Natural History from Mare Booksellers

London: Bloomsbury, 2015. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Folio. First edition, first printing. Black cloth in unclipped jacket. Folio. 224 pp. Color illustrations throughout. A collaborative work between acclaimed artist/cartoonist Ralph Steadman, and filmmaker Ceri Levy, providing a humorous, yet serious look at birds around the world facing extinction. VERY GOOD condition. Minor soiling and toning to… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Harper and Brothers, 1878. Half Leather. Good. Half leather with marbled boards. 952 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout. Bound volume, lacking any original wrappers issued. June through November issues of Harper's Monthly, for 1878. Includes a piece by John Muir, "The New Sequoia Forests of California;" an account Stanley traveling in Africa, etc. GOOD+ condition.… Saber más sobre este artículo

Tottori, Japan: Tottori Agricultural College, Publisher, 1936. Wraps. Good. Printed wraps. 374 pp., plus several black and white photo plates in the rear. A technical study of Pucciniastreae (Puccinia) a genus of fungi known as rusts. GOOD condition. Dampstaining to the covers along the extremities, with pink staining to the upper rear cover. Some scuffing, creasing and edgewear… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Trubner and Co, 1880. Half Leather. Good. Red half leather with marbled paper covered boards. 250 pp. A few black and white illustrations throughout. A natural history of several species of animals that had existed in Great Britain/Ireland, looking at written records and fossil evidence. This includes chapters on the bear, beaver, wolf, reindeer, wild boar and… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1968. First Edition. Cloth. Good/Good. Stated first edition. Hard cover in clipped jacket. Illustrated by George Loh. Part of the Rivers of America series. A history of this river in Northwestern Maine, from its importance to the timer and logging industries, who waged private wars against Canada to keep its timber, to… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Columbia Record Club, 1961. Hard Cover. Very Good. Glossy paper covered boards. No jacket. Unpaginated. Black and white photos throughout. Set of slides in front pouch, in unopened plastic baggie, with a 45 rpm record in the rear pouch, featuring the recording of Hans Conried. A narrated survey of various animals found along the Pacific coast.… Saber más sobre este artículo

Presumed Ithica, NY: No Publisher, 1910. Unbound. Good. Herbert Hice Whetzel Typed Letter, Signed. No publisher. Presumed Ithica, NY: 1910. Single sheet. New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell University, Department of Plant Pathology letterhead. A single page typed letter from Herbert Hice Whetzel to Fred Carleton Stewart. Whetzel expresses regret on missing a trip to the… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Columbia Record Club, 1960. Hard Cover. Very Good. Glossy paper covered boards. No jacket. Unpaginated. Black and white photos throughout. Set of slides in front pouch, in unopened plastic baggie, with a 45 rpm record in the rear pouch, featuring the recording of Walter Cronkite. A narrated survey and natural history of various reptiles and amphibians… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: American Museum of Natural History, Publisher, 1923. Wraps. Good. Printed wraps. Single issue of this journal issued by the American Museum of Natural History. With a photo illustrated article on primitive fishing methods still used on Lake Titicaca; a photo illustrated chronicle of a ship's journey to islands of the South Pacific, studying birds, but also… Saber más sobre este artículo

No Place: New England Gladiolus Society, Publisher. Wraps. Good. No place or date, presumed 1933. Wraps. 192 pp., including ads. Illustrations throughout, including two color photos (printed in Holland), presumably promoting gladiolus for sale by a Dutch company. A yearbook containing a variety of articles and discussions on gardening and subjects related to the growing of gladiolus. GOOD… Saber más sobre este artículo

Newcastle-Upon-Tyne: Andrew Reid and Company, Ltd, 1926. Wraps. Good. Printed wraps. 11 pp. With a few black and white photos. Offprint from the Proceedings of the University of Durham Philosophical Society, Vol. VII, part 2. A short work on volcanic activity in the Southern Fife region Scotland, with a focus on the geology of the region and what… Saber más sobre este artículo

Newtonville, MA: C.J. Maynard, Publisher. Cloth. Good. Folio. no date, circa 1886. Brown cloth. Folio. iv, 78 pp., plus 10 plates with color illustrations, all present as called for. A description of the various species of butterflies found in New England, accompanied by color illustrations. With discussion of their dimensions, habits, etc. GOOD condition, ex-library. Perhaps not in… Saber más sobre este artículo

Braintree, MA: J.F. Littlefield and Co. Cloth. Good. 1894-1895. Cursory search of OCLC turned up no records of this publication for these years. Pamphlets, bound together, lacking any wrappers that may have been issued. Once bound in blue cloth, now separated from that binding (cloth binding and covers still present). Each number 4 pages each. One issue with… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Selmar Hess. Wraps. Good. no date, presumed 1880s. Blue printed wraps. Pagination runs 167-198, with text presumably beginning mid-passage at the beginning. Color plate of Dippers, Wagtails and Wrens at the front, with black and white illustrations of various birds throughout. A single part (#27) of this work that is often found as a complete bound… Saber más sobre este artículo

Germany: Verlag Von J. Cramer, 1966. Wraps. Good. Printed wraps. 32 pp., plus 8 color plates. Black and white line drawings throughout. Short, technical and scientific descriptions of various rare fungi or mushrooms, giving habitat, color, etc. Most seem to be European species. GOOD condition. Ex-library with call numbers on the exterior, bookplates, pastedown and stamping in the… Saber más sobre este artículo

Boston: Geo. E. Damon, Publisher. Wraps. Good. no date, perhaps late 1800s, early 1900s. Wraps, tied with silk ribbon. 6 by 4 inches. 12 leaves of pressed plants and flowers, with a poem at the front and a poem at the rear. Samples include Mountain Sandwort, Mountain Avens, Black Crowberry and others. GOOD+ condition. Wrappers browned, with minor… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Selmar Hess, Publisher. Wraps. Good. no date, presumed 1880s. Blue printed wraps. Pagination runs 597-628. Black and white plate of an elephant at the front, with black and white illustrations of tapirs, varks, and other animals throughout. A single part (#20) of this work that is often found as a complete bound volume, presumably originally issued… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Selmar Hess, Publisher. Wraps. Good. no date, presumed 1880s. Blue printed wraps. Pagination runs 565-596, with text presumably beginning mid-passage at the beginning. Color plate of a rhinoceros at the front, with black and white illustrations of various deer, the camel, llama, race horses including mustangs and Arab horses, donkeys and zebras. A single part (#19)… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Selmar Hess, Publisher. Wraps. Good. no date, presumed 1880s. Blue printed wraps. Pagination runs 39-70, with text ending mid-sentence on the last page, and beginning mid-sentence at the beginning. Color plate of a Respledent Trogon at the front, with black and white illustrations of the Bald Eagle, Red Throated Falcon and others. A single part (#23)… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Selmar Hess, Publisher. Wraps. Good. no date, presumed 1880s. Blue printed wraps. Pagination runs 71-102, with text beginning mid-sentence on the first page, and presumably ending mid-passage at the rear. Black and white plates of the Osprey and Sea Eagle at the front, with black and white illustrations of the chanting falcon and various owls throughout.… Saber más sobre este artículo