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The Tasmanian Herbal Apothecary
Added: Jul 20, 2026

C M Nicholson's guide to Tasmanian herbal remedies, including salve-making basics and bush first aid. Self-published, softcover, 2026, 239 pages.


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The Vanishing Wild – Australian Wildlife and the Fight Against Extinction | Justine Hausheer | 2026 [NEW – SC]
Added: Jul 15, 2026

Australia has lost more biodiversity than any other developed nation in the last 200 years. Justine Hausheer's 2026 book documents what is being lost and what is being done to prevent further extinctions.


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A Life with the Birds of Tasmania – Els Wakefield (2026) [New Release Heavy Hardback Edition]
Added: Jun 6, 2026

A comprehensive modern compendium and personal memoir documenting the extraordinarily diverse birdlife of Lutruwita / Tasmania. Compiled by Els Wakefield, one of the state's most experienced lifelong birders, this heavy large-format volume acts as both a detailed reference work and a visual celebration of the island's avian fauna.


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Books both current and out-of-print relating to Tasmanian nature that can be bought from in The Book Cellar / Just Tassie Books in Campbell Town, Tasmania.

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Pedder - the story, the paintings: Max Angus's watercolours of the original Lake Pedder | 2008 [USED – HCDJ]

Max Angus's watercolour record of the original Lake Pedder, painted from memory and earlier sketches after the lake was flooded by the Hydro-Electric Commission in 1972 — making these among the very few artistic records of what was lost.


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Pedder Dreaming
The photography of Olegas Truchanas and a lost Tasmanian wilderness.

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Pedder Pictorial - a photographic record of the original Lake Pedder, two years before its flooding | Don Stephens | 1970 [USED – Small Booklet – Rare]

Don Stephens, a Mercury staff photographer, produced this small photographic booklet of Lake Pedder in 1970 — just two years before the original lake was destroyed forever.


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Peter Cundall's Year Round Gardening – Printed on Moisture-Resistant Pages |c.1985 [USED – SC Spiral – Good]

A practical Australian gardening guide by Peter Cundall — the much-loved Tasmanian gardening personality who presented ABC's Gardening Australia for many years.


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Peter Manchester's Guide to Tasmanian Fossils | Peter Manchester | 2024 [NEW – Large SC]

Peter Manchester's comprehensive guide to the fossils of Tasmania — how Tasmanian fossil evidence has helped piece together the geological history of the island's formation across hundreds of millions of years.


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Physical Description of New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land - P.E. de Strzelecki | First Edition, London 1845

P.E. de Strzelecki, a Polish-born explorer and geologist, spent 1839–1843 surveying large parts of New South Wales, Gippsland and Van Diemen's Land on foot, during which he identified and named Mount Kosciuszko, Australia's highest peak. This book compiles the results of that survey — mineral assays, soil analyses and geological mapping — accompanied by a fold-out geological map, sections and diagrams, and figures of organic remains.


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PooFlip - life-size guide to the scats of Tasmanian native mammals

A fold-out laminated field guide to the scats of Tasmania's native mammals — printed life-size so you can hold it next to what you've found on the track and make a direct comparison. Covers species including wombat, Tasmanian devil, quoll, wallaby, possum, bandicoot and echidna.


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Rainforest Fungi of Tasmania and South-East Australia

A colour illustrated guide to some of the fungi found in Tasmania, published by CSIRO Australia.


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Recollections from the Forest

75 years of forest service in Tasmania.


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Sea Fishes of Southern Australia | Barry Hutchins & Roger Swainston | 1996 [USED – SC – Out of Print]

A complete field guide to the sea fishes of Australia's southern half — covering Tasmania, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and the south-west of Western Australia. Written for anglers and divers by Barry Hutchins and Roger Swainston.


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