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U.S.A: Simon and Schuster, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7. Simon and Schuster, 1979. First Printing of First Edition. Introduction by Roger Tory Peterson. Technical and Graphic assistance by Kit Harrison. Hardcover Book in Very Good Condition with a VG Dust Jacket. Black-and-white photograph and diagrams throughout. Eight pages of full color photos of birds on coated paper. Black quarter cloth over red boards, silver lettered. Very clean and unmarked with strip of fading along top edge.Soundly bound. Internals clean & free from any markings. Jacket is unclipped, clean with slight edgwear, and a chip on the rear top edge, lightly sunned. A most complete guide to backyard bird watching by a passionate birder. Learn how to turn your yard into a first-rate bird sanctuary--how to: set up feeding stations, bird houses, water areas; plant a birding habitat; treat sick and injured birds; take great bird photographs. There are specific suggestions for various… Read More

Pownal, Vermont: Storey Books, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Storey Books, 1999, First Edition Hardcover as New. No Dust Jacket. Colorful, bright, pictorial, laminate binding in pristine condition, as are internals. With this beautifully illustrated guide, you will learn to identify, attract, and house some of North America's most fascinating cavity nesters, including Bluebirds, Purple Martins, Screech-Owls, Wood Ducks, and American Kestrels. There are details of 25 species, with more than 100 photographs of adult birds, eggs, and nestlings. You will learn how to construct and mount 8 practical species-appropriate nest box designs; guard nestlings against predators; landscape to attract birds; and more. 203 pages, indexed. 10.25 x 7.25 inches. 1999, Storey Books.

U.S.A: Harper & Row, 1986. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. A Compendium of Birdlore; Tips for Birders; A Permanent Record of your Bird Sightings. A great book for bird lovers. Trade Paperback Book in Near Fine Condition. Flexible, washable cover, clean and unmarked, corners slightly turned under. Tight and solid. Internals clean, bright, unmarked. Fully illustrated with illustrations and maps on every page. 218 pages with a storehouse of information--how, what when to feed birds; bird houses-how to build, where to place; how to choose binoculars and telescopes; changes in bird plumage; why birds sing and how to identify birds by their song; bird anatomy, courtship, migration, behavior; birding trips; and even more. 6.25 x 9.5 inches. Harper & Row, New York and Toronto, 1986.

Ann Arbor, MI: The University of Michigan Press, 1958. First US Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7. The University of Michigan Press, 1958, First US Edition. First Published in 1955 in Germany. Hardcover Book in Very Good Condition. No Dust Jacket. Translated by Michael Cullen. Designed by George Lenox. B/w in-text illustrations throughout. Inscription from former owner on title page, dated 1963. Binding of upper half in light orange cloth with title imprinted, and lower half in gray cloth with feather design, generally clean, with shadow smudges. Light wear to extremities. Sewn binding tight, solid and square. Glossy pages in Fine Condition. A most informative book--from 'what is a bird 'to mental powers of birds and how they find their way--and everything in between: nesting, brooding, bird recognition, looking after their young, mating and pairing, molting, color and pigment, keeping clean, eating habits, bird communication, etc. 181 pages. Index. 8vo. 1958, The… Read More

New York: Alfred Knopf, 1987. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7. Juan Luis G. Vela. Birdwatcher's Book for the Western Region, U. S. First Edition Paperback in Near Fine Condition. Original paintings by Juan Luis G. Vela. Orange leatherette protective cover over orange paperback book--it has a small wrinkle to lower edge, otherwise it and the book are in Fine Condition. Illustrated half-dustwrapper over leatherette cover, designed by Gael Towey. Map art by Michelle Lerner. Spiral binding. Very clean, no markings of any kind. Includes 18 checklists devoted to specific birding activities and locales; 5 specific journals ranging from Backyard month-by-month and Vagrant Species to The World Travel List; 59 colorful range maps covering 115 species--plus! 128 pages, indexed. 7.75 x 5 inches. 1987, Alfred Knopf, New York.

Pownal, Vermont, USA: Garden Way Pub Co./Storey Communications, Inc, 1983. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Kimberlee Knauf. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Illustrations by Kimberlee Knauf. Bright, clean, colorful wraps with cover illustration by Elayne Sears. Light wear to front corners, trace wear to spine heel; solid and tight binding, spine square, no creasing. Former owner name in pencil on first page, which is the title page. Pages are quite clean and free of any markings of any kind, no creasing. A complete guide to feeding the birds--how to begin, how to provide food, water and shelter, how to attract specific species to your yard, what birds like what kinds of food. 186 pages. 6 x 9 inches. 1983, Garden Way Pub Co./Storey Communications, Inc., Pownal, Vermont, USA

U.S.A: Garden Way Pub Co, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Kimberlee T Knauf. Type: Ex-Library First Printing. Hardcover Ex-Lib Book and Dust Jacket in GOOD Condition. Marvelous illustrations by Kimberlee T. Knauf throughout. Eight pages of full colour photographs. Lib pocket in front. Except for minimal lib markings, this book is very clean, no other markings, no creases. Information with illustrations on Territory, Courtship, Songs, Nesting, the Egg, Nestlings and Fledglings, Preparing for Winter.Part II illustrates and informs on Individual Species and Their Nesting Habits. 208 pages with bibliography and index. 9.6 x 6.5 inches. .Publisher: Garden Way, Pownal, VT 1989.

New York: Crown Publishers, 1990. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Trade Paperback in Near Fine Condition. Mathew Tekulsky helps the reader with advice on how to turn your garden, window box, and/or your backyard into a beautiful home for hummingbirds. Bright, colorful, with full color photographs by the author, whisper of wear to corners, solid and square, no creasing, pages completely free from any markings, 118 pages with bibliography and index. 6 x 9 inches. 1990, Crown Publishers, New York.

New York: Ballantine Books, 1972. Mass Market Paperback. Good. 12mo - over 6?" - 7?" tall. Robert Gillmor. Paperback in Good Condition. Clean, with cover wear, lower corner of spine scuffed, outer corners creased. Tight glued binding. Pages clean, unmarked, untorn, toned. 149 pp. How to turn your garden into a year-round sanctuary for wild birds. Illustrated by Robert Gillmor. 148 pages. 12mo - over 6?" - 7?" tall. 1972, Ballantine Books. New York

American Master Products, Inc, 2008. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Elayne Sears. American Master Products, Inc., Fourth Printing, 2008. 1,046 Quick-and-Easy Ways to make your yard and garden absolutely irresistible to birds. Hardcover Book with bright and colorful illustrated cover, no jacket, in Near Fine Condition. Slight wear to front lower corner. Illustrated by Elayne Sears. Section pp 329-360: The Best Birdscaping Plants, on glossy full color pages, inclues a full color portrait of each plant and several photos of common birds that are attracted to it. 376 pages, inc. USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map and index. 8vo. 2008, American Master Products, Inc. ISBN10: 0922433887, ISBN13: 9780922433889

Wixom, Wisconsin: American Master Products, Inc, 2008. Hardcover. As New/No Jacket. Atlas Folio - over 23" - 25" tall. Type: Hardback Fourth Printing Hardcover Book As New. Bright and colorful laminated cover, pristine. No jacket. Tight, solid and square binding. B/w illustrations throughout. Fast, fun, and easy way of growing the plants birds love, the food they crave, and the shelter they need. The Best Birdscaping Plants Section with full color illlustrations. USDA Zone map. 376 pages, indexed. 7.5 x 9.4 inches. 2008, American Master Products, Inc., Wixom, Wisconsin

USA: Willow Creek Press, 1998. Hardcover. As New/As New. 12mo - over 6. George H. Harrison. Type: Hardback New book just out of shrink-wrap. A charming book with delightful, colored illustrations, many humorous, which explores the world of birds from the watchers' point of view. Small amount of text, many photographs by the author. 5.75 x 5.75". 112 pages.

Philadelphia and New York: Published in cooperation with the National Audubon Society by Lippincott, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9?" - 12" tall. Chuck Ripper. Type: Hardback First Printing of First Edition. . Hardcover Book in Very Good Condition, No Jacket. Marvelous drawings by Chuck Ripper and exquisite photography. Bound in golden cloth black titled on spine. Very clean and unmarked, with front corners gently bumped, light rubbing to extremities. Tight, solid, square sewn binding. Internals As New. Endpapers with illustration of a marsh scene; title page and verso illustrated with a winter scene. Essays, Addresses, Lectures by various experts on birds in various habitats, with a short biography of each author at the end of the book. Wonderfully informative, interesting, and beautiful. 191 pages. 11.5 x 8.5 inches. Published in cooperation with the National Audubon Society by Lippincott, Philadelphia and New York, 1975.

Alfred A. Knopf, 2000. Soft cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7. David Allen Sibley. Published by Alfred A. Knopf, 2000. This is the fourth printing, 2001. In Fine Condition. One of the premier guides to the birds of North America, published in conjunction with the National Audubon Society. Written and Illustrated by David Allen Sibley. Over6600 beautifully detailed illustrations--and descriptions of 810 species and 350 regional populations. Stiff but flexible soft cover with French flaps, water-resistant coating, bright, clean unmarked; sewn binding is tight and solid. Looks new. Internals as new. A wealth of information--on habitat, range, geographic variants, voice, distribution, migration, flight patterns, identification keys and more. 544 pages. Species Index. 8vo. 2001, Alfred A. Knopf.

New York: Delacorte Press, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9. Geraldine Brooks. Delacorte Press, 1975. Hardback First Edition.Hardcover Book and Jacket in Very Good Condition. Clear archival protective jacket cover. Quarto. With poetry and legend, the author tells of his love of swans, that most regal of birds, in this story of two swans living in the inlet in front of his home, with full color and b/w photographs of Lof and Grin and their cygnets, by Geraldine Brooks. Designed by Ann Spinelli. Calligraphy by Irv Bogen. Blue cloth over spine with silver titles, lime green boards, very clean, sunned along top and bottom edges. Solid , tight and square volume. Pages clean, clean, unmarked. Clean and bright illustrated jacket with slight spine head/tail wear and a one inch closed tear on the front upper edge. 148 pages. 7 x 10 inches. Delacorte Press, New York, 1975.