Search Results: Ecology from Black Cat Hill Books

Boston, MA Beacon Press, 1956. Paperback First Edition Thus [1956], Second Printing [1957]. Very Good in Wraps: shows indications of careful use: light wear to the extremities; moderate rubbing to the wrapper covers; the pages have tanned slightly, due to aging; the bright red background field of the backstrip has been sunned (the white titles thereon remain legible, but are not nearly as bright as they were originally); the binding is very slightly cocked, but remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. No longer 'As New', but remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. xxv, 355 pages. Edited by Charles R. Joy. First Edition Thus [1956], Second Printing [1957]. Trade Paperback.

Sun City, AZ Yankoo Publishing Co., 1997. Paperback First Edition [1997]; First Printing indicated. First Edition [1997]; First Printing indicated. Fine in Wraps: flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, like-new copy, structurally sound and tighly bound, showing no flaws. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9 x 6 x 0.25 inches). 94 pages. Liberally illustated with photographs in color and drawings and decorations in black & white. Language: English. Weight: 7.2 ounces. Paperback: Pictorial Wraps.

Sun City, AZ Yankoo Publishing Co., 1993. Paperback First Edition [1993], First Printing stated. First Edition [1993], First Printing stated. Fine in Wraps: flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, like-new copy, structurally sound and tighly bound, showing no flaws. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9 x 6 x 0.25 inches). 96 pages. Liberally illustated with photographs in color and drawings and decorations in black & white. Language: English. Weight: 5.2 ounces. Paperback: Pictorial Wraps.

Sun City, AZ Yankoo Publishing Co., 1996. Paperback First Edition [1996], First Printing stated. First Edition [1996], First Printing stated. Fine in Wraps: flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, like-new copy, structurally sound and tighly bound, showing no flaws. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9 x 6 x 0.25 inches). 94 pages. Liberally illustated with photographs in color and drawings and decorations in black & white. Language: English. Weight: 7 ounces. Paperback: Pictorial Wraps.

San Francisco Sierra Club, 1991. Paperback First Ed thus; First Printing indicated. First Ed thus; First Printing indicated. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of wear to extremities; mildest rubbing. Binding square and secure; text clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 204pp. Map, photos, reading list, index. Preface by H.H. the Dalai Lama. Introduction by Peter Matthiessen. Trade Paperback. Ancient Futures is much more than a book about Ladakh. Passionately argued, it raises important questions about the whole notion of progress, and explores the root causes of the malaise of industrial society; shows us a new approach to living with thousand-year-old cultures in ways that don't flatten them and discard their value. A critically important book.

New York, NY W. W. Norton & Company, 2001. Hardcover First Ed; First Impression. First Ed; First Impression. Fine in Near Fine DJ: Book shows binding square and secure; text clean. DJ shows only the most minute indications of use; price intact; mylar-protected. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 333pp. Hardback with DJ. Lester Brown occupies an unique position, as former president and founder of the Worldwatch Institute and current president of the Earth Policy Institute (check out both sites online). Not only does he want to make a change, but he has access to information that is truly global in scope. There may perhaps be no other author with such an intimate understanding of the trends that now face humanity at the dawn of this new century. The first quarter of the book provides a bird's-eye view of our planet, a planet in decline. Whatever undefined notions you might have had about what writer Thomas Berry has termed… Read More

Princeton, NJ Princeton University Press, 1986. Paperback Reprint edition [1986]; Second Printing Thus. Near Fine in Wraps: shows two faint creases near the upper front cormer and an even fainter crease near the upper rear corner; else only very mild rubbing to the wrapper covers; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. No longer absolutely pristine, but remains very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 564 pages. Princeton Legacy Library. Reprint edition [1986]; Second Printing Thus. University Press Paperback.

Cambridge, MA MIT Press, 1995. Hardcover First Edition [1995], unstated. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. First Edition [1995], unstated. Near Fine in Very Near Fine DJ: Book shows slight spine lean; barely discernible indications of shelving along bottom edge of boards; former bookseller's pastedown stamp at front free endpaper. Binding square and secure; text clean. DJ shows mildest rubbing to sheen; 'Autographed' sticker at front face; unclipped; mylar-protected. Overall, very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 317pp. Black cloth over boards with white titles at backstrip. Hardback with DJ.  SIGNED BY AUTHOR.

New York, NY Simon and Schuster, 1996. Hardcover First Edition; First Printing indicated. First Edition; First Printing indicated. Very Near Fine in Very Near Fine DJ: Book shows faint indications of shelving along bottom edge of boards; binding square and secure; text clean. DJ shows very light rubbing; price intact; mylar-protected. No longer 'As New', but very close to it. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 271pp. Hardback with DJ. Humanity's relationship with animals both domestic and wild is a topic not often discussed as a part of history. It is a vital aspect of human history, however, as the domestication of animals had a monumental impact on human affairs, making much of human progress possible. The book is well written and researched and is logically organized.

New York, NY Simon and Schuster, 1993. Hardcover First Edition; First Printing indicated. First Edition; First Printing indicated. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: Book shows barely discernible bumping at lower corners; binding square and secure; text clean. DJ shows the mildest rubbing; price unclipped; mylar-protected. Overall, very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club. NOT Ex-Library. 8vo. 319pp. Hardback with DJ. Traces both environmental destruction and social oppression to the Western world view that sets humankind outside of, above, and in conflict with nature. Tn excellent book that explains human/animal relations Unnatural Order establishes Jim Mason as one of the important intellectuals of the Animal Rights Movement. Mason provides a thoughtful and readable analysis of the relationship of people to animals throughout history. In this book Mason demonstrates how the changes in animal/people relationships have, over time, dramatically altered human existence. In much of… Read More