Animals

South Africa Tourist Corp., 1962 46 pages. Gray pictorial soft covers with black and colored lettering show edgewear along outside edge. Beautifully illustrated animals highlight text and photos of animals from Antelope to Zebra from South Africa. . First Edition. Staple Bound. Good/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Bernard Sargent . Oblong 6 1/2" by 8". more information

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International Masters Publishers , 1999 Beautiful partial collection of frameable art prints of animals, reptiles, fish, and insects housed within dark green pictorial 3-ring binder. With "A Customer's Guide to The Illustrated Animal Library" and "The Illustrated Animal Library Fact File" bound in also. Art by a variety of artists on heavy textured paper is housed within special envelopes containing information about the animal (no holes in the art). This collection has 20 mammals, 2 birds, 2 fish, and one insect (butterflies) illustration. A gorgeous collection, in binder or framed.. First Edition. Ring Bound. Fine/No Jacket as Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Corvallis, Oregon, U.S.A.: Oregon State Univ Pr, 1997 264 pages including index. Grey pictorial soft covers with black spine and white lettering shows almost no wear; remnant of sticker on back cover; SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR with "Good Birding!" above signature on title page. "The first seasonal guide to northwest birds.". Signed and Inscribed By Author. Trade Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Ramiel Papish . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Hauppauge, NY: Barron's, 1998 128 pages. Illustrated covers show little sign of wear or use, barring barely perceptible slight dry sticker residue and lught thumb bend to front cover. Translated from the German, scarce. "A Holistic approach to keeping your pet healthy. Facts you need to know about bird physiology, how to diagnose illness, apply first-aid following accidents, and treat your bird with standard and homeopathic medications.". First American Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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Corvallis, Oregon, U.S.A.: Oregon State Univ Pr, 1998 492 pages including index, with maps and illustrations throughout. Navy blue cloth covered boards with bright gold lettering show very mild corner wear. . Second Printing. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Hagerstown, Maryland, U.S.A.: Williams & Wilkins, 1999 619 pages including index. Pink pictorial soft covers with black lettering shows mild creasing to upper right front cover, small stain to free endpaper; no writings or markings within text.. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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London, England: A. & C. Black, 1927 406 pages including index. Blue cloth covered boards with gold lettering shows mild edgewear at corners and spine ends; interior pristine. "This book consists of a series of studies of animal and plant life...The treatment of the subject is unconventional and lacks uniformity, because observations and records alike have always been conditioned by season and region of my holidays and by the dominant interest of the moment."--Author's preface. Chapters mostly concern one type or another of insect.. Assumed First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by C. Von Wyss. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Canine Potential Pub, 1995 159 pages including bibliography. White soft covers with red lettering show mild curving, otherwise fine; SIGNED BY AUTHOR with phrase "One is never enough!" on title page, otherwise no writings or markings within text. The author is a dog obedience instructor and owns and operates Canine Potentials on Whidbey Island in Washington State.. Signed by Author. First Edition, First Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Flagstaff, Arizona, U.S.A.: Northland Pub, 1983 88 pages, with photographs throughout. White pictorial soft covers with black lettering shows light crease at center spine, very mild edgewear. Deals mostly with photographing horses, with angles, lighting, best practice for showing the veins along the legs, and other technical details: "An uncomplicated but thorough text on how to record the anatomy of horses and cattle.". Later Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Toronto, ON, Canada: D. Van Norstrand, 1949 224 pages including index. Dark green cloth covered boards with faded gold lettering show edgewear; no writings or markings within text.. First Edition. Cloth. Good +/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Tucson Arizona: Golden Puffer Press, 1986 75 pages including index with black and white illustrations throughout. dark blue pictorial soft covers with white fish designs and lettering shows mild corner wear. Very easily used.. Later Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Jenean Thomson . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Anchorage, Alaska, U.S.A.: Sourdough Studio, 1995 200 pages. White pictorial soft covers with black lettering show mild edge and corner wear; SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the title page. A Sourdough Studio Book. Features sketches and photographs of Alaskan wildlife encountered by the author and artist as he travelled through Alaska, beginning in 1970.. Signed by Author. First American Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Doug Lindstrand . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Port Angeles, WA: Olympic Stationers, 1949 262p. with index Grayish-blue pictorial softcover with black lettering shows fading, edge wear, and a couple of small stains on cover. Pages are clean, unmarked and tight. Subtitle reads, "A Scientific and Popular Description of 261 Species of Birds Recorded on the Olympic Peninsula, Either as Resident, Summer Resident or in Migration, Together With Description of Their Nests and Eggs." Illustrated by E. J. Sawyer, Elizabeth L. Curtis and T. M. Shortt. Softcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Trade Paperback. more information

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Louisville, KY: Standard Printing, 1945 297 pages. Deep green cloth covered boards with black design and faded gold lettering shows corner and mild edgewear with bumping to right corners. Covers everything from selecting and buying a horse, to building and managing a stable, to equine care, and riding and training on and with the horse.. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Good +/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1967 Unpaginated. Yellow pictorial cloth covers with black lettering show mild bumping, pinpoint scar and light soiling on back; no writings or markings within text. Beautiful illustrations of animals accompany text discussing how each animal defends itself, and includes animals not typically thought of as predators, such as swans.. Assumed First American Edition. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Hubert Meeze. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Chicago, IL: Rand McNally, 1963 179 pages. Yellow cloth covered boards show mild soiling and wear; endpaper seams reinforced with library tape (though they seem sound without it); dust jacket pasted to boards; ex-library markings on inside front cover and bottom title page. Gray pictorial dust jacket pasted to boards, covered with old, non-removable mylar, with ex-libary markings on bottom spine, top front. The unusual story of a Rhodesian Game and Tseste Supervisor originally from Scotland, who spent his spare time running a private animal rescue service in a home-made raft, and of the Tonga people, flooded out of their old villages by the Kariba Dam; these people were the responsibility of Joe McGregor Brooks, and after he made the acquaintance of the author, she told both his story, the story of the Tonga, and the story of the many animals who affected them both.. Cloth. Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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Concord, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Paul & Company Publishers Consortium, Incorporated, 1984 206 pages including index. Green cloth covered boards with gold lettering show mild edgewear along bottom. Green pictorial dust jacket with black lettering shows mild edgewear. Covers physical conditions, feeding and nutrition, standards and showing, and genetics and diseases, along with history of budgerigar exhibition, building an aviary, and more.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Michael Stringer . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Tudor Publishing, 1969 192 pages including index. Black cloth covered boards with red lettering on spine shows no wear inside or out. Black pictorial dust jacket with red lettering shows mild rubbing, wear to spine ends; now protected by mylar. "Over 300 rare and unusual illustrations from medieval manuscripts and early printed books of the Dragon, the Unicorn, the Gorgon, the Sphinx, and other fabulous beasts.". First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Portland OR: Metropolitan Press, 1931 171 pages including About the Author. Blue cloth covered boards with bird design and lettering in light brown show rubbing, edgewear with chips at spine top and 2" split at lower spine bottom (all pages firmly bound); ex-library markings on lower spine, inside front and back; SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR across lower title page.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Good-/No Jacket. Illus. by Florenz Clark. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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Minocqua, WI: NorthWord Press, 1989 160 pages including Bibliography. Gray cloth covered boards with gold lettering show no obvious signs of wear inside or out. Gray pictorial dust jacket with white lettering shows mild edgewear. "Bruemmer explores the rich history of man's fascination with polar bears: the Neanderthals worshipped them, the Vikings hunted them, the Romans kept them for sport...World of the Polar Bear enchants the reader with over 112 magnificent colour photographs complemented by archival photographs and etchings. In the accompanying text, Bruemmer relates adventurers' tales, biologists details, and his own intimate experience of what has been called 'the Arctic ring of life.'". First American Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Canada: Coles, 1979 213 pages including bibliography and index. Blue pictoral covers with red lettering show one small crease at lower right corner, light crease on back cover; almost no edgewear, no writings or markings, no spine crease and all pages firmly bound. Covers basic history, genetics, and psychology of the housecat, basic prinicples of behavior modification, training common behavior, and dealing with abnormal behavior.. Assumed First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Reed Books, 1998 192 pages including index. Dark green pictorial hard covers with white lettering show no wear inside or out. "...describes and illustrates the fauna found in each habitat--from the whales of Kaikoura to the kea of the Alps. He also includes a fascainting chapter on New Zealand's protected offshore islands, where some of the rareest creatures live: tuatara, takahe, kakapo and saddleback. Geoff Moon's magnificent photographs, all in colour, show a remarkable sensitivity to and respect for New Zealand.". Later Printing. Glossy Hard Covers. As New/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Chicago IL: Clark & Longley, 1888 183 pages including Index and Appendix. Dark teal cloth covered boards with black lettering show badly bumped outside corners, soiling; prior owner signature and date (1888) on free endpaper, light pencilled notes towards back and inside back cover. Engraved illustrations highlight this do-it-yourself text on how to remove the horns of various softs of bovine animals. . First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Viking Press, 1976 73 pages with full color, full page photographs throughout; preface by Konrad Lorenz, the naturalist. Green cloth covered boards with bright gold lettering show no obvious wear; mild foxing to front endpaper. Green pictorial dust jacket with white lettering shows multiple small tears and curling; now tamed and protected by mylar. These gorgeous full color photographs stand on their own, but their location, habits, and situation are explained in 18-page introduction by the photographer.. Reprint Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Fair. Oblong 10"x 12". more information

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Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1961 329 pages including index. Black and tan cloth covered boards with red design and lettering show mild bumping to corners. Gold and white pictorial dust jacket with black lettering shows several tears and chipping; now protected by mylar. A history of the role of the horse in Greek war tactics, travel, sports, and major festivals.. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London, England: Octopus, 1974 72 pages, with full color photographic illustrations throughout. Pale green photographic cloth covered boards with white lettering show publication-time gluing stresses at top grove, mild rubbing near spine on back. Incredible, full color photographs of a wide variety of beautiful sea shells, some take in the sea with the animal creating them still inside. are accompanied by detailed and informative text explaining the origins and uses of the shells.. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Philadelphia and New York: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1950 123 pages, orange cloth with pictorial cover. Ex-library with no stamps or markings except number in ink on title page. Inside back cover and back flyleaf marked by removal of pocket and date slip. Front flyleaf missing. Spine separated from back board for upper three fourths of its length. Spine and one half inch of front and back covers adjacent to spine darkened by adhesive from heavy tape wrapping which has been removed. Edges of boards worn. All external surfaces mottled and lightly soiled. Binding is solid and flexible. Page surfaces lightly fingermarked in spots. A scarce, charming animal story with attractive illustrations, marked as first edition on copyright page.. First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Kurt Weise. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Philadelphia, PA: J. B.lippincott, 1965 266 pages including index, with black and white photographs. Red cloth covered boards with black block and gold lettering shows ex-library markings to bottom spine, closed page edges, inside front and title pages; no markings inside text.. First Edition. Cloth. Good+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Vantage Press, Incorporated, 1978 49 pages. Brown cloth covered boards with gold lettering show almost no signs of wear inside or out. Brown and orange dust jacket with brown lettering shows rubbing, edgewear. The story of crusading conservationists who transported the white rhino, non-stop, from South Africa to neighboring Rhodesia and established a breeding group from 20 3,500 pound animals to show what a few men with determination can achieve. 3 copies available.. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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Stuttgart: Kosmos, 1956 111 pages, with photographs throughout; illustrated endpapers. Blue covers with pale gray cloth spine and blue lettering shows corner wear; remnants of tape on front cover; 2 signatures of prior owner on inside front cover and free endpaper. A German-language version of the non-fiction book Christine the Chimp, about the 2 years the author spent raising a chimpanzee as though the chimp were a child; lavishly illustrated with photographs of Christine. . Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Nature Conservancy, 2003 270 pages including index. Black pictorial covers with yellow lettering show very mild edgewear. Discusses the aims and methodologies of the Nature Conservancy, shows the places to go see and discusses the ecosystems including plants, animals, and more, to be found, by region; encompasses the entire world.. Trade Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Toronto, CA: Key Porter Books, 1994 191 pages including Postscript, plus Acknowledgements. Black cloth covered boards with gold lettering show mild bumping to outside front corners, otherwise fine. Black pictorial dust jacket with white spine and black lettering shows mild bumping to upper right corner. A celebration of the wild horse herds in 7 parts of the world with both text and photographs: the Przewalskies of Mongolia, the Tarpans of Poland, the British ponies, the marsh horses of the French Camargue, the Canadian horses of Sable Island, the Brumbies of Australia, and the American mustangs.. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Ron Watts. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. more information

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New York: Macmillan / McGraw-Hill , 1995 122 pages including Index. Orange soft front cover with white hard cover on back bound with white wire shows mild edgewear; no writings or markings within text. . Later Printing. Spiral Bound. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. more information

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Woolwich, Maine: TBW Books, 1982 The touching story of Nona Hengen's relationship with Max Leo, an. Signed by Author. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Nona Hengen. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Stein and Day, 1983 With a foreword by the great animal behaviorist, Konrad Lorenz. 159 pages including index and photo credits. Gold covers with black spine show very mild edgewear, no writings or markings. Green dust wrapper curling with multiple short ters; now protected by mylar.. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.: Oregon Trout, 2001 175 pages. Dark green pictorial covers with white and black lettering shows very mild wear along bottom edge. Essays on the history and plight of the endangered salmon by: John Kitzhaber; John Daniel; Rick Rubin; William G. Robbins; Elizabeth Woody; Angus Duncan; Reed D. Benson; Jim Lichatowich; Gordon H. Reeves; James R. Sedell; William Pearcy; Earnest L. Brannon; Daniel L. Bottom; Charles A. Simenstad; Dixon H. Landers; Patricia Snow; Melissa Madenski; Robert Stubblefield; Bob Van Dyk; Phil Ruder; Daniel J. Rohlf; Richard N. Williams; Bruce Taylor; Sara Vickerman; Mary Scurlock; Thomas Nickelson; Jeffrey Rodgers; Kelly Moore; and Jay Nicholas.. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: The Studio Publications, 1955 160 pages. Jacket slightly chipped and bumped at spine, closed tears at top and bottom front by spine. Cloth faded at very edges of boards only. " The many fine reproductions of the author's paintings, of which 16 are in color, are masterpieces of delicacy and sensitive perception in a variety of treatments. This book will appeal as much to the bird-watcher and nature student as to the painter of birds.". Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by R. B. Talbot Kelly. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.A.: August House Pub Inc, 1995 160 pages including notes. Turquoise blue covers show mil.d bumping at bottom spine; no writings or markings within text. White pictoral dust jacket with black lettering shows mild bumping at spine ends, mild curling, otherwise fine. The author's "tireless pursuit of authentic ghost stories has led her to publish more than ten books on the subject. In this latest book, she has combined her two great passions--ghosts and animals....Based on accounts from people from Iowa to Ireland, these tales suggest that humans don't have a monopoly on thinking and feeling--or on the afterlife.". First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Fairfield WA: Ye Galleon Press, 1992 160 pages. Bright yellow pictorial soft covers with green lettering show mild edgewear; no writings or markings within text. A natural history of insects pointing out their similar uses of recycling, . slavery, highways, and much more. . First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by E. Paul Catts. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Miami, FL: Windward Publishing, Inc., 1989 64 pages. White illustrated wraps show little sign of wear or use, price blacked out on front cover. Very clean and unmarked. Excellent full-page full color illustrations. "More than 150 birds are illustrated in full color in this field guide of the magnificent birds tha tinhabit our fresh and salt water areas.". Second Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Diana Manning. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Chicago, IL: Judy Publishing, 1954 Unpaginated; approximately 120 pages, with black and white photographs,. Fifth Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.: Univ of Washington Pr, 1979 220 pages including index. Charcoal gray cloth covered boards with gold lettering shows scrape across front, very mild corner wear. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good -/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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