THE HERMIT OF 69TH STREET, THE WORKING PAPERS OF NORBERT KOSKY by KOSINSKI, JERZY - 1988

Rising from sandbars on the Platte River with clarion calls, the sandhill crane (Grus canadensis) feels the urgency of spring migration. Elegant, noble, and spiritual, the sandhill crane is one of the most ancient of all birds. More than a half-million strong, flying in squadrons, these majestic creatures point northward to their Arctic and sub-Arctic breeding ranges. Theirs is an epic story of endurance through the ages. With 153 stunning color photographs, On Ancient Wings presents sandhill cranes in their wild but increasingly compromised habitats today. Over the course of five years, Michael Forsberg documented the tall gray birds in habitats ranging from the Alaskan tundra, to the arid High Plains, from Cuban nature preserves to suburban backyards. With an eye for beauty and an uncommon persistence, the author documents the cranes' challenges to adapt and survive in a rapidly changing natural world. Forsberg argues that humankind, for its own sake, should secure the cranes' place in the future.… Read More

Paris: J. Boyveau, 1881. First edition. Near Fine. Presumed first edition, printed by Boyveau in Paris; Siegle in London. Only 1 copy in OCLC, dated 1881. 12mo, 125pp. A book of useful phrases for conducting business and travel, geared toward the native French speaker, with the bulk of the text printed simultaneously in English on facing pages. Contains trade-specific scenarios and vocabulary. Quarter leather with marbled boards, in Near Fine condition with minor shelfwear and a hint of foxing throughout. Previous owner signature (Bousquet) to pastedown and half-title page, else clean and unmarked.

The Book of Yaak by Rick Bass. 1st edition.Book is fine with fine jacket in a protective mylar cover. Full number line beginning with 1. Previous owner''s emboss on bottom right corner of title page.

Springfield, MA: Milton Bradley Co., 1893. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Cloth-backed boards, 8vo, 77pp. With copious diagrams throughout. Very Good with mild discoloration and rubbing wear. Previous owner's signature to flyleaf; else clean and unmarked. A popular example of Milton Bradley's books for teachers designed to expand the influence of Frobelian gifts and occupations in the American kindergarten and primary school classroom.

A near mint first edition of this baseball classic. Moneybag, The Art of Winning an Unfair Game by Michael Lewis.States "first edition."

Rising from sandbars on the Platte River with clarion calls, the sandhill crane (Grus canadensis) feels the urgency of spring migration. Elegant, noble, and spiritual, the sandhill crane is one of the most ancient of all birds. More than a half-million strong, flying in squadrons, these majestic creatures point northward to their Arctic and sub-Arctic breeding ranges. Theirs is an epic story of endurance through the ages. With 153 stunning color photographs, On Ancient Wings presents sandhill cranes in their wild but increasingly compromised habitats today. Over the course of five years, Michael Forsberg documented the tall gray birds in habitats ranging from the Alaskan tundra, to the arid High Plains, from Cuban nature preserves to suburban backyards. With an eye for beauty and an uncommon persistence, the author documents the cranes' challenges to adapt and survive in a rapidly changing natural world. Forsberg argues that humankind, for its own sake, should secure the cranes' place in the future.… Read More

Paris: J. Boyveau, 1881. First edition. Near Fine. Presumed first edition, printed by Boyveau in Paris; Siegle in London. Only 1 copy in OCLC, dated 1881. 12mo, 125pp. A book of useful phrases for conducting business and travel, geared toward the native French speaker, with the bulk of the text printed simultaneously in English on facing pages. Contains trade-specific scenarios and vocabulary. Quarter leather with marbled boards, in Near Fine condition with minor shelfwear and a hint of foxing throughout. Previous owner signature (Bousquet) to pastedown and half-title page, else clean and unmarked.

The Book of Yaak by Rick Bass. 1st edition.Book is fine with fine jacket in a protective mylar cover. Full number line beginning with 1. Previous owner''s emboss on bottom right corner of title page.

Springfield, MA: Milton Bradley Co., 1893. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Cloth-backed boards, 8vo, 77pp. With copious diagrams throughout. Very Good with mild discoloration and rubbing wear. Previous owner's signature to flyleaf; else clean and unmarked. A popular example of Milton Bradley's books for teachers designed to expand the influence of Frobelian gifts and occupations in the American kindergarten and primary school classroom.

A near mint first edition of this baseball classic. Moneybag, The Art of Winning an Unfair Game by Michael Lewis.States "first edition."