Search Results: Ecology from 100 POCKETS

New York, NY: HarperCollins, 2007. 1st Edition 12th Printing. Hardcover. NEW - COLLECTIBLE/Fine. Richard A. Houser (Illustrator). NEW & Collectible. Vintage 1954, First Edition, 12th Printing; first published 1942. Trace, light brown spotting (acidic paper reaction) to upper text block & hard cover front. Raised in Kentucky, trained as a biologist, celebrated novelist & poet Barbara Kingsolver (1955 - ) raised a family in Arizona. Written w/husband Steven L. Hopp, and daughter Camille Kingsolver. Memoir of a record of the family's full year w/naught but locally grown & raised foods gracing their table. 270 pgs in 20 chapters. Kingsolver says the book is a "story of good food", and humorously, might be considered the "Zorba Diet" --- the narrator in Nikos Kazantzakis' Zorba the Greek, who so craved cherries, he advises he be where cherries grow, and wait, with bowl in hand, when ripen, "eat cherries like they're going out of season". The… Read More

Trenton, NJ: MacCrelliah & Quigley/N.J. State Printers, 1911. First Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Text/NEAR NEW. Vintage 1911, fully illustrated First Edition, First Thus. Gilt embossed, green linen boards/VG; w/marked wear to spine & light edge & surface rubs. DJ/None. PO name (private copy of George S. Myers, 1922, Natural History Museum, Stanford Univ, CA) to front cover verso, fEP verso & Part II title page. Volume by icthyologist & marine biologist Henry W. Fowler ( - 1965) represents the 7th report on natural history issued by the N.J. State Museum. Subject matter to Crustacea, known to inhabit the limits of N.J. with the lowest, most generalized groups treated first. 630 pgs, 2 parts, followed by Glossary & Index, and illustrations of 150 outstanding plates of drawn-to-size specimens.

Boston, MA: Little, Brown & Co, 1985. First Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. NEAR FINE-COLLECTIBLE/Fine. Ansel Adams (Author-Photographer). Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Embossed Brick-red linen boards w/silver spine lettering/Fine. DJ/Fine. PO label to fEP, and, spot to leading text block. Prodigiously illustrated, autobiography of landscape photographer/conservationist known for his b/w photographic images of the American West. Ansel Adams (1902 - 1984), schooled as a classic pianist, completed this memoir just before death. All his negatives, photographs, correspondence, photography collection & memorabilia are housed at the Univ of Arizona. Standards high, Adams destroyed "imperfect" works to avoid their being inadvertently published. made public. 400 pgs in 24 chapters.

Chicago, IL: Rand McNally, 1978. First Edition, 2nd Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. David Muench (Photographer). Text/BRAND NEW. Vintage 1978, First Edition, 2nd Printing. Illustrated bi-color boards/NF; trace edge rubs to leading & upper/lower spine edges. DJ/VG; strong & intact w/closed tears to lower back, & losses to upper spine & lower back. PO name to fEP. Written by native-son, Senator Barry Goldwater (1909-1998) with photos by David Muench (1936 -) of Arizona Highway's fame, --- both men who knew & loved the land. 128 pgs, in 6 parts: I, Indian Country; II, Canyon Country; III, High Country; IV, Valley of the Sun; V, Desert Country; and, VI, The Old West.

Phoenix, AZ: Arizona Highway Department, 1952. Volume XXVIII (28), No 5, May 1952 . Soft Cover/Magazine. Near Fine/None as Issued. BRAND NEW COPY w/trace rubs to stapled spine of softcover & edges. COVER ART: "The Painted Redstart", warblers. This issue of May 1952 features Arizona bird life painted by Allan Brooks and Roger Tory Peterson, and sketches by George M. Sutton that appeared in "Arizona and Its Bird Life", and, 'The Varney Home,' designed by, and for, architect Edward L. Varney, Jr.

Phoenix, AZ: Arizona Highways, 1979. Volume 55, No 5, May 1979 . Soft Cover/Magazine. NEW - COLLECTIBLE/None as Issued. Text/NEW & Bright. Stapled softcover w/trace surface rubs. COVER ART: photo of "Hedgehog cactus blooms". Collectible vintage May 1979 issue reviews life of man in the early 19th century West as the Earth celebrates the 10th anniversary of man's first walk on the Moon. 48 pgs, 5 photo illustrated essays: 1, Bruce Babbit: Walking Tall in the Grand Canyon (personal narrative, Ben Avery); 2, Trahumara: Runners of the West (Bernard L. Fontana); 3, It's a Small World (Chris Zinser); 4, Arizona's Mountain Men (Katherine Lancaster); and, 5,Ostrich Ranching (Charles C. Colley).

New York, NY: Harper & Bros, 1951. First Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Francis Lee Jaques (Illustrator). Text/New & Bright. Vintage 1951, First Edition, First Thus. Bi-color boards/Fine. DJ/VG w/nips, chips, short closed tears & small losses to edges; under mylar. A travelogue. Memoir of a husband & wife team, recorded in prose w/illustrations. Introduced as a "brief skimming over the surface of the Continent", the Jaques travel leisurely from New York to the Yukon on little known railroads, stern-wheel steamers, and sometimes canoes, all the while stopping to take in flora & fauna along the way.

Sacramento, CA: Department of Fish and Game, 1972. First Thus . Soft Cover/Spiral. Very Good/None as Issued. EX-LIB/UNCIRCULATED Copy. Vintage 1972 First Printing. Text/As New. Soft cover/VG w/nips, small losses along flexible spiral. Report of the California Fish and Game Department (DFG) to Governor Reagan. The U.S. passed the Endangered Species Preservation Act in 1966; California passed legislation in 1968. In 1970 the State delegated authority to DFG to prepare a list of rare and endangered animals. This, the first of reports, identifies 43 species, covering physical attributes, place in the natural food chain, and geographical distribution. Illustrations (b/w photos & ink drawings) and distribution maps accompany text. Fine copy.

Washington, D.C.: US Government Printing Office, 1947. Revised Edition, 1947 . Soft Cover/Stapled. Good/None as Issued. Text/Strong & sound w/faint margin discoloration & light soiling. Stapled softcover/Good; sound w/edge rubs, also w/discoloration & soiling; stapled spine fortified w/archival tape. Cover Art: Chickadee on a sprig of pine. First published in 1940; this is the revised edition of 1947. Lucid pamphlet on attracting birds from prolific ecologist & ornithologist Waldo Lee McAtee (1883 - 1962) known for writings on feeding habits of birds & mammals, and some 460 new species of insects.This 13 paged, illustrated pamphlet covers how to attract seed, fruit eating birds & flower seekers as well as waterfowl, and trees for nesting.

New York, NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1936. First Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. James MacDonald (Illustrator). Text/As New. Vintage 1936, First Edition, First Thus. Silver embossed blue linen boards/VG; w/discoloration to spine & light ink smudges to back. DJ/None. Book plate removal scars to front cover verso. Text illustrated by James MacDonald, and, 12 colored plates from original Audubon prints. LAID-IN: Book-of-the-Month Club review by Henry Seidel Canby. Biography of French-American naturalist John James Audubon (1785 - 1851), known for his great illustrated work, The Birds of America (1827 - 38), and whose name the North American organization for the study and protection of birds honors. Constance Rourke (1885 - 1941) both graduated from and taught at Vassar; she was particularly interested in the American scene. This volume, written in 1936, is one of the fused, historical, biographical, and critical studies for which she is known.

New York, NY: Fund for Animals, Inc. Unstated . Soft Cover/Stapled. Near Fine/None as Issued. Text/BRAND NEW. Illustrated stapled soft cover/NF w/trace wear. Reference/Resource for ecologically sound responses when encountering wildlife in urban areas. Besides living in harmony with bats, this trim, informative pamphlet addresses how we can best respond to cayotes, raccoons, opossums, skunks, and mice.

Glendale, CA: LA Siesta Press, 1968. First Edition, First Printing . Soft cover. COLLECTIBLE - NEAR FINE/None as Issued. Walt Wheelock (Author-Photographer). Text/BRAND NEW & bright. Vintage 1968 First Edition, First Thus. Illustrated soft cover/NF w/trace discoloration to spine. A nature lovers' guide to that portion of the western coastline formed from old marine terraces and lush with flowers that gather most their needed moisture from the air. 72 pgs, illustrated with photographs (chiefly by author) and maps. Fine copy.

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.

Beaverton, OR: Beautiful America Pub Co, 1980. First Edition, First Printing . Soft cover. Collectible - Fine/None as Issued. Stated First Printing of 1980. Text/BRAND NEW. Illustrated soft cover/NF w/trace wear to lower front corner. Natural history of the expansive lands of Colorado augmented by full-page color photography.

Boulder, CO: Johnson Books, 1994. Revised Edition, First Printing . Soft cover. Near Fine/None as Issued. Text/BRAND NEW. Illustrated soft cover/NF. A book underlining the need for everyone in the world to think both logically and biologically in individual and community actions ... that is to say, whether in individual life styles or in construction techniques of major developments. A discourse on social responsibility,

Western Publishing, Racine, WI: Golden Press, New York, 1983. Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Arthur Singer (Illustrator). Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Field guide to 645 species of breeding birds, some 30 regular vistors (migrants, or those breeding in other geographical regions), and 25 casual visitors (due to irregular weather conditions). Scientific names & popular designations. Color illustrations based on field notes, photographs & archival data from the American Museum of Natural History. 360 pgs, 21 chapters: 1, Loons; 2, Grebes; 3, Tubenoses; 4, Pelicans & Allies; 5, Herons & Allies; 6, Flamingos; 7, Waterfowl;; 8, Vultures, Hawks, & Falcons; 9, Gallinaceous Birds; 10, Cranes & Allies; 11, Shorebirds, Gules, & Alcids; 12, Pigeons, Doves; 13, Parrots; 14, Cuckoos, Roadrunners, Anis; 15, Owls; 16, Goatsuckers; 17, Swifts & Hummingbirds; 18, Trogons; 19, Kingfishers; 20, Woodpeckers; and, 21, Perching Birds.

Washington, D.C.: Worldwatch Institute, 1995. Worldwatch Paper, No 124 . Soft cover. Near Fine/None as Issued. EX-LIB/UNCIRCULATED, no loan pocket. March 1995 Printing. Text/As New w/(1) folded corner. Softcover/NF. Bound in library plastic cover w/black linen spine. Critical review, assessment & alert, of modern practices in modern building construction industry, and how buildings that are better for the environment are also better for people --- and, pointers when updating older buildings . 67 pgs, w/tables & figures in 10 sectors: 1, Introduction; 2, Modern Buildings, Modern Problems; 3, Quality Construction 4, More Than Skin Deep; 5, Construction Destruction; 6, Material Concerns; 7, Designing with Climate; 8, Machines for Living; 9, Better for Living, Better for Working; and 10, Blueprint for Better Buildings, followed by Notes.

New York, NY: Signet/New American Library, 1960. Printing of 1962 . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Text/NEW, showing faint margin discoloration. Softcover/VG w/light edge & surface wear. Anthology of short stories from "Jack" London (born John Griffith Chaney, 1876 - 1916). In addition to Call of the Wild, the 5 other tales are: 1, Diable - A Dog; 2, An Odyssey of the North; 3, To the Man on Trail; 4, To Build a Fire; and 5, Love of Life. Lead story, Call of the Wild is set in the Klondike Gold Rush, as was White Fang. Depiction of individualistic struggles, primitive violence & brutal social behavior of both men & animals. The story of how Buck, a huge, 4 year-old half-Saint Bernard & half-Scottish shepherd dog, living a life of ease in CA's Santa Clara Valley is transported to the wild open North, survives hardships & ultimately joins a pack of wolves, and, as legend has it, sires a new breed of wild dogs.

Marlborough, MA.: Bliss Pub Co, 1990. First Edition, 2nd Printing . Soft cover. Near Fine/None as Issued. Gordon Morrison (Illustrator). Text/Near New. Illustrated cover/Fine. A conoeing guide to western MA along the Sudbury & Assabet Rivers, both originating in Westborough & converge in Concord to flow to Lowell. A world of delight, for strolling or boating, for birdwatchers, botanists & biologists. Being the land of Thoreau, Whitman, Hawthorne & the Alcotts, it will please those with a literary bent as well. Being the birthplace of the American Revolution where the first shot was fired from the Rude Bridge, it will please the historically minded. Text is in 3 parts: Part I, A Cononeist's Guide; II, History; and, III, Wildlife. Augmented w/maps and illustrations.

New York, NY: W W Norton, 1989. First Edition, First Printing . Soft cover. Near Fine/None as Issued. Elizabeth Hughes (Illustrator). Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. 1989 First Edition, 1st Printing. Illustrated soft cover/Fine. Tidy remainder mark to lower text block. Texas-born nature writer, environmental activist & superb storyteller Rick Bass (1958 - ) recounts 49 years of annual family gatherings held on the same, 956 acres of leased land in Gillespie Country, Texas, home to the white-tailed deer. Family reunions sustained by 3 generations. Annual evenings relaxing by moon lit campfires after a day, at times chasing off armadillos, listening for quail & watching antics of ringtails. 123 pgs, illustrated, 17 essays with sketches of grandparents, uncles, cousins over time and space. A half-century family history and that of the natural lands of south Texas.