Search Results: Birds from 100 POCKETS

New York, NY: Lark Books/Sterling Publishing, 1995. First Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. New/Near Fine. Richard Babb & Bill E. Duyck (Photographers). Text/BRAND NEW. Mustard-beige linen boards/Fine. Illustrated DJ/NF w/trace edge wear. Imaginative and inspiring guide to constructing housing for animals, birds, and even insects. 35 artistic, some humorous and outlandish, designs to host wildlife including food needs of the creatures. Illustrated by line drawings to aid construction, and excellent color photos of the creatures one is building for. Ecologically sound, w/suggested plantings. Ideas to host & share your garden & land, and, inviting your creativity. Fine copy.

New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 2000. First Edition, 2nd Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/New. BRAND NEW COPY w/remainder mark & trace spotting (acidic paper reaction) to upper text block. 2000, First Edition, 2nd Printing. Bi-color boards/Fine. DJ/New. Memoir & biography. Tales in the lives of journalist, NY Times Editor (a human) Christopher S. Wren and Henrietta (a cat). Wren, retired after near 29 years, having headed Times news bureaus in Moscow, Cairo, Beijing, Ottawa & Johannesburg. One X'mas, a kitten, a New York City stray, arrives at his doorstep with a bottle of Scotch --- for 17 years Henrietta travels with Wren and family. Her adventures include being lost for weeks on Cairo streets for weeks, a checkup by China's People's Liberation Party, and, interrupting a formal dinner to present the guest of honor, Nobel laureate Andrei Sakharov, with an offering of a mouse. Captivating tales of man and cat.

Pownal, Vermont: Storey Communications, 1983. First Edition, 18th Printing . Soft cover. New/None as Issued. Kimberlee Knauf (Illustrator). Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. 1983, First Edition, First Thus. Softcover/NF w/a whisper of edge wear. Manual & guide to attracting birds to the garden & providing a hospitable setting for them. How many knew calcium can be offered by mixing eggshells with feed, grit can be provided by adding coarse sand in the feeders, waxing wire suet holders helps prevent birds from sticking to icy metal in winter months, and, providing water & white bread attracts birds? 186 pgs w/line drawings in 10 chapters. Text covers bird varieties, bird houses, how to feed them & cook for them, and garden for them. A rich resource.

Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin/The Riverside Press Cambridge, 1941. First Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Roger Tory Peterson (Author-Illustrator). Text/As New. Vintage 1941, First Edition, 19th Printing. Illustrated green linen boards/NF w/light edge rubs & surface. Frontispiece: Color Guide to 18 Jays, Thrushes & Tanagers. DJ/None. Light brown spotting (acidic paper reaction) to upper text block & leading edge. Classic, and now historical, field guide to birds of western United States (from the Pacific, through the Rockies to western parts of the Great Plains) written & illustrated by Roger Tory Peterson's (1908 - 1996). 240 pgs, illustrated b/w in full & line drawings.

Cambridge, MA: Riverside Press/Houghton Mifflin, 1969. 2nd Edition, 8th Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Roger Tory Peterson (Author-Illustrator). Text/NEW & Bright. Illustrated green linen boards/Fine. DJ/None. First published 1941; this is the 1961, 2nd Editon, 20th Printing, sponsored by the Nat'l Audubon Society & Nat'l Wildlife Federation. 309 pgs w/photos, 658 in color. Classic bird guide covering North America west of the 100th meridian, w/a section on birds of the Hawaiian Islands. Beginner birdwatchers encouraged to first become familiar with the color plates to gain an idea of the shapes of birds & the groups to which they belong. Excellent guide, and now, a historical record of bird population 6 decades past.

Cambridge, MA: Riverside Press/Houghton Mifflin, 1969. 2nd Edition, 8th Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. Roger Tory Peterson (Author-Illustrator). Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Illustrated green linen boards/Fine. DJ/Good; intact w/rubs, nips to edges & small losses. First published 1941; this is the 8th Printing of the 1969 Revised & Enlarged 2nd Edition, sponsored by the Nat'l Audubon Society, and Nat'l Wildlife Federation. LAID-IN: 2 Nat'l Wildlife Federation stamps --- the Black Brant, & the Common Eider.366 pgs. Classic bird guide roughly covering North America west of the 100th meridian, w/a section on birds of the Hawaiian Islands. Beginner birdwatchers are encouraged to first become familiar with the color plates to gain an idea of the shapes of birds and the groups to which they belong. Excellent guide, and now, a historical record of bird population half-century past.

New York, NY: Warner Books/Bernard Geis Associates, 1985. First Edition, 4th Printing . Soft cover. Near Fine/None as Issued. Jackie Geyer (Illustrator). Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. 1985 First Edition, 4th Printing. Softcover/NF w/a nip to lower front corner. Modern life takes its toll on felines, as Baker and Geyer aptly demonstrate in this comic guide to help cat owners identify--and survive--their pets' eccentricities. Front endpapers w/humorous paw-prints illustrated by BORRIS. Humor and wit, illustrated throughout by Jackie Geyer. If your cat climbs curtains, fights w/houseplants, paws goldfish, lies on the open book you're trying to read, read on! Book written for all of us who can neither live with, nor without, our beloved but puzzling pet housemates.

New York, NY: Keith Jennison/Franklin Watts, 1965. First Thus . Soft cover. Very Good/None as Issued. Carl Burger (Illustrator). Text/Near New w/(1) folded corner, & showing faint margin discoloration. Softcover/VG w/edge & surface wear. First published 1961; this is a reprint of 1965. A modern classic of the trek home through 250 miles of Canadian wilderness by a young yellow Labrador Retreiver, an old Bull Terrier, and a Siamese Cat. A fascinating & heroic odydesy of a lovable trio that is bound to appeal to all whose family members include dogs and cats.

New York, NY: Fireside Book/Simon & Schuster, 1983. First Edition, 5th Printing of 1989 . Soft cover. Near Fine/None as Issued. Color Photos (Various Photographers). Text/NEW & Bright. 1989, First Edition, 5th Printing. Softcover/Fine. Soil spot to leading text edge. Reference & resource. Guide to breed of domestic cats. Illustrated with some 200 color photos, w/recognized breeds of North American standards, and helpfully, a Glossary of Cat Concerns that their caretakers should be on the alert for. 255 pgs in 5 sections: 1, Key to Symbols; 2, Introduction; 3, Longhair Breeds; 4. Shorthair Breeds; and 5, Glossary of Cat Concerns, followed by Index.

Jersey City, NJ: T.F.H. Publications, 1963. First Edition, First Thus . Soft cover. Very Good/None as Issued. Text/New & Bright. 1963 First Edition, First Thus. Softcover/VG w/light edge wear & faint creasing to upper front corner. Manuel. Guide. Terrariums. 64 pgs. w/color plates & b/w photos. Essentials on indoor & outdoor terrariums, including catching your own specimens of amphibians and reptiles.