Garden City, NY: Garden City Publishing Co., Inc., 1938. First Edition. Small Quarto; pp 159; G/no-DJ; teal blue spine with gilt text; cloth shows lightly sunned exterior; intact edges and panels; text block some foxing to exterior edges; light foxing to first and last few pages; frontispiece; profusely illustrated; tight binding; previous owner's name to ffep and rear pastedown;. More about The American Kennel Club Blue Book of Dogs, 1938
Toronto: New Press, 1970. Fall 1970. Octavo; pp 122; G/paperback; black spine with brown text; covers have some slight wear to exterior; light rubbing to edges; text block shows age toned exterior edges; interior shows toning; frontispiece; profusely illustrated. More about Canadian Whole Earth Almanac
American Spaniel Club, 1980. Octavo; VG-/no DJ; Hardcover w/out DJ; Spine, green with gold print; Boards in green cloth with gold print, some spotting, bump to spine tail; Textblock clean but for mild spotting to all edges; xiv, 345 pages, illustrated (some color). More about A CENTURY OF SPANIELS: THE AMERICAN SPANIEL CLUB 1881-1981: [VOLUME] 1
The American Spaniel Club, Inc., 1980. Octavo; VG/no-DJ paperback; Dark green with gilt text; This volume only; Cloth has very minor shelf wear such as smudge on exterior, with clean, strong and intact panels; Text block shows light wear due to handling and some foxing on exterior edges as well as on title page, otherwise with lightly ivory toned and tightly bound pages; pp 251. More about A Century of Spaniels: The American Spaniel Club, 1881-1981 (vol. 2
Brattleboro, VT: The Stephen Greene Press, 1980. Quarto; pp 184; G/paperback; black spine with ivory text; odd volume; covers show moderate rubbing to exterior; some wear to edges; intact panels; text block has beige coloring to exterior edges as well as interior; profusely illustrated;. More about The Journal of The New Alchemists, 6
Boston: Crosby, Nichols, and Company, 1856. 18mo; G-/no DJ; Hardcover w/out DJ; Spine, brown with gold print, bottom portion at hinge torn away; Boards in brown embossed cloth with gold print, worn, exposed corners, spine caps torn away, portion at bottom of spine torn away, spotting, shelfwear; Text block has spotting to edges, name in pencil on front endpapers, significant amount of foxing throughout; viii, 120 pages, frontispiece, illustrated. More about KEEPER'S TRAVELS IN SEARCH OF HIS MASTER
Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press, 1980. First edition; signed. Thin, small folio in brown hardcovers with green and yellow illustrated DJ in brodart; VG/VG; ivory letters on spine; in very good condition; author signature on illustrated title page; contains a chapter on "Concern for the Planet"; pp. 112; shelved on front table. More about PETER SCOTT OBSERVATIONS OF WILDLIFE
Washington: Thomas H. Ford, Printer, 1860. Quarto; Fair/no DJ; Ex-Library; Hardcover w/out DJ; Spine, brown leather, raised bands, faded print on a black banner, debossed volume number; Boards quarter bound with brown leather to spine and corners, marbled paper to boards, top of spine torn and held on by rear hinge, bottom of spine torn away, front hinge torn length of boards so that front board is held in place by binding string, rear hinge partially torn, spine is stained and scuffed, corners worn, edges worn, shelfwear to boards; Text block has library label on front pastedown, foxing and tearing to endpapers, cracked front hinge, speckled edges; “Made under the direction of the Secretary of War, in 1853-5, according to acts of Congress of March 3, 1853, May 31, 1854, and August 5, 1854”— title page; “36th Congress, 1st session, House of Representatives, Ex. Doc. No. 56”— title page”; 399 pages, illustrated (b&w and color plates). More about REPORTS OF EXPLORATIONS AND SURVEYS TO ASCERTAIN THE MOST PRACTICABLE AND ECONOMICAL ROUTE FOR A...
CRM Books, 1970. Quarto; G; Paperback; Spine, staple binding; Cover is illustrated without text, creasing to lower outside corner, bump to upper corner, slight edgewear and shelfwear; Text block clean and tight; Text in English and Japanese in parallel columns; 36 pages, illustrated. More about THE WHALE
Savannah: A Beehive Press Book, Library of Georgia, 1997. Quarto; VG-/no DJ; Hardcover w/out DJ; Spine, purple with gold print; Slipcase in tan cloth with silver print, clean and strong; Boards in purple cloth, blemish to front, else clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; xlii pages + unnumbered color plates, frontispiece, illustrated. More about JOHN ABBOT'S BIRDS OF GEORGIA : SELECTED DRAWINGS FROM THE HOUGHTON LIBRARY, HARVARD UNIVERSITY
New York: Harmony Books, 1990. First American Edition. Octavo; VG/VG Hardcover; Monkey on spine shades of green, grey, black with white and green text; Light shelf wear to dust jacket, now protected in mylar cover; Boards are strong and clean, binding solid; Text block clean, color illustrations; 220 pp;. More about Last Chance To See
London: Collins & Harvill, 1965. Quarto; VG-/G; White and red spine with black text; DJ has moderately strong wear, 2" closed tear taped on interior of front cover tail, few closed tears up to 0.5" on head; Boards strong, light rubbing to corners; Textblock clean. More about Elsa and her Cubs
Jersey: Afropix Publishers, 1988. An Afropix Edition. Quarto; vg/vg; dj, glossy white spine with green and black text; dj, light shelf wear; HB, white cloth spine with green and black text; boards, minor shelf wear and bumping; text block, clean; richly illustrated in color; 176pp. More about THE KRUGER : A SUPREME AFRICAN WILDERNESS
New York: The Macmillan Company, n.d. Quarto; pp 191; VG-/G+; Black spine with ivory text; slight chipping to corners, light age toning to flaps, price clipped front flap; cloth shows slight wear to exterior, light rubbing to head and tail edges, otherwise clean, strong and intact; text block has wear to exterior edges, residue of adhesive to half title page, otherwise interior clean; else good; inscribed by author;. More about Great Game Animals of the World (inscribed
Tucson: The University of Arizona Press, 1988. first. Small Octavo; VG/VG; Tan spine with black text; Dust jacket has slight shelf wear; Boards are clean and strong; Text block is slightly age toned; pp 218. More about The Kookaburras' Song: Exploring Animal Behavior in Australia
London: John B. Day, 1876. First Edition, Second Issue. Quarto, 91 pages; VG-; bound in publisher's green cloth blocked in gilt and black; rebacked, with spine preserved; mild rubbing and wear to boards, beveled edges; with two chromolithograph plates after James Poole, 2 completed flies and 23 flies with dressing materials displayed in 22 sunken mounts on six leaves, all present; SG consignment; shelved case 10. More about A QUAINT TREATISE ON "FLEES, AND THE ART OF ARTYFICHALL FLEE MAKING" BY AN OLD MAN WELL...
London: Rudolph Ackermann, 1989. first. Quart; VG hardcover in VG- slipcase; Slipcase heavy rubbing on edges and a 1cm tear on corner otherwise great condition; Boards are strong and clean with crisp white for edge. Textblock clean. 326 pp. More about The Analysis of The Hunting Field; Being A Series of Sketches of The Principal Characters That...
Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, 1951. Quarto; G-; Paperback; Spine, brown with black print, tears in paper along length of spine; Cover is brown with black print, peripheral toning, edgewear, creasing to front and rear, shelfwear; Text block has slight tear at top edge of final page, else clean and tight; paged 387-591, frontispiece, illustrated. More about THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY BEFORE AUDUBON (TRANSACTIONS OF THE AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL...
Mentor: Aquarium Systems, 1985. Third Edition. Quarto; VG/VG-; Pink spine with brown text; DJ has light edgewear and scuffing, price sticker on bottom rear cover; Boards strong, surface rubbing to upper spine; Textblock clean; 203pp. More about Butterfly and Angelfishes of the World Volume 2: Atlantic Ocean; Caribbean Sea; Red Sea;...
New York: American Ornithologists' Union, 1910. Third. Octavo; G-/no-DJ; Third Edition (revised); Green spine with gold text; Boards are shelfworn with frayed and rubbed edges; Cracking at hinge of front and back free endpapers; Textblock is age toned; pp 430. More about North American Birds (Checklist of
Kitty Hawk, NC: New Maritima Press, 2007. Octavo: VG/VG: Brown spine with white and brown text: DJ is in very good condition, clean with virtually no shelfwear: Boards are strong and clean with some light bumping at tail of spine, corners are sharp, binding tight: Textblock is clean and pages are free of markings, folds or tears, title page is signed by the author: 523 pp. More about The Hidden Galleon : The True Story of a Lost Ship and the Legendary Wild Horses of Assateague...
London: Macmillan Company, 1969. Octavo; First printing; G+/G-; Hardcover with DJ; Spine, yellow with black print; DJ has tears at top and bottom of spine and at flap folds, significant tear to rear at bottom flap fold, spotting, smudging, price-clipped; Boards in illustrated cloth, slight wear to outer corners and spine caps, creasing on rear, slight spotting/smudging; Textblock has spotting to top edge, bookplate partially torn out on front flyleaf, otherwise clean and tight; 86 pages, illustrated. More about PHANTOM, SON OF THE GRAY GHOST
Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne: Rigby Limited, 1972. First Edition. Octavo; pp 62; VG/G; blue spine with ivory text; dust jacket has slightly sunned exterior, mostly to spine and flap edges; minor chipping to edges; cloth is clean, strong boards; text block has slight toning to exterior edges; illustrated; interior clean. More about Phillip Island Sketchbook
London: Rudolph Ackermann, 1843. First Edition. large Octavo, 322 pages, 4 pages ads; VG; rebound in full crushed crimson levant, paneled spine with gilt lettering in one compartments, others with gilt frames and gilt hound heads or hunting horns; triple-ruled border on boards; two double-rules to turn-ins, with hounds in the corners; gray endpapers; top edge of text block gilt; binding by Birdsall, Northampton & London; original covers and spine bound in in rear; frontispiece with tissue-guard; separate illustrated title page; old bookseller's ad for this volume taped opposite title page, with tape leaving residue; shelved case 12. More about HUNTING REMINISCENCES
New York: The MacMillan Company, 1931. Octavo. Sun-exposure green spine with gold text ; boards have some slight rubbing at the corners and some slight stains on the front; boards are strong; binding is strong; textblock is clean. Pp. 312. More about Game Bird Shooting
New York: Abbeville Press, 1981. First Thus. Baby Elephant Folio, 435 pages; VG/VG slip case; bound in quarter dark blue leather spine with gilt lettering; Very little edge wear to book; Slip case shows some minor rubbing; shelved front case. More about AUDUBON'S BIRDS OF AMERICA
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1960. First Edition, Presumed First Printing. 8vo., 160 pp., VG/VG; red and tan DJ with white and black lettering; mild age-toning to covers of DJ, rubbing to edges, chipping with slight material loss to head and tail of spine and corners; mild age-toning to spine (tan towards tail of spine toned olive green), lettering clear and legible; price uncut "$3.00" to top right corner of front flap, all four corners of flaps clipped; DJ protected by mylar; yellow cloth boards, maroon lettering to spine, maroon illustration of dog to front board; mild fading to spine (text clear and legible), bumping to head and tail of spine, slight cocking to spine; cocking to boards, no shelf lean, binding strong; age-toning to text-block; interior clean, contains many black and white illustrations by Fuller; pub. 1960, "First edition" stated to copyright page, no mention of further printings; frontispiece to title page; shelved Case 6. More about THE EDUCATION OF PRETTY BOY
New Mexico Department of Game and Fish in cooperation with the State Game Protective Association and the Bureau of Biological survey, 1928. Octavo; G-/no DJ; Hardcover w/out DJ; Spine, green with gold print; Boards in green cloth with gold print, wear to corners and spine caps shelfwear, fading to spine; Text block endpapers torn along hinges, name in ink on front flyleaf, clean text; xxiv, 807 pages, illustrated (including color plates). More about BIRDS OF NEW MEXICO : BASED MAINLY ON FIELD WORK OF THE BUREAU OF BIOLOGICAL SURVEY, UNITED...
Berkeley: The Club, 1923. Thin Large Octavo; G-/no-DJ paperback; Tan spine with black text; Covers have fraying edges, 1.5 inch tear at head spine edge, slightly age toned exterior with previous owner's name on front; Text block is slightly age toned with rear cover slightly cracking along hinge, pages still fully bound; pp 60. More about Pacific Coast Avifauna, Number 15, Birds Recorded from the Santa Rita Mountains in Southern Arizona
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1905. First edition. Set of three octavos in navy blue hardcovers; VG; moderate soiling and shelf wear; ex-libris plate inside front cover; age-toned paper; text, paper and illustrations clean; shelved in Alcove; please contact us for shipping costs. More about A HISTORY OF NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS. LAND BIRDS. THREE VOLUMES. Illustrated by 64 Plates and 503...
Beverley Tucker: Washington, D.C., 1858. Thick Quarto; pp 1005; G/no-DJ; brown spine with gilt text; odd volume; full title: Reports of Exploration and Surveys, to Ascertain the Most Practicable and Economical Route for a Railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean; cloth has light sunning to exterior; sturdy boards; text block has light age toning to exterior edges; interior shows light foxing to various pages; profusely illustrated; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders. More about Birds, Volume IX, Part II
Washington: A.O.P. Nicholson, 1859. Large Octavo; Good-; grayish tan spine with gilt text; odd volume; cloth has some rubbing to spine edges; light soiling to exterior; ex-library label to spine; sturdy boards; text block shows slight age toning to exterior edges; ex-library stamps inside and to exterior edges; ex-library bookplate to front pastedown; interior light foxing sprinkled throughout; letter from Friend of the Main Public Library, El Paso laid in at front; profusely illustrated; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders. More about General Report upon The Zoology of the Several Pacific Railroad Routes, Volume X, Reptiles [House...
London: The Bombay Historical Society, 1908. Limited edition (1 of 1,200). Quarto. Hardcover in 3/4 bound green leather with green cloth on boards in Very Good condition. Ex-libris, stamp of previous owner on front free endpaper, otherwise there are no markings to text and pages are clean. Binding is strong. Edges of text block are uncut. Illustrated with 30 coloured plates. Endpapers are marbled. 292 pp. Moderate rubbing to leather on spine and to corners. Leather on spine is sunned, turning it from green to a light brown. All else is very good. Spine is light brown with raised bands and gilt text -Shelved Bookcase next to Front Door. More about INDIAN DUCKS AND THEIR ALLIES
New York: Rinehart & Company, Inc., 1958. Octavo; G-/Fair; pp 344; black spine with red and blue text; dust jacket has moderate rubbing to exterior; some chips to edges; cloth shows sun aged spine; light foxing to boards; strong boards; text block has slight wear to exterior edges; interior clean; illustrated; light red ink to ffep; frontispiece. More about Wild Tigers and Tame Fleas
Toronto and Buffalo: University of Toronto Press, 1974. Small quarto; pp 438; G-/Fair; ivory spine with black text; dust jacket shows rubbing wear to exterior; tape mends to head spine edge; some chips to edges; soiling to rear; cloth has slight sunning to exterior; slight staining to tail edge; strong boards; text block has slight soiling to exterior edges; interior lightly toned; previous owner's name to half title page; profusely illustrated; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders. More about The Mammals of Canada
Chicago: Aldine Publishing Company, 1967. Octavo; G+/G+; Hardcover with DJ; Spine, white with orange print; DJ has slight edgewear and slight smudging/shelfwear; Boards in green cloth with silver print, slight wear to spine caps, else clean and strong; Text block has vendor stamp on front flyleaf, slight amount of pencil annotation; viii, 220 pages, illustrated. More about COURTSHIP: AN ETHOLOGICAL STUDY
New York: Pantheon Books, 2002. First Edition. Quarto: VG/VG: Green and off white spine with red title, white author name text: DJ is clean with general shelfwear, some minor bumping to lower corners and head and tail of spine: Boards are strong and clean, light edgewear mainly concentrated at head and tail of spine with light bumping, binding solid: Textblock is clean, free page inscribed by the author: First Edition: 176 pp. More about Birds [inscribed
New York: Crescent Books, 1991. Oblong quarto. VG/VG DJ. Grey spine with pale yellow and white text/title; dustjacket is clean with mild edgewear; boards are strong and clean; binding is strong; textblock is clean. Pp.144. More about The Essential Aquarium
Farmington Hills, MI: Gale Group, Inc., 2001. Large Octavo; VG-/no-DJ; blue spines with white text; 6 volumes; cloths have slight wear to exteriors; strong boards; text blocks show previous owner's name to exterior head and fore edges of vols. 1 and 2; otherwise clean exteriors and interiors; slight wear to exterior edges; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders;. More about Beacham's Guide to the Endangered Species of North American [6 Volumes
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1986. Octavo; VG/no-DJ paperback; white spine, black text; cover has rubbing, a few small stains; textblock is clean; pp 293. More about Birds of New Guinea
Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006. Large Octavo; pp 513; VG/VG-; ivory spine with red text; plastic slipcase has some scratches to exterior; some chips toward edges; red text to spine; red head and tail edges; dust jacket has slight wear to exterior; minor rubbing to edges; cloth has clean exterior; strong boards; text block shows minimal wear to exterior edges; frontispiece; interior clean; profusely illustrated. More about Birds of the World
New York: Random House, 2002. First Edition. First Edition; Octavo; VG/VG: Black and blue spine with metallic brown and white/black text. DJ has general shelf wear, edge wear, no major tears; Boards have light rubbing to edges, apart from that, clean, binding strong, corners sharp; Textblock has author's personal inscription and signature on half title page, clean, free of underlining/highlighting; pp 186. More about Shark Trouble: True Stories About Sharks and the Sea
Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 1969. Octavo; pp 379; VG/no-DJ; dark green spine with gilt text; 3/4 bound binding with dark green spine and light green boards; cloth shows minor rubbing to edges; light shelf wear to exterior; text block has dark green endpapers; previous owner's stamped to head edge and ffep; interior clean; illustrated. More about Dr. Alexander Garden of Charles Town
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1936. Limited Edition. 4to., unpaginated; VG-; spine red tape, bound in tan cloth with black geese on boards; red tape used to repair spine, covers entire spine and small part of front board; of a limited edition of 1050 numbered copies for america, of which 1000 are for sale, this copy is number 290; INSCRIBED on limitation page; plates clear of age marks, a few fingerprint smudges present on other pages; mild shelfwear and bumping; shelved alcove 1. More about BISHOP'S BIRDS - ETCHINGS OF WATER-FOWL AND UPLAND GAME BIRDS [SIGNED
Washington D.C. Smithsonian Institution Press, 1982. First Edition. Octavo; VG-/no-DJ; softcover; orange spine, white text; covers have general shelfwear, stickers on rear, covers and first several pages curling at top corner of the front of the book; text block has minor soiling on fore edge, former owner's name penned on first page; 583pp [Oversized book. Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to weight restrictions. For international expedited please inquire for rates]. More about Biology and Conservation of Sea Turtles
London: Blacker, himself, 1855. Second Edition. Small Octavo, xi, [1], viii, [2], 259 pages; VG: bound in contemporary full brown calf with a double-ruled gilt border, rebacked with new brown leather spine, previous black leather label with gilt lettering preserved; some pages uncut; mild and scattered foxing to interior; with 20 plates plus frontispiece, 18 in color; shelved case 10. More about BLACKER'S ART OF FLYMAKING, & C. COMPRISING ANGLING & DYEING OF COLOURS
London and Basingstoke: Macmillan Education Limited, 1978. first edition. Octavo; G/no-DJ paperback; green spine with orange & white text; covers have slight wear due to handling; exterior is intact with clean & sturdy panels; text block is lightly ivory toned w/light foxing & soiling on exterior edges; text pages are unmarked w/ tight binding; previous owner's name on title page; pp 122. More about A Guide to Common Reef Fishes of Western Indian Ocean
Chicago: Rand McNally, 1971. First Printing. Quarto; VG/no-DJ hardcover; Blue spine with white text; Boards strong, moderate rubbing to spine/corners, small mark on front board upper corner, few spots on rear board, bottom of front board interior has outer surface material rubbing; Textblock clean; 64pp. More about Album of Cats
New York: Derrydale Press, 1939. Limited [295/1250]. Octavo; vg+/none; yellow cloth spine with gilt lettering on blue label; quarter-bound w/blue cloth boards and gilt lettering; ex libris, signature; minor shelf wear and bumping; text block, clean; 245 pp.; illus., frontispiece and 45 photos; light general toning; else very good. More about BREEDING YOUR OWN: HOW TO RAISE AND TRAIN COLTS FOR PLEASURE AND PROFIT
New York: Arco Publishing, 1976. 8vo; VG/VG;brown, multi colored spine with white text; slight scratches on both front and back of the dust jacket; a tiny stain on the back free end paper;boards are strong and clean;text block minimally age-toned but clean;156p. More about The Horse in War
