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[Shippenburg, PA]: The American Society of Mammalogists,, 1983.. Hardcover first edition -. Fine in near fine dust jacket.. First edition. Based on the papers presented at the Front Royal Conference on Mammal Behavior, Virginia, 1980. Illustrated with photographs, line drawings and charts in the text; references and notes. Contributors include Brian C. Bertram, F. H. Bronson, John Fentress, Edwin Gould, Gail Michener and others. American Society of Mammalogists, Special Publication No. 7. Index. A heavy book, printed on glossy stock throughout. xvi, 753 pp

New York:: Chapman and Hall,, (1997). Very good in glossy illustrated wrappers (prev owner's name, small stain to upper corner of textblock). First printing, a trade paperback. A collection of essays -focusing on woodlands, tall grass prairie, deer, fire management, succession, seedbanks and more - which use Illinois as its case study, since Illinois was settled heavily and early and had lost most of its natural habitats before the conservation movement had begun. References at the end of each chapter, index. xvi, 436 pp.

New York:: Charles Scribner's Sons,, (1994.). Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in a near fine dustjacket.. First printing. A book which challenges some of Darwin's ideas, demonstrating flaws in Darwinian theory and suggesting that organisms are not merely in competition but also frequently cooperate and display altruism and creativity. Illustrated. References, suggestions for further reading, index. xvi, 252 pp.

Philadelphia:: P. Blakiston's Son & Co.,, (1927.). Hardcover first edition -. Very good in olive green cloth with gold lettering on the spine. (small stamp on title page, a few marginal brackets in pencil, spotting to outer edge of textblock) .. First US printing. 'Authorized edition in English with editorial notes' of a monograph originally published in German by this Russian physiologist. Illustrated. Index. ix, 163 pp.

New York:: Pantheon,, (2000). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket.. First printing. A book based on seven years of "exploring the far corners of the earth -- marveling at flowers of uncommon beauty, studying the history of the orchid trade, and grappling with the vicious, bizarre, and petty world of plant politics that sometimes makes it impossible to protect endangered species" - Borneo to the Kew Gardens, from the clandestine orchid nurseries of Europe to the peat bogs of northern Minnesota, these are the stories of those obsessed with this beautiful and delicate flower. SIGNED on the title page and dated in the year of publication. Illustrated with drawings at the beginning of each section. Bibliography. 272 pp.

New York:: Pantheon,, (2000). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First printing. A book based on seven years of "exploring the far corners of the earth -- marveling at flowers of uncommon beauty, studying the history of the orchid trade, and grappling with the vicious, bizarre, and petty world of plant politics that sometimes makes it impossible to protect endangered species" - Borneo to the Kew Gardens, from the clandestine orchid nurseries of Europe to the peat bogs of northern Minnesota, these are the stories of those obsessed with this beautiful and delicate flower. SIGNED on the title page. Illustrated with drawings at the beginning of each section. Bibliography. 272 pp.

New York & London:: Norton, 1995.. Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First printing. A glimpse of the birth and growth of the planet and the constantly shifting crust, including information on the origin and history of earthquakes and volcanoes from Lisbon (1775) to San Francisco (1906) and Alaska(1964) the largest recorded earthquake in North America. Illustrated with photographs, drawings and charts, Glossary, index, 215 pp.

New York:: Harmony,, (2004). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First printing. Down on his luck, Mark Bittner found a job as a housekeeper for an elderly woman, which came with a rent-free studio apartment on San Francisco's Telegraph Hill - which had somehow become home to a flock of wild parrots. He tells how he became fascinated by the birds and made up his mind to get to know them and gain their trust; he becomes the local wild parrot expert and a tourist attraction - and the subject of an Oscar nominated documentary film. Dust jacket praise from Gary Snyder. Illustrated with photographs, includes a cast of characters. 288 pp.