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Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1990. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1990. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good+/Very Good+. First Edition, in clean original jacket. Clean blue boards with silver lettering on spine. A few small edge bumps and hint of surface wear to edges. Binding is tight and square, pages and edges are clean. Clean blue endpapers; no names, writing or marks. Illustrated with beautiful full color photographs. 227 pgs. Clean dustjacket is unchipped, with slight edge wear. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Book size 10-1/2" X 11-1/2". Africa's remarkable diversity of birds of prey is represented here in beautiful photographs and in text--from eagles and hawks, falcons and kites, to vultures and owls..

New York: Alfred Knopf, 1964. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. Stated First Edition.. New York: Alfred Knopf, 1964. Stated First Edition. Very Good+/Very Good+. Stated First Edition in clean original dust jacket. Very clean unfaded blue cloth boards with blind-stamped lettering on cover, bright gold lettering on spine. No fraying or wear; very slight bump to one corner. Binding is tight and square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean, with clean endpapers (tasteful previous owner bookplate on front free endpaper). Illustrated with photographs by the author. 239 pages. Clean dust jacket is unfaded, has very slight edge chipping and a few short closed edge tears, price clip at upper corner of front inside flap. Author's photo and biography on rear panel. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover..

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1985. Book. Very Good+. Paperback. Second Printing.. Three volumes in original slipcase. Volume 1 - Loons to Sandpipers; Volume 2 - Gulls to Dippers; Volume 3 - Old World Warblers to Sparrows. All three volumes have vinyl coated card covers (color illustrated) and black cloth spines with silver lettering. Very light wear; spine of volume one has a few tiny nicks. Bindings are tight and square, pages are clean. No names, writing or marks. Profusely illustrated with color photographs of birds, making them easy to identify. Text by 61 key experts, with their personal secrets for identifying particular species. Glossy color-illustrated slipcase is clean, bright, sturdy, no cracking. A very nice set..

Garden City: Halcyon House, 1943. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. Garden City: Halcyon House, 1943. Very Good+/Very Good. 268 pgs. VG+ in VG DJ - new archival quality mylar cover. Clean turquoise cloth book with illustrated cover. Binding tight. No names or writing inside. Clean dustjacket with very minor edgewear. 8vo. Bird Watching..

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1979. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Later printing.. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1979. Later printing. Fine/Near Fine. Very clean later printing in clean unchipped dust jacket. Red boards with black cloth spine, silver lettering on spine. No bumping, fading or wear. Binding is tight and square, pages and edges are clean. Clean red endpapers - no names, writing or marks. Thoroughly illustrated with black and white and full color photographs. Introduction by Roger Tory Peterson. 284 pages with index. Clean jacket is unchipped, no tears, not price clipped. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. A comprehensive, concise, and thoroughly enjoyable book on bird watching..

New York: Crescent Books, 1992. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. Very clean hardcover book and dust jacket. Deep blue cloth boards with crisp white lettering on cover and spine. No bumping, fading or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Pages and edges are clean and bright with clean blue endpapers. No names, writing or marks. Beautifully illustrated with vibrant full-color photographs (116 fulll-color illustrations). Foreword by avian authority Leonard Lee Rue III. Detailed observations of birds and their lifestyles--from nest-building to feeding their young. Easy-to-ue format divides North America into 7 distinct regions. 112 pages. Clean bright jacket is unchipped, no tears, enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover..

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1971. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1971. First Edition. Near FIne/Very Good+. Very clean blue-black boards with silver lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & crisp, pages are clean and bright. Beautifully illustrated with photographs. 131 pgs. Very small P/O label at top corner of front free endpaper. Clean bright dustjacket has not been price clipped, is unchipped, with two very tiny closed edge tears to bottom of rear panel (under 1/16"). Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. The story of a woman living in Queens, NY who became a wildlife rehabilitator and volunteer with the Manhattan-based bird-saving corps of the Audubon Society. 8vo. Wildlife ..

New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1948. Book. Illus. by Harold Minton, Illustrator. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition.. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1948. First Edition . Very Good+/Good. Harold Minton, Illustrator. First Edition in dust jacket. Clean gray cloth boards with blue cloth spine, white lettering on spine. No fraying or wear-through to cloth boards. Binding is tight, no cracking; pages and edges are clean, and endpapers are intact. Tasteful bookplate and previous owner name and date on front pastedown. Illustrations by Harold Minton. 107 pages with index. Dust jacket is clean, has v-shaped chip at top of rear panel (2" at deepest point), small chip at base of rear panel near spine. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. A charming, informal and practical book which is an adventure in enjoyment not only of the sight of birds, but of the countryside or parks in which they live; of the flowers, vines, bushes, and trees among which they move or nest;… Read More

New York: Doubleday Page, 1902. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. New York: Doubleday Page, 1902. Very Good/no dust jacket . Beautiful old book with very light library markings (no markings to spine, binding or text block edges). Gilt top page edges. Attractive Rochester Museum bookplate on front fixed endpaper. Sleeve on rear fixed endpaper. Beige buckram cloth boards with leather title box with gold lettering on spine. Some chipping to edges and corners of leather label. No wear to cloth. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound - no cracking. Beautifully illustrated with photographs in black & white and full color by the author. 183 pages with index..

New York: Facts on File, Inc., 1992. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Printing.. Firt Printing in clean dust jacket. Clean blue boards with silver lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges sound. Previous owner name and date neatly penned on front fixed endpaper. No other marks. All pages clean; illustrated with beautiful full color photographs. 160 pages. Clean jacket has one closed tear at lower right corner of front panel. Essential reading for all those with an interest in birds, and to anyone seeking to understand one of the greatest marvels of nature..

Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd, 1958. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. First Edition in clean unclipped original dust jacket. Clean dark green cloth boards with unchipped gold lettering on spine. No bumping or fraying. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Pages and edges are clean with clean endpapers - no names, writing or marks. Illustrated with wonderful black and white photographs. Preface by the author. 270 pages with index. Clean dust jacket is not price clipped, unchipped, with slight edgewear and a few short closed edge tears; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover..

Taplinger Publishing Company, 1973. Book. Fine. Unknown. First Edition, First Printing.. Taplinger Publishing Company, 1973. First Edition, First Printing. Fine/Near Fine. First Edition in clean unclipped dust jacket. Clean blue boards with yellow cloth spine, black lettering on spine. No fading, bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound - no cracking. Pages and edges are clean with clean endpapers - no names, writing or marks. Illustrated with black and white photographs. 176 pages with Appendix. Clean dust jacket is unchipped, not price clipped, no tears, hint of very slight sunning to spine. enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. An account of the author's adventures as a caretaker and healer for wounded and abandoned birds..

Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Co., 1928. Book. Very Good+. Paperback. Softcover book featuring beautiful color paintings of birds by Ray Gleason. Book size is 9" x 12-1/2". Clean card-stock cover with Baltimore Oriole illustration on front cover, a Cardinal and his mate on rear. Slight age-toning. No creasing, chips or tears. Staple binding style. All pages are clean..

Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of the Interior, 1966. Book. Illus. by Bob Hines, Illustrator. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of the Interior, 1966. First Edition. Near FIne/Very Good+. Bob Hines, Illustrator. Very large book. Clean green cloth boards with gold illustration on cover, gold lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Very slight fading to extreme bottom spine edge. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean green endpapers. No names, writing or marks. 561 pgs. with index. Beautifully illustrated with photographs and drawings. Clean bright dustjacket is unchipped, has one 1/4" closed edge tear, slight wear at top of spine. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. Folio. Bird Watching..

Ithaca, New York / London: British Museum of Natural History / Comstock / Cornell University Press, 1978. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. Clean hardcover book and dust jacket. Deep blue cloth boards with bright gold lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, pages and edges are clean, bright and unmarked. Illustrated with photographs, line drawings by Robin Prytherch. Foreword by D. W. Snow. 183 pages with Index. Clean dust jacket is unchipped, small tear at rear flap fold; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. In this book, an eminent ornithologist offers fascinating insights into the ways in which birds have adjusted to man's presence and activities on planet earth..

New York : Random House, 1990. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Stated First Edition. Very clean first edition, first printing in clean unclipped dust jacket. White paper-covered boards with unfaded black cloth spine, gold lettering on spine. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound, all pages and edges are clean. Liberally illustrated with full color and black & white photographs, drawings. 190 Pages with Bibliography, plus "About the Authors." Clean dust jacket is unchipped, no tears, not price clipped; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Anyone interested in birds will want to have this awesome book written meticulously and with detail about the brave birds who hang around when winter descends. .

New York: Scribner, 2005. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. New York: Scribner, 2005. First Edition, First Printing. Near Fine/Near Fine. First Edition in unclipped dust jacket. Clean cream boards with beige cloth spine, brown lettering on spine. No bumping or wear; binding is tight and square, pages and edges are clean, with clean endpapers. Remainder mark (small black line) on bottom text block edge. 261 pages. Dust jacket is clean, unchipped, no tears, not price clipped. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover..

New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1986. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Clean first edition, first printing in original dust jacket (now in new archival quality removable mylar cover). Brown paper-covered boards with light brown cloth spine, metallic lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Pages are clean - no names, writing or bookplates. Illustrated with photographs and drawings. Slight dust-speckling to text block edges. 286 pages with Bibliography. Clean dust jacket is price clipped at upper corner of front inside flap; no chips; tiny closed tear at base of spine..

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1961. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. Stated First printing.. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1961. Stated First Printing . Very Good+/Very Good. "First Printing" stated on copyright page. Clean charcoal gray cloth boards with silver lettering on cover and spine. Very light surface wear to corners; no bumping or fraying. Binding is tight & square, pages and edges are clean. Black endpapers, with previous owner name at top edge of front free endpaper. 145 pgs. Illustrated with black & white photographs. Clean dustjacket is not price clipped, has two very small edge chips. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. A wonderful true account of an injured Jackdaw bird, nursed back to life after being injured and becoming a part of the family, with nearly human traits. A delightful bird story and important study in avian behavior..

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1947. Book. Illus. by Lynn Bogue Hunt, Illustrator. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition, Eighth Printing.. Eighth printing in clean, unclipped illustrated dust jacket. Clean burgundy cloth boards with gold lettering on spine, blind-stamped circular decoration on cover. No fading or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound, pages are clean, with red top-stained upper text block page edges (small spot to top page edges - size of a navy bean) . Illustrated endpapers. No names or bookplates. Illustrated with wonderful photographs, drawings. Illustrated by Lynn Bogue Hunt. 533 pages + 10 page index. Clean jacket is not price clipped, unchipped, one tiny closed edge tear; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Often referred to as "The Duck Hunter's Bible", this book is considered Mr. Heilner's greatest achievement. Superbly illustrated with sixteen color plates and many drawings by Lynn Bogue Hunt and with photographs, this volume is… Read More