Animals from Turtleman Used Books

No dust jacket. A former library book, where the spine was once repaired with librarian's tape, as can be seen in photo #2. The only date on the copyright page is of the original Scribner edition, as is common with Grosset & Dunlap books of that era. A pencil notation on the dedication page gives the date of 6/6/1924, which… Read more about this item

Trade paperback. Very little wear. The spine is square and uncreased and the pages are clean, tight and unmarked.

Cover shows chips around the edges and one small tear at the front upper right. The spine is square and uncreased. The pages are clean, tight and unmarked. A fairly rare book.

No dust jacket. Green fabric covered boards show fading on the front cover and over the spine. Wear to the fabric showing the boards in a couple of places and a bit of wear at the extremes of the spine. The pages are clean, tight and unmarked. Well illustrated, all in color. A rather scarce… Read more about this item

Primary literature in ornithology. Papers from an International Symposium held in October of 1980, in Asilomar, CA. Cover has a few small creases and is a bit faded, especially over the spine. Owner's name on the front cover. The table of contents runs to five full pages. This book will ship at almost three pounds. Excess shipping costs are included… Read more about this item

A collection of Ronald Searle's cat cartoons, all in color. The book shows very little wear and the pages are clean and unmarked, other than a brief inscriptionon the front endpaper. The dust jacket has a spot of wear at the top of the spine, is a little discolored, and is price-clipped. A somewhat scarce book. … Read more about this item

No dust jacket, probably as distributed. Stated as first American edition. A collection of Searle's cat comics, most in color. I can find no significant wear. The pages are clean, tight and unmarked. The endpapers are decorated with more of Searle's cats. This is a moderately scarce book.

A large book full of photographs and text of a white wolf pack, shot on Ellesmere Island in the Canadian Arctic. This copy is one of the few signed by the artist, in this case on the front free endpaper. The book shows very little wear. The dust jacket is deluxe and undamaged as well. A very nice copy. This… Read more about this item

Very little wear to book or dust jacket. Pages are clean, tight and unmarked. A story of a dog.

Very little wear. Clipped dust jacket is encased in mylar. Pages are clean, tight and unmarked. The story of a singing cow who didn't enjoy the limelight. Or wearing dresses.

No dust jacket. A small amount of wear at the base of the spine. Some spotting to the page edges. The pages are clean, tight and unmarked. Many black and white illustrations and a scattering of color plates as well. Some notes on the front glued endpaper. This book will ship at about two… Read more about this item

No dust jacket. A report on a baseline study of the fauna of the North Slope in Alaska, in consideration of the recent oil developement therein. Includes many color photographs. The surveyor was hired for this work by Atlantic Richfield, an oil company. A rare book.

A little wear on the front cover, at the top left and lower right. Pages look clean, tight and unmarked. 3-D viewer is still present. Uses the stereoscopic method of 3-D, not the color shift method. Not every image is in that mode.

Light blue fabric covered boards with an embossed image on the front and plack print on the spine, discolored along the top edge. Owner's name inside the front cover. The pages are clean, tight and unmarked, dusty along the top edges, with a few small spots of pink stain on the lateral page edges. About ten illustrations,… Read more about this item

No dust jacket. Very little wear. Covers are glossy paper with fabric over the spine. Fabric is soiled. Pages are clean, tight and unmarked, with the owner's name embossed on the title page. Complete with 176 color and 124 black-and-white illustrations. A fairly rare book, translated from the original German (original title: Aquarienfische). … Read more about this item

First edition. Very little wear to the book. Red fabric covered boards with gilt print on the front and spine. Dust jacket has a number of small tears along the upper and lower edges, with some discoloration over the spine and at the cover edges. Filled with hundreds of sketches of Phillipine birds from dozens of… Read more about this item

Black cover with gilt print on the spine. Deluxe dust jacket, showing very little wear. Pages are clean, tight and unmarked. Endpapers are decorated with a photograph of a marine habitat, interestingly,with the rear reversed from the front. A fairly rare book in great condition. This book will ship at about three pounds. Excess shipping costs are included in the… Read more about this item

No dust jacket. Brown fabric covered boards with black and gilt print on the front and spine. Wear to the fabric at the corners, with a board showing at the lower front right corner. Minor crimping at the top and bottom of the spine. The pages are clean, tight and unmarked, with full page, colored plates of each featured… Read more about this item

Little wear. A spine crease and little else.

Little wear. A spine crease and a couple of slightly bumped corners. This book will ship at over two pounds. Excess shipping costs are included in the list price.