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George Lehman, 1980. Book. Very Good+. plastic comb binding. First Edition.. George Lehman, 1980. First Edition . Very Good+. Large format book with Size approx. 14-1/2" x 11". Clean brown illustrated covers. No creasing or chipping. Well-illustrated and all patterns are complete. Pages are clean. Introduction by and photo of author..

Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdmans, 1967. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdmans, 1967. First Edition, First Printing. Near Fine/very good. First Edition in unclipped dust jacket. Clean green cloth boards with gold lettering on spine. No fraying or fading. Binding is tight and square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean, with clean endpapers. No names, writing or marks. Illustrated by the author. 159 pages. Dust jacket is not price clipped, has shallow chipping at top spine edge, some water-staining to spine. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Each of the nearly fifty brief chapters points the reader not only to a new understanding about himself and the world of nature around him, but also to a deeper grasp and appreciation of one's relationship to God..

New York: Random House, 1959. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. New York: Random House, 1959. Very Good+/Very Good+. Stated First Printing (but a nice book club edition) in original clean dust jacket. Clean green cloth boards with elephant illustration, black lettering on cover; black lettering on spine. No bumping or fraying, no fading, a few small wrinkles to spine cloth. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Clean decorated endpapers. No names, writing or marks. Written and illustrated by the author. 142 pages. Clean illustrated dust jacket has slight edge wear and a few short closed edge tears; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Written for children' this is a journey through the rain forests of the world--to the Brazilian jungle and the jungles of the East Indies, the Belgian Congo and more..

London: Elm Tree Books, 1987. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Stated First Edition.. London: Elm Tree Books, 1987. Stated First Edition. Fine/Near Fine. Very clean orange boards with illustration of two baboons on cover, clean brown cloth spine with gold lettering. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, pages and edges are clean. Clean endpapers; no names, writing or marks. 294 pgs. with index. Illustrated with color photographs. Clean dustjacket is unchipped, no tears, not price clipped. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. Fascinating chronicle of fifteen years spent observing a troop of baboons nicknamed the Pumphouse Gang, revealing startling new aspects of animal behavior. 8vo. Animals..

Winchester Press, 1975. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Clean hardcover book in unclipped dust jacket. Clean dark green paper-covered boards with blue metallic lettering on spine. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Pages are clean with clean endpapers - no names, writing or marks. Illustrated with photographs. 316 pages with Index. Clean jacket is not price clipped, has one 1/2" closed tear at top rear panel edge; no chips; hint of very slight sunning to spine background; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. A book on the history of the conservation movement, showing that it originated in the 1870s and was spearheaded by American sportsmen who hunted and fished for pleasure. Brilliantly documented and written by a respected historian..

New York: Doubleday Page & Company, 1902. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. First Edition, Published May, 1902. Clean beige buckram cloth boards with leather title box, gold lettering on spine. No fraying or wear-through. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Previous owner name beautifully penned on front free endpaper; also a small custom plate from Davenport Library in Bath, NY at upper corner of front pastedown, library sleeve at rear of book. No markings to text block edges. Pages and edges are clean with gilt top page edges. Illustrated with color plates and text drawings, and with photographs from life by A. Radclyffe Dugmore. Color frontispiece of an Eastern Brook Trout with clean tissue guard. All 10 color plates are present and in excellent condition, many other black & white plates and drawings. 573 pages with index..

Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society, 1985. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society, 1985. First Edition. Fine/Fine. 199 pgs. Fine in Fine DJ - new archival quality mylar cover Clean and tight hardbound white book with small forest bird and pine branch on cover. No names or writing inside. Clean, bright dustjacket is unchipped.Forestry..

New York : Eaton and Mains, 1898. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition hardcover book. Clean pale green/gray ribbed cloth boards with paste-on mountain scene on cover (no rubbing, chipping or wear), gold lettering on cover and spine. Tiny bit of fraying at top spine edge. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Neatly penned previous owner name on front free endpaper - lots of pencil underlining in text. Illustrated with full page photographs, drawings. 197 pages. A series of essays and stories that intertwine the nature of man with the forces of nature and God..

New York: Artisan, 2003. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. New York: Artisan, 2003. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good+/Very Good+. First Edition, First Printing, in clean original dust jacket. Very clean olive boards with silver lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight, pages and edges are clean and bright. Orange-red endpapers, with brief previous owner inscription on front free endpaper. Introduction by Anthony Doerr. 158 pages. Clean dust jacket is unchipped, no tears, small corner price clip on front inside flap. Photographs of trees that will transport you..

Woodstock, Vermont: The Countryman Press, 1954. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.. Clean hardcover book in unclipped jacket. Clean green cloth boards with unchipped gold lettering on spine. No fading or fraying; tiny bump to one corner tip. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Clean pages and endpapers; no names, writing or marks. 103 color photographs by T. O. Ruttledge, with 27 black and white photographs and 27 maps and diagrams. 268 pages with index. Clean dust jacket is unchipped, not price clipped, a few short edge tears at top spine edge; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Written by an angler and a naturalist, this book will awaken a new critical practice and study of what is quite the most fascinating part of angling -- what insects those pesky fish go after and how to tie flies just like 'em!.

New York: Paddington Press, 1978. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.. New York: Paddington Press, 1978. First Edition . Near Fine/Very Good+. Clean hardcover book in clean bright dust jacket. Clean sunset yellow cloth boards with bright gold lettering on spine. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound - no cracking. Pages and edges are clean with clean decorated endpapers; no names, writing or bookplates. Illustrated with beautiful woodcuts. 352 pages. Clean dust jacket is unchipped, small price clip at upper corner of front inside flap, no tears. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. A treasury of the finest fishing writing of all time. Famous fishing stories such as R. D. Blackmore's "Crocker's Hole,"; humorous tales from Rudyard Kipling and Henry van Dyke. A wealth of lore and tradition from such great anglers as Izaak Walton and H. D. Thoreau, along with works from Washington Irving, Sir Walter Scott, John Keats, Robert Louis Stevenson, Ernest… Read More

New York: Sterling Publishing, 1961. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition.. New York: Sterling Publishing, 1961. First Edition . Very Good+/Very Good+. Solid hardcover book in original unclipped dust jacket. Clean light green cloth boards with small illustration on cover, black lettering on spine. Very faint small water mark at base of spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound - no cracking. All pages and edges are clean with clean blank endpapers - no names, writing or marks. Illustrated with photographs and drawings. 159 pages with index. Clean dust jacket is not price clipped, has slight wear and short closed tear at spine ends. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Where would you go if you were a fish? What would you prefer in the way of food? Where would you go during the hot noon hours? At dawn? Or in the early evening? And what would you eat in a pool with a muddy bottom along about 3 in the afternoon? This entire book is written to help… Read More

Chicago / New York: M. A. Donohue, 1949. Book. Illus. by Jacob Bates Abbott, Illustrator. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. Very clean large hardcover book in original unclipped dust jacket. Clean color illustrated paper-covered boards with green cloth spine. Slight bumping to spine ends. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Size approx. 12-1/2" x 10". Clean illustrated endpapers - no names, writing or marks. Twelve full-page color illustrations with 58 marginals by Jacob Bates Abbott, Associate member, American Museum of Natural History. 88 pages. Dust jacket by Jacob Bates Abbott is quite clean and bright, has short closed edge tears, edge wear; not price clipped (2.00 on front inside flap). Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. A really nice copy..

New York: Greystone Press, 1954. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Three hardcover volumes, complete in original slipcase. Red cloth boards with gold swan-like decoration on cover, gold lettering on spine. No bumping, no fraying; hint of fading to spine cloth. Bindings are tight and square, hinges are sound - no cracking. Pages and edges are clean; no names, writing or marks. Illustrated with photographs and drawings throughout. Burgundy paper-covered slipcase is unchipped, no cracking, tiny bit o wear at corners. Awesome set of books with an incredible amount of information on wildlife..

New York: Frederick A. Stokes, 1911. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. First Edition, First printing hardcover book - decorated American trade binding. Clean red ribbed cloth boards with Hippo head with wide open mouth on cover, several animal tracks, and lettering in gold and black. Black lettering on spine. Light surface wear to spine edges; no fraying. Binding is firm; cracked endpaper hinges have been quite nicely repaired. Pages and edges are clean; previous owner name neatly printed in color pencil on front free endpaper. Frontispiece illustration of man with sloth with clean tissue guard. Twelve full-page illustrations from photographs by Elwin R. Sanborn, Official Photographer for the New York Zoological Society, plus seventy-two illustrations from drawings by the author. 274 pages. A fascinating book with wonderful drawings and photographs..

Donna Myer, 1977. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Stated First Edition. Stated first edition. Clean softcover book with color photo-illustrated cover. No creasing, chipping or tears, slightest hint of edge wear. Binding is tight, pages and edges are clean. No names, writing or marks. Illustrated with drawings. 80 pages..

Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1948. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. Stated First Edition.. Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1948. Stated First Edition. Very Good+/Very Good+. Stated first edition in original unclipped jacket. Gray cloth boards with small decoration on cover, dark blue title box with gold lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean, with clean endpapers. No names, writing or bookplates. Illustrated with photographs and maps. 338 pages. Dust jacket is not price clipped (3.50 on front inside flap), clean and bright, with just a hint of edge wear. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. An entomogolists travels all over the world, on expeditions from the deserts of Arabia to the Pacific Isles..

Philadelphia and New York: J. B. Lippincott, 1967. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. Stated First Edition.. Philadelphia and New York: J. B. Lippincott, 1967. Stated First Edition. Very Good+/Very Good+. Stated First Edition in original unclipped dust jacket. Clean blue boards with black cloth spine, blue and silver lettering on spine. Slightest hint of fading to extreme edges. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean, with clean map-illustrated endpapers. Brief previous owner inscription on back of front free endpaper. Illustrated with photographs. Foreword by Stewart L. Udall, Secretary of the Interior. 180 pages with index. Dust jacket is unchipped, not price clipped, tiny bit of foxing to rear panel. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover..

New York: Warner Books, 1999. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. New York: Warner Books, 1999. First Edition, First Printing. Fine/Fine. First Edition, First Printing with full number line in clean bright unclipped dust jacket. As new condition. Clean green boards with blue-green spine, bright silver lettering on spine. No bumping, fading or wear. Binding is tight and square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean and bright, with clean endpapers. No names, writing or marks. Illustrated with full color and black and white photographs. 376 pages. Dust jacket is clean, bright, unchipped, no tears, not price clipped (27.00/35.00 on front inside flap). Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover..

Maine: Common Courage Press, 2003. Book. Fine. Paperback. Signed by Author(s). Stated First printing.. Maine: Common Courage Press, 2003. Stated First Printing. Fine. As new first printing, SIGNED by the author. Very clean trade paperback - no fading, creasing, chipping or wear. Signed "Chad Kister" on title page. Illustrated with color photographs. 284 pages. ".a remarkable account of individual survival under conditions of extreme adversity. I highly recommend it to anybody who is interested in the survival of the natural world." - Farley Mowat.