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Albany, NY: State of New York. Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, hinges and spine cracked, several pages loose, stamp on front pastedown endpaper and title page indicating . this volume was compliments of Assembly Member Edward W. Buckley. 1903. Hardcover. Annual reports covering the year 1902 and 1903by the Forest, Fish and Game Commission of New York State. Numerous photographs and illustrations, including some color bird plates, by Louis Agassiz Fuertes. Illustrated green cloth boards. Includes sections about reforestation, Adirondack summer business, fish hatcheries, game protection, shellfisheries, squirr3els, wild fowl of the St. Lawrence River, fishing in the Adirondacks, forestry in Europe, and more. Color fish plates by Denton include Albino Brook Trout, Channel Cat, Red Horse, Crappie, Goldfish, Carp, Blue-Gill, Moon-Eye, and Rock Bass. Includes large color folding map of Townships, 5, 6, 40 and 41 in Hamilton County. Map has seven inch closed tear. ; 4to - over 9¾" - 12"…
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Explorations & Adventures in Equatorial Africa: With Accounts of the Manners and Customs of the People, and of the Chase of the Gorilla, Crocodile, Leopard, Elephants, Hippopotamus and Othe Animals.
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EXPLORATIONS AND ADVENTURES IN EQUATORIAL AFRICA; With Accounts of the Manners and Customs of the People, and of the Chase of the Gorilla, the Crocodile, Leopard, Elephant, Hippopotamus, and Other Animals
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Oregon; Or, a Short History of a Long Journey: Narrative of a Journey Across the Rocky Mountains, to the Columbia River
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Key to the Fishes of Northern Europe
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Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole
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The Natural History of Selborne; With Observations on Various Parts of Nature; and The Naturalist's Calendar
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Winter - Notes from Montana
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Think South: How We Got Six Men and Forty Dogs Across Antarctica
by Cathy de Moll
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- near fine
- Hardcover
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- first
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Near Fine
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- First Edition, First Printing
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- Hardcover
- ISBN 13
- 9780873519885
- ISBN 10
- 0873519884
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St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
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St. Paul, MN: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2015. Single volume, hardcover with dust jacket, xv [1], 282pp [6], illustrated with maps and b&w photos. First Edition, First Printing. Author signature and inscription on Author page. Previous owner gift inscription on front free endpaper. Near fine unread book. Dust jacket showing light signs of shelf wear. Foreword, cover photo and all expedition photos by Will Steger. Please see photos for specifics. A portion of all book sales from Babcock & 68th are donated to charity.
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On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection: Reprinted from the sixth London edition with all additions and corrections
by Charles Darwin
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- Reprint Edition
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- Hardcover
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Salida, Colorado, United States
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New York: A.L. Burt, n.d.. Reprint Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. The covers are quarter bound leather over marbled boards with gilt lettering on the spine. The covers show rubbing which enhances the period appearance. Endpapers are marbled, gilt top edge, clean contents and a tight binding. This edition was part of the "Burt's Library of the World's Best Books" series and, unlike the typical A.L. Burt reprint, is bound in a high quality binding.
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Curtis Botanical Magazine Plate 916: Uvularia Chinensis, Brown-Flowered Uvularia
by Curtis, William
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Wilmington, Vermont, United States
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London: T. Curtis, 1806. Very good +. This is a hand colored copper plate engraving. The print measures 5.5 x 9.25 inches, with a plate mark of 4.5 x 7.75. It is a beautiful decorative antique print expertly colored and beautifully composed. This particular plate has been trimmed at the rough edge. Curtis' work was the first study of British flora, and artists contributing to the opus included James Sowerby, Sydenham Teak Edwards, Francis Sansom and William Kilburn. "The Botanical Magazine; or Flower-Garden Displayed, is an illustrated publication which began in 1787. The longest running botanical magazine, it is widely referred to by the subsequent name Curtis's Botanical Magazine. Each of the issues contains a description, in formal yet accessible language, and is renowned for featuring the work of two centuries of botanical illustrators. Many plants received their first publication on the pages, and the description given was enhanced by the keenly detailed illustrations. The first issue, in…
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