Recent Arrivals from Natural History Books

New York: Heritage, New York, 1966. First edition.. Fine, as new, copy.. Pp. xlvi, 431 color plates - many folding. Publisher’s original brown cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine and front cover, sm folio. No slipcase included for this set. A fine copy of this attractive landmark work which for the first time reproduces… Read more about this item

Boston: Houghton-Mifflin, 1968-1970. First edition.. A fine set, in fine dust jackets.. Pp. 261 + 231; 112 full page color plates from paintings by Lansdowne. Publisher’s original blue cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine and with gilt bird on the front cover of each volume, color pictorial dust jacket, sm folio. Presents the avifauna of… Read more about this item

Birmingham, AL: State Printers, 1928. Second edition.. Small piece of clear tape at the bottom outer corner of the front wrapper, a near fine copy.. Pp. 384, 31 text-figures (line-drawings and black-and-white photos), 7 photo-plates. Original illustrated wrappers, 8vo. Issued in co-operation with the United States Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Biological Survey, by the Department… Read more about this item

Carnforth, UK: Parthenon Publishing, 1993. First edition.. A fine (as new) copy.. Pp. xx, 350, numerous maps and other figures. Pictorial laminated boards (hardcover), lg 8vo. Presents the results of an international workshop held at UNEP headquarters in Nairobi (Kenya) from 23-26 January 1991. Name stamp of the Ron Sauey Memorial Library on rear endpaper and… Read more about this item

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1875. First edition.. A bright and clean copy in near fine condition.. Pp. 132-507, 977-989; 15 full page chromolithographic plates. Later pale green cloth, small folio. From the Report upon the Geographical and Geological Explorations and Surveys west of the One Hundredth Meridian, Volume 5, chapter III by G. M. Wheeler. Contains… Read more about this item

Lansing: Michigan Agricultural College, 1912. First edition.. Some light tanning to the first and last text pages; a tight copy in near fine condition.. Pp. xiv, 822, 70 plates (black-and-white photos, halftones, and line-drawings) by Fuertes, Seton Thompson, and Taverner, 152 text-figures (line-drawings). Later brick red cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine, thick lg 8vo. … Read more about this item

Des Moines: Iowa Geological Survey, 1918. First edition.. A near fine copy.. Pp. 238, 93 photos and 40 distribution maps. Publisher’s original dark green cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine, 8vo. Iowa Geological Survey Bulletin, No. 6. Presents a catalogue of the hawks and owls of Iowa. No ownership marks. See also… Read more about this item

Denver: Colorado Museum of Natural History, 1948. First edition.. A fine (as new) copy.. Pp. 317, numerous photo-plates, map. Publisher’s original red pebble cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine and front cover, lg 8vo. Documents the birds collected on an expedition of the Colorado Museum of Natural History to the Bering Strait and the Arctic… Read more about this item

Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1931. First edition.. A bright and clean copy in near fine condition.. Pp. 224, 12 text-figures and photos. Publisher’s original green cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine, 8vo. Publ. of the Univ. of Oklahoma Biological Survey, volume 3, no. 1. An early review of the avifauna of Oklahoma. … Read more about this item

Dover, UK: Arcadia, 1994. First edition.. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket.. Pp. xii, 414; 250+ distribution maps. Publisher’s original dark blue cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine, color pictorial dust jacket, lg 4to. Presents breeding evidence for more than 200 species of birds inhabiting the state of New Hampshire. Inscribed to… Read more about this item

Ames, IA: Iowa State University Press, 1980. First edition.. A very good copy in a slightly edge worn dust jacket.. Pp. x, 174; numerous text-figures (line-drawings), and black-and-white photographs. Publisher’s original pictorial tan cloth, lettered in brown on the spine, original pictorial dust jacket, 8vo. Documents the study of the nearly extinct prairie chicken beginning in the… Read more about this item

Salt Lake City: University of Utah, 1958. First edition.. A fine (as new) copy.. Pp. (14), 203, 43 text-photos. Publisher’s original green cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine, 8vo. Detailed review of the unusual aquatic species living in and around this large inland lake. Presents life history, ecology, and population trends of the California… Read more about this item

Tulsa, OK: Council Oak Books, 1996. First edition.. A fine (as new) copy.. Pp. (vii), 287 (1); numerous color and black-and-white illustrations. Pictorial laminated boards (hardcover), 4to. This well-illustrated volume documents the Tallgrass Prairie Preserve in Oklahoma. The volume describes the flora and fauna and presents an historical overview of the area. Inscribed by Harry… Read more about this item

Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1968. First edition.. A fine copy in an edge-worn dust jacket.. Pp. 767, 12 color plates by Roger Tory Peterson, 99 black-and-white photo-plates, 51 maps, folding color life zone map in pocket on rear endpaper. Publisher’s original cream cloth, lettered in brown on the spine, two-color pictorial dust jacket, lg 8vo. … Read more about this item

Garden City, New York: Doubleday, 1974. First edition.. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket.. Pp. xxii, 278, 2 color overleaves as endpapers, 59 fine color plates after paintings by Karalus, numerous distribution maps. Publisher’s original brick red cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine and front cover, color pictorial dust jacket, sm folio. This… Read more about this item

Harrisburg: Edwin K. Meyers, 1888. First edition.. Light edgewear to cloth at the head and foot of the spine, overall, a very good copy.. Pp. xii, 260; 50 fine lithograph plates (49 in color) after the work of Audubon. Publisher’s original dark green cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine, lg 8vo. Zimmer (p. 663) states:… Read more about this item

Mechanicsburg PA: Stackpole Books, 1994. First edition.. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket.. Pp. xxxv, 588; 8 maps partially colored, numerous black-and-white photos and figures. Publisher’s original brown cloth over beige boards, lettered in gilt on the spine, color pictorial dust jacket, 4to. Wood ducks were almost hunted to extinction during the turn of… Read more about this item

Beijing: China Forestry Publishing House, 2006. First edition.. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket.. Pp. 288; 1000+ color photographs. Color pictorial laminated boards, lettered in white on the spine and front cover, color pictorial dust jacket, lg 4to. Yunnan is a province in southwestern China with a varied landscape encompassing snow-capped mountains, rice terraces,… Read more about this item

Berkhamsted, England: Poyser, 1975. First edition.. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket.. Pp. 256, 1 double-page color plate by G. Lodge, 16 black-and-white photos, some text figures. Publisher’s original blue cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine, color pictorial dust jacket, 8vo. Describes the complete life history Scottish pine crossbills. No ownership marks… Read more about this item

Copenhagen, Denmark: University of Copenhagen, 1990. First edition.. Some light tanning to the text block, a bright copy in near fine condition.. Pp. 880, 64 full page color plates, numerous distribution maps, 4 large partly-colored maps at rear, numerous marginal text-figures. Publisher’s original color pictorial laminated boards with color pictorial endpapers (hardcover), thick lg 8vo. Published… Read more about this item