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Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1967 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. xii, 409 pp, foreword, 1. Departure and Voyage; 2. Liverpool; 3. Manchester; 4. Liverpool, A Return; 5. Manchester Revisited, with an Excursion to Matlock and Bakewell, Scenes of Lucy Audubon's Childhood; 6. Edinurgh; editorial afterword, letters: copied by Audubon and others, letters of introduction, index with b&w illustrations. From the Original in the Collection of Henry Bradley Martin: First Edition, 1967. "Extending from April 26, 1826 to December 31, 1826, this journal covers the most fateful months of Audubon's poignant career -- His Journey to England and Scotland in connection with the publicatrion of The Birds of America." from the jacket flap. Price clipped. Minor edge wear dj, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Black and blue cloth gilt lettering to spine..

New York: A. S. Barnes and Company, 1946. Book. Illus. by Hnes, Bob - illustrator. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Quarto. xvi (ii), 297 (1) pp, foreword by Alexander Wetmore, Introduction, XI titled chapters. 14 color plates and 92 species specific line drawings. No Index. 7.5" x 10.25". Bluish-green cloth with gilt lettering to spine, and illustrated end papers. Minor external wear to book. No markings, binding tight and square. Illustrated dj in acetate protector - Price clipped. 2 1/4" chip along top edge spine + of dj with age-toned spine and partial age-toning to panels of same..

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1935. Book. Illus. by Ward, Lynn - drawings. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo. 398 pp, small Hudson's Book Shop stamp on rear bottom pastedown. Binding tight & square, pages clean, unmarked, and well-preserved. 5.4" x 8.25" beige cloth boards, in unclipped DJ, in acetate protector. "an essay on biology in 365 parts". .

New York: Greenwich House, 1983 Book. Illus. by Porter, Eliot - Photographer. Near Fine. Hardcover. Hardcover Reprint. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Folio. 224 pp, illus. with 89 color plates. Edited by John Macrae. Price clipped. Only the slightest wear to dj with lightly age-toned text block, else, Pristine, no wear. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 10.5" x 12.25". Brown cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Pictorial dj in acetate protector. "An informative text by the distinguished novelist complements a collection of photographs of the American landscape in a work that depicts all aspects of American life from the Rocky Mountains to the state of Maine.".

New York: Henry Holt and Company / American Geographical Society of New York, 1916. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Quarto. xii + 336 + b&w plates, topographic fold-out maps, etc. More than 200 figures, Preface, text in II Parts / XVI Chapters, Appendices A-C, Index. 7.1" x 10.2" tan-gray cloth boards, gilt spine letters on black background, no DJ. Front and rear pastedown / e.p.'s with age-toned rectangles (as from discarded DJ flap). Binding tight and square, pages unmarked, clean, paper well-preserved. .

Ann Arbor, MI: The University of Michican Press, 1963 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. xiii, 272 pp, foreword, preface, I. Introduction; II. A Century of Aspens; III. Today and Tomorrow; IV. Friends and Enemies; V. Give and Take; VI. Aspens and Deer; VII. Management Recommendations; VIII. The Future: Bright or Gloomy?; appendices, bibliography, index with b&w illustrations and tables throughout. First Edition, 1963. "Here is a valuable reference work. Special attention is paid to the bigtooth aspen, about which little has been written in the past. This volume includes 76 full-page b&w photographs, extensive keys to the diseases of aspens and to the insects that attack them, and a selected bibliography. Botanists, foresters, wood technologists interested in preserving our country's natural resources and wild life will find this work useful." from the jacket flap. Price clipped. Lightly rubbed top edge spine dj with only the faintest additional wear to dj, else, Pristine,… Read More

Boston, MA: Marshall Jones Company, 1923. Book. Very Good +. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Octavo. 8vo. xii (ii), 319 (1) pp, illus. First Edition, 1923. b&w frontis, preface & 12 chapters, Index, List of 82 b&w plates, Not Price Clipped. Only the slightest wear, else, Pristine. No markings, binding tight, with slight forward lean, book and paper-pages are clean, paper with slight age-tone edges & deckled foreedge. 6" x 8.25". Illustrated olive-green cloth with black lettering to front board and spine. Illustrated unclipped dj in acetate protector..

New York, NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1984. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Slim Octavo. Stated First Edition / First State with McMurtry misspelled "MacMurtry" on DJ front. xviii + 203 pp, Preface and Ten Essays. Binding tight, pages clean and unmarked, DJ unclipped in aetate protector. .

New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc, Publishers, 1982 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 4to. 243 (1) pp, Foreword: The Artist as Predator by Roger Caras; Introduction, The Evolutionary History of the Cats; The Biology of the Modern Cats; Puma; Jaguar; Leopard; Lion; Tiger; Cheetah; Snowleopard; Clouded Leopard; What's in a Name?: The Nomenclature Explained; glossary bibliography, index, acknowledgments, about the artist with 154 illustrations, including 59 plates in full color. First Edition, August 1982. "A volume combining the beauties of art and nature with impeccable scholarship, Guy Coheleach, a wildlife painter, has travelled the world to capture the grace and beauty of the big cats with the text is by zoologist and paleontologist, Nancy Neff. Maps detailing the cats' past and present distribution, charts and graphically present and important facts of each group, a glossary of terms, and a index add to the book's dazzling colorplates and evocative drawings, providing invaluable aids to… Read More

Lansing: Board of Geological and Biological Survey, 1911 Book. Good. Soft cover. 347 pp. with + 19 b&w plates and a fold-out map. Publication 4, Biological Series 2. Wrappers age-tanned with lage chip to rear wrapper and six smaller chips front and back same. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Bound in cloth-backed printed wraps..

Albany: J. B. Lyon Company, Printers, 1929. Book. Very Good -. Printer Wrapper. First Edition. 8vo. 244 pp. + 11 fold-out maps, Introduction, I. Stocking policy for lakes and ponds of the Erie-Niagara watershed exclusive to Lake Erie, II. A preliminary report on the joint survey of Lake Erie, III. Chemical investigations of the Erie-Niagara watershed, IV. Biological investigations of pollution in the Erie-Niagara watershed, V. Studies upon the fish blood and its relation to stream pollution, VI. The fishes of the Erie-Niagara watershed, VII. The food of certain fishes of Lake Erie drainage basin, VIII. Vegation of Niagara river and the eastern end of Lake Erie, IX. Further experimental studies on the bass tapeworm, X. Carp control studies in the Erie canal, XI. Quantitative studies of the fish food supply in selected areas, Appendix I. Blank forms used in the field, II. Abbreviations and symbols, Appendix III. Stocking list of Erie-Niagara watershed, fold-out maps. Owners Inked #3 on spine. Faded… Read More

Albany: J. B. Lyon Company, Printers, 1940 Book. Very Good + +. Printer Wrapper. First Edition. 8vo. 261 pp. + 12 b&w fold-out maps at back, Introduction by Emmeline Moore, Section I. Stocking policy for the Ontario Watershed with suggestions for other fish management methods by C. W. Greene, II. Fishes of the area with annotated list by J. R. Greeley, III. Bays and ponds of the shore area by T. T. Odell, IV. The Lakes and ponds above the Lake Ontario lake level by W. C. Senning, V. Chemical Investigations of the Lake Ontario Watershed by H. M. Faigenbaum, VI., Studies on the invertebrate fish food in certain lakes, bay, streams and ponds of the Lake Ontario Watershed (inclusive of ecological data on the mollusca) by G. E. Burdick, VII. Aquatic vegetation of the Lake Ontario Watershed by R. T. Clausen, VIII. A limnological study of some bays and lakes of the Lake Ontario Watershed by W. L. Tressler and T. S. Austin, IX. Parasitism and disease in fishes of the Lake Ontario Watershed by J. F.… Read More

New York: A&W Publishers, Inc., 1977 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First American Edition. Large 8vo. 256 pp, Classification and Distribution; Habitats and Their Inhabitants; Anatomy, Structure, and Way of Life; Hunting and Feeding Methods; Migration and Nomadism; Breeding Biology; The Ecology of Predation; Conservation and Protection; appendices, bibliography, index with 48 ull-color plates, and 50 b&w illustrations throughout. First American Edition, 1977. Price clipped. Owner's ex libris plate on front pastedown.1 1/2" closed tear to top edge front panel near fore-edge corner with some additional light edge wear, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Green cloth with silver lettering to spine..

New York, NY Oxford, UK: Columbia University Press, 1991 Book. Very Good. Hard Cover - Cloth. First Edition / First Printing. Octavo. xviii + 414 pp, preface and Acknowledgments, ten chapters, with figures, b&w photos, tables throughout. Chapter titles - One. Common Terns, Other Terns, and Coloniality; Two: Study Sites, Methods, Samples, and Definitions; Three: Breeding Biology, Phenology, Acitivity patterns, and Synchrony; Four: Habitat Selection and Territoriality; Five - Aggressive Behavior; Six - Predation, Vigilance, and Antipredator Behavior; Seven - Piracy ibn Common Tern Colonies; Eight - Floods, Heavy Rains, and Huban Distrubance; Nine - Reproductive Success and Colony Dynamics; Tend - Conclusions and Summary; Appendix A. Scientific Names of Organisms Referred to in text; Appendix B. Terns of the World; Appendix C. Characteristics and Composition of Colonies; Appendix D. Clutch Size Distribution for Common Terns; Bibliography, Taxonomic Index, Subject Index. Binding tight, pages… Read More

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1988. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Large Octavo. Large 8vo. (12) 208 (2) pp. First Edition, 1988. Not Price Clipped. Pristine no wear. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 6.25" x 9.25". Grey half-cloth with powder blue paper-covered boards, and gilt lettering to spine. Pictorial dj in acetate protector..

London: Collins, 1977 Book. As New. Hardcover. Third Edition. Large 8vo. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 288 pp, editor's preface, author's preface, 1. Approach to Dartmoor; 2. Dartmoor as a National Park; 3. The Physical Pattern of the Country; 4. The Geology of the Region; 5. The Climate; 6. The Moors and Tors; 7. The Bogs; 8. Woodlands; 9. Rivers, Reservoir and Pools; 10. Prehistoric Civilisations; 11. Dartmoor's Historical Background; 12. Dartmoor People: Their Customs and Superstitions; 13. Postscript; 14. Retrospect I. History and Ecology; 15. Retrospect II: Dartmoor as a National Park; glossary, bibliography, index with b&w illustrations throughout. The New Naturalist: A Survey of British Natural History series: Third Edition, 1977. Not Price Clipped. Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Green cloth with gilt lettering to spine..

New York: G. A. Baker & Company, 1926 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Large 8vo. xlix, 349 pp, b&w frontis with an introduction by Francis Hobart Herrick. First Edition, 1926. "To relieve the tedium of descriptive ornithology Audubon introduced articles of a general nature into his Biographies, and called them 'Episodes', or 'Delineations of American Scenery and Character, one such following every five articles which described the species of birds depicted in a corresponding part of his plates. These off-hand sketches mainly relate to events between 1808 and 1834, and as sidelights on pioneer life in America, particularly of the Ohio and Mississippi Vallies." from the Introduction. Inked name on half-tittle. Only the slightest wear, else, Pristine. Clean, tight and strong binding with no highlighting or marginalia. Black cloth with gilt lettering to spine, and map on endpapers..

Cambridge, MA: Nuttall Ornithological Club, 1965 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. Complete Title: Ecology and Bioenergetics of the Long-Billed Marsh Wren Telmatodytes palustris griseus (Brewster) in Georgia Salt Marshes. xiii, 142 pp, acknowledgments, About Sapelo Island, list of 61 tables, introduction, The Georgia Salt Marshes; Study Areas; Procedures; Part I. Breeding Biology: Results; Discussion. Part II. Population Ecology and Bioenergetics: Population Ecology; Population Biogenergetics; Discussion; Summary. Literatures Cited; Appendix I. Area of Male Territories Under Observation During the 1958-1961 Breeding Seasons; II. Summaries of Wing Lengths, Weights, and Caloric Content of Wren Tissue, Feces, and Food; III. Summaries of Feeding Experiments, Oxygen Consumption, and Environmental Temperatues; IV. Summaries of Biomass, Energy Content, Respiration, and Production of Marsh Wrens; list of figures, b&w illustrations and figures. Publication of the Nuttall Ornighological Club,… Read More

Ottawa, Canada: National Research Council of Canada, 1939 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Quarto. xi + 448 pp, foreword by A.G.L. McNaughton, 15 chapters by contributors & Summary, grouped in two Parts : I. Field Studies; 1. Intro by Morris Katz and F.L. Lathe, 2. Sulphur Dioxide in the Atmosphere of Industrial Areas; 3. Symptoms of Injury on Forest and Crop Plants; 4. The Sulphur Content of Trees and Shrubs in Relation to Sulphur Dioxide in the Atmosphere; (et cetera) II - Fumigation Experiments. (CHAPTERS 8 - 15); Chapter 16 - Summary of each chapter. Text with Tables, References, b&w plates, numerous fold-out charts. Previous owners' rubber stamps on ffep, a vertical tear 1" from the top edge to one of the fold-out charts, else binding tight, pages clean and unmarked, cover cloth with slight wear to forecorners and spine tips, gilt spine letters easily legible. 7" x 10.5" blue cloth covered boards, gilt spine letters..

Philadelphia: P. Blakiston's Son & Co, 1922 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Revised Edition. 8vo. vii, 502 pp, preface, 14 chapters, literature, index. Third Revised Edition with 5 b&w plates and 308 text-figures. Name plate front pastedown and stamp ffep. Very minor edgewear with lightly age-tanned edges and endpapers, else, clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Blue cloth..