Measure of the Year by Haig-Brown, Roderick - 1950

Touchwood, 2011. Paperback. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

TouchWood Editions, 2011-09-15. Paperback. Used: Good.

Toronto : Collins , 1950 . First Canadian Edition . VG/Poor . 8VO . A wise book by a very wise man. Book lightly worn, some evidence of erasure on FFEP. Jacket in pieces, completely missing front panel, held together by mylar protector.

TouchWood Editions. Used - Very Good.

Vancouver: TouchWood Editions, 2011. First edition. paperback. very good/no dustjacket. 8vo. pp.231

Collins. Used - Good.

Toronto: Collins. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. Bound in rak blue grained cloth, edges light rubbed, a lovely clean, tight copy. ; 8" x 6"; 279 pages .

Toronto: William Collins Sons & Co.. Very Good in Fair dust jacket. 1950. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. DJ is soiled, with tape repaired tears, creasing and chipping. A large wedge-shape on the back panel of the DJ, approx. 2" X 1.5" is missing. ; A tight solid book. DJ in Mylar. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 279 pages; "Roderick L. Haig-Brown welcomes us onto his lush farm for a year of insights and observations. In this eloquently written account, Haig-Brown, his wife Ann and their four children tour us through each season, and teach us the ways in which the Earth governs the events in our lives. Haig-Brown observes salmon, blue grouse, blacktail deer and robins, with a soft eye and gentle appreciation for their trials. He discerns how the weather interacts with the land, and how the land interacts with our attempts at civilization. Haig-Brown also discusses his work at a magistrate, and the challenges of marriage, amateur book collecting, the craft of… Read More

Toronto: Collins, 1950. First Canadian Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Blue cloth with yellow lettering and decoration to spine. Light shelfwear to lower edges; usual age darkening to pages and outer edges. One signature has started, however binding remains sound. In dustjacket showing some wear to outer corners and to head and heel of spine panel, with some scuffing along outer hinges and along flap foldovers and a closed puncture to the rear panel at spine panel edge. Pen squiggle to author photograph on rear panel.

William Morrow. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. From the library of noted naturalist, author, and wildlife biologist Adolph Murie with his signature in pen at teh top of the half title. First American Edition. A Very Good copy with just a touch of light shelfwear; jacket has chipping at the spine ends and along the edges, and sunning to the spine.