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BIRD SPECIES ON MINED LANDS, Assessment and Utilization in Eastern Kentucky
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Lexington, KY: University of Kentucky , Institute for Mining and Minerals Research , 1982 Magazine format softcover, ex-library with library name blacked out on title page, word "discard" on title page, else clean. Paintings of birds by Alan Barron, b/w photos of reclaimed strip mines, 64 pages. . Soft Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Alan Barron. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library. more information
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BIRD STUDY
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New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1961 bird song, courtship and nesting, methods of raising young, migration, and navigation, etc., 398pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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GREAT BLUE, The Odyssey of a Great Blue Heron
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New York: Times Books, 1980 A story of the migration of a great blue heron, from Maine to Trinidad, through Bermuda, the Sargasso Sea, St. Vincent, the Everglades. A nearly crisp copy, with library pocket and markings. 143 pages.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Near Fine. Illus. by Mary Champenois . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information
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JAMES FISHER AND ROGER TORY PETERSON'S WORLD OF BIRDS, New and Revised Edition
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New York: Crescent Books, 1977 192 Full color plates. Covers the variety of birds, how birds live, birds of the past, birds on the tree of life, the distribution of birds, bird society, bird watching, the regiment of birds. The great paintings of Peterson on every page, a clean tight copy, colorful illustrated endpapers, bright dust jacket with three small closed tears and a sticker scar. 191 pages.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Roger Tory Peterson . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information
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A NATURAL HISTORY OF AMERICAN BIRDS OF EASTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH AMERICA
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New York: Bramhall House, 1955 Second Bramhall printing, originally published by Houghton Mifflin in 1939. Forbush was original author, over one hundred additional species added by May. 96 magnificient full page color illustrations by Fuertes, Brooks, and Peterson. 554 pages. . Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Louis Agassis Fuertes, Allan Brooks, Roger Tory Peterson . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information
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CARE OF THE WILD FEATHERED & FURRED, Treating and Feeding Injured Birds and Animals
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New York: Michael Kesend Publishing, 1978 Front cover creased Clean copy. 143 pages.. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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WATERFOWL OF NORTH AMERICA
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Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1975 Comprehensive study of North American waterfowl with color photos, line drawings, maps, covering distribution, habitat, migration, behavior. A clean tight copy, one small chip in dust jacket, 575 pages.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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THE DUCKS, GEESE AND SWANS OF NORTH AMERICA
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Harrisburg, PA: Stackpole and The Wildlife Management Institute, 1967 brown boards, gilt ducks on front panel, gilt lettering, a crisp copy, a comprehensive bird book with 36 color plates by noted Canadian bird artist T.M. Shortt, introduction by Aldo Leopold, the author is also Canadian, includes an extensive bibliography of bird literature, 476pp.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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ALL ABOUT BIRDS
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New York: Random House, 1955 A book about birds for the young reader. 5th printing, a clean copy in a worn and chipped dust jacket. 143 pages.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Fritz Kredel. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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OUR AMAZING BIRDS, The Little-known Facts about their Private Lives
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New York: Doubleday, 1952 with 102 paintings in b/w by Eckelberry, a clean copy, quality book club copy with head band, on quality paper and nicely illustrated by one of our most noted bird artists. Dust jacket has moderate edgewear. 239pp.. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Don R. Eckelberry . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information
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BIRDS IN PERIL, A Guide to the Endangered Birds of the United States and Canada
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1977 Beautifully illustrated with 20 full page color plates by the noted Canadian bird artist Terence Shortt. Dj shows wear at spine head and folds. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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THE BIRDS AND THE BEASTS WERE THERE
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New York: Random House, 1967 Second printing. "The joys and adventures of bird watching and animal feeding in a Santa Barbara canyon are warmly recounted by on of America's famous storytellers." Book has name in ink on front free endpaper. Dust jacket has two inch tear at top of front fold, is price-clipped. Book is else clean and tight. 241 pages. . Early reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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BLACKBIRDS OF THE AMERICAS
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Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1985 First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Tony Angell . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information
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THIS WAY HOME
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New York: Henry Holt, 1994 A children's book, very nicely illustrated and very nicely narrated, relating the first migration of young Savannah sparrows from the northern prairies to the Gulf coast, and back again in the spring. A beautiful book.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Normand Chartier . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information
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BIRDS OF THE CAROLINAS
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Chapel Hill, NC: The University of North Carolina Press, 1980 Color photos, 408 pages. The word "discord" is stamped on the back flyleaf, no other marks or writing. A solid copy in a chipped dust jacket. Endpapers have map of North and South Carolina showing major towns and wildlife areas. . Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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BIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA
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London: Bison Books, 1987 First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. more information
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FOREIGN BIRDS FOR BEGINNERS
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London: Iliffe Books , 1965 Housing, feeding, breeding, diseases, parasites, accidents, descriptions of birds, delightful color paintings. 140 pages, plus 14 pages of full color plates. A clean tight copy in a lightly worn dust jacket. . Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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WILD BIRDS OF THE AMERICAS
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1977 many full page bird paintings by the noted chief artist of the Royal Ontario Museum, plus many drawings and sketches and accompanying commentary, dust jacket is bright but has a sticker scar and some creasing, 272pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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