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By: Allin, Michael
Price: $10.00
Publisher: New York, Walker & Company: 1998
Stock No.: 72752
ISBN: 0802713394
Condition: Fine in Fine dust jacket
The story of the first-ever giraffe seen in France; taken there in 1826. Stated first edition; possible book club edition. Impeccable condition.; 0.9 x 8.72 x 5.18 Inches; 224 pages View more info
Price: $34.50
Publisher: New York, DK Publishing, Inc.: 2001
Edition: First American Edition
Stock No.: 83624
ISBN: 0789471574
Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket
First printing of first American edition, 2001. This hefty guide to the birds of North America covers all species known to breed west of the 100th meridian in the United States and Canada. This guide uses photos (rather than paintings as in other guides) to depict 696 species, each with details about habitat, migration, range, nests, similar species, relative size, and voice; as well as blanks for each to note the date, time and location when observed. Includes extensive glossary, accidental species records and index. Published in conjunction with the Smithsonian Institution. --- In sturdily-b... View more info
Price: $10.00
Publisher: Racine, Wisconsin U. S. A., Whitman Publishing Co.: 1931
Stock No.: 78820
Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket
A charming little work, in which common bird species are described. Includes certain perching birds, such as tanagers, swallows, waxwings, warblers, wrens, etc. Each description is accompanied with a color Paul Moller illustration. One in the publisher's 3-volume color bird book series. Unpaginated, but likely about 60 pages. --- With prior owner's signature at title page and a little chafing to cover extremities, else a firm, clean copy. ; Oblong 64mo 3" - 4-1/2" tall View more info
By: ASHBROOK, Frank G. (text); MOLLER, Paul (illustrations)
Price: $15.00
Publisher: Racine, Wisconsin U. S. A., Whitman Publishing Co.: 1941
Stock No.: 83061
Condition: Fair with no dust jacket
A pair of charming little guides to common American birds, in which species are described. The Green Book includes certain perching birds, such as tanagers, swallows, waxwings, warblers, wrens, etc. The Red Book covers waterfowl, sandpipers and raptors such as hawks and owls. Each description is accompanied with a color Paul Moller illustration. Entries in the publisher's 4-volume color bird book series. --- In pictorial boards with bird image to each cover. --- Both volumes are rather fragile, with taped repairs here and there, some looseness to the bindings; and with prior owner's signature ... View more info
Price: $10.00
Publisher: Boston, Little, Brown and Company: 1980
Edition: First American Edition
Stock No.: 70135
ISBN: 0316057452
Condition: Very Good+ in Good dust jacket
Stated first American edition. Per the jacket flap, the author seeks to tell "nothing less than a history of nature, from the emergence of tiny one-celled organisms in the primeval slime more than 3,000 years ago to apelike but upright man." Mr. Attenborough, trained as a zoologist, rose to prominence as a host and program director for the BBC. For this work, he traveled the world to unearth examples of life forms, many accompanied by vivid color photos. --- In full blue cloth-covered boards, with gilt-stamped spine titling. Dust jacket with color photos to front and back panels. --- A... View more info
By: BAILEY, Alfred M.; NIEDRACH, Robert J.
Price: $29.00
Publisher: Denver, Colorado U. S. A., Denver Museum of Natural History: 1965
Stock No.: 83669
Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket
Extensive detail about the birds of Colorado is presented in this oversize, heavy (combined wt.: appx. 14 lbs.) two volume set. Includes detailed background information to complement the descriptions of the various bird species of Colorado; with information on these birds in bordering states of Nebraska, Kansas, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. With numerous b&w drawings and photos; as well as color paintings by 23 artists (especially for these volumes) to aid in identifications of species. This is the complete, unabridged set (followed later by an abridgement entitled 'Pictorial Checklist of Bir... View more info
By: BARTON, Roger
Price: $10.00
Publisher: New York, McGraw-Hill Book Company: 1974
Edition: First Edition
Stock No.: 76361
ISBN: 0070039739
Condition: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
First edition, first printing with full number line on copyright page. In orange cloth-covered boards w/titling in black on spine. A clean copy, lacking markings but with some foxing to textblock edges & endpapers. Dust jacket bears original $7.95 flap price; in good shape but w/minor edgewear.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 236 pages View more info
By: BEEBE, William
Price: $150.00
Publisher: New York, Dover Publications, Inc.: 1990
Stock No.: 80425
Condition: Fine in Fine dust jacket
This impressive, hefty two-volume set offers detailed, illustrated studies of the pheasants of Asia. Nearly 100 species are described in detail, along with 178 plates (90 of which are in full color) and 20 maps. Four volumes bound as two in this unabridged reprint edition of the original Witherby and Co. editions of 1918-1922. Color illustrations by such notable artists as Louis Agassiz Fuertes, H. Grönvald, C. R. Knight and others. --- Volumes in full light olive cloth-covered boards with spine titling in darker green. Jackets with representative color painting on each cover. --- Clean, brig... View more info
By: BEHLE, William H.; PERRY ,Michael L.
Price: $16.00
Publisher: Salt Lake City, Utah Museum of Natural History, University of Utah: 1975
Stock No.: 78509
Condition: Very Good- with no dust jacket
A wide-ranging guide to bird life in Utah. Includes 2 pocket field check-lists; 1975 and 1986. With many maps and b&w photos. --- Book has been exposed to dampness, resulting in light dampstains and minor rippling. With prior owner's rubberstampings in at least 3 locations; else in very nice shape. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 144 pages View more info
Price: $28.50
Publisher: New York, Dover Publications, Inc.: 1951
Stock No.: 79030
Condition: Very Good in Fair dust jacket
Massachusetts ornithologist Arthur Cleveland Bent spent a large portion of his adult life studying, compiling and preparing accounts concerning the life histories of all manner of birds on behalf of the Smithsonian Institution. The accounts were published in the United States National Museum Bulletin (NMB). Those concerned with ducks, geese and swans are combined in this two-volume reprint set by Dover Publications. With detailed information about various species' nesting, migration, distribution, food, eggs, mating, young, etc. Each volume with a section of black & white plates at rear. --- I... View more info
By: BEWICK, Thomas
Price: $16.50
Publisher: London, The Folio Society: 1981
Stock No.: 77579
Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket
Likely first Folio Society edition. The autobiography of the great English naturalist, in a deluxe reprint edition. With many woodcut engraved illustrations and watercolours by the author. In brown quarter cloth over yellow paper-covered boards. Lacks the glassine jacket or a slipcase. --- With light soiling to covers and some loss of spine gilding; else a firm, bright copy. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 192 pages View more info
By: BINGHAM, Sam
Price: $35.50
Publisher: New York, Pantheon Books: 1996
Stock No.: 74443
ISBN: 0679422838
Condition: Fine in Fine dust jacket
Inscribed by author on half title page: 'To Bill Zananti with best/wishes/Sam Bingham'. First Edition, First Printing. In full grey paper-covered boards with titling in white on spine. Interior clean, bright and unmarked. Jacket is immaculate and bears original $27.50 flap price. Author's work examines the so-called 'desertification' of Colorado's San Luis Valley. ; 8vo 8" - 10" tall; 363 pages View more info
By: BIRD, David M. et al. (consultant)
Price: $11.00
Publisher: New York, Discovery Books / Random House: 1999
Stock No.: 83409
ISBN: 1563318008
Condition: Very Good+
A wide-ranging examination of North American bird life. Divided into three sections: Discovering Birds, with general bird anatomy and behavior information; Birds in Your Backyard, with advice on bird watching and feeding; Identifying Birds, with details on identification of 150 North American bird species. With color photos and drawings throughout. --- In stiff pictorial wraps. --- An excellent copy: clean, bright and sound but with retailer's back cover sticker.; Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; 192 pages View more info
Price: $10.00
Publisher: New York, Abbeville Press: 1979
Stock No.: 78816
ISBN: 0896590283
Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket
From the first page of the volume...". . .a comprehensive overview of the structure, habitat, ecology, behavior and classification of birds." With photos, drawings and maps. Translated from the Italian by Simon Pleasance. One in publisher's Encyclopedia of Natural Science series. --- A clean, bright, unmarked copy. ; 12mo 7" - 7-1/2" tall; 256 pages View more info
By: BROWN, Leslie
Price: $16.50
Publisher: London, Hamlyn: 1976
Stock No.: 74551
ISBN: 0600313069
Condition: Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket
First Edition. In full green paper-covered boards w/titling in silver on spine. Interior features 48 color and 50 black & white photos with b&w drawings. With inked gift inscription on front free endpaper and ownership info on verso; otherwise a clean, firm copy. Jacket with chafing at extremities, clipped flap price. --- A scientifically-oriented examination of raptors in all their varieties, from kites to eagles. Focus here in on birds of the eastern hemisphere. ; 8vo 8" - 10" tall; 256 pages View more info
By: CAMAZINE, Scott
Price: $10.00
Publisher: New York, John Wiley & Sons: 1987
Stock No.: 74454
ISBN: 047184845X
Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket
Everyday, common flora and fauna are examined by the author, enabling the amateur naturalist to better understand the world in which we live. Copy is clean, bright and firm. ; Wiley Science Editions; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 304 pages View more info
By: CAMPBELL, Bruce; LACK, Elizabeth (editors)
Price: $23.50
Publisher: Vermillion, South Dakota, Buteo Books: 1985
Stock No.: 79063
ISBN: 0931130123
Condition: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
A comprehensive gathering of relevant data about birds, giving detail about bird families and definitions of special terms. Published for the British Onithologists' Union; entries are arranged alphabetically, dictionary style. This hefty work utilizes contributions from 280 ornithologists, with over 500 photos, diagrams and drawings. --- In blue paper-covered boards with titling and bird illustration gilt-stamped on spine. Jacket with color Robert Gilmor illustration. --- With prior owner's signature on a couple of leaves at the front of the volume, plus on the textblock edge as well as a smu... View more info
By: CATESBY, Mark; FEDUCCIA, Alan (editor)
Price: $75.00
Publisher: Chapel Hill, North Carolina, The University of North Carolina Press: 1985
Edition: First Edition
Stock No.: 79038
ISBN: 0807816612
Condition: Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket
From the jacket flap: "With this lovely and informative book, Alan Feduccia revives the pathbreaking work of Mark Catesby, the English naturalist and illustrator who founded natural history and bird art in America." With all Catesby illustrations from his "Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands 1731-1743", annotated with modern descriptions of the species depicted. --- With a section of 16 color plates on rectos and versos of 8 leaves. With a foreword by Russell W. Peterson. One in the Fred W. Morrison Series in Southern Studies. --- In full light green clo... View more info
By: CHRONIC, Halka
Price: $10.00
Publisher: Missoula, MT, U.S.A., Mountain Press Publishing Company, Incorporated: 1987
Stock No.: 74139
ISBN: 087842105X
Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket
Stated Fifth Printing, 1987. With numerous maps, drawings and photos. Includes guide to stratigraphic drawings at rear. Meant as guide to geology for the layman as one might encounter it when driving through the Colorado Rockies. Clean, bright, tight copy.; 31162; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 322 pages View more info
By: Collins, Jr. Henry H. ; Boyajian, Ned R.
Price: $14.00
Publisher: New York, Harper and Row: 1965
Edition: BCE
Stock No.: 73238
Condition: Very Good in Poor dust jacket
Commonly found birds of America are studied in this book club edition. Section of full color bird paintings; b&w drawings by John Carneron Yrizarry & Nina Williams sprinkled throughout. With minor edgewear; scuffed front free endpaper corner; else interior clean & unmarked. Dust jacket has large chunks missing along top edges; now in removable mylar protector. ; 1 x 9.4 x 6.3 Inches; 309 pages View more info
Price: $25.00
Publisher: New York, Abradale Press / Harry N. Abrams, Inc.: 1985
Stock No.: 82201
ISBN: 0810980681
Condition: Fine in Fine dust jacket
In this attractive, oversize work, the noted marine biologist and film-maker Jacques Cousteau explores the wide diversity that comprises the world's oceans. With 385 illustrations, 361 of which are in full color. Edited by Edith Pavese. This 1985 edition follows the Harry N. Abrams original, issued in 1979. --- In full off-white cloth-covered boards with cover and spine titling stamped in grey. Printed on quality coated papers. Jacket with colorful image of striped fish probing the depths. --- A bright, clean, unmarked copy in similar, undamaged jacket. (Due to the considerable weight of this ... View more info
By: DANCE, S. Peter
Price: $15.00
Publisher: Woodstock, New York, The Overlook Press: 1978
Stock No.: 79584
ISBN: 0879510773
Condition: Good+ with no dust jacket
A presentation of a wide variety of historical wildlife art, along with a discussion of many of the great artists and their techniques. Loaded with black and white illustrations, and with many in full color. Artists such as John James Audubon, Thomas Bewick, Eleazar Albin, Roesel von Rosenhof and many, many others are included. --- In brown cloth-covered boards with gilt-stamped spine titling. Lacks the dust jacket. --- The covers are a little loose and the top corners are bumped, otherwise a clean, bright copy.; Folio 13" - 23" tall; 224 pages View more info
By: DARLING, F. Fraser (author); TUNNICLIFFE, C. F. (illustrations)
Price: $27.00
Publisher: Cambridge, Cambridge University Press: 1941
Edition: First Edition
Stock No.: 78683
Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket
First edition. From the preface, the author states that he wrote this book for Alice and Adam: ". . .with thoughts of you and other children in my mind, I was full of the beauty and wonder of the sea, and of the country of the sea's edge." 50 Tunnicliffe black & white illustrations appear throughout. --- In stiff hardcovers with drawing of sea creatures on blue-green paper on cover, backed in off-white and light blue cloth. Lacks the dust jacket. --- With a little discoloration to back cover and some yellowing to interior; else a firm, unmarked copy. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; viii,... View more info
By: DARWIN, Charles
Price: $30.50
Publisher: Norwalk, Connecticut, The Heritage Press: [c.1960s-70s]
Stock No.: 83561
Condition: Near Fine
A handsome reprint edition of Charles Darwin's account of his five-year voyage which included a stay at the Galapagos Islands, and published over 20 years before his notable "Origin of Species." With engraved illustrations by Robert Gibbings, and an introduction by Gavin de Beer. --- Bound in full green cloth-covered boards with titling and decorations gilt-stamped on spine; volume housed in green paper-covered slipcase. Possibly published c.1960s-70s (though 1957 date appears in volume). Sandglass flier laid in (Norwalk, no serial no.). --- A Near Fine copy: clean, bright and tightly ... View more info
By: DARWIN, Charles
Price: $36.00
Publisher: Norwalk, Connecticut, The Heritage Press: 1972
Stock No.: 83720
Condition: Fine
Charles Darwin followed his landmark "The Origin of Species" twelve years later with this work, which goes into more depth and is based on more data than the previous work. In an attractive, illustrated reprint edition in slipcase. With drawings by Fritz Kredel and a preface by Ashley Montagu. --- In dark red cloth-covered boards backed in black leatherette, with monkey-to-man illustration to cover, titling to spine (both in gilt). Volume housed in ruby red paper-covered slipcase. Sandglass flyer laid in (Norwalk, no number). --- An about Fine copy lacking damages worthy of mention. Sl... View more info
By: DIRKS, Laura McClure; DANIEL, Sally Hewitt (editors); FIELDER, John (nature photography)
Price: $25.00
Publisher: Englewood, Colorado U S A, Westcliffe Publishers, Inc.: 1993
Stock No.: 76093
ISBN: 1565790480
Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
Signed by both Dirks and Daniel on title page, and by Fielder on half title page. A handsome work, extolling the warmth with which Christmas is celebrated in Colorado. With full color photos displaying sites of wintry natural beauty, as well as numerous recipes and descriptions of holiday events all around Colorado.--- In full green paper-covered hardcovers with titling in gilt on spine. Jacket with color photo of rustic cabin in the snowy woods, all lit up for Christmas. --- A nice copy, with minor edgewear to covers. Jacket with retailer's 'Autographed Copy' & store sticker on covers. ; 4t... View more info
Price: $12.50
Publisher: Syracuse, New York, Syracuse University Press: 1981
Stock No.: 74459
ISBN: 0815601735
Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket
Very detailed information, including maps and other habitat and location data for birding sites in the state of New York. With bibliography and index. A clean, bright copy; lacks interior markings. ; York State Book; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 499 pages View more info
Price: $145.00
Publisher: Washington, D. C., Government Printing Office: 1882
Stock No.: 79452
Condition: Good with no dust jacket
An account of the activities at the Prybilov Islands, once known as the Seal Islands in the Bering Sea off Alaska's coast. With two fold-out maps, showing St. George Island and St. Paul Island. With 29 full-page plates depicting island scenes, and twelve sketch maps of the islands and their rookeries. Much of the focus is on seal, sea lion and walrus habitats, life habits, and the hunting of them by locals, with depictions of local bird life as well. --- In maroon half leather with leather label on cover, which states "Woodmont/Rod & Gun Club/from/James. P. Willett." in gilt-stamped le... View more info
By: EVERETT, Michael
Price: $15.50
Publisher: London, Hamlyn: 1977
Stock No.: 82863
ISBN: 0600365751
Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
A detailed examination of owls is presented by Michael Everett of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. With forty color and 130 black & white photos showing the wide variety of the world's owls. . .from the small Elf Owl to the large Eurasian Eagle Owl. --- In linen finish paper-covered boards with spine titling in silver. Dust jacket with color images of owls to front and back panels. --- With prior owner's dated signature to half title page, otherwise a clean, bright, unmarked copy but with minor rubbing to covers. Jacket also in very nice condition.; Quarto (11 to 13 in. tall); 15... View more info
By: FENTON, Carroll Lane; FENTON, Mildred Adams
Price: $17.50
Publisher: Garden City, New York, Doubleday & Company, Inc.: 1958
Stock No.: 82595
Condition: Very Good- with no dust jacket
A hefty, comprehensive guide to plant and animal fossils, written in a very readable style. The text is augmented with dozens, perhaps hundreds, of illustrations and photos, some in color. --- In reddish-brown cloth-covered boards with gilt-stamped spine titling on black blocks; illustrated endpapers. Volume lacks the dust jacket. --- With prior owner's inked name to front cover, some dulling to spine titling and a little soiling to cloth, otherwise a clean, unmarked, sturdy copy. (Due to the considerable weight of this item, extra shipping charges may be requested.); Small Quarto (9 to 11 in.... View more info
By: FILISKY, Michael (author); LANDRY, Sarah (illustrations)
Price: $10.00
Publisher: Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company: 1989
Stock No.: 81763
ISBN: 0395502195
Condition: Very Good+
A guide to the various species of fish to be found in North America. With full color drawings by Sarah Landry, and clear, direct descriptions to aid the beginning naturalist in identification. --- This tall, skinny volume (3.75 in. wide x 7.25 in. tall) in white wraps with fish image on cover. --- A bright, clean, unmarked copy.; 12mo (7 to 7-1/2 in. tall); 128 pages View more info
By: FISHER, James; PETERSON, Roger Tory
Price: $11.00
Publisher: Crescent Books: 1977
Stock No.: 77644
Condition: Very Good in Good+ dust jacket
Ornithologists Fisher and Peterson explore the diverse world of birds. With 100s of drawings and illustrations by Roger Tory Peterson. 192 color plates. In full blue cloth covers w/gilt lettering, spine. --- Gift inscription inked to front paste-down, else a clean & unmarked copy. Dust jacket w/tape-repaired bruise to corner, lightly chafed at edges and with portion of sticker on cover; otherwise in good shape. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 191 pages View more info
By: FISHER, Ronald M. (text); BLAIR, James P. (photography)
Price: $19.00
Publisher: Washington, National Geographic Society: 1984
Stock No.: 77765
ISBN: 0870445367
Condition: Near Fine
A splendidly produced work showcasing the vast wildlands and wild animals of the United States. With stunning color photos throughout by Mr. Blair. --- In padded navy leatherette (or bonded leather) covers w/bald eagle image gilt-stamped on cover, gilt-stamped titling on spine and all edges also gilt. Blue endpapers feature art by George Founds. With navy satin ribbon bookmark. Indexed. Lacks a dust jacket. --- Volume in excellent shape, lacking markings. Covers are slightly splayed, and a couple of slight scratches to textblock edge gilding. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 396, (4) pages View more info
By: FITZHARRIS, Tim (text and photos)
Price: $12.50
Publisher: Minocqua, Wisconsin, NorthWord Press, Inc.: 1992
Stock No.: 79588
ISBN: 1559711787
Condition: Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
The accomplished nature photographer Tim Fitzharris takes the reader along as he locates North American birds in the wild, from Florida to Western Deserts. He shares techniques and describes needed equipment for locating and indentifying various species. With the author's text and dozens of his fantastic color photos. --- In full blue textured paper-covered boards with black spine titling. Jacket with Fitzharris photo of a puffin on the front, and a portrait of the author on the back. --- A clean, bright copy lacking obvious damages. Price-clipped jacket with slight rubbing and a marked throug... View more info
Price: $25.00
Publisher: Portland, Oregon, Breitenbush Books, Inc.: 1990
Edition: First Edition
Stock No.: 82018
ISBN: 0932576826
Condition: Near Fine
First edition of the deluxe hardcover edition. A collection of writings and poems centered around the ecology of Alaska's Prince William Sound. The tanker Exxon Valdez ran aground in 1989, spilling its cargo of about 11 million gallons of crude oil into Prince William Sound. These writings are concerned with the after-effects of that spill. Edited, and with an introduction, by Helen Frost. --- In full dark blue cloth-covered boards with gilt-stamped spine titling. Volume housed in grey cloth-covered slipcase. --- A very nice copy, newish and bright but with spots of soiling to lower textblock ... View more info
By: FUERTES, Louis Agassiz (art); MARCHAM, Frederick George (editor)
Price: $60.00
Publisher: New York, Harper & Row, Publishers: 1971
Edition: First Edition
Stock No.: 79816
ISBN: 0060127759
Condition: Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
First Edition. A collection of the splendid bird paintings of the American ornithologist Louis Agassiz Fuentes (1874-1927) are reproduced in this oversized folio reprint edition (11 in. wide x 14-1/4 in. tall). His paintings capture the beauty of these creatures, and are noted for their biological accuracy. Included are 60 full-page color plates, as well as drawings by Mr. Fuentes and excerpts from his letters. With a foreword by Dean Amadon, introduction by Roger Tory Peterson and a biographical essay by Frederick George Marcham, who edited this work. --- In full cream cloth-covered boards w... View more info
By: GALLAGHER, Tim
Price: $10.00
Publisher: Guilford, Connecticut, The Lyons Press: 2006
Stock No.: 74457
ISBN: 1599210061
Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket
Paperback version of author's 'Parts Unknown'. Interior features section of color plates, depicting birds and landscapes from the author's travels. A clean, tight copy without interior markings. Scratches on back cover. Author's work recounts his world-wide travels in search of birds. He reports from Iceland, Greenland and many other locales. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 227 pages View more info
By: GEE, H. L.
Price: $30.00
Publisher: London, The Epworth Press: 1939
Stock No.: 73753
Condition: Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket
Stated second impression, 1939. In full grey cloth-covered boards. With grey countryside depictions at endpapers, with similar artwork on dust jacket by Horace Knowles. Some interior pencilings, and the front free endpaper has been torn out; otherwise an attractive, nice copy. Priceclipped dust jacket has yellowing, minor chafing at extremities. Author is well known for his previous work, 'The Shining Highway'. An optimistic, friendly look at the countryside of England. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 255 pages View more info
By: GILLETTE, David; HALLETT, Mark (illustrations
Price: $10.00
Publisher: New York, Columbia University Press: 1994
Stock No.: 76682
ISBN: 0231078757
Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket
An account of the discovery of the remains of the gargantuan Seismosaurus hallorum, one of the largest of the dinosaurs, in central New Mexico in 1979. With illustrations throughout by Mark Hallett, and numerous color photos. Indexed. --- With a little curling to lower corners, else a clean, bright copy lacking markings. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 205 pages View more info
By: GODFREY, W. Earl
Price: $25.50
Publisher: Ottawa, National Museums of Canada: 1979
Stock No.: 74018
ISBN: 0660001268
Condition: Very Good- in Good dust jacket
Illustrated in colour by John A. Crosby; with line drawings by S.D. MacDonald. In full dark grey cloth-covered boards with titling in white on spine. With 2 different maps of Canada at front and rear endpapers. With maps showing breeding distributions of species described. Each species has a description of physical characteristics, measurements, habitat, nesting and range. With bumped cover corners; otherwise a clean, firm copy. Dust jacket with tears at extremities, a bit of toning; and with orig. $22.50 Cn flap price intact; in removable mylar protector. A remarkable volume, first published ... View more info
