Nature from Bazaar of Books

The Grey Geese Call by Bill Powell. With a Foreword by Peter Scott. London: Herbert Jenkins, [1956]. First edition. pp. 157, Index + 2pp. advertisements. some b. & w. illus. & drawings. (Alex Jardine, dustjacket). Hardcover, green cloth with gilt title on spine and publisher's device stamped on back cover (waterstains to front cover top corner, top & bottom of… Read more about this item

Catch Me a Colobus by Gerald Durrell. Drawings by Edward Mortelmans. London: Collins, 1972. First edition. pp. 221. many b. & w. illus. Hardcover, mustard boards with gilt title on spine (corners square, interior unmarked, bottom of spine slightly bumped, top of spine faded, top & fore-edge toned & tiny mark on fore-edge, hinges bit cracked). d.j., clipped (very small… Read more about this item

The birds and birders of Beaverhills Lake by Robert Lister. [Edmonton, Alberta: Edmonton Bird Club, 1979]. pp. 264. some b. & w. illus. Friends of Beaverhills Lake form inserted. Hardcover, turquoise cloth with gilt-stamped bird design on cover and gilt title on spine (corners square, some foxing on top edge, interior is clean & unmarked). d.j. (some wear at top,… Read more about this item

"The Conservation of the Wildlife of Canada" by C. Gordon Hewitt. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1921. pp. 344, Index. numerous b. & w. illus. and maps. Hardcover, blue cloth with title on front & spine, fore-edge uncut (covers scuffed and a few marks, spine bumped & worn also with creases, corners bent & worn, front hinge cracked, prices on… Read more about this item

"Travel Diaries of a Naturalist II" by Peter Scott. Edited by Miranda Weston-Smith. Photographs by Philippa Scott. London: Collins, [1985]. First published 1985. pp. 288, Index. numerous colour illus. Hardcover, blue boards with gilt title on spine (few faint marks on top edge, slight dent on back cover edge, top of spine bumped, corners square, some soiling on endpapers, smudge… Read more about this item

"Wildfowl of the World" by Eric Soothill and Peter Whitehead. Poole, Dorset: Blandford Press, [1978]. First published 1978. pp. 297, Index, Bibliography. numerous drawings, maps & colour illus. Hardcover, blue cloth with silver title on spine (corners bit bent & rubbed, spine bumped & worn, interior is clean & unmarked). d.j., unclipped (worn, creased along top, corners worn). Very Good condition. Size:… Read more about this item

"The Natural History of Cape Clear Island." Edited by J. T. R. Sharrock. Illustrated by Robert Gillmor. Berkhamstead: T. & A. D. Poyser Ltd., [1973]. First published in 1973. pp. 207, Index. many drawings, diagrams and illus. Hardcover, blue boards with gilt title on spine (top corners dented, lower corners square, bottom of spine bumped, dent to top of front… Read more about this item

"A Forest by Night" by Fred J. Speakman. Illustrated by John Avis. London: G. Bell and Sons Ltd., 1965. pp. 199. many drawings and 2 maps. Hardcover, green boards with silver title on spine (corners square, top of spine bumped, pages & endpapers toned, interior is clean & unmarked). d.j., unclipped (corners bit worn, some wear along top, soiled on… Read more about this item

"The Otters' Tale" by Gavin Maxwell. [London]: Longmans, [1962]. First published 1962. pp. 43. numerous illus. (some in colour). Hardcover, green boards, illus. of otters in gilt on front cover, and gilt title on spine. (spine bumped & faded, corners square, top & bottom cover edges faded). d.j., unclipped (soiled, darkened, signature and prices marked on front flap, bit worn… Read more about this item

"The Flight of Birds analyzed through slow-motion photography" by John H. Storer. [Bloomfield Hills, Michigan]: Cranbrook Institute of Science, [1948]. Bulletin No. 28. pp. 94, Index, References. numerous b. & w. illus. Hardcover, brown boards with gilt title on front and spine (top & bottom of spine worn, corners worn & frayed, dampstains on covers, interior is unmarked, dampstains on… Read more about this item

"Rendezvous with the Wild: The Boreal Forest." Edited by James Raffan. [Erin, Ontario]: The Boston Mills Press, [2004]. pp. 192. profusely illustrated in colour. Hardcover, illustrated boards with white & yellow title on spine. (lower corners bent and dented, few dents along cover edges, interior clean & unmarked). d.j. (corners bit worn, spine faded). Very Good condition. Size; 10 1/4" x 11… Read more about this item

"Birds on the Wing" by John Barlee. London: Collins, 1947. pp. 128. 94 b. & w. illus. and some diagrams. Hardcover, red cloth with gilt title on spine (discoloured at top & bottom of spine from dampstains, also fading to top & bottom of both covers from dampstains, corners bit bent, some dampstains on endpapers, interior is clean & unmarked).… Read more about this item

"Sea-Birds: An Introduction to the Natural History of the Sea-Birds of the North Atlantic." (The New Naturalist) by James Fisher and R. M. Lockley. London: Collins, 1954. pp. 320, Index, Bibliography. 9 colour illus., 68 b. & w. illus. and 66 maps & diagrams. Hardcover, green cloth with gilt title on spine (corners bent, spine bumped, soiling on covers, some… Read more about this item

"An Irish Sanctuary: Birds of the North Bull" by P. G. Kennedy. Dublin: At the Sign of the Three Candles, [1953]. pp. 168. colour frontis. & 2 colour plates, some b. & w. illus., 1 map. Hardcover, quarter beige cloth with tan boards, red title on front with bird illus. and red title on spine (small mark at bottom of… Read more about this item

"A Celebration of Salmon Rivers." photography by R. Randolph Ashton. With foreword by H. R. H. the Prince of Wales. [Edited by John B. Ashton and Adrian Latimer. Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania]: Stackpole Books, [2007]. pp.237. Numerous colour illus. (mostly full-page). Hardcover, beige boards with black title on spine (corners square & one worn, spine bumped, interior clean, gift inscription on title… Read more about this item

"The Owl Papers" by Jonathan Evan Maslow. Drawings by Leonard Baskin. New York: E. P. Dutton, Inc., [1983]. First edition. pp. 184, Index. 12 b. & w. plates and some additional drawings. Jacket art and calligraphy also by Leonard Baskin. Hardcover, quarter white cloth and light blue boards with owl illustration blind-stamped on front cover, gilt title on spine (light… Read more about this item

"Landscapes." Photographs by Hiroshi Hamaya. Translated from the Japanese by Marie Okabe. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, [1982]. Originally published in Japan as Hiroshi Hamaya, Chi-no-kao (Aspects of Nature), by Iwanami Shoten, Tokyo, 1981. pp. 167. 144 colour plates. Hardcover, tan linen covered boards with green & brown title on spine (corners square, spine somewhat soiled & two… Read more about this item

"Life and Death of the Salt Marsh" by John and Mildred Teal. Illustrated by Richard G. Fish. Boston: Little, Brown and Company in association with The Atlantic Monthly Press, [1969]. First Edition. pp. 278, Index. Hardcover, beige cloth, black title to spine, fore edge untrimmed, top edge yellow (corners square, staining to top of back cover, foxing of top edge… Read more about this item

"Mountain Year" by Michael J. Murphy. [Dublin]: The Dolmen Press, [1964]. First edition. pp. 63. Hardcover, quarter cloth, with boards and brown title on spine (corners square, some fading of boards, couple small marks on quarter cloth, front & rear free endpapers toned, some pages wrinkled, interior is clean & unmarked). dj., unclipped (spine darkened with toning around edges, some… Read more about this item

"The Islands of Ireland: Their Scenery, People, Life and Antiquities" by Thomas H. Mason. Illustrated by Cor Klassen. Cork: The Mercier Press, [1967]. Originally published in 1936. pp. 141. some b. & w. drawings in the text. Paperback (crease on front corner, few marks, tiny hole to back cover, price sticker on back, pages toned but clean & unmarked). Very Good… Read more about this item