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Yearbook Of The United States Department Of Agriculture 1914
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Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1915 Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Small spot on front cover.. more information
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Nature Day and Night
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New York: Viking, 1978 Printer Wrapper. Good. First American Edition. Artist David Goddard and scientist Max Hooper look at some familiar country scenes - a woodland, a meadow, a mountain stream and a resevoir - and record in their own ways the changes that take place in these over twenty-four hours.. more information
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The Birds Of America
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NY: Macmillan Company, 1946 With index, with frontis, small closed tears and tears around edges of jacket, light tanning on edges of pages, dust jacket price $5.95. Here reproduced are the 435 illustrations from the Elephant Folio by Audubon. Introduction and descriptive text for each plate by William Vogt.. Fifth Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good-/Good-. Illus. by With Full Color Plates. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. more information
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The Imperial Collection Of Audubon Animals the Quadrupeds of North America
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NY: Bonanza Books, 1967 Previous owner's name fep.. First Edition/First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good-Good/Good+. Illus. by John James and John Woodhouse Audubon. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Private Ex-Library. more information
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Jungle Days
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NY: G.P Putnam's, 1925 Light soil on edge of green bds, gilt, pictorial eps, illustrated, lining painted by Isabel Cooper.. Later Printing. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by With Illustrations. more information
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Jungle Peace
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New York: Henry Holt & Company, 1919 Good. Later Printing. With frontis.. more information
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Anatomy Of The Earth
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New York: World University Press, 1976 Printer Wrapper. Very Good. NY 1976, Reprint, World University Press, VG in stiff wraps. Professor Cailleux presents a general introduction to geology, describing what we know of the earth's external and internal features, its history, and its place in the universe as a whole.. more information
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The Countryman Spring 1969 Volume 72 No 1
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Oxford, England: The Countryman Ltd, 1969 A Quarterly Non-Party Review and Miscellany Of Rural Life And Work For The English-speaking World. NATURAL HISTORY. First Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good. Illus. by With Photographs. more information
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The Countryman Spring 1966 Volume 66 No 1
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Oxford, England: The Countryman Ltd, 1966 Pictorial Paper Cover. Very Good. A Quarterly Non-Party Review And Miscellany Of Rural Life And Work For The English Speaking World. NATURAL HISTORY. First Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good. Illus. by With Photographs. more information
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The Countryman Winter 1966/67 Volume 67 No 2
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Oxford, England: The Countryman Ltd, 1966 A Quarterly Non-Party Review And Miscellany of Rural Life And Work For The English-Speaking World. NATURAL HISTORY. First Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good. Illus. by With Photographs. more information
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The Countryman Autumn 1966 Volume 67 No 1
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Oxford, England: The Countryman Ltd, 1966 Pictorial Paper Cover. Very Good. A Quarterly Non-Party Review And Miscellany Of Rural Life And Work For The English Speaking World. NATURAL HISTORY. First Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good. Illus. by With Photographs. more information
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Beauties and Wonders of Land and Sea
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Springfield, Ohio: Mast, Crowell & Kirkpatrick, 1895 Over one thosand illustrations in black and white, covers have several scattered small stains, top of spine has 1/2 inch closed tear, pages browned due to quality and age of paper, staplebound. NATURAL HISTORY. First Printing. Softcover. Good. Illus. by With Drawings. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information
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Thrills of a Naturalist's Quest
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New York: Macmillan Company, 1932 Hard Cover. Good +/No Jacket. Second Printing. Green bds with gilt, spine cocked, many black and white photos. The greater number of illus. are from the photographic library of the N.Y. Zoologial Society. Contents include butterflies, cicadas, pythons, cobras, animal clairvoyants, etc.. more information
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Evergreen Autumn 1989 Vol.5 No.3
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Glos: Evergreen, 1989 A Quarterly Magazine. NATURAL HISTORY. Not Stated. Paper. Very Good. Illus. by With Photographs. more information
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The Nature Encyclopedia Volume One (1) Knowing the Birds
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NY: Nelson Doubleday, Inc., 1927 Bookplate fep, tiny hole on spine, green boards. Black and white and color photographs. NATURAL HISTORY. Not Stated. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by With Drawings & Photographs. more information
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The Doorway to Nature
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OH: World Publishing Co. 1931 Hard Cover. Very Good - Good/Good. Tower Books Edition-First Printing. Text pages are yellowed. Front dj has two closed tears, one on spine and one on edge; also a tiny section of bottom edge of the dj is missing. This book offers guideance for anybody who wants to start from ignorance and proceed by easy stages to understanding of the mysteries, the beauties and the whimsicalities of the outdoors.. more information
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The Countryman Autumn 1972 Volume 77 No 3
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Oxford, England: The Countryman Ltd., 1972 A Quarterly Non-Party Review and Miscellany Of Rural Country Life And Work For The English Speaking World. NATURAL HISTORY. First Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good. Illus. by With Photographs. more information
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Neighbors Of Field Wood & Stream
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New York: Frederick A. Stokes Co. 1901 Fair. Good reading copy,some foxing, with 15 illustrations which are photos including frontis which is loose but intact.. more information
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The Countryman Winter 1987/88 Volume 92 No 4
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Oxford, England: The Countryman Ltd, 1987 A Quarterly Non-Party Review And Miscellany Of Rural Life And Work For The English Speaking World. NATURAL HISTORY. Soft Cover. Very Good. Illus. by With Photographs. more information
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The Countryman Autumn 1986 Volume 91, No. 3
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Oxford, England: The Countryman Ltd, 1986 A Quarterly Non-Party Review And Miscellany Of Rural Life And Work For The English Speaking World. NATURAL HISTORY. First Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good. Illus. by With Photographs. more information
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The Countryman Autumn 1987 Volume 92, No. 1
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Oxford, England: The Countryman Ltd, 1987 A Quarterly Non-Party Review And Miscellany Of Rural Life And Work For The English Speaking World. NATURAL HISTORY. First Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good. Illus. by With Photographs. more information
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Fur Farming
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Ohio: A. R. Harding Pub. Co, 1936 Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Third Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Minor wear top and bottom spine, owner's name and address in ink fep, frontis, w/many b&w photos, a book of information about fur bearing animals, enclosures, habits, care, etc. for profit.. more information
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Fur Farming
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Ohio: A. R. Harding Pub. Co, 1909 Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Revised. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Minor wear top and bottom spine, owner's name and address in ink fep, frontis, w/many b&w photos, a book of information about fur bearing animals, enclosures, habits, care, etc. for profit.. more information
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The Dark Romance Of Dian Fossey
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NY: NY: Simon & Schuster, 1990, 1990 Hayes, former Esquire Editor-in Chief, explores the strange, mysterious life of the remarkable Fossey, who abandoned her career as an occupational therapist in Louisville, Kentucky, to live in Africa among the last mountain gorillas. NATURAL HISTORY. Book Club. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. more information
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The Dark Romance Of Dian Fossey
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NY: NY: Simon & Schuster, 1990, 1990 Hayes, former Esquire Editor-in Chief, explores the strange, mysterious life of the remarkable Fossey, who abandoned her career as an occupational therapist in Louisville, Kentucky, to live in Africa among the last mountain gorillas. NATURAL HISTORY. Book Club. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. more information
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A Season of Birds
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Madison: Tamarack Press, 1976 Blank front endpaper missing. NATURAL HISTORY. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. Illus. by Chuck Ripper. Ex-Library. more information
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Forests of Yosemite, Sequoia, and General Grant National Parks
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Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office, 1928 Soft Cover/Staplebound. Good. A 40 page pamphlet. Previous owner's name front cover.. more information
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Keith County Journal
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New York: St. Martin's Press, 1978 Hard Cover with Slipcase. Very Good - Good/Very Good -Good. First Edition. Lt. chipping, gift inscription fep, with illustrations by the author. There is elegance of prose and the sense of joy in scientific work. Janovy poss esses a knack for involving his reader with the lives of the lowliest creatures as well as the human beings who surround them.. more information
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Alaska
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Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society, 1971 Hard Cover. Good/Good. Ex-Library.. more information
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Lapidary Journal Jan. 1981 Original Gem Cuuting National Magazine
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CA: Lapidary Journal Inc, 1981 Soft Cover. Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.. more information
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The Story of Trees
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Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1953 Small tear on spine, some chipping. NATURAL HISTORY. Later Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good-/Good-. Illus. by With Photographs. more information
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Animals of the Past Handbook Series #4
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NY: American Museum Of Natural History, 1929 Hard Cover. Good +/No Jacket. Seventh Edition. An account of some of the creatures of the ancient world.. more information
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The Wind Birds
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The Viking Press, Inc.: , 1973 Hard Cover. Good/Good. First Edition. Ex-Library. Spine is cracked but intact. Smells slightly of mold. Salinas Public Library stamped on top and bottom fore-edges of text. Dust jacket is protected by mylar cover. The restlessness of shorebirds, their kinship with the distance and swift seasons, the wistful signal of their voices down the long coastlines of the world make them the most affecting of wild creatures. Peter Matthissen, thought by many to be the best nature writer working today, has joined forces with Robert Gillmor, one of the finest wildlife artists in the world, who has contributed twenty-five beautiful new drawings to this book, in order to create a fascinating mosaic of the "wind birds".. more information
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Animals of the World - Mammals of America, Mammals of Other Lands
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Garden City, NY: Garden City Publishing Co., Inc. 1942 Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Not Stated. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.. more information
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The Nature of Life
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NY: Crown Publishers Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ca 1972. Earth, plants, animals, man and their effects on each other.. more information
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From Queensland to the Great Barrier Reef a Naturalist's Adventures in Australia
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Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1958 NATURAL HISTORY. First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by With Photogarphs. more information
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Scenic Wonders Of The National Parks Of America
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NY: Gallery Books, 1985 First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by With Maps & Photographs. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. more information
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Land Birds of America
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NY: McGraw Hill, 1953 Hard Cover. Very Good - Good/No Jacket. First Edition/First Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Published with the cooperation of The American Museum of Natural History.. more information
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Exploring Our Living Planet
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Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society, 1983 Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.. more information
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New York State Conservationist Magazine (303 Issues) 1952-2003
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Albany, NY: New York State Conservation Department Entire run is from Aug/Sept 1952 through Sept/Oct 2003. The years 1952-1988 are in very good - good condition. Mostly very good. From 1989-2003 are near fine -very good condition. Most years are complete and I will list what is missing. There is also one stray issue of Oct/Nov1950 in fair condition (covers detached but present). The only defect in this entire run is the Aug/Sept 1957 issue where almost half of the front cover is missing. The following 5 issues are missing: Oct/Nov 1953, Apr/May 1964, July/Aug 1993, May/June 1997 and March/Apr 2001. This is a bi-monthly magazine with six issues for each year. The magazine is devoted to: Camping, Hunting, Recreation, Fishing, Forests, Game Animals, Adirondacks, Catskills, Wildlife, Flora, Fauna, Conservation, New York State, NYS, etc. Not easy to come by a collection as extensive as this one. . Magazine. Very Good-Good. more information
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ABC's of Nature ( A Family Answer Book )
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New York: Reader's Digest, 1988 Hard Cover. Very Good/Fair. Fifth Printing. With index, closed tear on spine of jacket. ABC's of Nature clears up hundreds of mysteries about the natural world.. more information
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Emperor Penguins
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NY: Robert Speller & Sons, 1958 Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good-Good. Not Stated. This is a good for the general reader. Lated in 1951 a wintering party left France to relieve the French Antarctic base at Port-Martin. On board was a special detachment which had been selected to spend a year at Geology Point, a remote coastal area of Adelie Land which housed a colony of Emperor penguins. These men had set out to observe and annotate the lives of the Emperors at close quarters.. more information
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The Birds of Minnesota, Two Volume Set
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Minneapolis: University Of Minnesota Press, 1936 Hard Cover. Very Good - Good/No Jacket. Second Edition - Revised. Illustrated with ninety-two color plates by Allan Brooks, George Miksch Sutton, Walter Alois Weber, Francis Lee Jacques, Walter John Breckenridge, including one plate by the late Louis Agassiz Fuertes. Both volumes gold-stamped on spine. During a half-century of investigation and first-hand observation, the author assembled a vast body of information of the bird-life of Minnesota. Years of painstalking labor were spent in the preparation of this two-volume work. Volume I includes a Review of Ornithology in Minnesota, the Geography of Minnesota, A 4-Season Synopsis of Bird Life in Minnesota, Conservation of Birds in Minnesota, Bird Songs and Calls, and Bird-Banding. Contains forty nine color plates,several maps and dozens of black and white tex illustrations in this volume; a total of six hundred and forty nine illustrations spread over Volumes I and II. Front endpaper of Vol. 1 is creased. Small blemish (discoloration as if someone used an eraser lightly on the spot) on front cover about the size of a quarter. Greater discoloration of the same kind of back cover. Forty color plates in Volume II (a few of them dog-eared). Text is a continuation of Vol. 1. Slight discoloration to front cover of Vol. II; also two micro-stains--each much smaller than a dime--on fore-edges.. more information
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Never kick A Bear In Your Bedroom Slippers
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Salt Lake City: Osmond Pub. 1980 Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good -Good. First Printing. Sm cl tear, 1/2" X 4 1/2" tear at bottom back of dj., illustrated w/ color photographs. What goes on behind the scenes in creating animal movies like Grizzly Adams, Jeremiah Johnson and TV shows like Wild Kingdom.. more information
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Trees Worth Knowing Little Nature Library
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NY: Doubleday,Page & Company, 1925 NATUR NATURAL HISTORY. Later Printing. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. Illus. by With Photographs. more information
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The Ways Of Fishes
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NJ: D. Van Nostrand, 1948 Hard Cover. Very Good. First Printing. The habits of those fishes which seem to the author the most unusual and interesting.. more information
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Trees
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New York: , 1936 Good. First Printing. 3" X 6" tear fep, lt soil, profusely illustrated w/ b+w photos and accompanying text.. more information
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The Lives of Birds ( Birds of the World and Their Behavior)
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New York: Henry Holt And Co. 1994 Trade Paperback. Very Good. First Edition. With index.. more information
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Stillmeadow Calender A Countrywoman's Journal
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Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Co. 1957 Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good -Good. Second Printing.. more information
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Wandering Through Winter
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NY: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1965 NY 1965, first edition, Dodd, Mead & Company, VG/G+, half-inch tear and inch closed tear on front d.j.; otherwise good. A naturalist's record of a 20,000 mile journey through the North American winter. With photographs by the author. With America's foremost writer-photographer-naturalist as guide, the reader encounters whooping cranes and migrating whales, longspurs on the Staked Plains of Texas, pupfish of Death Valley and the eagles of a Mississippi ice jam. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good+. Illus. by Illustrated with Photographs. more information
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