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The Mason-Wasps

The Mason-Wasps

by Fabre, J. Henri; [Fabre, Jean-Henri]

Condition
Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed, pages lightly toned.
Edition
First American Printing
Published
1919
Binding
Hardcover
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NY: Dodd, Mead and Company. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed, pages lightly toned.. 1919. First American Printing. Hardcover. Brown cloth with titles stamped in gilt on front boards and spine, vi, 318pp, index. Front boards also have blindstamped interlocking dragonfly pattern. Translated from the French by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos. Index. Translator's note. Jean-Henri Fabre (1823-1915) was… Read more about this item
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A Rock with a View:  Hiking, Biking, and Skiing the Shawangunk Mountains

A Rock with a View: Hiking, Biking, and Skiing the Shawangunk Mountains

by Weinman, Steve

Condition
Used - Very Good
Edition
20th anniversary edition
Published
2015
Binding
Softcover
ISBN
9781467551670
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One Black Shoe Productions. Very Good. 2015. 20th anniversary edition. Softcover. 1467551678 . 26 scenic trails to climb in New York's Shawangunk Mountains. Photos, maps, illustrations. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 76 pages .
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Lives

Lives

by Eckstein, Gustav

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Used - Very Good; Edges rubbed, pages toned.
Edition
Later Printing
Published
1932
Binding
Softcover
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NY: Editions for the Armed Services, Inc.. Very Good; Edges rubbed, pages toned.. 1932. Later Printing. Softcover. A solid copy of the Armed Services Edition (738) of this collection of animal studies.; Oblong 8vo 8" to 9" tall; 128 pages .
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This is Our World

This is Our World

by Sears, Paul B.

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Used - Very Good; Edges rubbed, pages toned.
Edition
Later Printing
Published
1945
Binding
Softcover
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NY: Editions for the Armed Services. Very Good; Edges rubbed, pages toned.. 1945. Later Printing. Softcover. Illustrations by the author. A solid copy of the Armed Services Edition (790) of this natural and cultural history study. ; Oblong 8vo 8" to 9" tall; 288 pages .
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Beautiful Swimmers:  Watermen, Crabs and the Chesapeake Bay

Beautiful Swimmers: Watermen, Crabs and the Chesapeake Bay

by Warner, William W.

Condition
Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket; Owner name on front free endpaper, jacket tattered, brown stain on front jacket panel and front
Edition
First Edition
Published
1976
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780316923262
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Boston: Atlantic Monthly Press. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Owner name on front free endpaper, jacket . tattered, brown stain on front jacket panel and front boards.. 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. 0316923265 . Cloth-backed boards. Map endpapers, xiii, 304pp. Natural history classic about the Atlantic blue crab. Many illustrations. .
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Fishing the Dry Fly As a Living Insect:  The Thinking Man's Guide to Trout  Angling; an Unorthodox Method

Fishing the Dry Fly As a Living Insect: The Thinking Man's Guide to Trout Angling; an Unorthodox Method

by Wright, Leonard M.

Condition
Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
Edition
Third Printing
Published
1972
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780525217404
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NY: E. P. Dutton. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1972. Third Printing. Hardcover. 0525217401 . Brown cloth. Black and white illustrations, index. The author reexamines our traditional assumptions about trout - how they perceive, how they react, why they rise - and comes up with a new way to fish the dry fly, across and downstream with motion.… Read more about this item
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Any Luck?  Trout Fishing

Any Luck? Trout Fishing

by Connett, Eugene V.

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Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket; Endpapers toned, owner name on front free endpaper, jacket chipped.
Edition
Later Printing
Published
1940
Binding
Hardcover
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NY: Garden City Publishing. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Endpapers toned, owner name on front free . endpaper, jacket chipped.. 1940. Later Printing. Hardcover. Blue cloth with blue topstain, xvi, 231pp. Acknowledgements, black and white illustrations and photos. A collection of fishing advice and reminiscences. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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Man-Eaters of Kumaon

Man-Eaters of Kumaon

by Corbett, Jim

Condition
Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly worn.
Edition
Book Club Edition; Fourth Printing
Published
1946
Binding
Hardcover
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NY: Oxford University Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly worn.. 1946. Book Club Edition; Fourth Printing. Hardcover. Introduction by Sir Maurice Hallett, preface by Lord Linlithgow. Glossary. Map endpapers. The adventurer and shikari (tiger hunter) author relates his experiences ridding the northern towns of India of man-eating tigers. Orange decorative cloth. xix, 235 pp. Book club… Read more about this item
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The Burgess Animal Book for Children

The Burgess Animal Book for Children

by Burgess, Thornton W.

Condition
Used - Good with no dust jacket; Homemade owner bookplate on front free endpaper, boards worn, front hinge cracked.
Edition
Later Printing
Published
1927
Binding
Hardcover
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Boston: Little, Brown and Company. Good with no dust jacket; Homemade owner bookplate on front free endpaper, . boards worn, front hinge cracked.. 1927. Later Printing. Hardcover. Green decorative cloth with color illustration of moose affixed to front boards. All color and black and white plates by Louis Agassiz Fuertes present. Lively natural history descriptions of North American animals featured… Read more about this item
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Slave to a Pack of Wolves

Slave to a Pack of Wolves

by Smith, Gordon K.

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Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Pages toned.
Edition
Second Printing
Published
1978
Binding
Hardcover
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Chicago: Adams Press. Very Good with no dust jacket; Pages toned.. 1978. Second Printing. Hardcover. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper. The author raised many wolves and wolf-dog hybrids. A scarce title. Condensed version, iv, 222pp. Photos, illustrations. Laid in is a sheet of letterhead of Gordon Smith's Wolf Haven Kennels in Rowan, Iowa,… Read more about this item
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Mammoths and Mastodons:  Ice Age Elephants of New York

Mammoths and Mastodons: Ice Age Elephants of New York

by Drumm, Judith

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Used - Very Good; Covers lightly toned.
Published
1963
Binding
Softcover
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Albany, NY: New York State Education Department. Very Good; Covers lightly toned.. 1963. Softcover. Stapled illustrated light blue card covers. Educational Leaflet number 13, State Museum and Science Service. Illustrations, maps, photos. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 31 pages .
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In Berkshire Fields

In Berkshire Fields

by Eaton, Walter Prichard

Condition
Used - Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, attractive bookplate on front pastedown endpaper, endpapers lightly foxed.
Published
1926
Binding
Hardcover
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Boston: W. A. Wilde Company. Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, attractive bookplate on front . pastedown endpaper, endpapers lightly foxed.. 1926. Hardcover. xiii, 312pp. Numerous plates by Walter King Stone. Green cloth. Top edges gilt. Natural history observations in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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Wilderness Wanderers:  Adventures Among Wild Animals in Rocky Mountain  Solitudes

Wilderness Wanderers: Adventures Among Wild Animals in Rocky Mountain Solitudes

by Chapman, Wendell; Chapman, Lucie

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Used - Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, pages toned.
Edition
First Edition
Published
1937
Binding
Hardcover
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NY: Charles Scribner's Sons. Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, pages toned.. 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. Tan cloth with paste-on photo of buffalo on front boards. Many photos, index, xvi, 318pp. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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The Living Forest:   A World of Animals

The Living Forest: A World of Animals

by Poortvliet, Rien

Condition
Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly worn.
Edition
First English Edition
Published
1979
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780810909113
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NY: H. N. Abrams. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly worn.. 1979. First English Edition. Hardcover. 0810909111 . Most famous for his bestselling book about Gnomes, Dutch artist Poortvliet here concentrates on the birds and animals of the forest. 139 color illustrations. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 160 pages .
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The Parasitic Copepods of Indo-West Pacific Lizardfishes (Synodontidae)

The Parasitic Copepods of Indo-West Pacific Lizardfishes (Synodontidae)

by Cressey, Roger; Cressey, Hillary Boyle

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Used - Good; Usual library stamps and markings.
Published
1979
Binding
Softcover
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Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution. Good; Usual library stamps and markings.. 1979. Softcover. Many illustrations, photos, maps. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, Number 296. ; Ex-Library; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 71 pages .
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Freshwater Isopods (Asellidae) of North America

Freshwater Isopods (Asellidae) of North America

by Williams, W. D.

Condition
Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards splayed, owner name on front free endpaper.
Published
1972
Binding
Hardcover
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Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards splayed, owner name on front free . endpaper.. 1972. Hardcover. Maroon cloth binding. Many illustrations. References, index of scientific names. Biota of Freshwater Ecosystems Identification Manual 7. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 45 pages .
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An Angler's Entomology

An Angler's Entomology

by Harris, J. R.

Condition
Used - Good in Good dust jacket; Usual library stamps and markings, jacket worn.
Edition
Reprint
Published
1966
Binding
Hardcover
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South Brunswick, England: A. S. Barnes. Good in Good dust jacket; Usual library stamps and markings, jacket worn.. 1966. Reprint. Hardcover. Jacket art by Clifford and Rosemary Ellis. Green cloth binding. xv, 268pp. Black and white photographs, color plates, charts, black and white illustrations, maps, bibliography, and index. Fisherman and naturalist J. R. Harris describes and presents all the stages… Read more about this item
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Fossils

Fossils

by Moody, Richard

Condition
Used - Very Good
Edition
First Printing
Published
1986
Binding
Softcover
ISBN
9780020633709
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NY: Collier Books and Macmillan Publishing. Very Good. 1986. First Printing. Softcover. 002063370X . Black and white photos and illustrations, color photos and illustrations, foreword, diagrams, figures, bibliography, glossary, and index. 300 genera of fossils photographed and reproduced as 60 full-color plates. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 192 pages .
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Golden Bats and Pink Pigeons:  A Journey to the Flora and Fauna of a  Unique Island

Golden Bats and Pink Pigeons: A Journey to the Flora and Fauna of a Unique Island

by Durrell, Gerald

Condition
Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly worn.
Edition
First Edition; First Printing
Published
1977
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780671243722
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NY: Simon and Schuster. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly worn.. 1977. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0671243721 . Orange cloth binding. Many photos. The naturalist's account of the animals and plants of Mauritius. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 190 pages .
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Natural History of Vermont

Natural History of Vermont

by Thompson, Zadock

Condition
Used - Very Good; Blank sticker on front cover, owner stamp on half title page.
Edition
Later Printing
Published
1972
Binding
Softcover
ISBN
9780804809832
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Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle. Very Good; Blank sticker on front cover, owner stamp on half title page.. 1972. Later Printing. Softcover. 0804809836 . xii, 286pp. Black and white illustrations, appendix, and index. Reprints the 1853 edition published by the author. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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