New York: Harmony, (2004) dj. Hardcover first edition - Down on his luck, Mark Bittner found a job as a housekeeper for an elderly woman, which came with a rent-free studio apartment on San Francisco's Telegraph Hill - which had somehow become home to a flock of wild parrots. He tells how he became fascinated by the birds and made up his mind to get to know them and gain their trust; he becomes the local wild parrot expert and a tourist attraction - and the subject of an Oscar nominated documentary film. Dust jacket praise from Gary Snyder. Illustrated with photographs, includes a cast of characters. 288 pp. ISBN: 0-609610554.

[Shippenburg, PA] The American Society of Mammalogists, 1983. dj. Hardcover first edition - Based on the papers presented at the Front Royal Conference on Mammal Behavior, Virginia, 1980. Illustrated with photographs, line drawings and charts in the text; references and notes. Contributors include Brian C. Bertram, F. H. Bronson, John Fentress, Edwin Gould, Gail Michener and others. American Society of Mammalogists, Special Publication No. 7. Index. A heavy book, printed on glossy stock throughout. xvi, 753 pp. ISBN: 0-934612063.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, (1994.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A book which challenges some of Darwin's ideas, demonstrating flaws in Darwinian theory and suggesting that organisms are not merely in competition but also frequently cooperate and display altruism and creativity. Illustrated. References, suggestions for further reading, index. xvi, 252 pp. ISBN: 0-02-5447106.

New York: Pantheon, (2000) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A book based on seven years of "exploring the far corners of the earth -- marveling at flowers of uncommon beauty, studying the history of the orchid trade, and grappling with the vicious, bizarre, and petty world of plant politics that sometimes makes it impossible to protect endangered species" - Borneo to the Kew Gardens, from the clandestine orchid nurseries of Europe to the peat bogs of northern Minnesota, these are the stories of those obsessed with this beautiful and delicate flower. SIGNED on the title page. Illustrated with drawings at the beginning of each section. Bibliography. 272 pp. ISBN: 0-679451412.

New York: Pantheon, (2000) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A book based on seven years of "exploring the far corners of the earth -- marveling at flowers of uncommon beauty, studying the history of the orchid trade, and grappling with the vicious, bizarre, and petty world of plant politics that sometimes makes it impossible to protect endangered species" - Borneo to the Kew Gardens, from the clandestine orchid nurseries of Europe to the peat bogs of northern Minnesota, these are the stories of those obsessed with this beautiful and delicate flower. SIGNED on the title page and dated in the year of publication. Illustrated with drawings at the beginning of each section. Bibliography. 272 pp. ISBN: 0-679451412.

Washington, D.C.: Bureau of Sport Fisheries, 1969. First edition - A report based on field studies from 1955 to 1967, primarily in the Aleutian Islands, as well as on unpublished reports and letters. Illustrated with photographs, drawings, charts and tables. A detailed monograph, #68 in the North American Fauna series. References, appendix, index. xii, 352 pp.

Washington, D.C.: Bureau of Sport Fisheries, 1969. First edition - A report based on field studies from 1955 to 1967, primarily in the Aleutian Islands, as well as on unpublished reports and letters. Illustrated with photographs, drawings, charts and tables. A detailed monograph, #68 in the North American Fauna series. From the library of mammalogist and author Jacqueline Schoneward with her name on front endpaper. References, appendix, index. xii, 352 pp.

Philadelphia: P. Blakiston's Son & Co., (1927.). Hardcover first edition - 'Authorized edition in English with editorial notes' of a monograph originally published in German by this Russian physiologist. Illustrated. Index. ix, 163 pp.

New York: Harper & Row, (1969) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - "A charming, true narrative of the author's experiences with two Pekin ducks who made their home in her ark on San Francisco Bay" off the Sausalito shoreline. Illustrated by FedorRojankovsky. INSCRIBED by the author on the title page. Includes an afterword with practical advice on caring for a pet duck. 148 pp. Illustrated endpapers.

New York & London: Norton 1995. dj. Hardcover first edition - A glimpse of the birth and growth of the planet and the constantly shifting crust, including information on the origin and history of earthquakes and volcanoes from Lisbon (1775) to San Francisco (1906) and Alaska(1964) the largest recorded earthquake in North America. Illustrated with photographs, drawings and charts, Glossary, index, 215 pp. ISBN: 0-393-037746.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, (1976) dj. Hardcover first edition - A companion volume to the award-winning "A Natural History of Giraffes." This discusses the evolution of zebras evolution, their relatives in the wild, the habitats, habits and behavior of the three kinds of zebras and information about their predators. Illustrated with unique black and white cut-outs by Ugo Mochi, each cut from a single sheet of paper with a knife, which combine design, action and three-dimensional form. Map, glossary, suggestions for further reading, index. x, 134 pp. ISBN: 0-684146215.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, (1981) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A detailed study of these 'ecological opportunists' who can live in forests, marshes and coastal environments and even in suburbs and cities. Includes a discussion of their "behavioral characteristics (curiosity, raccoons in motion, winter denning); feeding habits, controlling their numbers mating, and cubs.. and a chapter on caring for raccoons, which will be especially helpful for those who - like the author - have been called upon to nurture orphaned raccoon cubs. Illustrated with sensitive drawings by J. Sharkey Thomas. An association copy INSCRIBED on the front endpaper page by MacClintock to scientist and author Jacqueline Schoneward, "With admiration always" and dated Christmas, 1980. References, index. xi, 144 pp. ISBN: 0-684166194.

Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders Co., (1971). SIGNED hardcover first edition - An updated and revised third edition of a work that was considered a pioneer in its field when it was first published in 1961. Illustrated with drawings, photographs, maps and charts. An association copy INSCRIBED by Orr on the front endpaper to "my friend and associate" mammologist Jacqueline Schoneward, who provided some of the drawings in this volume and who worked with Orr at the California Academy of Science. Includes references at the end of each chapter, index. vii, 544 pp. ISBN: 0-721670172.

New York: Chapman and Hall, (1997). A collection of essays -focusing on woodlands, tall grass prairie, deer, fire management, succession, seedbanks and more - which use Illinois as its case study, since Illinois was settled heavily and early and had lost most of its natural habitats before the conservation movement had begun. References at the end of each chapter, index. xvi, 436 pp. ISBN: 0-412070316.