Search Results: Geography & Nature from Bruce McLeod

Syracuse University Press, 1999. 1st Edition . Large Trade Paperback. New. BRAND NEW First Edition (stated). Unmarked, pristine condition, gift quality. 8" x 10", 96 pages. One of the most respected authorities on the history and geography of the Adirondack region, award-winning author and conservationist Barbara McMartin focuses on the uniqueness of the 44 individual tracts that make up the 2.5 million acre Forest Preserve within the Adirondack Park.

VG First Edition in illustrated card covers. 6 x 9, 158 pages, b&w illustrations, bibliography. No creases, no markings, square & solid. Includes checklist of Manitoba's vertebrates: 90 mammals, 275 birds, 8 reptiles, 14 amphibians, 75 freshwater fish, 29 salt water fish, 7 anadromous fish species.

Very Good softcover. 6x9, 99 pages. The Atlantic Waterfowl Council represents the 17 Atlantic flyway states and the six Eastern Provinces of Canada. This book was written not only for waterfowl technicians, but also hunters, farmers and environmentalists. It outlines principles for managing migration, breeding, and winter habitats.

Canada: J.M. Dent & Sons, 1977. Hardcover. Very Good. VERY GOOD HC, an excellent ex-lib copy with normal library markings. Crisp, clean and solid interiors. 8.5" x 11", 28 pages, very well illustrated with many topographic maps in b&w and color, charts, full page aerial photographs.

NY: Bantam, 1995. Soft cover. Fine. FINE trade paperback. Clean, no markings, no creases, appears unread. 301 pages, index. Ward continues his exploration of the history of life and death on Earth. He focuses on two episodes of major extinctions in Earth's past, contending that humanity is now causing a third "mass extinction.

Very Good 12th printing trade softcover. A great copy with only light wear to covers. Interiors are like new. 6x9, 397 pages, well illustrated, index, tables. Includes prospecting and collecting tips, tools, how to recognize rock classes, field features of mineral deposits, collecting practices, preparation of specimens, storage and exhibiting, marketing gemstones.

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada: Canadian Forestry Service - Dept. Of Fisheries and Forestry, 1970. Soft cover. Very Good. VERY GOOD spiral-bound, 4.25" by 7", 68 pages, well illustrated with b&w photos and charts. Crisp, clean, tight, no markings, very nice. Field guide includes 8 coniferous and 16 deciduous trees.

Ottawa: Research Branch, Department of Agriculture, 1963. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine. FINE First Edition HC. Publication 1180. Crisp, clean, no markings, no wear, appears unread. 8vo, 6.25" x 9.25", 99 pages, maps, dozens of b&w line drawings, glossary, references, index. A scientific study of the Gentianaceae family of herbs that are indigenous to North America.

Manitoba Conservation, 2000. Soft cover. As New. AS-NEW, 8.5" by 11", 323 pages, illustrated. Previous owner's name in 1st page only. Contains thousands of entries on the place names of the western Canadian province of Manitoba.

Very Good trade paperback. No creases, square and solid, excellent wraps, as-new pages. One chapter has occasional highlights and margin notes. 7.25" x 9.25", 374 pages, maps, figures, photos, glossary, index. This book puts physical geology into historical context, tracing the evolution of vertebrates throughout geological history, primarily in North America. The author's Foster's concise, accessible text is the perfect reference for relevant sections of earth science, general science, and education courses.

NY: D. Appleton and Co., 1926. Hardcover. Very Good. VERY GOOD Hardcover. Beautiful bright boards, only light rubbing at extremities, school stamp on prelim pages, illustrated. 5.25" x 7.5", 464 pages. Volume 5 of "Human Geography by Grades."

Fine. Crisp, clean, unmarked, no creases, looks and feels unread. Gift quality. 6.75" x 9.75", 222 pages. Articles include: Flood Hazards and Floodplain Management in the Red River Basin, the Destruction of Calgary's East Victoria Park 1960-1998. The Walrond Ranche, The Turkey Trail in Manitoba, and more.

Red River Water Resources Council, 1998. Soft cover. Fine. FINE 2nd Edition, with updated 1998 Addendum added to 1993 text. Previous owner's name written in top corner of front cover, otherwise unmarked. Pristine interiors. 5.5" x 8.25", 174 pages, illustrated with b&w photos and dozens of maps. 15 page 1998 addendum includes 1997 flood and developments at Devil's Lake, North Dakota since 1993. This volume includes history, geography and settlement of the Red River drainage system of North Dakota, Minnesota and Manitoba.

As-New/Fine first HC Edition, 1st Printing. Crisp, clean, no markings, unclipped DJ. Suitable for collectors or gift-giving. Approx. 6" x9", 248 pages.

Toronto: Macmillan of Canada, 1961. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. NEAR-FINE/VERY GOOD First Edition, 1st Printing. Crisp & clean, square & solid, no bumps, unmarked, envelope taped to half-title page. NOT ex-lib. All pages FINE. Unclipped DJ has a trace of shelf-wear, three tiny closed tears. 6.25" by 9.25", 170 pages, 8 maps. Well-told history of seven storied rivers of Canada - The Mackenzie, St. Lawrence, Ottawa, Red, Saskatchewan, Fraser, St. John.

Toronto: Natural Heritage, 1997. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fine. Fine First Edition in illustrated covers. Dated, inscribed and signed by the author on the title page. Also includes three additional laid-in verses by the author. 6" x 9", 82 pages. Winner of the Doris Huestis Speirs Award and named as Fellow of the American Ornithologists' Union in 1996, Robert Nero of Winnipeg, Manitoba is well-known as an educator, naturalist and writer. This volume contains 81 nature poems inspired by Nero's perceptive observations of nature and human relationships.

St. Cloud, MN, USA: North Star Press, 1998. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. NEAR-FINE First Edition softcover. Crisp, clean, tight, unmarked. 7" by 10", 122 pages, maps, b&w and color photographs. - This book won the Minnesota Book Award in 1998. It explains the prairie and parkland resources of the Red River region in Minnesota, North Dakota and Manitoba.

Commission of Conservation Canada, Committee on Waters and Water-Powers, 1916. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. VERY GOOD First Edition (1916 printing). A beautiful clean copy: crisp, no markings, solid binding, light wear to boards only. Dark green cloth with gold lettering, 8vo, 7" x 10", 334 pages, 42 photographic plates showing rivers and hydro-electric plants across Canada, 25 maps including both folding maps in the rear pocket (3 provinces & Yukon and Northwest Territories and Upper Bow River), appendices, index. Glossy plates include pre-1916 photos of original falls, chutes, channels and rapids.