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: Educational Publishing Company, 1905. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 95p. A decorated red cloth hardcover book in good condition. Spine tanned and edges rubbed. Cover faintly stained. Top corners a bit bumped. Lacks front free endpaper. Tiny stamps on pastedown endpapers. Otherwise clean and tight. A scarce guide to Ohio birds..... 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
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
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
New York: Robert M. McBride and Company, 1940. 3rd Printing. Hardcover. 240p. Ex-library. A hardcover book in good condition with a like dustjacket. The jacket has been taped to the book itself. Stamps on foredges. Contains old library markings, owner signature, card pocket, and additional stamps. The plate between pages..... 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: Farrar & Rinehart, 1943. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 390p. A hardcover book in very good condition with a like dustjacket. The spine is faintly discolored and the front cover is slightly warped; otherwise, text clean and binding tight. The jacket is lightly edgeworn, but otherwise intact and not price-clipped..... 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
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
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1919. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 325p. A dark green cloth hardcover book in very good condition. Edges lightly rubbed and spine faintly darkened. Small torn dent in front free endpaper, penetrating through to the title page. Inscription on front free endpaper. Otherwise clean and tight..... More
Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1868. Hardcover. 745p. Brown cloth. A hardcover book in good condition. Ex-library: number painted on spine, mark from pocket on endpaper, stamp on endpaper and title page, small hole on front free endpaper, previous owner's name on second page bled through to title page, otherwise..... More
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co., 1907. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 174p. A gilt green cloth hardcover book in good condition. Edges lightly rubbed. Occasional pencil marks in margins. Otherwise, mostly clean, and binding tight. The author's observations of birds over the course of a year. Contains black and white..... More
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1904. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 311p. A blue cloth hardcover book in good condition. Spine tanned, corners rubbed, and hinges repaired with archival tape. Otherwise, text clean and pages securely bound. First edition of this classic guide to butterfly species, illustrated with color plates. More