Cronin, L. Key guide to palms, ferns & allies. (192 pp.) [Detailed, non-technical descriptions, with good quality colour paintings.]
Duncan, B.D. & G. Isaac Ferns & allied plants of Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia. Melbourne Uni Press, 1986. [Keys, plates, and line drawings.]
Jones, D.L. & S.C. Clemesha Australian Ferns and Fern Allies with notes on their cultivation. Reed, 1976. [Descriptions and line drawings; no keys.]
Jones, D.L. Encyclopedia of ferns. Lothian, 1987. [Australian and exotic; mainly a cultivation guide. Many colour plates, and line illustrations of leaves.]
Kramer, K.U. & P.S. Green (eds) The families and genera of vascular plants Vol. 1 Pteridophytes and gymnosperms. Springer-Verlag, 1990. (404 pp.) [Very up to date, somewhat technical, but providing an enormous amount of background information on the families and genera, with only occasional references to particular species. Well illustrated with line drawings. World-wide in scope.]