Search Results: Animal Topics from Bruce McLeod

Brand new. No DJ as issued. No markings, no wear, crisp & clean. 6.25" x 9.25", 383 pages. Wildlife biologists now routinely monitor the movements of free-ranging animals with radio-tracking devices. This book explains the many analytical techniques and computer programs available to extract biological information from the radio tracking data.

VG First Edition in illustrated card covers. 6 x 9, 158 pages, b&w illustrations, bibliography. No creases, no markings, square & solid. Includes checklist of Manitoba's vertebrates: 90 mammals, 275 birds, 8 reptiles, 14 amphibians, 75 freshwater fish, 29 salt water fish, 7 anadromous fish species.

Very Good softcover. 6x9, 99 pages. The Atlantic Waterfowl Council represents the 17 Atlantic flyway states and the six Eastern Provinces of Canada. This book was written not only for waterfowl technicians, but also hunters, farmers and environmentalists. It outlines principles for managing migration, breeding, and winter habitats.

Banff, Alberta, Canada: Summerthought, 1987. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fine. FINE First Edition, 5-3/8" x 8-3/8", 64 pages, clean, tight, unmarked, nearly perfect covers, includes dozens of color photos. -

Near-Fine in oblong card covers. An exceptional copy with no markings and as-new interiors. Covers show extremely light wear edgewear. 7" x 8.5", 172 pages, b&w and colour photos, maps, tables, literature cited. An in-depth look at the myriad of bird species found at Manitoba's legendary Oak Hammock Marsh Wildlife Management Area, including rare sightings and bird counts.

Near-Fine 1st printing in a Good tape-repaired DJ. Crisp, clean, square, tight, no markings. 6.75" x 8.25", 224 pages, illustrated by Harold Berson. A charming and absorbing story for young readers set in rural Kansas in 1913... about a family of children, their grandmother, and a nest of orphaned newly-hatched bluejays.

Near-Fine 1st printing in a Good tape-repaired DJ. Crisp, clean, square, tight, no markings. 6.75" x 8.25", 224 pages, illustrated by Harold Berson. A charming and absorbing story for young readers set in rural Kansas in 1913... about a family of children, their grandmother, and a nest of orphaned newly-hatched bluejays.

Fine in stapled wraps. An exceptional copy of this scarce title, with no creases or wear. Crisp, clean, no markings, no foxing, very nice indeed. 6" x 9", 50 pages, b&w photos and illustrations, colour frontis, colour plates. A 1940s progress report on the restoration of North America's big duck factory in the Canadian west.

Very Good in original duo-tang style binding. Very scarce book in remarkable condition. Interiors are crisp, clean and tight, with no markings and no wear. Card covers are edge worn and sun faded. 9" x 11", 50 pages, plus 4 pages of colour plates of the geese and ducks of western Canada (plates by the National Museum of Canada). A report on the 1938 and 1939 wild duck population of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Includes abstracts from aerial census logs, duck populations by species and provinces, brood totals and averages, and a complete historical record of all the Ducks Unlimited members (Kee-men Co-operators) in the three prairie provinces.

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: Modern Press, 1966. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Very Good/Very Good First Edition (first printing stated). Clean, tight, previous owner's name on endpapers. Unclipped DJ in mylar jacket. Approx. 6" by 9", 269 pages, b&w illustrations. This eloquent series of essays opened the eyes of many to prairie conservation and protection of the environment.

Very Good trade softcover. Crisp and clean, light corner wear to covers and previous owner's name only. Interiors like new. 6x9, 5.5" x 8.75", 182 pages, index, b&w and color photos. The ideal field guide for both the weekend shell collector and the professional malacologist. It identifies and describes more than 270 shells of the Florida coast by both common and scientific names.

Grayling, Michigan, USA: The George Griffith Foundation, 1993. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. FINE/NEAR-FINE First Trade Edition, SIGNED and warmly inscribed by the author. A beautiful keepsake copy with no wear but for one barely bumped corner. Crisp, clean, solid, like-new interiors. Unclipped DJ is very nice, light shelf-wear only, no tears. 7.25" x 10.25", 230 pages, photographs. As a founding father of Trout Unlimited, the author reveals the history of the conservation group.

Fine/VG- First Printing of 1st Ed. An exceptional copy, with hand-written gift inscription on endpaper only. DJ has light edge wear and chipping on bottom edge. 7.25" x 10.25", 167 pages, illustrated. Most of the research and photography in this high quality book was done in Manitoba's boreal forests. In great detail this book reveals the life and habits of the Great Gray Owl: hunting, courtship, nesting behavior, and its relationship to man.

Near-Fine 8.5" x 10" softcover, 63 pages, beautifully illustrated. Nearly perfect covers, as-new unmarked interiors. Crisp, clean, solid. Very nice. Through diary entries, notes and photographs, this book details Alexandra Morton's 14 years of studying Orca in the wild. A book to educate and inspire readers young and old.

Near-Fine in nearly perfect card covers. Interiors unmarked, slightly tanned pages, otherwise Fine. 8" x 10", 68 pages, colour and b&w photos, maps, illustrations. The authors combine the results of years of Manitoba cougar research, eyewitness sightings and outstanding photographs. A superb copy of this important book.

AS-NEW First Edition (stated) HC, no DJ as issued. 6.25" x 9.25", 301 pages, index. Illustrated with tables, graphs, maps, photos.

FINE. Crisp, clean, no markings. High quality book with with nearly perfect boards, as-new interiors. 8.75" x 11", 209 pages, 124 maps, illustrations and photos, appendices index. The definitive study of the Mottled Duck along the US Gulf Coast.

London: B.T. Batsford, 1914. Hardcover. Fine. FINE, published in the Fellowship book series. An exceptional copy with perfect boards in blue cloth with gilt decorations & titles. No bumps, no rubbing, slight sunning of spine only, top edge gilt, ribbon marker. Interiors absolutely pristine, untouched and unmarked. 5" x 7", 54 pages.

Winnipeg, MB, Canada: Heartland Publications, 1999. 1st Edition . Soft cover. As New. AS-NEW First Edition, 1st Printing. Crisp, clean, unmarked, unread. 6" by 9", 256 pages, maps, color photographs. Complete guide to the top 100 sites for wildlife viewing in Manitoba. Specific information for seven regions: Winnipeg, Eastern Manitoba Shield and Forest, Central Manitoba Interlake Lake Agassiz, Southern Manitoba Grasslands, Western Manitoba Prairie Mountains and Parklands, Northern Manitoba Boreal Forest, Coastal Manitoba Hudson Bay Lowlands.

Winnipeg, MB, Canada: Heartland Publications, 1999. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fine. FINE First Edition, 1st printing trade paperback. 6" by 9", 256 pages, maps, color photographs. Complete guide to the top 100 sites for wildlife viewing in Manitoba. Specific information for seven regions: Winnipeg, Eastern Manitoba Shield and Forest, Central Manitoba Interlake Lake Agassiz, Southern Manitoba Grasslands, Western Manitoba Prairie Mountains and Parklands, Northern Manitoba Boreal Forest, Coastal Manitoba Hudson Bay Lowlands.