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Birdwatching in the Seventies.

Wallace, ian, · 1981 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$11.00 (€9.98 | £8.33 | ¥1,757)

London, Macmillan, (1981). VG in VG DJ.

Growing Wings: the perennial cycle of bird life.

Van Vleck, Sarita, · 1977 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

Dublin, NH, Bauhan Pub, 1977. G PB. Eye of an artist & diligence of a researcher combined. Edge wear.

The Lure of the Falcon.

Summers, Gerald, · 1972 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

NY, Simon & Schuster, (1972). BCE. VG in VG DJ. A young man and an injured kestrel falcon became friends & companions and eventually go to war & POW camps together.

Birds Every Child Should Know.

Blanchan, Neltje, · 1907 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

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NY, Grosset & Dunlap, (1907). G. Blue binding, yellow decoration & lettering, spine faded, edge wear, owner inscription.

The Red Book of Birds of America: gulls, terns, ducks, herons, sandpipers, hawks, eagle, owl, etc..

Ashbrook, Frank G., · 1941 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

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Racine, WI, Whitman, (1941). VG. Edge wear.

Owl: the size of a beer can, the personality of a bank president, adopted & raised.

Service, William, · 1979 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

England, Penguin, (1979). VG PB. An owlet once fell from his nest, was rescued by the author's family & welcomed into their household. One of the most. poignant encounters between man & creature ever recorded.

Wild Life of Britain.

Darling, F. Fraser, · 1948 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

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London, Collins, 1948. VG in G DJ. Darling is a writer who has the power of enthusiasm, a genuine passions which recognizes the problems involved. DJ edge wear.

Edge of the Jungle.

Research Station of the New York Zoological Society, · 1921 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

NY, Garden City, (1921). VG. Light green binding, yellow lettering.

Attracting Purple Martins.

Wade, J. L., · 1988 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

Griggsville, IL, Nature Society, (1988). 2nd ptg. VG in VG DJ. How the martin became America's most wanted bird. Laid in page supplement to Audubon May 1991 no. 9 with swallow color photos. Edge tear top of ft DJ & some mottling to DJ.

The Sex Life of the Animals.

Wendt, Herbert, translated from German by Richard & Clara Winston, · 1965 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

NY, Simon & Schuster, (1965). 1st ptg. VG in VG DJ. Elaborate courtships of certain birds, acrobatic & almost neckbreaking copulation of many invertebrates, mortal danger. from rivals, sometimes even from the mate, overwhelming odds against survival of the offspring. Wendt als...

The Odyssey of an Animal Collector.

Webb, Cecil S., Superintendent, The Dublin Zoo, · 1954 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, Longmans, Green, 1954. 1st ed. VG in G DJ. Webb began work on an African farm where he was fascinated by the country and its wildlife. A collection of birds started as. a hobby was quickly bought up by zoos & aviaries when he returned with it to England. From there he set ...

Of Mosquitoes, Moths, and Mice.

Worth, C. Brooke, · 1972 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

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NY, Norton, (1972). 1st ed. VG in VG DJ. Worth has 6 million mosquitoes per acre & 1,325 white-footed mice behind his kitchen stove. Also turtles, sparows, pigeons. and moths are close by his home in Cape May County. DJ edge wear & price clipped.

Deserts on the March.

Sears, Paul B., · 1947 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

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Norman, Univ of Oklahoma Press, 1947. Revised. G in G DJ ex-library. Sears says in 3 centuries the white race has plundered a storehouse of natural resources. Library markings, tape marks. on endpaper.

Michigan Wildlife Sketches: the native mammals of Michigan's forest, fields & marshes.

Bradt, G. W. & Charles E. Schafer, · 1971 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$8.00 (€7.26 | £6.06 | ¥1,277)

Hillsdale, MI, Hillsdale Ed Pub/Mich NR, (1971). 6th ed. VG lg sz PB. Drawings of all Michigan's wildlife and guide to their tracks. Sl soil back endpaper.

Audubon's Animals: the quadrupeds of North America.

Ford, Alice, compiled & edited by, · 1954 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

NY, Studio/Crowell, (1954). VG in G DJ. The second major project of Audubon's life was land animals. DJ edge tears, owner name, DJ taped to book.

Exotic Tropical Fishes.

William Vorderwinkler & Neal Pronek, · 0 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

Jersey City, NJ, T.F.H. Pubs, nd. Looseleaf ed. VG looseleaf notebook. Index.

Elephant Bill.

Williams, Lt.-Col. J. H., · 1950 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

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NY, Doubleday, (1950). VG. From Elephant Bill's experiences in Burma where elephants helped with work. Sl edge wear, owner name ft endpaper.

Be Your Own Weatherman: a book on practical weather forecasting for the outdoor enthusiast.

Gibson, Charles, · 1963 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

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London, Arco, 1963. (1st ptg). VG in VG DJ. How to forcast ahead when the only information is what is observable. DJ edge wear.

The Story of the Weather.

Van Cleef, Eugene, Professor of Geography, Ohio State University, · 1929 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, Century, (1929). 1st ptg. VG. Green binding, gilt lettering, embossed weather vane ft cover. University library stamp & owner name ft endpaper, spine faded.

Sandy: the true story of a rare sandhill crane who joined our family.

Hyde, Dayton O., · 1968 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

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NY, Dial, 1968. 3rd ptg. VG in VG DJ. An Oregon rancher rescues a crane egg from a nest destroyed in a flood. It becomes a member of their family. As a youth, Hyde. had seen many cranes nest in the marshes of his ranch but gradually the once plentiful numbers dwindled to a pit...