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Elizabethtown, NY: High Peaks Audubon Society, 1997. 2nd edition. A guide to the birds of Clinton County in northeastern New York state. A rich birding area that includes a portion of the vast Adirondack Park and is bounded by Lake Champlain and Vermont to the east and the Canadian border and Quebec to the north. With birding routes, maps, photos,… Read more

London: Oxford University Press, 1951. 1st edition. Signed by both the author and illustrator. A useful guide in non-technical language for everyone from beginning birdwatchers to experienced birders and ornithologists. With 16 plates in color and b&w, a map, and 54 figures in the text. Green clothbound hardcover in dustwrapper with clear archival cover. xiv, 282 pp., appendices, glossary of… Read more

London: Macmillan and Co., 1870. 1st edition. A history of the development and structure of the English language. Sturdy 8vo hardcover in textured red cloth. xviii, (2), 525, (1) pp. Charts, diagrams. VG with light wear, some marks to the spine. Foxing of the first few pages, but text is generally clean throughout. Sound binding and hinges. New, clear archival… Read more

Edinburgh: Thomas Nelson and Sons Limited, (1954.) Second printing. An amusing account of customs and manners from their ancient origins to the present-day. Contents include: Convention; Rites; Pastimes; Clothes; Manners; Politics; and Morals. Delightfully illustrated throughout in color. By the authors of Blood Royal and Simple Heraldry. 63 pp. 4to clothbound hardcover. VG in VG dust jacket with clear… Read more

[Bombay: University of Bombay] 1951. 2nd edition, revised and enlarged. First published 1939. VG hardcover; no dust jacket. Includes material on the evolution of Indian music; the physical laws of musical sound; the progression from oral tradition to folk and classical music; the unities and aesthetics of Indian music, etc. 12mo, 7.5 by 5 inches. ix, 204 pp., with bibliography… Read more

London: Macmillan, 1944. 1st edition. A guide to the wild, ornamental, and economic flora of Britain. Written to accommodate everyone from the amateur gardener to the professional botanist. Numerous b&w photos and 18 color plates. x, 393 pp., with general index and index of botanical names. 8vo clothbound hardcover in color dust jacket. VG/VG with modest wear and tear to… Read more

Denver: Alan Swallow, (1963.) 2nd edition. The standard bibliography of American poet Wallace Stevens (1879-1955.) 98 pp. 8vo. Near Fine in dust jacket with clear archival cover. Clean and unmarked.

NY: Gargoyle Alumni Association, (1988.) 4th edition. A history of the Gargoyle Society at Williams College. First published in 1921 and previously revised in 1940 and 1955. This edition with directory of members from 1895 to 1989. Purple clothbound hardcover, gilt title lettering and seal. 8vo. 9.25 by 6 inches. 130 pp. B&W photos. Near Fine. Clean and securely bound.