Birds of Massachusetts and Other New England States (In Three Volumes) by Forbush, Edward Howe - 1929

1929 first edition. Massachusetts Department of Agriculture. Hardcover. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Large 4to. 466p. Illustrated with colored plates from drawings by Louis Agassiz Fuertes and Allen Brooks and figures and cuts from drawings and photographs . VG hinges not cracked; text slightly evenly toned but clean; binding secure; light cover wear. no dj. no owner marks. .

1927 first edition. Massachusetts Department of Agriculture. Hardcover. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Large 4to. 461p. Illustrated with colored plates from drawings by Louis Agassiz Fuertes and figures and cuts from drawings and photographs by others. VG hinges not cracked; text slightly evenly toned but clean; binding secure; light cover wear. no dj. no owner marks. .

Boston: Commonwealth of Mass./Mass. Dept. Of Agriculture 3 volume set, published 1925, 1927 and 1929. Green cloth bindngs stamped in gold. 481, 461, and 466pp. Color plates by Louis Agassiz Fuertes and Allan Brooks (vol. 3 only). Fiigures and cuts from the author & drawings and photos by others. This is an ex-library set with a library stamp and withdrawn stamp in each volume and library stamp on top edge. There is a booksellers label (Nature Books).There is almost no wear to binding. Light foxing to top edge. Photos on request. First Edition 3 Volume Set, Complete. Hardciover. Fine-. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Boston: MA St. Board of Agriculture. Fine copies. 1925. 1st. hardcover. Small 4to, 1607 pp., Illustrated with Colour Plates from Drawings by Louis Agassiz Fuertes and Figures and Cuts from Drawings and Photographs., Part I:. Water Birds, Marsh Birds and Shore Birds.(1925), Part II: Land Birds from Bob-Whites to Grackles (1927) & Part III: Land Birds from Sparrows to Thrushes (1929). Complete in three volumes; nice, bright set in the original green cloth. .

Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Massachusetts Department of Agriculture. 1928. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. First edition / 1st Printing. H Hard Cover. Very Good. An attractive 3 volume set - complete. Vol. I is First edition / Second printing, Vols. II & III are First edition / First printing. Very good, no dust jackets, Half-page pen gift inscription on front endpaper of Vol. I, 4" faint scratch on center of front cover of vol. I, faint spotting to fore-edges of pages on all 3 books. 20 x 25. hard cover. xxxi + 481, xlix + 461 & xlviii + 466pp.

Massachusetts Legislature, 1925. hardcover. Very Good. 10x8x2. Norwood Press (The Commonwealth of Massachusetts); Norwood, 1925-1929. Hardcover. Complete 3 Volume Set. Set is heavy, additional shipping cost may apply. A Very Good, green cloth binding with gilt lettering on front board and spine, binding intact, some handling/scuffing to boards, bit of spine edge and board corner wear, some age toning to pages, bit of discoloration to pastedowns and endpapers, rubbing along board edges, small abrasions to board corners, spine buckram separating from backing material, small rub mark bottom text block corner, bumped top board corners also causing creasing to top page corners Volume 3, some scattered foxing top text block edge and discoloration (possible moisture stain) to fore-edge Volume 2, four glue and paper residue spots rear pastedown Volume 2, top text block edge dusty and discoloration (possible moisture stain) to fore-edge Volume 1, without Dust wrapper. A nice, overall clean and unmarked set.… Read More

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1929. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1/2 inch tear to cloth at bottom of spine of Volume two, previous owner's bookplate on inside front covers of all three volumes. Covers show a little handling and rubbing. ; Done by the Massachusetts Department of Agriculture Illustrated with colored plates from drawings by Louis Agassiz Fuertes, figures and cuts from drawings and photographs by the author and others. This is a large and heavy set, so shipping will be more than our usual charges, please inquire. ; Three Volume Set; 7 3/4 x 10

Boston: Massachusetts Department of Agriculture. 1927-1929. Illustrated with colored plates from drawings by Louis Agassiz Fuertes and figures and cuts from drawings and photographs by the author and others. 3 vols. (xxxi, 481; l, 461; xlviii, 466p.), colored and b/w illus., maps, original green cloth (rear cover of the first volume slightly mottled). The first volume from the 3d printing, the other two from the 1st printings.

Norwood Press. Collectible - Acceptable. Norwood, MA: Issued by authority of the Legislature, Norwood Press, 1925, 1927, 1929. 1st edition. Volumes 1-3. Sm 4to hardcover. Green cloth with gilt spine lettering. Illustrations, some color. Fair set. Rebound. Some interior pages edgeworn and torn. Vol 1: plate facing page 12 detached. Vol. 3: frontispiece 3 taped in, plate 77 detached, and dampstaining on page edges. (Birds, Massachusetts, New England) Inquire if you need further information. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusett, 1929. Hardcover. Good condition . 3 vols.,illus.

A guide to creating a bird-friendly environment, with tips on feeders, nest boxes, birdbaths, recipes, and bird identification, all pages clean and unmarked

New York: Grove Press, 2020. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Helen Macdonald to special themed bookplate affixed to front free endpaper. Stated first edition, with full number line indicating first printing. 8 1/2" X 5 3/4". ix, 261pp. A touch of shelfwear to bright dust jacket. Bound in full black paper over boards, with spine backed in black cloth and lettered in silver. A new, unread signed first edition of this collection of essays about the natural world by Helen Macdonald, author of H is for Hawk. ABOUT VESPER FLIGHTS: From the New York Times bestselling author of H is for Hawk and winner of the Samuel Johnson Prize for nonfiction, comes a transcendent collection of essays about the natural world. Animals don't exist in order to teach us things, but that is what they have always done, and most of what they teach us is what we think we know about ourselves. Helen Macdonald's bestselling debut H is for Hawk brought the astonishing story of… Read More

New York: Liveright Publishing Company, 2022. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good +/Very good +. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by author in ink at front free endpaper. First Edition with full number line indicating first printing. 9 1/2" X 6 1/4". 417pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of unclipped dust jacket. Bound in black paper over boards with spine lettered in gilt. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Gulf, a sweeping cultural and natural history of the bald eagle in America. The bald eagle is regal but fearless, a bird you're not inclined to argue with. For centuries, Americans have celebrated it as "majestic" and "noble," yet savaged the living bird behind their national symbol as a malicious predator of livestock and, falsely, a snatcher of babies. Taking us from before the nation's founding through inconceivable resurgences of this enduring all-American species, Jack E. Davis contrasts the… Read More

Eric Berry: The Polynesian Triangle, 1968 Funk & Wagnalls. USED. VERY GOOD CONDITION/ VERY GOOD UNCLIPPED ORIGINAL DUST JACKET. SCARCE THUS. States First Published in the United States of America 1968. SUMMARY: THE 3,000 YEAR HISTORY OF POLYNESIA AND ITS PEOPLES. ANTHROPOLOGY. A NICE FIND.

Old original printing of United States National Museum, `1953, 734 pp, rough page ends, strong binding. There are a very few notations by owner and salutation. This was later printed in 2 volumes. No photos, printed by Unite tates Government Printing Office in Washington D.C. orig. price $4.50.

New York: Doubleday, 1964. Hardcover. Very good. 4to (33 x 24 cm). 288 pp. Signed by Peterson on 2nd blank endpaper, rest of text block tight and unmarked. Black cloth covers with gilt titles to spine and upper, light wear to head/tail of spine,corners and edges. No DJ.

London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1968. First edition. ILLUSTRATED COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF ADAPTATIONS OF BIRDS FOR BREEDING BY EXPERT ON DARWIN'S FINCHES. 10 inches tall mauve cloth binding, gilt title to spine, unmarked, very good in good price-clipped dust jacket with edge tears. From dust jacket: "The primary aim of this book is an interpretation of the main adaptations of birds for breeding-whether a species lests solitarily or in colonies, whether it is monogamous or has several mates, the lumber of eggs that it lays, the relative size of its eggs, the rate of development of its eggs and young, and the age at which it first breeds. This book is the first comprehensive survey of these points that has been made, so readers can see what is known, and what emains to be discovered, and hence may be stimulated to add to knowledge. However it is much more than a summary of the facts, for these various adaptations have been interpreted in terms of natural selection, and the author has suggested how each of… Read More

Houghton Mifflin Compay Boston, 1939. Revised. Hardcover. Very Good. 1939. Revised and Abridged with the Addition of More Than One Hundred Species. Very good red cloth hardcover without dust jacket. Edge wear. Previous owner's name on ffep. Illustrated in color by Louis Agassiz Fuertes, Allan Brooks and Roger Tory Peterson.

Rising from sandbars on the Platte River with clarion calls, the sandhill crane (Grus canadensis) feels the urgency of spring migration. Elegant, noble, and spiritual, the sandhill crane is one of the most ancient of all birds. More than a half-million strong, flying in squadrons, these majestic creatures point northward to their Arctic and sub-Arctic breeding ranges. Theirs is an epic story of endurance through the ages. With 153 stunning color photographs, On Ancient Wings presents sandhill cranes in their wild but increasingly compromised habitats today. Over the course of five years, Michael Forsberg documented the tall gray birds in habitats ranging from the Alaskan tundra, to the arid High Plains, from Cuban nature preserves to suburban backyards. With an eye for beauty and an uncommon persistence, the author documents the cranes' challenges to adapt and survive in a rapidly changing natural world. Forsberg argues that humankind, for its own sake, should secure the cranes' place in the future.… Read More

Trade paperback with multiple illustrations, maps, photographs. 340 pages with indexOrnithology and how the banding yields info about birds as carriers of disease.