Chambersburg, PA: Shryock, Reed & Co., 1840. Hardcover. 276p. Ex-library. A green cloth hardcover book in acceptable condition. Cloth is spotted with stains and chipping along the edges, especially the spine. Sticker residue on back cover. Extensive pencil notes and scribbles on endpapers. Text is marked with foxing and occasional..... More
Washington DC: American Nature Association, 1941. Hardcover. 587p. Ex-library; rebound. A hardcover book rebound in green buckram. Very good condition; library staicker inside front cover, but otherwise clean and tight. A bound volume of all 1941 issues of this vintage wildlife magazine. Nicely illustrated with black and white photographs of..... More
Washington DC: American Nature Association, 1933. Hardcover. 312p. A large hardcover book bound in embossed brown cloth. Very good condition. Edges rubbed. Hinges just starting to crack, but still secure enough for normal handling, and all pages attached. Text unmarked. A volume containing six issues of NATURE MAGAZINE, spanning January..... More
New York: The A.T. de la Mare Company, Inc., 1931. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. 437p. A light tan pictorial cloth hardcover book in good condition. Spine tanned and edges rubbed. Faint pencil cribbles and dampstains on front. Small signature on front pastedown endpaper. Otherwise clean and tight. Information for various species..... More
New York: The Studio Publications, Inc., with Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1954. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. 222p. A large hardcover book in very good condition. White flecks on the front cover. Boards slightly warped. Otherwise, interior clean and binding tight. Contains many illustrations, some of which are in color. Measures approx..... More
Boston: Shambhala, 1992. 8th printing. Paperback. 256p. A softcover book in near-fine condition. Owner's stamps inside, but otherwise clean and tight. A reference for herbal medicine. More
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1921. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 347p. INSCRIBED BY THE EDITOR. A decorated green cloth hardcover book in very good condition. Corners rubbed through. Two light red stains on the front cover. Endpapers soiled and frontispiece/title page foxed. Light staining along top edge of text block. Otherwise..... More
Perth: West Australian Newspapers Ltd., 1951. 8th edition. Leather. 116p. A large, flexible hardcover book bound in gilt-stamped navy blue leather. Very good condition; corners mildly bumped, a few pale smudges on cover, and owner's gift inscription on front endpaper. Otherwise clean and tight. Large color illustrations by Edgar Dell..... More
Cincinnati: The Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, 1993. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 141p. A glossy, oversize hardcover book in very good condition. Edges a bit faded. Former owners' private library stamps on endpapers. Otherwsie clean and tight. Illustrated with many photographs. Measures approx. 11.25" x 8.75" More
Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1888. Hardcover. 832p. Brown cloth. A hardcover book in good condition. Ex-library: mark from pocket on endpaper, label on spine, stamp on title page and page edges, cover worn and corners bumped, otherwise pages unmarked. An extensive study of the United States mineral resources for..... More
Toledo, OH: Blade Printing & Paper Company, 1875. Second Edition. Hardcover. 280p. A dark teal cloth hardcover book in good condition. Corners wearing through, speckly soiling on cloth, and dent in the spine in the area of the word "Natural" in the title. Poorly erased owner signature on a blank..... More
Pownal, VT: Storey Communications, Inc., 1993. Paperback. 216p. A softcover book in near-fine condition. Price sticker residue on front cover. Previous owner's private library stamps inside covers and on title page. Otherwise practically like-new. Interesting facts and stories about commonly disliked and feared animals, such as slugs, snakes, and bats..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1940. Hardcover. 329p. A large blue-grey cloth hardcover book in very good condition. Spine slightly tanned; otherwise clean and tight. Illustrated with numerous two-page color spreads. Measures approx. 11.75" x 8" More
Evanston, IL/Elmsford, NY: Row, Peterson and Company, 1961. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 884p. A green cloth hardcover book in very good condition. Black marker scribble on bottom foredge. Owner's name stamp inside front cover. Otherwise clean and tight. Illustrated with black and white drawings and diagrams. More
Albany: University of the State of New York, 1910. Hardcover. 2 vols. 501p; 719p. A set of two large green cloth hardcover books in good condition. Edges rubbed. Covers stained. Foot of vol. 2's spine is heavily worn. Vol. 2's corners heavily rubbed. Inscriptions on front free endpapers. Plate 45..... More
Cleveland: The Peck, Stow & Wilcox Co., 1917. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 48p. A hardcover book in good condition. Head of spine a bit worn, edges lightly dented, and bottom corner of back cover torn off. Interior is clean and securely bound. A scarce vintage gardening manual. More
Norwalk: Silvermine Publishers, 1971. 3rd Printing. Hardcover. 93p. A hardcover book in fine condition with a very good dustjacket. The book is clean and tight, and the jacket is price-clipped and faded. An illustrated survey of how owls are used in art and literature across the centuries. More
Columbus, OH: The F.J. Heer Printing Co., 1915. Leather. 96p. Ex-library. A flexible hardcover book bound in gilt-stamped black leather. Edges lightly rubbed and head of spine a bit chipped. Call number and sticker residue at foot of spine. Scuff on back cover where a rectangular sticker was removed. Library..... More
New York: Nelson Doubleday, Inc., 1926. Hardcover. 181p. A hardcover book in very good condition with a like dustjacket. An offer from the publisher has been filled out by a previous owner and attached to the inside of the front cover. Otherwise, text clean and binding tight. the jacket is..... More
Garden City: Doubleday, Page and Company, 1910. Hardcover. 429p. A green cloth hardcover book in fine condition. Corners minutely rubbed. Tissue frontis protector is foxed. Otherwise clean and tight and appears unread. A well-illustrated work celebrating the charm and diversity of nature sounds and animal calls. Filled with many black..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1990. 5th printing. Paperback. 894p. A book bound in flexible vinyl with a wrap-around paper band. New condition; appears unread. More
New York: Orange Judd Company, 1893. Hardcover. 276p; 10p catalogue in back. A green gilt cloth hardcover book in very good condition. Binding slightly twisted, but still quite secure. Light foxing and musty smell inside. Text unmarked. A guide to the proper watering of food crops and flower gardens. More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1992. 9th printing. Paperback. 848p. A book bound in flexible vinyl with a wrap-around paper band. New condition; appears unread. More
Stanford University, CA: Stanford University Press, 1928. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 178p. A green cloth hardcover book in very good condition. Edges lightly worn and a tad discolored. Bookplate inside front cover. Otherwise, text clean and binding secure. A charming vintage guide to Yellowstone, Yosemite, the Grand Canyon, and Glacier National..... More
Boston: Gould and Lincoln, 1858. New Edition. Hardcover. 427p. A brown cloth hardcover book in good condition. Edges of cloth lightly chipped. Gutters lightly dampstained. Signatures on endpapers. Otherwise clean and tight. New and improved edition. Illustrated with occasional black and white engravings. More