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Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1984. Franklin Russell, a New Zealand-born Canadian citizen, has developed a reputation as one of our most sensitive and thoughtful writers about the natural world. 'The Hunting Animal' is a series of narratives about hunts and hunters. John E. Pfeiffer had this to say in praise of this book : " Franklin Russell has produced a great nature book. It is an intense and wonderful construction of life and death in the world's wilderness, of killers in action, human and nonhuman, rich in incident and information. He was there, we are with him. We see the eye of the cheetah change from 'soft as a kitten' to 'hard as golden steel', and much, much more".... Natural-color boards...green spine with matching green endpapers. No ownership markings. An immaculate book in a bright price-clipped illustrated dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Leszek Wyczolkowski.. First Canadian Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1969. "The Inland Island' is a powerful, evocative and lyrical description of nature's changes, wonders and tragedies, recorded in the twelve months of the year by a marvelously perceptive and original observer, Pulitzer Prize winning author.... Josephine Johnson. 'The Insland Island' is a nature book. Like Thoreau, Miss Johnson goes far beyond a mere description of nature. Her 'inland island' is both her own farm.... an enclosure of wilderness surrounded by an ever more savage and intrusive society.... and the burning core of her convictions about man's cruelty, the demands of individual conscience at the time of war and conflict, her own determination to resist an increasingly brutalized and mechanical civilization. The book is a work of extraordinary force, beauty and distinction, in which Miss Johnson has succeeded in showing us the image of ourselves, against the minutely observed background of nature's endless progress.… Leer más

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1979. The true and incredible story of a tortured and starving baby whale and the fisherman who would not let her die - a most dramatic and moving account of wildlife rescue! This little whale was discovered in a small cove on the British Columbia coast. Green cloth boards- silver title print to spine - light blue endpapers. Gift inscription to ffep. Illustrations accompany text. Front jacket photograph by Jim Ryan. This is the author's first book.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

New York: Dodd,Mead & Company, 1964. Mr. Montgomery gives us a book that has been in the making for sixty years, most of which have been spent by the author in the wilderness areas of the United States. Here the reader is told where to look for existing wild animals today, how to observe them and learn their ways. Lovingly illustrated with pencil sketch chapter headings by noted wild-life artist Campbell Grant and with numerous photographs, most of which have never been reproduced before. This is a unique and one-of-a-kind volume. 294pp includes index. List of photos supplied. Illustrated endpapers. Name to ffep. A bright, clean copy in a price-clipped illustrated dust jacket.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Nature + Wildlife + Campbell Grant Artist Wilderness + United States + Wild Animals NO ISBN. Catalogs: Nature/Natural History.

New York: The MacMillan Company, 1964. In one volume, under ninety-four headings, Mr Cahalane has presented all of the species of North American mammals. This beautifully illustrated complete guide is written in a popular, often humorous, style, backed by scientific authority. 92 dramatic pen portraits of the mammals has been provided by Francis L Jacques, the well-known illustrator. A list of references and index given. Name to ffep. Pictorial, price-clipped Dust jacket. A sound most respectable authoritative copy.. Fifth Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good.

Boston: Little,Brown and Company, 1969. 185pp. Chapter head illustrations by Charles Frace. Caras, An experienced and respected writer on many aspects of natural history, paints a compelling landscape of Kodiak Island, Alaska, the only land this great creature inhabits. Monarch, a legendary man-killer, lives out his savage life in these pages. His character of bestial cunning and permanently provoked temper is developed with sympathetic understanding. Color-lift to rear of price intact illustrated dust jacket.. 1st Ed. Stated. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Charles Frace. Nature + Kodiak Island + Kodiak Bear + Bears + Alaska + Naturalist + NOISBN. Catalogs: Nature/Natural History.

New York: E.P. Dutton, Inc., 1982. The celebrated wildlife authority and host of the award-winning television series "Wild Kingdom," Marlin Perkins is familiar to millions of Americans. For nearly thirty years he has introduced Americans, young and old, to the splendors of our natural world and the habits and behavior of scores of unforgettable wild animals. This book is the autobiography of a man whose love for animals has made him a great teacher and communicator, providing him with a life of adventure most of us only dream about. 264 pp with index. Illustrated with 51 b/w photographs. A bright copy in a photo illustrated price-clipped dust jacket.. ISBN: 0-525-24146-9. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Nature + Autobiography + Wild Kingdom TV Series + Zoologists United States + West Africa + Kalahari Desert + Central America + South America + Mount Everest Wild Animals. Catalogs: Nature/Natural History.

New York: E.P. Dutton, Inc., 1982. 264pp. Illustrated with 51 photographs. This book is the autobiography of a man whose love for animals has made him a great teacher and communicator, Providing him with a life of adventure most of us only dream about. Corner clip to ffep ow book Vg. DJ pc ow near fine.. First Edition. Nature/Natural History Autobiography. Catalogs: Nature/Natural History.

New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1964. Translated from the French by H.M. Parshley with revisions in English by the author. This book remains the first and only book in any language to provide a comprehensive picture of what naturalists working in both the field and the laboratory have so far been able to learn about life and customs of mammals the world over. How they have adapted, what they eat, how they organize territorially, what type of shelter do they provide for themselves, care and protection of their young, etc. Illustrated with over 100 photographs and line drawings. List of illustrations provided. Bottom corner of rear board damaged. A most respectable copy in an illustrated price-intact dust jacket.. Third Edition Revised. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Nature + Mammals + Wildlife + Zebra. BAts + Primates + Rodents + Deer + Whales + NOISBN. Catalogs: Nature/Natural History.

Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1982. With all his thermonuclear megatons, man has come nowhere near to rivaling nature in its destructive power or in the variety of its methods.The authors explore rampaging nature in every aspect and give us celebrated examples in legend and literature as well as in history. They also give some simple rules for survival. A chapter on Diseasters and Human Behavior brings an absorbing book to a stunning conclusion. Jacket photo by Lynn Pelham from Rapho Guillumette shows part of a 32-mile-wide eye of a hurricane. A clean bright copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good.

Toronto: The MacMillan Company of Canada, 1945. This delightful volume from the pen and camera of Canada's most popular naturalist contains a selection of choice photographs, with thumbnail biographies of the creatures and plants portrayed. Among the forty-six subjects photographed are the Rocky Mountain Goat, Young Magpies, the Globe Flower, the Flicker, Mute Swans, Snow goose and Calypso. In 1936 Dan McCowan was admitted a Fellow of the Zoological Society of London, England. For several years the author delivered nature talks over the network of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fair. Nature + Naturalist + Photography + Wildlife + Canadian Wildlife + Rocky Mountains + NO ISBN. Catalogs: Nature/Natural History.

London: The Quality Book Club, 1965. This affectionate study of his family of woolly monkeys is an audacity typical of the man who opened his home to them in the first place. "Samba" is the product of an eventful decade during which several members of these animals became accredited members of the Williams household. Pale blue boards, dark blue title block with gilt lettering to spine. Illustrated with b/w photos and map of the monkey room and enclosure. Price-clipped illustrated dust jacket shows some darkening to spine.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good.

Mount Vernon, New York: Peter Pauper Press (c.1960) A compilation by Arthur G. Volkman from the writings of Henry D. Thoreau..... 61 printed pages. Ten chapters of inspirational thought....(1) Alma Natura... (2) Of Aspiration.... (3) Orientation.... (4) Generation... (5) Mind Prints.... (6) Of Courage....etc, etc. Illustrated covered boards. No Dust Jacket. A clean, tight book.. Hard Cover. Very Good.

New York: Taplinger Publishing Company, 1967. A list of illustrations provided (twenty-six photographs). A 'Key to Photographer" list is also given. Susanne Hart, a woman veterinarian, graduate of the Royal Veterinary College in London, had her full-time practice in the Lowveld farming country of the Eastern Transvaal, South Africa. Here are the people she has met - ranging from tough Boer farmers and equally tough English ladies, to Bantu school children to whom she taught consideration for animals. She fills her story with the mystery and lure of the African jungle and the Veldt. Susanne Hart narrates an exciting account of her work in Africa. An interesting read. A clean, respectable book in a price-intact illustrated dust jacket.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

New York: Taplinger Publishing Company, 1972. Richard Perry, noted naturalist and author , assembles the latest information much of it controversial, on the ocean's fauna, including the legendary sea serpent and the giant squid. He discusses the problems of illumination, communication, pressure and temperture, and examines their ingenious adaptations to their environment. The relationship between different species are described in detail and illustrated in a series of superb drawings by Nancy Lou Gahan. 288 pp includes appendix, bibliography and index. Illustrated endpapers. Price-intact dust jacket.. ISBN: 0-8008-7938-4. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Nature + Nancy Lou Gahan Illustrator + Many Worlds of Wildlife Series + Whales + Fishes + Turtles + Eels + Octopus + Squid + Manta Rays + Sharks. Catalogs: Nature/Natural History.

New York: Paddington Press (c.1977) . These extraordinary lions were discovered by Chris McBride, who spent several years studying a particular pride of lions on the Timbavati Nature Reserve in the Lowveld of northeastern Transvall, Africa's bush country. "The White Lions of Timbavati" is a unique book of lion lore, written out of McBride's deep sympathy for lions, his first-hand knowledge of life in the bush and his ever-growing concern for the plight of the white cubs. Profusely illustrated with four sections of colour photographs. Brown boards with gilt print to spine. Price intact photo dust jacket. A bright handsome book.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

New York: Viking, 1987. The classic history first published in 1959 , now updated and expanded with lists and drawings of rare, threatened, and extinct species. This new edition reproduces all the features of the original, with 8 color plates, hundreds of line drawings by Bob Hines, b/w photos, and maps; new data are included throughout the text as well as in a new epilogue. Appendices contain information on all species listed in the Environmental Protection Act as threatened, endangered, or newly extinct, a chronology of wildlife legislation and an exhaustive bibliography. Endpapers illustrated with symbols, ot totems of Plains Indians by george Catlin. Name to ffep. A bright copy in an photo illustrated price-intact dust jacket.. ISBN: 0-670-81906-9. First Thus (Revised and Updated). Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Nature + Bob Hines Illustrator + Wildlife Rare Threatened and Extinct Species + Wildlife Conservation + Zoology + Fur Trappers + Whalers. Catalogs: Nature/Natural History.

Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1964. This book is a unique description of that gentle beast, the upland gorilla, and of the African terrain and people. For those who enjoy reading of wild animals and primitive places - Mr Schaller has written an informal and exciting story of his two years of travel and observation in East and Central Africa. This is far more than a "Gorilla Book". The author shares his joy in the awesome beauty of the African countryside, in the people he met and in the enforced yet splendid solitude of the naturalist. The dramatic climax to the expedition comes with Congolese independence, when George Schaller successfully defies the attempts of Watusi tribesmen to over run the wild-game sanctuaries. Ten very interesting chapters, epilogue, select reading, and a generous list of illustrations. Delightful line drawings by the author are present. Some of the illustrations contained in the list: Our Hut at Kabara, The Echuya Forest of Uganda, The Slopes of Mt.… Leer más

London: J m Dent & Sons Ltd, 1981. Illustrated laminated hardboard covers. Terry Riley's brilliant and authentic illustrations portray not only a year in the life of the Barn Owl, but also the variety of wildlife found in different parts of its hunting territory. The final section consists of an illustrated field guide describing each of the animals and - some of the plants - appearing in the book. The text is written by John Andrews of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. Suitable for juvenile readers. This book of Natural History and Conservation of the Barn Owl would make a great teaching tool. Readers will learn the importance of conservation early in life. A clean bright book.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine.