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NU002. [Africa] Bolles, Edmund Blair. FODOR'S ANIMAL PARKS OF AFRICA. David McKay, 1979. ISBN 0-679-00245-6. Softcover, 7" x 10", 349 pp., maps, index, glossary, photos. "Everything you need to know about travel to animal parks in 18 countries of Africa; map of the continent, part and country maps, photographs and illustrations." Dated but comprehensive and interesting. This copy: Nice condition, lightly worn, name at fly else no writing to endpapers or text, stain from paper clip at fly, inside cover. btr%8b $10.
AM003. Ault, Phil. THIS IS THE DESERT. DM, 1959. First. lib. 8vo, 176 pp. Pictorial cvr. Illus by Leonard Everett Fisher. "The story of America's arid region." But for lib stamps and stickers, E, w/o dj as issued. $9. uuaq.
NU014. [Bahrain] Hill, Mike & Webb, Paul. AN INTRODUCTION TO THE WILDLIFE OF BAHRAIN. Bahrain Ministry of Information, no date. Apparent first edition. HC 7.5" x 10", 177 pp., photos, maps, checklist of birds of Bahrain, list of mammals of Bahrain, list of reptiles & amphibians of Bahrain, glossary. This copy: In near perfect condition with no writing to endpapers or text, firm binding and hinges. Dj some wrinkled, else clean, bright, intact, closed tear at flap. Gift quality. drt%8b $21. NU024.
NU002. Bolles, Edmund Blair. FODOR'S ANIMAL PARKS OF AFRICA. David McKay, 1979. ISBN 0-679-00245-6. Softcover, 7" x 10", 349 pp., maps, index, glossary, photos. "Everything you need to know about travel to animal parks in 18 countries of Africa; map of the continent, part and country maps, photographs and illustrations." Dated but comprehensive and interesting. This copy: Nice condition, lightly worn, name at fly else no writing to endpapers or text, stain from paper clip at fly, inside cover. btr%8b $10.
NU036. [Brazil] Siemel, Sasha. TIGRERO! Prentice-Hall, 1953. Third printing. HC 8" x 5.75", 266 pp., maps at endpapers, photos. "A true story of adventure in one of the wildest places on earth [the Matto Grosso of Brazil], told by a hunter who fights giant man-killing jungle cats, armed only with a spear." This copy: rubs at spine ends, name at fly, else no writing to endpapers or text. Firm binding and hinges. Dj: intact but worn, stained, chips at spine ends, large color photo of author on rear panel. A very nice copy of this hard to find title. xzg%8b $75. SOLD !
NU003. Brybycin, George & Dickson, Dorothy. A CELEBRATION OF WESTERN CANADIAN NATURE - WILDERNESS ODYSSEY. G.B. Publishing, 1986. First edition. ISBN 0-919029-11-6. HC 9.25" x 12.25", 128 pp. beautiful color photos. Signed by photographer George Brybycin. "From the vast, fertile Prairies to the immense, blue Pacific. From the American border to the white, severe Arctic. Plains, mountains, great rivers and lakes, abundant wildlife, unmatched beauty of landscape." Gift inscription at fly, else near mint in bright clean dj. crt%8b. $15.
NU003. [Canada] Brybycin, George & Dickson, Dorothy. A CELEBRATION OF WESTERN CANADIAN NATURE - WILDERNESS ODYSSEY. G.B. Publishing, 1986. First edition. ISBN 0-919029-11-6. HC 9.25" x 12.25", 128 pp. beautiful color photos. Signed by photographer George Brybycin. "From the vast, fertile Prairies to the immense, blue Pacific. From the American border to the white, severe Arctic. Plains, mountains, great rivers and lakes, abundant wildlife, unmatched beauty of landscape." Gift inscription at fly, else near mint in bright clean dj. crt%8b. $15.
NU004. Caras, Roger. TREASURY OF GREAT DOG STORIES. Dutton, 1987 First edition. HC 6.5" x 9.5", 497 pp. Picture of a chihuahua and a bull dog on the front cover. Collection of 19th and 20th century dog stories by many famous authors, including Jack London, Mark Twain, O. Henry, Stephen Crane, Zane Grey, D. H. Lawrence, Lester del Rey, Eric Knight, Booth Tarkington, Ray Bradbury and Arthur C. Clarke. Stories include - For Love of a Man; A Dog's Tale; An Adventure with a Dog; A dark-Brown Dog; Mumu; Memoirs of a Yellow Dog; Getting Rid of Fluff; The Tailless Tyke at Bay; That Spot; The Coming of Lad; Gun-Shy; The Grudge; The Voice of Bugle Ann; Mister Dog; Slipstream; Brag Dog; The Test; Broken Treaty; Moses; Don; Rex; Blue Milk; The Faithful; Blood Will Tell; Lassie Come-Home; Rabchik, A Jewish Dog; The Emissary; The Blind Dog; Attila; Dog Star; A Dog's Night. Tight binding and hinges; no writing or marking to endpapers or text. A FINE copy in dj. $17. rqa0301%
NU006a. Clayton, David, ed. KUWAIT'S NATURAL HISTORY. Kuwait Petroleum Corp, 1983. 1st ed. 4to, 350 pp, richly illustrated w/color photos; maps at enprs. A beautiful book. $24 paqz
NU004. [Dogs] Caras, Roger. TREASURY OF GREAT DOG STORIES. Dutton, 1987 First edition. HC 6.5" x 9.5", 497 pp. Picture of a chihuahua and a bull dog on the front cover. Collection of 19th and 20th century dog stories by many famous authors, including Jack London, Mark Twain, O. Henry, Stephen Crane, Zane Grey, D. H. Lawrence, Lester del Rey, Eric Knight, Booth Tarkington, Ray Bradbury and Arthur C. Clarke. Stories include - For Love of a Man; A Dog's Tale; An Adventure with a Dog; A dark-Brown Dog; Mumu; Memoirs of a Yellow Dog; Getting Rid of Fluff; The Tailless Tyke at Bay; That Spot; The Coming of Lad; Gun-Shy; The Grudge; The Voice of Bugle Ann; Mister Dog; Slipstream; Brag Dog; The Test; Broken Treaty; Moses; Don; Rex; Blue Milk; The Faithful; Blood Will Tell; Lassie Come-Home; Rabchik, A Jewish Dog; The Emissary; The Blind Dog; Attila; Dog Star; A Dog's Night. Tight binding and hinges; no writing or marking to endpapers or text. A FINE copy in dj. $17. rqa0301%
J080. [Frogs] Lacey, Elizabeth A. THE COMPLETE FROG - A GUIDE FOR THE VERY YOUNG NATURALIST. Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1989. First edition. HC 8.5" x 10", 72 pp., index, biblio., illus. by Christopher Santoro. Everything, or most, of what a child would like to know about frogs. This copy is gift quality (FINE) in protected dj. Tight binding and hinges; no writing or marking to endpapers or text. $27. aqr0301.
NU014. Hill, Mike & Webb, Paul. AN INTRODUCTION TO THE WILDLIFE OF BAHRAIN. Bahrain Ministry of Information, no date. Apparent first edition. HC 7.5" x 10", 177 pp., photos, maps, checklist of birds of Bahrain, list of mammals of Bahrain, list of reptiles & amphibians of Bahrain, glossary. This copy: In near perfect condition with no writing to endpapers or text, firm binding and hinges. Dj some wrinkled, else clean, bright, intact, closed tear at flap. Gift quality. drt%8b $21.
NU015. Hoeher, Siegfried. THE POCKET ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF BIRDS'S EGGS AND NESTING HABITS. Blandford Pr., 1974. First thus. HC 4.75" x 7.75", 194 pp., index, numerous color illus., red cloth boards. ISBN: 0-7137-0609-0. Trans. and adapted by Winwood Reade. Detailed information on the breeding habits of 280 species which nest in the British Isles or central Europe. Color illus. include 150 nests and 106 different eggs. Includes species list, index of English names, index of Latin names. This copy: some spots to fore-edges, else nearly as new in bright clean dj. cx%9b. $10
J080. Lacey, Elizabeth A. THE COMPLETE FROG - A GUIDE FOR THE VERY YOUNG NATURALIST. Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1989. First edition. HC 8.5" x 10", 72 pp., index, biblio., illus. by Christopher Santoro. Everything, or most, of what a child would like to know about frogs. This copy is gift quality (FINE) in protected dj. Tight binding and hinges; no writing or marking to endpapers or text. $27. aqr0301.
NU026a. Morgan, Ann Haven. FIELD BOOK OF PONDS AND STREAMS. Putnam, 1930. Nineteenth Impression. HC 10.5 x 17.5 cms., 448 pp., index, illus., dark gray cloth boards. "An introduction to the Life of Fresh Water." This copy: Some rubs to front cover, else very clean. No writing to endpapers or text. Tight binding and hinges. Worn dj. [bwq%] $11.
NU032. Peacock, Lawrence K. THE DAHLIA. Orange Judd Pub, 1931. 1st edition. HC 5.25" x 7.5", 124 pp. + ads, index, photos. Peacock's classical work on the dahlia. "A practical treatise on its habits, characteristics, cultivation and history. Name at pastedown, else no writing to endpapers or text. Firm binding and hinges. Overall a very nice copy of this title, w/o dj. qew%8b $19. SOLD !!
R034. Prishvin, Mikhail. THE LAKE AND THE WOODS OR NATURE'S CALENDAR. Routledge & kegan Paul, 1951. First edition. 8vo, 258 pp. Translated by W.L. Goodman w/ wood-engravings by Brian Hope-Taylor. A beautiful book of short essays on nature in Central Russia, wonderfully illus w/ sm b/w woodcuts. NF w/o dj. $30. 9nmc8 .
NU040. [Saudi Arabia] Vincent, Betty & Libscombe, A. WILD FLOWERS OF SAUDI ARABIA. P.I. M.I., Milan. 1977. First. 4to, 114 pp, index, biblio, color photos most pp, maps at enprs, in NF dj. $32.
TR020. Schaller, George B. STONES OF SILENCE -Journeys in the Himalaya. Viking, 1980. First edition. HC 8vo, 292 pp, in dj. Index, color photos, maps, endpapers illus w/pictures of indigenous animals. Condition of book is EXCELLENT+ in nice dj with small closed tear front panel. No writing or markings. $17 puya%
NU036. Siemel, Sasha. TIGRERO! Prentice-Hall, 1953. Third printing. HC 8" x 5.75", 266 pp., maps at endpapers, photos. "A true story of adventure in one of the wildest places on earth [the Matto Grosso of Brazil], told by a hunter who fights giant man-killing jungle cats, armed only with a spear." This copy: rubs at spine ends, name at fly, else no writing to endpapers or text. Firm binding and hinges. Dj: intact but worn, stained, chips at spine ends, large color photo of author on rear panel. A very nice copy of this hard to find title. xzg%8b $75. SOLD !!
NU038. Strohm, John ed. ENDANGERED SPECIES. National Wildlife Federation, no date found. Softcover 8.5" x 11", 64 pp. many color photos, artwork, charts, many contributing writers. glossy Softcover wrapper. Animals covered include: trailing arbutus, Florida Atala hairstreak, American crocodile, black-footed ferret, devils hole pupfish, Kirtland's warbler, right whale, ginseng pine barrens, tree frog, ivory-billed woodpecker, timber wolf, whooping crane, blue pike. FINE in wraps, w/tight binding, no markings. crr%8b $12.
NU040. Vincent, Betty & Libscombe, A. WILD FLOWERS OF SAUDI ARABIA. P.I. M.I., Milan. 1977. First. 4to, 114 pp, index, biblio, color photos most pp, maps at enprs, in NF dj. $32.
NU040. [Wild Flowers] Vincent, Betty & Libscombe, A. WILD FLOWERS OF SAUDI ARABIA. P.I. M.I., Milan. 1977. First. 4to, 114 pp, index, biblio, color photos most pp, maps at enprs, in NF dj. $32.