Naturalist Biography from Z & Z Books

Smithsonian Institution Press, 1994. Photos, notes, bibliography of Griscom's works, index, 250 pages, An influential ornithologist, curator of birds at the American Museum of Natural History; expert on the birds of Central and South America, New York City and Massachusetts, Griscom was influential in the shift to modern "binocular" birding and mentored a generation of notable ornithologists. Draws on… Read more about this item

University of Nebraska Press, 2021. Paperback. New.

Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press, 1986. Photos, bibliography, inde, 340 pages. Appendixes include notes on her exhibit by Elliot Coues, Robert Ridgeway's catalog of her birds. Women in the West Series. Maxwell (1831-1881), a pioneer in the museum field, naturalist, taxidermist, and artist, collected and mounted specimens of Rocky Mountain wildlife for acclaimed exhibit at the Philadelphia Centennial… Read more about this item

H. F. & G. Witherby, 1923. Fold-out map present, binding tight.. Hardcover. Good. Ex-Library.

New York: Macmillan, 1936. Color frontis, illustrations. color plates, 214 pages. Sutton describes his interest in birds and art from his chilldhood, his relationship with Louis Agassiz Fuertes, and his expeditions and journeys. 12 color and b&w plates. Rubber stamp and inscription. Dust jacket with a few chips but basically all there. As often the case, some browning of covers… Read more about this item

London: Merrell Holberton/ Natural History Museum, 2000. Still in original publisher's shrinkwrap. Color plates, color and b&w ills., bibliography, index,128pp. Part of the wonderful "Art of Nature" series. Hard Cover. New/New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Oxford University Press, 1956. Photos, illustrations, 336 pages. The life and travels of the famous ornithological artist, based on his own letters and diaries, edited by his daughter. Illustrated with black-and-white reproductions of 16 of Fuertes' bird life studies. . Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Fuertes, L.A. (illustrator).

Boston: Little Brown & Co, 1945. Nice copy in dust jacket. Rubber stamp on flyleaf, book clean and tight. . Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

Boston: Little Brown & Co, 1943. Very minor ex-lib markings.. Hard Cover. Very Good. Ex-Library.

Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1937. Biographical blurp from inside back dust jacket flap pasted on blank flyleaf.. Very Good. Illus. by Benson, Frank (ill.).

New York: Ecco Press, 2007. Remainder mark.. First Edition. Hardcover. New/New. Illus. by (illustrations by the author).

Norman: Univ of Oklahoma Press, 2007. New copy in fine dust jacket. Color and b&w photos,illustrations, 248 pages.. Biography of the well-known artist, teacher and naturalist. Includes a bibliography of his works and a list of works illustrated by him.. Hardcover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1992. New copy, still in original shrink-wrap. . Cloth. New/New. 8vo..

New York: Ecco Press, 2007. Photos, great illustrations., 461 pages. Nice copy.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by (illustrations by the author).

Urbana: Univ of Illinois Pr, 1985. Photos, bibliography, index, 285 pages. Hardcover. New/New.

New York: W. W. Norton & Co., 1986. 306pp. ills., photos. A sampling of writings on birds produced by American women from the late 1800s through WW II. Work by 18 authors, including Celia Thaxter, Gene Stratton Porter, Sarah Orne Jewett, Margaret Morse Nice, Florence Jaques, Eleanor Rice Pettingill. Introductory essay, bibliography.. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo..

Folkestone, Kent: Wm. Dawson & Sons, Ltd., 1978. 310pp. photo frontis. Alphabetical list compiles the important facts of Darwin's career, friends, family, scientific colleagues and opponents, travels, writings and the flora and fauna associated with him. Topics include geneology, chronologies, bibliographies, eponyms, iconography.. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo..

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1953. 312pp. photos, map ends. Account of Loveridge's nine-month safari excursion in 1948 to Nyasaland Protectorate in Africa, to document and collect almost 4,000 species of wildlife in the mountains and forests. Index. DJ with a few chips and tears.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good / Very Good. 8vo..

Kent, Ohio: Kent State University Press, 2001. 608pp. photos. Drawing on letters, journals and recollections of colleagues, this biography covers the eminent geologist and paleontologist's years as secretary of the Smithsonian (1907-1927). Bibliography, index. Published at $55.00.. Cloth. As New/As New. 8vo..

Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1980. Illustrated, index, 397 pages. The well-known ornithologist describes how he came to live on his farm in southern Costa Rica and his life and research there through the seasons... Trade Paperback. New. Illus. by Gardner, Dana. 8vo..