Outdoors - Wildlife and Nature

New York: Ballantine Books, 1971. (xii) 303 pp. Edge and corner wear with minor creasing on the spine; no interior markings. Wraparound cover photograph by Eliot Porter. The Contents are: The First Morning; Solitaire; The Serpents of Paradise; Cliffrose and Bayonets; Polemic: Industrial Tourism and the National Parks; Rocks; Cowboys and Indians; Water; The Heat of Noon: Rock and Tree and Cloud; The Moon Eyed Horse; Down the River; Havasu; The Dead Man at Grandview Point; Tukuhnikivats - the Island in the Desert; Episodes and Visions; Terra Incognita: Into the Maze; and Bedrock and Paradox.. ISBN: 0345023552. First Softcover Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Illus. by Eliot Porter;. desert exploration;. more information

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New York: Delta Books - Dell Publishing, 1999. 215 pp. First Thus. Light edge and corner wear with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. The cover features a painting by Jacques Raymond Brascassat, courtesy of Musee des Beaux - Arts de Beaune. Illustrated with black and white artwork. The Chapters are: Two Africas; A Fascinating Nightmare; The Renaissance Barbarian; Stealing Egypt; A Royal Gift; The Sea of Milk; Farewells; Camelopard; Across Sleeping Marseille; Soirees a la Girafe; Happier Every Day; Misdemeanors of Curiosity; A Beautiful Stranger; True to His Word; and The Degree of Happiness; followed by an epilogue; art credits and an index. . ISBN: 0385334117. First Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Illus. by Jacques Raymond Brascassat;. 8vo. Author's First Book. africa; african; africana; wildlife; giraffe; 1826; sudan; muhammed ali;. more information

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West Chester, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing, 1985. 174 pp. Light edge and corner wear with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. Illustrated with black and white photographs. The Chapters are: And There Were No Stumps - Sequoias of Sonoma; Gold Under the Red Bark - Del Norte - To the North - California Sawmills 1853; The Barrier Begins to Yield - Hobbs Wall 80 Year Saga; The Day of the Bull - Jackscrews Snatch Blocks - Bulls in Kings Canyon - Bullwhacking in the Del Norte Country - Redwoods on Parade; Mendocino on the Move - In Union There Is Strength - The Watkins Pictures; Sierra Nevada Big Trees - Protector of the Forest - The Big Trees in Big Time - Boole Tree for Posterity - Too Big or Too Beautiful - Down a Lumber Sluice - Big Tree Camerman - General Noble Goes to the Fair; Redwood and the City - What Cheer House - Socialism in the Redwoods; Humboldt Heyday - Redwood Recorder - Half Century with Redwood - Redwood Had Its Detractors; Railroads in the Redwoods - Caspar Was an Old Mill; and Redwood Down to the Sea - Shipbuilding.. ISBN: 0887400493. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 4to. forest; forestry; redwood trees; logging; lumbering; lumber; u.s. american history;. more information

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Manchester, England: Clayton Dyestuffs Company, 1940. Circa 1940 - actually undated. Green boards lettered in gilt on the front panel. Illustrated with 26 colour plates depicting ducks of various species; the artist is identified only by the initials E. M. Light wear on the corners. Scans are available for all books.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo. wild life; water fowl; wild fowl; duck; ducks; mallard mallards; tufted; ruddy shield; teal; wigeon; gadwall; carolina; wood duck; garganey; pintail; eider; goosander; shoveller; goldeneye; scaup; mandarin; common pochard; blue winged; red breasted merganser; red crested; steller's; king; hooded; harlequin; velvet scoter; american;. more information

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London: Brockhampton Press, 1996. 188 pp. Glossy pictorial boards matching the dustjacket; illustrated with diagrams. Light rubbing on the corners of the dustjacket; no interior markings. The Chapters are: Ropes and Cordage; Basic Terms; Basic Knots; Hitches; Bends; Loops; Shortening Formations; Stopper Knots; Angling Knots; Climbing Knots; Decorative Knots; Whipping; Seizing; and Splices; followed by a glossary and an index. . ISBN: 1860193560. First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 16mo. ropes; ropework; sheepshank; bowline; yachting; fishing;. more information

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New York: Ballantine Books, 1972. 149 pp. Light edge and corner wear with a flat uncreased spine; small hole in the front cover; no interior markings. Wraparound cover art by Norman Weaver; interior line drawings by Robert Gilmor. The Chapters are: The Bird Garden; Water; Nest Sites and Bird Boxes; The Bird Table; Predators and Poisons; and Special Notes: Birds Which Use Nest Boxes or Visit Feeding Stations; followed by Appendices: A: Recipes; B: Suppliers; C: Birds Which Visit Feeding Stations; D: Birds Which Use Nest Boxes; E: Treatment of Casualities; F: Organizations Concerned with Bird Life; G: Birds and the Law; H: Bird Song Recordings; and I: Bird Songs Indoors; along with a bibliography and an index. . ISBN: 0345025695. First Thus. Paperback. Very Good. Illus. by Robert Gilmor; Norman Weaver;. gardens; birds; wildlife haven;. more information

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London: The Reprint Society, 1958. (xii) 210 pp. Probably the first book club edition. Teal boards decorated in burgundy and gilt on the spine; burgundy upper edge; illustrated with black and white plates. Wear on the corners of the dustjacket; no interior markings. The Chapters are: The Savannahs; Anacondas and Ant-Bears; Karanambo; Egrets and Arapaima; The Mazaruni; Ants and Sloths; The Kako and Clarence; Spirits in the Night; The Kukui; Shanties and Snakes; Hoatzins and Mermaids; and Return; followed by an index of the principal animals.. Book Club Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo. zoological society london; guiana; south america;. more information

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Montreal and Toronto: Optimum Publishing, 1978. (xv, vii) 287, 319 pp. Both volumes are bound in green leather and decorated in gilt on the front panels, rear panels and spines; gilt edged all round; silk endpapers; ribbon markers; they are presented in a dark green slipcase. Illustrated with colour plates. Slight rubbing on the slipcase; no interior markings.. First Thus. Leather. Very Good. 4to. birds; mammals; big game;. more information

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Middlesex, England: Puffin Picture Books, 1951. 31 pp. Staple-bound in pictorial covers. Wear on the corners with a short tear on the upper left of the front cover; previous owner's name inside. Illustrated throughout with black and white and colour drawings. The Chapters are: How a Tree Works; Elm - Common and Wych; Plane; Lime; Horse Chestnut; Sweet Chestnut; Silver Birch; Box; Willows; Poplars; Ash; Conifers; Common Oak; Alder; Walnut; Sycamore; Field Maple; Beech; Hornbeam; Ilex; Yew; and Holly. . Third Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo. horticulture; botany; forestry; silviculture; ephemera;. more information

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New York: Carol Communications - Lyle Stuart, 1989. 251 pp. Quarter-bound in green on brown boards; lettered in copper on the spine; headband. Light rubbing on the corners of the dustjacket; price intact; no interior markings. The Contents: Introduction: Outdoor Lovesongs to Serenade a Planet; Gardening: Give Peas a Chance; Horseback Riding: In Search of Equine-imity; Beachcoming: Periwinkles Pebbles and Pieces of Eight; Stargazing: A Peeping Tom in the Sultan's Harem; Birdwatching: What an Enskyment; Chopping Wood: Eco-guilt, Dirty Dancing and How a Tree Is Like a Lobster; Cross-Country Skiing: Snow Silence and Leopards in Carpet Slippers; Backpacking: The Travail of Trails or Adventures in a Pasayten Place; and Mountain Climbing: Useless Like Poetry and Dangerous Like Lovemaking.. ISBN: 0818404965. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. back to nature; outdoor specialist;. more information

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Florida: Post Publications, 1967. 64 pp. Staple bound in pictorial card covers. Light edgewear; no interior markings. Illustrated in colour. The Chapters are: The Story of Shells; Collecting Your Shells; How to Clean Your Shells; How to Display Your Shells; Major Groups of Shells; Index of Common Shell Names; and Index of Scientific Shell Names. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo. seashells; beaches; beach combing; ephemera;. more information

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New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1976. (x) 246 pp. Black cloth lettered in gilt on the spine; headband. Light wear on the corners of the dustjacket; price intact; no interior markings. Illustrated with black and white photographs. The Chapters are: PART ONE: THE ZOO STORY: FICTION AND FACT: The Zoo's Public Image and Objectives; A Closer Look. PART TWO: LIFE AND DEATH IN THE ZOO: Animal Husbandry; The Captive Birth and Baby Zoo; Native Animals; Exhibit Design; Vandalism and Mortality. PART THREE: THE FUTURE OF THE ZOO: Improving Animal Care; The Human Element; Regulating Breeding and Surplus; Government and Other Organizations; Evaluating Your Local Zoo; and The Future; followed by Appendix One: Brief Notes on U.S. Zoos; Appendix Two: Minimum Requirements for Captive Animals; notes; and an index. . ISBN: 0690010966. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. zoology; zoos; animal parks; wildlife; captive captivity; menagerie;. more information

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London: Associated Newspapers Limited, 1955. 155 pp. Red boards lettered in black on the front panel and spine; illustrated endpapers. Light wear on the corners of the dustjacket with a few small nicks around the edges; price intact; blank label on the front free endpaper; no other interior markings. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs. The Chapters are: Monkeys Apes and Lemurs; The Cat Family; The Dog Family; Animals with Pouches; Zebras Tapirs and Rhinoceroses; Bears; Seals Walruses and Sea Lions; Cud-chewing Animals; Hippopotamuses and Pigs; Elephants; Anteaters Sloths and Armadillos; Rodents; Other Mammals; Birds; Frogs Toads and Salamanders; and Reptiles; followed by an index.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Dixon;. 4to. world wildlife;. more information

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New York: J. B. Lippincott, 1941. 286 pp. Beige cloth with a green pictorial on the front panel; decorated in green on the spine; green endpapers; green upper edge. Light wear on the corners of the dustjacket with a few small nicks and chips around the edges; price clipped; no interior markings. Illustrated with line drawings by H. G. Rose.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by H.G. Rose;. 8vo. wildlife; botony; biology; animals; insects; birds; plants; geology;. more information

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Ancaster, Ontario: Manor House Publishing, 2003. 128 pp. Signed on the title page by Fay Beck-Ryall. Light rubbing on the corners with a crease at the front hinge and a flat uncreased spine; aside from the author's signature, no interior markings. Illustrated with black and white photographs. The Chapters are: Dundas Valley - Spring Creek Trail; Spencer Gorge; North Shore - Royal Botanical Gardens; Christie Round the Lake; Beamer Trail; App's Mill Nature Trail; DeCew Falls; Woodend Conservation - Area and Bruce Trail; Tiffany and Sherman Falls; Crawford Lake Trails; Red Hill Valley; Dundas Valley - Headwaters Trail; Dundas Valley - Main Loop; Valens Conservation Area; Westfield Woods; Crook's Hollow; Chippewa Creek Trail; St John's Sassafras STroll; Bruce Trail at Smokey Hollow; F.W.R. Dickson Wilderness Trail; Paris to Cambridge Rail Trail; Hilton Falls; Buffalo Craig Trail - Vista Adventure; Bruce Trail at Kern's Road; Mountsberg Lakeshore Lookout; Backus Heritage Trail; Black Creek Side Trail; Devil's Punch Bowl; River and Ruin - Bruce Link; Webster's Falls; Borer's Falls; Mount Nemo; Twenty-Mile Creek; Felker's Falls on Red Hill Creek; and Fay's Five Favourites. . ISBN: 0973195665. Signed by Author. First Softcover Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo. outdoor adventure; walking; hiking; exercise;. more information

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Boston: Stone Wall Press, 1977. 287 pp. Light edge and corner wear with a flat uncreased but slightly faded spine; no interior markings. Illustrated with black and white photographs by Adam Laipson; drawings by Phylis Satin; and maps by Pamela Solar Mills. The Chapters are: The Lazy Person's Guide to Nature; Birds; Bees - Insects; Flowers - Wild Flowers Ferns Grasses; Trees - and Some Common Shrubs; Animals; Vegetables - Edible Plants and Mushrooms; Minerals; Wind - Weather; Sand - Beaches; Stars; Pests - and What to Do About Them; New Hampshire; Maine; Vermont; Massachusetts; Connecticut; Rhode Island; New York; Pennsylvania; and Appalachian Trail; followed by appendices and an index. . ISBN: 0913276219. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Illus. by Adam Laipson; Phylis Satin; Pamela Solar Mills;. 8vo. wilderness adventure; northern; woodland woodlands; wild animals; nature lore; naturalist; wildlife;. more information

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Illinois: Row Peterson and Company, 1945. 36 pp. Light edgewear with some scuffing on the front cover; no interior markings. Illustrated with colour photographs. Wraparound cover art by Seyforth. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Seyforth;. 4to. song birds; ephemera;. more information

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New York: J. B. Lippincott, 1967. 377 pp. Quarter bound in blue cloth with orange boards; gilt lettering on the front panel and spine. Light wear on the corners of the dustjacket with some rubbing on the front; price intact. Scans are available for all books. . Third Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. american year; this hill this valley; enduring pattern; beyond your doorstep; sundial seasons; high wide lonesome; dog who came to stay; when legends die; king of squaw mountain; rocky tipi tales; youngest shepherd; new england wildlife; countryside; hill country; connecticut; berkshire berkshires; dragonfly; kingfisher; woodland;. more information

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Agincourt, Ontario: Gage Publishing, 1978. 63 pp. Light edge and corner wear with an uncreased spine; no interior markings. Illustrated with line drawings. The Chapters are: Where and When to Go; Supplementary Winter Kit; Winter Gear; Tents and Sleeping Bags; Kit for Lighting and Cooking; First Steps in Winter Camping; Food; Problems; Safety First; First Aid; Map and Compass; Weather Lore; and Care and Maintenance. . ISBN: 0771594410. First Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good. 12mo. canadian author; wilderness adventure; winter camping;. more information

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Oshawa, Ontario - Mountain View, California: Pacific Press Publishing, 1974. 250 pp. First Thus. Edge and corner wear with a small scuff mark on the upper right of the front cover; an uncreased spine; no interior markings. Illustrated with line drawings. The Chapters are: Blue Note in a Sylvan Symphony; Digging Up a Dream; The Double Cross - and Still-Mo; Six Little Sausages; A Canoe and a Quandry; A Lisp Along a Forest Trail; Super Sense and Non Sense; A Porky Problem and Hi Bub; Racket from Solitude; A Goad from Sandy; Blessed Noothanth; Ratzy Watzy; Horizons and Hopes; Inky; A Tent for Two; A Dream that Wouldn't Stay Put; Carrots and Comics; When Soul Sings; A Dream Comes True; Threshold of the Wilderness; Challenge in the Wilderness; Beauty and a Beast; Waves and Woes; Busy Beavers of Maybe Lake; The Guitar Makes a Conquest; The Secret of Indian Joe; Memories and Manna; and A Canoe in the Skies. . First Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo. wilderness; canadian author; canadiana;. more information

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New York: Pyramid Books, 1968. 221 pp. Light edge and corner wear with a tanned but uncreased spine; not store stamped. The Chapters are: High Tension; Unsentimental Mother; The Foolish Fox; The Dark Song; The Sea Was Their Solace; Luck Is Like Weather; The Hunters Are the hunted; The Honorable Death of a Rogue; The Brave Fawns; Love Submerged; and The Bird and the Hands. Scans are available for all books.. Second Printing. Paperback. Very Good+. Illus. by Henry B. Kane;. nature; naturalist writing; outdoor writing; alaska; arctic adventure; bering sea; siberia; norton sound; High Tension; Unsentimental Mother; The Foolish Fox; The Dark Song; The Sea Was Their Solace; Luck Is Like Weather; The Hunters Are the hunted; The Honorable Death of a Rogue; The Brave Fawns; Love Submerged; and The Bird and the Hands;. more information

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New York: Ballantine Books, 1971. 256 pp. First Thus. Light edge and corner wear with some creasing on the spine; store stamped. Wraparound cover art by Barry Driscoll; interior line drawings by Rachel S. Horne. The Chapters are: Animals and Men - The Blurred Borderline; Animal Parents - That the Young May Survive; Sex - The Silenced Bell; Aggressiveness - How Red the Tooth and Claw; and Play - The Creative Spirit. Scans are available for all books.. ISBN: 034502298X. First Printing. Paperback. Very Good. Illus. by Rachel S. Horne; Barry Driscoll;. nature; naturalist writing; outdoor writing; animal behavior;. more information

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New York: Ballantine Books, 1976. 151 pp. Light edge and corner wear with an uncreased spine; not store stamped. The Chapters are: A World to Delight; Everything Else Was Small; Only the Harmless Can Play; The Lonely Sea; Summer and Ice; Escape Into Danger; A Choice of Deaths; Where the Wild One Were; The Choice. Scans are available for all books.. ISBN: 0345249526. First Paperback Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Peter Parnall;. nature; naturalist writing; outdoor writing; whales; A World to Delight; Everything Else Was Small; Only the Harmless Can Play; The Lonely Sea; Summer and Ice; Escape Into Danger; A Choice of Deaths; Where the Wild One Were; The Choice;. more information

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London: Panther Books, 1967. 252 pp. First UK Paperback Printing. Edge and corner wear with some creasing on the spine and some rubbing on the front cover; no interior markings. Cover art by Harry Titcombe; interior line drawings by Rachel S. Horne. The Chapters are: Animals and Men - The Blurred Borderline; Animal Parents - That the Young May Survive; Sex - The Silenced Bell; Aggressiveness - How Red the Tooth and Claw; and Play - The Creative Spirit. . First Printing. Paperback. Very Good-. Illus. by Harry Titcombe; Rachel S. Horne;. nature; naturalist writing; outdoor writing; animal behavior;. more information

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London: Panther Books, 1966. 176 pp. First UK Paperback Printing. Panther Book 2089. Light edge and corner wear with minor creasing on the spine; store stamped. The Chapters are: Beetle Rock; The Weasel; The Sierra Grouse; The Chickaree; The Black Bear; The Lizard; The Coyote; The Deer Mouse; The Steller Jay; and The Mule Deer. Scans are available for all books.. First Printing. Paperback. Very Good. Illus. by Henry B. Kane;. nature; naturalist writing; outdoor writing;. more information

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New York: Fawcett Crest Books, 1970. 304 pp. Fawcett Crest Book M12268. Light edge and corner wear with some minor creasing on the spine; no interior markings. The Chapters are: A Fable for Tomorrow; The Obligation to Endure; Elixirs of Death; Surface Waters and Underground Seas; Realms of the Soil; Earth's Green Mantle; Needless Havoc; And No Birds Sing; Rivers of Death; Indiscriminately from the Skies; Beyond the Dreams of the Borgias; The Human Price; Through a Narrow Window; One in Every Four; Nature Fights Back; The Rumblings of an Avalanche; The Other Road; followed by a List of Prinicpal Sources and an Index.. Later Printing. Paperback. Very Good. ddt; environment; chemicals; smog; pollution;. more information

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New York: Fawcett Crest Books, 1964. 304 pp. Fawcett Crest Book T681. Light edge and corner wear with a bindery ripple on an uncreased spine; no interior markings. The Chapters are: A Fable for Tomorrow; The Obligation to Endure; Elixirs of Death; Surface Waters and Underground Seas; Realms of the Soil; Earth's Green Mantle; Needless Havoc; And No Birds Sing; Rivers of Death; Indiscriminately from the Skies; Beyond the Dreams of the Borgias; The Human Price; Through a Narrow Window; One in Every Four; Nature Fights Back; The Rumblings of an Avalanche; The Other Road; followed by a List of Prinicpal Sources and an Index.. First Paperback Printing. Paperback. Very Good. ddt; environment; chemicals; smog; pollution;. more information

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London: Faber and Faber, 1970. 142 pp. Light edge and corner wear with an uncreased spine; no interior markings. Illustrated with black and white plates and drawings. The Chapters are: A Brief History of Fossil Collectors; Fossils - What Are They; The Classification of Fossils; A Geological Time Scale; How to Collect Fossils and Where to Look: Home Preparation and Display; and Collecting Localities; followed by Further Reading and an Index. . ISBN: 0571094708. First Thus. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo. fossils; geology; rocks; dinosaurs; eocene; cretaceous; sponge bed; wenlock limestone; bryozoan; pliocene coralline crag; silurian; palaeozoic; brachiopods; upper jurassic; trilobite;. more information

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London: Fontana Books, 1974. 127 pp. Light edge and corner wear with creasing on the spine; no interior markings. Illustrated with black and white plates. The Chapters are: Once upon a deer park; Tout ca change; And robin came too; Roger the tiger-hearted; More to see than in Africa; Nature's skyscrapers; Son of Marquis; ...and Manfred made three; Diamonds and manure; A Line is drawn; and Old enemies and new horizons. Scans are available for all books.. ISBN: 000613266. First Paperback Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good. lions; wild animals; longleat; game park;. more information

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Escondido, California: Western Trails Publications, 1977. 176 pp. Lightly rubbed on the corners with minor creasing on the spine; no interior markings. Illustrated with maps, black and white photographs, colour plates and drawings. The Chapters are: John Muir - Naturalist and Explorer; Building of the Trail; Story of the Sierra Range; Kaweah Country; Mt Whitney; Kern River Country; Kings River Country; San Joaquin River Country; Devils Postpile - Minarets - Mammoth Lakes; Upper Tuolumne - Merced River Country; Sierra Forest Trails - South; Sierra Forest Trails - North; Tuolumne River Country; Hoover Wilderness - Emigrant Basin Country; Indians; Geology Story; Life Zones - Nature Notes; Care of the Wilderness; Sources of Information; 999 Exciting Places to Go; and In Appreciation. . First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo. yosemite; hiking; camping; backpacking; john muir; high sierras; california; outdoors; trails; birds; animals;. more information

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Escondido, California: Western Trails Publications, 1976. 112 pp. Lightly rubbed on the corners with minor creasing on the spine; no interior markings. Illustrated with maps, photographs and drawings. The Chapters are: The Yosemite Wilderness; A Landscape was Born; Care of Our Wilderness; Yosemite Valley Trails: South Canyon Rim Trails; North Canyon Rim Trails; Merced Canyon Trails; Wawona South Boundary Trails; Yosemite in Winter: Ski Runs and Tours; Central High Sierra: John Muir Trail; Pacific Crest Trail; High Sierra Camp Areas; Toulumne Meadows Area; North Country Trails; Adjacent Wilderness Entries into Yosemite; Yosemite Environment and its Wildlife; Indians of Yosemite; and Conserving our Environment; followed by an index. Scans are available for all books.. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo. yosemite; hiking; camping; backpacking; john muir; high sierras; california; outdoors; waterfalls; canyons; trails;. more information

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London: Blackie and Son, 1912. 96 pp. First Thus. Pictorial boards decorated with green, pink and gilt on the front panel and the spine, decorated endpapers. Very lightly bumped at the corners; a single small stain on each endpaper; previous owner's name on the first blank page and on the title page. The Chapters are: What an Insect Is; The Harmful House Fly; How Insects Fertilize Flowers; Painted Ladies; How Insects Disguise Themselves; The Destructive Aphis; Ants and Their Ways; Musical Insects; The Big Beetle Family; A Battle with the Wasps; The Empress of the Riverside; The Insect Flower-Lovers; and Insects of the Night. Scans are available for all books.. First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good+. Illus. by Fairfax Muckler;. 8vo. rambler nature books; insects; bugs; story collection;. more information

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Duluth, Minnesota: Pfeifer Hamilton, 1986. 180 pp. Signed by Sam Cook on the title page. Brown cloth lettered in cream on the front panel and spine; headband; illustrated endpapers. Light edge and corner wear on the dustjacket; price intact; aside from the author's signature, no interior markings. Illustrated with line drawings by Bob Cary. The Chapters are: Spring: Caterpillar; Urban Relief; Eve of the Opener; Morning. Summer: The Big Circle; The Trout Fisherman; Natural Wonders; Fast and Dirty; The Dream Net; Lucky; Sandwich Refelctions. Fall: Untold Stories; They'd Rather Have Cash; Stocking Feet; Buck Fever; Death and Life. Winter: Dancing with a River; The Last Run; Once is Enough. Spring: Gearing Up; Back on the Brule; Pick of the Litter; Fishing Partners. Summer: 30 Days; Wandering Fever; Words Unspoken; Your Fire My Fire; Soul Country; Campfire Girl; Coming Home. Fall: Marking the Seasons; Forgotten Stand; Little Creatures; Brule by Night; Cabin Time; Northern Lights. Winter: Birkie Blues; A Season to Endure; In Stitches; and Find the Magic. . ISBN: 0938586092. Signed by Author. Fourth Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Bob Cary;. 8vo. minnesota; northwest territories; hunting; fishing; wilderness adventure;. more information

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Nevada City, California: Dawn Publications, 1979. 138 pp. Edge and corner wear with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. Illustrated with black and white photographs and drawings. The Chapters are: How to be an Effective Nature Guide; A Few Suggestions for Good Teaching; Choosing the Right Game for the Time and Place; Close Up with Nature; How Much Can You See; Nature's Balance; Learning is Fun; Play and Discovery; Spotting and Attracting Animals; Adventures; Animal Lobbyists; Animal Game Clue Sheets; Attitudes and Qualities; Concepts; Environment; and Mood. . ISBN: 0916124142. Later Printing. Paperback. Very Good. nature;. more information

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New York: Outdoor Life Books - Charles Scribner's Sons, 1983. (vi) 300 pp. Quarter-bound with brown cloth and beige marbled boards; lettered in gilt on the spine; headband. Edge and corner wear on the dustjacket; price intact; no interior markings. The Chapters are: One Big Sonuvabitch of a Grizzly; The Inconceivable Campsite Killing; Since the Day the Bear Almost Ate Our Baby Daughter; The Century's Worst Attack Case; Come Quick I'm Being Eaten by a Bear; Greater Love Hath No Man; What the Statistics Reveal; A Grizzly with a Grudge Against the World; They Tried to Outrun It; The Off-limits Campsite; I Look Behind Every Tree Now; He Loved Bears: They Were His Life; My First Bear Attack; Stay Still and Grizzly Won't Hurt You; He Was Tough at Hockey Too; If Bears Played by Predictable Rules; What About Polar Bears; Battling a Bear and Then the Courts; Both Grizzlies Charged; Killer Grizzly Capital of the World; and Assorted Thoughts on Bears and Man; followed by the appendix: Bear-attack Statistics. Scans are available for all books.. ISBN: 0684172852. Third Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. bear; bears; grizzly; polar; black; brown;. more information

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London: Max Reinhardt, 1957. 166 pp. Green boards lettered in gilt on the spine; black and white photo frontis; illustrated with line drawings by Erik Thorn. Light wear on the corners of the dustjacket with a few short nicks around the edges; price intact; book plate on the front pastedown; no other interior markings. The Chapters are: What Shrews Are; Catching Shrews and Caring for Them; General Behaviour; Fighting; Reproduction; The Activity Rhythm; The Longevity of Shrews; and The Numbers of Shrews; followed by an appendix: Notes on Live-trapping; and an index. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Erik Thorn;. 12mo. natural history; england; britain; shrew;. more information

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New York: Avon Books, 1975. 374 pp. Profusely illustrated with black and white photographs and art. The history of the buffalo; even includes recipes. Light edge and corner wear with some creasing on the spine; not store stamped. The Chapters are: The First Buffalo; Millions on the Prairies and Plains; The Wold Plains Buffalo; Those of the Mountains and Woods; For the Indian; When the Killing Began; The Slaughter; Early Attempts to save the Buffalo; After the Kill; Battling Bulls; How They Ran; Trails and Travels; Cows and Calves; Heads and Hors; White Buffalo; Those Who Saved the Buffalo; In Captivity; The American Buffalo as a Symbol; and the Future of the American Buffalo. Scans are available for all books.. ISBN: 0380004755. First Paperback Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good. grand duke alexis; charles a. allard; joseph a. allen; american bison society; american fur company; arkasas river; william h. ashley; atchison topeka santa fe railroad; big medicine; spotted eagle; jim bridger; buffalo bill cody; george catlin; The First Buffalo; Millions on the Prairies and Plains; The Wold Plains Buffalo; Those of the Mountains and Woods; For the Indian; When the Killing Began; The Slaughter; Early Attempts to save the Buffalo; After the Kill; Battling Bulls; How They Ran; Trails and Travels; Cows and Calves; Heads and Hors; White Buffalo; Those Who Saved the Buffalo; In Captivity; The American Buffalo as a Symbol; and the Future of the American Buffalo;. more information

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New York: Bonanza Books, 1985. 319 pp. Black cloth lettered in copper foil on the spine; headband. Light wear on the corners of the dustjacket; no interior markings. Illustrated with black and white plates; charts; diagrams; and line drawings. Wraparound dj art by Mike Mikos. The Chapters are: The Day of the Dinosaur; The Finding of the Dragons; Out of the Sea; Life Invades the Land; The Rise of the Dinosaurs; The Reptilian Middle Age; Reptiles of Sea and Air; The Doom of the Dragons; The Great Fossil Feud; Diggers and Dinosaurs; The Heritage of the Dragons; and Dinosaurs in the World Today; followed by notes; a bibliography; and an index. . ISBN: 0517476827. First Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Mike Mikos;. 8vo. dinosaurs; terrible lizards; fossils; petrified; age reptiles; jurassic; cambrian; ordovician; maastricht mosasaur; solnhofen; lamarck; georges cuvier; pterodactyl; pterosaur; mary anning; devonian; permian; diadectes; pelycosaurs; paleozoic; pennsylvanian; eocene; pleistocene; triassic; sauropod; brontosaurus; apatosaurus; diplodocus; brachiosaurus; kentrurosaurus; allosaurus; stegosaurus; ichthyosaurs; tyrannosaurus rex; hadrosaur; cretaceous; acanthopholis; torosaurus; joseph leidy; carnosaur; edward cope; o. c. marsh; carnegia museum; utah; paleontology paleontological paleontologist;. more information

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Toronto: Natural Heritage, 1987. 228 pp. First Thus. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. Illustrated with wildlife drawings by Glen Loates. The Chapters are: This Was the Beginning; A Piece of Land; The Lovely; An Exercise in Tolerance; Sprites of the Northern Forest; The Nomadic Tribes; The Miracle of the Returned Bird; Halfway Houses on the Road to Heaven; The Southeastern Slope; The Great Disaster; and The Aftermath. . ISBN: 0920474438. First Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good+. Illus. by Glen Loates;. 8vo. northern adventure; wilderness; naturalist; wildlife; birds; mammals; forest boreal;. more information

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New York: Creative Age Press, 1942. 221 pp. Green cloth with a black and white pictorial on the front panel. No dustjacket; some wear on the corners with slight darkening on the spine; previous owner's name on the front endpaper. Illustrated with black and white plates. The Chapters are: Lives Around Us; The Story of a Tree; Death in White: The Weasel; The Hunted: A Fox-Life; The Voice of the Turtle; May-Flies; Woodchucks; Lives in Balance; In the Frog-Pond; Spiders: Trappers of Outdoors; Rattlesnakes; A Truimph of Instrinct: The Dauber Wasp; Mosquito-Time; Days of the Locust; Shrew: The Littlest Mammal Cicada Season; Passenger Pigeon, Bird of Yesterday; At a Snail's Pace; Great Horned Owl: Tiger of the Air; The Animals Sleep; and Earth-Life. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo. nature; wildlife; Lives Around Us; The Story of a Tree; Death in White: The Weasel; The Hunted: A Fox-Life; The Voice of the Turtle; May-Flies; Woodchucks; Lives in Balance; In the Frog-Pond; Spiders: Trappers of Outdoors; Rattlesnakes; A Truimph of Instrinct: The Dauber Wasp; Mosquito-Time; Days of the Locust; Shrew: The Littlest Mammal Cicada Season; Passenger Pigeon, Bird of Yesterday; At a Snail's Pace; Great Horned Owl: Tiger of the Air; The Animals Sleep; and Earth-Life;. more information

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Toronto: Macmillan of Canada, 1973. 283 pp. Salmon cloth stamped with gilt; black endpapers; headband. Illustrated with maps and black and white photographs. Light wear on the corners of the dustjacket with some general rubbing; no interior markings. . ISBN: 0770510434. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. grey gray owl; archie belaney; native north american indigenous aboriginal first people; indian; indians; movie tie in; canadiana;. more information

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Canmore, Alberta: Altitude Publishing, 2005. 143 pp. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. Illustrated with black and white photographs and a map. The Chapters are: Ice Storm; Tornado Country; The Dust Bowl; Blizzard of the Century; Wreckhouse Winds; Red River's Lakes; Hurricanes - in Canada; Hail Alley; and Firestorm.. ISBN: 1551539497. First Softcover Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo. canadian author; canadiana; extreme weather;. more information

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Toronto: Macmillan of Canada, 1965. (ix) 110 pp. Brown boards lettered with gilt on the spine; green endpapers. Lightly rubbed on the corners of the dustjacket; price intact. Inscribed by a previous owner on the front free endpaper. Illustrated with drawings. The Chapters are: Cervier the lynx; Lepus the hare; Mamshet the beaver; Alces the moose; Belette the weasel; Vulpes the fox; Martes the marten; Rangifer the caribou; Beoth the wolf; Gulo the Wolverine; Guashawit the bear; followed by an Epilogue. Scans are available for all books.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good+. Illus. by Ronald Andrews;. 8vo. Cervier the lynx; Lepus the hare; Mamshet the beaver; Alces the moose; Belette the weasel; Vulpes the fox; Martes the marten; Rangifer the caribou; Beoth the wolf; Gulo the Wolverine; Guashawit the bear; newfoundland;. more information

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London: George Allen and Unwin, 1966. 252 pp. Blue boards lettered in black on the front panel and spine. Light wear on the corners of the dustjacket; price intact; no interior markings. Illustrated with line drawings by Rachel S. Horne. The Chapters are: Grizzly Habitat; The Twenty-fifth Bear; The First Bear; Odd Bears; The Snow Bear; More Polar Bears; The Black Jaspers of Anan; Black Mischief; The Black Bear's Way of Life; Father of the Bears; Monarch of the American Wilderness; North and West with the Grizzly; Kootznahoo - Home of the Bears; The Grizzly Looks at You; The Dangerous Mother; The Deadlier Female; What Makes a Grizzly Attack; The Brown Bandits; Babes and Yearlings; The Canine Enemy; The Jinx of Sandy Lake; A Guide Looks at Bears; The Boy and the Bear; The Exciting Forest; and The Unfair Chase; followed by an epilogue. . First UK Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Rachel S. Horne;. 8vo. wilderness adventure; northern; woodland woodlands; wild animals; nature lore; naturalist; wildlife; grizzly; kodiak; black bear; polar bear;. more information

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London: Fontana Books, 1977. 157 pp. Edge and corner wear with creasing on the spine; previous owner's name inside; not store stamped. Cover art by Arthur Robins. The Chapters are: The Launching; The Gilded Cage; The Complicated Commissariat; A Multitude of Matings; Fables, Facts and Files; Pills, Potions and Palliatives; and The Stationary Ark. . ISBN: 0006350003. First Paperback Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good-. Illus. by Arthur Robins;. wildlife wilderness adventure; jersey zoo;. more information

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London: Fontana Books, 1974. 189 pp. Light edge and corner wear with minor creasing on the spine; no interior markings. The Chapters are: The Birth of a Title; The Birthday Party; A Transport of Terrapins; A Question of Promotion; A Question of Degrees; and Ursula. . ISBN: 0006130941. Third Printing. Paperback. Very Good. plaice; terrapins; corfu; wild animals; wilderness adventure;. more information

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London: Rupert Hart Davis, 1964. 176 pp. Salmon-coloured boards lettered in silver on the spine. Illustrated with line drawings by Ralph Thompson. Small chips and short tears around the edges of the dustjacket; price intact. The Chapters are: Explanation; Menagerie Manor; A Porcupine in the Parish; The Cold Blooded Cohort; Claudius Among the Cloches; The Nightingale Touch; Love and Marriage; A Gorilla in the Guest Room; Animals in Trust; and Final Demand. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good-. Illus. by Ralph Thompson;. 8vo. wildlife; jersey zoo; porcupine; nightingale; gorilla;. more information

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Middlesex, England: Penguin Books, 1967. 172 pp. Penguin Book NF2522. Edge and corner wear with some creasing on the spine; no interior markings. Illustrated with line drawings. Cover art by John Tribe. The Chapters are: Explanation; Menagerie Manor; A Porcupine in the Parish; The Cold Blooded Cohort; Claudius Among the Cloches; The Nightingale Touch; Love and Marriage; A Gorilla in the Guest Room; Animals in Trust; and Final Deman. . First Paperback Printing. Paperback. Very Good. Illus. by John Tribe;. wildlife; jersey zoo; porcupine; nightingale; gorilla;. more information

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Middlesex, England: Penguin Books, 1976. 217 pp. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. Illustrated with line drawings by Ralph Thompson. The Chapters are: A Word in Advance; The Customs of the Country; The Whispering Land; A Sea of Headwaiters; The Golden Swarm; The Bulbous Beasts; Jujuy; A City of Bichos; Vampires and Wine; A Wagon-load of Bichos; and Stop Press. . ISBN: 0140020837. Later Printing. Paperback. Very Good. Illus. by Ralph Thompson;. wildlife; jersey zoo; patagonia; pampas; south america;. more information

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London: Fontana Books, 1972. 189 pp. Fontana Book 3094. Light edge and corner wear with minor creasing on the spine; previous owner's name inside. The Chapters are: The Birth of a Title; The Birthday Party; A Transport of Terrapins; A Question of Promotion; A Question of Degrees; and Ursula. . First Paperback Printing. Paperback. Very Good. plaice; terrapins; corfu; wild animals; wilderness adventure;. more information

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