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1) Desert Solitaire A Season in the Wildnerness
Abbey, Edward

Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket Hardcover. McGraw Hill; -; Second Printing; 1968; 269 pages bound in brown cloth. Trace of shelf wear on cover; minor fading at corner of front cover. Sharp corners; firm binding. Interior clean, bright; previous owner's gift notation written on front endpaper. No other markings. Price-clipped jacket (but not a book club); bright colors, clean, rubbing & shallow chip at head of spine; 3 shallow tears; large chip/loss - half inch square - at bottom corner of front panel. Drawings and jacket design by Peter Parnall.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . more information

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2) Bombardier Beetles and Fever Trees A Close-Up Look at Chemical Warfare and Signals in Animals and Plants
Agosta, William

Fine Softcover. Addison Wesley; New York; First Paperback Edition; 1997; Crisp, unmarked. Appears unread.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 224 p. . more information

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3) Birds And Their Young: Courtship, Nesting, Hatching, Fledging, the Reproductive Cycle
Alcorn, Gordon D

Fine in Fine dust jacket Hardcover. Stackpole Books; 1st Printing; 1991; 178 pages. Bright, tight, unmarked book in crisp jacket. . more information

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4) Dynamics of Dinosaurs and Other Extinct Giants
Alexander, R. McNeill

Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket Hardcover. Columbia University Press; New York; -; 1989; 164 pp in cloth. Upper corners of cover are lightly bumped. Interior crisp. Jacket shows micro-tear at head of spine. . more information

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5) The Complete Saluki
Allan, Diana; Allan, Ken

Very Good- in Fine dust jacket Hardcover. Howell Book House; 1st Printing; 1991; Ex-Library; 160 pages. Typical ex-library markings, card pocket. Light shelf wear; tape remnants on cover. Interior clean, text unmarked. Jacket bright clean, no library markings. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall . more information

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6) Pheasants Afield
Allen, Durward L

Very Good Softcover. Collier Books; Reprint Edition; 1962; Mass Market PB; 127 pages. Light edgewear on cover; spine faded. Clean, unmarked. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall . more information

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7) Shrubs of West Virginia
Ammons, Nelle

Good+ Softcover. West Virginia University Bulletin; 1950; 127 pages. Light to moderate shelf rubbing on cover. Previous owner's embossed monogram on first & last pages. Otherwise unmarked. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . more information

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8) Landscape Papers
Anderson, Edgar; Callahan, Bob (editor)

Very Good Softcover. Turtle Island Foundation; Berkeley, CA; -; 1976; 93 pp in wraps. Light edgewear; corner tips offront cover lightly bent. Interior clean and unmarked. Edgar Anderson is a botanist and naturalist, who shows in these essays, how he learned to recognize the hum and blossoming of natural rhythms in the human and natural landscape. . more information

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9) The Texas Bluebonnet
Andrews, Jean

As New in As New dust jacket Hardcover. University of Texas Press; First Edition; 1986 . more information

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10) Structure and Development of the Tobacco Leaf
Avery, George S. Jr

Very Good Softcover. Lancaster Press; Reprint; 1933; 33 page pamphlet, bound in stapled wraps. Moderate edgewear on cover. Interior clean, unmarked, uniform tanning. Reprinted from American Journal of Botany, Vol. 20, No. 9, November, 1933.; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall . more information

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11) Physiology of the Temperature of Birds (Scientific Publications of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History Volume III)
Baldwin, S. Prentiss; Kendeigh, S. Charles

Very Good- with no dust jacket Hardcover. Cleveland Museum of Natural History; -; 1932; 196 p in cloth. Corner tips and spine ends moderately worn. Stamp from Science Library at UCONN on front endpaper. Otherwise unmarked. Lettering on cover faded. Interior age-toned, but clean and tight. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . more information

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12) Tideland Treasure
Ballantine, Todd

Very Good- Softcover. Deerfield Publishing; Hilton Head Island, SC; -; 1983; 210 p in wraps. SIGNED by the author on title page. Cover has corner crease; light edgewear. Interior clean, otherwise unmarked. Wonderful illustrations and sescriptions of native flora, fauna, and marine life of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall . more information

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13) Fishes of Lake Kariba, Africa
Balon, Eugene K

Near Fine Hardcover. T. F. H. Publications; 1977; 144 pages in pictorical cover. Minor wear ends of spine. Tight binding. Crisp unmarked interior. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall . more information

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14) The Complete Book of Greyhounds
Barnes, Julia

Fine in Near Fine dust jacket Hardcover. Howell Books; Second Printing; 1994; FINE book in NEAR FINE jacket. Crisp, unmarked book. Jacket with trace of shelf rubbing, tiny tear at base of spine. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall . more information

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15) Water Resources of the Kennebec River Basin, Maine With a Section of the Quality of Kennebec River Water by George C. Whipple
Barrows, H. K

Good+ Softcover. United States Geological Survey; 1907; 235 pages, in wraps. Maps, 2 fold-out charts. Cover chipped & worn on spine. Interior clean, unmarked. Charts crisp & intact. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . more information

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16) Genera of the Western Plants ; A Guide to the Genera of Native and Commonly Introduced Ferns and Seed Plants of North America West of about the 98th Meridian and North of Mexico
Batson, Wade T

Good Paperback. Self-Published; Columbia, SC; -; 1982; 207 p in wraps. Reading creases on cover; cover rubbed. Interior clean, unmarked. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall . more information

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17) Animals And Authors in the Eighteenth Century Americas: A Hemispheric Look at the Writing of Natural History
Been, Anita Cavagnaro

Near Fine Softcover. John Carter Brown Library, Brown University; First Edition; 2004; 184 pages in stiff wraps. Appears UNREAD. Back cover shows light rubbing. Crisp edges, crisp interior; no markings. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall . more information

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18) Natural Affairs: A Botanist Looks At the Attachments between Plants and People
Bernhardt, Peter

Near Fine in Fine dust jacket Hardcover. Villard Books; NY; 1st Printing; 1993; 225 pages. Trace wear at base of spine. Crisp, tight -- appears UNREAD. . more information

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19) Australian Native Plants
Blombery, A. M

Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket Hardcover. Angus & Robertson; Sydney Australia; Revised Edition; 1980; 481 p. Bright clean cover, sharp corners, mild shelf rubbing at ends of spine. Jacket lightly rubbed. Interior crisp, clean; no names or markings. Over 200 illustrations + 16 p of color plates. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . more information

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20) Wild Flowers of Kenya
Blundell, Sir Michael

Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket Hardcover. Collins; London; First Edition Stated; 1982; 311 color plates. Very good book, light edge wear on cover. Crisp unmarked interior. Good + jacket with short tears & shallow chipping on top edge. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 160 p. . more information

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21) Notes on Maryland Algae
Bold, Harold Charles

Good+ Softcover. Torrey Botanical Club; Reprint; 1938; 14 pages, bound in stapled wraps. 2 plates with 25 drawings of algae. Damp stain on corner of pages. Text not affected. Printed from Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 65: 293-301, May 1938. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall . more information

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22) King Cheetah The Story of the Quest
Bottriell, Lena Godsall

Fine with no dust jacket Hardcover. Brill Academic Pub; 1987; FINE book bound in tan cloth. No jacket. Crisp, tight, unmarked. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . more information

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23) Desert Watch, or, A Bird, Beast, Bloom Or Bug For All Seasons
Brainerd, Frances Berry Theobald

Very Good Softcover. Self-Published; Borrego Springs, CA; Revised printing; 1990; 186 p in wraps, plastic comb binding. Trace edgewear. Minor soil back cover. Clean, unmarked. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . more information

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24) More Songs of Wild Birds
Brand, Albert R

Very Good- in Poor dust jacket Hardcover. Thomas Nelson & Sons; New York; First Edition; 1936; 116 p in blue cloth. Includes 3 double-sided phonograph records of bird song. Light wear ends of spine. Corner tips bumped. Endpapers tanned & foxed. Interior clean, unmarked. Jacket heavily chipped & torn. ; Square 8vo 8" to 9" tall . more information

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25) Diary of a Guide Dog
Brandy; Roemer, Mildred

Very Good+ Softcover. Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind; -; 1975; Bright clean cover with mild shelf rubbing. Interior clean, tight, unmarked.; 90 p in wraps. Faint wear along spine. Crisp, tight, unmarked. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . more information

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26) Woody Plants of Maryland
Brown, Russell G. and Melvin L. Brown

Good+ with no dust jacket Hardcover. Self-Published; First Edition; 1972; 347 pages, bound in green cloth. Clean cover, bright silver lettering & design. Shallow fraying & wear at corners & spine ends; top corners bumped. Binding solid. Interior clean, unmarked. Hundreds of line drawings. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall . more information

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27) Hidden Orchids: A Photographic Discovery of the Disappearing Native Orchids of the United States and Canada
Bulat, Thomas J. ; Bulat, Marilyn

Fine Softcover. Rudi Publishing; 1st Printing; 1995; 109 pages in wraps. About fine with hint of wear on front cover. Pristine interior. Lovely photographs by Thomas J. Bulat. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall . more information

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28) Buller's Birds of New Zealand
Buller, Sir Walter Lawry; Turbott, E. G. (editor) ;

Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket Hardcover. East-West Center Press; Honolulu; Reprint; 1967; Ex-Library; Revised edition with 48 tipped-in coulour reproductions of the stone-plate lithographs by J. G. Keulemans from the 2nd edition, 1888. Typical ex-library markings. No markings on jacket. Moderate edgewear on cover. Tight binding. Clean interior, pristine plates. Jacket moderately rubbed on edges; shallow chipping corners. ; Folio 13" - 23" tall . more information

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29) Sarang The Story of a Bengal Tiger and of Two Children in Search of a Miracle
Caras, Roger A

Fine Softcover. University of Nebraska Press; First Edition; 1986; FINE book, appears as new. Crisp, unmarked. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 308 p. . more information

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30) Under the Sea-Wind A Naturalist's Picture of Ocean Life
Carson, Rachel L

Near Fine in Good+ dust jacket Hardcover. Oxford University Press; New, Revised Edition; Second Printing; 1952; 314 pages, bound in navy cloth. Decorated endpapers. Bright clean cover, tight binding. Light shelf wear at spine ends. Interior clean, unmarked, mild age-toning. Jacket, corner-clipped, shows shallow chipping at ends of spine. Corner tips. (NOT a book club) . Originally published in 1941, reprinted with corrections after the acclaimed reception of The Sea Around Us . ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall . more information

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31) Vicious: Wolves And Men In America
Coleman, Jon T

Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket Hardcover. Yale University Press; 1st Printing; 2004; 270 pages. Bright square cover with light wear at base of spine. Interior crisp, unmarked. Jacket with short slice in spine. . more information

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32) Collienary Delights A Collection of Recipes for People and Dogs
Collie Rescue of Western Pennsylvania

Near Fine Softcover. Collie Rescue of Western Pennsylvania; Pittsburgh, PA; -; 1999; 96 p in card covers, spiral binding. Trace of wear. Crisp, unmarked. Last section of recipes for dog treats. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall . more information

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33) Lab Animal Abuse : Vivisection Exposed!
Covino, Joseph Jr

Near Fine Softcover. New Humanity Press; Reprint; 1990; 532 p in wraps. Minor wear top edge. Interior crisp. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . more information

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34) Which Native Forest Plant? A Simple Guide to the Identification of New Zealand Native Forest Shrubs, Climbers and Flowers
Crowe, Andrew

Near Fine Softcover. Viking; NY; 1st Printing; 1994; 64 pages in stiff wraps. Crisp. Previous owner's name on title page. Else fine. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . more information

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35) Brookline's Trees
Cummings, Emma G

Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket Hardcover. Brookline Historical Society; First Edition; 1938; 95 p in green cloth. Illustrated with period photographs. Mild shelfwear. End papers show touch of age-toning. SIGNED & inscribed by author. Jacket shows 4 short closed tears; spine darkened. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall . more information

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36) Bermuda -- A Floral Sampler
Curtis, Elizabeth W

Near Fine Softcover. Bermuda Press; -; 1975; 52 p in stiff wraps. Crisp interior. Faint signs of use. NO markings. Color photos; drawings. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . more information

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37) Training Your Own Bird Dog
Davis, Henry P

Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket Hardcover. G. P. Putnam's Sons; New, Revised Edition; 1969; 168 pages in beige cloth. Crisp, umarked. Jacket moderately edgeworn, a few short tears. . more information

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38) Go Find! Training Your Dog To Track (Quantity available: 2)
Davis, L. Wilson

Very Good+ with no dust jacket Hardcover. Howell Book House; 9th Printing; 1984; 160 pages in laminated cover. Mild shelfwear. Paper clip marks on several pages. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . more information

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39) Sable Island: The Strange Origins and Curious History of a Dune Adrift in the Atlantic
de Villiers, Marq; Hirtle, Sheila

Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket Hardcover. Walker & Company; 1st Printing; 2004; 276 pages. Tight unmarked copy with trace of rubbing on edge of cover & jacket. Else fine. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . more information

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40) New England Wildlife: Management of Forested Habitats
Degraaf, Richard M. ; Yamasaki, M. ; Leak, W. B. ; Lanier, J. W

Very Good- Softcover. Northeastern Forest Experiment Station; -; 1992; 271 p in wraps. Mild bump & scuff near head of spine; f; corner crease back cover. Interior crisp, unmarked. Forest Service General Technical Report NE-144.; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall . more information

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41) Hawks Hunters on the Wing
Dekker, Dick

Fine Softcover. Northword Press; 1996; Crisp, appears unread. ; Northword Wildlife Series; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . more information

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42) Birds of Badenoch And Strathspey, Including a Detailed Chapter on Ospreys in Scotland
Dennis, Roy

Very Good Softcover. Roy Dennis Enterprises; -; 1984; 80 pages in stiff wraps. Modest signs of use. Interior crisp, unmrked.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . more information

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43) Connecticut Birding Guide
Devine, Arnold "Buzz"; Smith, Dwight G

Fine Softcover. Thomson-Shore Inc. ; First Printing; 1996; Crisp book, as new. SIGNED by both authors on title page. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 568 p. . more information

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44) Native And Naturalized Trees Of Massachusetts (Quantity available: 2)
DeWolf Jr., Gordon P

Very Good+ Softcover. Umass Extension, US Dept. of Agriculture; Reprint; 1996; 109 p in wraps. Light rubbing on cover. Interior clean, unmarked. Illustrated. ; Oblong 4to 11" - 13" tall . more information

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45) A Vanishing Heritage: The Wildflowers of Cape Cod
Digregorio, Mario; Wallner, Jeff

Near Fine Softcover. Mountain Press Publishing Company, Incorporated; Missoula, MT; Edition Not Stated; 1989; 169 p in wraps. Hint of wear at corner tips. Crisp and clean. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . more information

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46) Connecticut's Notable Trees (Quantity available: 2)
Dreyer, Glenn D

Very Good+ Softcover. Connecticut Botanical Society; First Edition; 1989; 93 p in wraps. Previous owner's embossed monogram on first two pages & back cover. Else fine. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall . more information

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47) Living Resources and Habitats of the Lower Connecticut River (Bulletin Number 37)
Dreyer, Glenn D. ; Caplis, Marcianna

Near Fine Softcover. Connecticut College Arboretum; New London, CT; -; 2001; 79 p in stapled wraps. Trace of shelfwear. Crisp, unmarked. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . more information

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48) Green Kingdom: The Way of Life of a Forest Ranger
Du Puy, William Atherton

Fine with no dust jacket Hardcover. Row, Peterson & Co. ; Evanston, IL; Not Stated; 1940; 64 pp in green cloth with illustrated paper label on front cover. The Way of Life Series. About Fine with minor shelf wear at base of spine. Otherwise pristine. Clean, bright, tight, unmarked. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall . more information

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49) Evolution and Design in the Plant Kingdom
Duddington, C. L

Near Fine Softcover. Thomas Y. Crowell; Reprint; 1974; 259 p in wraps. Minor wear on fore-edge of cover. Interior clean, tight, unmarked. Appears unread.34 photographs, 60 line drawings. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall . more information

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50) Orchid Hunting in the Lost World And Elsewhere in Venezuela
Dunsterville, G. C. K. ; Dunsterville, E

Near Fine in Fair dust jacket Hardcover. American Orchid Society; 1988; 280 pages, bound in full blue cloth. Hint of shelf wear. Interior crisp, unmarked, faint waviness. Jacket has large chips & loss at spine ends & rear flap; several short tears. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall . more information

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