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IN THE PRESENCE OF ELEPHANTS.
Edition: First printing, a trade paperback original.
Santa Barbara: Capra Press, (1995). SIGNED first edition - NSCRIBED on the half title page by both authors ("To --- All the best Pat Derby "71" & Mara") and SIGNED and dated in the year of publication by the photographer. Text by Peter Beagle and Pat Derby, illustrated with black and white photographs by Genaro Molina of Derby and others with the elephants. Pat Derby was the co-founder of PAWS (Performing Animal Welfare Society), with a refuge in Galt, California, where 71, a young and sickly elephant was nursed back to health, and Mara later found a home. Oblong format. 84 pp. ISBN: 0-884963969.
Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 71549More details Price: $45.00 -
BEAVERS.
Edition: First printing.
Morristown, NJ: Silver Burdett Press, (1988). Hardcover first edition - A book which describes a year in the life of a beaver - including how they build dams and lodges, find food, mate, give birth and evade predators. Illustrated with full color photographs and paintings by Paula Chasty. A title in the My World Series for beginning readers. Square format. 32 pp. ISBN: 0-382095553.
Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated boards.
Book ID: 87226More details Price: $16.50 -
READING THE WILD.
Edition: First printing.
Shelton, CT: Greenwich Workshop Press, (2001) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A beautiful book, "illustrated with Bev Doolittle's detailed watercolor paintings, which gives us clues, from both Indian lore and modern science, to understanding the animal life around us. With a little knowledge and a willingness to pay attention, a walk through the woods, or even a single tree, can become a scavenger hunt for the signs and the wonders of animal life." SIGNED by the artist, Bev Doolittle, on the half title page. Large format, unpaginated. ISBN: 0-86713061X.
Condition: Fine in a very near fine dust jacket with one small nick to the top edge.
Book ID: 89147More details Price: $40.00 -
READING THE MOUNTAINS OF HOME.
Edition: First printing.
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, (1998). SIGNED hardcover first edition - A book discussing the author's exploration of a northeastern mountain habitat, in this case the Bristol Cliffs Wilderness area near the author's home in Vermont. He hike through this "new" wilderness area, the result of a 1974 act, protecting re-forested (formerly farmed) mountains, noting the many subtle changes and details, and using Robert Frost's poem "Directive" as a guide. SIGNED on the title page. Illustrated with maps and drawings by Mal Schroder. Notes, selected readings, index. x, 253 pp. ISBN: 0-674748883.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 80000More details Price: $25.00 -
WILD WHITE WINGS
Edition: First printing.
New York: David McKay, 1965. dj. Hardcover first edition - An account of the annual migration of the whistling swans to the Arctic, of the dangers they face - especially by the young cygnets - and of the timeless beauty of this trip. Written for older children, and illustrated with drawings by Larry Toschik. 90 pp.
Condition: Near fine in teal cloth with black lettering and small illustration on front cover in a near fine dust jacket with a bit of wear to the ends of the spine.
Book ID: 88344More details Price: $20.00 -
SHOPPING FOR PORCUPINE: A Life in Arctic Alaska.
Edition: First printing.
Minneapolis: Milkweed Editions, (2008). SIGNED hardcover first edition - INSCRIBED by Kantner on the half-title page. "His story begins with the arrival of his father, Howard Kantner, to the remote Arctic of the 1950s and ends with him as a grown man settled in the same landscape. Through a series of moving essays and vivid photographs, ranging in subject from family histories to hunting stories, celebrations of people and places to a lament over a majestic wilderness rapidly disappearing." Illustrated throughout with color photographs. Maps, glossary. 240 pp. ISBN: 978-1571313010.
Condition: Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.)
Book ID: 71851More details Price: $30.00 -
HOW TO BE AN ELEPHANT: Growing Up in the African Wild.
Edition: First printing.
New York: David Macaulay Studio / Roaring Brook Press, (2017). SIGNED hardcover first edition - An informative and beautiful book by this award-winning author/illustrator. "Drawing upon the latest scientific research and Roy's own expedition to Kenya, and brimming with lush watercolor illustrations and detailed diagrams, this book vividly portrays the life and development of an elephant from an uncertain newborn into a majestic adult." SIGNED on the title page. Large format. Includes a list of selected sources, suggestions for further reading, etc. Unpaginated. ISBN: 978-1626721784.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.)
Book ID: 71866More details Price: $30.00 -
THE ORCHARD: A Memoir.
Edition: First printing.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 79088More details Price: $18.50