New York: The Modern Library, 1930. Hardcover. An early Modern Library edition of the naturalist's essays. Slight loss to the upper edge of the jacket, now in mylar. The list of titles on the verso of the jacket includes Hemingway's "The Sun Also Rises" but does not include Goethe's "Faust".....
Philadelphia: Carey & Lea, 1832. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First American edition, published in one volume without the maps and plates of the first edition published in London the previous year. In the publisher's boards, with untrimmed pages and cloth spine detached along the front joint. An early gift inscription on.....
Yosemite Association/Heyday Books, 2001. Sydoriak, Walter. Hardcover. 13.25"x12.5". SIGNED by both the author and illustrator. A comprehensive, lavishly illustrated flora of Yosemite. From the forward by Peter H. Raven: 'It is gratifying that Steve Botti has compiled a new and informative Yosemite work. The book will find a receptive audience.....
Island Press, 2010. Hardcover. From the book's description "The book is divided into 6 sections that each discusses a different approach to thinking about th relationship between water and humanity."
Hurst and Blackett, 1855. Hardcover. Lt. Campbell Hardy was an officer of the Royal Artillery in New Brunswick. In this interesting peek into the 19th century New World, he documents his travels exploring moose territory in Canada. Description: 8vo. Vol I 304 pages. Vol II 299 pages + 1 page.....
New York: Minton, Balch & Company, 1924. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Presumed first edition, with no further printings noted. A diary of a summer spent camping on an island in Ontario, with portraits of local residents and fellow campers, including the chemist Dr. Edward Renouf, to whom the book is dedicated.....
Pearson, 1997. 3rd Edition. Hardcover. Pages are clean and unmarked.
State Univ of New York Pr, 1985. Soft cover. Michael E. Fox's study of the dhole, distant cousin of the domestic dog. As the back cover promises, "It presents all the facts currently known about the species, as it makes a passionate plea for conservation and the reevalution of our.....
Glendale, California: La Siesta Press, 1971. Soft cover. A collection of articles on the palm canyons of Baja California, written by Randall Henderson, the founder, publisher and editor of 'Desert Magazine', drawing upon his extensive expertise and explorations. Attractive textured soft covers with slight wear to extremeties, slight toning to.....
San Francisco, California: Tiburon Center for Enviornmental Studies, 1984. Soft cover. Writing in 1984, the authors begin by declaring 'The destruction of Wetland Habitats in California has far outpaced the desire or ability to restore this valuable resource. Increased knowledge of the ecology of tidal marshes has heightened public awareness.....
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1879. Hardcover. The report of treasury agent William Gouverneur Morris on the current condition and resources of Alaska. 45th Congress, 3d Session, Ex. Doc. No. 59. "Sir: for the past two years and more I have made Alaskan matters my especial study, and have devoted much.....
Köln, Germany: Taschen, 2001. Hardcover. 18th century's greatest natural history book includes illustrations of animals, plants and insects from Seba's collection. Small half inch tear to back, bottom of the dust jacket. With publisher's shipping box. Fine. Additional shipping fees may apply due to weight of this item.
New York: I.H. for Ed. Brewster, 1825. Hardy, Thomas. Hardcover. 8.75" x 10.5" "Oliver Goldsmith, was a novelist, poet and journalist as well as the author of many works of natural history. He is now best known for his 1766 novel, The Vicar of Wakefield." This volume is referenced in.....
Wilderness Images, Ltd. / Wolfe Publishing Co., 1986. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed limited edition. A very large (and very heavy) deluxe edition of Gary Swanson's wildlife paintings, with an original bronze mounted on the cover, and a lined wooden display case. Slight scuff to lower corner of front board, over.....
Yosemite Association & Sequoia Natural History Association. 1987. Hardcover. This book is #304 of a limited printing of 500 copies, printed at the Feathered Serpent Press. Book is signed by the photographer, William Aslup, on the limitation page. Pages are clean and unmarked.
Berkeley, California: Associated Students Store, 1935. Hardcover. From the preface: "It is the purpose of this flora to describe in a systematic way, for the use of the beginner, the more important economic plants of California in connection with the more important or well-known native plants." Willis Linn Jepson graduated.....