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  • CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME: "Conservation of Wild Life Through Education" Volume 32, Number 4, October 1946. by Hensley, Arthur L. and others.
    Hensley, Arthur L. and others.
    CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME: "Conservation of Wild Life Through Education" Volume 32, Number 4, October 1946.

    Edition: First printing.

    San Francisco: California Division of Fish and Game, 1946. First edition - Includes articles on muskrats and Pacific tuna-like fishes, and more. Illustrated with photographs, charts and maps. pp 163-204. Index to volume 32. Other issues of this journal in stock.

    Condition: Good in dark green stapled wrappers.

    Book ID: 47997
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  • Higman, Harry W. and Larrison, Earl J.
    UNION BAY: The Life of a City Marsh.

    Edition: First printing.

    Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1951. dj. Hardcover first edition - A study of wildlife in an area near a well-populated district of Seattle; the university is on the shores, and a ship canal runs through the bay - the contrast gave the authors a chance to study how wild plants and animals could live in harmony with their human neighbors: 'we could hear the honking cars which carried the noisy spectators from the games, while close to us... the bittern honked as it stood guard over its nest.' This book documents the result of the competition between man and wildlife for habitat - some wildlife adapts with little friction; others are driven to the verge of extinction. With…

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    Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1951. dj. Hardcover first edition - A study of wildlife in an area near a well-populated district of Seattle; the university is on the shores, and a ship canal runs through the bay - the contrast gave the authors a chance to study how wild plants and animals could live in harmony with their human neighbors: 'we could hear the honking cars which carried the noisy spectators from the games, while close to us... the bittern honked as it stood guard over its nest.' This book documents the result of the competition between man and wildlife for habitat - some wildlife adapts with little friction; others are driven to the verge of extinction. With the continued expansion of man into 'wild' areas, this book is probably more timely now than when it was written. Illustrated with drawings by Edmund J. Sawyer. Map endpapers. 315 pp.

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    Condition: Near fine in a good only dust jacket (edgewear to dj, large chip on back cover.)

    Book ID: 27146
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  • THE BOOK OF THE SPIDER: From Arachnophobia to the Love of Spiders. by Hillyard, Paul.
    Hillyard, Paul.
    THE BOOK OF THE SPIDER: From Arachnophobia to the Love of Spiders.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Random House, (1994) dj. Hardcover first edition - One reviewer summed this book up well: "A delightful book that manages to make spiders damned interesting." Illustrated throughout with drawings and photographs. References, index, 218 pp. ISBN: 0-6789-408819.

    Condition: Very good in a near fine dust jacket (some stains to edges of textblock, but otherwise tight and clean)

    Book ID: 70201
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  • THE GIFT OF THE DEER. by Hoover, Helen.
    Hoover, Helen.
    THE GIFT OF THE DEER.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1966. dj. "A wilderness tale of a deer, his mate, their offspring and two human friends." From their backwoods cabin in the Gunflint range of Northeastern Minnesota, the author and her husband first encountered the starving deer they named Peter, and over the next four years they were able to closely observd him and his mate and descendants, as well as other wild animals of the bush country near the Canadian border. Illustrated with drawings by Adrian Hoover. 210 pp.

    Condition: Very near fine in a very good dustjacket. (short closed tear, other edgewear, price-clipped)

    Book ID: 88247
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  • Horton, Tom.
    ISLAND OUT OF TIME: A Memoir of Smith Island in the Chesapeake.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Norton, (1996.) dj. Hardcover first edition - From the dj flap: "Smith Island is a marshy archipelago in mid-Chesapeake Bay, 9 miles from the mainland, home to 150 watermen and their families.. . Tom Horton lived for nearly three years on Smith Island, recording through observations and interviews the traditions of oystering, crab catching, churchgoing, hunting and poaching, and the social rituals of these fiercely independent men and women. His beautiful elegiac story is about community and isolation, harvest and exploitation, and the risks and charms of being different from the surrounding world." 316 pp. ISBN: 0-393039382.

    Condition: Fine in a fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 33628
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  • Hoyt, Erich
    THE EARTH DWELLERS: Adventures in the Land of Ants

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Simon & Schuster, 1996. Hardcover first edition - Follows two field biologists, Edward O. Wilson and William L. Brown, Jr., as they go searching for ants in the nature reserve of La Selva in Costa Rica. Illustrated with line drawings, includes a glossary, list of Latin family names, bibliography and index. 319 pgs.

    Condition: F/F.

    Book ID: 9950
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  • Humphrey, Hubert (foreword); Lee, Jennie (introduction); Goodman, Paul; Dubos, Rene and others, contributors.
    THE FITNESS OF MAN'S ENVIRONMENT: Smithsonian Annual II.

    Edition: First printing.

    Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, (1968.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Includes an introduction by The Right Honorable Jennie Lee. Foreword by Hubert H. Humphrey. Premise by S. Dillon Ripley. Essays by Bertrand de Jouvenel, Rene Dubos, Paul Goodman, Edward T. Hall, Philip Johnson, Ian L. McHarg,Wolfgang Braunfels, Asa Briggs, Hiroshi Daifuku, Robert C. Wood and others. 250 pp.

    Condition: Fine in a good only dust jacket (edgewear to the dj, some loss of paper at the ends of the spine).

    Book ID: 30506
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  • DESERT WILD FLOWERS. by Jaeger, Edmund C,
    Jaeger, Edmund C,
    DESERT WILD FLOWERS.

    Edition: Trade paperback.

    Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, (c 1969.). Revised edition, A comprehensive work on the flora of the deserts of the American Southwest, illustrated with black and white photographs and line drawings. Index. 322 pp. ISBN: 0-8047-03655.

    Condition: Near fine.

    Book ID: 51849
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  • VERMILION SEA : A Naturalist's Journey In Baja California. by Janovy, John Jr.
    Janovy, John Jr.
    VERMILION SEA : A Naturalist's Journey In Baja California.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York & Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1992. dj. Hardcover first edition - A biologist describes an expedition to Baja California in search of the landscape described in John Steinbeck's Sea of Cortez. He describes the magical landscapes there from a scientist's point of view and explores how his experience on the peninsula helped him recapture the natural curiosity that spurred his career. Notes, references. xiv, 227 pp. ISBN: 0-395576490.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 86825
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  • CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME: "Conservation of Wild Life Through Education" Volume 33, Number 4, October 1947. by Jensen, Herbert A. and others.
    Jensen, Herbert A. and others.
    CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME: "Conservation of Wild Life Through Education" Volume 33, Number 4, October 1947.

    Edition: First printing.

    San Francisco: California Division of Fish and Game, 1947. First edition - Includes articles on classifying vegetation in California, on the Castle Lake trout. Large full-color folding map on the distribution of vegetation and a section of photographs on glossy stock. Illustrated with photographs, charts and maps. pp 199-329. Other issues of this journal in stock.

    Condition: Good in dark green stapled wrappers.

    Book ID: 47999
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  • NIGHT LIFE: Nature from Dusk to Dawn. by Kappel-Smith, Diana.
    Kappel-Smith, Diana.
    NIGHT LIFE: Nature from Dusk to Dawn.

    Edition: First printing.

    Boston: Little Brown, (1990) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's second book - each section discusses the creatures of the night in a different area of the US - Arizona in August, North Dakota in December, Hawaii in January, Connecticut in April, and Louisiana in June. She explores these areas with wildlife experts and discovers an astonishing array of nocturnal animals: coyotes, octopi, bats, and even human poachers. Illustrated with drawings by the author. viii, 312 pp. ISBN: 0-316483001.

    Condition: Very good in a very near fine dust jacket (bookstore stamp on front endpaper).

    Book ID: 76877
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  • FOOTNOTES ON NATURE. by Kieran, John.
    Kieran, John.
    FOOTNOTES ON NATURE.

    Edition: Early printing.

    Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1952. dj. Hardcover - From the preface - "this is a book about a few men and many walks in the woods and fields of New York and New England . . . an account of the birds, trees, flowers and other forms of life that we encountered outdoors in that territory." Illustrated with wood engravings by Nora S. Unwin. Includes an appendix which lists the birds, trees and flowers found. 279 pp.

    Condition: Very good in a good dust jacket (prev owner's name, bookplate, chip to dj and other wear.)

    Book ID: 44663
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  • Kinkead, Eugene.
    A CONCRETE LOOK AT NATURE: Central Park (and other) Glimpses.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Quadrangle - New York Times Book Co., (1974.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A look at nature as found in urban areas - especially in New York City's Cenral Park: 4 of the chapters focus on the birds and animals to be found in the park. Other chapters cover such diverse topics as living through the heaviest rainfall ever recorded in an 8 hour period, miscroscopic soil and water life, champion trees, virgin forests, and the source of light called bioluminescence (found in fireflies and fishes). Illustrated with 26 black and white drawings by Hope S. Buyukmihci. Double page map of Central Park on the endpapers. Index. 242 pp. ISBN: 0-812904710.

    Condition: Very near fine in near fine dust jacket (a tight clean copy which appears unread, but old price inked on front endpaper.)

    Book ID: 33749
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  • RIVER ETERNAL. by Kinseth, Lan.
    Kinseth, Lan.
    RIVER ETERNAL.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Viking, (1989) dj. Hardcover first edition - Iowa-based author's first book - in it he "sets out here to bridge the everyday and the eternal, using his experience of a familiar prairie river as a starting point for observations about the universe. 'Rivering,' as he calls it, becomes a metaphor for the cosmos and eternal change." (Publishers Weekly) Barry Lopez called this a "wondrous, invigorating, and humane work." vii, 115 pp. ISBN: 0-670824410.

    Condition: Very near fine in a fine dustjacket. (remainder line)

    Book ID: 86826
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  • SCRATCHING THE WOODCHUCK: Nature on an Amish Farm.. by Kline, David.
    Kline, David.
    SCRATCHING THE WOODCHUCK: Nature on an Amish Farm..

    Edition: 1st trade paperback printing.

    Athens & London: University of Georgia Press, (1999). A collection of essays on nature, farming, animals, insects, and other topics which convey the gentle demeanor and appreciation for nature that shape the author's descriptions of the world around him. Illustrated with drawings by Wendell Minor. . xxiii, 205 pp. ISBN: 0-965-673863.

    Condition: Very good in illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 67810
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  • Knowler, Donald.
    THE FALCONER OF CENTRAL PARK.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York & Princeton: Karz-Cohl 1984. dj. Hardcover first edition - An English journalist describes his observations - month by month through a full year - of the activities of animals, birds, and people in New York City's Central Park. Includes a checklist of birds that he saw. 180 pp. Map endpapers. ISBN: 0-943828627.

    Condition: Fine in near fine dust jacket (some wear to the base of the dj spine)

    Book ID: 76876
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  • Krasemann,Stephen J.
    THOREAU REVISITED: Diary of a Country Year.

    Edition: First printing.

    Waukesha, WI: Country Beautiful, 1973. Hardcover first edition - Includes bright color photographs of the country, notes by both the photographer and quotes from Thoreau. Large format, bound in illustrated boards.

    Condition: Very good.

    Book ID: 14488
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  • LaBastille, Anne
    BEYOND BLACK BEAR LAKE

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Norton, 1987. dj. Hardcover first edition - An account of the environmentalist's move to a smaller cabin deeper in the woods of the Adirondacks. ISBN: 0-393-023885.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (small previous owner's stamp.)

    Book ID: 19052
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  • RIVER TIME: The Frontier on the Lower Neuse. by Lembke, Janet
    Lembke, Janet
    RIVER TIME: The Frontier on the Lower Neuse.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback, issued simultaneously with hardcover.

    New York: Lyons Press, (1997). First edition - An "account of life on the banks of North Carolina's Lower Neuse River, of the people who live there, and of a way of living in step with the rhythms of the natural world that has all but disappeared today - rhythms replete with fill nets, crab pots, fickle winds, and resourceful neighbors." 160 pp. ISBN: 1-55821657X.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 83838
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  • [Leopold, Aldo] Steinhacker, Charles with Susan Flader.
    THE SAND COUNTRY OF ALDO LEOPOLD.

    Edition: First printing.

    San Francisco: Sierra Club, 1973. dj. Hardcover first edition - A beautiful book, square format, bound in thick linen cloth, printed on glossy stock throughout. Color photographs by Steinhacker, essay by Flader, and selections from the writings of Leopold. Edited and with an introduction by Charles Curtis. 96 pages. ISBN: 0-87156-0755.

    Condition: Very near fine in a near fine dustjacket (hint of yellowing to the white background of the dj.)

    Book ID: 19564
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  • CROSSING OPEN GROUND. by Lopez, Barry.
    Lopez, Barry.
    CROSSING OPEN GROUND.

    Edition: Trade paperback.

    New York: Vintage Books, (1989.). SIGNED - A collection of essays about the bond between man and the land, and about man's heartbreaking betrayal of that bond. SIGNED on the title page. 208 pp. ISBN: 0-679-721835.

    Condition: Good condition - some scattered marginal notes and underlining, but otherwise a tight copy.

    Book ID: 51671
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  • CROSSING OPEN GROUND. by Lopez, Barry.
    Lopez, Barry.
    CROSSING OPEN GROUND.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, (1988.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A collection of essays about the bond between man and the land, and about man's heartbreaking betrayal of that bond. INSCRIBED on the half title page "For -- with best wishes" and dated in 1989. 208 pp. ISBN: 0-684-188171.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 54944
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  • OUR WILD CALLING: How Connecting with Animals Can Transform Our Lives_and Save Theirs. by Louv, Richard
    Louv, Richard
    OUR WILD CALLING: How Connecting with Animals Can Transform Our Lives_and Save Theirs.

    Edition: First printing.

    Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin Books, (2019) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A fascinating look at our interactions with wild and domestic animals, especially as the lines begin to blur with more wild animals found in urban environment. David Orr called it Not just a brilliant, wise, and eloquent book, but a powerful summons to reconnect with the life all around us. Reconnecting with animals is a remedy for much of what ails modern life including loneliness and boredom. SIGNED on the title page. Notes, index. 308 pp. ISBN: 978-1616205607.

    Condition: Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.)

    Book ID: 77792
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  • HOME COUNTRY. by Mabey, Richard.
    Mabey, Richard.
    HOME COUNTRY.

    Edition: First printing.

    London: Century, (1990) dj. Hardcover first edition - A book in which this "pioneering voice in modern nature writing" looks at the origins of his love of nature and landscape. In this "nature is rowdy, cosmopolitan and full of hope; and in his absorbing account of bringing a Chiltern wood back to life is a vision of a world where humans are not masters or even stewards of nature but its partner." Illustrated with drawings preceding each chapter. References, index. 186 pp. ISBN: 0-712637206.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 87190
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  • MARK OF THE GRIZZLY: True Stories of Recent Bear Attacks and the Hard Lessons Learned. by McMillion, Scott.
    McMillion, Scott.
    MARK OF THE GRIZZLY: True Stories of Recent Bear Attacks and the Hard Lessons Learned.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback original.

    Helena, MT: Falcon Publishing, (1998). SIGNED first edition - Collects the stories of 18 attacks by grizzlies between 1977-1997, of the sometimes remarkable bravery of those involved both during the account and afterwards. The encounters were in Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks, in Alaska, Montana and British Columbia. Also includes chapters on the importance of grizzlies in the eco-system. INSCRIBED by the author on the half title page. 249 pp. ISBN: 1-560446366.

    Condition: Very good in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 83663
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  • McNally, Robert
    SO REMORSELESS A HAVOC: of Dolphins, Whales and Men

    Edition: First printing.

    Boston: Little Brown, 1991. SIGNED hardcover first edition - An exploration of the relationship between whales and men, including a survey of the history of whaling and several chapters on John Lilly's work with dolphins. 268 pgs, photographs, index, sources and readings. INSCRIBED on the half title page.

    Condition: F/NF.

    Book ID: 7791
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  • Milne, Lorus & Margery
    WHEN THE TIDE GOES FAR OUT

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Atheneum, 1970. dj. Hardcover first edition - Noted naturalists take us to the shore to explore it at the time of a spring tide, when the full moon exerts its greatest gravitational pull on the waters. Illustrated by Kenneth Gosner.

    Condition: NF/VG (pc, tear to upper edge of dj.)

    Book ID: 11335
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  • THE MAN WHO WOULD DAM THE AMAZON and Other Accounts from Afield. by Mitchell, John G.
    Mitchell, John G.
    THE MAN WHO WOULD DAM THE AMAZON and Other Accounts from Afield.

    Edition: First printing.

    Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, (1990) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's third book, a collection of twelve essays, originally published in either Audubon or Wilderness magazines, with an introduction by the author, on "conflict in the outdoors." INSCRIBED on the half title page to the noted book collector Larry Owens. Index. xiv, 368 pp. ISBN: 0-803231474.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 80745
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  • LIVING AT THE END OF TIME by Mitchell, John Hanson
    Mitchell, John Hanson
    LIVING AT THE END OF TIME

    Edition: First printing.

    Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1990. dj. Hardcover first edition - A fascinating book, part the story of a writer who built a small cabin on an undeveloped piece of forest and meadow in central Massachusetts, not far from Walden Pond, and across the road from a new Digital Equipment building. Here he lived for a year without running water or electricity, but this is more than just an account of living in the woods - it is also a commentary on Thoreau, the parallels and the differences, and on modern society: the computer industry and rediscovery of spirituality in different forms. ISBN: 0-395-445949.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 8613
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  • INSIDE PASSAGE: Living with Killer Whales, Bald Eagles and Kwakiutl Indians. by Modzelewski, Michael.
    Modzelewski, Michael.
    INSIDE PASSAGE: Living with Killer Whales, Bald Eagles and Kwakiutl Indians.

    Edition: First thus (apparently printed from the original Harper Collins sheets)

    Boynton Beach, FL: Adventures Unlimited, (1997.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - SIGNED on the half title page with the words "Make life an adventure! All the best." 184 pp. Review copy with publisher's material laid in. ISBN: 0-9660625-0-7.

    Condition: Very near fine in a a very good dustjacket (light edgewear to dj and small peeled spot at base of dj spine.).

    Book ID: 52041
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