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Philadelphia, PA: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1898. Hardcover. 12mo, 7.25 in. x 4.5 in., pp. 233. Illustrated with tissue-guarded frontispiece and three additional tissue-guarded engravings by Alice Barber Stephans. Tan three-quarter calf over marbled boards. Gilt title on burgundy panel, and five raised bands and gilt decorated panels to spine. Gilt..... More
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1890. Early Reprint. Hardcover. 12mo, 7.4 in. x 5 in., pp. 356, [6] (advertising). Dark red boards with black title on beige paper label to spine. Edgewear to top/bottom of spine. Spine label significantly chipped. Corners bumped. Rubbing to edges. Previous owner's name to..... More
Philadelphia, PA: Running Press, 1988. Softcover. Small Quarto, 10 in. x 6.7 in. Unpaginated. Pictorial paper covers. Black title to spine. Shallow crease to front cover and and first five leaves. Designer-red free endpapers. Personal birthday heart-shaped card pasted to opening blank page. Shallow crease to front cover and and..... More
Philadelphia, PA: Wagner McGuigan, 4 Franklin Place, Philadelphia, 1853-1854. Chart. Large hand-colored chart (49 in. x 23 in), self-explanatory in title. Some edgewear, light toning and fold creases, but fully intact, scarce record of botanical findings compiled while surveying for the Pacific Railway Survey. “Expedition botanist John M. Bigelow kept..... More
Cleveland, Ohio: The Bird Research Foundation, 1951. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto, 10.25 in. x 7.75 in., pp. xvi, [2], 723, [2]. Presentation copy with a sweet inscription and signature of the author, dated November 10, 1951, to half title. Author lists this book as "Copy number 32". Book is presented..... More
London, England: Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co., [c. 1880]. Hardcover. Quarto, 11 in. x 8.5 in., pp. xliv, 195. Illustrated with tissue-guarded color frontis, 29 additional tissue-guarded colored plates, and over 100 woodcuts. Rebound in dark green quarter calf over gray-green cloth. Gilt title on black paste-on panel to spine..... More
London, England: Edward Stanford, 1883. Hardcover. Octavo, 7.5 in. x 5 in., pp. xii, 312, [4] (advertising). Illustrasted with tissue-guarded frontis and many drawings. Dark blue cloth with gilt title and gilt and black life-science design to front and spine. All edges gilt. Rubbing to spine ends and corners with..... More
London, England: Giles, 2018. Hardcover. New, in publisher's shrinkwrap. Quarto, 10.25 in. x 12.25 in. Illustrated with 150 full page pictures. Originally published between 1845 and 1848, the "Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America" was a collaborative project between John James Audubon, his two sons, and the renowned naturalist Reverend John..... More
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada: British Columbia Provincial Museum, 1977. Stated First Edition. Softcover. 12mo. 7 1/8 in. x 5 1/8 in. Card covers. 254 pp. plus price list. Chock full of data, maps and diagrams. One inked word to bottom of title page, and one square sticker "ghost" to rear..... More
Boston, Mass: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1962. Lois and Louise Darling. STATED FIRST PRINTING. Hardcover. Octavo (8 5/8 in. x 6 1/8 in. Forest green cloth over boards with titles (top board and spine) in gilt. Tiny bit of shelf-rubbing wear to extremities. Publisher's yellow topstain, with light discoloration ( 1..... More
New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1931. First Edition (NAP). Hardcover. Quarto. Purple cloth-covered boards, ruled in blind, with gilt vignette depicting a sea creature to front board. Gilt lettering to spine. Fading especially to spine. Previous owner's bookplate to front free endpaper. Endpapers show squids. Previous owner's inscription (parents..... More
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1897. "Authorized Edition" Hardcover. Matching set of two volumes: Octavo, 8 in. x 5.2 in.,; V. Rich red half calf over marbled boards. Gilt title to spines. Gilt top-edges. Rubbing to extremities. Darkening to spine and leather edges. Unmarked interiors. Light age-toning to pages..... More
Ballarat, Australia: Polwarth Sheep Breeders' Association of Australia, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 8.8 in. x 5.6 in., pp. 131. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Black cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Lengthy inscription on front free endpaper. Light rubbing to edges of dustjacket, with a couple short..... More
New York. Columbia University Press, 1947. Second Edition Revised (3rd printing). Hardcover. A genetics classic. Original blue cloth, bright gilt lettering. Ex Librius sticker of "The B.C. Pfeiffers" 446 pp. including index. Classical genetics at the dawn of the molecular age. Number XI in the Columbia Biological Series. Quite thorough..... More
Madellin, Colombia: Compania Litografica Nacional, 1992. Hardcover. Text in English. Folio, 12.75 in. x 9.3 in., pp. 457-616. Illustrated with full and half-page glossy color photographs by Jorge Mario Munera. Black paper boards with orange and white title; picture of orchid to front and raear boards. Orange and white title..... More
New York: W.W. Norton & Co., Inc., 2015. Stated First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. Blue and brown cloth-covered boards. Very small shelf bump to bottom edge, and a tiny spot to bottom of front board. Author's signature to title page. "...Now, award-winning nature writer David Gessner follows the ghosts of these..... More
Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1971. Hardcover. Octavo (9 1/4 in., x 6 i/4.) Green boards, with gilt lettering to top board and spine. Previous owner's signature to front pastedown and last name to bottom edge. "A mycorrhiza is a symbiotic association between a green plant and a fungus. The..... More
Rosamund, CA: Bill Huth Publishers, 2009. Second Printing. Hardcover. Volume I only. Octavo, 8 in. x 5.2 in., pp. xix, [1], 374, [3] (advertising). Illustrated with frontispiece, two additional full-page plates, and seven figures. Forest green boards with elaborate frame stamped in blind to front and back. Gilt title to..... More
London: A. & C. Black. Ltd., 1917. Reprint. Hardcover. Octavo, 8 in. x 5 in., pp. viii, 199. Red cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Rubbing to extremities. Lower front corner bumped. Bubbling in cloth at edges of front board. Untrimmed fore- and bottom-edges. Repaired front and rear hinges..... More
Bungay, Suffolk, England: C. Brightly and Co. and T. Kinnersly, [1754] 1812. Leather-bound. 8vo. 8 3/8 in. x 5 in. Contemporary tree calf, double-ruled in gilt chain pattern. Contrasting spine label - six compartments. Owner name Samuel S. Parkinson to front free endpaper. Note to front pastedown: "Collated May 30..... More
Seattle, WA: University of Washington Press, 1950. Softcover. Quarto. Gray card covers with black lettering to front and green to spine. Previous owner's neat printed name to front panel, front free endpaper, aand title page. Comprehensive guide to Lichens in the State of Washington. Stapled booklet. Black and white photographs..... More
New York: Arbor House, 1986. First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Grey and navy boards with embossed leaf imprint to front. The faintest rubbing to extremities -- noticeable. A bit of shelf-and-edgewear to dustjacket, but all in all, a nice, tight, bright copy of the first printing in a very presentable jacket..... More
[Tokyo, Japan]: All Nippon Checkers Corporation, 1976. Hardcover. In Japanese and English. Folio, 14 in. x 10.5 in., pp. 220. Illustrated with hundreds of color photos of wood logs and boards, and ten color maps of the world showing the origin of each species. Foam-padded faux-wood boards with silver title..... More
Paris, France: P. Pourrat Freres, 1840. Second Edition. Hardcover. Deuxieme EditionRevue, corrigee et augmentee par L'auteur --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ATTENTION: Le topic et contenu de ce livre est Oiseaux! Même si la page de titre indique "HUMAINES ET COURSES Mammifères", tel est le titre du tome I. Ce livre est particulièrement Volume..... More
Kansas City, Missouri: Andrews and McMeel, 1979. Second Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 8.75 in. x 5.75 in. pp. 88. Signed by the author on the title page. Yellow-green cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Light rubbing to extremities. Two inch closed tear to top of dustjacket. Small chips to top/bottom..... More