Search Results: Green Planet from Black Sheep Books

Toronto: J.M. Dent & Sons Canada Ltd., 1952. First Edition. . Hardcover. Good+/Good-. An inscribed First Edition, this book is the first comprehensive survey of conservation in Canada. Green cloth with gilt titling on spine, map on endpapers shows the main types of farming in Canada, black and white frontispiece, black and white photographs, diagrams, tables throughout, 215 pages. Cover has minor edge wear, text block edges slightly darkened, edges of end papers darkened, text is clean and tight - a nice looking copy. Dust jacket has shelf wear, edge wear with chipping to corners and spine ends, spine slightly sunned, a lengthwise crease to front and back, jacket is now protected in clear Brodart cover. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo -… Read More

Canada: Heartland Associates Inc., 2012. Soft cover. Very Good-. Book is a "cautionary tale of the ill-advised construction of two dams on the Souris River system in southern Saskatchewan, which flooded 80 kilometres of verdant prairie valley. Book begins and ends with the ultimate result of the contentious dam building - the disastrous flooding of Minot, North Dakota, in 2011." Colourfully illustrated soft cover with green & brown titling on front, white titling on green spine, occasional black and white illustrations, 288 pages. Cover has light shelf wear, pale smudge near upper end of leading text block edge, light stain to upper corner of rear end paper, otherwise book is clean, bright and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size:… Read More

La Jolla, CA: Christopher Scott, 2005. Coil Binding. Very Good. Advance copy for editing review only. Book contains alternative building methods and ideas based on the author's previous experience as owner/operator of the first IKEA furniture stores in North America. Blue card cover, white plastic coil binding, black and white illustrations throughout, 110 pages. Cover has light edge wear and light shelf wear, text is clean. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Surrey, BC: Libros Libertad Publishing Ltd., 2013. Soft cover. Very Good/-. A remarkable biography about a very remarkable man and an inspiring story to bring a much deeper awareness to the plight and importance of our Coastal rivers and streams. Glossy soft cover with flaps, signed by the author Patricia Fraser and by Ken Kirby to title page, a cluster of photographs to middle, 236 pages. Minor shelf wear. For some international orders we will ask you to approve additional shipping charges to cover the cost of tracking and insurance to your country, but no extra charge will apply without your consent. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Berkeley: University of California Press. Soft cover. Very Good/-. The author has a long career in conservation and lines out the "history of man's use and misuse of soil and water" and shows the "complex inner processes that form soil with a lyrical assertion of its powers and significance." Glossy soft cover, 321 pages. Minor shelf wear. For some international orders we will ask you to approve additional shipping charges to cover the cost of tracking and insurance to your country, but no extra charge will apply without your consent. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Salt Lake City: Gibs Smith Publisher, 2005. Soft cover. Very Good-/-. An idea book presenting a collection of various small buildings beautifully designed. Illustrated soft cover with flaps, richly illustrated with colour photography, line drawings and floorplans, 202 pages. Light shelf wear, original price sticker to back. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall-Oblong

Vancouver, BC: UBC Press, 2010. Soft cover. Very Good/-. We all know what water is, and we often take it for granted. But the spctre of a world-wide water crisis suggests there meight be something fundamentally wrong with the way we think about water. Jamie Linton dives into the history of water as an abstract concept, stripped of its environmental, social, and cultural contexts." White soft cover, black titling to front and spine, some black and white illustrations, 333 pages. Light shelf wear. For some international orders we will ask you to approve additional shipping charges to cover the cost of tracking and insurance to your country, but no extra charge will apply without your consent. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London: Barkers Trident Communications, 2001. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Collected from newspaper clippings, correspondence, children's poems and memories Jongbloed tells the story of a non-governmental organisation dedicated to wildlife conversation. A hole community sets out to save the rare Arabian leopard. Glossy illustrated white boards, illustrated endpapers, illustrated throughout, 96 pages. Minor edge wear. Dust jacket is protected in a Brodart cover. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall