Buy this book on-line Keast, A., with R. L. Crocker and C. S. Christian (editors) : Biogeography and Ecology in Australia(The Hague, Uitgeverij Dr. W. Junk, 1959)
Volume VIII of Monographiae Biologicae, edited by Bodenheimer and Weisbach; 8vo; original brown boards gilt, spine a little sunned and cocked; no dustwrapper; library stamps and label remnants on pastedowns and elsewhere; signature of previous owner (renowned ornithologist Gordon Maclean) on front free endpaper; pp. (iv) + 640, incl. index; maps, tables, line drawings and black-and-white photographs. Fair condition. "Australia and its Territories possess natural assets of plant, and especially of animal, life that are rich in variety and numbers and often unique in scientific value and aesthetic interest. . . . The endemic warm-blooded fauna is dominated by marsupial herbivores and phytophagous and insectivorous birds; apart from the dingo, there were no alien introductions to upset the balance of what was, only 150 years ago, one large nature reserve." Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Keast, A., with R. L. Crocker and C. S. Christian (editors) : Biogeography and Ecology in Australia. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including livres anciens, out-of-print books, livres d'occasion, livres illustrées and fine bindings. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |