSTRALIA. H/C + D/W (T.W. Edgeworth David & R.J. Tillyard) 1st Edition 1936. 118 pp. + Plates. Extremely Scarce!!

SOLD

ORGANISMIC EVOLUTION. H/C (V. Grant) 1977. 418pp.

25.00

OUTLINES OF PALAEONTOLOGY. H/C (H.H. Swinnerton) 3rd Edition. 1950. 393pp.

19.50

OUTLINES OF PALAEONTOLOGY. H/C with Dust Wrapper (H.H. Swinnerton) 3rd Edition. 1950. 393pp.

19.95

PALAEONTOLOGY INVERTEBRATE. H/C (H. Woods) Reprint, 8th Edition, Reprint, 1963. 477pp.

18.00

PALYNOLOGICAL AND PALAEOBOTANICAL STUDIES IN HONOUR OF BASIL E. BALME. S/C (Editors: P.A. Jell & G. Playford) 1988. 341pp. Memoir No. 5 of the Association of Australasian Palaeontologists.

30.00

PERMIAN FOSSILS OF QUEENSLAND. S/C (D. Hill, G. Playford & J.T. Woods) 1972. 32pp.

SOLD

PREHISTORIC AUSTRALIA. H/C (Hans Mincham) 1979. 63pp. A good 'starter' book. Special.

4.00

PREHISTORIC LIFE: The Rise of the Vertebrates.  H/C + D/W  (David Norman) 1994.  246pp. Handsomely illustrated study of prehistory that details the story of life on earth and examines many questions about dinosaurs & the nature of evolution. Numerous color photos & illus., tables, chronology, bibliography & Index.  Ex lib copy.  Very good condition.

25.00

PRINCIPLES OF PALEONTOLOGY. H/C (D.M. Raup & S.M. Stanley) 2nd Edition, 1978. 481pp.

SOLD

THE BOOK OF FOSSILS. H/C (F. Chapman) 1934. 125pp. Very scarce.

SOLD

THE CAVE HOME OF PEKING MAN. S/C (Chia Lan-Po) 1st Edition 1975. 52pp

8.00

THE COMPLETE T.REX. H/C + D/W  (John R. Horner and Don Lessem)  1993.  239pp. This book is beautifully illustrated with paintings by leading dinosaur artists, based on the new evidence of its appearance and habitat, and with photographs and drawings, including Dr. Horner's excavation and restoration of a T.rex skeleton. A most lively, readable and entertaining, this is the one book, you cannot do without if you are interested in T.rex !

27.50

THE DAY OF THE DINOSAUR. H/C (J. Man) 1978. 192pp. Slightly damaged cover.

7.50

THE DINOSAUR DICTIONARY. H/C with Dust Wrapper. (D.F. Glut) 1984. 218pp. A complete and up-to-date dictionary of dinosaurs in one easy-to-use volume.

19.50

THE DINOSAUR DEALERS. S/C (J. Long) 2002. 220pp. Mission: To uncover international fossil smuggling.  Ex  Lib.

15.00

THE DINOSAUR HUNTERS.  S/C   (Deborah Cadbury) 2001 374pp.  A true story of scientific rivalry and the discovery of the Prehistoric World. The author recreates the remarkable story of the bitter rivalry between two men: Gideon Mantell uncovered giant bones in a Sussex quarry, became obsessed with the lost world of the reptiles and was driven to despair. Richard Owen, a brilliant anatomist, gave the extinct creatures their name and secured for himself unrivalled international acclaim.

22.00

THE ELEMENTS OF PALAEONTOLOGY. S/C (R.M. Black) Reprint 1975.

17.50

THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PREHISTORIC LIFE. H/C with Dust Wrapper. (Edited by: R. Steel & A. Harvey) 1979. 218pp.

25.00

THE EVOLUTION AND ECOLOGY OF THE DINOSAURS. H/C (L.B. Halstead) 1977. 116pp.

9.95

THE EVOLUTION OF THE MAMMALS. H/C (L.B. Halstead) 1979. 116pp.

9.95

THE GREAT DINOSAUR HUNTERS and Their Discoveries.  S/C  (Edwin H. Colbert) Revised Edition, 1984.  282pp.  This book was previously published as: Men and Dinosaurs. Ex library copy. Very good condition.

12.00

THE GREAT EXTINCTION. H/C with Dust Wrapper. (M. Allaby & J. Lovelock) 1983. 182pp. The solution to one of the great mysteries of science - The disappearance of the Dinosaurs. Ex lib.

SOLD

THE GREENING OF GONDWANA. H/C + D/W. (M. White) 1986. 256pp. The 400 million year story of Australia's plants. Special.

47.50

THE MACDONALD ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FOSSILS. S/C (P. Arduini & G. Teruzzi) 1986. 320pp. Includes over 280 illustrations of fossils including the most significant animal and plant groups.

SOLD

THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF FOSSILS. H/C with Dust Wrapper. (R.M. Black) 1977. 191pp.

11.50

THE STONE AGE HUNTERS. (Library of the Early Civilizations) S/C (G. Clark) Reprint 1971. 143pp.

9.95

THE VISUAL DICTIONARY OF DINOSAURS.  H/C   (Pub: Dorling Kindersley)   1993.  64pp.  One of the best illustrated books we've seen.

15.00

TRIASSIC FOSSILS OF QUEENSLAND. S/C (D. Hill, G. Playford & J.T. Woods) 1965. 32pp.

SOLD

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