Nature/Gardening/Environmentalism from Gargoyle Books

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1965. First Edition Later Printing 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Walcott, Mary Vaux; Platt, Dorothy Falcon . Huge compendium features 400 full-color plates, each highlighting a single American wild flower, based on paintings by 2 female artists, primarily Mary Vaux Walcott (1860-1940)--lovingly referred to as "the Audubon… Read more about this item

San Diego, California, U.S.A.: Calendula Graphics, Inc., 1972. First Edition Later Printing 3rd Printing. Soft cover. Good+. Oblong. Rodriguez, Al. A intimate of 4 women in the early 1970s exploring themselves & their friendship in naturalistic settings, with sepia-toned photographs (y Al Rodriguez) interspersed with verse & line drawings. 199 pp. A FIRST EDITION, third printing, from 1972,… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Anchor/Doubleday, 1984. First Edition Later Printing 5th or later Printing. Soft cover. VG+. The Eighth in the series of Foxfire books from the Appalachian school & community that was at the forefront of the environmental movement in the late 1960s-early 1970s, aimed at fostering independent, sustainable living in harmony with nature & creating… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Anchor Books, 1980. First Softcover Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good+. The Sixth in the series of Foxfire books from the Appalachian school & community that was at the forefront of the environmental movement in the late 1960s-early 1970s, aimed at fostering independent, sustainable living in harmony with nature & creating … Read more about this item

Boston, MA, U.S.A.: James R. Osgood and Company, 1875. First Thus . Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket, as Issued. Collection of 12 essays on some of the author's favorite topics, including.................Orig. published in 1870, this is the First Edition, First printing from 1875 by publisher who had now become James R. Osgood & Co. in Boston (First,… Read more about this item

Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Little, Brown and Company, 1929. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Good+. In a companion volume to his earlier books for young readers about birds & animals, the famed children's author here the fascinating world of wild flowers in a collection of 42 charming short stories. In 350 pages + 103 illustrations throughout the text… Read more about this item

Zoological Society of San Diego, 1947. 5th or later Edition . Soft cover. Very Good+. Still the only "official" guide to the world-famous San Diego Zoo in Balboa Park, which opened in that location in 1922. First published in 1947, this is the Sixth Edition (undated), in 172 pages, profusely illustrated throughout with black-and-white photos of the… Read more about this item

Zoological Society of San Diego, 1947. 3rd Edition . Soft cover. Very Good+. Still the only "official" guide to the world-famous San Diego Zoo in Balboa Park, which opened in that location in 1922. First published in 1947, this is the Third Edition (undated), in 172 pages, profusely illustrated throughout with black-and-white photos of the animals, buildings,… Read more about this item

Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1963. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Grose, David. A longtime resident & naturalist who directed the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History tells the fascintating history of the Cape's outer coast, named "the Great Beach" by Henry David Thoreau. In 131 pages, illustrated throughout with… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Anchor Books/Doubleday, 1961. First Mass Market Paperback Edition . Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. Palacios, Rafael. The very first book & an instant classic by naturalist John Muir examines California mountains, including the wildlife that inhabit them, based on his travels throughout the region in 1868-1873. Orig. published in hardcover in 1894, this… Read more about this item

New York, New York: John Wiley & Son, 1872. Second Revised . Hardcover. Poor. Part II only of this most comprehensive guide to the native fruits & fruit trees of North America, with chapters on the apricot, berberry, blackberry, cherry, currant, cranberry, fig, gooseberry, grape, melon, watermelon, mulberry, nectarine, nuts, olive, orange, peach, pear, plum, pomegranate, quince, raspberry,… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Fantod Press, 1966. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Wraps. Near Fine. Gorey, Edward. A Near Fine FIRST EDITION, First Printing (Toledano A20a), from 1966 in book form (published the year before in Holiday magazine) of another of Gorey's works issued with a an anagrammed pseudonym. "Mrs. Regera Dowdy" makes a reappearance as translator… Read more about this item

Santa Barbara, California: Lifeline/Woodbridge Press Publishing Co., 1974. First Edition Later Printing 3rd Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. Guild, Daniel. A vintage 1970s' classic, this is a collection of 260+ recipes compiled by the family of the late Jethro Kloss (1863-1946), a pioneer in the natural foods movement & early proponent of herbal medicine & obtaining nutrition… Read more about this item

Miami, Florida: Aqua-Sol Enterprises, 1979. First Edition Later Printing 3rd Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. Pioneering exploration into the use of solar energy for the boater, offering an opportunity to achieve energy independence decades before the notion became popularized, but heeding the early warnings posed by the energy crisis of the late 1970s (remember the gas lines?). In… Read more about this item

Grosset & Dunlap, 1978. First Paperback Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Good+. Moore, Michael S.. From her home in Oahu, this is the author's second book about using natural plants & herbs for health & beauty, with recipes for cosmetics, bath powders, shampoos & conditioners, skin care, natural hair dyes, exfoliants, moisturizers, massage oils, & more! In 400 pages,… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Ballantine, 1970. First Mass Market Paperback Edition 1st Printing. Mass Market Paperback. VG-/G+. Groundbreaking work prepared for the very first "national environmental teach-in" -- Earth Day-- on April 22, 1970, which warned that the 1970s might be "the last chance for a future that makes ecological sense." Orig. published in hardcover & then… Read more about this item

Callisto, 2020. 1st Edition . Spiral-bound softcover. Fine. Self-labeld "fat feminist witch" (who hosts a podcast of the same name) offers a "hot-to" guide to green witchcraft, designed for those who want to live in harmony with Mother Earth & safely & respectively utilize her natural resources in practicing witchcraft. In 169 pages with Index, illustrated throughout with… Read more about this item

1899. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. An educational primer on Nature & our planet Earth, designed for elementary school students in the late 19th century (title page is missing, but Foreword is dated 1899). Focus is on the Pacific Coast & Western geography, in 200 pages, with pen-and-ink sketches & black-and-white photos throughout. Each of the 28 chapters… Read more about this item

Garden City, New York: Doubleday, 1973. First Thus . Hardcover. Very Good+/Good+. Author's first novel, the inspirational story of a young minister sent to live in a parish on the coast of British Columbia among a vanishing tribe of Kwakiutl Indians. Basis for the award-winning TV movie of the same name starring Tom Courtenay. A FIRST EDITION, First… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Viking Press, 1974. Reprint 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Gannett, Ruth. Charming children's tale about nature & animals set in the author's belove New Hampshire, with lithographed illustrations throughout by Ruth Gannett. Orig. published in 1946 (& winner of the 1947 Newbery Award for excellence in children's books),this is a later… Read more about this item